Report on Lemon Buttermilk Cake with Strawberries

[cynupstateny]

Absolutely delicious. I have no idea what those people who said it was dry did, but it was really moist. I did make two layers and, after frosting, Covered the entire top with giant strawberries. If this isn't in t&t it really should be. Thanks to all of you who gave me suggestions (especially you, Joe!) smileys/smile.gif

 

[joe]

You're especially welcome, Cyn. Randi put it in T&T last week. I think Richard hit the nail on the

head by pointing out that for this type of cake the butter, sugar and eggs have to be creamed very thoroughly. That may be where the naysayers ran into trouble.

I was thinking of you and wondering how it went--thanks for posting.

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[curious1]

Cyn, did you make it in the 16 1/2x11 1/2 pan? Also, if you made two, I'm

curious as to whether you doubled the recipe or made it twice?

 

[randi]

I'm so glad you tried it inspite of those terrible reviews! I'll never trust anything those folks

say about a recipe again. try the cake with fresh, ripe blackberries when they come into season. I've even served it with no berries at all, just the cake and frosting.

 

[meryl]

I've had just the opposite problem, especially when I started to cook/bake a lot - I

would read all these great reviews, then I'd try the recipe, and it was absolutely horrible! Luckily, it didn't happen too often, but still... Now I try to follow my instincts, and my odds are pretty good, with a few major disasters here and there!

 

[cynupstateny]

I didn't want to invest in another pan so I made it twice. Had a bit of a problem when I

tried to get the top layer on. It cracked but the fluffy frosting covered all mistakes. If I do it again I'll freeze the top layer before attempting to set it on top!