In a light-colored medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium-low heat. ¾ cup + 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, diced, at room temperatureġ.
(The recipe below, apart from Gay’s adjustments, which are italicized, is a lightly edited reproduction of the original, which can be found in Huff’s book “Icing on the Cake”. And use high-fat European butter for the frosting.” Roxane Gay’s Take on Tessa Huff’s Milk and Cookies Cake
Then, Gay said, there’s “Ina Garten, of course.” Though Gay doesn’t concern herself with overly fussy techniques, she follows Garten’s lead in encouraging cooks to “use the good ingredients.” For this recipe, Gay said, “Use a really good mascarpone. There’s also the Instagram account run by a Los Angeles-based baker who has an affinity for cake pops. She particularly likes the website Sally’s Baking Addiction (“She always explains why she’s made some of the choices she has in the recipe,” Gay said). That’s partly why, when Gay needs baking inspiration, she turns to blogs and Instagram accounts sometimes run by casual home cooks who also like to experiment.