Betty Crocker The Big Book of Cakes by Betty Crocker

Author:Betty Crocker
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2013-03-24T16:00:00+00:00

1 Serving: Calories 400; Total Fat 12g (Saturated Fat 3g; Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 35mg; Sodium 280mg; Total Carbohydrate 67g (Dietary Fiber 2g); Protein 4g Exchanges: 1 Starch, ½ Fruit, 3 Other Carbohydrate, 2½ Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 4½

SWEET TIP Chopped dried apricots can be used in place of the dates.

Harvest Cake

Prep Time: 25 minutes • Start to Finish: 2 hours 10 minutes • 16 SERVINGS

cake

13⁄4 cups all-purpose flour or 2 cups cake flour

1 cup granulated sugar

3⁄4 cup packed brown sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

3⁄4 teaspoon salt

1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda

1⁄2 teaspoon ground ginger

1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 cup mashed canned yams (vacuum-packed)

1 teaspoon vanilla

3⁄4 cup chopped walnuts

1⁄2 cup sweetened dried cranberries

3⁄4 cup butter, softened

1⁄2 cup buttermilk

2 eggs

frosting

3 tablespoons butter

1⁄2 cup packed brown sugar

3 tablespoons milk

3 cups powdered sugar

1⁄2 cup butter, softened

11⁄2 teaspoons vanilla

2 tablespoons milk

1 Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour bottoms and sides of 2 (8-inch) round pans. In large bowl, beat all cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat on high speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pans.

2 Bake 33 to 38 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.

3 Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, heat 3 tablespoons butter and 1⁄2 cup brown sugar to boiling over medium heat, stirring frequently. Stir in 3 tablespoons milk; boil 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; cool to room temperature. In large bowl, beat powdered sugar, 1⁄2 cup butter and the vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in brown sugar mixture and 2 tablespoons milk until smooth and spreadable. Fill layers and frost top and side of cake with frosting.

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