Category: TWD TUESDAYS with DORIE

TUESDAYS WITH DORIE~ REWIND ~ PERFECT PARTY CAKE!

The Perfect Party Cake on page 250-252.
TIPS FOR MAKING A PERFECT PERFECT PARTY CAKE
  • Make sure the butter is VERY soft, the consistency of mayonnaise, before mixing.
  • Have the egg white and buttermilk at room temperature too.
  • If there is grated lemon zest in the batter, makes sure it is very finely grated as with a microplane, not a box grater – large pieces of zest can weigh down the batter and prevent full leavening from taking place.
  • Use buttermilk instead of milk (the acidity promotes faster setting during baking and also weakens the gluten in the batter).
  • Buy a fresh can of baking powder.
  • Use bleached, not unbleached, all-purpose flour (If you’re using cake flour, make sure it is NOT self-rising).
  • Test the layers for doneness with the point of a knife or a toothpick rather than relying on a timer to determine doneness – if the layers are over baked and a little dry, the texture could seem rubbery.
  • Wrap and chill or freeze the layers as soon as they cool – leaving them uncovered at room temperature for a long time could also dry them out.
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Tuesdays with Dorie ~ CARAMEL PUMPKIN PIE

Janell of Mortensen Family Memoirs picked Caramel Pumpkin Pie on pages 322 and 323. We were having a family dinner and I needed 2 pies so I made this weeks and next – talk about killing 2 birds with 1 stone.  There was nothing of either pie left!  They were both so yummy!

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