Michael’s Mocha Halo Cakes

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Sifted cake flour 1 c Sugar 1/2 c Cocoa 1 Egg 1/2 ts Baking soda 2 Egg yolks 2 ts Baking powder 1/2 c Cold strong coffee 1/4 ts Salt 1/2 c Buttermilk 1/2 c Shortening -MOCHA ICING- 1 1/2 c Powdered Sugar 4 ts Cocoa 1 tb Coffee […]

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Irish Christmas Cake (part 2) Marzipan Icing

Ingredients & Directions Apricot Jam or Red Currant -Jelly Water -ALMOND PASTE- 3 1/2 c Confectioner’s Sugar; sifted 1 c Granulated Sugar 5 c Ground Almonds 4 lg Eggs 1 Lemon ; Juice of 1 ts Vanilla Extract 1 tb Rum 1 tb Orange-flower Water Before icing the Irish Christmas Cake, smother a thin glaze […]

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Heavenly White Cake

Ingredients & Directions Jolly mdfd30e- 1/2 c Butter; DO NOT substitute Margarine 1/2 ts Salt 2 c Sugar 2 tb Boiling water 3 c Cake flour; sifted 1 c Cold water 1 tb Milk 1 ts Vanilla extract 4 Egg whites; unbeaten 2 ts Baking powder; PEERLESS -ICING- 2 Egg whites; unbeaten 1 1/2 c […]

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Mayonnaise Cake

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Flour 1 c Sugar 1 ts Soda 1 ts Baking powder 6 tb Cocoa 1 c Mayonnaise 1 c Water 1 ts Vanilla Sift the first five ingredients together. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Pour into greased and floured 9×13 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees […]

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Crab Cakes (emeril)

Ingredients & Directions 1 Egg 1 tb Dijon mustard 1 ts Minced garlic Juice of 1/2 lemon 1 c Olive oil plus 1 tablespoon Salt and pepper 1/2 c Chopped onions 1/4 c Chopped red peppers 1/4 c Chopped yellow peppers 1 lb Lump crab meat,; picked over -for cartilage 1 tb Creole mustard 1 […]

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Noodle Pancake Stir-fried Subgum Topping

Ingredients & Directions 3 Dried black mushrooms 1/4 c Lean pork 1 ts Cornstarch 1 ts Soy sauce 1 c Shrimp 1 ts Cornstarch 1 ts Sherry 1/4 c Chicken 1/2 ts Cornstarch 1/4 ts Salt 1/4 c Abalone 1/4 c Smoked ham 1/4 c Bamboo shoots 2 -(up to) 3 tb Oil 1 -(up […]

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Italian Pound Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 lb Butter 2/3 lb Ricotta cheese 1 2/3 c Sugar 8 ts Sugar 5 Eggs 2 ts Vanilla 2 c Cake flour 4 ts Whipping cream 1/4 ts Salt Grated semi-sweet chocolate -or sliced strawberries 1 ts Vanilla FROSTING 8 oz Semi-sweet chocolate bits 1/2 c Strong brewed coffee 10 tb […]

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Cappuccino Cheesecake

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Finely Chopped Nuts 4 ea Large Eggs 2 tb Sugar 1 c Sour Cream 3 tb Margarine, Melted 1 tb Instant Coffee Granules 32 oz Cream Cheese, Softened 1/4 ts Cinnamon 1 c Sugar 1/4 c Boiling water 3 tb Unbleached All-purpose Flour Combine nuts, sugar, and margarine; press […]

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Pumpkin Harvest Cheesecake

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c Chocolate wafer crumbs 1/3 c Pecans, finely chopped 3 tb Butter 1 1/2 c Canned pumpkin 3 Eggs, room temperature 1/2 c Brown sugar, firm packed 1 1/2 ts Cinnamon 1/2 ts Ground ginger 1/2 ts Nutmeg 3 pk Cream cheese, 3x250g – softened 1/2 c Sugar 1 tb Cornstarch […]

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