Ok everyone I am so sorry for my delay the holidays have really got me running! Anyways so i think all reviews should be in by the end of december so we all have plenty of time to bake our recipes.
here is the offecial start of the bake off. Ill re-list the general rules and then a list of the recipes. Please sign up for at least two so you can do a good comparison.
Dec 30th: All results must be posted, including pictures, if possible.
Jan 5th: The results will be tabulated and a winner will be chosen. We can choose someone to be the tabulator.
Rules
1. Please have entries in by the deadline for each month.
2. Each participant must try at least 2 recipes.
3. We should try to have all recipes sampled by at least one person. If someone posts more than one recipe into scratch off, then at least one of their recipes must be chosen.
4. Please have your "results" posts in by the deadline to have your input included.
5. Be honest, but not cruel, with your critique of the recipe.
6. Please follow the recipe and don't make substitutions for ingredients. The recipes can be halved, cut in thirds, or quartered if needed.
Judging Criteria
1. Flavor
2. Texture/Crumb
3. Moistness
3. Ease of Recipe
4. Cost of Recipe
5. Ability to convert into cupcakes
After you comment on all these characteristics and give each a rating, give the recipe an overall score ranging from "0" for Terrible Sad to "10" for Excellent Very Happy . You can make a suggestion on how the recipe can be improved, if needed, if you want.
Recipes:
1) http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/tender-white-cake-recipe
2) http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/white-velvet-cake-recipe.htm
3) http://cookbookmaniac.com/recipes/white-velvet-cake.html
4) http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/COOKS-ILLUSTRATED-WHITE-LAYER-CAKE-50017374
5)ok so this is a recipe in the book confetti cakes by Elisa Strauss
Vanilla Cake
2 C. cake flour
1 3/4C. plus 1 1/2teaspoons All purpose flour
2 1/4t. Baking Powder
1 C. (2 sticks) unsalted Butter
3 C. granulated sugar
3/4 t. salt
1 Tablespoon. pure vanilla extract
1 C (8 oz; 7 about 7 eggs) Egg whites or Pasturized liquid egg whites
1 1/2 C. milk
Method:
1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. In a large bowl, sift together the cake flour, all-pupose flour, and baking powder. Set aside.
3. In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine the butter and sugar and beat on medium speed until light and fluffy.
4.Add the salt and vanilla.
5. Set the mixer to low speed and gradually add the egg whites, scraping often.
6. Alternately add the flour mixture and milk to the butter mixture in two batches, starting with the flour. Scrape down the bowl between each addition and beat until thouroughly combined. set the mixer to medium-high speed for about 20 seconds then stop and scrape sides of the bowl.
7. Divide the batter evenly between the 9-in cake pans or the muffin tins. For 9-in cake pans, bake 1 hour or until a toothpick comes out clean; for half-sheet pans, bake 45 min, for cupcakes bake 20 to 25 min.
8. Allow the cake to cool for 20min. oce the cake is cool, release it fromits pan by running a metal spatula or knife along the sides of the pan.
variation(not for the scratch off though)
to make lemon cake add the zest and juice of two lemons to the batter in step 4
yields: three 9-in rounds, 1 half sheet, or 24 cupcakes
6) K8's take on Sylvia's brilliant formula:
half pound of butter cut up evenly & placed into mixer
<cream well>
<then add >
2 cups extra fine granulated sugar
<beat until light & fluffy>
<then add one at a time>
2 egg whites
2 eggs
<beat until light and fluffy and looks pretty & smooth>
<add two teaspoons vanilla & combine well>
~in a separate bowl whisk together the following~
2.5 cups sifted cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
half teaspoon salt
~keep separate and measure out one cup of sour cream~
<add about one third of wisked dry ingredients to your mixture>
<mix well>
<add one half of your sour cream mix well>
<add about one third dry ingredients to mixture mix well>
<add the rest of sour cream mix well>
<add the last of dry ingredients mix well>
<beat on a nice medium speed for two mintues>
viola la la la Smile
7) shortning recipie -- http://www.grouprecipes.com/66042/delicate-white-cake-from-scratch.html
white on white buttermilk cake
http://www.bakespace.com/recipes/detail/White-on-White-Buttermilk-Cake-with-Jack-Daniels-Buttercream/7175/
Alright so these should keep everyone busy! if you would like to participate sign up for at least two but remember u can bake as many as you wish and post reviews for all as well
also try and take pics. im not sure you can upload them to the forum or not but you can post them to another online site like photobucket and put a link here.
so starting off I would like to sign up for the white on white buttermilk and the vanilla cake by Elisa strauss
here is the offecial start of the bake off. Ill re-list the general rules and then a list of the recipes. Please sign up for at least two so you can do a good comparison.
Dec 30th: All results must be posted, including pictures, if possible.
Jan 5th: The results will be tabulated and a winner will be chosen. We can choose someone to be the tabulator.
Rules
1. Please have entries in by the deadline for each month.
2. Each participant must try at least 2 recipes.
3. We should try to have all recipes sampled by at least one person. If someone posts more than one recipe into scratch off, then at least one of their recipes must be chosen.
4. Please have your "results" posts in by the deadline to have your input included.
5. Be honest, but not cruel, with your critique of the recipe.
6. Please follow the recipe and don't make substitutions for ingredients. The recipes can be halved, cut in thirds, or quartered if needed.
Judging Criteria
1. Flavor
2. Texture/Crumb
3. Moistness
3. Ease of Recipe
4. Cost of Recipe
5. Ability to convert into cupcakes
After you comment on all these characteristics and give each a rating, give the recipe an overall score ranging from "0" for Terrible Sad to "10" for Excellent Very Happy . You can make a suggestion on how the recipe can be improved, if needed, if you want.
Recipes:
1) http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/tender-white-cake-recipe
2) http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/white-velvet-cake-recipe.htm
3) http://cookbookmaniac.com/recipes/white-velvet-cake.html
4) http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/COOKS-ILLUSTRATED-WHITE-LAYER-CAKE-50017374
5)ok so this is a recipe in the book confetti cakes by Elisa Strauss
Vanilla Cake
2 C. cake flour
1 3/4C. plus 1 1/2teaspoons All purpose flour
2 1/4t. Baking Powder
1 C. (2 sticks) unsalted Butter
3 C. granulated sugar
3/4 t. salt
1 Tablespoon. pure vanilla extract
1 C (8 oz; 7 about 7 eggs) Egg whites or Pasturized liquid egg whites
1 1/2 C. milk
Method:
1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. In a large bowl, sift together the cake flour, all-pupose flour, and baking powder. Set aside.
3. In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine the butter and sugar and beat on medium speed until light and fluffy.
4.Add the salt and vanilla.
5. Set the mixer to low speed and gradually add the egg whites, scraping often.
6. Alternately add the flour mixture and milk to the butter mixture in two batches, starting with the flour. Scrape down the bowl between each addition and beat until thouroughly combined. set the mixer to medium-high speed for about 20 seconds then stop and scrape sides of the bowl.
7. Divide the batter evenly between the 9-in cake pans or the muffin tins. For 9-in cake pans, bake 1 hour or until a toothpick comes out clean; for half-sheet pans, bake 45 min, for cupcakes bake 20 to 25 min.
8. Allow the cake to cool for 20min. oce the cake is cool, release it fromits pan by running a metal spatula or knife along the sides of the pan.
variation(not for the scratch off though)
to make lemon cake add the zest and juice of two lemons to the batter in step 4
yields: three 9-in rounds, 1 half sheet, or 24 cupcakes
6) K8's take on Sylvia's brilliant formula:
half pound of butter cut up evenly & placed into mixer
<cream well>
<then add >
2 cups extra fine granulated sugar
<beat until light & fluffy>
<then add one at a time>
2 egg whites
2 eggs
<beat until light and fluffy and looks pretty & smooth>
<add two teaspoons vanilla & combine well>
~in a separate bowl whisk together the following~
2.5 cups sifted cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
half teaspoon salt
~keep separate and measure out one cup of sour cream~
<add about one third of wisked dry ingredients to your mixture>
<mix well>
<add one half of your sour cream mix well>
<add about one third dry ingredients to mixture mix well>
<add the rest of sour cream mix well>
<add the last of dry ingredients mix well>
<beat on a nice medium speed for two mintues>
viola la la la Smile
7) shortning recipie -- http://www.grouprecipes.com/66042/delicate-white-cake-from-scratch.html
white on white buttermilk cakehttp://www.bakespace.com/recipes/detail/White-on-White-Buttermilk-Cake-with-Jack-Daniels-Buttercream/7175/
Alright so these should keep everyone busy! if you would like to participate sign up for at least two but remember u can bake as many as you wish and post reviews for all as well
also try and take pics. im not sure you can upload them to the forum or not but you can post them to another online site like photobucket and put a link here.
so starting off I would like to sign up for the white on white buttermilk and the vanilla cake by Elisa strauss
