emilyrems.com

LES Mural 2, originally uploaded by emilyrems.

…has been swiped from this mural I spied on the Lower East Side while on a walkabout with LCF. After my exceedingly grumpy day yesterday, this whatevs attitude has not only made me feel like less of a hateful bizzatch, but has also fueled me to new heights of productivity. One of the many non-slacker things I did today was work on editing LCF’s mom’s cake recipe for inclusion in the Old School section of the mag. I have a bunch of questions about this recipe which I haven’t gotten answered by her yet, but here, for your baking enjoyment, is what I’ve got so far:

Old School: Mami’s Ponqué

When I was a little girl growing up in Puerto Rico, one of my mother’s specialties was this simple but delicious rum cake. I remember she would bring one whenever we would go visit her aunts, because she would always receive lots of compliments on it. Just follow her recipe, and you’ll be able to enjoy a taste of Puerto Rico anytime.

Preheat your oven at 350 degrees. Cream 1 lb. of butter that has been left out at room temperature together with 2 tbsp. rum and one tsp. vanilla. Slowly add 2 cups of sugar to the mixture, then stir in 10 eggs, one by one. Finally, mix in 3 ½ cups of self-rising flour, pour batter into a pan and bake for 30 minutes. [Noelia Castro-Green]

No - I don’t know what kind of pan, or if it should be greased, or what self-rising flour is, but you’re smart. I’m sure you can figure it out. Or, just wait till the mag comes out at the end of September where all will be revealed. As I was saying, I just to myself. What people think about me or my recipe is whatever.

This entry was posted on Thursday, July 20th, 2006 at 2:13 pm and is filed under General. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.