Sour Cream Spice Cake W Seafoam Icing Food

SOUR CREAM SPICE CAKE W/ SEAFOAM ICING

Steps:

• Set oven to 375 degrees.
• Grease and flour 2 (8-inch) layer cake pans.
• In a bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
• Add in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Sift dry ingredients; add alternately with sour cream into creamed mixture.
• Turn batter into prepared baking pans.
• Bake 30-35 minutes, or until cake tests done.
• Cool.
• FOAMY ICING: Combine sugar, egg white and water in top of double boiler; stir well.
• Place over boiling water.
• With an electric hand mixer, beat constantly until mixture holds to a point.
• Remove from heat.
• Add in vanilla, and beat 1 minute longer.
• Spread over cooled cake.
• Note: if desired, this cake can be baked in a 13" x 9" baking pan.

SEAFOAM ICING

Steps:

• Put first six ingredients in top of double boiler and place over boiling water.
• Beat on low speed until ingredients are thoroughly mixed. Cook on medium heat. Cook beating constantly on high speed until icing stands by itself.(about 5 min.) Remove from heat. Add 1 teas. vanilla. Beat for 1 more minute.

SOUR CREAM SPICE CAKE WITH ORANGE CLOVE CREAM CHEESE ICING

Steps:

• Cake:.
• Sift cake mix and spices into a mixing bowl.
• Add sour cream, milk, eggs and oil.
• Beat at low speed until dry ingredients are incorporated.Beat at high speed for 3 minute.
• Pour batter into appropriate sized pans. (Look at cake mix package for suggestions. I used 2 nine inch round pans).
• Bake according to cake mix package instructions. Cool before icing.
• Icing:.
• Put the zest of two oranges into a mixing bowl.
• Mix the cream cheese, zest, and 1 tbsp juice until smooth.
• Gradually add pwd sugar until you reach desired consistency and sweetness.

CHARLOTTE'S SOUR CREAM ICING

Steps:

• Mix sour cream and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Add Cool Whip and instant pudding. Beat on low-medium speed for 5 minutes. Do not overbeat as icing will separate.
• Spread on cake, keep in refrigerator.
• This makes enough to ice a 10" 2 layer cake.

SOUR CREAM SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with shortening; lightly flour.
• In large bowl, beat all ingredients except frosting with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Frost cake with frosting.

SOUR CREAM SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk, flour, allspice, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition. With clean beaters, beat egg whites on medium speed until stiff. Fold into batter., Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a small heavy saucepan over low heat, combine brown sugar, egg whites, water and cream of tartar. With a hand mixer, beat on low speed 1 minute. Continue beating on low over low heat until frosting reaches 160°, about 20 minutes., Pour into a large bowl; add vanilla. Beat on high until stiff peaks form, about 7 minutes. Spread between layers and over top and sides of cake. Refrigerate leftovers.

BOILED SEAFOAM ICING

Steps:

• Boil sugar and water over low heat until syrup spins a thread. (or get a glass of water, drop syrup into the water, it's done when it solidifies immediately after. This is very important otherwise it won't work).
• Take out of the flame immediately otherwise it will turn brown.
• Pour very slowly onto stiffly beaten whites and beat until smooth and stiff enough to spread.
• Add flavoring.
• Spread on cake.

SPICY SOUR CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Beat cake mix, eggs, sour cream, oil and 1/2 cup water in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed just to moisten, scraping side of bowl often. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Stir in nuts.
• Spoon into greased and floured 12-cup fluted tube pan or 10-inch tube pan.
• Bake 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; loosen from side of pan with spatula or knife and gently remove cake. Cool completely on wire rack. Spread top with frosting .

SEA FOAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Stir the unbeaten egg whites, sugar and water together in the top of a double boiler. Cook over briskly boiling water, beating with a rotary beater for 7 minutes or until frosting looks fluffy and holds a soft, gentle shape.
• Remove from boiling water, add vanilla extract and continue beating until frosting holds definite peaks.
• Spread between layers of cake and then frost the sides and top.

BUTTERCREAM FROSTING (DECORATOR'S ICING)

Steps:

• In large mixing bowl, beat together shortening and salt. Gradually add vanilla, confectioner's sugar and water. Beat constantly until fluffy. (Icing will be stiff.) Cover bowl with a damp cloth while using so it doesn't dry out. Food coloring or color paste may be added to match wedding colors.
• Use a decorator bag and tips to pipe desired shapes onto cookies. Use writing tips for initials and highlights. Use leaf tip for flowing wedding gowns etc.