Silver Palate Cream Cheese Frosting Recipes

THE SILVER PALATE'S CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
• Cut the chocolate and butter into small pieces and place in a large bowl. Pour 1 cup boiling water over them; let stand until melted. Stir in the vanilla and sugar, then whisk in the egg yolks, one at a time.
• In a small bowl, mix the baking soda and sour cream and whisk into the chocolate mixture. Sift the flour and baking powder and add to the batter, mixing thoroughly.
• Beat the egg whites until stiff but not too dry. Stir a quarter of the egg whites thoroughly into the batter. Gently fold in the remaining whites.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Set on the center rack of the oven and bake until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, unmold and cool completely before frosting.
• To make the frosting: Place all the ingredients in a heavy saucepan over low heat and whisk until smooth. Spread on the cake while the frosting is still warm.

BASIC CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Beat softened butter and cream cheese until well blended.
• Add powdered sugar and vanilla. Beat until creamy.

SILVER PALATE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• 1. Cream together the cream cheese and butter in a mixing bowl. 2. Slowly sift in the confectioners' sugar and continue beating until fully incorporated. The mixture should be free of lumps. 3. Stir in the vanilla, and lemon juice if desired. Frosting for a 2-layer cake

GLAZED LEMON CAKE - (SILVER PALATE) RECIPE - (3.7/5)

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease a 10 inch tube pan 2. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, blending well after each addition. 3. Sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Stir dry ingredients into egg mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Add lemon zest and juice. 4. Pour batter into prepared tube pan. Set on the middle rack of the oven and bake for 1 hour and 5 minutes, or until cake pulls away from sides of pan and a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. 5. Cool cake in the pan, set on a rack, for 10 minutes. Remove cake from pan and spread on icing at once, while cake is still hot. Lemon Icing: Cream sugar and butter thoroughly. Mix in lemon zest and juice, spread on warm cake.

SILVER PALATE CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease two 9-inch springform pans. 2. Sift the dry ingredients into a bowl. Add the oil, eggs, and vanilla. Beat well. Fold in the walnuts, coconut, carrots, and pineapple. 3. Pour the batter into the prepared pans. Set on the center rack of the oven and bake until the edges have pulled away from the sides and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 50 minutes. 4. Cool on a cake rack for 3 hours. Fill and frost the cake with the cream cheese frosting.

SILVER PALATE CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F Grease two 9-inch springform pans.
• Sift the dry ingredients into a bowl. Add the oil, eggs, and vanilla. Beat well. Fold in the walnuts, coconut, carrots, and pineapple.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pans. Set on the center rack of the oven and bake until the edges have pulled away from the sides and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 50 minutes.
• Cool on a cake rack for 3 hours. Fill and frost the cake with the cream cheese frosting.
• Cream together the cream cheese and butter in a mixing bowl.
• Slowly sift in the confectioners' sugar and continue beating until fully incorporated. The mixture should be free of lumps.
• Stir in the vanilla, and lemon juice if desired.