Cooking
My first effort from the fabulous Retro Baking;
Caramel Cake
Retro Baking is published by Collector's Press, and is just one book in their wonderful 'retro' line (do check them out). Thanks to my recent acquisition of Retro Baking and Retro Pies, I know have almost all of them ( Retro Kids is next!).
I mean, how can you go wrong with a recipe that calls for 2 cups of caramel sauce to be added to the cake batter??
Although you can't tell from this picture...what with it being a rather light-colored food, and we all know my problems photographing such things...the cake is a gorgeous caramel color. A bit like a pound cake, but with more of a 'browned' flavor. The frosting...which also incorporates some of the caramel sauce...is very sweet and definitely caramelized (there's 3 cups of powdered sugar in thar!).
I made the mistake of baking this on a TV-Block night. I had CSI and Without a Trace to watch! So, while I got the baking done in time, I had to wait to make the frosting, and assemble.
And by then, I was getting tired. I didn't take the time to level off the cake, which is why is sags a bit.
Oh, well...it's a cake for Matt and Alex. I'm not shooting for perfection here.
Blog Party #6 has been announced, and this month? We're going Retro! Click here for all the information, and hope to see you at the party!
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Food and Drink, Blogging, Baking, Caramel, Cookbooks, Retro, Cake
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Cooking
Retro Dessert: Layers of Caramel-y Goodness
My first effort from the fabulous Retro Baking;
Caramel Cake
Retro Baking is published by Collector's Press, and is just one book in their wonderful 'retro' line (do check them out). Thanks to my recent acquisition of Retro Baking and Retro Pies, I know have almost all of them ( Retro Kids is next!).
I mean, how can you go wrong with a recipe that calls for 2 cups of caramel sauce to be added to the cake batter??
Although you can't tell from this picture...what with it being a rather light-colored food, and we all know my problems photographing such things...the cake is a gorgeous caramel color. A bit like a pound cake, but with more of a 'browned' flavor. The frosting...which also incorporates some of the caramel sauce...is very sweet and definitely caramelized (there's 3 cups of powdered sugar in thar!).
I made the mistake of baking this on a TV-Block night. I had CSI and Without a Trace to watch! So, while I got the baking done in time, I had to wait to make the frosting, and assemble.
And by then, I was getting tired. I didn't take the time to level off the cake, which is why is sags a bit.
Oh, well...it's a cake for Matt and Alex. I'm not shooting for perfection here.
Blog Party #6 has been announced, and this month? We're going Retro! Click here for all the information, and hope to see you at the party!Tagged with
Food and Drink, Blogging, Baking, Caramel, Cookbooks, Retro, Cake
- Retro Breakfast: Gingerbread
Another another recipe from this book, a nice, old-fashioned, Gingerbread cake. Flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, ginger and salt mixed together, with a bit of shortening cut in till crumbly. Set some aside, and to the rest mix in egg, molasses,...
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Since the nice folks at Slashfood always mention Blog Party, I just had to join in on their latest food event: D-Day. What a neat idea! We're not limited to a single ingredient, or even a theme. The options are limitless...ok, not true. The options...
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Blog Party #6 is coming up this Saturday! And this time, we're going Retro! Click here for 'rules', ideas, and more...and be sure to get those entries in soon. Party guests have already begun to arrive, including a new face all the way from...
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Since this month's Blog Party theme is Retro, I've found myself reaching for old-fashioned recipes. A new book, a Christmas gift from my parents, The Way to a Man's Heart: Romantic Recipes for Every Occasion, is a pretty good reference....
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About a year ago, I found the wonderful company, Collector's Press. Collector's Press sells all kinds of retro-themed books, and the subjects are varied: Elvgren Girls, the Atomic Home, retro toys, and all about the 'retro housewife',...