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    Your Daily Sweets: What Are You Making and Baking? (2017 – )

    in Pastry & Baking

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    On 8/11/2023 at 9:00 PM, RobertM said:

    This is a Philly Fluff cake, it’s a riff on a Pound Cake and everyone declared it really good….super easy to put together as well.  A simple powdered sugar topping and you’re ready to impress 

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    sorry I’m late to the party, someone asked for the formula I used….

     

    Philly Fluff Cake
    1 Tbsp plus 1/2 cup vegetable shortening, room temp
    1 Tbsp, plus 2 cups (250g) bleached all-purpose flour
    2 1/4 cups (450 g) granulated sugar
    2 tsp baking powder
    2 tsp Diamond Crystal OR 1 1/4 tsp Morton Kosher salt
    8 oz cream cheese
    1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temp
    6 large eggs, room temp
    2 tsp vanilla extract OR vanilla bean paste
    1/4 cup (28 g) powdered sugar

    Special Equipment:
    a 9" or 10" diameter tube pan

    Step 1:  Place a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees.  Grease pan with 1 Tbsp vegetable shortening, room temp, then coat with 1 Tbsp all purpose flour, tapping out any excess.  Whisk together 2 1/4 cups granulated sugar, 2 tsp baking powder, and 2 tsp salt, and remaining 2 cups all purpose flour in a large bowl.
    Step 2:  Beat 8 oz cream cheese, 1/2 cup unsalted butter, and remaining 1/2 cup vegetable shortening in the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment on medium speed until light and fluffy, 2 - 3 minutes.  Add dry ingredients and mix on low speed, scraping sides of bowl as needed, until flour is coated in fat, 30-60 seconds.  Increase speed to medium and beat until mixture resembles a smooth paste, 2-3 minutes

    Step 3:  With mixer on medium-low speed, add 6 large eggs, room temp, one at a time, waiting after each addition until incorporated before adding the next, and beat, scraping down bowl as needed, until smooth, 1-2 minutes total.  Add 2 tsp vanilla and beat until incorporated and batter is smooth, about 1 minute.  Scrape batter into prepared pan and spread into an even layer with an offset spatula.
    Step 4:  Bake cake until golden brown and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 55-65 minutes.  Transfer to a wire rack and let cake cool in pan 15 minutes.  Invert cake onto rack and let cool completely.
    Step 5:  To server, place cake right side up on a platter and, using a fine mesh sieve, dust 1/4 cup powdered sugar over cake to create a thick layer.
    Do Ahead:  Cake can be baked 5-days ahead.  Store lightly wrapped at room temperature.  Dust with powdered sugar just before serving.

    You can Thank me later

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    Your Daily Sweets: What Are You Making and Baking? (2017 – )

    in Pastry & Baking

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    Heidih - I think, for me, it was one of my Moms “signature” desserts and I had been intimidated to make it.  I have a lot of memories of dinners with my folks and this being the dessert (parties too).  Today I just decided to take the Bull by the horns and make it.  It turned out on a positive note…

     

    Apple Squares

     

    2 1/2 cups flour

    1 cup lard

    1 tsp salt

    1 egg (separated)

    milk (as needed)

    corn flakes

    10 - 12 Granny Smith apples (I used Ida Red apples)

    1 cup sugar

    1/2 tsp cinnamon 

    Butter as needed

    1 cup powdered sugar

    1/4 cup water

     

    blend flour, lard and salt together

    Put the egg yolk in a measuring cup and add enough milk to measure 3/4 cup

    add to flour mixture

    make a pastry dough 

    Use 1/2 of your dough to roll out and cover a jelly roll pan

    Crush 4 to 5 handfuls of corn flakes and spread over dough 

    Peel apples and slice them over the corn flakes

    Sprinkle sugar and cinnamon over apples and dot with butter (I used about 1/2 of the sugar mixture)

    Roll out the other half of dough and top the apples

    Beat the egg white and brush on the top crust

     bake at 375 F for 1 hour

    mix powdered sugar and water and drizzle over crust while warm

    cut into squares 

    Serve warm or cold

    serve with whipped cream or ice cream

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