Learning 2 Bake From Scratch LXXXVI

Garden Strawberry Cake I made it up. Guess the secret ingredient! It’s the layer cake recipe from the back of the Swan’s Down Cake Flour box, which I’m writing down here so that I can throw the box away. Garden Strawberry Cake 2 sticks butter – room temp2 cups sugar3 cups sifted Swan’s Down CakeContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake From Scratch LXXXVI”

Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LX

Angel Food Comparison I was in the mood for baking on Sunday (it was gloomy and there were snow flurries). I didn’t find a cookie recipe in Grandma’s cookbook that caught my fancy, but I did find five angel food cake recipes. I had been wondering if angel food cake required that special pan. ItContinue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LX”

Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LIX

Red Cake This is the cake that “belongs” to the buttercream frosting recipe from the Halloween Cupcakes. Red CakeFrom: Jo Cream:1/2 cup shortening1 1/2 cups sugar1 tsp vanillaAdd 2 eggs, beat wellMake paste with then add to above:2 oz red food coloring3 Tbl cocoaAlternately add portions of2 1/4 cup flour1 cup buttermilkImmediately before baking add:1Continue reading “Learning 2 Bake from Scratch – LIX”