i tested that ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Hungarian Jancsi Torta (page 279), is freezable. so months after i baked this cake, i ate the last piece, trimmed with a heart shape cookie cutter.
here it is as a group of hearts: hector’s take on (from top right) chocolate covered strawberry cake, hungarian jancsi torta, no bake cheesecake, banana refrigerator cake, zach’s la bomba, and many splendored quick bread. all of these come from my frozen dash of cakes
would you hesitate if you read this? hector’s take on ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Many-Splendored Quick Bread (page 131):
on take two of ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Many-Splendored Quick Bread (page 131), i cook the quinoa.
on take one, the quinoa turned out gritty and crunchy, too harsh to comfortably bite. for take two i suggest cooking the quinoa on the water that is used on the recipe. use a heavy lidded pot, boil the quinoa for 10 minutes, covered. then allow the quinoa to cool completely, covered. the quinoa will absorb the water, but since you will add all the contents to the cake batter, in all, the total water loss is insignificant as long as you use a heavy lidded pot, such as a lecreuset.
i love this cake. it has a green natural healthy appeal. i love the dense and crumbly texture, similar to a traditional banana bread. brushing the cake top with Koloa dark rum rounds up the flavors of the many hawaii ingredients on this cake; cake tastes better on the second day, stored well wrapped, refrigerated.
i repeated take two a second time! using a 2x recipe baked on a 9 cup nordic ware arena cake pan. it is important for this wholesome cake to provide a cake pan with center support (center tube) and with a shallow depth. the nordic ware stadium pan may work, or also the nordic ware wreath pan since all are shallow pans.
be sure to allow additional baking time on these larger recipes, and perhaps bake it till the internal temperature is 200-210 oF instead of the normal 190 oF.
take two on ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Many-Splendored Quick Bread (page 131) uses quinoa instead of oat meal, cucumbers instead of zucchini, purple sweet potatoes instead of carrots, mac nuts instead of walnuts, and mac nut oil. and… instead of bananas, i used papayas which i puree first with a food processor.
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hector’s take on ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Many-Splendored Quick Bread (page 131) uses quinoa instead of oat meal, cucumbers instead of zucchini, purple sweet potatoes instead of carrots, mac nuts instead of walnuts, and mac nut oil, too! i also brushed the cake tops with Koloa dark rum.
the quinoa turned a little dry and gritty, so i will further suggest boiling the quinoa in the water. use a heavy lidded pot to prevent significant evaporation, boil for 10 minutes, then cool completely, covered. i measured the final weight and the loss of water was negligent.
i so adore this quick bread, now turned one healthy garden of veggies.
hector’s take on ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Many-Splendored Quick Bread (page 131) uses quinoa instead of oat meal. soak the quinoa in the water overnight, covered:
replace the amount of instant oat meal, by volume, with quinoa. i measured 1/3 cup of quinoa to be 57 grams.
this is what quinoa looks when cooked according to the package directions:
