12 cook illustrated cake Recipes

unbleached all-purpose flour, sugar, baking soda, table salt, dutch-processed cocoa powder, bittersweet chocolate, chopped fine, hot coffee, mayonnaise, egg, vanilla, sugar

unbleached all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, buttermilk, white vinegar, vanilla extract, eggs, cocoa powder , see note in description, unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), granulated sugar, unsalted butter (2 sticks, softened ), sugar, cream cheese, cut into 8 pieces, softened, vanilla extract, salt

all-purpose flour (8-3/4 oz), baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, salt, light brown sugar (8-3/4 oz), vegetable oil, eggs, vanilla extract, shredded carrots (4 carrots, about 10 oz), dried currant (about 3 oz), unsalted butter, soft (2 sticks), sugar (12 oz), dry buttermilk, not liquid, vanilla extract, salt, cream cheese (1-1/2 packages), pecans (8 oz)

egg, egg whites, cream of coconut, water, vanilla extract, coconut extract, cake flour (9 oz sifted ), granulated sugar, baking powder, salt (table ), unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks, cut into 12 pieces, softened , but still cool ), sweetened flaked coconut (packed about 8 oz), egg whites, granulated sugar, salt (table ), unsalted butter (4 sticks, each stick cut into 6 pieces, softened , but still cool ), cream of coconut, coconut extract, vanilla extract

all-purpose flour, cake flour, kosher salt, egg yolks, room temp, egg, room temp, granulated sugar, melted butter, cooled but not cold (1/2 stick), vanilla extract

stout beer, baking soda, mild molasses, light brown sugar, sugar, flour, ground ginger, baking powder, table salt, ground cinnamon, ground black pepper, eggs, vegetable oil, grated fresh gingerroot

unsalted butter, light brown sugar, plums, pitted and cut into 1/2-inch slices, unbleached all-purpose flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt, unsalted butter , softened but still cool, granulated sugar, granulated sugar, eggs, separated and at room temperature, vanilla, milk

light brown sugar, sugar, flour, butter, melted and cooled, flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, plain yogurt, brown sugar, sugar, eggs, butter, melted and cooled, dried apricot, chopped, orange zest, grated

butter, melted, cocoa, natural cocoa (not dutch-processed, 2 1/4 oz), bittersweet chocolate, chopped, instant espresso powder (optional), water (boiling ), sour cream, room temperature, unbleached all-purpose flour (8 3/4 oz), table salt, baking soda, unsalted butter, room temperature (1 1/2 sticks), light brown sugar (14 oz), vanilla extract, eggs, room temperature, sugar , for dusting

unbleached all-purpose flour (12 1/2 oz), baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, table salt, carrot, peeled (medium 6 to 7 carrots about 3 cups), granulated sugar (10 1/2 oz), light brown sugar , packed (3 1/2 oz), eggs, vegetable oil or 1 1/2 cups safflower oil or 1 1/2 cups canola oil, cream cheese frosting, cream cheese , softened but still cool, unsalted butter , softened but still cool, sour cream, vanilla extract, sugar (4 1/2 oz)