6 fat cakes too Recipes

butter - 1/2 cup, juice of 1/2 lime, zest of 1 orange, streusel

sweet potatoes, chickpeas, shallot, flour, fresh coriander, fat-free parmesan cheese

cake is a shortened cake. it contains either vegetable shortenings or butter., butter imparts a very special flavor ., fat should always be at room temperature! (70 degrees f ), this is an important factor ., if it s too cool , it will not disperse properly, if melted, it will not incorporate air., flavorings should be creamed with the sugar and fat., flavors are carried by the fat , hence this mixture will insure uniform distribution of the flavor., next should come the eggs to form an emulsion, thus producing a fine grained cake., add eggs 1 at a time. do not overbeat ., a curdled appearance will yield a coarse texture cake ., sift the dry ingredients before beginning the creaming process ., add this alternately with the liquid ., begin with dry ingredients and ending with the dry mixture., scrape the bottom and sides of mixing bowl often with a spatula, have the pans prepared before mixing ., grease & flour the bottom of pans, but not sides., pour the batter evenly into the prepared pan ., a spatula , cut thru the batter to remove any air bubbles., pan should be placed in the center of the oven at the temperature recommended ., resist the temptation to peek., keep the oven door closed ., when baking time is reached , check for doneness., a toothpick should come out clean with no crumbs attached., check in the center ., also, a cooked cake will spring back when lightly touched ., cool the cake at least 10 - 15 minutes on a wire rack before removing from pan .

problem : batter curdles and separates., solution : eggs were not added 1 at a time and beaten thoroughly after each addition; an electric mixer was set at too high a speed; and/or the eggs were too cold. try adding 1 tbsp. flour per egg and reducing the speed of the electric mixer., problem : cake didn tsp rise., solution : too much or not enough fat or liquid in the batter; batter was overbeaten; and/or oven temperature was too high., problem : cake is tough., solution : butter and sugar were underbeaten in the early stages of mixing; batter was overbeaten after the flour was added; not enough sugar; not enough baking powder; and/or not enough fat. try brushing cake layers with sugar syrup, or filling and frosting the layers with a generous layer of moist frosting., problem : cake crumb is sticky., solution : too much sugar in the batter or sugar was too coarse., problem: top crust is hard ., solution : oven temperature was too high; cake was overbaked; and/or cake was baked too close to the top of the oven. try slicing off the top of the cake layer before frosting.