Articles tagged:All Cakes Considered

Posted: Tue Feb 8 9:57 a.m. by Erin Mann AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Baker bittersweet about end of cake project

Erin Mann is baking a new cake every week for a year from the "All Cakes Considered" cookbook and shares her adventures here on AnnArbor.com. Read past columns here. In January of 2010, I introduced my cake project to an audience. I knew that I liked cake (eating it) and ...

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Posted: Tue Feb 1 7 a.m. by Erin Mann AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Stephan Pyles's Heaven and Hell Cake: Even cake is bigger in Texas

Erin Mann is baking a new cake every week for a year from the "All Cakes Considered" cookbook and shares her adventures here on AnnArbor.com. Read past columns here. Maestro, cue the fanfare because today is worth celebrating. I've finished assembling the final cake in the “All Cakes Considered” cookbook. ...

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Posted: Tue Jan 25 9 a.m. by Erin Mann AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Dark Chocolate Peppermint Pattie Cake is a dessert that dazzles

Erin Mann is baking a new cake every week for a year from the "All Cakes Considered" cookbook and shares her adventures here on AnnArbor.com. Read past columns here. I look forward to the Girl Scout cookie sale every year. When I see the cookie table in front of the ...

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Posted: Tue Jan 18 7 a.m. by Erin Mann AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Graham crackers are good in crusts, great in cakes

Erin Mann is baking a new cake every week for a year from the "All Cakes Considered" cookbook and shares her adventures here on AnnArbor.com. Read past columns here. The graham cracker. We know it as the bread of our favorite campfire sandwich (s’mores) and the fundamental ingredient in a ...

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Posted: Tue Jan 11 7 a.m. by Erin Mann AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Appalachian Stack Cake: a traditional pioneer wedding cake

Erin Mann is baking a new cake every week for a year from the "All Cakes Considered" cookbook and shares her adventures here on AnnArbor.com. Read past columns here. If you’ve been reading my posts regularly, you may have noticed that 52 weeks have gone by since I began my ...

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Posted: Tue Jan 4 7 a.m. by Erin Mann AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Lane Cake: Three layers of Southern comfort

Erin Mann is baking a new cake every week for a year from the "All Cakes Considered" cookbook and shares her adventures here on AnnArbor.com. Read past columns here. “Miss Maudie baked a Lane Cake so loaded with shinny it made me tight.”-Scout Finch, in “To Kill a Mockingbird” In ...

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Posted: Tue Dec 28 7 a.m. by Erin Mann AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Lord Baltimore Cake completes the perfect pair

Erin Mann is baking a new cake every week for a year from the "All Cakes Considered" cookbook and shares her adventures here on AnnArbor.com. Read past columns here. Lord Baltimore cake is a yellow cake with a fruit and nut filling covered in an Italian meringue frosting. Lord Baltimore ...

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Posted: Tue Dec 21 9 a.m. by Erin Mann AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Lady Baltimore Cake: A distinctive dessert for the holidays

Erin Mann is baking a new cake every week for a year from the "All Cakes Considered" cookbook and shares her adventures here on AnnArbor.com. Read past columns here. “I should like a slice, if you please, of Lady Baltimore,” I said with extreme formality. I returned to the table ...

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Posted: Tue Dec 14 7 a.m. by Erin Mann AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Chocolate Angel Food cake reaches new heights

Erin Mann is baking a new cake every week for a year from the "All Cakes Considered" cookbook and shares her adventures here on AnnArbor.com. Read past columns here. Last week’s angel food cake came up short, literally. The cake should be tall, climbing up the sides of the pan ...

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Posted: Tue Dec 7 7 a.m. by Erin Mann AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Angel Food cake: A guilt-free slice of heaven

Erin Mann is baking a new cake every week for a year from the "All Cakes Considered" cookbook and shares her adventures here on AnnArbor.com. Read past columns here. Growing up, I considered angel food cake one of my favorites. My mother had a fun take on the classic angel ...

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Posted: Tue Nov 30 10 a.m. by Erin Mann AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
There's nothing German about German's chocolate cake

Erin Mann is baking a new cake every week for a year from the "All Cakes Considered" cookbook and shares her adventures here on AnnArbor.com. Read past columns here. My mother often made German chocolate cake for my father on his birthday. The sweet chocolate cake, topped with a buttery ...

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Posted: Tue Nov 23 8:30 a.m. by Erin Mann AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Triple Chocolate Orange Passion Cake: 'Round but not 'round for long

Erin Mann is baking a new cake every week for a year from the "All Cakes Considered" cookbook and shares her adventures here on AnnArbor.com. Read past columns here. Remember the Terry’s Chocolate Orange? They are known as a Christmas stocking staples, but I was in my teens before sampling ...

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Posted: Tue Nov 16 11:30 a.m. by Erin Mann AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Red Velvet Cake: Myths and mishaps

Erin Mann is baking a new cake every week for a year from the "All Cakes Considered" cookbook and shares her adventures here on AnnArbor.com. Read past columns here. When done right, Red Velvet Cake can be absolutely dreamy — moist cake layers in hues ranging from an eye-catching cherry ...

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Posted: Tue Nov 9 11 a.m. by Erin Mann AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Being bad never tasted so good: Devil's Food Cake with Quick Fudge Icing and Raspberry Jam

Erin Mann is baking a new cake every week for a year from the "All Cakes Considered" cookbook and shares her adventures here on AnnArbor.com. Read past columns here. This week's cake is a tempting, decadent combination of chocolate and berries. Devil’s Food Cake with Quick Fudge Icing and Raspberry ...

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Posted: Tue Nov 2 10 a.m. by Erin Mann AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Your trash, my treasure: Sour Cream Spice Cake with Orange Butter Frosting

Erin Mann is baking a new cake every week for a year from the "All Cakes Considered" cookbook and shares her adventures here on AnnArbor.com. Read past columns here. In my early twenties, I acquired about a dozen vintage sewing books from an acquaintance who was going to leave them ...

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