Comments on: Hazelnut Cake

By: Olivia

Olivia — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 16:07:22 +0000

In reply to Joanne Buragina. Hi Joanne! I can't say for sure because I haven't tried it but my gut says 1.5x should be fine.

By: Josnne

Josnne — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 16:06:10 +0000

In reply to Olivia. Thank you so much

By: Joanne Buragina

Joanne Buragina — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 17:38:15 +0000

I wanted to double the batter recipe to make a three layer 9″ cake but doubling the buttercream amounts sounds like it might be too much. Would multiplying the german buttercream by 1.5 be enough? Thanx

By: Olivia

Olivia — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 17:30:08 +0000

In reply to Joanne.

Hi Joanne! The recipe as is will work for two 8″ pans. I think the cakes would be too thin in 9″ ones. Converting pan sizes is always tricky. Here are some sites I use as a guideline:
http://www.joyofbaking.com/PanSizes.html
https://www.cookipedia.co.uk/recipes_wiki/Cake_tin_conversion_charts
Based on that I would 1.25x the recipe.

By: Joanne

Joanne — Sun, 06 Aug 2023 09:36:11 +0000

If I wanted to make a two layer 9″ cake, would these quantities work?
Thanks for your amazing recipes😊

By: Olivia

Olivia — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 21:10:09 +0000

In reply to Vanessa Dupree.

Hi Vanessa! Yes, they are the same. The tips section of the post links to a detailed tutorial on how to make German buttercream: https://livforcake.com/german-buttercream/

By: Vanessa Dupree

Vanessa Dupree — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 00:37:54 +0000

When making the German buttercream, is the mix that I’m making in steps 1-6 that cools in the refrigerator called “pastry cream” in step 7 & “custard” in step 8? It doesn’t seem clear & I don’t want to make any assumptions.

By: Olivia

Olivia — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:39:05 +0000

In reply to Pauline dimech. Hi Pauline! You can if you like for sure.

By: Pauline dimech

Pauline dimech — Sat, 28 Jan 2023 07:59:39 +0000

Would it be ideal to decorate it with sugar paste?

By: Olivia

Olivia — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 16:20:15 +0000

In reply to dandelion. Hi Dandelion! I'm so happy you loved it and happy belated birthday! The cake should not have been dry or tasted that way. Is it possible you used too much flour? If you dip your scoop into your flour sometimes you get more than you need. It's best to spoon the flour into your measuring up and level it off. Dryness can also be due to overbaking. Baking times are just a guideline as every oven bakes differently :)