Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c Butter 1 1/2 c Sugar 3 Eggs 1 1/2 tb Vanilla 2 1/4 c Cake Flour — sifted 1/2 c Cocoa 3 tb Baking Powder 1 c Milk Fudge Frosting—– 6 tb Cocoa 3 c Sugar 3 tb Light Corn Syrup 1/4 ts Salt 1 c Milk 1/3 c Butter […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Sugar 1/2 c Water 1/4 ts Cream of tartar 1 c Preserved strawberries 2 Egg whites Boil sugar, water, and cream of tartar to firm ball stage (248 F). Add strawberries which have been drained as dry as possible. Let come to a boil again. Pour slowly, beating constantly, over […]

Ingredients & Directions 2/3 c Cocoa 3 c Sugar 1 1/2 c Heavy cream or non-dairy Liquid cream substitute 1/4 c Butter 1 ts Vanilla A good basic chocolate fudge. The use of whipping cream or non-dairy cream substitute makes stirring unnecessary. This makes a very creamy fudge. Combine cocoa, sugar, salt, and heavy cream […]

Ingredients & Directions 10 oz Unsweetened chocolate Slightly less than 1 lb. Butter 2 c Cocoa powder 5 c Sugar 1 1/3 c Milk 1 1/3 c Heavy cream Melt the butter and the chocolate. Add cocoa and stir until smooth. Add sugar and mix until all ingredients are moistened. The mixture will look like […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Sugar 1/3 c Mashed pumpkin 1/4 ts Cornstarch 1/4 ts Pumpkin pie spice 1/2 c Evaporated milk 1/2 ts Vanilla 1/4 c Butter 1 c Chopped pecans Cook together sugar, pumpkin, cornstarch, spice and milk until it forms a soft ball when dropped in cold water, or until mixture reaches […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 lb Vanilla-flavored candy -coating 1 cn (14-oz) Condensed Milk 1/8 ts Salt 1 1/2 ts Vanilla extract 1 1/2 c Chopped multi-colored gum -drops From: priss@amaranth.com (Pam and KerryAnn Cobb) Date: Mon, 19 Aug 1996 16:26:56 -0500 In heavy saucepan, over low heat, melt coating with sweetened condensed milk and […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/4 c Butter 4 oz Pkg chocolate pudding mix 1/4 c Milk 1 3/4 c Icing sugar Melt butter and stir in pudding mix (not instant) and milk. Bring to boil and remove from heat. Stir in the icing sugar and 1/2 tsp. vanilla, walnuts if desired. Pour into buttered pan. Yields […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Pure maple syrup 1 c Heavy cream Here are several maple fudge recipes from my collection. They are taken from a French cookbook called “Les P’tits Becs Sucres De La Beauce” which, loosely translated, means “Sweets lovers from the Beauce” (the Beauce is a region of southeastern Quebec that is […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 lb Prunes 4 c Sugar 2 tb Lemon juice 2 c Water 1 c Chopped nuts Wash prunes, cover with water, and cook slowly until tender. Drain, pit, and chop. Add sugar to prune juice. Add prunes and lemon juice. Boil to soft ball stage (234 – 238 F). Cool to […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Sifted all-purpose flour 2 ts Baking powder 3/4 c Sugar 1/8 ts Salt 2 tb Cocoa 3/4 ts Cinnamon 1/4 ts Cloves Combine: 1/2 c Milk 1/2 ts Vanilla 2 tb Melted butter Add to dry ingredients and stir just until smooth. Spread over bottom of 8 inch square buttered […]