Everyday Cake: 45 Simple Recipes for Layer, Bundt, Loaf, and Sheet Cakes

243 Pages·2022·52.505 MB·English

by  Polina Chesnakova

TO MY HUSBAND, LEE, I LOVE YOU
Copyright © 2022 by Polina Chesnakova
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Names: Chesnakova, Polina, author.
Title: Everyday cake : 45 simple recipes for layer, bundt, loaf, and sheet cakes /
Polina Chesnakova.
Description: Seattle : Sasquatch Books, [2022] | Includes index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021024217 | ISBN 9781632172983 (paperback) | ISBN
9781632172990 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Cake. | LCGFT: Cookbooks.
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CONTENTS
Introduction
Let’s Get Started
BUNDT AND TUBE CAKES
Rhubarb Buttermilk Bundt Cake
Sour Cream Coffee Cake with Five-Spice Streusel
Mama’s Rum Raisin Bundt Cake
Double-Chocolate Zucchini Bundt Cake
Sugared Jelly Donut Bundt Cake
Grapefruit Poppy Seed Cake with Hibiscus Glaze
Gingerbread Bundt Cake with Lemon Mascarpone Icing
Raspberry-Rose Angel Food Cake
Pear-Walnut Cake with Spelt and Cardamom
ROUND CAKES
Barely Baked Dulce de Leche Cheesecake
Olive Oil Cake
Rhubarb-Cardamom Upside-Down Cake
Apple Sharlotka
Whole-Citrus Almond Cake
Apricot Cornmeal Skillet Cake
Turkish Coffee Crumb Cake
Flourless Chocolate Crunch Cake with Port Cherries
Strawberries-and-Cream Cake
Coconut-Lime Cream Cake with Fluffy Marshmallow Frosting
Carrot Cake with Browned Butter–Cream Cheese Frosting
Yellow Birthday Cake with Whipped Malt Chocolate
Buttercream
SQUARE AND RECTANGULAR CAKES
Banana Cake, Two Ways
Browned Butter Hazelnut Cake with Sugared Plums
“Grated” Jam Cake
Frosted Apple-Cinnamon Oat Cake
French Custard Cake
Golden-Milk Tres Leches Cake
Summer Berry Buckle with Crunchy Sugar
Santina’s Tiramisu
Confetti Cake with Strawberry Frosting
Fudgy Devil’s Food Sheet Cake
Salted Butterscotch Fudge Sheet Cake
Russian Napoleon Cake
LOAF CAKES
Cannoli Ricotta Cake with Candied Pistachios
Marbled Matcha Pound Cake with Berry Compote
Lemon-Lavender Yogurt Cake
Chocolate Sour Cream Cake
Earl Grey Tea Cake
Honeyed Fig and Anise Semolina Cake
Parsnip and Cranberry Maple Cake
Roasted Pumpkin Spice Cake with Tahini Glaze
Sticky Date and Ginger Cake with Coconut-Rum Sauce
Brandied Persimmon Tea Cake
Acknowledgments
Index

INTRODUCTION
Whether right after a meal, while winding down in the
evening, or when we gather with friends and loved ones, my
family always pours tea—and what is that hot, steaming cup
without something sweet to accompany it? This was how I
was introduced at an early age to the pleasure of a simple
dessert, often cake. Drawn in not so much by the sugar, but
by a deep satisfaction that stems from “that ideal match of
the right dish and the right moment,” as the restaurateur
and cookbook author Yotam Ottolenghi said.
That idea is what Everyday Cake is all about—cakes in all
shapes and forms for every mood and occasion. Maybe a
long day at work necessitates a treat, an unexpected guest
stops in, or you’re looking to celebrate, but without too
much fuss. In other words, day-to-day moments that
warrant a spark of joy.
In these pages, you’ll find cakes that are neither overly
complicated nor too sweet but are reliably delicious. Some,
like the Lemon-Lavender Yogurt Cake (this page), are a one-
bowl magic trick, while others call for layers (never more
than two!) and frosting, like the Yellow Birthday Cake with
Whipped Malt Chocolate Buttercream (this page). There are
a handful, such as the Salted Butterscotch Fudge Sheet
Cake (this page), that feed a crowd, but many more will be
easily tackled by a party of two. And if your style, like mine,
skews classic with a twist, then you’ll especially love the