On Sun 28 Aug 2005 05:37:46a, Dee Randall wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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>> On Sun 28 Aug 2005 12:39:02a, -L. wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
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>>>> I'd much rather have a pie any day than a cake, although I do like
>>>> some "specialty" cakes.
>>>
>>> Smae here. Cake? Ho hum!
>>>
>>>> Our family had some traditional cakes that are rarely made today;
>>>> Amalgamation Cake, Lord Baltimore and Lady Baltimore Cakes,
>>>
>>> Ok, what are these?
>>
>> First off, these are typically Southern cakes, the cake layers
>> themselves rather simple white or yellow cake. The unique quality of
>> each is dependent on the rich fillings.
>>
>> Amalgamation Cake is made with white cake layers, the rich filling is
>> made with egg yolks, sugar, butter, and obscene amounts of coarsely
>> chopped pecans, raisins, and coconut. The frosting is like an Italian
>> meringue, made with just egg whites, sugar, and water.
>>
>> Lord Baltimore cake is made with yellow cake layers. The filling and
>> frosting is, again, rather like an Italian meringue, with the additions
>> of orange juice, lemon juice, quartered candied cherries, crumbled
>> macaroons, coarsely chopped pecans, and coarsely chopped blanched
>> almonds.
>>
>> Lady Baltimore cake is made with white cake layers. The filling and
>> frosting, once again, is rather like an Italian meringue, with the
>> additions of chopped pecans, chopped figs, raisins, candied cherries,
>> and candied pineapple, all cut in small pieces.
>>
>>>> Fresh Coconut Cake (unlike any other I've ever had),
>>>
>>> Sounds delicioso!
>>
>> The fresh coconut cakes my grandmothers and mother made used yellow
>> cake layers. The filling is actually a rather soupy mess made with the
>> grated flesh of two fresh coconuts, sugar, whole milk, and a dozen or
>> so whole standard size marshmallows. The mixture is cooked slowly at
>> first to melt the marshmallows, then cooked at higher heat for a few
>> minutes until very slightly thickened. The cake is baked in 4 layers
>> and stacked alternatively with generous spoonings of the hot filling.
>> The filling layers are a good 3/8" thick of very moist coconut, and the
>> syrup soaks into the cake layers making a very moist cake. The
>> frosting, once again, is like an Italian meringue.
>>
>> All the above cakes are baked in 4 layers.
>>
>>>> and Fresh Orange Cake.
>>>> All of those are labor intensive and I rarely make them.
>>>>
>>>> Wellesley Fudge Cake and Hershey's Perfectly Chocolate Chocolate Cake
>>>> are my two favorite chocolate cakes, and they're easy to make.
>>>>
>>>> Pies of almost any type; fresh fruit, chocolate, banana, and coconut
>>>> cream pies, chess pie, pecan pie, etc. To me, all pies are easy to
>>>> make.
>>>
>>> What is chess pie?
>>
>> Chess pie is sometimes referred to as Transparent Custard Pie, but it
>> is far richer than a regular egg custard pie. The recipe I use
>> contains a stick of butter, 2 cups sugar, 6 egg yolks, and cream or
>> evaporated milk, and a spoonful each of flour and cornmeal. It's a
>> killer!
>>
>>
>>> I would take a piece of pie - any kind - over any cake except for
>>> maybe Carrot (a good home-made one with walnuts and lots of spice) or
>>> Italian Wedding Cake. Other than that, I don't care if I ever eat
>>> cake.
>>
>> I love Italian Wedding Cake if it's a good one. Some bakeries are
>> making poor imitations these days. I used to love carrot cake, but I
>> must have had a few pieces that weren't very good, as I don't care for
>> it much anymore.
>>
>>> Cookies, OTOH...
>>
>> Oh, don't get me started on cookies! :-)
>>
>> --
>> Wayne Boatwright *¿*
>
> Three things I usually don't prepare within a 6-month period: Pie, Cake,
> and Cookies. I'm always picking up packages of them at the
> grocery/Costco/BJ's and setting them down after I look at the
> ingredients, saying, "I can make them if I want them," not wanting to
> eat the hydrogentated oils. About the only thing I've bought in the
> last year has been Costco's Palmier leaf cookies (all butter) and the
> Bon-something chocolate brownies (just couldn't resist any longer.)
> They probably have oil in them. Haven't bought a second package
> though. I love pie, cake and cookies, but I have no self-control.
> Dee Dee

Always remember, A Pie is a Serving! :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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