If you have leftover buttermilk, as I did, you should make this cake. This cake is a little lighter than a traditional pound cake, with a bit of tang from the buttermilk. It still has the tight and tender crumb of a pound cake, […]
I made a bunch of cake for my birthday back at the end of January, and to my mind, the winner was the bananas foster pound cake – a banana bundt cake with rum in both the cake and the glaze. Since then, I’ve […]
a couple weeks ago, i fell in love. i don’t normally go for non-classic bundt pans because they are usually too complicated. why would i want a sunflower-, rose-, or sandcastle-shaped bundt pan? that the cake isn’t a standard layer cake is already enough for me, without unnecessary bells and whistles.
but i saw this bundt pan – the “heritage” by williams sonoma – and couldn’t resist. as you can see in the photo, it’s not the classic bundt, but it’s not an overly complicated one either. well, i took one look at it, and added to my shopping cart online. yeah, i considered for about 10 seconds before i bought that baby. (more…)
really, this isn’t much of an experiment, as evidenced by a very robust thread about homemade vanilla on eGullet. however, it’s an experiment that’s new to me, so i’ve invested in vanilla beans – good quality, cheap beans from a seller on ebay (the […]