tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545268367393423693.post4700839523391261184..comments2023-03-24T09:18:40.806-05:00Comments on Cook 'em if you got 'em: My Best Chocolate CakeAmy Bolandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01846498095298191128noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545268367393423693.post-77077490969140325012011-11-21T20:34:15.987-06:002011-11-21T20:34:15.987-06:00Oh, no, I think that's a really GOOD question....Oh, no, I think that's a really GOOD question.<br /><br />The instruction would've made more sense if I'd told you that when you line a pan with paper, you only line the bottom. You cut out a circle the same size as your pan. You don't have to be exact; a little bigger or smaller will be OK.<br /><br />Then grease the pan; press in the paper so it sticks to the pan; grease the paper, too, if you want to be really thorough; and then dust the whole of it with flour.<br /><br />When the cake comes out, you cool it in the pan for 5-10 minutes, turn it out, and peel off the paper while the cake is still hot. No dents! Keeps the cake from sticking and makes a perfectly flat cake surface.Amy Bolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846498095298191128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545268367393423693.post-64985585369772977132011-11-21T14:02:07.584-06:002011-11-21T14:02:07.584-06:00Maybe a dumb question, but when instructed to grea...Maybe a dumb question, but when instructed to grease, paper and flour the pans, do you really do it in that order? And are there big dents on the cake from where some of the paper was folded in a funny way?Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400245167495919009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545268367393423693.post-78267823190265169202011-11-15T22:30:55.067-06:002011-11-15T22:30:55.067-06:00Jive Momma, maybe you could bake the cake with a w...Jive Momma, maybe you could bake the cake with a witness in the room so that you would have to split the cake with them. And you could make a half recipe so at worst you each only ate, like, a quarter of a three-layer cake. Which is only two or three pieces of cake. ?!<br /><br />Kerry, you're gonna love having three pans. It is so fun. It gives you the POWER! to make OUTLANDISHLY LARGE! cakes. Besides, with three layers, you get to put filling in TWICE!Amy Bolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846498095298191128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545268367393423693.post-15421395786736137122011-11-15T12:05:51.421-06:002011-11-15T12:05:51.421-06:00At first I was like, wait. THREE pans? That's ...At first I was like, wait. THREE pans? That's one more than I have. I would have to, like, BUY another pan.<br /><br />But then I got to the part where the frosting was made out of sour cream, and now I'm going to Amazon to buy a third pan, because obviously any frosting made with sour cream is totally worth it.Kerry Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03939381204186890096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2545268367393423693.post-16244344011839231192011-11-15T08:17:00.317-06:002011-11-15T08:17:00.317-06:00Yum. I know I will never make this, because I woul...Yum. I know I will never make this, because I would eat it all in one sitting and get sick and have to take a break from chocolate. But it is somehow reassuring to know that this cake exists.Jive Mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00794168182861118377noreply@blogger.com