Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 2 Pound cakes (aprox 1 3/4 lb) 1 1/2 c Expresso coffee 1 1/2 c Heavy cream 1/4 c Rum 3 tb Sugar 8 oz Bittersweet chocolate, 12 oz Marscapone cheese -finely chopped Cut the pound cake into strips, place on baking sheets and bake until golden brown (approx 15 minutes), making […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Flour 1 ts Baking Powder 1 ts Baking Soda 1/2 ts Salt 1 1/2 c Chocolate Chips 1/2 c Butter — soft 1 c Sugar 3 Eggs 1 c Sour Cream TOPPING: 1 tb Flour 1/2 c Brown Sugar 2 tb Soft Butter 1/2 c Chopped Nuts 1/2 c Chocolate […]

Ingredients & Directions –CAKE– 8 lg Eggs 1/4 c Water 1/4 c Vegetable oil 1 2/3 c Unsifted cake flour 1/2 c Unsweetened cocoa 1 c Sugar 1 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt 1 ts Vanilla 1/2 ts Cream oftartar FILLING 1 c Heavy cream 2 tb Confectioners’ sugar 1/2 ts Vanilla 2 […]

Ingredients & Directions CANDIED FRUITS 1 lb Cherries 1 lb Pineapple 1 lb Citron peel 1/2 lb Orange peel -DRIED FRUITS- 1 lb Figs 1 lb Pitted dates 1 lb Raisins 1 lb Currants or Golden Raisins -SHELLED NUTS- 2 1/2 lb Pecans 1/4 lb Black Walnuts (or English) OTHER INGREDIENTS 12 Eggs 1 lb […]

Ingredients & Directions None I’ve had good results modifying the ‘quick oil cake’ in the Joy of Cooking. If you have the book, make all of the usual substitutions: applesauce for oil, defatted cocoa for cocoa, ener-g egg replacer for eggs. To make it really chocolatey, I halve the sugar amount, add an extra 1/4-1/2 […]

Ingredients & Directions === CAKE BATTER === 2 c Sugar 1/2 c Butter; at room temperature 1/2 c Vegetable oil 5 Eggs; separated 2 c Flour 1 ts Baking soda 1/2 c Ground pecans 1 c Buttermilk 1 c Freshly-grated coconut === FROSTING === 1/2 c Butter; at room temperature 8 oz Cream cheese; at […]

Ingredients & Directions 6 c Potatoes, shredded 1 1/2 c Zucchini, shredded 1/2 c Onion, chopped 2 tb Butter 2 tb Salad oil 1/2 c Sour cream 1/2 c Salsa Combine potatoes, zucchini and green onion. Toss to blend. In skillet heat 1 T butter and oil over med. heat. Add potato mixture and cook […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Wholewheat flour 1 3/4 c Grated carrots 2 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Mixed baking spices (allsp?) 1/4 ts Salt 1/4 ts Ground cinnamon 1/3 c Low-fat margarine 1/2 c Granulated sweetener 1 c Mixed dark and light raisins 2 Eggs, beaten 1/2 c Almonds, chopped 3 tb Orange juice […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Sugar 2 c Raisins 1 c Lard * 1/4 ts Allspice 1/4 ts Cloves 1 x Pinch Of Salt 1 ts Cinnamon (Or To Taste) * The original recipe calls for Lard. I don’t know if shortening will work or not. ——————— ——————- Boil together all ingredients. Add water just […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Fruit and juice from starter 1 ea Box vanilla pudding mix 1 c Chopped nuts 4 ea Eggs 1 ea Yellow cake mix (not 2/3 c Vegetable oil -pudding in the mix) Mix together cake mix, pudding mix, eggs and oil in bowl. (ignoring cake mix directions) Make a […]