White Cake Recipe

"kilikini" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I need a favor from you guys and you always come through every time I ask,
so..... I'm askin'.

I'm supposed to help with the menu of my friend's daughter's 17th birthday
next month on the 23. They're planning on serving (ahem)......ready?
(Keep
in mind, these are my friends who eat processed food and if it can't be
nuked, they won't eat it because they don't understand how to cook it.)

Frozen, pre-cooked meatballs with Hunts BBQ sauce.
Chips - premade onion dip
Oscar Meyer triangle ham sandwiches on wonder bread with mustard
Crudites with onion dip

I've offered to make the meatballs, I've offered to even make lasagna -
nope, they want the frozen pre-made meatballs and sandwiches.

In any case, the daughter wants a 3 tiered cake. That one, somehow, falls
to me because it's not covered under their government foodstamps because
it
would be a special order. Amanda, the birthday girl, wants a white cake
with pink frosting. Does anyone have an excellent recipe for a white
cake?
I need moist, delectable, finger-lickin' good. In other words, I have to
have something taste good at this party for 60 people! It must be a white
cake with pink icing.

Help me! Every time I've made a cake, it's come out dry. I need to make
this the highlight of the evening. Please. Please. I've got to do this
right.

Cake is one of those things that I found works just as well from a mix as it
does from scratch. With a few exceptions. Like chocolate tweed. But even
that can be faked pretty well by adding grated chocolate to a yellow cake
mix.

I just checked allrecipes.com which is where I usually get my best recipes
from. I look for ones that got really good reviews. Alas, with the white
cakes, there were none that got all good reviews. Sorry.

"Julie Bove" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Quoted message said:

"kilikini" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I need a favor from you guys and you always come through every time I
ask,
so..... I'm askin'.

I'm supposed to help with the menu of my friend's daughter's 17th
birthday next month on the 23. They're planning on serving
(ahem)......ready? (Keep
in mind, these are my friends who eat processed food and if it can't
be nuked, they won't eat it because they don't understand how to cook
it.)

Frozen, pre-cooked meatballs with Hunts BBQ sauce.
Chips - premade onion dip
Oscar Meyer triangle ham sandwiches on wonder bread with mustard
Crudites with onion dip

I've offered to make the meatballs, I've offered to even make lasagna
- nope, they want the frozen pre-made meatballs and sandwiches.

In any case, the daughter wants a 3 tiered cake. That one, somehow,
falls to me because it's not covered under their government
foodstamps because it
would be a special order. Amanda, the birthday girl, wants a white
cake with pink frosting. Does anyone have an excellent recipe for a
white cake?
I need moist, delectable, finger-lickin' good. In other words, I
have to have something taste good at this party for 60 people! It
must be a white cake with pink icing.

Help me! Every time I've made a cake, it's come out dry. I need to
make this the highlight of the evening. Please. Please. I've got
to do this right.

Cake is one of those things that I found works just as well from a mix
as it does from scratch. With a few exceptions. Like chocolate
tweed. But even that can be faked pretty well by adding grated
chocolate to a yellow cake mix.

I just checked allrecipes.com which is where I usually get my best
recipes from. I look for ones that got really good reviews. Alas,
with the white cakes, there were none that got all good reviews.
Sorry.

see my Stacy's cake I posted earlier, hell never mind. Just use whie cake
mix instead of yellow and nix the chocolate, glaze and walnuts but use
the pudding (say vanilla) and sour cream options and bake in pans. Maybe
double or triple recipe to feed 60.

What to use as filling? between layers? Jam, nutella, caramel sauce?

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Stacy's Chocolate Chip Cake

alan, cakes, tested

pam to prep tube pan
flour for dusting
4 oz german chocolate; * see note
1 18.25 oz pkg plain yellow cake mix (2 layer cake)
1 3.4 oz pkg pistashio instant puddingt mix
1 cup whole milk
-----or -----
1 cup sour cream plus 1/4 cup water
1 cup vegetable oil
4 large eggs
1 cup walnuts; crushed
1.5 cup mini semi sweet chocolate chips
icing sugar for garnish; see notes*

Place rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 325F. Pam a 10 inch
bunt pan then dust with flour; shake out excess. Finely Grate german
chocolate.(German chocolate is a sweet Baking Chocolate a good substute
is
milk chocolate).

*German Chocolate note: Use 2 cups instead of 1.5 cups of mini chocolate
chips if you can't find German Chocolate. You are using mini chocolate
chips so they don't all sink to the bottom.
Add cake mix, pudding mix ,milk or sour cream (add 1/4 cup water if
using sourcream),oil and eggs to a large mixing bowl. Mix on low speed
for
a minute then fold in the grated chocolate and scrape down the sides.
Increase speed to medium and mix for 2 minutes more, scraping down the
sides if required. fold in the chocolate chips. The batter should look
well
blended and chocolate chips evenly distributed. Pour batter into prepared
tube pan. Bake cake till golden brown and springs back when lightly
pressed
50 to 60 minutes.

Dust with icing sugar or use Chocolate Glaze 1 cup sifted
confectioner's sugar 2 tablespoons cocoa 2 tablespoons skim milk or
strong
coffee (I used coffee) In a small bowl stir together sifted
confectioner's
sugar, cocoa, milk, and vanilla until smooth. Add a few drops of milk, if
needed, to achieve desired consistency.

additions : the 1/4 cup water as the batter was too thick ,walnuts to
take
away from the sweetness, pistashio instead of vanilla pudding.

Contributor: modified from Cake Doctor CookBook

** Exported from Now You're Cooking! v5.82 **

--

The house of the burning beet-Alan

It'll be a sunny day in August, when the Moon will shine that night-
Elbonian Folklore

Julie Bove said:

"kilikini" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

Quoted message said:

Cake is one of those things that I found works just as well from a mix as it
does from scratch.

Some people's tastes will never advance whether they are on foodstamps
or not, and are not able to understand any help on how to make better
tasting meals. I would do a cake that reflects their particular tastes
and they might very well be happy with whatever effort you make.

Just emptying a mix out of the box, stirring in a few eggs and oil
might just be the ticket to get you cudos. Let the icing be the ooh-
ahh.
Dee Dee

Julie Bove said:

"kilikini" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I need a favor from you guys and you always come through every time
I ask, so..... I'm askin'.

I'm supposed to help with the menu of my friend's daughter's 17th
birthday next month on the 23. They're planning on serving
(ahem)......ready? (Keep
in mind, these are my friends who eat processed food and if it can't
be nuked, they won't eat it because they don't understand how to
cook it.)

Frozen, pre-cooked meatballs with Hunts BBQ sauce.
Chips - premade onion dip
Oscar Meyer triangle ham sandwiches on wonder bread with mustard
Crudites with onion dip

I've offered to make the meatballs, I've offered to even make
lasagna - nope, they want the frozen pre-made meatballs and
sandwiches.

In any case, the daughter wants a 3 tiered cake. That one, somehow,
falls to me because it's not covered under their government
foodstamps because it
would be a special order. Amanda, the birthday girl, wants a white
cake with pink frosting. Does anyone have an excellent recipe for a
white cake?
I need moist, delectable, finger-lickin' good. In other words, I
have to have something taste good at this party for 60 people! It
must be a white cake with pink icing.

Help me! Every time I've made a cake, it's come out dry. I need to
make this the highlight of the evening. Please. Please. I've got
to do this right.

Cake is one of those things that I found works just as well from a
mix as it does from scratch. With a few exceptions. Like chocolate
tweed. But even that can be faked pretty well by adding grated
chocolate to a yellow cake mix.

I just checked allrecipes.com which is where I usually get my best
recipes from. I look for ones that got really good reviews. Alas,
with the white cakes, there were none that got all good reviews.
Sorry.

Thanks anyway, Julie. :-(

kili

hahabogus said:

"Julie Bove" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Quoted message said:

"kilikini" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I need a favor from you guys and you always come through every time
I ask,
so..... I'm askin'.

I'm supposed to help with the menu of my friend's daughter's 17th
birthday next month on the 23. They're planning on serving
(ahem)......ready? (Keep
in mind, these are my friends who eat processed food and if it can't
be nuked, they won't eat it because they don't understand how to
cook it.)

Frozen, pre-cooked meatballs with Hunts BBQ sauce.
Chips - premade onion dip
Oscar Meyer triangle ham sandwiches on wonder bread with mustard
Crudites with onion dip

I've offered to make the meatballs, I've offered to even make
lasagna - nope, they want the frozen pre-made meatballs and
sandwiches.

In any case, the daughter wants a 3 tiered cake. That one, somehow,
falls to me because it's not covered under their government
foodstamps because it
would be a special order. Amanda, the birthday girl, wants a white
cake with pink frosting. Does anyone have an excellent recipe for a
white cake?
I need moist, delectable, finger-lickin' good. In other words, I
have to have something taste good at this party for 60 people! It
must be a white cake with pink icing.

Help me! Every time I've made a cake, it's come out dry. I need to
make this the highlight of the evening. Please. Please. I've got
to do this right.

Cake is one of those things that I found works just as well from a
mix as it does from scratch. With a few exceptions. Like chocolate
tweed. But even that can be faked pretty well by adding grated
chocolate to a yellow cake mix.

I just checked allrecipes.com which is where I usually get my best
recipes from. I look for ones that got really good reviews. Alas,
with the white cakes, there were none that got all good reviews.
Sorry.

see my Stacy's cake I posted earlier, hell never mind. Just use whie
cake mix instead of yellow and nix the chocolate, glaze and walnuts
but use the pudding (say vanilla) and sour cream options and bake in
pans. Maybe double or triple recipe to feed 60.

What to use as filling? between layers? Jam, nutella, caramel sauce?

(snip)

I could work with this, Mr. B. My plan is to make a few recipes and have
Amanda try them. She wants a simple white cake with pink frosting. Three
tiered, as in large, middle and smaller shaped, iced, with pink frosting.
(It's only her 17th, I don't understand the fuss, but, whatever.)

I'm saving your recipe and I'll give it a shot. Thank you.

kili

Dee Dee said:

Julie Bove said:

"kilikini" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

Quoted message said:

Cake is one of those things that I found works just as well from a
mix as it does from scratch.

Some people's tastes will never advance whether they are on foodstamps
or not, and are not able to understand any help on how to make better
tasting meals. I would do a cake that reflects their particular tastes
and they might very well be happy with whatever effort you make.

Just emptying a mix out of the box, stirring in a few eggs and oil
might just be the ticket to get you cudos. Let the icing be the ooh-
ahh.
Dee Dee

You know, you may be right, Dee Dee. Thanks. Maybe I'm stressing over
nothing.

kili

"kilikini" <[email hidden]> wrote in

Quoted message said:

Amanda, the birthday girl, wants a white cake with pink
frosting. Does anyone have an excellent recipe for a white
cake? I need moist, delectable, finger-lickin' good. In other
words, I have to have something taste good at this party for
60 people! It must be a white cake with pink icing.

Help me! Every time I've made a cake, it's come out dry. I
need to make this the highlight of the evening. Please.
Please. I've got to do this right.

kili

Hi Kilikini

I can't vouch for this but it's one my neighbor sent me a link for
and she likes this one alot.

http://www.recipelink.com/mf/2/13149

Moist White Wedding Cake

1 cup butter, softened
3 cups white sugar
7 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup sour cream

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a
9x13 inch pan or a 10 inch Bundt pan. In a large bowl, cream
together the butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs, one at a time,
mixing well after each. Then stir in the vanilla. Combine the
flour, baking soda and baking powder, add to the creamed mixture
and mix until all of the flour is absorbed. Finally, stir in the
sour cream. Mix for 1 or 2 minutes just to be sure there are no
lumps. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake in the preheated
oven for 45 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the
center of cake comes out clean. For Bundt cakes, allow the cake to
cool in the pan for 10 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack.
Makes 24 servings

And if anyone is iterested in a moist chocolate cake..
she likes this one:
http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=6686

kilikini said:

I need a favor from you guys and you always come through every time I
ask, so..... I'm askin'.

In any case, the daughter wants a 3 tiered cake. That one, somehow,
falls to me because it's not covered under their government
foodstamps because it would be a special order. Amanda, the birthday
girl, wants a white cake with pink frosting. Does anyone have an
excellent recipe for a white cake? I need moist, delectable,
finger-lickin' good. In other words, I have to have something taste
good at this party for 60 people! It must be a white cake with pink
icing.

kili

Just have them buy a few boxes of of white cake mix and some cans of
frosting and red food dye, and whatever else the method on the back of the
box calls for (oil?). Their food stamps will cover that. There's NO reason
for you to pay for it; you aren't exactly rolling in dough. You can bake it
for them.

Jill

kilikini said:

Dee Dee said:

Julie Bove said:

"kilikini" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

Quoted message said:

Cake is one of those things that I found works just as well from a
mix as it does from scratch.

Some people's tastes will never advance whether they are on
foodstamps or not, and are not able to understand any help on how to
make better tasting meals. I would do a cake that reflects their
particular tastes and they might very well be happy with whatever
effort you make.

Just emptying a mix out of the box, stirring in a few eggs and oil
might just be the ticket to get you cudos. Let the icing be the ooh-
ahh.
Dee Dee

You know, you may be right, Dee Dee. Thanks. Maybe I'm stressing
over nothing.

kili

Exactly. I posted (you'll see it) to have THEM buy boxed white cake mix and
oil (I left out the eggs but then, I don't make cakes), cans of white
frosting and food dye. Food stamps will cover all that stuff. Don't YOU
pay for a damn thing. Just bake it for them. And if you don't have a cake
pan, you can get three of those tinfoil cake pans for a buck or so. You'll
just have to cut two of the 8-inch rounds into the "graduated" layers she
wants.

Jill

jmcquown said:

kilikini said:

I need a favor from you guys and you always come through every time I
ask, so..... I'm askin'.

In any case, the daughter wants a 3 tiered cake. That one, somehow,
falls to me because it's not covered under their government
foodstamps because it would be a special order. Amanda, the birthday
girl, wants a white cake with pink frosting. Does anyone have an
excellent recipe for a white cake? I need moist, delectable,
finger-lickin' good. In other words, I have to have something taste
good at this party for 60 people! It must be a white cake with pink
icing.

kili

Just have them buy a few boxes of of white cake mix and some cans of
frosting and red food dye, and whatever else the method on the back
of the box calls for (oil?). Their food stamps will cover that.
There's NO reason for you to pay for it; you aren't exactly rolling
in dough. You can bake it for them.

Forgot to say, they CAN buy the ingredients for a cake with their food
stamps if it must be from scratch. Flour, sugar, eggs, etc. It doesn't
have to come from a bakery. Box mixes would be easier on you, though 🙂

Jill

"kilikini" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I need a favor from you guys and you always come through every time I ask,
so..... I'm askin'.

I'm supposed to help with the menu of my friend's daughter's 17th birthday
next month on the 23. They're planning on serving (ahem)......ready? (Keep
in mind, these are my friends who eat processed food and if it can't be
nuked, they won't eat it because they don't understand how to cook it.)

Frozen, pre-cooked meatballs with Hunts BBQ sauce.
Chips - premade onion dip
Oscar Meyer triangle ham sandwiches on wonder bread with mustard
Crudites with onion dip

I've offered to make the meatballs, I've offered to even make lasagna -
nope, they want the frozen pre-made meatballs and sandwiches.

In any case, the daughter wants a 3 tiered cake. That one, somehow, falls
to me because it's not covered under their government foodstamps because it
would be a special order. Amanda, the birthday girl, wants a white cake
with pink frosting. Does anyone have an excellent recipe for a white cake?
I need moist, delectable, finger-lickin' good. In other words, I have to
have something taste good at this party for 60 people! It must be a white
cake with pink icing.

Help me! Every time I've made a cake, it's come out dry. I need to make
this the highlight of the evening. Please. Please. I've got to do this
right.

kili

kili,

Not understanding why they can't buy the ingredients at least, as I know you're not
exactly rolling in dough (look it's not OT! lol), but that's none of my concern so
I'll just stick to the cake.

First if you really want it to be good, there's a couple things to keep in mind.
Moist white cake is difficult, but not impossible. For this instance, here's what you
can do: Get a couple of boxes of Duncan Hines white cake mix. Get whatever you need
for what it says on the back of the box (eggs, oil, and whatnot) and a couple of
pkg's of Jell-o white chocolate instant pudding. When you prepare the mix, add one
small pkg pudding for each mix, and do not adjust anything else (for instance, my
niece added more liquid to accommodate the pudding...do *not* do that). Bake as
directed, and I promise you will have a very moist cake as a result.

For the frosting you can go a couple ways. For something that actually tastes good,
make a good cream cheese frosting and either tint it pink with food coloring or use
raspberry puree to make it pink *and* even tastier. Personally, I would go with the
cream cheese frosting. You can also make the standard issue "buttercream" that alot
of folks like, with the stick of butter, powdered sugar and the like. Add some
vanilla or other extract to make it taste better, and tint it with red food coloring.

Let us know what you end up doing! I love follow-up! lol

Good luck 🙂

kimberly

--
http://one.revver.com/watch/324733/flv/affiliate/99865
"I think that's my bathing suit. Is that one of my bathing suits? That is totally my
bathing suit"

sandi said:

"kilikini" <[email hidden]> wrote in

Quoted message said:

Amanda, the birthday girl, wants a white cake with pink
frosting. Does anyone have an excellent recipe for a white
cake? I need moist, delectable, finger-lickin' good. In other
words, I have to have something taste good at this party for
60 people! It must be a white cake with pink icing.

Help me! Every time I've made a cake, it's come out dry. I
need to make this the highlight of the evening. Please.
Please. I've got to do this right.

kili

Hi Kilikini

I can't vouch for this but it's one my neighbor sent me a link for
and she likes this one alot.

http://www.recipelink.com/mf/2/13149

Moist White Wedding Cake

1 cup butter, softened
3 cups white sugar
7 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup sour cream

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a
9x13 inch pan or a 10 inch Bundt pan. In a large bowl, cream
together the butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs, one at a time,
mixing well after each. Then stir in the vanilla. Combine the
flour, baking soda and baking powder, add to the creamed mixture
and mix until all of the flour is absorbed. Finally, stir in the
sour cream. Mix for 1 or 2 minutes just to be sure there are no
lumps. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake in the preheated
oven for 45 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the
center of cake comes out clean. For Bundt cakes, allow the cake to
cool in the pan for 10 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack.
Makes 24 servings

And if anyone is iterested in a moist chocolate cake..
she likes this one:
http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=6686

Thanks, Sandi! This cake sounds really rich and moist! I appreciate it.

kili

jmcquown said:

jmcquown said:

kilikini said:

I need a favor from you guys and you always come through every time
I ask, so..... I'm askin'.

In any case, the daughter wants a 3 tiered cake. That one, somehow,
falls to me because it's not covered under their government
foodstamps because it would be a special order. Amanda, the
birthday girl, wants a white cake with pink frosting. Does anyone
have an excellent recipe for a white cake? I need moist, delectable,
finger-lickin' good. In other words, I have to have something taste
good at this party for 60 people! It must be a white cake with pink
icing.

kili

Just have them buy a few boxes of of white cake mix and some cans of
frosting and red food dye, and whatever else the method on the back
of the box calls for (oil?). Their food stamps will cover that.
There's NO reason for you to pay for it; you aren't exactly rolling
in dough. You can bake it for them.

Forgot to say, they CAN buy the ingredients for a cake with their food
stamps if it must be from scratch. Flour, sugar, eggs, etc. It
doesn't have to come from a bakery. Box mixes would be easier on
you, though 🙂

Jill

They would be easier. I'm still trying to figure out how to make the tiers.
Amanda wants round tiers, like a wedding cake, and she wants icing around it
to look like ribbons and bows that are tying up the tiers. Gosh almighty,
I'm not a professional baker!!!!!

kili

Nexis said:

"kilikini" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

kili,

Not understanding why they can't buy the ingredients at least, as I
know you're not exactly rolling in dough (look it's not OT! lol), but
that's none of my concern so I'll just stick to the cake.

First if you really want it to be good, there's a couple things to
keep in mind. Moist white cake is difficult, but not impossible. For
this instance, here's what you can do: Get a couple of boxes of
Duncan Hines white cake mix. Get whatever you need for what it says
on the back of the box (eggs, oil, and whatnot) and a couple of pkg's
of Jell-o white chocolate instant pudding. When you prepare the mix,
add one small pkg pudding for each mix, and do not adjust anything
else (for instance, my niece added more liquid to accommodate the
pudding...do *not* do that). Bake as directed, and I promise you will
have a very moist cake as a result.

For the frosting you can go a couple ways. For something that
actually tastes good, make a good cream cheese frosting and either
tint it pink with food coloring or use raspberry puree to make it
pink *and* even tastier. Personally, I would go with the cream cheese
frosting. You can also make the standard issue "buttercream" that
alot of folks like, with the stick of butter, powdered sugar and the
like. Add some vanilla or other extract to make it taste better, and
tint it with red food coloring.

Let us know what you end up doing! I love follow-up! lol

Good luck 🙂

kimberly

Thanks, Kimberly! The cake is going to be my birthday present for Amanda,
since I can't afford to buy her anything, nor would I know what she wants.
I just figured I'd make the darn cake and then she got really specific about
details. I keep trying to tell her that I can make a cake. A *simple*
cake! I have no idea how to make a presentation out of it. She just
assumes that because I like to cook, I know how to prepare a beautiful
design with icing and stuff. Um, no. What she's looking for is something
akin to a fancy wedding cake. I don't even have the cake pans for it.

That's why I'm looking for help from the group. It sounds like I may just
go with boxed cake, but I like your idea of adding pudding. It will add
moisture and it will add additional flavor. (To be honest, though, I've
never made a cake from a box before!!!!!!)

kili

kilikini said:

Nexis said:

"kilikini" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

kili,

Not understanding why they can't buy the ingredients at least, as I
know you're not exactly rolling in dough (look it's not OT! lol), but
that's none of my concern so I'll just stick to the cake.

First if you really want it to be good, there's a couple things to
keep in mind. Moist white cake is difficult, but not impossible. For
this instance, here's what you can do: Get a couple of boxes of
Duncan Hines white cake mix. Get whatever you need for what it says
on the back of the box (eggs, oil, and whatnot) and a couple of pkg's
of Jell-o white chocolate instant pudding. When you prepare the mix,
add one small pkg pudding for each mix, and do not adjust anything
else (for instance, my niece added more liquid to accommodate the
pudding...do *not* do that). Bake as directed, and I promise you will
have a very moist cake as a result.

For the frosting you can go a couple ways. For something that
actually tastes good, make a good cream cheese frosting and either
tint it pink with food coloring or use raspberry puree to make it
pink *and* even tastier. Personally, I would go with the cream cheese
frosting. You can also make the standard issue "buttercream" that
alot of folks like, with the stick of butter, powdered sugar and the
like. Add some vanilla or other extract to make it taste better, and
tint it with red food coloring.

Let us know what you end up doing! I love follow-up! lol

Good luck 🙂

kimberly

Thanks, Kimberly! The cake is going to be my birthday present for Amanda,
since I can't afford to buy her anything, nor would I know what she wants.
I just figured I'd make the darn cake and then she got really specific about
details. I keep trying to tell her that I can make a cake. A *simple*
cake! I have no idea how to make a presentation out of it. She just
assumes that because I like to cook, I know how to prepare a beautiful
design with icing and stuff. Um, no. What she's looking for is something
akin to a fancy wedding cake. I don't even have the cake pans for it.

That's why I'm looking for help from the group. It sounds like I may just
go with boxed cake, but I like your idea of adding pudding. It will add
moisture and it will add additional flavor. (To be honest, though, I've
never made a cake from a box before!!!!!!)

kili

Use real ribbons and real flowers to create a fantasy cake. Using
frosting to do a comparable job would take you a month to learn.

--
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Quoted message said:

Help me! Every time I've made a cake, it's come out dry. I need to make
this the highlight of the evening. Please. Please. I've got to do this
right.

This sounds like an excellent gift. But I would probably have chosen to tell
her that she has some great ideas and you will try to use as many of them as
you can in making the cake, but it won't be exactly what she is asking for
because you may not have the supplies. A great trick for enhancing a boxed
cake mix is to add the pudding like everyone else has already said. I would
think a simple buttercream frosting would be easiest, or go with creamcheese
for a little different flavor. Either use the frosting for the filling
between layers or use a fruity filling, strawberry jam, raspberry preserves,
maybe a white chocolate frosting with pink tint would be more up her alley
if she loves chocolate.

How about a 9X13 for the base and two 8" or 9" rounds offset to one side of
the 9X13 so you can write on the 9X13 just beside the stacked rounds.

If you want something a little fancier for the top of the rounds, make
another smaller cake in a 6" diameter pyrex bowl. The cake baked in the bowl
will give a dome effect on top of the two rounds. Adds effect without
costing anything for tools or decorations.

And if she wants ribbons and bows, how about bulk ribbon from Michael's or
JoAnne's. Buy the picot ribbon that has the little loops along the edge. You
can usually catch it for less than a dollar for 10 yards, and often on sale
2 for a dollar. It will cut down on expense for bags, tips, icing, and still
be perfectly suitable for a birthday party. Might want to do something
glittery in the piping along the edges of the cake and for the words. the
"glittery" sugar crystals are really cheap and can be used alone or stirred
into frosting. You can add silk or fresh flowers to the cake, or beads
(mardi gras beads are everywhere on clearance right now in the party and
decorating store). If she loves that teenage princess thing, a 99cent tiara
and strings of beads and ribbon would be just the ticket.

Man that got long. Cakes are one of those things I love to do. Hope you have
fun.

Cindi

Quoted message said:

kili

"Cindi - HappyMamatoThree" <[email hidden]> wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

A great trick for enhancing a boxed
cake mix is to add the pudding like everyone else has already said.

The sour cream helps too. Trust me...

--

The house of the burning beet-Alan

It'll be a sunny day in August, when the Moon will shine that night-
Elbonian Folklore

Cindi - HappyMamatoThree said:

Quoted message said:

Help me! Every time I've made a cake, it's come out dry. I need to
make this the highlight of the evening. Please. Please. I've got
to do this right.

This sounds like an excellent gift. But I would probably have chosen
to tell her that she has some great ideas and you will try to use as
many of them as you can in making the cake, but it won't be exactly
what she is asking for because you may not have the supplies. A great
trick for enhancing a boxed cake mix is to add the pudding like
everyone else has already said. I would think a simple buttercream
frosting would be easiest, or go with creamcheese for a little
different flavor. Either use the frosting for the filling between
layers or use a fruity filling, strawberry jam, raspberry preserves,
maybe a white chocolate frosting with pink tint would be more up her
alley if she loves chocolate.

How about a 9X13 for the base and two 8" or 9" rounds offset to one
side of the 9X13 so you can write on the 9X13 just beside the stacked
rounds.

If you want something a little fancier for the top of the rounds, make
another smaller cake in a 6" diameter pyrex bowl. The cake baked in
the bowl will give a dome effect on top of the two rounds. Adds
effect without costing anything for tools or decorations.

And if she wants ribbons and bows, how about bulk ribbon from
Michael's or JoAnne's. Buy the picot ribbon that has the little loops
along the edge. You can usually catch it for less than a dollar for
10 yards, and often on sale 2 for a dollar. It will cut down on
expense for bags, tips, icing, and still be perfectly suitable for a
birthday party. Might want to do something glittery in the piping
along the edges of the cake and for the words. the "glittery" sugar
crystals are really cheap and can be used alone or stirred into
frosting. You can add silk or fresh flowers to the cake, or beads
(mardi gras beads are everywhere on clearance right now in the party
and decorating store). If she loves that teenage princess thing, a
99cent tiara and strings of beads and ribbon would be just the
ticket.

Man that got long. Cakes are one of those things I love to do. Hope
you have fun.

Cindi

I think a white chocolate icing with a tinge of red food coloring would be
wonderful! I love all your suggestions. (Psssst - come on over, I may
need your help!) <g>

kili

hahabogus said:

"Cindi - HappyMamatoThree" <[email hidden]> wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

A great trick for enhancing a boxed
cake mix is to add the pudding like everyone else has already said.

The sour cream helps too. Trust me...

If I add sour cream, do I have to adjust for the oil?

kili