Cakes
Chocolate Cabernet Molten Cakes
Preheat oven to 425. Butter four 6-oz ramekins and put on baking sheet. Microwave chocolate and butter in large bowl on high for 1 min or until butter is melted. Whisk until smooth. Stir in wine, vanilla and confectioners’ sugar until well blended. Whisk in the eggs and egg yolk, and then the flour and…
Read MoreChocolate Lava Cake Serves 4
Preheat oven to 425. Butter 4 (3/4 c) custard cups or souffle dishes. Place on baking sheet. Microwave chocolate and butter in large bowl on HIGH 1 min. or until butter is melted. Whisk in wine, vanilla and coffee until chocolate is melted. Stir in sugar until well blended. Whisk in eggs and yolks. Stir…
Read MoreGanache
Bring whipping cream to simmer in small saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat. Add chocolate and whisk until smooth. Pour over top of cake still in pan. Gently shake pan to distribute ganache evenly over top of cake. Refrigerate cake in pan until ganache is set, about 2 hours. Run knife around pan sides…
Read MoreChocolate Cake, Flourless, La Bete Noir​ Cake
Preheat oven to 350*F. Butter 9 inch diameter springform pan. Line bottom of pan with parchment paper round. Wrap 3 layers of heavy-duty foil around outside of pan, bringing foil to top of rim. Combine water and sugar in a small saucepan. Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Simmer 5 minutes.…
Read MoreChocolate Cake, Flourless, Torta de Capri
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Butter an 8″ round springform cake pan and line bottom w parchment. Finely grind half the almonds in a food processor. Set aside. Coarsely grind remaining almonds and chocolate. Use electric mixer to cream butter and sugar until pale and light. Add egg yolks one by one. Beat in nuts…
Read MoreChocolate Cake, Flourless
Preheat oven to 300. Butter a 10″ cake pan and refrigerate until ready to use. Break up the chocolate into small pieces and place in bowl. Add vanilla, rum and coffee. Set the bowl over a pan of simmering water to melt chocolate, stirring occasionally to remove any lumps. Remove from heat as soon as…
Read MoreChocolate Cake w Crème Anglaise
Preheat oven to 350. Butter a 10″ spring form pan. Place chocolate, brown sugar and butter in a metal bowl over a pan of barely simmering water until melted. Mix well. Stir in yolks and vanilla, then almonds, flour and salt. Whip egg whites until firm but not dry. Stir 1/3 of the whites into…
Read MoreCarrot Gold Cake
Sift dry ingredients (except sugar) together. Add sugar, oil and eggs and mix well. Blend remaining ingredients in thoroughly . Bake in greased and floured layers or sheet pan at 350 for 35 min for layers. When cool, spread w Cream Cheese Frosting. Flour 2 c siftedBaking Powder 2 tspBaking Soda 1.5tspSalt 1tspCinnamon 2 tspSugar…
Read MoreBeet Red Velvet Cupcakes
​In a medium saucepan, cover beets with ½-inch of water and bring to a boil, covered. Cook until very tender, about 10 minutes. Drain beets and let cool to warm.Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Transfer beets to a food processor or blender along with milk, vinegar, and vanilla. In a separate bowl, combine flour, cocoa…
Read MoreBaked Alaska Strawberry Shortcake Serves 8
Foil line an 8″ round pan; spoon in ice cream. Freeze firm. Combine Bisquik and 3T sugar. Beat together milk, yolk and butter; add to dry ingredients. Stir till smooth. Spread in greased 9″ round pan. Bake at 450 for 12-15 min. Remove from pan; cool. Place ice cream on shortcake; top w fruit. Place…
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