Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions Basic Cake: 1 c Ghirardelli Unsweetened -Cocoa 2 c Boiling water 1 c Melted butter 2 1/2 c Sugar 4 Eggs 2 ts Vanilla 2 1/3 c Unsifted cake flour 2 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt Additional- for Great -Strawberry Chocolate -Shortcake: 1 c Heavy whipping cream […]

Ingredients & Directions 12 oz Pitted prunes 2 c Water 1/4 c Armagnac or Cognac 1 1/2 c Vegetable oil 2 1/4 c Sugar 5 lg Eggs 2 tb Vanilla extract 3 c All-purpose flour 1 tb Baking soda 2 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon 1 ts Ground nutmeg 1 ts Ground allspice 1/2 ts Ground […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 pk Yellow cake mix 3 Eggs 3/4 c Water 1/2 c Brandy 1/3 c Oil 1 c Finely chopped walnuts 1 c Finely chopped dried -apricots 1 pk (7-oz) flaked coconut; -divided 1 ct (8-oz) frozen non-dairy -whipped topping; thawed Green food coloring -(optional) Red candied cherries Silver dragees Combine cake […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 pk Cake mix; white 1 pk Pistachio instant pudding 1 c Orange juice 1/2 c Oil 4 Eggs 1 ts Almond extract 3/4 c Chocolate syrup Combine cake mix, pistachio pudding, orange juice, oil, eggs and almond extract at medium speed for 3 minutes. Pour 2/3 into greased bundt pan. Add […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 pk Thin Mints 1 c Powdered sugar 8 oz Package cream cheese 1/2 Stick margarine 2 lg Pkg inst pudding, * 3 1/2 c Milk 12 oz Cool Whip * Either vanilla or banana pudding. Place cookies in foodprocessor or blender and crush until mixture looks like “dirt”. Set aside. Combine […]

Ingredients & Directions Strawberries Pancake mix Bananas Powdered sugar -TOOLS- Knife Cutting board Mixing bowl lg Flat skillet Spatula Plates With an adult’s help, chop the berries into small chunks, allowing one or two per pancake face. Set aside. With an adult’s help, prepare the pancake mix according to package directions. When the pancakes are […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 ts Butter 2 ts Flour BASE 100 g (3?oz) walnuts 4 Egg whites 130 g (4?oz) caster sugar -COFFEE CREAM TOPPING- 3 Egg yolks – melted 3 tb Icing sugar 50 ml (2 fl oz) Madeira or port 100 ml (4 fl oz) strong coffee 300 ml (10 fl oz) cream […]

Ingredients & Directions PANCAKES 1 1/2 c Flour 2 ts Baking powder 1/4 c Drinking chocolate 2 tb Icing sugar 1/4 c Muesli 2 Eggs 1 1/4 c Milk 2 tb Melted butter -SPICED PEARS- 4 Pears 50 g Butter 1/2 c Brown sugar 1 ts Mixed spice Pancakes: Sift flour, baking powder, drinking chocolate […]

Ingredients & Directions -Karen Thackeray 3/4 c Almonds; ground 1 tb Margarine; melted 1 Envelope unflavored gelatin 1/4 c Cold water 12 oz Light cream cheese 3/4 c Skim milk 1/2 c Sugar; OR 12 pkgs sugar sub. 1/4 ts Almond extract 3 c Fresh peach slices;peeled Stir together almonds and margarine in small bowl. […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 pk GRAHAM CRACKERS, crushed 1/3 c SUGAR 6 tb BUTTER, melted 1 lg Can PINEAPPLE, crushed Mix and pat into bottom and -sides of springform pan. -Top With 1 large can of drained, -crushed pineapple. Freeze. FILLING 32 oz CREAM CHEESE, unwrapped and -warmed In micro 2 minutes 3/4 c […]