I was bored and I have lots of food in the fridge. I am trying hard, VERY HARD not to bake or cook much this week. Firstly, I am 'broke'. Well, I exceeded my expenditure for the month early because there were so many things to pay for, this month. My insurance, road tax, my girl's eye appointment, new pair of glasses, charity funfair coupons, carnival fair coupons, gifts for funfair games and tickets for the kids' excursions. All in April itself. Please tell me it is just an April Fool's Joke. sigh...
Anyway, because of this, I spent lesser than I normally would on my passion here. I bought less butter, less cream, less cooking accessories and I didn't splurge on new colours and new baking trays.. bla bla bla.
But the 'itch' of baking and cooking is just unbearable. Each trip to the kitchen was a torture. Each time I read a food blog, a recipe book that I own and each time I passed by the library just made me crazy. I want to cook, to bake, anything.
So I decided to bake without reservations, this morning. I had read about this Fine Butter Cake that Florence of Do What I Like baked in early April and I was dying to try it. Amy of Cooking Craven also baked it a week later. It looked so good and doesn't look oily.
I was bored with the normal round and square cake tin. I decided to use the fluted loaf pan.
I had not waited for the cake to be browned throughout and took it out after 30minutes. Perhaps I should have waited for the cake to turn brown? I baked it at 175 deg C at 30 minutes.
Where there is no brown crust, there are brown spots on my cake! Yikes! Why is that so? I've never come across this problem before. Is it my baking powder?
Can you see the brown spots?
Melanin? Pigmentation? WHY?
Melanin? Pigmentation? WHY?
After it is cooled down, I cut some of them into slices and poured ganache on a small part.
This cake really is very fine and soft. I have never tasted a butter cake as fine in texture like this. It reminds me so much of the Miki Ojisan Cheesecakes, the light and fluffy cotton soft Japanese cheesecake. And I think I want to bake one of that next week...
The cake recipe is here.
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The texture of your cake is rather fine too!
But the brown spots really puzzled me.
Is it only on the exterior? I can't see any brown spots on the inside of the cake.
Could it be the baking pan?
Yes, Florence. It's just the exterior.. None on the inside. This is a new pan I bought last week. Wanted to use it for agar agar.. and thanks for the speedy visit! :P
Really feel hungry everytime I read your blog. You are really good. Will follow one of your recipe soon.
Err...not normal ah? i thought it's normal to have the spots as my cakes also got the spots on the exterior wor....
Superman, thanks for the compliments.. i'm sure you'll be able to do it as well.
Wonderful Life, hehehe not normal to have spots ler... this is the first time i see them. you know what? my baking powder expires today, not sure if this is the reason? ...
try again next time with new baking powder, see if it the problem or not.
Hi Fad mom, you are good. Outstanding. Anymore left?
Looks so fluffy, melts in your mouth kind.
A woman who can cook, bake cakes like this, no need look at her resume, face or body....cam marry. Hah aha.
Since you enjoy cooking, here's a receipie that will get you all shook up.
Its Elvis Presley's favorite cake. His mom Glady's used to bake for him. Then later his cook.
He eats this very often.
Play his CD when baking...cake will rise better, and make sure nobody steps on your blue suede shoes, ha ha. Best regards, Lee.
ELVIS PRESLEY'S POUND CAKE
3 cups granulated sugar
1/2 pound butter, softened
7 eggs, at room temperature
3 cups cake flour, sifted twice, divided
1 cup whipping cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Butter and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
Thoroughly cream together sugar and butter. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in half the flour, then the whipping cream , then the other half of the flour.
Add vanilla extract. Pour batter into prepared pan. Set in a COLD oven and turn heat to 350 degrees F. Bake 60 to 70 minutes, until a sharp knife inserted in cake comes out clean.
Cool in pan 5 minutes. Remove from pan and cool thoroughly.
Then invite Uncle Lee come for coffee.
kikey - yes, i shall try the recipe again with the new baking powder..
uncle lee - wow thanks for the recipe... it is something different that i've not tried before cos this one is baked in a cold oven from the beginning and i'm really anxious to try this. if Elvis loves it, it should be a domino effect on my MOM and then me...heheheh
and you shall be invited as 'guest' of honour.. hehe
hi there
would like to thank you n florence for sharing this receipe =p
I used a new non stick pan to bake and I got those tiny brown spots too, not sure wats the reason. It could be due to the new pan used?
Cheers
Philia
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