happy birthday Otis

[Bandanna]

yes it was homemade. otis doesn't care for icing much either, and with berries being so available....

this is the recipe for the cake. it makes one nice fat layer. i added a generous handful of fresh blackberries and raspberries into the batter before baking.

Ingredients
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1 1/2 cup(s) sifted cake flour
1 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking powder
1/4 teaspoon(s) salt
1/2 cup(s) (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup(s) sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1/2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract
1/2 cup(s) whole milk

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Directions

1.Heat the oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly coat an 8-inch cake pan with butter and dust with all-purpose flour. Sift the cake flour, baking powder, and salt into a large mixing bowl.
2.Beat in the butter one heaping 1/4 teaspoonful at a time, using an electric mixer set on low speed, until the mixture resembles coarse sand. Beat in the sugar a tablespoon at a time, until the mixture resembles fine damp sand. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Add the vanilla and milk, and beat on medium-high, just until blended. Do not overbeat.
3.Pour into the prepared pan and bake until a wooden skewer inserted in the center comes out clean — 30 to 35 minutes. Cool cake in the pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes.
4.Un-mold and cool completely

once it was completely cool, i sliced it in half. spread some raspberrie preserves between the layers. put back together and dusted with confectioner's sugar. then i cut a little circle out of the middle of the top and filled that with fresh berries.


it was reallllly good. very rich. would feed a dinner party.

[SquirrelFactor]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! SF

[BusySqrl]

WHOA! Now that's a cake!!!! I'm going to have to try that one, that looks SUPER yummy!