White Cake Winner

I’ve been trying to make a cake to match the white cake from Wegman’s and this is the closest I have gotten…but it is technically a coffee cake! I left off the crumb part, and instead baked it in a round 8 inch cake pan and then frosted it with vanilla meringue frosting. The cake recipe is the same as here, so I won’t bother sharing it again, but I wanted to mark it separately as a regular cake since it did turn out so well.

The cake is such a nice texture like I said in the coffee cake post, and because it isn’t super sweet, it can handle a sweet frosting if you want. Next time I will try an American buttercream frosting, I think. I did not try to stack this cake, and just made the one layer. I am wondering if a second layer would be okay, but it was so good as a single layer, and I could also see doubling the recipe and baking it in a 9×13 inch pan.

Sohla’s Coffee Cake

I had it in my plans to make a different coffee cake recipe, and then I saw this one and had to make it the next day. The Chiplet helped me because he has been wanting to make a cake again with me, so it worked out well. It was easy to make, and the quality of the cake…wow. The texture is so soft, not dry, and just really plush. It also has good flavor, and might be our new favorite “cake”. Am I trying it as a regular cake? You bet! I will have to report back to you since it is in the oven now.

Cook’s Illustrated’s Sour Cream Coffee Cake

This is the first of a few recipes that will be coming up on here that I made for my dad. I hadn’t made this coffee cake before, and it might be a new favorite. Once I started making it, I was groaning about America’s Test Kitchen’s propensity for overcomplicating recipes….but stay with me.

Chocolate Coffee Cake

I randomly wanted to bake something, plus I randomly had chocolate milk on hand. Perfect! I ate most of this myself, and then out of nowhere the kids came in wanting to have some, too. The Chiplet seemed to be the biggest fan, so I guess I might make it again! It feels like it has a lot of steps, but while it isn’t the simplest recipe, it is the nice kind for when you want to really bake something but not worry about messing up something complicated.

Creamy Jammy Coffee Cakes

To me, these are not coffee cakes but are like cheese Danishes in cake form. K said it is just cake that I served as a brunch food (and he loved it).

Cheryl Day’s Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake

I am still in love this Cheryl Day’s latest cookbook and when it came time to make my dad a treat, I wanted to try this for him. The Fudgelet helped me make it. Well, for our December visit back home, my dad requested this same coffee cake again, even though I had made it so recently. I have yet to make it for us, but I did sneak a bite and it was delicious. The first time I made it, I used yogurt instead of sour cream, because it is what I had. The second time I made it was with the sour cream, and both turned out well.

Wayback Wednesdays: Crumb Cake

This recipe has been on here for almost 10 years, and I always forget about it, even though I love it every time I make it. This time, I was going to send some to my dad, but I decided to make a double batch and save some of it for us. Such a good decision!