KINDNESS CAKE
From the November 2002 issue of Canadian Living Magazine: In January 2001, in honour of the United Nations International Decade for the Culture of Peace, Monica Mueller of Burnaby BC started a progam that provides cakes for conferences and cultural events that focus on developing kindness. The cakes hark back to many cultures with their traditional ingredients (almonds, from the Jewish mandelbrot; dates, eaten to break the fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan; cranberries, from the cuisine of Canada's native peoples). She hopes that on World Kindness Day (Nov. 13) people will make these cakes and--in the spirit of kindness--give one away. Well, Recipezaar members -- are we up for that?! :-)
Provided by Lennie
Categories Dessert
Time 1h30m
Yield 24 slices
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F; line 2 8x4 loaf pans with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, beat butter with sugar until mixture is fluffy.
- Next, beat in eggs, 1 at a time, then stir in orange rind.
- In a separate mixing bowl, combine flour, baking soda and powder, and salt.
- Stir dry mixture into butter mixture alternately with buttermilk (dry, buttermilk, dry, buttermilk, finally dry).
- Into this batter, stir in dates, cranberries and almonds just until combined.
- Scrape batter into the two prepared loaf pans and bake in the centre of preheated oven until a tester comes out clean, about 75 minutes.
- Turn out onto cooling racks and cool completely.
- You could now wrap cakes in heavyduty foil and freeze for up to one month, if you wish.
- To make icing, beat butter with just 1/4 cup of the icing sugar, then beat in orange juice.
- Beat in remaining sugar until icing is smooth.
- Spread icing over tops of both cakes.
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NANDALA ASHIRAPH
[email protected]This cake was a bit too sweet for my taste, but it was still good.
Ariyan Atik
[email protected]This cake was easy to make and turned out great!
anthony marks
[email protected]This cake was delicious! I loved the chocolate and vanilla flavor combination.
GENEVIE B NGANDU
[email protected]This cake was just okay. The cake was a bit dry and the frosting was too sweet.
Abidemi Rasheedat
[email protected]This cake was amazing! The cake was moist and fluffy, and the frosting was rich and creamy. I would definitely recommend this recipe.
Zacheus Mercy
[email protected]This cake was a bit dry, but the frosting was good. I would recommend using a different cake recipe.
Saidul Islam Riyad
[email protected]This cake was a bit too sweet for my taste, but it was still good. The cake was moist and fluffy, and the frosting was rich and creamy.
Fida Mohammad
[email protected]This cake was easy to make and turned out great! I loved the moist texture and the rich chocolate flavor. The frosting was also very good.
Romaine Lawson
[email protected]This cake was delicious! I loved the combination of chocolate and vanilla. The cake was also very moist and fluffy. I would definitely recommend this recipe to others.
Lala Taylor
[email protected]I made this cake for my son's birthday and he loved it! The cake was moist and flavorful, and the frosting was rich and creamy. I'll definitely be making this cake again for future celebrations.
Aleks I tyle
[email protected]This cake was a hit at my dinner party! Everyone loved the light and fluffy texture, and the frosting was the perfect amount of sweetness. I'll definitely be making this again.