Monday, August 15, 2011

Club Baked::Sundy Night Cake

This week's recipe with Club Baked comes from Julie with Little Bit of Everything.  When I first bought this book, I had marked this recipe immediately to bake (among about a gazillion others!).  It sounded so delicious and easy...like a spice cake version of Texas sheet cake. 

Well, when I finally got around to baking it, I read the recipe again, and realized the only part similar to a Texas sheet cake was the frosting method.  Oops.  In my hurried life lately  I just couldn't find the time to get this recipe all the way finished, so I opted to stop with the cake and sprinkle some powdered sugar atop.  Not bad.  Not out of this world, either.  I used plain yogurt instead of sour cream, but otherwise I followed this recipe exactly. It tasted incredibly moist, slightly sweet with a hint of cinnamon and lots of egg and butter. Next time I would definitely make time for the frosting AND make this in a bigger pan (definitely leaning more towards a white cake version of the traditional Texas Sheet Cake).  I think less cake and more frosting would be just the ticket to make this a home-run recipe for me. 

9 comments:

  1. YUM!! Looks great Lisa. You are the second person to do the powdered sugar that I have seen. I really like it and want to try this way soon.

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  2. I can so relate to figuring out at the last minute it wasn't what I thought. Looks beautiful with the powdered sugar on top.

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  3. I went with powdered sugar on top and yogurt as well! Your photo makes it look colassal!

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  4. Looks great with the powdered sugar on top!

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  5. Looks so pretty with the powdered sugar. I couldn't pass up the chocolate frosting though - chocoholic here.

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  6. I love the simplicity of the cake with the powdered sugar. So pretty! I'm sure a Texas sheet cake style would be delicious! This is such a versatile cake.

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  7. Less cake and more frosting is my dessert philosophy :)

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  8. Mmmm, looks perfect for breakfast!! I'm going to have to check out the frosting recipe. Sounds interesting.

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