Orange Whipped Cream Cake

by Jamie on February 1, 2010

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If you read my previous post for Orange Cupcakes, you may recall me saying that it is freezing here in Ohio. This arctic chill has me baking with citrus and yearning for summer. Today’s recipe is from Rose Levy Beranbaum’s new book, Rose’s Heavenly Cakes. I adapted it slightly (see my notes at the bottom of the recipe) to appeal to my mood and the results were quite splendid. This cake really hit the spot on a frigid, 16 degree day…it was moist, flavorful and the perfect snack with a cup of hot tea! I will get to the recipe in a sec, but first I want to discuss the book. It sat unopened on my counter for weeks, but once I opened it, I could not put it down. A couple of things that I love about Rose’s new book are that the recipes give volume and weight measurements and the simplistic photography is quite stunning. There is a vast array of fabulous recipes that I cannot wait to bake and taste! If you haven’t checked out this book, definitely do so, it’s has great buzz! If you want to win a copy, leave a comment on this post answering this question:

Describe the best cake you have ever tasted…you get bonus points for linking a recipe!

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Orange Whipped Cream Cake

Batter Ingredients
Cake Flour or bleached all-purpose flour, sifted (2 1/4 cups/8 ounces/225 grams)
Baking powder (2 teaspoons/2 teaspoons/2 teaspoons)
Salt (3/4 teaspooon/3/4 teaspoon/3/4 teaspoon)
Heavy cream, cold (1 1/2 cups/12.3 ounces/348 grams)
3 large eggs, at room temperature (1/2 cup plus 1 1/2 tablespoons/5.3 ounces/150 grams)
Pure vanilla extract (1 teaspoon/1 teaspoon/1 teaspoon)
Superfine sugar (1 cup plus 2 tablespoons/8 ounces/225 grams)

Special Equipment
One 10-cup fluted metal tube pan, coated with baking spray with flour

Preheat the Oven
Twenty minutes or more before baking, set an oven rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat the oven to 375°F/190°C (350°F/175°C if using a dark pan).

Mix the Dry Ingredients
In a medium bowl, whisk together the cake flour, baking powder, and salt and then sift them together to make the mixture easier to incorporate.

Mix the Liquid Ingredients
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk beater, whip the cream, starting on low speed, gradually raising the speed to medium-high as it thickens, until stiff peaks form when the beater is raised.
In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs and vanilla just until lightly combined. On medium-high speed, gradually beat the egg mixture into the whipped cream. The mixture will thicken into mayonnaise consistency (unless high-butterfat cream is used). Gradually beat in the sugar. It should take about 30 seconds to incorporate it.

Make the Batter
Add half the flour mixture to the cream mixture and, with a large silicone spatula, stir and fold in the flour until most of it disappears. Add the rest of the flour mixture and continue folding and mixing until all traces of flour have disappeared. Using a silicone spatula or spoon, scrape the batter into the prepared pan. Run a small metal spatula or dull knife blade through the batter to prevent large air bubbles, avoiding the bottom of the pan. Smooth the surface evenly with a small metal spatula.

Bake the Cake
Bake for 25 to 35 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted between the tube and the side comes out completely clean and the cake springs back when pressed lightly in the center. The cake should start to shrink from the sides of the pan only after removal from the oven.

Cool and Unmold the Cake
Let the cake cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. With a small metal spatula, loosen the top edges of the cake and invert the cake onto a wire rack that has been coated lightly with nonstick cooking spray. Cool completely. The cake requires no adornment, but I love to serve it with a light dusting of powdered sugar or a large dollop of lightly sweetened Whipped Cream (page 115).

Rose’s Notes: Do not chill the bowl and beaters for the heavy cream because the eggs will not emulsify as readily if the whipped cream is too cold.

My Notes: I added the zest of one orange and 1/2 teaspoon of pure orange extract to the batter. I also made a quick glaze of confectioners’ sugar and orange juice. This glaze was poured over the cooled cake.


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1 linda February 1, 2010 at 5:30 pm

lemon lemon loaf from baked: new frontiers in baking: new frontiers
super yum!
http://inpraiseofleftovers.com/2009/07/09/lemoniest-of-lemony-lemon-loaves/

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2 Laura February 1, 2010 at 5:55 pm

A simple lemon yogurt cake with lemon curd and fresh raspberries. It was something I adapted from a bunch of different places, so I’m not sure to whom the credit should go!

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3 Maria February 1, 2010 at 5:57 pm

We love this Plum Nectarine Cake:
http://twopeasandtheirpod.com/plum-nectarine-buttermilk-cake/

Love your cake! It is gorgeous!

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4 Emily February 1, 2010 at 6:51 pm

I love a deep, dark, moist chocolate cake! Yum!

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5 Vicky V. February 1, 2010 at 6:59 pm

My all time favorite cake is a true Black Forest Torte. The combination of kirsch-soaked dark chocolate cake, the cherries, and the whipped cream just makes me swoon! I’ve tried several recipes, but this one is the best I’ve found:

http://culinography.wordpress.com/2008/09/02/black-forest-torte-for-my-one-and-only/

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6 Faye February 1, 2010 at 7:01 pm

My favorite cake of all time is “Super Moist Fudge Bundt Cake”. Absolutely the best chocolate cake ever!!!

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7 Jess February 1, 2010 at 7:22 pm

I haven’t really made many cakes. I’m still trying to find the nice a moist kind. Most that I’ve tried have been on the heavier side.

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8 Diana February 1, 2010 at 9:24 pm

The best cake I’ve ever had was an Italian Cream Cake soaked in rum at my cousin’s wedding. I was only 4 years old but I still remember it (maybe it was the rum).

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9 sheena February 1, 2010 at 9:34 pm

yum that orange cream cake looks good! i’ve been having cravings for more citrus-type desserts lately, lemon mainly, but i will have to incorporate some orange into my cold winter life =)

it’s hard to think of the best cake i’ve ever had, but i’m going to go with Beaty’s chocolate cake. i just lovee a delicious moist chocolate cake. i’ve made this cake countless times, and everyone has always loved it. the cake calls for 1 cup of coffee in the batter which really brings out the chocolate flavor, and gives the cake its moistness. the frosting is a chocolate buttercream, which i’ve adapted to add more instant coffee granules than called for, so it tastes more of a mocha frosting, which i just love.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/beattys-chocolate-cake-recipe/index.html

if i don’t win this book, i will definitely be purchasing it in the very near future!

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10 Jessie February 1, 2010 at 9:43 pm

This is the best cake ever! It is chocolate cake with coffee buttercream between the layers and ganache over the top, yum:

http://www.oprah.com/food/Chocolate-Cake

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11 Brenda February 1, 2010 at 10:22 pm

My favorite cake (for right now anyway!) is a moist yellow cake, filled with vanilla bean pastry cream and finished with apricot jam and chopped pistachios…oh for a piece right now! BUT your orange cake looks amazing…I will be making that this week for sure!

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12 Kimmie February 1, 2010 at 10:54 pm

Oooh I love the new look for the site! I usually just read through my RSS reader :)

The best cake I’ve ever tasted was a green tea cake with a coconut filling, it was from a vietnamese bakery, and so the cake was so light and spongey, and SOOO delicious. Of course, I loved it so much I used it for my wedding cake :)

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13 Stormie February 1, 2010 at 10:56 pm

The best cake I have ever tasted is a Red Velvet Cake my local bakery makes. I get it every year for my birthday! The cake itself is super moist and it’s topped with cream cheese frosting. They even coat the outer edge of the cake with finely chopped walnuts! So yummy!

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14 Tara February 1, 2010 at 11:27 pm

best cake i ever tasted: ina garten’s lemon yogurt pound cake with blueberry sauce!!!!

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15 DatingVeg February 1, 2010 at 11:36 pm

After I tried this cake, I knew I could die happy!

http://www.davidlebovitz.com/archives/2005/09/german_chocolat_1.html

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16 Vicky V. February 1, 2010 at 11:38 pm

One question about this particular recipe: No butter, no oil? Where is the fat coming from?

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17 Jamie February 2, 2010 at 5:09 am

Hi Vicky-
The fat is coming from the heavy cream. Thanks for stopping my!
-Jamie

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18 sara February 2, 2010 at 12:41 am

My favorite cake has got to be cherry-apricot upside down cake…yum!
http://cupcakemuffin.blogspot.com/2009/06/cherry-apricot-upside-down-cake.html

Also, @Vicky, I believe the fat is coming from the heavy cream. :)

The orange cake looks fantastic! I definitely need to try it out!

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19 Jenni February 2, 2010 at 1:51 am

I really like a simple almond cake. Just a white box mix with a little almond extract added to it, and a homemade vanilla buttercream. :) Yum.

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20 Jamie February 2, 2010 at 5:16 am

This is the book on my dream list! Her Cake Bible is truly my cake bible! Every one of her recipes works the charm and turns out a fantastic cake. I love your orange cake! And for this giveaway I can give you my mom’s address in Florida where I’ll be this summer!

And my favorite cake (or very very high on the list)? This incredible Boston Cream Pie! Outrageous!
http://lifesafeast.blogspot.com/2009/08/whats-black-and-white-and-oh-so-sweet.html

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21 BethieofVA February 2, 2010 at 5:57 am

Beautiful new site, I am jealous. Beautiful cake, I am jealous.

I think for me some of the best cake(s) I have ever eaten have been pound cakes. My mother used to make one called a Hot Milk Cake with a slight almond flavor. She would serve it either smothered in fresh strawberries or peaches with whipped cream!

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22 Lori February 2, 2010 at 5:58 am

we adore this lemon poundcake – I make it all the time. It’s perfectly tart and sweet, and always makes me think of lemon drops. and now i have to try your orange cake recipe -

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23 lisa February 2, 2010 at 6:33 am

The best cake Ive ever had is my moms chocolate chip cake…its sooo good. Very moist with a cinnamon sugar top…I dont have a link but trust me, its amazing!

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24 Jana February 2, 2010 at 6:59 am

I went to a local restaurant called Sayfee’s for a bridal shower for my now sister-in-law. The cake they served was absolutely phenomenal. It was a light and airy 4 layer white cake with fresh strawberry’s and frosting between each layer. The only decoration on top of the cake was a small arrangement of fresh flowers. It was beautiful. I love cake, it is one of my all time favorite foods, and this cake was the best I have ever eaten!

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25 Vicky V. February 2, 2010 at 7:09 am

Ah! I wouldn’t have thought that you could get enough fat from the cream to produce a moist, tender cake. Now I’m intrigued and must make it immediately!

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26 Chuck February 2, 2010 at 7:19 am

My grandmother used to make a cake for birthdays and special occasions. It was incredible and unfortunately, I haven’t had it in years. I was too young for most of it to understand what it was. But from what I can piece together, it was a sponge cake baked in a very large pan. She would split it and drizzle both halves with port. Then ice it with a butter cream icing that was made with some Italian coffee. In between the layers was a mixture of chocolate chips and walnuts. She would then decorate it. It was VERY rich and only a small piece could be eaten at a time. But thinking about it now, I can almost taste it. Thanks for the memory jogger!

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27 shelly (cookies and cups) February 2, 2010 at 7:27 am

This looks so good! Such a different cake with the cream! I want to try it :)

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28 The Wife @ One Couples Kitchen February 2, 2010 at 7:46 am

Smith Island Cake – 8 heavenly layers of peanut butter & chocolate. Words can’t even describe! I originally found this recipe in Saveur magazine. http://onecoupleskitchen.blogspot.com/2008/12/smith-island-cake.html

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29 Brooke @ Baking with Basil February 2, 2010 at 8:46 am

I made a Carrot Cake last year for my dad’s birthday that was AMAZING!! I don’t have a link but I’ll be making it this April again. Your Orange cake looks so springy!

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30 Jen K February 2, 2010 at 8:59 am

I love classic Coconut Cream cake. Soft coconut cake, with billowy whipped coconut icing. It’s sweet without being too rich. Satisfying without being too heavy.

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31 Leeshy February 2, 2010 at 9:34 am

So really THE best cake that I have ever had the pleasure of eating comes from Tizzert’s in Charlotte NC. Their German Chocolate Cake is OUT OF THIS WORLD. And let’s not start on the goodness of her buttercream. I live to try to replicate that buttercream.
But, my attempts at home, probably my favorite so far is this Jam Crumb Cake from Gourmet. You can whip this bad boy up so quickly and it tastes great just out of the oven, 3 days later, cold, with milk, with Coke, however.
I love it.
Link: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Jam-Crumb-Cake-240948

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32 Jolene February 2, 2010 at 10:03 am

My favorite favorite cake, the one I could eat all by myself is a cream cheese pound cake I found on allrecipes.com.

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33 Krystle February 2, 2010 at 10:11 am

I actually bought this book last night and absolutely love it! I cant wait to try recipes from the book.

This cakes looks amazing and so moist!

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34 Jennifer S February 2, 2010 at 10:14 am

The best cake I have ever had is the one my mom bakes me every year for my birthday. It is a triple chocolate cake from McCall’s Cooking School. Nothing tops it!

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35 Nutritious Foodie February 2, 2010 at 10:27 am

I love anything with Oranges.. or Orange in color…

I have tried couple Paula Dean’s Pound Cakes (before my healthy eating days) and have loved them… I would love to re-do and healthify her recipes… but I am sure if it does have 6 sticks of butter it is not as tastey.. lol

http://www.pauladeen.com/index.php/recipes/view2/sour_cream_pound_cake/

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36 Sheila Goodman February 2, 2010 at 11:07 am

The best cake I’ve ever had is hands down the Chocolate Souflee from Roy’s restaurant on Maui!! My mouth waters just thinking about it!

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37 JUDITH February 2, 2010 at 11:19 am

Fabulous cake from Martha Stewart – Genoise Layer Cake with Rum Syrup and Whipped Cream Frosting.
http://www.marthastewart.com/food

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38 Roxane G. February 2, 2010 at 11:30 am

I have so many favorites! My recent birthday cake was the lemon cake from “Baking from my home to yours” with the accompanying frosting and a strawberry coulis filling.

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39 Laura February 2, 2010 at 12:06 pm

The best cake I’ve ever had was actually my wedding cake. Maybe it’s tainted with happy memories, but I remember the cake as being phenomenal. Three tiers, each with different flavors but the best one was the vanilla with the lemon custard. Unbelievable. (and I’m normally a chocolate girl…)

On the other hand, I recently made a Boston Cream Pie cake for a friend’s birthday and it was fantastic. I found the recipe on 17andbaking’s website and I couldn’t believe how good it was!

Link:
http://17andbaking.com/2009/09/15/love-and-pastry-cream/

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40 carmen February 2, 2010 at 12:19 pm

this almond cake is heavenly and my favorite for years!

http://events.nytimes.com/recipes/8014/2001/08/12/Almond-Cake/recipe.html

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41 Ria February 2, 2010 at 12:31 pm

Your cake looks FAB! My favourite cake , would be a good old rum soaked fruit cake! :) http://riascollection.blogspot.com/2009/12/ultra-moist-fruit-cake-too-good-to-be.html

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42 M&Co. February 2, 2010 at 12:48 pm

Hershey’s ‘Perfectly Chocolate’ Chocolate Cake. It’s moist, chocolatey and easy to make.

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43 Mia February 2, 2010 at 1:14 pm

The best cake I’ve ever had is a lemon cake made with apricot nectar, recipe from my husband’s grandmother. Delish!!!

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44 Elizabeth Donham February 2, 2010 at 1:20 pm

My grandmother’s cousin brought her the most delightful cake from Key West. It was called a Kalamunda (sp?) cake. According to her a Kalamunda is a citrus fruit native to the Key West area. It tasted like an orange only much sweeter. That cake has got to be one of the best things I’ve ever tasted! I wish I had a recipe to share!

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45 TaraTakesTheCake February 2, 2010 at 2:57 pm

my favorite cake is sweet potato cheesecake!! i know it sounds a bit strange and people always say “oh ill bet that would be nice with pumpkin”..NO! sweet potato! it gives it a warm flavor that is not distinctly sweet potato but is very distinctly holiday like…ever since my mom made it a few years ago at thanksgiving, it has become a favorite

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46 Tay Phi February 2, 2010 at 3:18 pm

i love so many cakes, im not sure i have a favorite…but i think this one might be it once i take a bite!! it looks beautiful and your photography, as always, is sooooo mouthwatering!

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47 Reneé February 2, 2010 at 3:24 pm

I have 2 favorite cakes…

Pioneer Woman’s Chocolate Sheet Cake: http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2007/06/the_best_chocol/

Libby’s Pumpkin Carrot Cake:
http://www.verybestbaking.com/recipes/detail.aspx?ID=32510

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48 Amy (Sing For Your Supper) February 2, 2010 at 3:31 pm

Gosh, that’s a tough question! Do Dorie Greenspan’s Gooey Chocolate Cakes count?? That is BY FAR the best way to eat cake, in my opinion! Gooey!! :-)
http://www.singforyoursupperblog.com/cakes/my-cakes-runneth-all-over/ (my pictures are terrible)

This cake looks amazing, by the way!!!

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49 Lesli February 2, 2010 at 3:55 pm

The best cake I ever had was the first cake I made from scratch (not from a box!). I made an orange pound cake during vacation at a beach house for my brother’s wedding. The orange flavor of the cake and the orange zest sprinkled on top with the glaze was sooooo good. It was the perfect cake for summer, too! And it made me enjoy baking and start trying even more recipes. I lost the recipe (it was on the back of the packing for a Wilton pan I purchased) and can’t find it online anywhere!

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50 Karen February 2, 2010 at 5:36 pm

My current favorite is this amazingly dense and rich lemon almond cake from the Tartine cookbook:

http://wednesdaychef.typepad.com/the_wednesday_chef/2007/01/tartines_almond.html

I look forward to trying some of everybody else’s favorites!

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51 alice February 2, 2010 at 6:01 pm

I love love love Rose. I don’t have a recipe for the best cake I’ve tasted but I love the recipes in the Cake Bible.

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52 Mel February 2, 2010 at 7:33 pm

That’s a tough question, it’d have to be a tie. I recently had a delicious lemon cake filled with a lemoncello lemon curd. It was topped with raspberries and drizzled with white chocolate. Heavenly. Simply heavenly.

My other favorite is actually a cupcake from “Vegan Cupcakes Take over the World”. Awesome book, and their coconut-lime is fantastic. I get compliments every time I bake them. It tastes like summer in your mouth!

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53 Jennifer Plank February 2, 2010 at 8:41 pm

The best cake I have ever tasted is probably this molten chocolate lava cake at a local restaurant here in Ohio. So yummy. The link to the cake should be up in the next few days. It was featured in a local magazine and they have not updated their website yet. I will let you know when they do. It is simply amazing. I am a cake lover and it was hard for me to narrow it down but this is a favorite. Love your blog.

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54 Amanda Vanderpool February 2, 2010 at 9:25 pm

The best cake I’ve ever tasted was Tres Leches cake! I had it for the first time last year at a Spanish Honors Society induction. I’d heard of it before but thought it sounded weird, milk in cake?? But I was so so pleasantly surprised. And I’m going to be making it this Sunday for Super Bowl Sunday!! I hope mine turns out good :)
I’ll be using this recipe: http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2009/09/tres-leches-cake/

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55 Nora February 3, 2010 at 2:04 am

My favorite cake is a a simple, classic chocolate sheet cake. I’ve been making it for years — it’s my aunt’s recipe and I tend to eyeball it instead of measure the ingredients. It has lots of sugar, a dab of butter, unsweetened chocolate and hot water! Yummy. Rose’s cookbooks are all wonderful — I’d love her latest one!

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56 tia February 3, 2010 at 2:34 am

i adore martha’s classic pound cake. so simple, so perfect.
http://buttercreambarbie.blogspot.com/2009/10/classic-pound-cake.html
my blog says i’m from Canada but it’s actually Wyoming. :) don’t ask. lol

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57 Niki February 3, 2010 at 8:05 am

It’s a hard toss up b/w my carrot cake:
http://nikisbakingspot.blogspot.com/2008/12/carrot-cake-that-even-my-mother-loved.html
and my banana chocolate chip cake:
http://nikisbakingspot.blogspot.com/2009/08/chocolate-chip-banana-cake.html

The banana chocolate chip cake pictures are kinda hideous since I put the frosting on way too soon and it kinda made it look gross, but I guarantee, it was delicious. As was the carrot cake. I’m torn. So good. Both of them. OMG, so good. I think I’ll make them both this weekend and try to narrow it down… :)

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58 Allie February 3, 2010 at 8:39 am

I love Rose’s cakes! My favorite cake came from Bon Appetit though: peanut butter cake, chocolate-peanut butter ganache, and cream cheese/whipped cream frosting. I love it! http://zuccherodolce.blogspot.com/2009/04/chocolate-and-peanut-butter-cake.html

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59 S February 3, 2010 at 8:42 am

Hmm, one of the first cakes that comes to mind is one I had on, I think, my 6th birthday. It was a white (vanilla?) birthday cake with the most delicious frosting (can’t remember what it was). Since that gives so few details, I’d say another is my mom’s apple cake! Thanks for the offer!

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60 Katie @ goodLife {eats} February 3, 2010 at 1:34 pm

My favorite cake ever was our wedding cake : Italian Cream Cake. SO good, moist, full of flavor…I have never tried to recreate it but I’m sure anything I make won’t stand up to the memory.

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61 Steph February 3, 2010 at 1:36 pm

The best cake I’ve ever had was from the bakery Olexa’s in Mountain Brook, AL. It is light and fluffy with the perfect amount of sweetness.

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62 Amanda February 3, 2010 at 1:47 pm

This chocolate peanut butter cake from Smitten Kitchen (http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/08/chocolate-peanut-butter-cake/) is not only the best cake I’ve ever eaten, but one of the best foods I’ve ever eaten, period. It is deadly delicious and completely worth the effort. I’ve made it once and dreamed of it ever since (my sister has made it once as well, so now the entire family is hooked). Thanks for the contest!

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63 Erin February 3, 2010 at 2:07 pm
64 Catey February 3, 2010 at 2:53 pm

Two favorites of mine-one is this coconut cake (cupcakes here) recipe…it is to die for! I have people request it frequently when we are have get-togethers. http://randomthoughtsfromthezoo.blogspot.com/2009/05/sweet-tooth-sunday.html
(bad pictures-great cake!)
The other is the Great Wall of Chocolate at PF Changs. Mmm…my mouth is watering just thinking about it! The most amazing chocolate cake ever!

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65 LaRae Davenport February 3, 2010 at 5:19 pm

Well, my favorite cake is my twist on a family recipe from my husband’s grandmother–the peppermint Ho-Ho-Ho cake. I think it’s only appropriate since my favorite time of the year corresponds with my absolute favorite cake. It’s beyond delicious and fabulously rich in taste! His grandmother makes it with ice cream, but it’s not as flavorful (shh…don’t tell her!). The picture on my blog was from a friend who made it, and isn’t as pretty as it can me :) Hope you LOVE it!

Here’s a link to the recipe on my blog: http://thenewdavenports.blogspot.com/2008/12/recipe-of-week_19.html

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66 Lori H February 3, 2010 at 6:48 pm

I have to say my favorite cake is still Hershey’s Black Magic Cake! So good, and so divine! I add extra espresso crystals to the icing
http://www.hersheys.com/recipes/recipes/detail.asp?id=4754

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67 Puppydogs February 3, 2010 at 9:19 pm

Hi,
I love the sound of this cake! I will try it this weekend.

As for my favorite cake? hmmm I think I would have to go with Lemon, with lemon filling and whipped cream for a ‘frosting” I also like a lemon cake with raspberry filling and lemon frosting.

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68 Tracey February 3, 2010 at 10:56 pm

This cake looks amazing Jamie! I’ve fallen behind in my commenting so I haven’t had a chance to tell you how much I love the new design. It looks great!

My favorite cake – hmmm, probably coconut cupcakes that I made just a few weeks ago from Martha Stewart’s Cupcakes book. They were so delicious I didn’t even need frosting :)
http://traceysculinaryadventures.blogspot.com/2010/01/msc-coconut-cupcakes.html

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69 Kathy Schweitzer February 4, 2010 at 5:45 am

My favorite is a carrot cake that has a cooked glaze instead of cream cheese frosting and normally I want lots of frosting so, I know this is good

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70 Heather February 4, 2010 at 5:59 am

I’ve had plenty of fancy cakes. But the hands-down best-tasting cake I’ve ever had was a marbled Bundt cake made by Bernice’s Bakery in Missoula, MT. The moistest, most-wonderful cake around. I would love to have her recipe … (But maybe I really don’t want to know how much butter is in it!)

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71 Mary Ann February 4, 2010 at 7:07 am

The best cake I have ever tasted? Wow. I don’t know if I can answer that question because I love cake!
Maybe the Pumpkin Spice Bundt Cake I made this past fall. I could’ve eaten the whole thing!

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72 Melissa February 4, 2010 at 7:25 am

The first cake that came to mind is Cheesecake Factory’s Anniversary Cake – it was layers of its chocolate fudge cake and original cheesecake. Each cake alone is very rich; they complimented each other perfectly. I’m sad it’s no longer offered!
The best cake that I can give a recipe for is my Shirley Temple Cake that I just made! Check out the recipe here http://foodiesatworkdotcom.blogspot.com/2010/02/shirley-temple-cake.html

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73 Pam February 4, 2010 at 7:31 am

My Granny’s Apple Pound Cake:
http://pamspantry.blogspot.com/2007/01/apple-pound-cake.html

I also love red velvet cake, with cream cheese icing. Mmmm.
And carrot cake.

Mmm. I love cake. :)

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74 Adelina February 4, 2010 at 10:54 am

For now, my favorite cake is “Lemon Mirror cake”, the recipe from the blog “use real butter” – http://userealbutter.com/2008/06/28/lemon-mirror-cake-recipe/

It is one of those cakes where it tastes so refreshing, yet slightly rich, but oh so satisfying ….as if you’re sitting on a cloud, during a spring/ summer day and everything is just “lemony”! It is very good!

Thanks for sharing and for posting!

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75 Elizabeth February 4, 2010 at 10:55 am

For me it’s Texas Sheet Cake – my mother’s recipe. Many have their own versions, but hers is the best. Which reminds me that I should get this made and blogged! :)

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76 Karen@Mignardise February 4, 2010 at 1:31 pm

You’ve been raving about that cookbook for awhile. If I don’t win it, I’ll probably have to buy it.

This chocolate cake is my absolute favorite, with any icing. The recipe never fails.

http://mignardise.blogspot.com/2009/10/icing-on-cake.html

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77 Kristine T February 4, 2010 at 10:02 pm

The best cake I’ve ever had … that’s a tough one. I used to love, love, love the Chocolate Lasagna cake from the Olive Garden. One day I’m hoping to attempt to duplicate it since thye don’t have that dessert any more. The best cake I’ve ever made would have to be a Pumpkin Streusel cake.

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78 Renee February 5, 2010 at 6:48 am

This cake looks amazing. Light and refreshing. Anything with citrus and I’m all over it. Love the photo’s too. Great work!
Honestly, I don’t make or eat much in the way of cakes so I don’t really have a favorite but if I had to make a choice, it would probably be a coconut cake or something but just thinking of it makes my teeth hurt. Sorry, no link. Ah well.
Like I said, great work on this cake :)

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79 banquet manager February 5, 2010 at 9:23 am

Cakes are my downfall, especially one that seems as good as this. Great idea to make a print version of the recipe. Well done.
The Banquet Manager

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80 Betty February 5, 2010 at 4:11 pm

My absolute favorite cake is my mom’s cold oven pound cake. It’s good either all by itself or topped with berries and cream. Buttery and sweet…yumm.
http://scrambledhenfruit.blogspot.com/2010/01/mamas-cold-oven-pound-cake.html

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81 housewolf February 12, 2010 at 5:02 pm

Well, the contest is over but I’d like to comment on my favorite “best cake I ever tasted” anyway. I used to live in Southern California where there was an Italian deli that sold the most amazind cake. They called it a “Princess Cake”, I’ve also seen it as “Princess Torte.” It’s has its origins in Sweden, and it’s white layer cake with 1 layer filled with raspberry, another layer filled with pastry cream, whipped cream on the top built up into a dome that’s covered with colored marzipan. It was like a bite of heaven. As light as angel’s wings. Incredible combination of tastes, flavors and texture. So, so good….

I also love Rose’s Whipping Cream Cake that you enhanced with your orange flavors – it’s a just lovely, light, incredible flavor. And oh so pretty, made it a bundt pan. I’ve made it severl times. I like my slice dusted with some powdered sugar and cinnamon. Mmmmm…..

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82 ingrid February 14, 2010 at 3:14 pm

While I’ve not baked anything out of her book I’ve drooled over the photos and recipes in it.

Your cake and photos do the book justice!
~ingrid

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83 Avanika (Yumsilicious Bakes) April 3, 2010 at 4:12 am

Ooh this cake looks delicious!! I’m thinking of buying the book, would you recommend it over the first?

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84 Jamie April 3, 2010 at 4:32 pm

Truly, I love both of them!

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85 Joan April 10, 2010 at 9:50 pm

Love the cake! But mine was kind of crumbly and doesn’t look as pretty as your. But still a keeper.

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