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[Cillaliz]

One of the most bizarre NFL Playoff Games that I have ever watched.

That was probably my team.

Go Cards!

[Cillaliz]

Cranberries!!

[JoseSPiano]

Whoa!

They're rebroadcasting the Coconut Cake of "Throwdown with Bobby Flay" on the Food Network.  The "Challenger" is the Coconut Cake from The Peninsula Hotel in Charleston, SC.  -And, yes, I've had a slice of that amazing cake.  And now I know why that cake was/is so amazing...

Each six-layer cake contains three cups of butter and six cups of heavy cream!  -And I think each cake only is only sliced/serves eight.  Yowza!

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*Oh, I just checked the site for the Peninsula Grill - Each cake serves 20 "very generously".  Whew!

[Cillaliz]

Whoa!

They're rebroadcasting the Coconut Cake of "Throwdown with Bobby Flay" on the Food Network.  The "Challenger" is the Coconut Cake from The Peninsula Hotel in Charleston, SC.  -And, yes, I've had a slice of that amazing cake.  And now I know why that cake was/is so amazing...

Each six-layer cake contains three cups of butter and six cups of heavy cream!  -And I think each cake only is only sliced/serves eight.  Yowza!

Yum!  I think I'll watch this one

[Cillaliz]

Oh man, I could never cut a cake that way

[JoseSPiano]

Even in dim light, it still looks amazingly delicious!

*And it was!

[Cillaliz]

Look how perfect those layers are, now that I know how they were cut, that's pretty amazing

[Ron Pulliam]

Is there an echo in here?

Just the sounds of mockingbirds.

[JoseSPiano]

Oh man, I could never cut a cake that way

It's actually quite easy.  When you have a proper knife, the knife helps itself in a way.  Or...

*You could place some toothpicks around the "middle" of the cake as a guide for your knife.

**Or you could use dental floss - unwaxed and unflavored - to "saw" through your cake.

[Cillaliz]

Or I could just order a slice where someone else did the baking

[JoseSPiano]

Look how perfect those layers are, now that I know how they were cut, that's pretty amazing

Whenever I've assembled layer cakes, I've always found getting even layers of filling/frosting to be the hard part.

[Ron Pulliam]

Oh man, I could never cut a cake that way

It's actually quite easy.  When you have a proper knife, the knife helps itself in a way.  Or...

*You could place some toothpicks around the "middle" of the cake as a guide for your knife.

**Or you could use dental floss - unwaxed and unflavored - to "saw" through your cake.

The secret to perfect layers doesn't lie in a knife and slicing.

Simply put 3/4 cups of batter in a pan and bake 6-8 minutes.  Repeat the process until all your batter is gone.

[JoseSPiano]

Or I could just order a slice where someone else did the baking

There's also one other cheat for perfect cake layers - and I have seen this in a few cookbooks...

Just divide the batter into three, four, six, etc. portions, then bake each portion/layer separately in their own pans.  Adjust baking times accordingly.

[JoseSPiano]

I guess that's sort of like a homonym? Synonym?

[Cillaliz]

Is there an echo in here?

[JoseSPiano]

Oh man, I could never cut a cake that way

It's actually quite easy.  When you have a proper knife, the knife helps itself in a way.  Or...

*You could place some toothpicks around the "middle" of the cake as a guide for your knife.

**Or you could use dental floss - unwaxed and unflavored - to "saw" through your cake.

The secret to perfect layers doesn't lie in a knife and slicing.

Simply put 3/4 cups of batter in a pan and bake 6-8 minutes.  Repeat the process until all your batter is gone.

But some cooks try to "avoid" the brown "crusts" in the cake. -Which is what Chef Carter from the Peninsula Grill prefers.

[George]

SAFE, EASY, WARM & FUN TRAVEL VIBES FOR ARNOLDMBROCKMAN & HIS DW!!!

~~~DITTO!!~~~

[Cillaliz]

I only tried a layer cake once.  When I was in high school I tried to make a layer cake for my best friend's birthday.  It ended up being a heap of cake with frosting poured over it...a total disaster.  It tasted good, so I guess it was only a visual disaster.   I may try one again

[elmore3003]

At one point during the rehearsal, Joshie was listening to the cello part I'd written and he turned and said, we think alike! I think his prowess as a musical director was very helpful this evening.

[Ron Pulliam]

Oh man, I could never cut a cake that way

It's actually quite easy.  When you have a proper knife, the knife helps itself in a way.  Or...

*You could place some toothpicks around the "middle" of the cake as a guide for your knife.

**Or you could use dental floss - unwaxed and unflavored - to "saw" through your cake.

The secret to perfect layers doesn't lie in a knife and slicing.

Simply put 3/4 cups of batter in a pan and bake 6-8 minutes.  Repeat the process until all your batter is gone.

But some cooks try to "avoid" the brown "crusts" in the cake. -Which is what Chef Carter from the Peninsula Grill prefers.

If some cooks have that kind of time and patience, then more power to them.  For a layer cake, though, having consistent layers can be a motivator.

One can still trim off brown crust...and have a thin layer to boot.

[Cillaliz]

What???  I expected the other person to win

[Ron Pulliam]

I have a device that has a wire that can be positioned in four ways to yield the desired thickness of layer.

The end result seldom pleases me.  I should probably wait until the cake is totally cold.

[JoseSPiano]

If some cooks have that kind of time and patience, then more power to them.  For a layer cake, though, having consistent layers can be a motivator.

I guess if some cooks can have a "Biscuit Hand", others can have a "Layers Hand".

[Cillaliz]

WOW, I just went to the website to see how much it would cost to get the Ultimate Coconut cake delivered.  It has to be Fed Ex overnight.  It came ot over $200 for one cake!   Never mind

[Cillaliz]

I have a device that has a wire that can be positioned in four ways to yield the desired thickness of layer.

The end result seldom pleases me.  I should probably wait until the cake is totally cold.

Is that what Bobby Flay was using?

[JoseSPiano]

WOW, I just went to the website to see how much it would cost to get the Ultimate Coconut cake delivered.  It has to be Fed Ex overnight.  It came ot over $200 for one cake!   Never mind

Well... Just have a party... Invite 19 of your friends, and have them each "donate" $10 towards the cost of the cake. 

*Actually, I think it does cost $10/slice at the Peninsula Grill. So there'd be no mark-up involved.

[Matthew]

Go Here for more cake porn. (DP's site)

[George]

Even in dim light, it still looks amazingly delicious!

*And it was!

And on the computer, it looks amazingly delicious!!

[Cillaliz]

WOW, I just went to the website to see how much it would cost to get the Ultimate Coconut cake delivered.  It has to be Fed Ex overnight.  It came ot over $200 for one cake!   Never mind

Well... Just have a party... Invite 19 of your friends, and have them each "donate" $10 towards the cost of the cake. 

*Actually, I think it does cost $10/slice at the Peninsula Grill. So there'd be no mark-up involved.

The Fed Ex charge was over $100 of it so it's closer to $5 a slice without shipping

[Cillaliz]

I need to start thinking about what I want to serve for the open house at the office.  It's a 4:30-6:00 pm thing on ground hog's day.  The thing is I have no idea how many will come.  I'll invite my friends and the local lawyers, so I can get an idea there, but it's also going to go out in the Chamber of Commerce email blast.  I have no idea if many or any will show up from that - other than the ribbon cutters.  Hmmmm