Comments on: Plum-Ginger Upside-Down Cake http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2009/09/10/plum-ginger-upside-down-cake/ Notes from my kitchen, in which I bake bread and raise a few other matters Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:12:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Elizabeth http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2009/09/10/plum-ginger-upside-down-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-11411 Elizabeth Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:15:40 +0000 http://www.wildyeastblog.com/?p=4592#comment-11411 I just made this cake over the weekend and it was delicious! I did everything in my power to screw it up royally (using buttermilk instead of yogurt and, more importantly, using a 10" cake pan instead of the 7.5" it was designed for) but it still came out great. You really saved the day here. I was missing some ingredients for the bread I had planned to bake and was looking to either use the ripe starter in something else or give up on the bread and use up some fresh prunes I had sitting around. Overwhelmed in a flood of possibilities, I turned to your site to see what was new and lo and behold you solved all of my problems at once! I just made this cake over the weekend and it was delicious! I did everything in my power to screw it up royally (using buttermilk instead of yogurt and, more importantly, using a 10″ cake pan instead of the 7.5″ it was designed for) but it still came out great. You really saved the day here. I was missing some ingredients for the bread I had planned to bake and was looking to either use the ripe starter in something else or give up on the bread and use up some fresh prunes I had sitting around. Overwhelmed in a flood of possibilities, I turned to your site to see what was new and lo and behold you solved all of my problems at once!

]]> By: Sam@BingeNYC http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2009/09/10/plum-ginger-upside-down-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-11075 Sam@BingeNYC Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:32:52 +0000 http://www.wildyeastblog.com/?p=4592#comment-11075 oh, gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous. Love plums, this looks excellent! oh, gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous. Love plums, this looks excellent!

]]> By: Susan http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2009/09/10/plum-ginger-upside-down-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-11036 Susan Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:44:56 +0000 http://www.wildyeastblog.com/?p=4592#comment-11036 Barry, I've not tried this any other way than with starter, so you'll have to experiment here. As a place to start, the starter contributes about 24 grams each of flour and water to the dough. Therefore if you leave out the starter you could add these amounts of flour and water. However, the starter also contributes somewhat to leavening by providing acidity that reacts with the baking soda, as well as the yeast itself. This is where you'll have to experiment to determine how you should adjust the baking soda and/or powder to get the leavening you want. I'm sorry, I just don't have enough experience with cakes to guide you here. Happy experimenting! Barry, I’ve not tried this any other way than with starter, so you’ll have to experiment here. As a place to start, the starter contributes about 24 grams each of flour and water to the dough. Therefore if you leave out the starter you could add these amounts of flour and water. However, the starter also contributes somewhat to leavening by providing acidity that reacts with the baking soda, as well as the yeast itself. This is where you’ll have to experiment to determine how you should adjust the baking soda and/or powder to get the leavening you want. I’m sorry, I just don’t have enough experience with cakes to guide you here. Happy experimenting!

]]> By: elra http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2009/09/10/plum-ginger-upside-down-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-10963 elra Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:28:58 +0000 http://www.wildyeastblog.com/?p=4592#comment-10963 I love the combination of the two, plum and ginger. Look very pretty too Susan. I love the combination of the two, plum and ginger. Look very pretty too Susan.

]]> By: George@CulinaryTravels http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2009/09/10/plum-ginger-upside-down-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-10952 George@CulinaryTravels Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:20:34 +0000 http://www.wildyeastblog.com/?p=4592#comment-10952 Absolutely stunning cake too. I love the addition of ginger too, beautifully warming now that the cooler weather is drawing in. Absolutely stunning cake too. I love the addition of ginger too, beautifully warming now that the cooler weather is drawing in.

]]> By: Aparna http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2009/09/10/plum-ginger-upside-down-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-10935 Aparna Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:17:28 +0000 http://www.wildyeastblog.com/?p=4592#comment-10935 Susan, wonderful friends and good food is an unbeatable combination. Susan, wonderful friends and good food is an unbeatable combination.

]]> By: farida http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2009/09/10/plum-ginger-upside-down-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-10917 farida Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:28:17 +0000 http://www.wildyeastblog.com/?p=4592#comment-10917 I have this fondness for upside down cakes:) This one looks good to me too:) Ginger must add nicely to the flavor. Yum! I have this fondness for upside down cakes:) This one looks good to me too:) Ginger must add nicely to the flavor. Yum!

]]> By: Erika http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2009/09/10/plum-ginger-upside-down-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-10910 Erika Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:32:37 +0000 http://www.wildyeastblog.com/?p=4592#comment-10910 Ha! Susan, you arrived with a most scrumptious cake that was absolutely worthy of a photo!! AND..we got to eat the slice--and then even more slices!! YOU are the best! (and as for Upwords, I would never purposely let someone win a game with me--my competitive brain tried as hard as it could--hmm, what DID you put in that cake besides ginger?) Thank you for the tasty treat--and please, come again anytime! :-) Ha! Susan, you arrived with a most scrumptious cake that was absolutely worthy of a photo!! AND..we got to eat the slice–and then even more slices!! YOU are the best! (and as for Upwords, I would never purposely let someone win a game with me–my competitive brain tried as hard as it could–hmm, what DID you put in that cake besides ginger?)
Thank you for the tasty treat–and please, come again anytime! :-)

]]> By: Mimi http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2009/09/10/plum-ginger-upside-down-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-10907 Mimi Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:48:22 +0000 http://www.wildyeastblog.com/?p=4592#comment-10907 Susan, The cake turned out beautifully! It looks scrumptious. I have to get some plums for next time!!! Susan,
The cake turned out beautifully! It looks scrumptious. I have to get some plums for next time!!!

]]> By: Jamie http://www.wildyeastblog.com/2009/09/10/plum-ginger-upside-down-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-10904 Jamie Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:43:56 +0000 http://www.wildyeastblog.com/?p=4592#comment-10904 Too funny! My husband has gotten used to me cutting slices and taking pictures or, if it isn't time for dessert yet, cutting a slice, taking the photo then sliding the slice back in place. This is my kind of cake, so dense and luscious looking. And love plums! Beautiful! Too funny! My husband has gotten used to me cutting slices and taking pictures or, if it isn’t time for dessert yet, cutting a slice, taking the photo then sliding the slice back in place.

This is my kind of cake, so dense and luscious looking. And love plums! Beautiful!

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