Gold Cake

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  Sara Broomfield, CO 11-06-2009

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  Measuring by Weight = Perfect Cake

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  After tasting my fan-freakin'-tastic results, I've gotta say that if your cake came out dry, you did it wrong. You have GOT... to weigh the ingredients for the right/best results. The amount of milk needed came to just under a cup instead of 3/4 when you measure by weight instead of volume, so that solves the moisture issue other folks had (unless they were looking to practically drink their cake). I bought a cheap dial (non-digital) scale for about $12 for this recipe, and that measured things out just fine. I do agree that parchment paper would make extracting the cake from the pan a lot easier, but the mechanics of the cake are fine as-is. Read more

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  Kelly columbus, OK 08-07-2009

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  Defending my man.

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  This was a delicious and MOIST cake, despite what the other reviews said. I weighed out all the ingredients (prehapts that... is why it worked better for me?) like he did on the show and I got the superior product I come to expect for Alton Brown. Hooray for Alton and gold cake.Read more

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  Bette Edmond, OK 08-03-2009

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  The Driest Cake I have ever tasted!

  Rated: 1 stars out of 5

  Talk about being disappointed! I was so hopeful that this would be the yellow cake recipe I've always wanted. I was so... anxious to taste the final product. I made this cake exactly as the recipe stated - weighing where indicated and measuring where indicated. I baked according to directions and it was still jiggly in the center, so I baked 3 more minutes. It rose beautifully, but I could tell before it finished cooling that it was going to be dry. The seven minute frosting was great, but the cake tasted like I was eating ground up styrofoam! I think Alton is like some friends I have had who "share" their recipes. He must have left out an important step or ingredient. I agree that, as expensive as this cake is to make it should taste a lot better. I'll just stick w/ Duncan Hines. I can depend on hiim.Read more

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  Liz Elkton, MD 08-03-2009

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  Yep, it's dry

  Rated: 3 stars out of 5

  I made this cake twice in one morning as I didn't read the reviews and attempted to rely on the shortening/flour prep in the... cake pan--bad idea, parchment is the best insurance investment I ever made. Aside from the first disaster, the cake is dry and a bit crumby. You aren't going to fool anyone into thinking it is a box cake. The taste is excellent though and both my attempts rose evenly so once the cake was successfully removed it was attractive. For those that had problems with the shortening, I can only think that maybe they weren't using butter-flavored, because my worked great with no aftertaste. My batter was also thicker than his on the show, but on the show he mentioned that it might be. Cooking time for two pans was only about 3-6 minutes more than in the recipe, although I may have left them in too long, making them more dry. All in all I will try this again and tweak it, once I get rid of all the leftover egg whites in my fridge!Read more

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  Stephen Bensalem, PA 07-27-2009

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  This cake stinks.

  Rated: 1 stars out of 5

  If the raw materials cost 4X as much as a box mix, it should be better. This recipe came out crumbly and dry...twice! Look at... the rest of the posts. Good flavor, but dry. AB should be ashamed to put his name on a cake that is worse than Betty Crocker or Duncan Hines. Boo!Read more

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  David gardner, MA 12-07-2008

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  Meh

  Rated: 3 stars out of 5

  This is an OK cake. For the amount of yolks in the recipe, it is quite crumbly. No offense to AB, but you are better off... with a box cake. Something even he reccomends in his icing "episode"Read more