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Preparation info
  • Makes one cake; Serves

    12

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Zingerman’s Bakehouse Celebrate Every Day: A Year's Worth of Favorite Recipes for Festive Occasions, Big and Small

By Amy Emberling, Lindsay-Jean Hard, Lee Vedder and Corynn Coscia

Published 2024

  • About

Use a real vanilla bean as well as the best vanilla extract you can find to make this cake extra special. Vanilla is the star here, and the light texture is the essential supporting actor.

Why is it called Jake’s Cake? Our version is named after Amy’s firstborn, Jake, which makes it that much more appropriate for Mother’s Day. It’s a light and super flexible cake that can be garnished just as your mother would like it.

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