Crispy Polenta Cakes With Wild Mushrooms Ragout

Ingredients & Directions 6 c Water Salt 1 c Coarse polenta 1/2 c Grated Parmigiano Reggiano -cheese 4 tb Unsalted butter; at room -temperature Freshly ground black pepper 2 tb Chopped fresh flat-leaf -parsley 2 Garlic cloves; minced 2 ts Extra-virgin olive oil 1 lb Mixed fresh wild mushrooms; -trimmed and sliced 3 c Chicken […]

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Valrhona Chocolate Cake

Ingredients & Directions 5 1/2 oz imported bittersweet : chocolate , — coarsely : chopped 11 TB unsalted butter, — cut in : lg pieces 3 lg eggs 3 lg egg yolks 1/4 c plus 2 tablespoons sugar 5 TB all-purpose flour : Vanilla ice cream Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Butter and flour […]

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Banana Cake With Penuche Frosting

Ingredients & Directions 2 1/4 c Cake Flour; Sifted 1 1/4 ts Baking Powder 1 1/4 ts Baking Soda 1 ts Salt 2 ts Vinegar Milk 2/3 c Vegetable Shortening 1 2/3 c Sugar 3 lg Eggs 1 1/4 c Ripe Bananas; Mashed 3 to 4 1 c Walnuts; Chopped -PENUCHE FROSTING- 1/2 c Butter […]

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Cinnamon Apple Cake

Ingredients & Directions -Dorothy Cross TMPJ72B 2 c All-purpose flour 3/4 c Whole-wheat flour 2 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Baking soda 2 ts Cinnamon 1 ts Freshly grated nutmeg 1/2 ts Salt 1 1/4 c Granulated sugar 1/2 c Oil 1 Egg 2 Egg whites Vanilla 1 c Apple juice 3 (8-ozs each) large […]

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Prune Bundt Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/3 c Chopped pitted prunes, -divided 1 c Buttermilk, divided 1/3 c Sugar 1/3 c Packed dark brown sugar 1/4 c Vegetable oil 1 Egg 3 Egg whites 2 c All-purpose flour 1 ts Baking soda 1 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon 1/2 ts Ground nutmeg 1/2 ts Ground allspice 1/4 ts […]

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Gum Drop Cake, Joyce’s

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Margarine 2 Eggs well beaten 1 c Sugar 1/2 c Warm milk 1 1/2 c Flour 3/4 ts Baking powder 1 ts Salt 1 ts Vanilla 1/2 lb Gum drops finely cut Cream butter or margarine and sugar, add eggs and vanilla. Add flour mixture alternately with warm milk, then […]

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Hot Milk Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Milk 2 c Sifted All-Purpose Flour 4 tb Butter 1 tb Vanilla Extract 4 lg Eggs 1/4 ts Salt 2 c Sugar 2 ts Baking Powder NOTE: From Helen Hubbard (her recipe), Be sure to put the baking powder in last. If you DON’T, the cake will not rise properly. […]

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Carrot Cake With Marmalade Cream Cheese Frost

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Unbleached all purpose flour 3/4 c Sugar 2 ts Baking soda 2/3 c Packed golden brown sugar 2 ts Baking powder 1/2 c Orange marmalade 2 ts Ground cinnamon 1/2 c Orange juice 1/2 ts Salt 3 c (lightly packed) grated 4 lg Eggs Peeled carrots 3/4 c Vegetable oil […]

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Genoise W/amaretto Cake+++fggt98b

Ingredients & Directions 2/3 c Sugar Filling*** 7 Eggs 3 c Whipping cream 3/4 c All-purpose flour 6 Ounces semi-sweet chocolate 3 Tablespoons cornstarch Chips 2 Teaspoons grated lemon rind 1/4 c Amaretto ***amaretto/chocolate 1 9-inch genoise, split GENOISE WITH AMARETTO AND CHOCOLATE (SPONGE CAKE) In a bowl, mix eggs and sugar. Heat over hot […]

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