Blogwatch: Grandma's Feather Sponge Cake
Alicia, of The Cupcake Forest, has one cool grandma. She always uses a heart-shaped cake pan when making this feather sponge cake. It's a little embarrassing, but I've been lusting after heart-shaped cookware for as long as I can remember. I mean, the more love the better, no? (I like to think I'm a less crazy version of Carla from Top Chef.)
Don't worry, Alicia makes a normal round cake, which turns out looking like a cloud from the best dream ever. Thank goodness this cake has plenty of love to share. It's filled with buttercream, crushed pineapple, and coconut. Frost with freshly whipped cream, dust with some more coconut, and you're set! If you have time to make the strawberry puree, do it. It adds a nice touch of color and love to the cake.
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5 Comments:
Another one who fell in love with Carla! Who woulda thunk it after her initial impression of a Dodo bird?
I inherited my mother's heart shaped cake pans. She used them for Valentine's Day, Anniversaries and all of our birthdays. You wouldn't believe all the dings and dents, but I treasure them and will pass them down to my daughter and granddaughter. I also have heart shaped cookie cutters. Cooking IS love! That cake looks as light as a feather, so it must be nearly 0 calories - so I could eat the whole thing? LOL Thanks!
PerkyMac at 9:47AM on 01/23/09
spongecakes make me think of curb your enthusiasm...
prncsjenny at 12:48PM on 01/23/09
"..like a cloud from the best dream ever" awww... nice :)
redzerostar at 12:08AM on 01/24/09
I wonder if this could be adapted to an angel food cake, it looks that heavenly! And anyway, I've always wondered what the difference is between angel food and sponge cake. Any ideas?
jaywarner at 9:10AM on 01/24/09
You'd definitely be sending out the love with this cake! Yum!
leeber at 8:20AM on 01/26/09