Magnolia Bakery Lemon Vanilla Bundt Cake Food

MAGNOLIA BAKERY LEMON VANILLA BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Grease and lightly flour a 10" Bundt pan.
• In a large bowl, on the medium speed of an electric mixer, cream the butter and the sugar until fluffy, about 3 minutes.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• Add the flour in thirds, alternating with the club soda, beating after each addition until smooth.
• Add the vanilla extract and the lemon zest and mix well.
• Pour the batter into prepared pan and bake 70-80 minutes until golden brown or a cake tester inserted into center of cake comes out clean.
• Let cake cool in pan for 20 minutes.
• Remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack.

MAGNOLIA BAKERY'S VANILLA BIRTHDAY CAKE AND FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Grease and lightly flour three 9 inch round cake pans, then line the bottoms with waxed paper.
• In a large bowl, on the medium speed of an electric mixer, cream the butter until smooth.
• Add the sugar gradually and beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes.
• Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Combine the flours and add in four parts, alternating with the milk and the vanilla extract, beating well after each addition.
• Divide batter among the cake pans.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a cake tester inserted into center of cake comes out clean.
• Let cakes cool in the pans for 10 minutes.
• Remove from pans and cool completely on wire rack.
• If you're making cupcakes, line two 12-cup muffin tins with cupcake papers.
• Spoon the batter into the cups about three-quarters full.
• Bake until the tops spring back when lightly touched, about 20 to 22 minutes.
• Remove cupcakes from pans and cool completely on a rack before icing.
• When cake has cooled, ice between the layers, then ice top and sides of cake.
• To make the icing - place the butter in a large mixing bowl.
• Add 4 cups of the sugar and then the milk and vanilla.
• Beat until smooth and creamy.
• Gradually add the remaining sugar, 1 cup at a time, until icing is thick enough to be of good spreading consistency (you may very well not need all of the sugar).
• If desired, add a few drops of food coloring and mix thoroughly.
• Use and store icing at room temperature, as icing will set if chilled.
• Can store in an airtight container for up to three days.

MAGNOLIA BAKERY'S BANANA PUDDING

Steps:

• Blend the water, pudding mix and sweetened condensed milk until will mixed.
• Refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Whip the heavy cream until soft peaks form.
• Fold the pudding mixture into the whipped cream until well incorporated.
• In a trifle bowl layer wafers, sliced bananas then pudding mixture. Continue until all of the mixture is used up ending with the pudding mixture.
• Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• **Cooking time is refrigeration time.

MAGNOLIA BAKERY'S DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE WITH FLUFFY COCONUT ICING

Steps:

• Make Cake: Grease and flour three 9x2" round cake pans and line bottoms with waxed paper; set aside.
• Sift dry ingredients and set aside.
• Using medium speed of mixer, cream butter until smooth.
• Add sugar and beat until fluffy for 3 minutes.
• In separate bowl, beat egg yolks until thick and lemon colored for 2 minutes.
• Add beaten yolks to butter mix and beat well.
• Add chocolate, mixing well.
• Add dry ingredients in thirds, alternating with milk and vanilla.
• With each addition, beat until well mixed, but do not overbeat.
• Using a spatula, scrape down bowl, making sure ingredients are well blended and batter is smooth.
• In separate bowl, beat egg whites on high to soft peaks.
• Gently fold into batter.
• Divide batter into pans and bake at 350º for 30 to 35 minutes.
• Cool in pans 10 minutes.
• Remove from pans and cool completely on wire rack.
• Make Icing: Combine egg whites, sugar, water, corn syrup, salt in top of double boiler.
• Place over rapidly boiling water.
• Using high speed, beat constantly 6 to 8 minutes, or until icing stands in soft peaks.
• Remove from heat, add vanilla and beat 1 minute, or until icing has desired spreading consistency.
• Use immediately.
• On cooled cake, ice between layers, then ice top and sides of cake with seven minute icing.
• Sprinkle top and sides generously with coconut.