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Pie in the Sky Successful Baking at High Altitudes: 100 Cakes, Pies, Cookies, Breads, and Pastries Home-tested for Baking at Sea Level, 3,000, 5,000, 7,000, and 10,000 feet (and Anywhere in Between).
By Susan G. Purdy
William Morrow Cookbooks - 2005
Alpine Angel Cake : page 166
Perhaps I just don't like angel-food cake? This is the first one I've ever prepared, and I had to go buy a pan to prepare it. The instructions were good, and I fared fine despite having to use a hand mixer (no stand mixer). The front piece was very interesting -- the problem with angel food cake at high altitude is that our lower pressure can make the air bubbles pop. Therefore, one doesn't beat the whites quite a much, allowing each bubble to have a thicker egg white shell.
The cake cooked fine, came out of the pan, etc. It seemed a bit sticky, and even the teenagers felt it was too sweet. I prepared a sauce with sour cherries, which helped, but not enough to bring this into the "make again" category.
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Carson's Corn Bread : page 63
A decent corn bread, and it worked well at 5,000 feet. Instead of baking in pyrex, I used our 12-inch cast iron frying pan. I preheated it along with the oven. Done in 22 min. Sufficiently moist inside, and crunchy exterior. Good with chili. Optional yogurt or sour cream -- I made mine with sour cream.
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Reduced-Fat Chocolate Dream Cake : page 208
Rich chocolate flavor in a light textured cake. You'd never know it is only 241 calories per slice.
My husband prepared this for my birthday cake. Two types of chocolate are used - chocolate chips and cocoa. The layers are lightened by inclusion of yogurt, egg whites (and a few whole eggs) and applesauce. Its baked as two round layers.
After cooling, raspberry preserves are placed between the layers, and a light sprinkling of confectioners sugar sets it off beautifully. This striking cake would be very worthy of company or special occasions.
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