The Internet-Famous Whipping Cream Cake Is a Dupe for Sara Lee (My First True Love)

As a lot of you most likely know by now, the “Outdated Recipes” subreddit is filled with gems. It’s given us the present of this 1950’s “feathery fudge cake” and Armenian perok cake, for which we’re eternally indebted. That subreddit was made me for cake fanatics like me.

In my latest strawberry pound cake recipe, I discussed that my first expertise with pound cake was a Sara Lee all-butter pound cake gifted to my household by a neighbor. It was the start of a really lengthy relationship between me and pound desserts. As of late I like making my very own pound desserts at dwelling, however I’ve by no means fairly been capable of replicate the ethereal, fluffy texture of the Sara Lee model.

After I noticed this whipping cream cake recipe posted by Redditor Jamie, I spotted that whipping cream was maybe the key to attaining that Sara Lee magic, so I made a decision to offer it a go. Right here’s how issues went down.

This was a super-easy recipe to throw collectively. To begin, let the butter come to room temperature earlier than creaming it with sugar in a stand mixer (or hand mixer). Then, add in your eggs separately till totally integrated. Subsequent, you alternate between including within the flour and the whipping cream, mixing between every addition. You don’t need to over-mix — however make certain issues are totally mixed. Lastly, combine within the vanilla.

You’ll discover that you just don’t preheat the oven for this recipe. You’re going to pour the batter right into a greased Bundt pan and place it in a chilly oven. Then, set the temperature to 325ºF and let it bake for an hour and fifteen minutes, or till cooked all over.

This cake exceeded all expectations. It gave me all the pieces I needed from the Sara Lee model — it was feathery and so extremely comfortable. Simply the odor alone because it baked gave me critical flashbacks. This recipe, nonetheless, goes far past these packaged desserts (scrumptious as they might be). As Jamie talked about, the underside of the cake cooks by way of, however it units barely lower than the remainder of the cake, producing this scrumptious, somewhat-gooey texture, which I completely love.

This was one of many heaviest desserts I’ve ever made, as I anticipated from among the feedback. It’s a dense cake, however in a extremely great way. It has physique — however it manages to in some way really feel ethereal, which is a feat. Most significantly, although, it’s tremendous easy to make. You simply want butter, eggs, sugar, flour, whipping cream, and vanilla. You possibly can’t actually ask for greater than that.

Have you ever tried making this whipping cream cake? Tell us within the feedback!