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 crust, all the things you don't want in a layer cake. To make up your mind, just make layer cake recipe or a box of cake mix and try it. If it's to your liking, go for it. If not, you have your answer, either way.... Jean iwalk4christdaily <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I gues it can be done.. here is a recipie that uses a cast iron skillet. thanks again for all of your help --- In CAKE-RECIPE@yahoogroups.com, "c20s8" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > APPALACHIAN WEDDING CAKE > ******************************** > 3/4 cup lard (shortening) > 1 cup black strap molasses > 1 cup sweet milk (raw) > 1/2 tsp. baking soda > 1 tsp. salt > 1 cup sugar > 3 eggs > 4 cups flour > 2 tsp. baking powder > 3 cups sweetened cooked dried apples > > Cook 1 1/2 dried apples in 2 cups water and 3/4 cup sugar until apples are > plumped back up and most of water is absorbed. Chop apples fine while in > cooking pot, until they resemble coarse applesauce. > > Mix together in medium bowl flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder.Cream > lard or shortening, then add sugar, a little at a time, beating well after > each addition. > > Add molasses to shortening and sugar, beat well. Add eggs, one at a time, > beating well after each addition. To this, add flour mixture and milk in > small amounts, alternately, and beat until smooth. > > Grease well a large cast iron skillet, well seasoned, and pour into this 1 > cup of cake mixture. Smooth with back of spoon over bottom of skillet. Bake > on top of stove over medium-low heat, until bottom is lightly browned, and > top is puffy. Carefully, using two large metal spatulas, turn cake over and > cook top until lightly browned. Turn out cake onto dishtowel, and cover to > keep warm. Cook other layers until batter is used up. > > To assemble cake, place a layer of cake on platter, top with 1/2 cup of > cooked apples, spread apples over top of cake to edges. Top with additional > cake layers and apples, and finish with apples on top. > > This cake was made for weddings back in the Appalachian Mountains, because > it could be carried to the wedding, and assembled on the spot. The bride's > popularity was measured by the number of cakes, and the number of stacks on > each cake. > > > __________________________________________________________ > > Gesendet von Yahoo! Mail - http://mail.yahoo.de > Möchten Sie mit einem Gruß antworten? http://grusskarten.yahoo.dee > The greatness of a nation can be determined by how they treat their animals....Ghandi "A hundred years from now, it will not matter the sort of house I lived in, what my bank account was, or the car I drove....but the world may be different because I was important in the life of the animals and the creatures on this earth." ~ It's not an over-population problem; it's an owner irresponsibility problem. "STOP THE KILLING; BE A RESPONSIBLE OWNER; TRAIN YOUR PET - KEEP YOUR PET" --------------------------------- Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAKE-RECIPE/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAKE-RECIPE/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
