Comments on Mangio da Sola: The Search for the Perfect Yellow Cake: Part 5

Looks good!

2011-02-17T08:19:18.092-06:00

Looks good!

yes! the two above from epicurious and rose are th...

2010-12-21T07:17:41.397-06:00

yes! the two above from epicurious and rose are the way to go.

Good to know! I can't wait 'til you find ...

2010-07-03T13:03:38.982-05:00

Good to know! I can't wait 'til you find "IT"!
~ingrid

Hey!! I haven't made this cake but I use her w...

2010-07-01T23:50:08.773-05:00

Hey!! I haven't made this cake but I use her white cake recipe religiously. She's amazing and knows what she's talking about!!!

http://www.realbakingwithrose.com/2005/10/roses_favorite_yellow_layer_ca.html

WOW! Two women on a mission! I am sooo happy and g...

2010-06-28T17:50:28.435-05:00

WOW! Two women on a mission! I am sooo happy and grateful you ladies did this search. I'm sorry you still haven't found THE recipe, but it definitely seems like you are getting closer. I can understand that you're probably sick of yellow cake by now. Take a break and I'm sure you'll be craving it again soon!

Have you tried this one? http://www.epicurious.com...

2010-06-28T12:20:04.167-05:00

Have you tried this one? http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Moist-Yellow-Cake-109358

I really liked it.

I also made this one -http://nightbaking.blogspot.com/2010/06/mini-cooper-cake.html - which is a slight adaptation of my friend JustJENN's recipe; however, it's not as yellow as it could be - maybe somewhere between yellow and white cake. It is, however, delicious!

Good luck with your search!

I'm sure you'll find the perfect recipe so...

2010-06-28T05:10:16.250-05:00

I'm sure you'll find the perfect recipe soon. You are a very dedicated person! That cake looks scrumptious!

Cheers,

Rosa

I saw your comment on the bacon cookies and I was ...

2010-06-27T19:49:48.713-05:00

I saw your comment on the bacon cookies and I was like, right on, lemme see her blog. Then it turned out to be a blog 1) with an Italian name and 2) that I've seen cool stuff on before. Add in the multilingual comments and the search for the perfect version of a recipe, and well, you've got a fan :).

I'm actually working on a computer program to help me visually compare recipes, I'll see if I can get it working on your yellow cakes.

Glad to know this is the front runner. I have fait...

2010-06-27T16:46:23.892-05:00

Glad to know this is the front runner. I have faith in Martha :)

If you are looking for the perfect yellow cake the...

2010-06-27T09:05:57.759-05:00

If you are looking for the perfect yellow cake the one at the following link is pretty tasty, the frosting i great too!

http://smittenkitchen.com/2009/07/best-birthday-cake/

I'm not into yellow cake,or sweets in general ...

2010-06-27T08:48:11.592-05:00

I'm not into yellow cake,or sweets in general but I read all your post about it; to funny! I can't wait for the final results.

Ooh that Bakerella cake is a no go! Don't do i...

2010-06-27T03:28:42.636-05:00

Ooh that Bakerella cake is a no go! Don't do it! ha ha!

That does seem like a lot of liquid in a cake, but that's a lot of flour too. It's hard to give it a fair rating though because your oven is so wonky! You need to bribe your landlord with cake so he'll get you a new one :-)

Espero que encuentres el cake perfecto, estos por ...

2010-06-27T02:26:45.518-05:00

Espero que encuentres el cake perfecto, estos por lo menos se ven increibles. Saludos

Saw this recipe for moist yellow recipe, at http:/...

2010-06-26T22:53:34.394-05:00

Saw this recipe for moist yellow recipe, at
http://www.bakerella.com/finally-i-found-it/
She(Bakerella) was also on the hunt for moist yellow cake. She finally found the recipe from her friend's mom. She(friend's mom) used to own a bakery.

Moist Yellow Cake

1 cup (2 sticks) of butter (room temperature)
2 cups of sugar
4 eggs (room temperature)
3 cups of sifted self-rising flour (White Lily)
1 cup of whole milk (room temperature)
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (McCormicks)
1/2 teaspoon butter flavoring

* Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
* Grease and flour (3) 8 inch cake pans.
* Using a mixer, cream butter until fluffy.
* Add sugar and continue to cream for about 7 minutes.
* Add eggs one at a time. Beat well after each egg is added.
* Add flour and milk (alternating to creamed mixture), beginning and ending with flour.
* Add vanilla and butter flavoring to mix; until just mixed.
* Divide batter equally into three cake pans.
* Hold each layer about 3 inches above your counter and carefully drop the pans flat onto counter several times to ensure release of any air bubbles. This will help you have a more level cake.
* Bake for 25 – 30 minutes (depending on your oven) until done.
* Cool in pans for 5 – 10 minutes.
* Remove and immediately wrap each layer in plastic wrap to seal in moisture. Cool completely on wire racks.
* Once cooled, you are ready to assemble your cake.

Here’s a little trick to add moisture into your layers:

* Combine 1 cup of sugar and 2 cups of water.
* Bring to boil and boil for approximately 3 minutes. Let cool.
* Pour liquid into a spray bottle or pouring bottle.

Those cakes would disappear in a flash at my house...

2010-06-26T22:25:24.336-05:00

Those cakes would disappear in a flash at my house- yellow cake with chocolate frosting is THE CAKE at my house, and my family complains if I make anything else. Thanks for doing all of these comparisons- I can't wait to see which cake gets highest approval!

I had no idea that it was so difficult to make a g...

2010-06-26T21:09:10.129-05:00

I had no idea that it was so difficult to make a good yellow cake! I think I might check my Chatelaine cookbook and see what they have. How fun to have this little challenge. I think it is great idea.

I am enjoying your cake journey my only complaint ...

2010-06-26T20:30:36.686-05:00

I am enjoying your cake journey my only complaint is that I can't be one of your testers :-)

I wish I could be on your committee. Of course we ...

2010-06-26T19:06:14.619-05:00

I wish I could be on your committee. Of course we live too far apart. And I'm vegan. Maybe I'll have to make a vegan yellow cake here and have a committee to taste test it...as a segue...and so I won't feel SO left out! ;-)

(I'm just kidding, you know. I think this is a really cool idea to test different recipes!)

Kirsten, so far this is my favorite cake. Lydia an...

2010-06-26T17:41:20.868-05:00

Kirsten, so far this is my favorite cake. Lydia and I plan to modify this recipe because it had the most promise so far. Thank you for posting this recipe. I'm sure that using less oil will help it out a lot. I keep dreaming about making it again with the modifications. Then, I remember that I will be stuck with a bunch of cake, and that thought prevents me from running in the kitchen haha.

Maranda - Lydia and her husband have cakes 4 and 5, and they tend to have lots of company and are chummy with their neighbors. She threw away cake 3 because it was so awful. I have 1.5 slices of cake 5, but it will probably go in the trash because my stomach aches every time I look at it hahaha. Even though it was a good cake, I'm not even close to being tempted by it. Thanks for commenting on all my recent posts. You're awesome.

Hey lady! I'm so sorry this cake didn't wo...

2010-06-26T12:32:42.008-05:00

Hey lady! I'm so sorry this cake didn't work out too well for you! It is a rather spongy yellow cake, which I adore. I usually only use 1/2 cup oil, but you really should stick to the 4.25 cups of flour. I still can't figure out why it didn't cook all the way through for you...I have never had that problem. It might be the extra flour. I agree with you that Martha's directions (adding the liquids to the flours) is the stupidest thing in the world, and each time I do it I wonder "why in the hell do I keep following her directions!" So lately I have been adding the flours to the liquids, like you said. But, this is my favorite recipe of all time (people are always asking me for the recipe at parties) so I think you should give it another go....using 1/2 cup of oil and sticking with the measurements that are called for in the recipe. Sorry again! Slice of Feist hopes to never let you don't in the future!

Wow. I'm starting to get tired of yellow cake ...

2010-06-26T12:23:50.805-05:00

Wow. I'm starting to get tired of yellow cake for you! What happens to the rest of the cake after you each have a piece? Do you toss it? If you had to finish it I can totally understand how you need some time away from yellow cake!

Hats off to you, my friend! You are so meticulous ...

2010-06-26T09:52:38.238-05:00

Hats off to you, my friend! You are so meticulous and detailed ... I am in awe. ;) You know what, it's that frosting that got me all excited. I can safely say, regardless of whether you find that perfect yellow cake, you're showing us your perfect frosting skills. I thought your strawberry shortcake cake was sublime, and then I see this ... and two perfectly frosted cakes in a row can't be a fluke! So, kudos!

I'm really enjoying reading about your quest f...

2010-06-26T08:38:40.397-05:00

I'm really enjoying reading about your quest for the perfect yellow cake. This one looks great!

I would have thought the cake done as well.....I h...

2010-06-26T06:09:35.410-05:00

I would have thought the cake done as well.....I have never had great luck with yellow cakes, not that I am a very talented baker....but it looks as though you salvaged the day, the cake looks beautiful!

Super admiring ur dedication to this task! Can'...

2010-06-26T05:26:48.723-05:00

Super admiring ur dedication to this task! Can't wait for the final result!