I was super excited to try this recipe because I’ve been searching for my ultimate pound cake. But I was more excited because I realized it was a vanilla cake that the Chiplet could have. It has butter and sour cream, but the quantities are small enough that he can have it! I made this (mostly) as directed and plan to try it in a non-loaf pan to see if I could turn it into cupcakes. If I do, I will report back.
A little while ago I shared that I had made a vanilla cake recipe from my favorite cake book to make cupcakes for the Fudgelet. I also used the same recipe to try out my new number/letter cake pan. Maybe not the best idea to use a new recipe and a new pan, but it worked pretty well. The cake pan had a little bit of a learning curve but nothing crazy and we liked the cakes we got. Basically, the letter pan is about the same amount of batter as an 8 inch cake, so I ended up having some batter left that I used for a round cake.
This is a special time. The Fudgelet is turning 2, K is celebrating a birthday larger than 2, and it’s the middle of summer. I actually did not make this cake this week, although maybe I should. Either way, it is a great cake for celebrating special times…or just to celebrate cake. That’s the reason I made this one. I was watching a bunch of YouTube videos of cake decorating, particularly this channel and was inspired to make a cake. In particular, I loved their unicorn cake with rainbow sides. I had tried an ombre finish before, but the more I worked the frosting, the finish just turned…pink. It was a yummy cake, anyway, so I figured I didn’t have much to lose.
As mentioned in the first part of my “Battle of the Cakes”, the cake today had a super easy frosting. Easy to make, and easy to use. The taste is a bit sweet and light compared to other chocolate frostings I have had. The cake is almost spongey, so that is good or bad, depending on what type of cake you like. The frosting does pair well with the cake because you don’t want a heavy frosting for it. The technique for making the cake layers was also different compared to what I’ve done for other cakes, so go check it out below! In the meantime, you can look at the fun I had frosting it…
