and before she starts her new job next week.
Since she wasn't home for her birthday in March
I promised to make her traditional
birthday cake when she came home.
Kate's cake of choice is the "Love Cake" (p.184)
which is a White Chocolate Cake.
The book gives directions for making
a single layer, heart shaped cake,
but I made a two layer round one.
and 6 ozs white chocolate finely chopped,
(do not use morsels, but rather a baking bar)
in a small saucepan over low heat.
Cook, stirring, until both have melted,
3 to 4 minutes.
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Place 1 pkg (18.25 ozs) plain white cake mix,
1 c. whole milk
3 large eggs
2 t. pure vanilla extract
melted butter & white chocolate mixture
into a large mixing bowl.
Blend with electric mixer on low speed for
one minute.
Scrape down sides of bowl and
beat another 2 minutes on medium speed
until all ingredients are blended.
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Divide the batter between two greased
and floured 9-inch pans.
Bake until light brown
at 350 degrees, for approximately 27-30 minutes.
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Cool cakes for 10 minutes, then remove
from pans onto a rack and let them
cool completely.
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I use a simple
Butter Cream Frosting
on this cake, not the one given in the book.
3 T. milk
3 c. confectioners' sugar, sifted
1 t. vanilla extract
Place the butter and milk in a mixing bowl.
Place 2 c. of the confectioners' sugar into the bowl.
Mix well with an electric mixer.
Add the remaining 1 c. confectioners' sugar,
add the vanilla, and beat with the mixer
until the frosting is fluffy.
cake plate before frosting the cake?
Place a dollop of frosting on the first layer of cake,
of the cake together.
(Notice my cakes are not straight edged.)
edges straight.
Slip the wax paper out from under the cake.
enjoy! We did!
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13 comments:
That looks so good. I love white chocolate and no, I did not know that trick. Thanks for sharing and for joining my party.
YUM!!!!!!!!!!!!! That cake looks soooooo good! I know you enjoy spending time with Kate! And, she is a lucky girl to get such a wonderful BD cake!! blessings ~ tanna
y u m m i e.... will definitely be thinking of this for days.... however, trying so hard to lose a little wt.... so i can dream right????
one day will make it and love it... xx pam
Lovely cake and it sounds delicious!
Barb
Susan,
My family would love this....that is if I could finish getting the icing on! I think I'd eat it straight from the bowl!!!
xo Elizabeth
That looks like my kind of cake! Have a wonderful Easter and enjoy your girl!!
Best,
Bonnie
I just found your blog and am your newest follower. This cake looks divine! I'll definitely be giving it a try.
That cake sounds so good and that frosting looks super. I have a sweet treat linky party on my blog every weekend and I'd like to invite you to stop by then and link your cake up. http://sweet-as-sugar-cookies.blogspot.com
Your cake is beautiful-enjoy:@)
If I drop you some hints when my birthday rolls around.......
Happy Easter weekend!
xo Cathy
Wish we could
slice off a couple
of pieces and talk
with oodles of coffee,
a la Stieg Larson!!! I
hope Kate loves it!
And I definitely recommend
Mom-daughter b-day travel.
I wonder what day is
her b-day? My girl's is 3/3.
March is a perfect month
for a getaway trip, too!
Happy Easter, Susan; enjoy
your time together!
xx Suzanne
What a gorgeous cake. . .then to find out it had white chocolate in it. I've died and gone to heaven. Enjoyed your blog!
Lori
A wonderful step-by-step for a wonderful cake!!!
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