Photo: Foodnetwork using a whipped egg white frosting and torching it, I simplified the frosting. |
Snickerdoodle Cake
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Ingredients:
1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter (at room temperature)
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup buttermilk
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 eggs (Add one at a time and beat in-between.)
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 tablespoon vanilla
Extra butter to grease your cake pans.
Directions:
1) With an electric mixer, cream together the butter and sugars.
2) Add one egg at a time. Incorporate.
3) Next add the buttermilk, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
4) Toss in the rest of the flavorings: cinnamon and vanilla. Mix until uniform about 2 minutes.
Usually I use two pans, than if I desire four layers, I cut each cake layer in half. However, you can use 4 cake pans if you wish.
5) Pour the batter into 2 well greased 9" cake pans. Bake in a preheated 350 degree F oven for 30 minutes, or until done in the center.
6) After removing from the oven, let the cake cool for about 5 minutes, scraping the sides of each pan with a knife. Wait a beat and while they are still warm, remove from the cake pans. (Too hot, they fall apart, but if no longer warm, they stick to the sides of the pans and fall apart.) After removal, cool completely.
Snickerdoodle Frosting
Ingredients:
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup condensed milk (or rich cream, I never stock it.)
2 teaspoons vanilla (or more!)
2 teaspoons cinnamon (or more!)
5 cups of confectionery sugar (I just grab the box and add powdered sugar until I get a stiff, yet creamy consistency.)
Optional: Add 2 - 3 tablespoons of soft butter (I usually skip the butter in the frosting. The butter will help keep the frosting moist if you plan to eat the cake days later, as well as, add flavor and more calories. (You must take the bad with the good.)
Directions:
Generously, frost all your cake layers. Some people sprinkle the frosted cake with cinnamon sugar, but I don't. I might sprinkle a little cinnamon powder on top to garnish.
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Should we turn the recipe into a Single Serving Mug Cake?
Ingredients:
Photo: sugarandspiceglitter |
1 1/2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon white sugar
1 tablespoon brown sugar
6 tablespoons all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 pinch of salt
Skip the egg (unless you use the rest (minus a tablespoon) of it for something else). Substitute 1 tablespoon of applesauce; or mashed banana; or mashed avocado; or even a nut butter.
3 tablespoons buttermilk (If the batter needs a tad more, add it drops at a time)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla (or more!)
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Directions:
1) Mix the ingredients (in the order as the above cake directions, beating with a fork in the same mug you will use to bake it in the microwave. Incorporate well.
2) Microwave for one minute. Check it. Microwave for 10 seconds more at a time until done.
3) Frost the mug cake by making a small portion of the frosting above. Eyeball the amount. Garnish the top with cinnamon.
Baking is science, but not rocket science. Enjoy!
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