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To: PatiBob who wrote (156582)	1/2/2008 9:20:48 PM
From: sandintoes	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 225578

Did you see Steel Magnolias? They had some critter as a grooms cake in it..I can't remember what it was for sure. Okay found it..It was an armadillo cake. Memorable quotes for Steel Magnolias (1989) advertisement photos board trailer details Clairee: I've just been to the dedication of the new children's park. Truvy: Yeah, how did that go? Clairee: Janice Van Meter got hit with a baseball. It was fabulous. Truvy: Was she hurt? Clairee: I doubt it. She got hit in the head. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Truvy: In a good shoe, I wear a size six, but a seven feels so good, I buy a size eight. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Truvy: Time marches on and sooner or later you realize it is marchin' across your face. . -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ouiser Boudreaux: I am just about at the end of my rope with you. Drum: Well, then why don't you tie a noose and slip it 'round your head? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Truvy: I kind of like hiring somebody with a past. Clairee: She can't be more than eighteen. She hasn't had time to have a past. Truvy: Oh get with it, Clairee. This is the eighties. If you can achieve puberty, you can achieve a past. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ouiser Boudreaux: I do not see plays, because I can nap at home for free. And I don't see movies 'cause they're trash, and they got nothin' but naked people in 'em! And I don't read books, 'cause if they're any good, they're gonna make 'em into a miniseries. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clairee Belcher: All gay men have track lightin'. And all gay men are named Mark, Rick, or Steve. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ouiser Boudreaux: This is it, I've found it, I'm in hell. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Drum: Ouiser, can we call a truce long enough for me to get a piece of cake? [Ouiser slices him the tail piece of an armadillo cake] Drum: Aww, thanks Ouiser. Nothin' like a good piece of ass.

To: PatiBob who wrote (156582)	1/2/2008 9:25:00 PM
From: sandintoes	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 225578

Red Velvet Cake by Jennifer Appel from The Buttercup Bake Shop Cookbook (Simon & Schuster, 2001) Serves 10 to 12 Rate this recipe "A yellow cake with a hint of cocoa, dyed a deep beautiful red," is the answer to the most frequently asked question at Buttercup. Some of you may know Red Velvet as the Armadillo Cake from the movie Steel Magnolias; others may know it as the best cake they've ever tasted! Buttercup staffers describe the icing as somewhere between buttercream and whipped cream. Long beating makes it light and fluffy, and its not-too-sweet flavor makes it a perfect mate for Red Velvet Cake. convert Ingredients FOR THE CAKE 1/4 cup red food coloring 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 stick unsalted butter, softened 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 large eggs, at room temperature 2 1/4 cups cake flour 1 cup buttermilk 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar 1 teaspoon baking soda Red Velvet Icing (recipe below) FOR THE ICING 2 cups milk 3/8 cup all-purpose flour 4 sticks unsalted butter, cold 2 cups sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract Buy the Book Method MAKE THE CAKE 1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and lightly flour three 9- x 2-inch round cake pans, then line the bottoms with waxed paper. 2. In a small bowl, whisk together until well combined the food coloring, cocoa powder, and vanilla. Set aside. 3. In a large bowl, on the medium speed of an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar until very fluffy, about 4 to 5 minutes. Add in the eggs one at a time. Add the flour in three parts, alternating with the buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Add in the salt. Beat in the cocoa mixture until thoroughly incorporated. In a small bowl, mix together the vinegar and baking soda. Add to the batter at the end, making sure to mix well. 4. Divide the batter among the prepared pans. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. 5. Let cake cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely on wire rack. When cake has cooled, ice between the layers, then ice top and sides of cake with Red Velvet Icing. MAKE THE ICING 1. In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, whisk to combine the milk and flour. Stir constantly over medium-high heat until smooth and thick (anywhere from 12 to 18 minutes). Let the mixture cool for at least 50 minutes. When cool, remove the "skin" that has formed at the top and discard. 2. While mixture is cooling, on the medium-high speed of an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar until quite fluffy, about 4 to 5 minutes. Add in the vanilla extract and mix thoroughly. Incorporate the cooled milk mixture in thirds, beating well after each addition. leitesculinaria.com