RECIPE: Recipe: Janet Johnson "Double Vanilla Hazelnut Pound Cake" - This cake is Delicious!

[gayr]

http://www.vanilla.com/index.php/RECIPES/Desserts/hazelnut-pound-cake.html

 

[marilynfl]

oh, now that I've found my long-lost vanilla beans, this sounds perfect. Thanks Gay!

 

[marilynfl]

one other thought: would vacuum-sealed slices of this travel well?

I mailed cookies out to CA and they took 10 DAYS to get there. I need a better solution.

 

[gayr]

Marilyn, I would think so....the article states that the cake travels well. It is lovely and

delicious and I hope you enjoy it. I made it yesterday.

 

[marilynfl]

Thanks, Gay!

 

[cheezz]

To make vanilla sugar, what ratio sugar to vanilla bean does everyone use?

 

[meryl]

I use 1 vanilla bean to 2 cups sugar.

 

[evan]

I'm using the same sugar-vanilla ratio as Meryl.

 

[marilynfl]

There's a ratio? I just shove the used ones in a cannister and keep adding sugar.

 

[cheezz]

Good to know! I put a whole bean in 3 cups of sugar 2 weeks ago and didn't know if it was enough!

 

[marilynfl]

Speaking of...Martin Yan laid the bean flat and sawed it open lengthwise. Much easier than

trying to slit it open by running a knife vertically and peeling back the stiff bean.

The two halfs are laid open and cleaning the seeds out is more efficient.

 

[traca]

That's how I learned, the Martin Yan way. Works so well...

 

[angak]

thanks Gay. copied and will use up my slivered almonds, toasted, instead of hazelnuts. I have a

bunch left from those Christmas mice ears and this will be tasty with almonds as well. thanks.

 

[marilynfl]

That's EXACTLY what I was planning. I have almond flour/almond slices.

 

[angak]

I baked it last night. have it wrapped and ready to take to work tomorrow. serving it with

quick chocolate sauce(SW C milk and choc chips melted together). I used my WmSn vanilla bean paste for the vanilla. can't wait to taste it. was quite easy to put together. baked in bundt pan.