Send the cake please.. Lenore -----Original Message----- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Alex Hall via Cookinginthedark Sent: Monday, July 28, 2014 8:33 PM To: Debbra Piening Cc: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Subject: Re: [CnD] Any hints for cutting tablespoons of butter off a stick?
It's a hot milk cake, perhaps one of my favorites, and is pretty easy to make. The main reason I'm doing it, actually, is that Sears has been trying to "fix" our oven since the first week of May, and they haven't managed it. They came today for the fourth repair appointment, and when they left it was working, so I'm going to test it to see if it's really fixed. Needless to say, stovetop dishes and slow cooker recipes have been featuring heavily around here for some time now, and everyone is excited to finally (hopefully) have a real, convection oven back. I don't know what I'll do if it stops working again as I'm making this cake. If anyone wants the recipe, let me know. I think I've sent it before, but not for a while. The cake itself is sweet, kind of pulley, and has a good flavor without being too strong. It's main flavor comes from the vanilla extract and sugar, and it includes four eggs. It's a great base for different frostings, or strawberry shortcake, or any number of toppings. On Jul 28, 2014, at 9:27 PM, Debbra Piening <debbra.pien...@att.net> wrote: > At any rate, let us know how the cake turns out! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] > On Behalf Of Alex Hall via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Monday, July 28, 2014 8:24 PM > To: Robin Plitt > Cc: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Subject: Re: [CnD] Any hints for cutting tablespoons of butter off a stick? > > I've tried that, but I'm not good at estimating half, and one mistake > throws off the whole thing. The best I've ever done is to get one half > maybe half a tablespoon larger than the other, but usually I'm way further off than that. > <grin> > On Jul 28, 2014, at 8:41 PM, Robin Plitt <pli...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> And, If you cut the stick into eight equal pieces, each one would be >> one > tablespoon. >> cut it in half >> cut each half in half to get quarters and each quarter in half to get >> eighths. >> >> Robin >> >> >> On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 6:30 PM, Alex Hall via Cookinginthedark > <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> wrote: >> That's a good idea, thanks! If it works, I could also just keep a >> piece of > cardboard or something of the same length, and use it as a cutting > guide; free slicer, kind of. :) >> On Jul 28, 2014, at 6:17 PM, Nicole Massey <ny...@gypsyheir.com> wrote: >> >>> Simple. >>> Take the wrapper off the stick. Fold it so you have one butter width >>> of > the >>> wrapper and fold the ends in. Now fold the wrapper twice, so that >>> you > have >>> one quarter of the full length of the stick as your width. This will > give >>> you an exact measurement of two tablespoons. >>> To recap: >>> 1. remove the wrapper. >>> 2. fold the ends in so the wrapper is now exactly as long s the stick >>> of butter. >>> 3. fold the wrapper so the width is the same width as the stick of >>> butter. >>> 4. fold the length twice so it's now the length of one quarter a > stick, >>> or 2 tablespoons. >>> >>> Questions? >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Cookinginthedark >>>> [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] >>>> On Behalf Of Alex Hall via Cookinginthedark >>>> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2014 4:53 PM >>>> To: <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> >>>> Subject: [CnD] Any hints for cutting tablespoons of butter off a stick? >>>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> I usually have a sighted person cut the proper amount of butter off >>>> the sticks we keep, because I always forget to pickup one of those slicers. >>>> Today, though, it's just me, but I want to make a cake for when >>>> everyone else gets home. It calls for two tablespoons of butter, >>>> and all I have are the usual 8-tablespoon sticks. Does anyone have >>>> any hints on how I might cut the proper amount, given that I can't, >>>> of course, see the markings on the butter's wrapper? This cake is >>>> somewhat forgiving, but I'm notoriously bad at estimating butter >>>> and I'd rather not take a chance on messing up the rest of the cake >>>> if I don't have to. Thanks. >>>> -- >>>> Have a great day, >>>> Alex Hall >>>> mehg...@icloud.com >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Cookinginthedark mailing list >>>> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >>> >> >> -- >> Have a great day, >> Alex Hall >> mehg...@icloud.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> > > -- > Have a great day, > Alex Hall > mehg...@icloud.com > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > -- Have a great day, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
