Buster Brown Cake With Rich Vanilla Icing Food

BUSTER BROWN CAKE

Steps:

• grease and lightly flour 2 8" round cake pans -- or 1 9x13" pan.
• In bowl, mix flour, soda and salt.
• In large mixing bowl, beat Crisco with mix about 30 seconds add sugar and vanilla till well combined.
• Add egg yolks 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, alternating with flour mixture and buttermilk to Crisco, beat on low speed just till combined.
• Wash beaters well. In a medium bowl, beat egg whites on medium till soft peaks form.gently fold whites with beaten mixture -- spread into prepared pans.
• Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes for 8" cake rounds or 35-40 for 13 x 9 pan or until toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Cool on rack in pan for 10 minutes.remove from pans to cool completely.
• ICING: (frost and fill layers, cover and store in refrigerator up to 3 days. Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes before serving.
• To prepare icing -- mix 1 cup milk with 1/4 cup flour.cook and stir till bubbly -- reduce heat -- cook and stir for 2 minutes. Transfer mixture to a small bowl, cover surface with plastic wrap, chill 2 hours. In large mixing bowl, beat 1 cup butter, 1 cup granulated sugar and 1 tsp vanilla till fluffy and sugar is almost dissolved -- add cooled cooked mixture, 1/4 amount at a time -- beat till smooth.

VANILLA CAKE WITH VANILLA BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line bottoms of 2 greased 9-in. round baking pans with parchment; grease parchment., In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, mix the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Pour into prepared pans, dividing batter evenly. , Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks; remove parchment. Cool completely. , For frosting, in a small bowl, beat butter and vanilla until blended. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Spread frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake. Decorate with sprinkles or nonpareils if desired.

BROWN-BUTTER POUNDCAKE

Steps:

• Brown the butter: Melt the butter in a small skillet set over medium heat. (Use a skillet with a light interior so you can easily see the milk solids change color.) Cook the butter, stirring occasionally and scraping the milk solids off the bottom and sides of the pan as needed, until the milk solids turn golden brown and smell toasty, about 2 minutes. Transfer the butter to a small bowl and refrigerate until slightly firm and creamy looking but not totally hardened, about 30 to 60 minutes. (It should be the texture of a softened stick of butter.)
• Heat oven to 350 degrees with a rack set in the center. Butter an 8-by-4-inch loaf pan and line it with a strip of parchment paper that hangs over the two long sides.
• Add the hazelnuts to the bowl of a food processor and pulse until finely ground. Add the flour and baking powder, and pulse to combine.
• Combine the chilled browned butter, sugar, lemon zest and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or use a large bowl and electric hand mixer. Mix on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, stopping the mixer once or twice to scrape down the sides of the bowl and paddle, about 5 minutes.
• Add the eggs one at time, completely mixing each egg in before adding the next.
• With the mixer on low, add the flour mixture in three additions, alternating with the milk, beginning and ending with the flour. Stop the mixer occasionally to scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl to ensure the batter is evenly mixed.
• Spoon the batter into the prepared pan, smooth the top, and bake until golden and a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 55 to 65 minutes. Let the cake cool in the pan for about 15 minutes, then use the parchment paper to lift it out of the pan and onto a rack to cool completely.
• When the cake is cool, make the glaze: Whisk the confectioners' sugar and 2 tablespoons lemon juice until smooth. Add a bit more juice if necessary to make a pourable but opaque glaze. Drizzle the glaze over the cooled loaf and let it set for about 15 minutes before slicing. Store the cake covered, at room temperature, for about 4 days.