Tuesday, September 26, 2006

62,703 words and the best cake I've ever made

thanks to Lib for the great cake recipe - it sank a little due to my impatience and opening the oven door. it's a pretty fool proof cake - i nearly forgot the buttermilk (quite a key ingredient in a butter cake one would imagine) and ended up adding it AFTER the self-raising flour stage... oh well. it was delectable warm straight out of the oven.... and not bad a few hours later iced with a lemon butter frosting....mmmmm. I owe the new word count on the PhD to this cake ;)
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4 comments:

  1. RebeccaWednesday, September 27, 2006 11:16:00 AM

    brilliant! i will use this - i have been looking for good versatile cupcake recipes.

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  2. LibbyThursday, September 28, 2006 7:52:00 PM

    it will turn golden after about 20 mins, but don't get impatient as it still needs about another 20-30 mins - and will be fine.

    cupcakes need only 20-35 mins. i made mini cupcakes at 20-25 mins a batch..

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  3. LibbyThursday, September 28, 2006 7:56:00 PM

    by the way - the timing of when to add the buttermilk is critical. that may be why the cake sank a little.

    also, the buttermilk is what makes it really fluffy.

    Thanks Bill Grainger for the recipe...

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  4. Meegan @ The Harvey CircusThursday, September 28, 2006 7:56:00 PM

    I think you need to share this wonderful recipe :)

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