Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions CRANBERRY FILLING 1 lb Cranberries * 1 1/3 c Sugar 1/3 c Orange juice, fresh CHEESE FILLING 2 lb Cream cheese ** 1 1/3 c Sugar 4 x Large eggs -CRUST- 1 1/3 c Vanilla wafer crumbs *** 3 tb Unsalted butter, melted TOPPING 2 c Sour cream 1/3 c Sugar 1 […]

Ingredients & Directions -FOR THE BASE- 225 g Wheat meal biscuits; crushed -(8oz) 100 g Butter; (4oz) FOR THE FILLING 1 700 gram full fat curd -cheese; (1 3/4lb) 225 g Caster sugar; (8oz) 3 Whole eggs 1 ts Vanilla essence FOR THE TOPPING 275 ml Double cream; whipped (9 -1/2fl ; oz) Icing sugar […]

Ingredients & Directions FOR FILLING AND ICING 3/4 c Orange juice; strained 2 tb Lemon juice 3/4 c Sugar; granulated 1 tb Orange rind; finely grated Makes: Icing and filling for one cake. SEE: Cake, 1-2-3-4 Cake by James Beard for the cake recipe. : Mix the orange juice, lemon juice, sugar and orange rind […]

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 lb Sm. tart green gooseberries 5 Elderflower blossoms* 1/2 lb Plain wholemeal flour 2 ts Baking powder 2 lg Eggs 6 oz Butter 6 oz Pale muscovado sugar Demerara sugar Flowers & leaves to garnish *Note: A handful of sweet geranium or lemon balm leaves may be substitued for elderflower blossoms […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Simple syrup Kirsch 1 lb Chocolate, chopped Chocolate Genoise cake (previous recipe) Chocolate Buttercream Frosting (previous recipe) Combine syrup and Kirsch, to taste, for moistening cake. In a bowl set over a saucepan of hot but not boiling water, melt chocolate, stirring frequently. Set aside to cool and thicken to […]

Ingredients & Directions -BLACK- 1 1/2 c All purpose flour 1 c Granulated sugar 1/4 c Unsweetened cocoa powder 1 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt 1 c Water 1/3 c Vegetable oil 1 tb White vinegar -WHITE- 8 oz Cream cheese — at room Temperature 1 ea Egg 1/3 c Granulated sugar 1 6 […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 pk German chocolate cake mix 2 Heath bars; crushed 1 c Sweetened condensed milk 1 c Butterscotch ice cream -topping Whipped cream or topping 1. Either bake german chocolate cake according to directions on german sweet chocolate package or from a mix. 2. Bake in a 9×13″ pan. Cool 5-10 minutes. […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Egg Beaters or real eggs 2 ts Baking powder 3 c All purpose flour 1 ts Salt 3 c Buttermilk 2 tb Sugar 1 ts Baking soda 1/4 c Melted butter Beat eggs; Add buttermilk. Sift flour, soda, baking powder, salt and sugar together blending well. Add to egg mix; […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/4 ts Curry powder 1 1/2 c All-purpose flour 1/2 ts Salt 1 tb Dark sesame oil Combine curry powder and 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons boiling water; set aside. In a food processor, combine flour and salt. Turn processor on; slowly add curry-powder-water mixture. Process until dough comes together and […]

Ingredients & Directions CAKE 6 Eggs; Large 4 oz Unsweetened BakingChocolate* 1 c Sugar 1 c Flour; Sifted 1 ts Vanilla Extract -SYRUP- 1/4 c Sugar 2 tb Kirsch 1/3 c ;Water FILLING 1 1/2 c Confectioners’ Sugar 1 Egg Yolk; Large 1/3 c Butter; Unsalted 2 tb Kirsch Liquer TOPPING 2 c Sour Cherries; […]