Many, many years ago, all they had to cook or bake in was cast iron. The
cakes baked back then were pound cakes, sponges/genoise, and fruitcakes, which
are much denser than what is considered a traditional American cake today.
My general thought is that you would not bake it as long, or at
My granny would never use anything but her cast iron skillets.She
believed in using her cast iron skillets for everything.LOL..She made
the best cakes ever.Of course not only cakes,but everything she cooked
was the best.
Hugs,Jenn
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No reference to cake layers but has anyone ever used a cast iron biscuit
pan? 7 molds for the best biscuits you have ever eaten!
On 1/15/07, Star [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I bake cornbread, apple pie and pineapple upseide down
cake but never tried a layer cake in my cast iron
pans.
Star
Blackberry Wine Cake for Valentines Day
1 ea Box white cake mix
1/2 c oil
1 c blackberry wine
3 oz pkg blackberry jello
1/2 c pecans
4 ea eggs
Glaze:
1 1/2 c powdered sugar
1/2 c blackberry wine
Combine the cake mix, oil, blackberry wine, blackberry jello, pecans; add the
eggs 1 at a
Cake Tips
When a cake recipe calls for flouring the baking pan, use a bit of
the dry cake mix instead, no flour mess on the outside of the cake.
For perfect shaped cakes or jelly rolls, first grease the pan, then
line it with greased waxed paper. After baking, invert pan and peel
off the
All the recipes I've seen that use cast iron pans,are for dense, heavier cakes,
that have fruit, or are coffeecakes or poundcakes that take a long cooking time.
If you are looking for a layer cake that takes icing, cast iron is not what you
want.
Cast iron produces a thicker, heavier and darker
Peanut Butter Cup Cake
1/2 cup brown sugar (packed)
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
2 cups flour
1 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
12 Reese's peanut butter cups
In large mixing bowl, mix both sugars. Add eggs, beat for a minute on medium
speed. Sift together flour, baking
DR. PEPPER CAKE
¾ lb unsalted butter, room temperature
3 cups sugar
5 eggs, room temperature
3 cups all purpose flour
¾ cup Dr Pepper
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Beat in the eggs one at time.
Be sure to thoroughly mix it after each egg.
