Pineapple Upside Down Cake (Anne Spencer – Family Cookbook)
3 T butter 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed 1 20-ounce can pineapple slices Nut halves (optional) 1 1/4 cups flour 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1 egg 1/4 cup butter (at room temperature) 1/2 cup milk 1 tsp vanilla Whipped cream Melt 3 T […]
Lemon Curd Cake
1 cup unsalted butter, room temp, plus more for pans 1 cups all purpose flour, plus more for pans 2 cups cake flour 1 T baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1 cup plus 1 T sour cream or creme fraiche Finely grated zest of 2 lemons, about 2 T 2 T lemon juice, about 1/2 […]
Frozen Lemon Mousse (James Beard)
8 T unsalted butter 1 1/2 cups sugar Grated zest of 1 large lemon Juice of 3 large lemons 1/4 tsp salt 3 large eggs plus 3 large egg yolks 1 cup heavy cream Melt the butter in the top part of a double boiler over barely simmering water (the water should not touch […]
Six-Minute Chocolate Cake (Moosewood)
1 1/2 cups flour 1/3 cup cocoa powder 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 cup cold water or coffee 2 tsp vanilla 2 T cider vinegar Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Sift together the flour, cocoa, soda, salt, and sugar directly into the cake pan. […]