Any Home Bakers Here?

[rjohns39]

Debby, can you scale your recipe for chocolate cake and peanut butter frosting down to a single 8" round. Oven is not level so layer cakes are challenging. So I'm going for a sheet style cake for two. I'll be baking it tomorrow in between work.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Hey sounds good would try it here if smaller size

 

[Aria]

Yours. I use your two loaf white and sd recipes most of the time.

Bull Chick, I am happy to hear you are using my recipe and having success. Tomorrow I will be making my Multigrain Seeded...a trial recipe
#3. I prefer the recipe you are using. But I mentioned before my
neighbor prefers the Multigrain. My first trial #l Multigrain was ok. I found #2 was much better. Now have #3 to try. That is it for trials. I will
decide which is going to be my Multigrain Seeded Recipe I will be using.
Your Loaves look GREAT. You make me Proud. Aria

 

[N F C]

Debby, can you scale your recipe for chocolate cake and peanut butter frosting down to a single 8" round. Oven is not level so layer cakes are challenging. So I'm going for a sheet style cake for two. I'll be baking it tomorrow in between work.

Sure, I can do that. Sometimes I only make a single layer cake for just DH and I. Let me go find the recipes and I'll be back in a few.

The 2-layer cake went super fast...the two guys DH has working with him loved it (a lot)

 

[N F C]

Debby, can you scale your recipe for chocolate cake and peanut butter frosting down to a single 8" round. Oven is not level so layer cakes are challenging. So I'm going for a sheet style cake for two. I'll be baking it tomorrow in between work.

I hope this isn't too hard to follow, I have to make adjustments for our altitude. I base my chocolate cake on the Hershey's Perfectly Chocolate Chocolate Cake: hersheys-perfectly-chocolate-chocolate-cake.html Just cut the ingredients in half for a single layer.

I make these adjustments for our high altitude (less sugar, more flour, less baking powder & baking soda, bit more milk, higher baking temp). I'm at almost 7,000ft in altitude, but you might do better with the standard recipe (link above) for your altitude.

This is my high altitude version for 2 layers:
1 3/4 Cups sugar
1 3/4 Cups + 2 Tablespoons AP flour
3/4 Cups cocoa powder
1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 Cup + 2 Tablespoons milk
1/2 Cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 Cup boiling water

High altitude version for 1 layer:
6.15 oz sugar
3.85 oz AP flour
.75 oz cocoa powder
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/2 Cup + 1 Tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 Cup boiling water

Heat oven to 375* and follow standard cake directions for mixing and baking.


Here's the peanut butter frosting recipe for 1 layer or 12 cupcakes:
2 Cups powdered sugar
3/4 Cup peanut butter (crunchy or smooth, your choice)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/3 - 1/2 Cup 1/2&1/2 or heavy cream

This is the peanut butter frosting recipe for 2 layers:
(note, this is not double the recipe for 1 layer, but makes plenty for a 2 layer cake)
3 Cups powdered sugar
1 Cup peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
pinch of salt
enough 1/2&1/2 or heavy cream to make it spreadable

So hope that all isn't totally confusing, I have to go through some contortions here to make cakes bake right.

If all else fails, just use your favorite chocolate cake recipe that works well for you and be sure to use the frosting because that stuff is delicious!

 

[ronott1]

This particular recipe is the sourdough recipe I use nine times out of ten. I usually make two loaves a week, one on Sunday and one on Saturday. LOVE IT. It does take a little pre-planning but it's not bad.

It is a very good recipe!

 

[rjohns39]

I hope this isn't too hard to follow, I have to make adjustments for our altitude. I base my chocolate cake on the Hershey's Perfectly Chocolate Chocolate Cake: hersheys-perfectly-chocolate-chocolate-cake.html Just cut the ingredients in half for a single layer.

I make these adjustments for our high altitude (less sugar, more flour, less baking powder & baking soda, bit more milk, higher baking temp). I'm at almost 7,000ft in altitude, but you might do better with the standard recipe (link above) for your altitude.

This is my high altitude version for 2 layers:
1 3/4 Cups sugar
1 3/4 Cups + 2 Tablespoons AP flour
3/4 Cups cocoa powder
1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 Cup + 2 Tablespoons milk
1/2 Cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 Cup boiling water

High altitude version for 1 layer:
6.15 oz sugar
3.85 oz AP flour
.75 oz cocoa powder
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/2 Cup + 1 Tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 Cup boiling water

Heat oven to 375* and follow standard cake directions for mixing and baking.


Here's the peanut butter frosting recipe for 1 layer or 12 cupcakes:
2 Cups powdered sugar
3/4 Cup peanut butter (crunchy or smooth, your choice)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/3 - 1/2 Cup 1/2&1/2 or heavy cream

This is the peanut butter frosting recipe for 2 layers:
(note, this is not double the recipe for 1 layer, but makes plenty for a 2 layer cake)
3 Cups powdered sugar
1 Cup peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
pinch of salt
enough 1/2&1/2 or heavy cream to make it spreadable

So hope that all isn't totally confusing, I have to go through some contortions here to make cakes bake right.

If all else fails, just use your favorite chocolate cake recipe that works well for you and be sure to use the frosting because that stuff is delicious!

Thanks Debby, I'll start on it shortly. When work quits pestering me.

 

[N F C]

Thanks Debby, I'll start on it shortly. When work quits pestering me.

Darned jobs anyway

Is the cake for Sue's birthday? Birthday cake always tastes the best!

 

[Sequel]

Hi Bakers! Haven’t done much baking in the last week or two but last night I fixed some cornbread to go with the 14 bean soup I made. Haven’t had it in ages. The only reason I had the cornmeal was to use for baking sourdough.

 

[jnicholes]

It is EXTREMELY hot here.

Planning on making sushi rolls today.