Happy Birthday Rachael Ray!
On August 25th Rachael is celebrating her birthday. Her fun and loyal staff over at Everyday With Rachael Ray Magazine thought it would be neat to get the world involved!
If YOU would like to make her a cake click on her facebook page and just post it! It could be see by thousands of fans!
I have been wanting to make these birthday cookies into a cake forever.
They were so fun and easy and I love when my friends let me make them cookies!
I also thought it would be fun to make the actual cake a cherry cake too! So I tried the Maraschino Cherry Cake recipe from Cooks.com.
I actually followed the recipe ingredients and directions exactly.
Gotta tell ya… I could not even taste a hint of cherry in it. Now, we all know that my palette is far from refined, but I can pick up on subtle if I am really trying.
And I did try.
I closed my eyes and everything.
It tasted like a bland vanilla cake. Boo! Hiss! Wah.
For the frosting I used my favorite full fat buttercream of the moment.
Buttercream Frosting
Ingredients
- 35 1/2 – 8 cups of powder sugar or a 2 lb. bag
- 1 cup shortening
- 1 -2 tsp vanilla if making white frosting use clear vanilla
- 1/2 -3/4 cup milk I have also used whipping cream and whole milk
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients on low until incorporated, then increase speed and blend for 1-3 minutes until reach desired consistency
Did you make this recipe?
Thank you for making my recipe! You took pictures, right? Well go ahead and post them on Instagram! Be sure to mention me @iambaker and use the hashtag #YouAreBaker.
Seriously. That’s how I do it. I am considering changing my blog name to “i am impatient baker”.
One change that was a really welcome addition was adding a 1/2 cup of finely diced maraschino cherries to the center layer.
They saved the cake.
Subtle. Sweet. Bright obnoxious red and turquoise cake with a hint of cherry flavor.
Interesting fact: I don’t like cherries.
If you have a good Cherry Cake recipe and want to share, feel free to point me in the right direction.
If you want to join me in a slice while I conduct a pity party, then please, pull up a chair. This could be an all-nighter.
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I LOOOOOOOOOVE it!! Sersiously Amanda, this one is one of my favorite cakes you’ve made. Simple, yet gorgeous and you know i LOVE the colors!
Bummer on the recipe, I’ll keep my eyes out for a cherry cake recipe.
hehe “I Am Impatient Baker” – we’d have to share that title! 🙂
Love this!!! I must try it!!! 🙂 thinking about a good chocolate cake, like an inside out chocolate covered cherry cake. 😉 hahah
Simply gorgeous!
I have a wonderful chocolate cherry recipe if you would like it… definitely can taste the cherries… let me know 🙂
Love red and turquoise! This is going to be my internet birthday cake 🙂
The colors are just beautiful!
And I love anything cherry! Looks delish!
xoxo
I took a regular cake recipe and made it strawberry by adding a box of strawberry jello pudding (not jello) and some chopped strawberries. I thought it was too subtle, but nice. The hubs thought it was perfect. I plan on adding just a bit of strawberry extract next time. Maybe you could try that but with cherries? Just a thought.
I would love the chocolate cherry recipe Sarah mentioned 🙂
Oh how yummy and so beautifully decorated!! Amanda, you rock!