I really enjoyed the cake, and it’s relatively easy to make, although it is a good arm workout, however, the method for the icing did not work for me at all, I was just left with lumps of butter no matter how vigorously I mixed. But then I figured, hey, can’t hurt to ask the question! I was considering doing a test run, making a half recipe as directed and a half recipe whisking in the eggs before the flour. But I do have the same question as Rob below: is there a reason the eggs are added after the flour? It seems like there might be a risk of overdeveloping the gluten this way.

I’m excited to try this recipe! It sounds like this method of dissolving the sugar in the milk results in a delightful crumb. I added jam for the middle frosting and was accidentally a little heavy handed, so that frosting got a little too thin, but still tasty! I was feeling a little lazy, I used my mixer and it still came out great. I made this cake for my dad's birthday and it was a huge hit. It would be much better if you followed the well-established convention of listing the cake and frosting ingredients separately, since some people probably want to use a different frosting. I have to 'sift' through the recipe to back out the frosting ingredients.Ĭould cocoa powder be added to make this a non -red dye red velvet cake if some baking soda were added, would the sour cream act as a substitute for buttermilk? I agree with Bruce that the frosting ingredients should be listed separately. Yes, I agree the cake looks delicious, and I will make it, but use a butter cream icing. Overall, the raspberry powder and cream cheese frosting filling was delicious and the cake was super moist. Also, the frosting still had a few tiny lumpy butter bits despite a lot of hand mixing, so I would do that in a mixer next time. I followed the recipe exactly and it turned out really well! Dare I say, a little sweet though? :) I might cut back on the sugar in the milk mixture next time. Peg and how can this be made into a sheet cake? Jam would also make a good substitute!Ĭan peanut oil or canola oil be substituted for the vegetable oil?ĭon't know what I did wrong! I found it a bit dry (did I overbake by a few minues?) and the taste was bland. If you can’t find freeze-dried raspberry or strawberry powder, you can buy freeze-dried fruit and grind about ⅓ cup (10 g) in a food processor or spice mill for the amount of powder you’ll need for this recipe.

The fruit powder, while optional, adds a bright tartness to the frosting. You can also easily halve the recipe-just use 3 large egg yolks and 2 large eggs and halve everything else. If that’s not an option, use a light hand and spoon it into your measuring cup, then use a knife to level off.Įven if you’re having only a small celebration (often the case these days), this cake keeps well in the fridge for several days. It’s also best to measure the flour by weight, using a scale. For the best texture (and to prevent sinking), you really do have to buy cake flour for this recipe. It also means you don’t need any sort of electric mixer or special equipment to make it. The sugar is dissolved with hot liquid (in this case, that’s milk), which makes for a fine-crumbed, extremely plush cake. The other big part is the “dissolved sugar method,” a technique that comes from Shirley Corriher’s brilliant baking book, Bakewise. Serve in slices.This vanilla cake doesn’t skimp on the butter, sugar, or eggs-and that’s part of what makes it so delicious. Once cool, sieve the icing sugar over the cake. Gently pull away the edges of the cake from the tin with your fingers, then carefully turn out the cake onto the wire rack. Remove the cake from the oven and place onto a wire rack, without removing it from the tin. If it comes out clean, the cake is cooked. After 45 minutes, push a metal skewer into the centre of the cake. Place the tin on the preheated baking sheet in the oven and cook for 45-60 minutes, until well risen and golden-brown. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and spread until level. Carefully fold in the remaining flour using a large metal spoon, then fold in the yoghurt and vanilla extract until well combined. Mix the butter and sugar together in another large bowl with a wooden spoon (or electric mixer) until light and fluffy.Īdd the eggs, one at a time, whisking each one in with a tablespoon of the flour. In a mixing bowl, sift the flour and bicarbonate of soda together. Grease a 2.5 litre/4 pint 8fl oz bundt tin (fir tree-shaped, if possible) very liberally with butter.

Place a baking tray into the oven to heat.

Vanilla cake