Today I broke one of the golden rules of baking. This is a cold oven cake from Baking Yesteryear.
Today I broke one of the golden rules of baking. This is a cold oven cake from Baking Yesteryear.
by Dr4k3L0rd
33 Comments
HomeOwner2023
I had to look up “cold oven baking”. It turns out to be a not-so-amazing practice of putting the bake into the oven without preheating. That allows the riser in the batter or dough to continue doing its work while the outside is still pliable. So the cake is less likely to crack when the pressure from the rise gets too high.
tr00th
How do you bake a cake in a cold oven? I’m very curious.
cruxtopherred
it looks like the Sauerkraut cake from the book. Which is also really good by the by.
velveeta-smoothie
I absolutely adore old recipes and this guy has good content, but I can’t watch his videos because he makes my punching hand twitch soooooo badly
OppositeQuarter31
Cold ovens make the best pound cakes
DasUberBash
For a moment I thought you had a cooking book made by Bill Nye the Science Guy.
DueWerewolf1
My favorite family recipe is for a cold oven cake. It is soooooo good!
KillerPandora84
EGGY!
auntiepink007
Dylan has me screaming about “floof powder” every time I bake now. I’m not even mad about it. Are the recipes good? I’ve been thinking about it for my Christmas present to myself.
Edit: floor to floof. FLOOF!!
Shes_Crafty_4301
Cold oven cakes feel like they shouldn’t work. But they do! I hope yours is as delicious as it looks.
Angelwithashotgun4
I made that cake with my mom and it was delicious
eikoebi
Gosh.. that looks so good.. my mom used to make me that in Kindergarten..
Far_Philosopher_9047
I love that cookbook! I haven’t had a chance to try any of the recipes yet, but can’t wait!
bernath
I’d like to try this but my convection oven runs the fans and both elements at full tilt while preheating. I cannot disable this and I worry that it would incinerate the top of the cake. 😬
rosyheartedsunshine
My grandpa got me this lovely book for Christmas,,, I really need to read it! How did your recipe go? Looks delicious!
blueberry_pancakes14
I love his stuff, and the cookbook was really fun! I need to make more recipes from it.
Childofglass
I love this book!
DoubleCherry3142
I got this book for Christmas and I still haven’t made anything from it. 😅
Business-Break2597
Oh I love Dylan! Is his cookbook good? I’ve been thinking of getting it!
m4milly
This cookbook author has a fun TikTok – bdylanhollis
Bitcoacher
Quick question, is that a copy from B&N? It would be so cool to get a signed copy but I know they’re guilty of having more than a few autopen books instances.
catstaffer329
I do all my regular bread baking cold oven – It gives amazing spring and tastes really nice.
Shoddy_Reserve788
I love that guys tiktok used to binge his baking videos. No interest in baking myself but always liked to see the finished product.
aiakia
Dylan Hollis is an absolute treasure! My husband told me to pull all the Reese’s from our outgoing Halloween candy to bake the Reese’s bread.
idontlikecapers
So fun! The author is from my town. I hope he’s doing well!
LurkerBerker
i just made one of his recipes yesterday! the strawberry fluffies. my sibling said it tasted like cereal, in a good way(?) tho. I don’t think i’d make it again, i didn’t have a fancy ice cream scoop so scooping out that ridiculously sticky dough was a nightmare but it has a great chew to it so still a decent cookie. definitely needs milk tho.
Gen_X_Ace
It’s a really great book!
Do yourselves a favor, make the Wacky Cake. 🙂
sweetshinegirl
Wow! It looks like very delicious.
randomb237
Do you love that cookbook? My spouse just got it for me!
DimensionFragrant940
Love this book!!
OldsterHippie
I just checked out the ebook after reading this thread. There’s a section on The Worst of the Worst, like Jellied Meatloaf. This man is funny! Thanks for posting.
otherwise_data
my mama used to bake a certain cake (might have been a pound cake, not sure) in a cold oven.
hudd1966
When i started backing (12-13ish) i was making a cake from scratch while my aunt all ready had the oven on cooking supper, she turned the oven off, i didn’t realize it and put the cake in, after about 20 minutes later she realized it, mentioned it to me, turned the oven on and watched it closely, checking it frequently with a toothpick, took it out and that cake(9X13) had raised so much it was 1-1.5 inches taller than the glass cake pan in the center, it had perfect air bubbles in it, and wasn’t over baked, best cake I’ve ever made.
33 Comments
I had to look up “cold oven baking”. It turns out to be a not-so-amazing practice of putting the bake into the oven without preheating. That allows the riser in the batter or dough to continue doing its work while the outside is still pliable. So the cake is less likely to crack when the pressure from the rise gets too high.
How do you bake a cake in a cold oven? I’m very curious.
it looks like the Sauerkraut cake from the book. Which is also really good by the by.
I absolutely adore old recipes and this guy has good content, but I can’t watch his videos because he makes my punching hand twitch soooooo badly
Cold ovens make the best pound cakes
For a moment I thought you had a cooking book made by Bill Nye the Science Guy.
My favorite family recipe is for a cold oven cake. It is soooooo good!
EGGY!
Dylan has me screaming about “floof powder” every time I bake now. I’m not even mad about it. Are the recipes good? I’ve been thinking about it for my Christmas present to myself.
Edit: floor to floof. FLOOF!!
Cold oven cakes feel like they shouldn’t work. But they do! I hope yours is as delicious as it looks.
I made that cake with my mom and it was delicious
Gosh.. that looks so good.. my mom used to make me that in Kindergarten..
I love that cookbook! I haven’t had a chance to try any of the recipes yet, but can’t wait!
I’d like to try this but my convection oven runs the fans and both elements at full tilt while preheating. I cannot disable this and I worry that it would incinerate the top of the cake. 😬
My grandpa got me this lovely book for Christmas,,, I really need to read it! How did your recipe go? Looks delicious!
I love his stuff, and the cookbook was really fun! I need to make more recipes from it.
I love this book!
I got this book for Christmas and I still haven’t made anything from it. 😅
Oh I love Dylan! Is his cookbook good? I’ve been thinking of getting it!
This cookbook author has a fun TikTok – bdylanhollis
Quick question, is that a copy from B&N? It would be so cool to get a signed copy but I know they’re guilty of having more than a few autopen books instances.
I do all my regular bread baking cold oven – It gives amazing spring and tastes really nice.
I love that guys tiktok used to binge his baking videos. No interest in baking myself but always liked to see the finished product.
Dylan Hollis is an absolute treasure! My husband told me to pull all the Reese’s from our outgoing Halloween candy to bake the Reese’s bread.
So fun! The author is from my town. I hope he’s doing well!
i just made one of his recipes yesterday! the strawberry fluffies. my sibling said it tasted like cereal, in a good way(?) tho. I don’t think i’d make it again, i didn’t have a fancy ice cream scoop so scooping out that ridiculously sticky dough was a nightmare
but it has a great chew to it so still a decent cookie. definitely needs milk tho.
It’s a really great book!
Do yourselves a favor, make the Wacky Cake. 🙂
Wow! It looks like very delicious.
Do you love that cookbook? My spouse just got it for me!
Love this book!!
I just checked out the ebook after reading this thread. There’s a section on The Worst of the Worst, like Jellied Meatloaf. This man is funny! Thanks for posting.
my mama used to bake a certain cake (might have been a pound cake, not sure) in a cold oven.
When i started backing (12-13ish) i was making a cake from scratch while my aunt all ready had the oven on cooking supper, she turned the oven off, i didn’t realize it and put the cake in, after about 20 minutes later she realized it, mentioned it to me, turned the oven on and watched it closely, checking it frequently with a toothpick, took it out and that cake(9X13) had raised so much it was 1-1.5 inches taller than the glass cake pan in the center, it had perfect air bubbles in it, and wasn’t over baked, best cake I’ve ever made.