I had to make my cake a week early as I am in the process of moving. I made it in three parts/three days as Dorie suggested – the filling, one day, the cake, the next and I put it together on the third. A little advice – when you dump all the frosting ingredients in the mixing bowl so easy, go slow or that powdered sugar will fly all over your kitchen. Of all the food I’ve made and shared with the kids at The Gant, this is the one they apparently liked the best. Of course few of them knew what parsnips were but I got a lot of “My grandma cooked with them.” Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. Stay safe and thank you for letting me cook with you. Mary
I’m going to make cupcakes I think. No place in my house for a giant cake like that and neighbours have already enjoyed the bounty of 5 online classes this week LOL!
I (finally) made the recipe on time, so I have a minor tip to share: if you make the sugared cranberries, they’ll kind of stick together a bit while you roll them in the sugar. Don’t separate them. Otherwise, they roll around and, possibly, off the cake when you place them there. 😂
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I had to make my cake a week early as I am in the process of moving. I made it in three parts/three days as Dorie suggested – the filling, one day, the cake, the next and I put it together on the third. A little advice – when you dump all the frosting ingredients in the mixing bowl so easy, go slow or that powdered sugar will fly all over your kitchen. Of all the food I’ve made and shared with the kids at The Gant, this is the one they apparently liked the best. Of course few of them knew what parsnips were but I got a lot of “My grandma cooked with them.” Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. Stay safe and thank you for letting me cook with you. Mary
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I’m going to make cupcakes I think. No place in my house for a giant cake like that and neighbours have already enjoyed the bounty of 5 online classes this week LOL!
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i think i’m gonna attempt the complex math to turn it into a two-layer 6″
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Actually I just made 2 x 4-inch cakes using 1/4 of the recipe. Math worked out well. So I’ll try to do triple layer though it’s a bit fiddly!
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yeah, i was thinking of 1/3, even though i have to split an egg
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Easy enough to split the egg if you have a scale, right? I can’t wait to see yours!
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I was going to do half the recipe, but now I think I’ll do 1/4 as cupcakes. We really don’t need a whole cake right now!
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I (finally) made the recipe on time, so I have a minor tip to share: if you make the sugared cranberries, they’ll kind of stick together a bit while you roll them in the sugar. Don’t separate them. Otherwise, they roll around and, possibly, off the cake when you place them there. 😂
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This cake was unbelievable! Worth the effort!
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