Any Home Bakers Here?

[Ladies-Eight]

Bakers good morning one and all!

Tea is ready.

Temperature is in the 30s with fog.

Have a great day!

 

[R2elk]

Bakers good morning one and all!

Tea is ready.

Temperature is in the 30s with fog.

Have a great day!

5°F here.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

5°F here.
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The picture is just gorgeous!

 

[jnicholes]

 

[Rambling Iris]

It is good baking weather here. Mid-50's for the high today with partly cloudy sky's. It's the kind of weather that is to cold to wear short sleeves but you get hot in a jacket. Hope you all stay safe in the storms.

 

[jnicholes]

https://www.kpvi.com/erics-storm-tr...deo_879b5ab4-a001-5cc3-ac1a-dda33a7d9817.html

 

[The Welch Chickens]

Crunchy Top Lemon Cake (recipe adapted slightly from Mary Berry's)

This cake is very simple and absolutely delicious. A lemon sugar paste is spread on the cake while the cake is still hot. The lemon soaks into the cake, leaving a crunchy sugar top!

For the cake:

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 4 large eggs, beaten
• 2 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 5 tsps. baking powder
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• Finely grated zest of 2 lemons

For the topping:

• juice of two lemons
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9 inch round cake pan.
2. Cream the butter and sugar together with a hand mixer or in a stand mixer. Add the vanilla and eggs and mix at medium speed until creamy (it might have lumps in it, but that's ok).
3. Add the flour, baking powder, and salt, mix well.
4. Slowly stream in the milk, and add the lemon zest. Mix until smooth.
5. Dollop the batter into the greased cake pan and smooth it out with a knife or spatula.
6. Bake at 350°F for 45-50 minutes or until a tester inserted into the cake comes out clean and the cake springs back when gently pressed on. (If the top of the cake gets too brown before the middle is done, cover it with foil and continue baking).
7. Mix together the lemon juice, salt, and sugar for the topping.
8. Spoon the topping onto the cake while it is still hot. The juice will soak into the cake, leaving the crunchy sugar on top.
9. Leave the cake to cool completely in the pan, then remove it from the pan to serve. This cake keeps well either in the fridge or on the countertop.

Enjoy!

 

[ronott1]

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Crunchy Top Lemon Cake (recipe adapted slightly from Mary Berry's)

This cake is very simple and absolutely delicious. A lemon sugar paste is spread on the cake while the cake is still hot. The lemon soaks into the cake, leaving a crunchy sugar top!

For the cake:

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 4 large eggs, beaten
• 2 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 5 tsps. baking powder
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• Finely grated zest of 2 lemons

For the topping:

• juice of two lemons
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• A pinch of salt

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9 inch round cake pan.
2. Cream the butter and sugar together with a hand mixer or in a stand mixer. Add the vanilla and eggs and mix at medium speed until creamy (it might have lumps in it, but that's ok).
3. Add the flour, baking powder, and salt, mix well.
4. Slowly stream in the milk, and add the lemon zest. Mix until smooth.
5. Dollop the batter into the greased cake pan and smooth it out with a knife or spatula.
6. Bake at 350°F for 45-50 minutes or until a tester inserted into the cake comes out clean and the cake springs back when gently pressed on. (If the top of the cake gets too brown before the middle is done, cover it with foil and continue baking).
7. Mix together the lemon juice, salt, and sugar for the topping.
8. Spoon the topping onto the cake while it is still hot. The juice will soak into the cake, leaving the crunchy sugar on top.
9. Leave the cake to cool completely in the pan, then remove it from the pan to serve. This cake keeps well either in the fridge or on the countertop.

Enjoy!

Thanks for the Recipe

 

[jnicholes]

It is 3:24 AM when I post this.

The blizzard has hit. It is snowing really hard, harder than I’ve ever seen it snow. That plus 43 mph gusts.

I hope I don’t lose power.

 

[Sally PB]

Hope you don't lose power too, Jared!

We're waiting for the storm to start. I will surprised if we don't lose power at some point.