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I have had the pleasure of reading and enjoying books written and illustrated by Susan Branch for many years now. She is an absolute favorite of mine!
Several months ago I was really excited to meet Susan on Twitter. She is just as wonderful to chat with, as you would imagine.
I have several of her books, and even found some scrapbooking stickers while organizing the basement last weekend.
I just had to bake you a cake to celebrate her giveaway today. But, in Hoosier Homemade fashion, I switched it up just a bit and made cupcakes Jumbo cupcakes!
I found this recipe in Susan’s Summer Book. I could just sit for hours and look at each and every page.
Ingredients for Cake:
- 6 Tablespoons Butter, room temp
- 1 1/2 cup Sugar
- 3 eggs, seperated
- 2 1/4 cup Flour
- 3 teaspoons Baking Powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- 3/4 c. Milk
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter and sugar, add egg yolks and beat until thick and lemon colored. Combine dry ingredients, mix with fork add to creamed mixture, alternately with the milk, stir in vanilla. In a seperate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form, fold gently into batter. Divide batter into 3 buttered 8″ cake pans (or make cupcakes like I did) Bake for 20 minutes or until done. Cool.
Ingredients for Lemon Filling:
First, let me tell you this is the BEST lemon filling I have ever tasted, honestly, I’m not much of a lemon lover , but I could have did just eat this filling by the spoonful.
- Juice & grated rind of 2 lemons
- 1 cup Sugar
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 2 Tablespoons Butter, melted
Directions:
When grating lemon, be careful not to get any white part, it’s bitter. Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan or double boiler on stove. Simmer until thickened, about 15 minutes, chill.
Ingredients for Marshmallow-Like Frosting:
- 1/3 cup Water
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon Cream of Tartar
- Pinch of Salt
- 2 Egg Whites
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- Sweetened Coconut (I didn’t use because my family doesn’t like coconut)
Directions:
Stir together water, sugar, cream of tartar and salt in a small heavy saucepan. Hook a candy thermometer to the edge of the pan (or have your husband hold the meat thermometer in, like I did ) Boil mixture without stirring until mixture reaches 240 degrees. In the meantime, beat egg whites in a bowl until stiff peaks form, when sugar mixture reaches 240 degrees, carefully pour a small stream over the beaten egg whites and beat until glossy. Stir in vanilla.
To Assemble:
Place one cake layer on plate and spoon lemon filling, top with another cake layer and repeat.
Frost with marshmallow-like frosting, pat and sprinkle coconut onto sides and over top of cake.
For cupcakes, slice jumbo cupcake into thirds, place one layer on plate, spoon filling, top with second layer, spoon filling and add the top. Spoon frosting on top of cupcake and let it ooze down the sides.
I also cut the center out of one of the cupcakes and filled with lemon filling, similiar to the way I filled cupcakes here.
Decorate with a sprinkle of lemon rind if desired.
Now that I have you craving lemon…here are the details for the giveaway…
Susan is offering her new Daisy Card Box, here is what she said about it
“This wonderful keepsake box contains many of Susan’s favorite greeting cards! Box contains 40 cards ( 5 x 7) (2 each of 20 designs), 40 envelopes, dividers, and booklet “The Right Words for Any Occasion”. The box measures 9″H x 7″W x 3 1/2″D.”
This is the last day for my week long Anniversary celebration, please enter my giveaways
~Photo Album & Pillsbury Orange Sweet Rolls (ends Mon. March 1st)
~Hello Cupcake Cookbook (ends Tues. March 2nd)
~$20 New Customer Gift Card (ends Wed. March 3rd)
~Tile Pendant personalized with your blog (Thurs. March 4th)
This post linked to:
~Tempt My Tummy Tuesday hosted by Blessed with Grace
~Tuesdays at the Table hosted by All the Small Stuff
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- The Giveaway will be open until Friday, March 5th, 8 p.m. CST, the winner will be notified and have 48 hrs to claim their prize.
Love Susan Branch cookbooks
I follow Susan on twitter (@debthompson)
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I follow you on twitter (@debthompson)
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I like the heart shaped soap the best!
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I’m following susan on twitter I’m @createdbydiane
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I follow you on twitter….but you already know that
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i like the homecooking recipe cards
I follow you on Twitter @Trinity_66
Trinity_66 tweeted this giveaway
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My favorite product on the Susan Branch website is the Baby Love fabric.
@Trinity_66
I love the butterfly notecards.
My favorite Susan Branch product? Impossible to say. My mom has gifted each of us with all of her books beginning when we were young girls. I have gifted her books many times over the years. They are like old friends and began my love of reading cookbooks!
I am anxiously awaiting the new book she is working on. I’ve been lobbying for some time for someone to begin making her stickers again. For now I am hoarding the few I have left. You should sign up on facebook for the Friends of Susan Branch group – great fun!
I follow you on twitter as @socalkal
Hard to pick a favorite Susan Branch product but I think it would be one of the cookbooks…perhaps Vineyard Seasons.
I *heart* Susan Branch!!! I love her LOVE book and her Girlfriends book. OK…and her Baby Book and Sweets to the Sweet and her calenders…oh, you get the point!
What is the name of the cake?
@bridget {bake at 350}, Susan just calls it Layer Cake with Lemon Filling, Marshmallow-Like Frosting.
~Liz
I follow her on twitter (bakeat350tweets)
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And, I follow you on twitter!
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Hey, I have used a SB recipe box for 15 years! So, I love her recipe cards to go with it! Now I need to check out her scrappin’ stuff!
Too many wonderful things to pick from. The perfect zester is something I have been wanting, though. Great giveaway!
I love the apple chalk board. But I also love any of her cookbooks.
I subscribe via email.
I love the Susan Branch stamps. The Desserts, All the Flowers, and Bulbs stamps would be great for crafts.
I subscribe by email.
I like the baby love book
new google reader
I love the Birdies Dishtowel Applique Kit on her site! These are absolutely ADORABLE! Very appealing to this woman stuck in a long winter February here in Wisconsin! I love her site as well–the art, the print—very charming! Thanks for the chance to win!
I’m following Susan Branch on Twitter. My id is: zinergrrl.
I’m following you on Twitter now. My id is zinergrrl. Thanks again for the nifty giveway!
I’m a new subscriber. I really like what I see so far. This recipe looks delish!
I subscribe to your site. Congrats on one year.
I like the garden stamp set and the baby quilt.
I subscribe. This looks Great!
Oh I just love the homemade recipe cards, so nice.
LOVE lemon — thanks for another great recipe. I’ve bookmarked this one
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Your pictures make these look really yummy
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I just subscribed to your website! These cards would be so much fun and useful!
These sound so yummy! You are always making some of the best recipes around!
I follow you on twitter: smtilton
I put out a Tweet on this giveaway
Love Susan Branch’s cards and cookbooks! I follow her and you on Twitter!! And enjoy every tweet!
..Love Susan Branch cookbooks and her cards. Oooo,how I would love and enjoy this.
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I’ve been a follower both on Twitter and your blog. I Tweeted about your giveaway. I also posted it on Facebook. Come join me for Crock Pot Wednesday:)
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I love the mosaic votive! The fish is so pretty. Thanks!
Wow! I just got back from Susan Branch’s website, and it’s beautiful! I would be hard-pressed to choice a favorite item. I loved her giclee prints, stickers, books . . . Thanks for introducing us!
Oops, I see a typo in my previous comment (that was “choose”), but I am also a subscriber and would love to win the cards and box by Susan Branch. Have a blessed day!
I like the mosiac votive holder.
My favorite product on her website is Christmas Memories. It is so fun and special to have special Christmas moments and pictures captured.
I found this recipe and am making it for my daughters baby shower along with your buttercream frosting! Thanks so much for the turorial on the frosting! Here is my first post about them if you are interested! Love love love your site!
http://thelittlebrownhouse.us/2010/08/09/baby-shower-cupcakes-part-1/