Archive for the ‘Cakes’ Category

Strawberry-Carrot Cake

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Recipe
Strawberry-Carrot Cake
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
1 cup finely shredded carrots
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1/3 cup water
1/2 cup chopped pecans
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup chopped strawberries
Strawberry-Cream Cheese Glaze
Method
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 12-cup Bundt cake pan.

Beat all ingredients except strawberries and Strawberry-Cream Cheese Glaze in large bowl on low speed for 45 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Fold in strawberries; pour into pan. Bake for 45 to 55 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool completely. Spoon glaze onto cake.

Strawberry-Cream Cheese Glaze
Beat 2 ounces softened cream cheese, 1 tablespoon mashed strawberries and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract in a small bowl on low speed until blended. Gradually beat in 3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar until blended.

maple-lemon-pear-cake

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Recipe
maple-lemon-pear-cake
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups cake flour
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. grated lemon peel
1 1/2 cups plain nonfat yogurt
1 Tbsp. arrowroot dissolved in 1/4 cup skim milk (I used cornstarch with milk)
1 large pear, peeled, cored, and chopped
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 tsp. maple extract
Method
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Use a 9 x 13-inch nonstick baking pan or
line a baking pan with a baking pan liner or lightly coat with nonstick
spray.

Sift flour, sugar, baking soda, and cinnamon into a large mixing bowl. Stir
in lemon peel, yogurt, skim milk with arrowroot, pear, and vanilla and
maple extracts until well combined.

Transfer batter to baking pan. Bake for 35 minutes or until a wooden pick
inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Cut into 12 pieces.

Nectarine Coconut Cake

Sunday, July 20th, 2008
Recipe
Nectarine Coconut Cake
Ingredients
2 large eggs.
1 ½ cups of nectarine slices.
1 cup of shredded coconut.
1 cup of flour.
¾ cup of honey.
¾ cup of plain yohgurt.
½ cup of vegetable oil.
3 teaspoons of cinnamon.
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
1 teaspoon of baking soda.
Method
Break the two large eggs into a large mixing bowl; whisk.

Add the vegetable oil, honey, yohgurt and vanilla extract. Stir thoroughly.

Stir in the flour and baking soda; mix well.

Stir in the shredded coconut and mix thoroughly.

Spoon a shallow layer of the mixture into a greased cake pan.

Add a layer of nectarine slices and a pinch of cinnamon.

Continue to layer until all the nectarine is finished.

Bake at 350°F (175°C) for about 40-50 minutes.

Nut Cake Deluxe

Saturday, July 19th, 2008
Recipe
Nut Cake Deluxe
Ingredients
1 pound butter
2 cups granulated sugar
6 eggs, beaten
4 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 pound candied cherries, cut up
1/2 pound candied pineapple, cut up
1 pound pecans, chopped
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Method
Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs. Add 3 cups flour sifted with baking powder and salt. Mix remaining flour with cherries, pineapple and chopped pecans; stir into batter. Add vanilla extract. Pour into tube pan, greased and double lined with wax paper. Bake for 3 hours. Cool in pan.

Almond Sponge Cake

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
Recipe
Almond Sponge Cake
Ingredients
1/2 pound almonds
Hot water to cover almonds
5 eggs, separated
2 pinches of salt
1/2 pound granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon brandy
1/8 teaspoon almond extract
Method
Pour hot water over the almonds so that they are well covered and let them soak for at least 6 hours.

Line the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan with parchment paper. Butter the paper and sides of the pan well, then dust with flour.

Position oven rack to the middle. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Chop the nuts and grind them a little at a time. They should not be too coarse or too fine. Set aside.

Beat egg whites until fluffy. Add salt and continue beating until whites are stiff. Add yolks, one at a time, and continue beating until they are incorporated.

Mix the dry ingredients together and, beating at low speed of an electric mixer, gradually add them to the eggs. Add the brandy and almond extract, mix well, then pour the batter into the prepared pan.

Bake for 1 1/4 hours. Remove the cake from the pan after it is cold. This cake keeps indefinitely if stored in a cool, dry place. Do not store it in the refrigerator.

Chocolate Marzipan Cake

Sunday, July 13th, 2008
Recipe
Chocolate Marzipan Cake
Ingredients
1 cup (2 sticks) softened unsalted butter
plus more for greasing pan
1/4 cup sweetened flaked coconut
8 ounces marzipan
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
6 large eggs
1 cup cake flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 to 3 cups fresh raspberries or other fruit
1 teaspoon confectioners’ sugar
Method
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 10-inch springform tube pan, and sprinkle flaked coconut around its bottom and sides.

Soften marzipan by heating it in a microwave oven, 10 to 15 seconds.

In a food processor, combine marzipan, 8 ounces butter, the sugar and coconut extract. Process until mixture is very smooth. With processor running, break eggs one at a time through the feed tube. Stop processor and sprinkle cake flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt evenly over batter. Process again until mixture is smooth, making sure there are no lumps in batter.

Pour mixture into prepared baking pan. Bake until surface is golden brown and a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Remove from oven, and allow to cool in pan until slightly warm.

To release cake from pan, remove springform ring. Holding a cake plate over the center tube of pan, invert cake so that it falls onto plate. Fill center of cake with berries and scatter remainder around perimeter of cake. Pass confectioners’ sugar through a small sieve and sprinkle over cake and fruit. Serve immediately.

Yield: 8 to 10 slices.

Arizona Lemon Cake

Saturday, July 12th, 2008
Recipe
Arizona Lemon Cake
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
3 eggs
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup poppy seed
2 tablespoons grated lemon peel
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Lemon Glaze

Lemon Glaze
2 cups confectioners’ sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted
2 tablespoons grated lemon peel
1/4 cup lemon juice

Method
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour a Bundt cake pan or tube pan.

Beat sugar and butter in a large bowl on medium speed of an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time.

Mix flour, baking soda and salt. Beat into sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk until well blended. Stir in poppy seed, lemon peel and lemon juice. Spread in pan.

Bake until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean, 50 to 55 minutes. Immediately poke holes in top of cake with a long-tined fork. Pour about two-thirds of the Lemon Glaze over the top. Cool 20 minutes. Invert onto a serving plate. Remove pan. Spread with remaining glaze.

Mix all ingredients.

Godiva? Hot Chocolate Cake

Saturday, July 12th, 2008
Recipe
Godiva? Hot Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
Butter and granulated sugar to coat pan
8 ounces semisweet chocolate squares
1 cup butter
1/2 teaspoon Godiva? chocolate liqueur
5 egg yolks
5 whole eggs
2 cups confectioners? sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
Vanilla ice cream
Method
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and generously coat an 8-inch souffl? dish with butter, then dust with granulated sugar.

Melt chocolate and butter over a double boiler. Stir in chocolate liqueur.

In a large mixing bowl, beat egg yolks and whole eggs with an electric mixer set at low speed. Pour chocolate-butter mixture into bowl while beating. In a medium bowl, sift the confectioners’ sugar and flour together. Gradually add this to the chocolate mixture. Mix at high speed until smooth, about 3 minutes. Pour cake mixture into souffl? dish. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until cake tests done with a wooden pick.

Serve hot with vanilla ice cream.

Triple Chocolate Raspberry Fantasy

Saturday, July 12th, 2008
Recipe
Triple Chocolate Raspberry Fantasy
Ingredients
First layer
3 ounces unsweetened chocolate
2 ounces semisweet chocolate
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
1 1/4 cups brown sugar, packed
3/4 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder

Second layer
8 ounces (227g) cream cheese, softened
2/3 cup confectioners’ sugar
2 tablespoons raspberry liqueur, optional
3 ounces white chocolate, melted
1 egg

Third layer
1/2 cup raspberry jam
1/2 cup whipping cream
4 ounces semisweet chocolate

Method
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

For the first layer, melt chocolate and butter. Beat eggs and sugar on high speed until thick and lemon colored. Fold in chocolate, flour and baking powder. Pour into greased and floured 10-inch springform pan.

For second layer, beat cream cheese, icing sugar. Beat in liqueur, chocolate, and egg until smooth. Randomly spoon white mixture over brown layer, leaving a space between each spoonful. Bake 45 to 55 minutes until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out almost clean. Cool

For topping, spoon jam over cake. Heat cream and pour over chocolate, stir till melted. Pour glaze over cake and let set.

Taco Cheddar Bread

Saturday, July 12th, 2008
Recipe
Taco Cheddar Bread
Ingredients
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons water
3 cups bread flour
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1 tablespoon taco seasoning mix
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons yeast
Method
Measure carefully, placing all ingredients in bread machines pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer.

Select Basic/White cycle. Use Medium or Light crust color. Do not use delay cycles. Remove baked bread from pan and cool on rack.

NOTE: This recipe is not recommended for 1 1/2 pound bread machines with cast-aluminum pans in horizontal-loaf shape.