Food
Esther Foskett’s Easy Homemade Birthday Cake
By Yankee Magazine|Mar 04 2015|
Coffee By Design | Portland, Maine
Photo Credit : Katherine Keenan
By Yankee Magazine|Mar 04 2015|
Coffee By Design | Portland, Maine
Photo Credit : Katherine Keenan
Made this cake last year for Dad’s 89th birthday. He actually teared up, saying it tasted just like his Mother’s cake! She has been gone 65 years. Needless to say- I’ve had to make this cake again for Dad’s 90th, a well as every occasion calling for a cake. Thank you, Esther, you brought back – and are helping us make new- memories
This is a very tasty cake, but can it be made in chocolate? I seem to remember mention in the article but only cut out the recipe.
Hi Libby. Here’s the original article. She mentions sometimes frosting the cake in chocolate but not flavoring the batter itself. http://www.yankeemagazine.com/article/food/homemade-birthday-cakes
I used this recipe, both the cake & the frosting, for my Mother-in-Law’s 96th birthday. I baked the batter as mini-muffin-size to facilitate sharing with the staff at her assisted living place. All loved it! The cake & the frosting are super easy. Yes, it really would be possible to bake & frost this in a bit over an hour, just as Esther says!
Would it be ok to use buttermilk instead of whole milk?
Hi Jean. You can substitute buttermilk for milk, but you’ll want to add a pinch of baking soda (keep the baking powder amount just as its written) to balance the buttermilk’s acidity. That should work! Thanks, and happy baking!