ROD RECIPES 12/2/2006 Play Basketball Day Basketball Cake
James Naismith, working as a physical ed teacher at the YMCA, wanted to
create a game that could be played indoors during winter months. He nailed up
two peach baskets at opposite ends of the gym and gave the students a soccer
ball - thus the game of basketball was invented in 1891.
Basketball Cake
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4 1/4 cups sifted flour
1 1/2 tbsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
3 sticks unsalted butter
3 cups sugar
6 eggs
4 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups milk (plus 6-8 tbsp. for frosting)
3 sticks butter
6 cups confectioners' sugar (sifted)
1 tube red decorating icing
1 package plastic icing tips for decorating
1 vial each of yellow and red food coloring
Step 1
First, let's make the simple yellow-cake recipe. Preheat the oven to
350°F. Butter and flour a 10- by 2-inch baking pan. Sift together the flour,
baking powder, and 3/4 teaspoon of salt, and set aside.
Step 2
Beat together the unsalted butter and sugar in a large bowl with an
electric mixer until the mixture is light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a
time, beating well after each. Then add 2 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla extract. Add
half the flour mixture and mix at low speed until just blended. Next, add 1 1/2
cups of milk, mixing until well combined.
Step 3
Divide the batter into the prepared pans, making sure the surface is
smooth.
Step 4
Bake about 35 to 40 minutes in the middle of the oven until the cake is
springy to the touch and a tester (a toothpick or a fork) comes out clean. Let
cake cool.
Step 5
Now let's make the frosting. Beat the 3 sticks of regular butter with an
electric or handheld mixer until soft. Add the remaining 2 teaspoons of vanilla
extract and the 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Then gradually add the confectioners'
sugar one cup at a time.
Step 6
Add the 6 to 8 tablespoons of milk and beat until light and fluffy. If
the frosting seems too thick, add more milk until it becomes spreadable.
Step 7
Make the frosting orange by mixing about ten drops of yellow and four
drops of red food coloring into the mixture.
Step 8
Now let's decorate the cake. Place one of the cake layers upside down on
a cake plate and spread a generous layer of frosting on it.
Step 9
Place the second layer of the cake right-side up on top of the frosted
layer. Then frost the top and the sides of the cake with a straight-edge
spatula, for a smooth finish.
Step 10
Attach a straight writing tip to the black or chocolate icing tube.
Making sure you apply steady pressure to the tube, draw a semicircle on the top
and bottom thirds of the cake (see illustration above). Next, draw a vertical
line from the top to bottom, making the line slightly curved. Then, add one
more line across the middle. (For all examples, see illustration above).
Step 11
Outline the perimeter of the cake with icing.
Step 12
Attach the star tip to icing tube and draw a border around the base of
the cake. To do this, hold the tube at a 45-degree angle. Squeeze hard, letting
the icing fan out a bit. Gradually relax the pressure and pull the icing tube
away, making a small tail. Repeat all the way around the base of the cake.
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