This cake reminds me of my Mom’s recipe and she always served it with whipping cream. I also like to have a sauce to top it off, see my recipe Lemon Sauce for Desserts. Creme anglaise would also be delicious served with this cake (see recipe below).
I have used fondant before but never homemade (you know the product you can buy from a cake decorating store (Wilton Products). I just read in one of my newer baking books, that you can purchase what is called Satin Ice Rolled Fondant from The Bakers Kitchen (as well as other places sell it). They sell fondant in … Continue reading
This buttercream recipe comes from Zingerman’s, which is used for the filling between two layers of cake and also to crumb coat the cake before covering it with fondant. I always crumb coat my cakes first before applying the final layer of frosting. It holds the crumbs in place. Interesting (6-23-13) I just saw in one of my … Continue reading
This is the yellow cake recipe I have adapted that was used in the Fondant Cake baking class I took at Zingerman’s Bakery. I like to make cakes but often I use a boxed mix such as Betty Crocker, as I spend more time decorating the cakes. This is an exceptional recipe that I will use again … Continue reading
This was a special cake for my youngest sister who lives 1500 miles away. We get together a few times a year and I just happened to be visiting on her birthday. I had this cake pan from Williams Sonoma for some time and finally the perfect occasion to make it. It was a delicious … Continue reading
Anyone who likes chocolate will enjoy this cake-like brownie. Very easy to put together and serves quite a few when you are entertaining. There are many different versions of this recipe and my recipe goes back perhaps 35 years. I will eventually try a Weight Watcher’s version and post it.
This is the icing I use to decorate all of my cakes. First you have your cake, then my recipe Sanders Buttercream Frosting and finally this decorator icing for all of the flowers, trim, and so on. The icing is the tractor itself and the frosting is the background.
This was a dessert I enjoyed with my siblings. Very easy and we were all happy when Mom served this.
This recipe comes from a cooking class I took a long time ago. This frosting is not too sweet and is good for any cake you might make. I used this on many, many, many cakes and still do. The frosting is the yellow part of the cake and the icing ( see my recipe Buttercream … Continue reading
This is a fun cake to make with the kids. I did this with a couple of grandkids, Megan and Hunter, to give to their mom on Mother’s Day!