Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Hummingbird cake with cream cheese butter cream for amma's birthday

1 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup oil
1 and 1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup curd
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup toasted and chopped walnuts
1/2 cup mashed bananas
1/2 can crushed pineapple
Beat together curd and sugar
Add mashed bananas if you think the curd mixture is very less for the sugar
Add the baking powder and baking soda and combine
Add the oil and vanilla extract and combine
Add the flour and mix until just mixed
Fold in the nuts and the crushed pineapple
Bake in 2 layers at 180 degrees
Cream Cheese buttercream frosting

113 gm unsalted butter. room temp about 10 minutes, should still be cool, soft to touch and in form.
Not a gooey mess. Gooey butter gives runny frosting.
If the weather is humid, reduce butter to 4-6 tbsp.
you can play with the ratio as per the weather conditions.
You know what will be the outcome when it's 100 F temp and it's an outdoor event
226 g cream cheese
1 teaspoon vanilla extract or flavoring of choice
450 g sifted icing sugar

Method
1. Place butter in a large mixing bowl and beat until smooth. That about 3 mins. The bowl will be cold upon touch.
2. Add cream cheese and blend until fully combined and smooth, about 30 seconds. DO NOT over beat.
That gives a runny frosting.
3. Add vanilla extract and icing sugar, blend on low speed (stir in KA) until combined. Increase to medium speed
( speed 4 in KA) and beat until it begins to get fluffy. That's about another 4-5 mins.
4. Use at once or keep refrigerated.
This frosting will keep well in the refrigerator for several days (3 days max as per my trial)
but you may need to re-beat it for when out of the refrigerator.
Deco
Don't colour cream cheese frosting
Rosette border top
Star border on bottom
target is a smooth finish and straight sides
work in an ac room at night
use dark chocolate ganache to write happy birthday amma on the sides
check indulge cupcakes for a sample
try to make chocolate butterflies if you have time - use card stock and not books for the raised effect




 

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