Cakes

[Phaen]

This thread is getting better and better as we go, can't wait to see what's going on here tomorrow when I wake up. If you continue this, you are probably sharing cake recipes.

This is a pretty good cake recipe.

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup boiling water

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.
2. Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pans.
3. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely.

[LadyV]

This is a pretty good cake recipe.

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup boiling water

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.
2. Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pans.
3. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely.

I like a good butter cake

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
a pinch of salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup of butter
1 cup of sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons of vanilla
3/4 cup of milk

Heat oven to 350°F
Grease an 8 inch pain and lightly dust with flour


Sift dry ingredients together, cream your butter and then add to dry mix while slowly adding in milk.
Pour batter into pan and bake 50 min to an hour depending on the oven. The cake should be springy or you may test with a toothpick or skewer to see if any thing stick to it. Remove from pan and let cool

[Dondy]

Coconut Pecan Icing for Phaen's Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

1 cup of condensed milk
1 cup of white sugar
3 eggs (or just the yolks)
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup of flaked or shredded coconut
1 cup broken up pecan pieces

Instructions

Put the milk, sugar and three eggs in a saucepan and mix well. Bring to a boil over a medium low heat, stirring frequently. Stir constantly over a low heat until it thickens. Remove from heat. Stir in coconut and pecan pieces. Allow it to cool slightly and then put it between the layers of the cake and on the top of the cake.

This is sometimes called German Chocolate Cake Icing. It is gooey and good.

[Phaen]

LadyV, Dondy, I will definitely try those.

Usually I use chocolate frosting.
Should I put the pecan icing between the two layers of my chocolate cake too?

[HarryDresden]

Phaen, make your own buttercream frosting! It's so much better, I always make a fresh batch when I make a cake.

Ingredients;
2 cups shortening
8 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons clear imitation vanilla extract
6 fluid ounces heavy cream
Directions
Cream shortening until fluffy. Add confectioner's sugar and continue creaming until well blended.
Add salt, vanilla, and whipping cream blend on low speed until moistened. Add additional whipping cream if necessary (up to 2 ounces). Beat at high speed until frosting is fluffy.

As far as chocolate buttercreams go, this is the one to go with, so fudgy and delicious;

1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup shortening
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1 cup hot fudge topping
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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Directions
Cream together the butter or margarine with the shortening.
Sift the cocoa with the confectioners' sugar and add to the creamed mixture. Mix together adding 1 tablespoon at a time of milk to keep mixture smooth. Don't add more than 1/4 cup of milk.
Add the hot fudge topping and the vanilla extract. Blend until smooth and creamy.

I can't tell you guys how I make my Marshmallow Fondant <,,,< das a sekrit. I light it on fire with 151 Rum, some cinnamon and sugar, and make Toasted Marshmallow icing essentially, the cinnamon and sugar make it look like a sprinkler, I use that mix for all of my Flambes and baked alaskas.

[Phaen]

I'd be wise to listen to Harry, he's probably made hundreds of cakes. Maybe even thousands.

[sabinati]

2 teaspoons clear imitation vanilla extract

what the fuck, man?

[HarryDresden]

2 teaspoons clear imitation vanilla extract

what the fuck, man?

Not everyone has Tahitian vanilla around, also; If you plan to let it sit, which is what this recipe is for, you need to use imitation, because it doesn't spoil.

[borka]

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[Arcanist]

What was revied from congress?