Cakes and Frostings
Cakes of all descriptions abound in this chapter. Delicious blends of flavors combine in a beautiful “tunnel of cream cheese surrounded by chocolate” bundt in the impressive Cream Cheese Filled Chocolate Cake.
Grandma’s Fig Cake is a cake with a moist, tender crumb. Walnuts, raisins, and figs combine to create a delightfully old-fashioned bundt cake sure to become a family favorite.
Feeling adventurous? Bake your own German Black Forest Cake, complete with cherry filling, chocolate mousse, buttercream frosting, and whipped cream. Flavored with Kirsch and almond extract, this is an authentic old-country recipe that celebrates the wealth of our American heritage.
Banana Cake and Carrot Cake are classic favorites, both complemented with a rich and creamy Cream Cheese Frosting. Yum! Bring on the coffee!
- Tip: Measuring Ingredients
- Frosted Chocolate Log
- Cream Cheese Filled Chocolate Cake
- Aztec Chocolate Cake
- Tip: What’s the Difference? Solid Fats
- German Black Forest Cake
- New German Chocolate Cake
- Tip: What’s the Difference? Milk
- Easy $200 Cake
- Four Day Coconut Cake
- Toasted Coconut Cake
- Hawaiian Delight Cake
- Tip: Basic Baking Techniques
- Filled Pumpkin Coffee Cake
- Angel Food Cake
- California Orange Cake
- Lemon Sheet Cake
- Tip: What’s the Difference? Oils
- Tip: What’s the Difference? Sugars
- Tip: What’s the Difference? Flours
- Lemon Layer Cake
- Louisiana Rum Cake
- Cajun Crunch Cake
- Sunshine Cake
- Banana Cake
- Carrot Cake
- Italian Cream Cake
- Chocolate Zucchini Cake
- Cherry Nut Pound Cake
- Just Plain Pound Cake
- Grandma’s Fig Cake
- Missouri Strawberry Cake
- Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
- Granny’s Apple Skillet Cake
- Washington Apple Cake
- Spicy Applesauce Cake
- Cooked Fudge Frosting
- Coconut-Pecan Frosting
- Chocolate Haystack Frosting
- White Chocolate Frosting
- Cream Cheese Frosting
- Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
- Mocha Frosting
- Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
- Mexican Chocolate Frosting
- Lemon Buttercream Frosting
- Strawberry Frosting
- Coconut-Cream Cheese Frosting
- Stabilized Whipped Cream
- Vanilla Glaze
- Chocolate Glaze
- Orange Glaze
- Lemon Glaze
- Rum Glaze
- Add A Favorite Cake Recipe
Here’s a Sample Recipe from the “Cakes and Frostings” Chapter; Enjoy!
Banana Cake
(From The American Gourmet Collection Cookbook)
2 cups Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
3/4 teaspoon Salt
1/4 cup Shortening
1-1/3 cups Sugar
2 Eggs, beaten slightly
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 cup Sour Cream
1 cup mashed ripe Bananas
3/4 cup chopped Walnuts
1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
3. In a large mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar together until fluffy and light. Beat in eggs and vanilla, blending thoroughly.
4. Add dry ingredients alternately to creamed mixture with sour cream, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
5. Fold in bananas and walnuts. Spoon batter into a greased and floured 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking pan.
6. Bake at 350° for 40 to 45 minutes, or until cake tests done.
7. Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting (recipe follows) and sprinkle with additional walnut pieces. Refrigerate. Serves 12.
Cream Cheese Frosting
(From The American Gourmet Collection Cookbook)
1/4 cup softened Unsalted Butter
8-oz. softened Cream Cheese
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 pound Confectioners Sugar
1. Beat together butter, cream cheese, and vanilla until fluffy.
2. Gradually add confectioners sugar, beating well. If too thick, thin with a little milk to spreading consistency.
Always refrigerate any cake that has been frosted with Cream Cheese Frosting.
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