Amazing Cake!

Is it a Cake or just a tower structure??

World's Largest Birthday Cake:

• 25,000 pounds

• Food Circus Seattle World’s Fair 1962

• The cake was mixed and baked by Van De Kamp’s Holland Dutch Bakers, Seattle

• Decorations by Edison Technical School

• Souvenir mailaway boxed portions of the fruit cake are sold at the site and Clark’s Restaurant, Seattle.

Statistics:

- Weight: 25,000 pounds, plus decorations

- Height: 23 feet

- Icing: 4,000 pounds

- Circumference:  60 feet (6 sides)

Recipe:

- Raisins: 7,000 pounds

- Eggs: 1,500 dozens

- Pecans: 2,200 pounds

- Flour: 10,500 pounds

- Cane Sugar: 4,000 pounds

- Salt: 100 pounds

 

Home Style Chocolate cake with Pressure cooker...

Pressure cooker chocolate cake recipe:

An easy recipe to make a home style chocolate cake that comes handy in absence of an oven!

Total Time: 55 mins

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 35 mins

Servings: 6-8

 

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 
• 3-4 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 pinch salt (if using unsalted butter)
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 50 g butter, melted
• 1/2-1 cup milk
• 10-15 Colorful Gems

Method:

1. Sift together flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt.
2. Beat eggs and sugar till sugar dissolves.
3. Add melted butter, mix well.
4. Fold in flour mixture.
5. Add enough milk to make thick batter, beat until smooth.
6.  Pour into greased 8-inch round pan.
7. Steam in pressure cooker (without weight) for 30 minutes.
8. Remove lid, let steam for 5 minutes more. Let cake cool uncovered; remove from pan when cool.
9. Decorate with colorful gems and serve!

Happy Baking!

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