

cream cheese, room temperature, ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, and remaining ½ cup vegetable shortening, room temperature, in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on medium speed until light and fluffy, 2–3 minutes. Morton kosher salt, and remaining 2 cups (250 g) bleached all-purpose flour in a large bowl. Whisk together 2¼ cups (450 g) granulated sugar, 2 tsp. bleached all-purpose flour, tapping out any excess. vegetable shortening, room temperature, then coat with 1 Tbsp. Place a rack in middle of oven and preheat to 350°. Eat it for breakfast, a snack, or dessert-it’s the ideal have-around-the-house cake. This is one of those rare confections that only gets better with time: As the cake sits, its flavor concentrates and the crumb softens, making a slice just as enjoyable (if not more so) the next day. Once cooled, the cake is inverted so the thicker ring faces up, providing more surface area for the generous layer of powdered sugar on top, a signature of many Philly fluff cakes.

It keeps the original triple-enriched base but skips the chocolate swirl and bakes in a tube pan rather than a Bundt. This recipe is inspired by the one at Natale’s Bakery in Summit, New Jersey, famous for their all-vanilla, tender-crumbed Philly fluffs. Its instant popularity prompted bakeries across the tri-state area to create their own versions. “In this case, he took a basic pound cake and added extra cream cheese and lots of real butter.” Shortly after its introduction to the menu, the ultrarich Bundt cake-which also featured a chocolate ripple in the batter-became a best-seller. “My father, Harry, was constantly trying to make every item in his bakery just a little bit better,” Zipes writes in Bruce’s Bakery Cookbook, where he published the recipe for his father’s signature Philly fluff cake.

The original Philly fluff cake was created by Harry Zipes, onetime of Bruce’s Bakery (named for Zipes’ son, Bruce) in Great Neck, Long Island. The cream cheese gives the cake its signature tang the butter adds richness and flavor and the shortening is key to the cake’s light, springy, soft crumb. The cake batter starts with a trifecta of fat-cream cheese, butter, and shortening-each playing an important role in the cake’s flavor and structure. Far less dense (and far more flavorful) than a traditional pound cake, the Philly fluff is known for its ethereally light, fluffy texture. The cake was tasty and beautiful, and made for a perfect present.Named for the iconic cream cheese brand, the Philly fluff cake can be found at bakeries across the Northeast. They're fairly good at what they do, so if you don't mind pulling out the big bucks then I'd say go for it. You can also contact them on facebook or look them up on Instagram so you have an idea of what type of cakes they do. It comes in a large white box decorated with a triad of blue, pink and gold ribbon. We're way too stingy so we sent someone over to pick it up. They deliver, but you'll need to cover the transport costs. We called them up and engaged in a bit of friendly conversation with the lady in charge. There aren't any pictures of the insides because the photographer rode the sugar high and ended up losing them. In terms of decoration, it's deceptively simple thanks to a myriad of coloured blobs of frosting that make it look like a wreath of sorts or a garden of flowers. That being said it's a delight to indulge thanks to its rich and velvety texture. This is a cake that grew up in Colombo 07 (failed in school) and went on to become a fashion designer.Īlthough it looks pretty, the flavour isn't really a knockout thanks to the copious amounts of vanilla that really throws off the chocolate. 6500 this gargantuan, chocolate explosion covered in thick layers of icing, is very dense, very moist and very very rich. They serve up a lot of goodies and they're famous for their pretty cakes, so make sure you call them in advance if you want to place an order. The Vanilla Bean Bakery does a mean job of taking diabetes and making it look pretty.
