Eat Chit & Dice – Episode 6 – Dexterity Games

Important topics from this week’s episode: My Peppino is ready, What happened to Donkey Kong Jr. (Who Was Good at Math)?, and other amazing topics that aren’t dexterity games!

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NOTE: The next episode will be DELAYED due to ITTD.

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Dexterity Cake (Old Fashioned Stack Cake)

Course

Dessert

Servings

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1/3 cup molasses
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• pinch nutmeg
• confectioners' sugar for sprinkling on top

Course Dessert Servings Ingredients 1/2 cup shortening 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup buttermilk 1/3 cup molasses 1 large egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon pinch nutmeg confectioners' sugar for sprinkling on top

Instructions

Cake

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Spray 6 (9-inch) cake pans with nonstick cooking spray (or bake 2 at a time if you don't have 6 cake pans)
3. Line bottoms of pans with parchment paper, and spray parchment paper with nonstick cooking spray.
4. Beat shortening and sugar until creamy.
5. Add buttermilk, molasses, egg, and vanilla, beating well.
6. In a medium bowl; combine flour, ginger, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
7. Slowly add the flour mixture to the wet mixture; mix until combined.
8. On a lightly floured surface, form dough into a log; cut into 6 equal portions.
9. Place 1 portion in each prepared pan, and use finger to lightly pat dough to edges of pans. NOTE: This dough is more like cookie dough than it is like cake batter.
10. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. (be sure not to let it get too brown)
11. Remove from pans, and cool completely on wire racks
12. Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate or cake stand; spread with fruit butter filling
13. Repeat with remaining layers and fruit butter filling, stacking each on previous layer.
14. Do not spread fruit butter filling on top layer.
15. Cover and refrigerate cake for at least 24 hours.
16. Just before serving, dust with confectioners' sugar.

Apple Butter

1. You can make your own, using this wonderful recipe from Lady Behind the Curtain (http://www.ladybehindthecurtain.com/slow-cooker-apple-butter/) OR buy your favorite jar or Apple Butter from the store (This is what Jondi has done).
2. Just before serving, dust with confectioners' sugar.