Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions -CAKE LAYERS- 1/4 lb Unsalted butter – (room temperature) PLUS: 2 2/3 tb Unsalted butter – (at room temperature) 2 c Granulated sugar 3 Eggs 2 c Sifted all-purpose flour 3/4 c Unsweetened cocoa powder -(preferably Dutch process) 1 1/4 ts Baking soda 1/4 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt 1 1/2 […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Granulated sugar 2/3 c Milk 2 tb Light corn syrup 1 tb Butter 1 ts Vanilla 1/2 c Peanut butter 1 c Milk chocolate chips Combine sugar, milk and corn syrup in a heavy saucepan (3 quart); bring to a boil, stirring constantly, until mixture boils. Continue boiling without stirring […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Icing sugar 1 c Cocoa 1 1/2 Butter or margarine 1 1/2 Chopped walnuts Walnut halves Sift together icing sugar and cocoa. Melt butter in a saucepan. Continue cooking until buter is hot and bubbly. Remove from heat. Blend hot butter into cocoa mixture. Stir in chopped nuts. Spread in […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c All-purpose flour 2 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 c Unsalted butter; soften 2 1/4 c Brown sugar, packed 3 Eggs 4 oz Bitter chocolate -melted and cooled 1 1/2 ts Pure vanilla 1 c Sour cream 1 c Coffee -prepared very strong This rich cake is from Mendocino’s […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/4 c Boiling water 3/4 c Pitted prunes 2/3 c Oil 1 c Sugar 2 tb Unsweetened cocoa powder 2 ts Ground cinnamon 1 ts Salt 1 ts Vanilla 2 Eggs 1 c Buttermilk 2 1/2 c Flour 1 1/2 ts Baking soda 2 ts Baking powder CHOCOLATE FUDGE FROSTING 1/4 c […]

Ingredients & Directions POUND CAKE 1 c Softened butter 1/2 c Shortening 3 c Sugar 5 lg Eggs 3 c Sifted cake flour 1/2 c Cocoa 1/4 ts Baking powder 1 1/4 c Milk 1 ts Vanilla FUDGE FROSTING 2 c Sugar 1/4 c Cocoa 1/4 ts Salt 2/3 c Milk 1/2 c Shortening 1 […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Sugar 2 Squares unsweetened -chocolate 1/4 c Sweetened condensed milk 3/4 c Water 1 1/2 c Popped corn, chopped 1 tb Butter or butter substitute 1 ts Vanilla 1/8 ts Salt Melt chocolate in saucepan. Add sugar, milk, water, butter, and salt. Boil to soft ball stage (234 – 238 […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Unsalted butter (1 stick),, -at room temperature 1 c Light brown sugar,, firmly -packed 4 lg Eggs 1 c Chocolate syrup 2/3 c Bailey’s Irish Cream 1 ts Instant coffee granules 1 c All-purpose flour 1/2 c Chopped pecans -GLAZE- 3/4 c Semisweet chocolate chips 16 Pecan halves 1/4 c […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c CHIPITS Semi-Sweet Chocolate -chips, melted 2/3 c Corn Syrup 1/3 c Sugar 3 Eggs, slightly beaten 3/4 c Pecan halves, chopped 1 Frozen Shortening Pie shell -thawed 15 min Vanilla Ice Cream Rich ‘N’ Satin Chocolate -sauce In a large bowl thoroughly combine melted chocolate, corn syrup, sugar and eggs; […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Peanut butter 4 oz Plus 2 tb butter, Cut into tablespoons 3 1/2 oz Marshmallow creme 2 ts Vanilla extract 2 c Granulated sugar 5 oz Evaporated milk 2 tb Powdered sugar 12 oz Semisweet chocolate chips Wait until you taste this–it’s fabulous, easy, and makes a wonderful gift. 1. […]