Thursday, November 10, 2011

Whipped Cream Cake

Hope those in US had a great long weekend.We had a warm week end and all the snow got melted away.So glad that we are getting some warm days before the freezing winter.

Whipped Cream Cake




To continue with the story of my son's preschool adventures, I have to tell you this. Nowadays he knows the names of some of his friends and tells us what happens in the school everyday. One day he started telling how one of his friends,Kai, had to go back home after an accident. He said "Levi (another friend) put a truck on the way. Kai tripped over it and fell down. He hurt his knees so bad, but he didn't die, so his Mamma came and took him home" !! That cracked us, the listeners and he got mad and told us "Stop funnying(means make fun of me, in his dictionary !) me". We couldn't control the laughter and Lil M left the room wondering why everyone is laughing at a serious matter like this.

Whipped Cream Cake


Stories apart, this recipe is adapted from two "Roses". One is Rose Levy Beranbanm and the other one is the Rose who writes at "Magpies Recipes". I saw this recipe in Real Baking, Rose B's blog and bookmarked it,but wasn't sure how it will turn out since she doesn't have any picture of it. A week later Magpies Recipes posted it in her blog.I was so excited to see that, though I am not sure whether I left her a message.Anyways some kind of telepathy plays between me and Magpies when it comes to cake baking, at least a few times for sure :-) I remember posting the Pear cake in the blog and she doing a similar Apple cake in her blog at the same time.

Whipped Cream Cake


The verdict from my family and friends :a really wonderful cake. One of the cakes that disappeared from my kitchen in no time. But I must warn you, though the recipe doesn't call for butter directly, the heavy cream that you use contains more than enough butter ! So it is calorie rich,like any other cake,and for the same reason,very very tasty ;-)

Ingredients:

Cake flour- 2 1/4 cup, sieved
Baking powder- 1 1/2 tsp
Salt- 1/2 tsp
Heavy cream -1 1/2 cup
Eggs- 3
Pure vanilla extract- 1 1/2 tsp
Superfine sugar- 1 cup + 2 Tbsp

Method:

1. Preheat the oven at 350 degree F, if you are using a dark color tube pan or 375 degree F, if you are using a light color pan. ( something I learned from Beranbaum )
2.Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
3.Whip the cream until stiff peaks are formed.
4.In another bowl, beat the eggs and vanilla until just combined.
5.Gradually beat this mixture into the cream ,on medium speed.
6.Add the sugar, gradually and mix in.
7.Add half the flour mixture into the cream mixture and with the whisk attachment stir and fold in, until it is mixed.
8.Do the same with the rest of the flour mixture, fold in till all the traces of flour disappears and pour into the greased tube pan.
9.Run a small spatula or butter knife through the batter to get rid of large air bubbles, avoiding the bottom of the pan.
10.Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
11.Cool in the pan for 10 minutes and then on a greased wire rack.
12.Serve with whipped cream or with the dusted powdered sugar on top.

Notes:

1.You could replace the cake flour with all purpose flour, but then you have to use only 2 cups of AP flour.
2.Rose says, if you could get high butter fat heavy cream,you will get a more finer crumb.
3.She also warns that you shouldn't chill the bowl for whipping heavy cream in this recipe, since it will be really difficult to mix in the eggs then.

Recipe adapted from : Real Baking with Rose Levy Beranbaum

44 comments:

  1. Looks so perfect, delicious, soft and moist ...love the clicks

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  2. awesome cake...Yummy one..

    http://yummytummy-aarthi.blogspot.com/

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  3. Such a pretty looking Bundt.Have ogled at it when Rose posted it and your post has made me crave for it more.Bookmarking to try soon,very soon:)

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  4. Beautiful I am bookmarking this one for making too.

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  6. Beautiful cake Nami...lil M cracked me too,I can very much relate to what lil M :)Lil A has already contributed quite a few words to english dictionary :)He speaks some monglish (eng and mal avial) too !

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  7. The cake is absolutely moist and inviting and Lil L is cute!!

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  8. aww poor lil M..my god daughter does the same too, when we make fun of her :)

    The cake is an absolute delight! Ive seen the recipe in that book too but like you said with no pics, its hard for me to imagine what its gonna turn out to be. Glad you posted this!

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  9. Lil' M is hilarious!

    The cake looks perfect!

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  10. This is the best looking bundt I have seen among all the fancy stuff out there...the crust is perfect & the texture looks wonderfully fluffy & moist!! Great pics & yes, bookmarking this :)

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  11. Such a lovely cake, looks perfect. Have it bookmarked since ages, got to try it soon.

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  12. WOW great cake, looks super tempting :)

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  13. Yummy cake, perfect with a cup of coffee. I just started using bundt cake pan and am loving it. I sure will give this recipe a try soon.

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  14. Super looking cake,quite addictive and tempting.

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  15. Sounds delightful! I'd love it covered in strawberries :)

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  16. oh wow!!!! i've loved this cake and always wanted to try it... but i have one doubt. why do you call it calorie rich? Anyway in most other cakes we use a lot of butter right? And butter is worse than cream - butter has only milk fat whereas as cream has a little milk protein as well along with the milk fat.. Although i agree there are some cake recipes which use vegetable oil instead of the butter... but if we do not consider that case, then this cake is just as fattening as the normal cakes which use butter right? Or am i missing something?

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  17. looks so tempting ..and look so rich

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  18. Kids are so innocent. Would love to see your li'l M :) Kids must be wondering why we don't take them seriously and we expect them to. Ha hah..

    Nami that's a lovely cake. Can actually see its so soft and yummy.

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  19. Cake looks extremely addictive and rich.

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  20. Thanks guys ! Can't wait to hear from those who are going to try this :-)

    @Sarah : Yes, you are absolutely right.I just meant to say that, don't take this cake as a butter-less one, that's all :-) I have added a word in the sentence now so that it won't be misleading. Hope you will bake this and let me know :-)

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  21. Looks absolutely delightful..yummy cake and perfect texture

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  22. Cake looks super soft and yummy...bookmarking it...Clicks are awesome...
    Loved reading about Lil M...Here one person has just started to say few words and believe me only God knows what those things are....Its fun to hear kids speak..:)

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  23. Luscious cake nami, thanks for reminding me about this cake. I once told magpies that i will be trying it soon and i totally forgot that :)

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  24. what a delicious cake ...so inviting !

    http://onlyfishrecipes.blogspot.com/

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  25. delicious looking cake bookmarking I like that it doesn't have butter

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  26. that def looks like my kinda cake..i can see how incredibly moist it looks..
    u must be missing sunitha alle? esp with the blogging bit? Anyways nice to have you back after a long time :)

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  27. Wowee- SO Sof and spongy - love the rich contrast between the inside and the outside :)
    Delicious Namitha :)

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  28. Hey try cheyythu...super ketto...blog post cheyum..:)

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  29. The cake looks absolutely delicious!

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  30. just baked it today for my mom and she loved it! thank you for sharing :)

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    1. So glad to hear that. Thanks for letting me know

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  31. The cake looks nice. And your son's pre school adventures sound like fun!

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  32. is there any non dairy substitute for the heavy cream?

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    1. If you mean ,in this recipe,nothing that I can think of. Sorry !

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  33. Can I try with Amul cream which has only 25% fat ?

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  34. Can I try with Amul cream which has only 25% fat ?

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  35. Can I try with Amul cream which has only 25% fat ?

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