Original Smith Island Cake Recipe

Smith island cake is decadently moist.

Original smith island cake recipe.

Smith island cake our recipe for this towering dessert featuring eight layers of buttery yellow cake with chocolate fudge icing was inspired by a decadent version served at becca s smith island. 2 cups 15 1 4 oz sugar 2 sticks unsalted butter melted 5 large eggs. Use butter to lightly grease ten 9 inch cake pans or use 2 to 3 cake pans at a time and re grease them as needed. Cream together sugar and butter add eggs and beat until smooth with mixer.

No other cake on the planet can even compete. Mix into egg mixture one cup at a time. Starting at the center of the cake pour icing in a slow steady stream over top of cake moving to outer edges and letting icing flow down the sides of the cake. A traditional smith island cake has 8 to 12 layers.

Preheat to 350 degrees. For the cake layers. Sift together flour salt and baking powder. Baking powder 1 2 tsp.

Combine the butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer or hand held electric mixer. Sprinkles totally optional but i always encourage a little rainbow happiness. Beat on medium speed until light and creamy. Place cake over a wire rack on a rimmed baking pan.

Lightly butter three pans and re butter after each set. If there s one thing to know it s this. 3 cups 14 oz all purpose flour 2 tsp. Position an oven rack in the middle of the oven.

Most ovens can fit three 9 inch cake pans so for a nine layer cake bake three layers at a time. Use butter to lightly grease ten 9 inch cake pans or use 2 or 3 cake pans at a time and re grease them as. Cream together sugar and butter. In a separate bowl combine flour salt and baking.

Sift together the flour salt and baking powder. Add eggs one at a time and beat until smooth. We re sticking with the original smith island cake a moist yellow cake with chocolate fudge icing.