Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 4 oz Unsweetened chocolate 2 c Sugar 1 1/2 c Sifted all-purpose flour 3/4 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt 1 c Hot strong brewed coffee or 5 ts Instant coffee powder Dissolved in 1 C. hot water 1/2 c Sour cream, at room -temperature 1/2 c Vegetable oil 2 lg Eggs, […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c White flour (bleached; or -substitute your favorite -flour mixes) 3 ts Baking powder 2 tb Sugar 1 ts Salt 2 ts Egg substitute (see note) 1/2 c Water 1/3 c Piping-hot applesauce 1 -(up to) 1 1/2 c Water; or as needed Combine well the first 4 (dry) ingredients in […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Chocolate wafers, finely -loaf) -chopped 1 1/2 c Sugar 1/2 c Finely chopped nuts of your 3 tb Flour -choice 4 Eggs 3 tb Sugar 1 c Sour cream 4 tb Butter or margarine2 (8 oz.) 1 tb Imitation butter flavor -pkg. cream cheese 1 ts Vanilla 1 lb Velveeta […]

Ingredients & Directions === BATTER === 1 c Sugar 1/2 lb Butter 2 c Semolina flour (or regular cream of wheat -cereal) 1/2 c Coarsely-chopped almonds 6 Eggs; beaten 1 ts Baking powder 1 ts Cinnamon 1/2 c Pine nuts; whole === SYRUP === 2 c Sugar 3 c Water 1 Whole Clove 2 oz […]

Ingredients & Directions –CAKE– 1 1/2 c Toasted hazelnuts 1 1/3 c Sugar 3 tb All purpose flour 4 Large egg whites 1 pn Salt 1/4 c (1/2 stick) unsalted butter -melted, cooled CHOCOLATE GANACH 2 c Whipping cream 12 oz Bittersweet (not -unsweetened) or semi- -sweet chocolate, chopped THE REST 1 (1/2 pint) basket […]

Ingredients & Directions BASE 1 c Graham cracker crumbs 3 tb Sugar 3 tb Margarine, melted BODY 3 pk 8-ounce cream cheese, soften 3/4 c Sugar 1 ts Vanilla 3 ea Eggs 1 oz Square unsweetened chocolate BASE: Combine crumbs, sugar and margarine; press onto bottom of 9- inch springform pan. Bake at 350, 10 […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 Lemons; grated zest only 6 lg Eggs; separated 2/3 c Sugar 2 ts Vanilla extract 2 lb Whole-milk ricotta Unsalted butter Flour for pan Confectioners’ sugar Fresh fruit; garnish 1. Heat oven to 325’F. Blanch lemon zest in boiling water briefly and plunge into cold water; drain well. Beat egg yolks, […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Butter or margarine 1/3 c Oil 1/4 c Whipping cream 3 Eggs 1 c Brown sugar; firmly packed 1 3/4 c Whipping cream 3/4 c Pecans; coarsely chopped 1/4 c Powdered sugar 1 Pillsbury plus devil’s food 1/4 ts Vanilla -ake mix; pkg Pecans; whole, if desired 1 1/4 c […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/4 c Milk, scalded 1/4 c Sugar 1/2 ts Salt 3 tb Butter or margarine 1 pk Active dry yeast 1/4 c Warm water (105-15 degrees -F.) 1 Egg, lightly beaten 2 1/4 c Unsifted flour (about) 1 Egg yolk, beaten with 1 -tablespoon cold water -(glaze) Filling: 3/4 c Cooked, mashed […]

Ingredients & Directions –CAKE– 6 ea 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 ea Egg Yolk; Large 1/3 c Butter; Unsalted 2 tb Kirsch Liquer TOPPING 2 c […]