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Birthday Cake

ScrapHappy — Thu, 06 May 2021 20:10:43 GMT

Does anybody have a great birthday cake recipe they like to share? I would like to make my daughter's birthday cake this year. Homemade. Been searching on the web for a while now and nothing really catching my eye. Either they are way too many ingredients or too difficult. I'm looking for an easy, delicious cake and frosting. My daughter likes a vanilla cake and frosting (as long as it's white frosting but no cream cheese in it). I'm only finding buttercream recipes but that's not her fave. I'll be using 8 inch round pans. Thanks everybody!

Re: Birthday Cake

ECBG — Thu, 06 May 2021 20:17:11 GMT

@ScrapHappy

@homedecor1 loves baking and bakes quite a few cakes.

Re: Birthday Cake

QVCkitty1 — Thu, 06 May 2021 21:05:06 GMT

Google Ermine icing, it is like whipped cream, and uses flour .

Re: Birthday Cake

Mom2Dogs — Thu, 06 May 2021 21:52:57 GMT

@ScrapHappy

This was posted by SF Native a year or so ago...

Hi, Can hardly believe it, but finally found the recipe. Here it is. You may find the Crisco comment weird, but this recipe has been around for a while. At the time, Crisco was making a butter colored version, hence the comment to use "white" Crisco.

White Cake

Makes 2 – 8” rounds

Oven : 350F

Pans: Grease and Flour

2-1/2 cups a/p flour

1-1/2 cups cane sugar

4 tsp baking powder

½ tsp salt

2/3 cup white Crisco (vice the yellow variety)

1-1/4 cups whole milk (room temp)

1 tsp vanilla

2/3 cup or 4 egg whites (room temp)

Lightly spoon flour into a cup measure and level off to equal the required amount. Sift flour, baking powder and salt. Add all ingredients but egg whites together into the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment. Beat 1-1/2 minutes at medium speed.

In a separate bowl, with a hand mixer, beat the egg whites, just until a tic past soft peaks are formed.

Remove the large mixer bowl from the mixer stand. With a large spoon, add about 1-1/2 cups of whipped egg white into the mixture. With a spatula, add the egg whites into the mixture to loosen it up. Now, add the remaining egg whites and gently fold with the spatula, until all are incorporated.

Spread carefully into cake pans. Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes. Time will depend upon your oven. Cool ten minutes before removing from pans.

Enjoy ~ Rebecca

Re: Birthday Cake

jannabelle1 — Thu, 06 May 2021 22:36:10 GMT

Just a suggestion for the frosting: maybe consider a 7-minute frosting. I don't have a recipe, but it's what my mother made for my birthday cakes (heart-shaped cherry flavor) for 18 years. There's just nothing like a fluffy 7-minute frosting IMO! I'm sure there are plenty of recipes online.

Re: Birthday Cake

AuntG — Thu, 06 May 2021 22:42:17 GMT

When I'm browsing recipes, I find the Taste of Home website to have easy recipes with common ingredients.

Re: Birthday Cake

Kachina624 — Thu, 06 May 2021 22:46:29 GMT

Here is a pretty one for a girl, although it was my dad's favorite too. Mix up a white cake mix* using the liquid from a jar of maraschino cherries as part of the liquid. Chop the cherries and about 1/2 cup pecans and add to the cake. Add about 1/8 tsp almond extract. Pour into 2 9"pans and bake as directed. Cool on rack and ice with your favorite white icing.

*cake mixes are so skimpy now that I add about 6 tsp flour and 1 tsp baking powder so the cake will be fuller.

Re: Birthday Cake

Effie54 — Fri, 07 May 2021 14:01:19 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
Here is a pretty one for a girl, although it was my dad's favorite too. Mix up a white cake mix* using the liquid from a jar of maraschino cherries as part of the liquid. Chop the cherries and about 1/2 cup pecans and add to the cake. Add about 1/8 tsp almond extract. Pour into 2 9"pans and bake as directed. Cool on rack and ice with your favorite white icing.

*cake mixes are so skimpy now that I add about 6 tsp flour and 1 tsp baking powder so the cake will be fuller.

I noticed the same thing! Cake mixes are so skimpy now, they don't even fill two round pans anymore. That's weird. How are we supposed to bake them when there's not enough batter anymore? I love the recipe with the cherries and the pecans. I made that cake for Valentine's Day, and it was so delicious! Good pick!

Re: Birthday Cake

homedecor1 — Sat, 08 May 2021 04:54:44 GMT

@ScrapHappy

I just saw your request. Although I've made many "scratch" cakes but lately I'm loving the Duncan Hines French Vanilla OR White cake mixes. It tastes homemade to me!

I like 8" round therefore, since cake mixes are about 4 c. I will make 2 boxes. I make a few cupcakes with the extra batter. To the batter I add some colored sprinkles to make it festive.

I don't bake full time as noted in directions only about 23 min or until tester comes out clean so it's moist. Once cooled, cut layers in 1/2 getting 4 "thin" layers.

This week I am home for long weekend 💃💃we are celebrating gd 10th bday & my son (40🙄🤦🏼‍♀️) & Mother's day. I will be making the cake -- something simple.

I am making a white layer cake w/marshmallow fluff icing (pure white). You won't taste the butter at all...just make sure it's not to "stiff" (I've used this recipe for years from Betty Crocker)

I will make large rosettes for the frosting (large pretty swirls using large star tip) and finish with a "sprinkling of sprinkles"

Happy Birthday to your daughter 🎂🧁

Re: Birthday Cake

homedecor1 — Sat, 08 May 2021 04:59:47 GMT

@ECBG

Thank you!!!

Re: Birthday Cake

homedecor1 — Sat, 08 May 2021 05:02:16 GMT

@Kachina624

That sounds delicious spouse likes cherries & pecans. I think I'll try it🎂🎂

Re: Birthday Cake

candys mine — Sat, 08 May 2021 10:47:23 GMT

A good book for cakes, bars, frostings and the like is ROSIE'S bakery Baking Book.

Everything I've made has gotten raves from others. The Snow Queen cake with raspberry filling is Very pretty.

Re: Birthday Cake

Effie54 — Sat, 08 May 2021 13:57:06 GMT

@homedecor1 wrote:
@ScrapHappy

I just saw your request. Although I've made many "scratch" cakes but lately I'm loving the Duncan Hines French Vanilla OR White cake mixes. It tastes homemade to me!

I like 8" round therefore, since cake mixes are about 4 c. I will make 2 boxes. I make a few cupcakes with the extra batter. To the batter I add some colored sprinkles to make it festive.

I don't bake full time as noted in directions only about 23 min or until tester comes out clean so it's moist. Once cooled, cut layers in 1/2 getting 4 "thin" layers.

This week I am home for long weekend 💃💃we are celebrating gd 10th bday & my son (40🙄🤦🏼‍♀️) & Mother's day. I will be making the cake -- something simple.

I am making a white layer cake w/marshmallow fluff icing (pure white). You won't taste the butter at all...just make sure it's not to "stiff" (I've used this recipe for years from Betty Crocker)

I will make large rosettes for the frosting (large pretty swirls using large star tip) and finish with a "sprinkling of sprinkles"

Happy Birthday to your daughter 🎂🧁

Wow, so perfect! ❤️

Re: Birthday Cake

dodies — Tue, 25 May 2021 21:12:07 GMT

Years ago there was a book out, "The Cake Mix Doctor" , which has delicious recipes for all occasions using boxed mix as a basic. The frostings were great as well, and there were many of them. She also wrote "The Chocolate Cake Mix Doctor". Anne Bryn was her name. Has all sorts of bars, coffee cakes, ice cream cakes. Prob some inexpensive copies available on Amazon, or maybe even online somewhere. Anyone else remember this?

Re: Birthday Cake

Renata22 — Wed, 26 May 2021 15:46:40 GMT

@dodies Yes, I remember that book. There are several versions available on the big A.

Re: Birthday Cake

Susan in California — Sun, 30 May 2021 02:45:52 GMT

@Kachina624

I wanted to tell you that I made this cake yesterday!

It was a huge hit with our eight-year-old granddaughter

we hadn't seen in a year and a half. The Maraschino cherries,

the pecans, and the pink color and flavor from the cherry

juice really made the cake special. It was delicious.

And, like your father, my husband really liked it.

I really appreciate that you posted this recipe. It will be

a favorite. Thank you.

Re: Birthday Cake

Kachina624 — Sun, 30 May 2021 02:56:15 GMT

@Susan in California I'm thrilled that you enjoyed it. It looks so special but is so simple. Thanks for letting me know.

Re: Birthday Cake

Susan in California — Sat, 05 Jun 2021 21:44:09 GMT

@Kachina624

I just got a call from a relative from Washington state

who told me he was making "that cake" for his

wife who was unable to visit us last weekend.

He listed all the ingredients over the phone, and I said,

"yes, you've got it all!"

I was so happy that everyone loved that cake so much,

and just imagine, your sharing it brought it here to CA

as well as WA.

To be honest, I would love a slice right now!

Re: Birthday Cake

Kachina624 — Sat, 05 Jun 2021 23:09:54 GMT

@Susan in California So happy to hear I helped make you a heroine.

Hint, hint.... It's very good made with a chocolate cake mix too.

Re: Birthday Cake

Susan in California — Sun, 06 Jun 2021 02:19:17 GMT

@Kachina624

HA! I'm glad you mentioned the chocolate version.

While we were eating the cake, one of our daughter-in-laws said she thought it would be great as a chocolate

version as well!