Hi Kevin and Ralph! I made the cake tonight for my moms birthday tomorrow. It was all quite easy. First time I’ve ever made a cake from scratch! Thanks!
My family moved to Gettysburg PA around 1970 or so. When mom did her weekly grocery shopping we would sometimes see Miss Mamie and I assume her secret service agent shopping too. My brother and I always made a point to say hi to her and she was always so nice to us. I still remember how elegantly dressed she was. Always a lady!
This was my dad’s favorite cake that he’d ask my mom to make for him in the 1960’s, and 70’s. She called it “7 minute frosting “ or “boiled frosting” too. It’s like marshmallow cream. She’d sprinkle chocolate shavings over it or drizzle melted chocolate around the top edge of the frosting so that it dripped down the sides a bit .
Hi Kevin and Ralph! I have really enjoyed being with you guys tonight. This icing is the same 7 minute icing that my Mother and all southern women would use to ice their coconut cakes when I was growing up in Georgia. Good memories! I hope you both enjoyed the cake. :-)
Hi Princess Skate - we were glad to have you along with us! Oh, to have a good old fashioned southern coconut cake! We loved every bite of the cake! I took a big piece of it to the the neighbors so we wouldn't eat it all!
Love this, and we have an Ike rumor here in Palm Springs. It seems Ike went missing for a day while vacationing here. The press said he had a dental emergency, and local papers mention the dentist here in town. At the time everyone "bought " the story, however there was never a dentist in town by that name. So, here's where it gets interesting, many say Ike was driven, or flown to a local air base where he was shown flying saucers, and actually met beings from an alien planet, and signed a treaty with them. In any case, I hope he requested that chocolate cake when he got back to Palm Springs.
What a great story about Ike! Who knows, maybe he met the aliens that day, although he probably didn't get a ride in the flying saucer! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks ever so much for stopping by my friends! I always find it so lovely when you upload a new video.Kevin,Ralph And Maryann! Make my long days so nice.And I dearly love Always Analog.😀The cake looks wonderful .But the lesson and the time well spent making it Makes it Special!You could buy thousands of them From the bakery But they never be as good.Stay Safe and healthy Our love
Hi Beryl - we are always glad to spend some time with our friend in Paris! There is something about a homemade cake that is very special, I agree!! Thanks so much and stay well!
This was a fantastic episode guys, easily one of your best. Because it was such an old fashioned method of making both the cake and the frosting, I really appreciated your attention to detail on each step in making this beauty. I can see why it was Ike's favorite, it looks like a work of art.
Hi - thank you! I am blessed to have people and things around me that I cherish! This was recorded during the summer when everything is nice and green!
Thank you guys for sharing such a GREAT retro recipe!!!! I cannot wait to make one. Also....I absolutely LOVE your retro kitchen. God Bless both of you!
Wow! What an in depth episode! Wonderful recipe and fascinating back story. At 42 minutes, this has to be one of the longest videos you two have ever made. But was very captivating and informative. I liked being able to see your relaxing sun room, very nice! Keep up the interesting content!!
Hi Greg! I think this was actually the longest video we've done. I don't like them to be so long, but making this cake has so many elements to it, it was hard to keep it short. Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for the feedback!
@@cavalcadeoffood Should've added an exclamation point. Meant to say "I'm in the cake makin' business- -now! Haven't really done much with cakes, but I've been working on my Detroit style pizza out here on the left coast. I saw a video from a chef who grew up on the west side who never tasted it until he moved back after a culinary career in Texas. That's how provincial Detroit style was in the sixties and seventies. People out here don't know the magic of a Buddy's or a Cloverleaf. Love your show and the new set-up!
Hi Guys. I so enjoy watching your videos. I usually make the chocolate cake on the back of the Hershey’s cocoa box. It’s a heavier cake, but delicious. I’ll think I may have to try this one for a change. Thank you for another great recipe. You guys are the best.
Hi Bonnie - I just made a yellow cake a couple of weeks ago and my go-to chocolate frosting recipe is on the Hershey's cocoa box. I never tried the cake, but I think now I will! Thanks so much!
Oh WOW! That newspaper was printed two months before I was born! I was still in the oven! 😂...Definitely going to give this a try! Looks yummy! BTW little TIP: if one doesn’t have cake flour, it can be substituted by putting 2 Tablespoons of corn starch at the bottom of a one cup measuring cup and top it off with the flour needed to finishing making 1 cup... do this for each cup of cake flour needed. You’d really never know the difference 😉
Just a little tip to share...if you don't have cake flour or don't want to buy it you can make your own. Start with 1 cup of all purpose flour remove 2 tablespoons of the flour and add in 2 tablespoons of corn starch. Also, it's the fat in the egg yolk that ruins the whites. The cake looks so good! Many years ago we used to get a lifestyle magazine with the Saturday paper that was full of great recipes that I saved for many years and sadly I have lost them all. Hope you do some more of these old recipes.
Hi Janina! Thanks for the tip on making cake flour - I will remember that the next time I need some and don't have any! We will keep the old recipes coming!
This looks absolutely delicious. I want to think I've made this (or one very similar) recipe before. I might have to pull out the mixer soon! Noticed the second hand on the clock on the stove was moving! Guess it decided to work. Cheers guys!
Hi Adam! One day the clock just decided to start working. And then a couple of days after that, it stopped. And then it started again! So, I'm just letting the old Frigidaire make up its mind! Hope all is well!
Oh that background music playing on the hi fi... too fun. Back in the day, my mom had our huge counsel (in stereo! Imagine that...) radio/turntable combo set to the station that played those strings instrumentals 24/7. Even the dentist office played that music. ( Growing up, us kids discovered rock and roll stations on the dial when mom was out on an errand, and boy could those speakers put out! We dialed it back again, of course...) The cake looks great. LOTS of steps and effort to make, of course...(no wonder boxed cake mixes became such step savers... but not as tasty as from scratch.) Like the 'old newspaper recipes' idea for your channel.
Hi Red! I remember those big stereos in the living rooms. I always loved that instrumental music - we called it "elevator music." Detroit had a couple of stations that played it 24/7. This cake is a lot of work but worth the effort - we enjoyed it! Thanks!
I read somewhere that reducing oven temp by 25 degrees and putting a bowl of water in the oven when cakes are baking will stop the layer from 'doming'. I think it was in one of my Wilton cake books.
This is one I've never seen. I will be making it soon. As a farm boy ( 64'-71' ) in Central Minnesota baking was gender centric so grandma would hold off baking her staples all week so Sunday after church she could teach me everything she could. I've got most all her recipes that survived time and written, but most are ingredients and her baking style is memory. It's funny when I read her handwriting I here her speaking. I've got a Rhubarb cake recipe she famously made I'll take a picture of and email it to you.
Hi Joe! So nice that you have your grandma's recipes and she showed you how to bake! Great memories! I also hear the voices of my grandma and mom when I read their handwriting! The rhubarb cake sounds wonderful - I'd love to see it. It's still rhubarb season here in Michigan. cavalcadevintage@gmail.com Thanks!
That cake looks delicious and the frosting. My mom used to make 7 minute frosting. P.S., you have great penmanship, cursive writing rare, if not endangered, these days!
Mmm, this looks delicious. I haven't baked a cake in years. The cake I usually bake is a Deluxe Devil's Food Chocolate cake. The recipe for this is on the side of Softa Silk cake flower box. But this one I gotta try. I'm interested in this cooked frosting. Thank you!
Hi EE - this was a fun cake to make and it was enjoyed by all! Hope you give it a try. I'll have to look at that recipe on the side of the Softa Silk box! Thanks!
According to all of my cookbooks, you put the tablespoon of vinegar in the measuring cup THEN fill the cup to the 1 cup line…then let it set 5 minutes…..then…..it is ready to add at the appropriate time. I can just smell it!
That looks fantastic! Thanks for sharing!! I’m not sure if you said or if you know, but that frosting is called seven minute frosting. My mother had a recipe for that which I remember her using with a chocolate cake.
I very much enjoyed this. What a charming, informative video! I get motion-sick, so I would prefer a little less camera-movement within the shots, but I do really appreciate how you made sure to show us the details of all of the steps and additions.
I have never see glass cake pans. I understand when you bake in glass , lower oven temp by 25 degrees, Also one of the cake ladies on TH-cam takes her hand and mashes or flattens the cake layer when it humps up like that. I did it on a sheet cake and it looked so much better, I love that "white " kitchen. I agree if you have a hundred mixers , use em ! lol. Thanks guys and gals.
Hi Fred! I've also heard that you should lower the temperature for glass baking pans, but I always forget. I've not had any issues, luckily. The glass cake pans were popular for a time - Pyrex, Fire King and others made them. Thanks so much for watching!
I made this cake this past weekend and the cake is indeed delicious. The icing was perfect when I put it on the cake, but after it set, it turned grainy. Would love to know if I did something or if that’s supposed to happen, but either way it’s a great cake.
Hi Andrew - thanks for trying the recipe and letting me know! When making icing with granulated sugar, it will often have a grainy texture because the sugar doesn't fully dissolve. Another option is to use powdered sugar instead of granulated sugar (you need 1.75 amount of powdered sugar to 1.0 of granulated sugar). Glad you enjoyed the cake!
Was it my imagination, or was that Hamilton Beach a little on the slow side? I have one from the 1930s and it's a bit slow and I never used it. But I love the sturdy Pyrex bowls it came with and use those often. They held up much better than the smaller ones to my Mixmaster, which disintegrated. I don't think they were Pyrex or heat-proof. Loved the cake and the making of it. My grandmother taught me how to make a cake when I was a kid, so I have some great memories of that. She also made coconut cake with that 7-minute frosting. She had a 1955 GE hand mixer that may have been the first hand mixer they ever made.
Hi Jonathan! I don't know if the HB mixer runs slow - I would have to compare it side-by-side with others to be sure. I am famous for making a mess when I'm mixing, so I don't always run my mixers at super high speeds! The bowls are very nice and I like the HB mixer overall. Your grandmother had an early GE hand mixer if she got it in 1955. Thanks!
The Hamilton beach mixer is working just fine! I have the same chrome model and the motor sounds just like mine! But I use my kitchen aid model 4c polished chromium model more than the Hamilton beach bill
Also if you have vintage sunbeam and Hamilton beach mixers you have to oil the motors from time to time I have several repair manuals for sunbeam ge Hamilton beach mixers that tell how!
Yummy looking cake. Have to try it. I love when you use the vintage mixers. Takes me back when I would bake with my mom.I noticed you have been using the kitchenaid mixer in other episodes. Do you prefer the kitchenaid?
Hi Bob - I love my KitchenAid mixer - it does a great job which is why they are so popular with people who do a lot of baking. But I also enjoy using my vintage mixers, especially the MixMasters. Thanks!
@@cavalcadeoffood I guess once my mixer goes I will have to get the kitchenaid. I had been eyeing that mixer for sometime. Unless I get another vintage mixer off of eBay.
Kevin, did the original recipe really call for unsalted butter? My vintage cookbooks from the 1950s never make mention of unsalted butter and I honestly don’t believe it was main stream available in stores at that time.
Hi MrScottie68. No, like most recipes of this time, it just called for "butter" without any specifics. Generally, I always bake with unsalted butter, but I'm sure in 1956 most of the butter available contained salt. Thanks!
Cavalcade of Food ......thanks Kevin, so I’m guessing that if you use unsalted butter in vintage recipes you should slightly increase the salt in the original recipe by say 1/4 tsp.
@@cavalcadeoffood I will, just so busy getting this and American kitchen. I do love my Farberware electric wok, did you ever use it?. Great for a lot of fried rice. and frying.
I never did the sour milk thing because for some reason it makes me feel like I'm cheating and I end up using buttermilk instead; but maybe now ... BTW a baker friend of mine says that if you place your cake pans on a pizza stone in your oven your layers won't get domes. Haven't tried that yet.
Hi James - I know what you mean about the buttermilk/sour milk. This recipe called for sour milk, so I used it, but I enjoy baking with buttermilk. Haven't heard of the pizza stone method - I wonder if that would work? Maybe it evens the heat distribution across the bottom of the pan. Thanks!
the General who beat the Nazis in Europe deserves whatever cake he wants...my Grandmother would clip Lady Bird Johnson recipes and make them with joy, all of us duly impressed of course
Cleaning out my pantry the other day I discovered a can of cream of celery and a can of cream of mushroom soup. I recalled that you used both of these in a recipe you did that I wanted to try and now I can't remember which recipe it was. HELP!!
Hi James! LOL! I used cream of mushroom and celery soup in a lot of different dishes - not sure which one you might be thinking about. The cream of mushroom is in city chicken, Polish meatballs, and probably a few casseroles, as is the cream of celery. They are great ones to keep on hand - perfect for cooking with! Sorry I couldn't be more helpful!
Hi Sixty Six. Yes, it does have one teaspoon of vanilla (you can see me putting it in at 12:00). It goes in along with the egg yolks. Thanks for watching!
Your penmanship is a lost art🍸
Hi Joan - I have my grade school teachers to thank for my penmanship! Thanks!
Hi Kevin and Ralph! I made the cake tonight for my moms birthday tomorrow. It was all quite easy. First time I’ve ever made a cake from scratch! Thanks!
My family moved to Gettysburg PA around 1970 or so. When mom did her weekly grocery shopping we would sometimes see Miss Mamie and I assume her secret service agent shopping too. My brother and I always made a point to say hi to her and she was always so nice to us. I still remember how elegantly dressed she was. Always a lady!
Hi wendy - what a great memory of Mamie Eisenhower! Thank you for sharing it!
This was my dad’s favorite cake that he’d ask my mom to make for him in the 1960’s, and 70’s. She called it “7 minute frosting “ or “boiled frosting” too. It’s like marshmallow cream. She’d sprinkle chocolate shavings over it or drizzle melted chocolate around the top edge of the frosting so that it dripped down the sides a bit .
Pouring hot water over the cocoa powder is called blooming. It helps bring out the flavors in the cocoa.
Hi Robert! Thanks so much for the explanation!
Hi Kevin and Ralph! I have really enjoyed being with you guys tonight. This icing is the same 7 minute icing that my Mother and all southern women would use to ice their coconut cakes when I was growing up in Georgia. Good memories! I hope you both enjoyed the cake. :-)
Hi Princess Skate - we were glad to have you along with us! Oh, to have a good old fashioned southern coconut cake! We loved every bite of the cake! I took a big piece of it to the the neighbors so we wouldn't eat it all!
That is a beautiful cake! I’ll try it for the next birthday, which is mine. 😊
I hope you all frame that clipping! Will be perfect for the studio!
Hi! That's a great idea! It would be great for the studio! Thanks!
We have our mother's clippings, too! She's 90 years young!!
Hi DGF 627! I'm sure you cherish those old recipes - and your mom, too!! Thanks so much!
You both are so adorable.
I am so happy I found your channel. I loved this episode.
Hi Sky TV! We are glad you found us, too! Glad you enjoyed it - thanks for watching!
I love this cake. I sometimes put choc bar shavings on top. Thank you for reminding us of recipes from the good ole’ days.
Hi Merideth Lynn - the chocolate shavings on the top would be a wonderful touch! Thanks for watching!
Love this, and we have an Ike rumor here in Palm Springs. It seems Ike went missing for a day while vacationing here. The press said he had a dental emergency, and local papers mention the dentist here in town. At the time everyone "bought " the story, however there was never a dentist in town by that name. So, here's where it gets interesting, many say Ike was driven, or flown to a local air base where he was shown flying saucers, and actually met beings from an alien planet, and signed a treaty with them. In any case, I hope he requested that chocolate cake when he got back to Palm Springs.
What a great story about Ike! Who knows, maybe he met the aliens that day, although he probably didn't get a ride in the flying saucer! Thanks for sharing!
I read that story! So cool 😎
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Thanks ever so much for stopping by my friends! I always find it so lovely when you upload a new video.Kevin,Ralph And Maryann! Make my long days so nice.And I dearly love Always Analog.😀The cake looks wonderful .But the lesson and the time well spent making it Makes it Special!You could buy thousands of them From the bakery But they never be as good.Stay Safe and healthy Our love
1 other thought I bet Mrs Eisenhower was glad His birthday only came once a year... LOL that is a lot of work But I know it be good to eat
Hi Beryl - we are always glad to spend some time with our friend in Paris! There is something about a homemade cake that is very special, I agree!! Thanks so much and stay well!
I wonder if Mamie made these or had her cook do it! There are a lot of steps to this cake, but worth it!
This was a fantastic episode guys, easily one of your best. Because it was such an old fashioned method of making both the cake and the frosting, I really appreciated your attention to detail on each step in making this beauty. I can see why it was Ike's favorite, it looks like a work of art.
Hi cunard61! It was a delicious cake - light, moist and a wonderful flavor. So glad you liked the recipe! Thanks for watching!
Thank you once again for inviting us into your life.
You are so welcome, Cindy! So glad you can join us!
Nice to see that you get to enjoy your own creations. . . .or maybe I should say RE-creations. Keep them coming. ;-)
Thanks, Jake! This was a real treat!
What a treat another video from the great duo
Thanks so much, Jeff! Glad you enjoyed the video!
I made this cake for my mother on her birthday. She loved it!
You have an abundance of everything. Your cups run over! How do you have such a nice charming life? That greenery and trees behind you...omg.
Hi - thank you! I am blessed to have people and things around me that I cherish! This was recorded during the summer when everything is nice and green!
You guys make me smile! 😃
Hi Grace Love88! Glad you're smiling! Thanks for watching!
Thank you guys for sharing such a GREAT retro recipe!!!! I cannot wait to make one. Also....I absolutely LOVE your retro kitchen. God Bless both of you!
Hi David! Thank you so much and I hope you give this cake a try! Glad you like the kitchen!
Wow! What an in depth episode! Wonderful recipe and fascinating back story. At 42 minutes, this has to be one of the longest videos you two have ever made. But was very captivating and informative.
I liked being able to see your relaxing sun room, very nice!
Keep up the interesting content!!
Hi Greg! I think this was actually the longest video we've done. I don't like them to be so long, but making this cake has so many elements to it, it was hard to keep it short. Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for the feedback!
Can't wait to sink my teeth into this one. Fellas, I'm in the cake makin' business.
Hi Mark! Hope you enjoy the recipe, especially since you're a baker!! Thanks for watching!
@@cavalcadeoffood Should've added an exclamation point. Meant to say "I'm in the cake makin' business- -now! Haven't really done much with cakes, but I've been working on my Detroit style pizza out here on the left coast. I saw a video from a chef who grew up on the west side who never tasted it until he moved back after a culinary career in Texas. That's how provincial Detroit style was in the sixties and seventies. People out here don't know the magic of a Buddy's or a Cloverleaf.
Love your show and the new set-up!
Enjoyed this tremendously!
So glad, Ruby! Thanks!
Hi Guys. I so enjoy watching your videos. I usually make the chocolate cake on the back of the Hershey’s cocoa box. It’s a heavier cake, but delicious. I’ll think I may have to try this one for a change. Thank you for another great recipe. You guys are the best.
Hi Bonnie - I just made a yellow cake a couple of weeks ago and my go-to chocolate frosting recipe is on the Hershey's cocoa box. I never tried the cake, but I think now I will! Thanks so much!
Oh WOW! That newspaper was printed two months before I was born! I was still in the oven! 😂...Definitely going to give this a try! Looks yummy! BTW little TIP: if one doesn’t have cake flour, it can be substituted by putting 2 Tablespoons of corn starch at the bottom of a one cup measuring cup and top it off with the flour needed to finishing making 1 cup... do this for each cup of cake flour needed. You’d really never know the difference 😉
Hi Lady Thyme Thanks for the tip about making cake flour - good to know!
Yum ive had this before. My mom was a wonder in the kitchen
Hi Colleen! Sounds like you know how good this cake is! I'll bet your mom was a terrific cook! Thanks!
Just a little tip to share...if you don't have cake flour or don't want to buy it you can make your own. Start with 1 cup of all purpose flour remove 2 tablespoons of the flour and add in 2 tablespoons of corn starch. Also, it's the fat in the egg yolk that ruins the whites. The cake looks so good! Many years ago we used to get a lifestyle magazine with the Saturday paper that was full of great recipes that I saved for many years and sadly I have lost them all. Hope you do some more of these old recipes.
Hi Janina! Thanks for the tip on making cake flour - I will remember that the next time I need some and don't have any! We will keep the old recipes coming!
This looks absolutely delicious. I want to think I've made this (or one very similar) recipe before. I might have to pull out the mixer soon! Noticed the second hand on the clock on the stove was moving! Guess it decided to work. Cheers guys!
Hi Adam! One day the clock just decided to start working. And then a couple of days after that, it stopped. And then it started again! So, I'm just letting the old Frigidaire make up its mind! Hope all is well!
Oh, my Gosh! I used to have a tablecloth JUST like that one! Cool!
Oh that background music playing on the hi fi... too fun. Back in the day, my mom had our huge counsel (in stereo! Imagine that...) radio/turntable combo set to the station that played those strings instrumentals 24/7. Even the dentist office played that music. ( Growing up, us kids discovered rock and roll stations on the dial when mom was out on an errand, and boy could those speakers put out! We dialed it back again, of course...) The cake looks great. LOTS of steps and effort to make, of course...(no wonder boxed cake mixes became such step savers... but not as tasty as from scratch.) Like the 'old newspaper recipes' idea for your channel.
Hi Red! I remember those big stereos in the living rooms. I always loved that instrumental music - we called it "elevator music." Detroit had a couple of stations that played it 24/7. This cake is a lot of work but worth the effort - we enjoyed it! Thanks!
I really want to make this cake, it looks amazing. Thank you 😊
I hope you give it a try - it really was a great cake!
I read somewhere that reducing oven temp by 25 degrees and putting a bowl of water in the oven when cakes are baking will stop the layer from 'doming'. I think it was in one of my Wilton cake books.
You had me at the 7 min. frosting 👀😋 yum
LOL! Glad you liked it, JL!
The frosting is called 7 minute frosting FYI it was used to ice many cakes back in those days
My mom loved that frosting and made it many times
Wow & to Dwight D Eisenhower cheers. 👍👍
Thanks, Channel123!
This is one I've never seen. I will be making it soon. As a farm boy ( 64'-71' ) in Central Minnesota baking was gender centric so grandma would hold off baking her staples all week so Sunday after church she could teach me everything she could. I've got most all her recipes that survived time and written, but most are ingredients and her baking style is memory. It's funny when I read her handwriting I here her speaking. I've got a Rhubarb cake recipe she famously made I'll take a picture of and email it to you.
Hi Joe! So nice that you have your grandma's recipes and she showed you how to bake! Great memories! I also hear the voices of my grandma and mom when I read their handwriting! The rhubarb cake sounds wonderful - I'd love to see it. It's still rhubarb season here in Michigan. cavalcadevintage@gmail.com Thanks!
That cake looks delicious and the frosting. My mom used to make 7 minute frosting. P.S., you have great penmanship, cursive writing rare, if not endangered, these days!
It was a great cake - light, moist and a good chocolate flavor. I am trying to keep cursive handwriting alive! Thanks so much for watching, Sharon!
He’s got amazing handwriting
Mmm, this looks delicious. I haven't baked a cake in years. The cake I usually bake is a Deluxe Devil's Food Chocolate cake. The recipe for this is on the side of Softa Silk cake flower box. But this one I gotta try. I'm interested in this cooked frosting. Thank you!
Hi EE - this was a fun cake to make and it was enjoyed by all! Hope you give it a try. I'll have to look at that recipe on the side of the Softa Silk box! Thanks!
Awesome video
Thanks, Chris!
My mother made 7 minute frosting! I have her recipe book and remember how nice it tasted.
Hi Nora - it is a little bit of work, but it is a great frosting! Thanks!
According to all of my cookbooks, you put the tablespoon of vinegar in the measuring cup THEN fill the cup to the 1 cup line…then let it set 5 minutes…..then…..it is ready to add at the appropriate time. I can just smell it!
That looks fantastic! Thanks for sharing!! I’m not sure if you said or if you know, but that frosting is called seven minute frosting. My mother had a recipe for that which I remember her using with a chocolate cake.
Hi John, I think I may have mentioned that it was called seven minute frosting, although it took me almost 10 minutes to get it done! Thanks so much!
Thanks! I was watching as I was working so I wasn’t paying 100% attention so you may have said it and I just didn’t hear. Looks great though!
I very much enjoyed this. What a charming, informative video! I get motion-sick, so I would prefer a little less camera-movement within the shots, but I do really appreciate how you made sure to show us the details of all of the steps and additions.
Hi WaterNai! Sorry if there was too much movement with the camera for you. Thanks so much for watching!
Cavalcade of Food My pleasure-it was a very enjoyable video!
I have never see glass cake pans. I understand when you bake in glass , lower oven temp by 25 degrees, Also one of the cake ladies on TH-cam takes her hand and mashes or flattens the cake layer when it humps up like that. I did it on a sheet cake and it looked so much better, I love that "white " kitchen. I agree if you have a hundred mixers , use em ! lol. Thanks guys and gals.
Hi Fred! I've also heard that you should lower the temperature for glass baking pans, but I always forget. I've not had any issues, luckily. The glass cake pans were popular for a time - Pyrex, Fire King and others made them. Thanks so much for watching!
You can make your own cake flour, am not sure of the proportions, by adding cornstarch to regular flour and sifting it!
Hi Joseph! Thanks for the tip and for watching!
I made this cake this past weekend and the cake is indeed delicious. The icing was perfect when I put it on the cake, but after it set, it turned grainy. Would love to know if I did something or if that’s supposed to happen, but either way it’s a great cake.
Hi Andrew - thanks for trying the recipe and letting me know! When making icing with granulated sugar, it will often have a grainy texture because the sugar doesn't fully dissolve. Another option is to use powdered sugar instead of granulated sugar (you need 1.75 amount of powdered sugar to 1.0 of granulated sugar). Glad you enjoyed the cake!
Was it my imagination, or was that Hamilton Beach a little on the slow side? I have one from the 1930s and it's a bit slow and I never used it. But I love the sturdy Pyrex bowls it came with and use those often. They held up much better than the smaller ones to my Mixmaster, which disintegrated. I don't think they were Pyrex or heat-proof. Loved the cake and the making of it. My grandmother taught me how to make a cake when I was a kid, so I have some great memories of that. She also made coconut cake with that 7-minute frosting. She had a 1955 GE hand mixer that may have been the first hand mixer they ever made.
Hi Jonathan! I don't know if the HB mixer runs slow - I would have to compare it side-by-side with others to be sure. I am famous for making a mess when I'm mixing, so I don't always run my mixers at super high speeds! The bowls are very nice and I like the HB mixer overall. Your grandmother had an early GE hand mixer if she got it in 1955. Thanks!
The Hamilton beach mixer is working just fine! I have the same chrome model and the motor sounds just like mine! But I use my kitchen aid model 4c polished chromium model more than the Hamilton beach bill
Also if you have vintage sunbeam and Hamilton beach mixers you have to oil the motors from time to time I have several repair manuals for sunbeam ge Hamilton beach mixers that tell how!
Yummy looking cake. Have to try it. I love when you use the vintage mixers. Takes me back when I would bake with my mom.I noticed you have been using the kitchenaid mixer in other episodes. Do you prefer the kitchenaid?
Hi Bob - I love my KitchenAid mixer - it does a great job which is why they are so popular with people who do a lot of baking. But I also enjoy using my vintage mixers, especially the MixMasters. Thanks!
@@cavalcadeoffood I guess once my mixer goes I will have to get the kitchenaid. I had been eyeing that mixer for sometime. Unless I get another vintage mixer off of eBay.
Do you sell vintage appliances or just collect ? Thanks
Hi Ed. I'm just a collector. Thanks for watching!
Shredded Coconut would be great on that cake
Kevin, did the original recipe really call for unsalted butter? My vintage cookbooks from the 1950s never make mention of unsalted butter and I honestly don’t believe it was main stream available in stores at that time.
Hi MrScottie68. No, like most recipes of this time, it just called for "butter" without any specifics. Generally, I always bake with unsalted butter, but I'm sure in 1956 most of the butter available contained salt. Thanks!
Cavalcade of Food ......thanks Kevin, so I’m guessing that if you use unsalted butter in vintage recipes you should slightly increase the salt in the original recipe by say 1/4 tsp.
what brand is the double boiler? Nice job can't wait to make.
That is a Farberware double boiler. Hope you try the cake recipe! Thanks!
@@cavalcadeoffood I will, just so busy getting this and American kitchen. I do love my Farberware electric wok, did you ever use it?. Great for a lot of fried rice. and frying.
@@freedomfighter3481 I have an electric wok, but I don't know if it is Faberware. It's been a long time since I've used it. It might be a West Bend.
Wow I wish I was your friend.
Hi Maria! Thanks for being a food friend!!
Any trips planned to the cottage this summer?
Hi Don! No, I sold the cottage last year so I could have a year-round home instead. We are still in the same area but different house. Thanks!
Don't forget Cream of Tartar in place of lemon or vinegar and to stabilize the egg whites when you beat them.
Thanks, Cyril! Funny about this recipe - it called for cream of tartar for the frosting, but not for the egg whites for the cake. Hope all is well!
I never did the sour milk thing because for some reason it makes me feel like I'm cheating and I end up using buttermilk instead; but maybe now ...
BTW a baker friend of mine says that if you place your cake pans on a pizza stone in your oven your layers won't get domes. Haven't tried that yet.
Hi James - I know what you mean about the buttermilk/sour milk. This recipe called for sour milk, so I used it, but I enjoy baking with buttermilk. Haven't heard of the pizza stone method - I wonder if that would work? Maybe it evens the heat distribution across the bottom of the pan. Thanks!
Lovin the Frigidaire
Thanks, Derek!
Those milk glass bake glass baking dishes can be a pain I am surprised he didn’t line the bottom with parchment paper
I use a baking spray with flour and oil and I've not had anything stick in the glass pans yet. Thanks for watching!
Where is the ice cold milk .
Gosh , my mouth is ready for cake .
A tall cold glass of milk is perfect with a cake like this! Thanks!
the General who beat the Nazis in Europe deserves whatever cake he wants...my Grandmother would clip Lady Bird Johnson recipes and make them with joy, all of us duly impressed of course
Cleaning out my pantry the other day I discovered a can of cream of celery and a can of cream of mushroom soup. I recalled that you used both of these in a recipe you did that I wanted to try and now I can't remember which recipe it was. HELP!!
Hi James! LOL! I used cream of mushroom and celery soup in a lot of different dishes - not sure which one you might be thinking about. The cream of mushroom is in city chicken, Polish meatballs, and probably a few casseroles, as is the cream of celery. They are great ones to keep on hand - perfect for cooking with! Sorry I couldn't be more helpful!
@@cavalcadeoffood Polish Meat Balls! THAT'S IT!!! Thank you so much!
Now we print recipes off the internet. I have a bunch to try. If I like it, it goes into a plastic sleeve and into my recipe binder.
That is a lot of sugar. No wonder he had heart problems.
That's a great system for recipe keeping!
I'm sure the sugar didn't help, but he also smoked three packs of cigarettes a day.
Kevin Reminds Me Of Tom Bosley When He Was Shooting Happy Days
LOL!
Nice job! I have an easier time cracking eggs on a flat surface, but you did well!
Thanks, Bryson! Sometimes I crack them on the counter, sometimes on the edge of the bowl. But yes, cracking on the counter tends to be neater! Thanks!
I noticed the recipe didn't have vanilla
Hi Sixty Six. Yes, it does have one teaspoon of vanilla (you can see me putting it in at 12:00). It goes in along with the egg yolks. Thanks for watching!
@@cavalcadeoffood oh, sorry I must have missed that. Thanks.....
I like your tie! You need to leave a mustache. 😁
Thanks Gilberto! I'm not sure about the mustache!
Putting hot water in with egg whites would make the whites set which wouldn’t be a good look for your icing
Thanks for the tip, Helen!
But Kevin some cakes get whipped while eggs.
Something is happening, none of your notifications come up anymore!🤨
Hi Diane! Not sure why that is happening - will check and see what's going on. Thanks!
Cake crumbs ground up
He was Prez for two terms because he was a four star General and a war hero. People loved him. His wife Mamie? Not so much.
I know Ike was a popular President. I don't know much about Mamie. Thanks!