Monday, November 21, 2011

Any suggestions on finding a good ';cake from scratch'; recipe?

I used two well known cookbooks, but the yellow cake was so insanely bland. Any suggestions on where to look for something that is good?Any suggestions on finding a good ';cake from scratch'; recipe?
http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/Baking/Cak鈥?/a>





http://www.sofeminine.co.uk/m/food/bakin鈥?/a>





http://southernfood.about.com/od/cakerec鈥?/a>





http://www.cooksrecipes.com/category/cak鈥?/a>





hope these help :)Any suggestions on finding a good ';cake from scratch'; recipe?
Go to recipezaar.com ALL KINDS of great cake recipes!
epicurious.com, recipezaar.com, foodtv.com
Try a ';German Chocolate'; cake. Rich flavour and nice and moist. Usually requires a bit more work as it uses baking chololate instead of coacoa. But it's well worth it.
I am going to make this cake tonight. It is from The Pope Cookbook which was published in the 40's





Glamour Cake


-sift together and set aside-


1 3/4 C regular flour


1/4 teaspoon salt


2 1/4 teaspoon baking powder


-cream-


6 Tablespoons medium soft butter


1 cup sugar


-beat in-


2 eggs


2 teaspoons vanilla


-add alternately with flour-


3/4 cup milk


Bake for 30-35 minutes in a 8x8 square cake pan which has been buttered and floured.
ina garten's coconut cupcakes are pretty yummy





http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/鈥?/a>
a delicious cake!!!





INGREDIENTS


1 (18.25 ounce) package angel food cake mix


2 cups heavy whipping cream


2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar


2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder


2 pints fresh strawberries, halved


DIRECTIONS


Bake cake for filling according to package directions. Let cool.


Slice angel food cake in half horizontally. Creat a tunnel for the filling by removing a small amount of the interior of the bottom half of the cake.


In a bowl combine cream, confectioners' sugar and cocoa; whip until soft peaks form. Fold half the strawberries into half the whipped cream; spoon into cake tunnel, pressing down firmly.


Replace top of cake; pressing gently. Frost cake with remaining cream mixture. Cover top of cake with remaining strawberries. Chill about 15 minutes before slicing. Serves 10-12 people.
carrot cake, double chocolate cake, and um angle food cake! three good ones!

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