Comments on Dozen Flours: "Butternut Miss It" Cake

i'm new to your blog, and to baking! its like...

2011-01-21T19:52:42.056-08:00

i'm new to your blog, and to baking! its like rediscovering that chemistry set i got for xmas when i was 10 and then had it taken away when my cousin and i poured a bunch of stuff in the bathroom sink to watch it smoke and bubble only to discover we had turned the white sink purple! hopefully this cake will yield better results. i found you while looking for a lemon pound cake recipe (i think yours is beyond my skill set, but its how i found your blog and this butternut cake.) i couldn't imagine what this would be like, so it got me curious. (so far making it has been quite the adventure! like when i got distracted and accidentally turned on the kitchenaid while i had the mixer raised out of the bowl. i'll be finding globs of batter for the next 4 months!) (are you getting what i mean when i say "skill set"?) its in the oven right now and smells good! i guess this is a variation on a carrot cake? i've never made a carrot cake, but the aroma coming from my oven smells similar to me! (maybe this recipe would benefit from some toasted walnuts? aren't there walnuts in a carrot cake? do i sound like i know what i'm doing? ha! let's just hope i don't turn my oven purple...
next i'm going to try and make that 3 layer cheese cake. thanks for such an interesting blog! i'll let you know how it turns out. - ric

I had this recipe bookmarked for a long time, and ...

2010-04-15T10:52:30.743-07:00

I had this recipe bookmarked for a long time, and I finally made it two days ago. I accidentally left the cake on the counter to cool, and my dog jumped up and ate it while I was gone! I was so sad that I made it again today, and it was definitely worth it. So delicious and moist! Thanks for the great recipe!

This sounds divine! Love the use of butternut squa...

2010-01-27T07:20:19.651-08:00

This sounds divine! Love the use of butternut squash.

Thanks for pointing those changes out Spurlock! I ...

2010-01-22T12:23:56.695-08:00

Thanks for pointing those changes out Spurlock! I appreciate you letting me know. I've fixed the recipe.

Made two cakes last nite. I was expecting them to ...

2010-01-22T11:35:39.938-08:00

Made two cakes last nite. I was expecting them to be denser, but they faired on the lighter side. This might be b/c I used cream instead of buttermilk, which I never have in my stock. Yes, i know that you can made it from regular milk & vinegar, but I don't like tangy taste that buttermilk brings to the party. Anyways, you might re-read through your recipe. You mention baking soda over baking powder in the ingredient list, but you list "baking powder" in the dry ingredients. Also, you never mention where to add the ground ginger. So, my first cake didn't have ground ginger b/c I read the ingredients order from the body of the recipe. Overall, nice texture and light taste. Both cakes were a crowd pleaser.

Mmmmm...this looks super yummy! I love recipes tha...

2010-01-20T04:29:06.841-08:00

Mmmmm...this looks super yummy! I love recipes that incorporate something healthy into something sinful. Can't wait to give this a try!

This is great. I would've never thought to us...

2009-12-14T17:26:30.855-08:00

This is great. I would've never thought to use butternut squash

That looks delicious! I wonder if I could use it t...

2009-12-13T13:14:48.317-08:00

That looks delicious! I wonder if I could use it to convince my boyfriend that butternut really IS wonderful. (Squash is a running debate in our house.)

This looks very delicious!! Great work :D

2009-12-12T19:14:43.547-08:00

This looks very delicious!! Great work :D

Sounds heavenly and looks gorgeous!

2009-12-09T10:14:03.276-08:00

Sounds heavenly and looks gorgeous!

julia .. just W O W ! hhhhhhh really it's am...

2009-12-09T05:58:07.022-08:00

julia ..
just W O W !
hhhhhhh really it's amazzzzing .. mom luvd it .. i made it n the morning n left it n the fridge .. and when i woke up i asked her why didn't u try it! she said i didn't wanna ruin it !! hhhhhhh but l8r she did n couldn't get enf from one piece hhhhh we're defiantly gonna eat it all day =$

thank you .. it turned out great .. am so happy about it ..
after all, my freakn' out about the baking soda wasn't that necessary hhhhhh

am sure my family tonight will ask about the recipe for it hhh ill b famous thx to u hhhhhhhh

thax from the heart <3

Don't fret Hudo! Your cake should be okay, if ...

2009-12-08T16:55:35.024-08:00

Don't fret Hudo! Your cake should be okay, if anything it will just be really fluffy instead of the tighter pound cake texture that it usually produces. Be sure to keep an eye on it after 30-40 minutes and keep testing it with a tooth pick. Don't take it out until the cake no longer leaves crumbs on the toothpick.

I know that might seem strange but the leavening agent is the combination of the bake soda and vinegar. This is pretty typical of old fashioned cakes where cream of tarter wasn't readily available.

Please let me know how it turns out and thank you for your comment. I'll update the post too.

omg .. i was making this cake like 5 minutes ago ...

2009-12-08T16:32:33.061-08:00

omg ..
i was making this cake like 5 minutes ago ..
and i felt there was smthn wrong .. cuz when i was mixing the ingredients .. i was thinking "GEE why there is no baking powder n the recipe" i know that all cakes have to have PB! so i checked here again to see if i wrote them down missing or smthn .. and i realized that u wrote baking soda n the ingredient instead of Powder :( ..
it was too late for me when i found out but i added 1 tsb baking powder with the tsb of soda .. and ill see how it'll turn out ..
just wanted to let u know so no one fall n the same mistake lol ..

LOVE this idea!! The cake looks beautiful, great p...

2009-12-08T06:24:09.509-08:00

LOVE this idea!! The cake looks beautiful, great photos! :)

So what you're saying is that it was really go...

2009-12-07T19:52:18.890-08:00

So what you're saying is that it was really good and you would make it again,right? LOL!
~ingrid

This cake is in the holiday issue of fine cooking-...

2009-12-07T19:07:08.808-08:00

This cake is in the holiday issue of fine cooking- Sweet cakes. I've been eyeing it for a fwe weeks now. It looks so good!

Just tried this out earlier this week and it was s...

2009-12-07T12:04:12.599-08:00

Just tried this out earlier this week and it was so good I had to seek out your blog. You're a dessert angel!

FIVE times in one week? That is saying something....

2009-12-07T10:03:36.536-08:00

FIVE times in one week? That is saying something...especially with all of the desserts in your repertoire! :)

We didn’t and OMG is it GOOD!!!!! It’s deadly – ...

2009-12-07T09:34:22.307-08:00

We didn’t and OMG is it GOOD!!!!!
It’s deadly – and good – and so good for us since I think it counts as at least one vegetable serving…

wooooooow this looks soooo DELICIOUS .. and am so...

2009-12-07T06:11:08.280-08:00

wooooooow this looks soooo DELICIOUS ..
and am sooo happy cuz i juz bought butternut ystr for my sister .. she was gonna make a soup using it .. but aah NOT ANYMORE hhhhhh

wooow am so excited to try it .. hope it'll look like urs .. and am sure it'll taste great .. i still can't forget the taste of ur october spice cake yet .. SO YYYYyYYYYYyummmM M MM mmy ...
ur my fav dessert guru hhhhhh keep it up ;]

<3

LOVE your blog!! Hubbie thinks he needs to take b...

2009-12-07T05:09:21.480-08:00

LOVE your blog!! Hubbie thinks he needs to take baked goodies to work all the time! Help!! I think your blog is just what I needed. Can't wait to try this one. The "office" loves to try new things.

I've been wanting to bake with butternut squas...

2009-12-06T23:25:52.732-08:00

I've been wanting to bake with butternut squash for the longest time. This cake looks perfect!

Katie xox

Wow, this looks really delicious! I adore butternu...

2009-12-06T23:13:13.818-08:00

Wow, this looks really delicious! I adore butternut squash, so I think I would really love this cake. Will have to try it! :)