Friday, June 8, 2012

Layer Cake and Layer Cake

Vertigo is still my constant companion these days, so I am spending my days at home waiting for the phone to ring!  Hoping that someday soon, the specialist will want to see me.   Well, no sense wasting this time.  I've been working on the Vanilla Cake quilt!  
my layout!
I have 80 blocks.  72 of them will make up the quilt top. The other 8 will make a row across the back.  I have to piece it anyway, so I might as well make it pretty!  Now this quilt, with its 10 different fabrics is laid out mathematically.  I couldn't do it any other way without driving myself nuts.  Now the trick is, to maintain the pattern while picking up the rows and bringing them to the sewing machine!  
These are my first 3 rows.  I'm impressed by how well the blocks fit together, and how even my rows are!  I usually have a lot of "fudging" to do to make my quilt square.  This one impresses me.  Of course, as Muffin pointed out to me, none of my rows appear straight because of the offset block that I've created.  I like it.  Can't wait to have it all done!  I'm not sure yet how I will quilt this one.  Any suggestions as to quilting pattern?

 

Some of you might be concerned that my posts aren't involving much in the way of cooking or baking...  So, I thought I'd share a favourite recipe! 

Triple Layer Vanilla Cake  (or Cupcakes!)

Preheat oven to 350.  Line 20 to 24 cupcake molds

2 1/2 cups sifted flour
3       teaspoons baking powder
1       teaspoon salt
1 1/2  cups sugar
   1/2  cup butter at roomtemperature  (I'm using Earth Balance buttery sticks)
1 cup  milk
1     teaspoon vanilla  (or other flavour)
2     eggs unbeaten....



(Mix cake by hand or electric beater.  count only actual beating time or strokes, Scrape bowl and spoon or beater often)

Measure sifted flour into sifter.  add baking powder, salt,and sugar.  Stir shortening just to soften.  Sift in dry ingredients.  Add 3/4 cup of the milk and vanilla and mix until all flour is dampened.  Then beat 2 minutes at low speed of electric mixer or 300vigourous strokes by hand. Add eggs and remaining milk and beat 1 minute longer in mixer or 150 strokes by hand....

Bake ...Pour batter into pans... Bake in moderate oven (350) 20-25 minutes.  This cake may be baked in three round 8 inch pan  for 20 minutes or bake in two 8x8x2 pans 25 to 30minutes...

Frost with your favourite buttercream frosting AND SPRINKLES!!  Send me a picture of your creation please (or deliver me a slice...)
These are the ones I made for the Christmas bakesale at work.  They sure are yummy!

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