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RetuenOfDevsman 04/27/24 12:32:49 AM #1: |
Vanilla cake with coconut frosting. Cakes are kind of a hobby of mine. My skill at smoothing out frosting and getting the depth consistent need some work but I'm still very much an amateur at this. The lumpy coconut played a part but my other cakes only look marginally better. But since it's CE, here are the pics:
I've been making my own frosting for years, but until recently I've just used mixes for the cake itself, usually mixing some stuff in for flavor. I made a damn good orange cake this way using real zest. I found a kickass frosted buttercream recipe and finally learned to fine tune it not just with flavor but with texture. So on my last boxed cake, I bit in and said to myself "this frosting needs a better cake." Here's the recipe, if anyone's interested: https://thetoastykitchen.com/whipped-buttercream-frosting/ This was my third attempt at making my own from scratch. First two were the same (bad) recipe, which I tried twice in case I just messed it up the first time. This one turned out a little denser than I would've liked, but it actually tastes as good as the frosting does. Or at least, in the same ballpark. Maybe not quite as good, but certainly better than I've ever gotten from a box. :) Here's the recipe I used for the cake: https://www.recipetineats.com/my-very-best-vanilla-cake/ I did deviate a little from the recipe in that I substituted 2:1 vanilla:coconut extract instead of just straight vanilla. And for the frosting, I mixed in sweetened shredded coconut and of course replaced all the vanilla extract with coconut. Should've gone a few steps further with the coconut flavor but I really wanted to try the recipe straight so if it's not good I'll know it wasn't my attempt at customization. I just couldn't resist the opportunity to do a little. Anyway, I might see if I can find a recipe that's a little lighter, but I'm gonna bookmark this one in case I don't. --- There's a difference between canon and not-stupid. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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