Archive for August, 2009

Devil’s Food Cake With Fudge Frosting (u. S.)

Ingrients & Directions 1 3/4 c Sifted cake flour 1/4 c (1/2 stk) unsalted butter 1/2 c Cocoa powder (not a mix) 2 c Unsifted confectioners’ 1 ts Baking soda -(10X) sugar 1/2 ts Salt 2 Squares (1 oz each) 1/2 c (1 stk) unsalted butter -unsweetened chocolate, 1 1/4 c Granulated sugar -melted 1 [...]

Puritan Holiday Cookie Bars

Ingrients & Directions 1/2 c Oil 3/4 c Brown sugar 2 Eggs 2 tb Milk 1 1/2 c Flour 3/4 ts Cinnamon 1/2 ts Nutmeg 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/4 ts Salt 1/4 ts Ground cloves 1 1/3 c Raisins 1/2 c Chopped walnuts 2 tb Confectioners sugar Heat oven to 350. Oil a 13X9″ [...]

Toll House Cookies – Original 1939 Nestle’ Recipe

Ingrients & Directions 2 1/4 c Unsifted all-purpose flour 1 ts Baking soda 1 ts Salt 1 c Butter, softened 3/4 c Granulated sugar 3/4 c Firmly packed brown sugar 1 ts Vanilla extract 2 lg Eggs 12 oz Pkg.Nestle’s Semi-Sweet -Chocolate Morsels 1 c Walnuts or pecans, chopped Source: Nestle’s Chocolate -Semi-sweet Chocolate Morsels [...]

Pinwheel Cookies

Ingrients & Directions 1/2 c Butter 3 tb Milk 2/3 c Sugar 2 ts Baking powder 2 1/2 c Flour 1/4 ts Salt 1 ea Egg 1 ts Vanilla Add square bitter chocolate, melted, to half of dough. Roll chocolate dough out thin on waxed paper, roll plain dough in same way, place on chocolate [...]

Cranberry Button Cookies

Ingrients & Directions 2 c Unbleached flour 1 1/2 c Brown sugar — packed 1 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Ginger 1/2 ts Nutmeg 1/4 ts Salt 3 c Oats 1 1/2 c Cranberries — chopped 1 c Margarine — cold Preheat oven at 375. Prepare a baking sheet with cooking spray. In a mixing [...]

Amaretto Cookies

Ingrients & Directions 1/2 c Butter 2 tb Molasses 2 Eggs 1 c Almonds, ground toasted 1/2 ts Lemon rind; grated 1 ts Almond extract 1/2 c Amaretto liqueur 2 c Pastry flour, whole wheat Cream together butter and molasses. Add eggs, ground almonds, lemon rind and almond extract; mix well. Stir in Amaretto alternately [...]

Chiffon Cake

Ingrients & Directions 2 1/4 c Sifted cake flour 1 1/2 c Granulated sugar 1 tb Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 1/2 c Cooking oil 7 Egg yolks 1 ts Vanilla 3/4 c Water 2 ts Finely shredded orange peel 1 ts Finely shredded lemon peel 7 Egg whites 1/2 ts Cream of tartar 1. [...]

Pistachio-almond Pudding Cake

Ingrients & Directions 1 Box (18-oz) yellow cake mix 1 Box (3-oz) pistachio pudding 4 Egs 1 1/4 c Water 1/4 c Oil 1/2 ts Almond extract 7 dr Green food coloring -(optional) Confectioner’s sugar Combine all ingredients in large mixer bowl. Beat 4 minutes on medium. Pour into greased and floured 10-inch bundt pan. [...]

Chocolate Peanut Crunch Bar Cake

Ingrients & Directions === MILK CHOCOLATE LAYER === 7 oz Milk chocolate; coarsely -chopped 6 oz Creamy peanut butter 2 tb Peanut oil 1 1/4 c (abt 3 oz) purchased rolled -cigarette Or gaufrette cookies; -coarsely crushed With Hands or rolling pin === BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE -LAYER === 5 oz Bittersweet chocolate; -coarsely chopped 1 1/4 [...]

Hanna’s French Apple Cake

Ingrients & Directions 6 Cooking apples 85 g (3oz) caster sugar 75 ml (3 fl oz) water -DOUGH- 100 g (3?oz) blanched almonds 2 Eggs, separated 100 g (3?oz) butter, softened 1/2 Lemon, grated rind of 130 g (4?oz) caster sugar SERVE WITH Custard or whipped cream To Drink: – Ruby port Level of Difficulty: [...]