Nov 05 2008
wordless wednesday: How old are you?!
ONE!
To see some more pictures of her sweetness eating her cake(s), you can click here on my flickr. T helped me to make a cake from scratch for baby S, and we found this great recipe from a friend. We also made real Butter Cream frosting for the first time, which was so delectable! I'll share that recipe below as well.
Delicious Marble Cake Recipe
Batter Mix
- 1/4 c. butter
- 1.5 c. sugar
- 4 eggs, separated
- 3 c. flour
- 3 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 c. milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla
Chocolate Mix
- 3 Tbsp. cocoa
- 4 Tbsp. sugar
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 c. hot water
Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks in one at a time and beat well. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt; add alternately with milk to cream mixture. Add vanilla and mix. Beat egg whites until stiff; fold into batter. Remove 1/3 of batter and set aside.
Mix together cocoa, sugar, baking soda and hot water to make chocolate syrup. Add the chocolate syrup to the 1/3 of cake batter that you've set aside and mix well. Spoon batter into prepared pan (cooking-sprayed and floured), alternating vanilla and chocolate batter. Bake @ 350 degree oven for about 1 hour, or until knife inserted comes out clean.
Buttercream Frosting
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 2 Tbsp. water
- 2 egg yolks
- 3/4 c. butter, softened
- Milk
In a small pan over medium-high heat, bring sugar and water to a boil, then continue to boil without stirring for 1.5 minutes.
Meanwhile, place egg yolks in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer until light and lemon colored. With beaters going, pour hot syrup into eggs in one steady stream. Do not scrape syrup from pan. Continue to beat, scraping bowl often, for 5 minutes or until mixture feels cool to the touch. Beat in butter, a tablespoon at a time, until light and fluffy. Stir in milk until mixture reaches desired spreading consistency. Makes about 1.5 cups.
~ excerpted from one of my favorite cookbooks, Easy Basics for Good Cooking
