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Adacia Calla · May 14, 2005, 03:43 AM // 03:43

Upon making this, I've realized we cannot do polls here

ManadartheHealer · May 14, 2005, 03:47 AM // 03:47

I am very partial to Tree Bark with a sprig of parsley

Necrotic · May 14, 2005, 03:59 AM // 03:59

Angle food cake is nice and light.....not as rich as almond bark

Spartan2 · May 14, 2005, 05:42 AM // 05:42

I don't know. Being the didliophiliac that I am, I'd have to go with the Tree Bark.

OvertheHill · May 14, 2005, 02:43 PM // 14:43

Tree Bark Cake

Ingredients:

Cake:
2/3 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
3 squares unsweetened chocolate
2 tablespoons water

Filling:
1/2 pint whipped cream
2 tablespoons icing (confectioners') sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

Icing:
1/3 cup butter
2 cups icing (confectioners') sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
2 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

Cake:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 15 x 10 inch jelly roll pan, and line with waxed paper. Grease waxed paper.

Mix flour, soda, and salt together.

Beat eggs in a small mixer bowl at high speed, until thick and light - about 5 minutes.

Gradually add the sugar, and beat until thick.

Melt the chocolate and water together, and add to the egg mixture.

Fold in the dry ingredients, and mix gently but thoroughly.

Spread in prepared pan, and bake for 15 - 17 minutes, until the cake springs back when lightly touched.

Remove from oven and turn out immediately onto a tea towel that has been sprinkled generously with icing sugar.

Remove waxed paper, and trim of any crisp edges of the cake.

Begin at the narrow end, and roll up the cake and the tea towel together. Allow to cool.

Filling:
Whip cream until soft peaks form. Stir in icing sugar and vanilla and whip until stiff.

Unroll the cake when cool, and spread the top with the whip cream.

Re-roll, without the towel.

Cut a thin slice off of each end of the roll, to make them even.

Icing:
Soften butter. Combine all ingredients and beat until smooth and of good spreading consistency.

Use the centres of the ends you sliced off the cake to make "bumps on the log": Use a little of the icing to affix the bump to the side of the cake - one on each side.

Ice the entire cake with the icing, including the ends and the bumps.

Run a fork along the icing so that it resembles tree bark.

Sprinkle with icing sugar, and decorate with holly or other decoration leaves.
Store in refrigerator.

Spooky · May 14, 2005, 03:39 PM // 15:39

Looks like there's a poll there to me, now. Must have been the work of magic forum sprites.

Dreamsmith · May 15, 2005, 06:41 PM // 18:41

Ensigncakes pwn the competition in FvF.

ArgentLupe · May 16, 2005, 03:37 PM // 15:37

What kind of tree bark? Each one has it's own unique taste.

Also, are we including dipping sauce for the tree bark? I really love a hunk of larch dipped in spicy pomegranite sauce.

Alzbeta · May 16, 2005, 04:18 PM // 16:18

Looks like the tree bark has taken the lead. I prefer almond bark, m'self.

Tur713 · May 17, 2005, 03:17 AM // 03:17

I have no idea what's in those cupcakes of Ensign's, but they're sure good!

Than · May 17, 2005, 05:18 AM // 05:18

It was my birthday this weekend, so I'm kinda confectioned out.

Rushing Wind · May 19, 2005, 04:59 AM // 04:59

Always a fan of Angel Food Cake. Tree Bark sounds interesting but I'm not that in tune with my Ranger side yet and haven't heard of a cake by that name (ok, so maybe I'm sheltered... sue me!).

I've always been drawn to secrets though and, after tasting it, have to say that Ensign's cupcakes (or whatever they seem to be) is THE icing on the cake and take my vote hands down!

Dumb Quixote · May 19, 2005, 05:10 AM // 05:10

I almost hate to bring it back... but then again, I think Tree Bark wins