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traca

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Okay, I'm catering an event for a friend's birthday...and she wants a cake that's not chocolate. I just checked and...my tried and true recipes are all chocolate!

I'm at one with poundcake recipes, but I'm needing something a little more special for this birthday.

Can you recommend any fabulous non-chocolate cake recipes?

 
Do you have a sourdough starter going? I have an amazing sourdough applesauce cake, could also send

starter recipe? that takes a couple of days. This is sooooo good with a cream cheese frosting?
And how about a really great carrot cake?
Nan

 
that lemon buttermilk cake is awesome! I used to make it often and recipe was always requested smileys/smile.gif

 
yes, it was on the cover. you can do a lot with this recipe, moist and delicious smileys/smile.gif

 
The Strawberry Cream Cake Posted by Cheez in T&T is very good!

Made it for a friends birthday and everyone raved!

 
I love the strawberry layer cake in The Cake Doctor book - I believe it has nuts and coconut.

If you can't find the recipe, pm me and I'll post!

Debbie

 
No one guesses this is carrot -lots think it might be chocolate -great cake REC: Carrot-WAlnut >>

Bundt cake with lemon cream dressing - from Bon Appetit. It is a fabulous cake.



CARROT-WALNUT BUNDT CAKE WITH LEMON CREAM CHEESE ICING


"The Metropolitan Bakery in Philadelphia makes fabulous breads and other
baked goods. My personal favorite is the carrot cake: It's moist and tender,
and it's drizzled with a tart lemony icing," says John K. Wildemore IV of
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. "I hope you can persuade the owner to share this
recipe."
Carrot-Walnut Bundt Cake with Lemon Cream Cheese Icing Olive oil is the
surprise ingredient in this recipe. The result is a rich cake that doesn't
have even a hint of olive oil taste.
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups sugar
3/4 cup olive oil
3 large eggs
1 1/2 cups grated carrots (about 3 large)
3/4 cup chopped toasted walnuts
Lemon Cream Cheese Icing
Place rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F. Butter 12-cup nonstick
Bundt pan. Whisk flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in medium bowl until
well blended. Using electric mixer, beat sugar, oil and eggs in large bowl
on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add flour mixture,
beating just until blended. Fold in carrots and walnuts.
Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake cake until toothpick inserted near
center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Cool cake in pan on rack 1 hour.
Invert cake onto plate. Cool completely. Drizzle icing over top of cake,
allowing icing to flow down sides. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and
chill.)
LEMON CREAM CHEESE ICING



3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 3-ounce package cream cheese
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon peel
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup (or more) whipping cream
Lemon Cream Cheese Icing Also delicious over pound cake. Blend sugar, cream
cheese, lemon juice, lemon peel and vanilla in processor, using on/off
turns. Blend in enough cream to form thick but pourable icing.
Makes 1 cup


Bon Appétit
February 2000


Elaine

 
My favorite cake of all time. Banana Cake with Banana Filling and Seafoam Frosting

BANANA CAKE WITH BANANA FILLING
Sift together:
2-1/2 cups cake flour
1-2/3 cups sugar
1-1/4 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
Add:
2/3 cup each soft Crisco (or whatever shortening you use) and buttermilk
1 cup mashed ripe bananas
Beat above mixture and add:
2 large eggs, one at a time
2/3 cup chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans, whatever!)
Pour into prepared 9" round pans and bake in a preheated oven
at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. Cool down before putting filling on it.
FILLING:
Cream together in a saucepan:
1 tbsp butter
1/2 cup sugar
Add:
1 cup mashed ripe bananas

Bring to a boil while stirring constantly. Remove from heat and beat in: 1 egg (I beat the egg first then put a bit of the banana mixture into the egg to heat it up then put the egg mixture into the banana mixture- that way the egg won't cook and curdle.) Return to stove, stirring constantly until it gets very thick. Cool down to room temp. before filling cake. Spread the banana mixture between the layers of cake. After filling has set, frost with seafoam frosting.

SEAFOAM FROSTING
Boil to a thread stage on medium heat:
2 cups sugar
1 cup water
2 tbsp white Karo Syrup

Beat until frothy: 3 egg whites and 1/8 tsp salt.
Add the syrup in a thin stream while beating with the sturdy KitchenAid constantly. When whipped and thickening, add a few drops of lemon juice and 1 tsp good vanilla. Cool before frosting cake

 
I just did a sweet potato cake with orange cream cheese icing and decorated with

candied orange peel and sugared toasted walnuts and cranberries for a friend's birthday. She said it was the best cake she ever had. I posted it at Gail's- if anyone wants it I'll type it up again. Or one of you 'puter savy guys can probably find it for me!

 
Nan...wow, that sounds like an amazing cake, but alas, no sourdough starter...

I'd love to see the carrot cake recipe!

Thank you.
Traca

 
Wow! You all are amazing! I'll send these options to the b-day girl and

I'll be sure to report back the results.

With any luck, maybe I'll be able to get a test cake in before the big day. smileys/smile.gif

Thanks again. I'm so grateful.

~Traca

 
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