Comments on: A Simple Mangosteen Jam Pound Cake a la Marketman

By: Marketman

Marketman — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:10:41 +0000

Pinky, in general, one up all purpose flour is roughly 130 grams. One cup of white granulated sugar is roughly 200 grams. All such conversions are easily found on the net… Yes, flour in the Saveur recipe is all purpose flour. And yes, I used 3 cups sugar. After all, a true pound cake is a pound sugar, a true pound cake is made with a pound each of butter, sugar, flour and eggs. As a general rule, I follow such recipes to the tee or as written, then adjust after I see the results if I think I can do better. Opting to reduce sugar may change more than the sweetness, and may affect the outcome more than you think… Unless you are a really experienced baker or cook, follow the recipe.

By: Pinky

Pinky — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 08:07:35 +0000

Hi. I would like to know 1 Cup of flour and sugar is equivalent to how many grams in your recipe? I am actually interested in making the Saveur’s Pound cake you posted on 2 May 2009. On that recipe, flour is All purpose flour? Did you cut down the sugar? 3 cups of sugar is very sweet I think. But anyway, if you have the equivalent in Gram or OZ,it would be great.

By: Joy

Joy — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:53:03 +0000

That looks so good. I have yet to find mangosteen.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:51:21 +0000

bettyq, nice to have you back… and thanks for the tips. I am pretty sure the photo in the magazine was food styled, as their jam was just so perfectly positioned… :) Ruth, Isla and Anna, yes easy recipes like pound cakes, banana cakes etc. the old fashioned way are definitely disappearing. So many of the commercial versions are but a shadow of the old stuff… :( Emman, thanks for that article.

By: millet

millet — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 08:25:34 +0000

grabe, bettyq, you are just brimming with ideas! i love imagining all the options.

By: betty q.

betty q. — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 17:15:34 +0000

If you don’t fancy any of the above, MM…cupcakes would be a good alternative. It bakes faster so the jam I think will be suspended before the baking time is over. I would put a dab of cake batter then a tsp. maybe of the mangosteen jam …no seeds though…then top it with another dab of cake batter. When baked and cooled, I would still put a swirl of mocha whipped cream. But that is just me!

By: betty q.

betty q. — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:10:48 +0000

How about…after your cake is baked, poke holes random spots using desired size biscuit cutter maybe an inch in diameter but not all the way through the cake and with piping bag, fill it with your jam and top it with thin slice of cake. Ice it with mocha buttercream or mocha whipped cream….so when people eat the cake…SURPRISE!

Another one, MM , is make half batch of coffee mangosteen cake and half plain…then pour half plain….half coffee mangosteen on top of the plain, etc. so that as it flows and reaches the sides, you have the BULL’S EYE effect like the Bull’s eye cheesecake on Maida Heatter’s book.

By: Ruth B

Ruth B — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:40:16 +0000

Thanks for the additional tips, MM. I will try the stewed dried fruits when I make the cake this weekend. Or perhaps will try canned fruits in heavy syrup though this might be more suited for upside down cakes. It is becoming more difficult to find sources of good old fashioned cakes and pastries in Manila. Looking forward to your sharing with us many more of your recipes which harried working Moms like me can readily whip out for the family.

By: isla

isla — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 06:23:46 +0000

“And it was so easy to make, even a non-baker can manage this”. Thanks for the recipe, MM. Will try this.:-)

By: anna

anna — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 06:00:28 +0000

Hi MM,
Baked it last night using peach jam, which also sank to the bottom inspite of adding it after 15 mins. It didn’t matter though coz it tasted really really yummy!
I did this when I got home from work last night, and it was very easy to make. For such a simple recipe, it sure had a delicious result! I look forward to more of your “quick and easy” recipes!
Thank you!