Stella's Social Club

[Happy Chooks]

It's all Mary's fault. I'm on a baking spree. So far, 2 loaves of lemon pound cake are baking.

 

[ronott1]

It's all Mary's fault. I'm on a baking spree. So far, 2 loaves of lemon pound cake are baking.

I baked angel food cake yesterday and am getting ready to shape two loaves of San Francisco sourdough bread.

I may be baking some oatmeal cookies using instant steal cut oats later--if I get a new brooder built that is....

 

[Happy Chooks]

Sounds good Ron. You must have a surplus of eggs if you made an Angel Food cake! Good luck with the brooder.



Mary needs to get home. I need a banana cake recipe.

I'm making ravioli's tonight, maybe I need some bread to go with it.

 

[ronott1]

Sounds good Ron. You must have a surplus of eggs if you made an Angel Food cake! Good luck with the brooder.



Mary needs to get home. I need a banana cake recipe.

I'm making ravioli's tonight, maybe I need some bread to go with it.

Yes, you need bread!

Home made raviolis?

 

[Happy Chooks]

Yes, you need bread!

Home made raviolis?

Homemade sauce, store bought ravioli's. I have made them from scratch before, and it's an ALL DAY project.

 

[drumstick diva]

Mary's banana bread motivated me to buy a mix at Walmart. I just have to wait for the bananas to get overripe.

 

[The Sheriff]

Yikes, been out today for showings. I did manage to get a loaf of wheat bread made. Well, half white flour, half whole wheat. I am easing into it.





Kelly, did you find the banana cake recipe? I took pics of mine today. So good Michael said throw it out!

 

[rancher hicks]

It's all Mary's fault. I'm on a baking spree. So far, 2 loaves of lemon pound cake are baking.

How do you get your pound cakes moist? Mine are always too dry for my liking.


Did you watch the British Baking Contest?

 

[ronott1]

How do you get your pound cakes moist? Mine are always too dry for my liking.


Did you watch the British Baking Contest?

Make a real pound cake. It is called a pound cake because you use a pound of everything in it.

Also, do not over cook it.

Something like this!

Lemon Pound Cake
Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened at room temperature
• 1 cup sugar, plus 1/3 cup
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup lemon juice, plus 1/3 cup

Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 6-cup loaf pan and line it with parchment or waxed paper. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt.
In a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment (or using a hand mixer), cream the butter. Add 1 cup of the sugar and mix. With the mixer running at low speed, add the eggs one at a time. Add the vanilla.
Working in alternating batches, and mixing after each addition, add the dry ingredients and 1/4 cup of the lemon juice to the butter mixture. Mix until just smooth.
Pour into the prepared pan and bake until raised in the center and a tester inserted into the center comes out dry and almost clean (a few crumbs are OK), 65 to 75 minutes.
Meanwhile, make the glaze: In a small bowl, stir together the remaining 1/3 cup sugar and the remaining 1/3 cup lemon juice until the sugar is dissolved.
When the cake is done, let cool in the pan 15 minutes (it will still be warm). Run a knife around the sides of the pan. Set a wire rack on a sheet pan with sides (to catch the glaze) and turn the cake out onto the rack. Peel off the waxed paper.
Using a turkey baster or pastry brush, spread glaze all over the top and sides of the cake and let soak in. Repeat until the entire glaze is used up, including any glaze that has dripped through onto the sheet pan. Let cool at room temperature or, wrapped in plastic wrap, in the refrigerator (Well wrapped, the cake will last up to a week). Serve at room temperature, in thin slices.

 

[drumstick diva]

The British have baking contests!!!!! Who knew???