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Can Claire Saffitz Rebuild a Closed Brooklyn Bakery’s Iconic Cake? | Dessert Person
In this episode of Dessert Person, Claire Saffitz takes on a deeply personal challenge: rebuilding the iconic celebratory cake from a closed Brooklyn bakery that defined one family’s milestones. After hearing the story on the HyperFixed Podcast with Alex Goldman where a listener described how every birthday and special occasion revolved around a single cake from, Lords Bakery, Claire sets out to bring this lost dessert back to life.
Starting with a perfectly balanced chiffon cake base, Claire walks through the science of aeration, egg-white stabilization, cream of tartar, oil-based batters, and how to achieve a tender, towering crumb similar to the original bakery version. The podcast blends emotional storytelling with forensic baking, recipe reconstruction, and technique-first instruction as Claire recreates a cake that disappeared when Lords Bakery closed its doors.
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Check out the Hyperfixed Episode here: https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/listen/hyperfixed/the-lords-work
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:47 Chiffon Cake
02:43 Ingredients & Special Equipment
05:45 Make the Batter
08:12 Whip the Egg Whites
11:01 Fold the Egg Whites into the Batter
14:54 Let Cool
17:00 Remove from Pan
19:00 Serve
20:29 Cat cam
422g cups cake flour
450g sugar, divided into 300g and 150g
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
3/4 cup vegetable oil
7 large egg yolks, at room temperature
1 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
10 large egg whites
3/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
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Video Series:
Producer/Director: Vincent Cross
Camera Operator: Calvin Robertson
Editor/Motion Graphics: Hal McFall
Animation Credits:
Character Designer/Animator/Backgrounds: Jack Sherry
Character Rigger: Johara Dutton
