Birthday boy!
All the candy buffet and food was prepared by me..and MIL help in preparing the main dish..
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| Cuppies with Mickey topper... |
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| MIL specialty sate Sarawak! and also laksa |
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| a simple candy buffet from me! |
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| luv the cheese tart filling inspired from KG.. |
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| RV cuppies always a must! |
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| Apam dot2.. |
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| Almost give up to prepare this cake! |
Anyway, here is the recipe for Dorie Greenspan's Perfect Party Cake a.k.a rainbow cake..being inspired by sis Rima.
Ingredients
2 1/4 cups cake flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt - i dnt put any
1 1/4 cups buttermilk
4 large egg whites
1 1/2 cup sugar - i reduced the sugar
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
1 stick (8 tablespoons/ 113gm) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 teaspoon pure lemon extract - i omitted
Gel or powder food coloring
2 1/4 cups cake flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt - i dnt put any
1 1/4 cups buttermilk
4 large egg whites
1 1/2 cup sugar - i reduced the sugar
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
1 stick (8 tablespoons/ 113gm) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 teaspoon pure lemon extract - i omitted
Gel or powder food coloring
Method
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and put a rack in the middle or upper third of the oven. Butter two pans and line with buttered parchment paper.
Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl, whisk together the egg whites and buttermilk.
Cream the butter, zest, and sugar in a mixer on medium speed for a full 3 minutes until very light and fluffy. Beat in the lemon extract, then add 1/3 of the flour mixture, still on medium speed.
Beat in half of the egg-buttermilk mixture, then half of the remaining flour mixture, then the last of the egg-buttermilk mixture, and finally the last of the flour, beating until the batter is smooth. Beat the entire batter on medium high for two minutes until completely smooth and mixed.
Divide the batter in two bowl. Dye each batter a different color of the rainbow and scrape into the two pans (mine used 2x 6 inch pan). Bake 20 minutes, rotating halfway through, or until a thin knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and put a rack in the middle or upper third of the oven. Butter two pans and line with buttered parchment paper.
Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl, whisk together the egg whites and buttermilk.
Cream the butter, zest, and sugar in a mixer on medium speed for a full 3 minutes until very light and fluffy. Beat in the lemon extract, then add 1/3 of the flour mixture, still on medium speed.
Beat in half of the egg-buttermilk mixture, then half of the remaining flour mixture, then the last of the egg-buttermilk mixture, and finally the last of the flour, beating until the batter is smooth. Beat the entire batter on medium high for two minutes until completely smooth and mixed.
Divide the batter in two bowl. Dye each batter a different color of the rainbow and scrape into the two pans (mine used 2x 6 inch pan). Bake 20 minutes, rotating halfway through, or until a thin knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.
To be honest i had few times failed before succeed baking this cake..Perhaps my method was wrong or the oven setting..not sure thou..anyway, i managed to learned a lot from these beautiful ppls in improving my bake!
Since i fail to frost 6 layers, then i decided to go for 3 layers only..sob..sob..
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| My not-so-perfect-party cake..huhu |
All in all, happy that i'm able to prepare and organize this party successfully..happy that people come and enjoy it...
