Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions PASSOVER CHOCOLATE MANDARIN -TORTE- 3/4 lb Margerine-Unsalted or pareve 3/4 c Sugar 1 ts Vanilla 3/4 c Orange Juice 2 tb Orange Liqueur 1/4 c Strong Brewed Coffee 12 oz Semi-sweet Chocolate; -;coarsely chopped 6 lg Eggs 1. In heavy saucepan over low heat or in a double boiler, melt magerine and […]

Ingredients & Directions Cake layers: 14 lg Eggs, separated 1 3/4 c Sugar 9 oz Bittersweet chocolate, melte – and cooled Buttercream: 1 c Sugar 2 lg Eggs 1 1/2 c Unsalted butter, softened 3 tb Instant espresso, dissolved -n 1 tb Hot water Ganache: 1 1/2 c Heavy cream 6 oz Bittersweet chocolate, chopp […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Plus 2 tbsp butter or -margarine; divided 1/2 c Plus 1 tbsp light corn -syrup; divided 1 1/2 c Hershey’s Semi-Sweet -Chocolate Chips; divided 1/2 c Sugar 3 Eggs 1 c All-purpose flour 1 c Chopped pecans 2 ts Vanilla; divided Whipped topping; optional Sliced strawberries; -optional In a medium […]

Ingredients & Directions === FOR THE PANS === Nonstick vegetable cooking -spray (or 1 1/2 tbspns unsalted -butter or Margarine) 3 tb Sugar === HAZELNUT TORTE === 10 Eggs – (extra large); -separated 1 1/2 c Sugar 4 c Finely-ground unblanched -hazelnuts 1/4 ts Salt === FILLING AND FROSTING === 2 1/2 c Well-chilled heavy […]

Ingredients & Directions 3 c Flour 2 c Brown sugar 1/2 ts Salt 1 c Butter or oleo 1 Egg, slightly beaten 1 c Sour milk or buttermilk 1 ts Baking soda 1/2 c Chopped nuts 1 pt Heavy cream, whipped & -sweetened OR 8 oz Cool Whip 1 1/2 pt Fresh strawberries Combine flour, […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/3 c Sifted all-purpose flour 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 1 c Dates 3/4 c Nuts 1 ts Grated lemon peel 3 Egg yolks 3/4 c Sugar 3 Egg whites Preheat oven to 325. Sift flour with baking powder & salt. Add dates, nuts & lemon peel. Toss well. Beat […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Flour 1 c Powdered sugar 1 c Ground walnuts 1/2 c Margarine or butter; -softened 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon 2/3 c Red raspberry (or other) -preserves From: Kathy Czopek kcopek@icon-stl.net Date: 21 Nov 1995 11:03:05 -0700 Heat oven to 375 degrees. Mix all ingredients except preserves til crumbly. Press 2/3 […]

Ingredients & Directions 9 Eggs, separated 1 c Sugar 1 1/2 c Nuts (1 cup ground, 1/2 cup -chopped-I use walnuts) 3 tb Cake meal 1 pn Salt 1 tb Potato starch 1 tb Instant coffee 3 oz Bittersweet chocolate -chopped (Schmerling is the -best) Carol Neuman NYC – my mother’s recipe , simply the […]

Ingredients & Directions 6 Eggs, lightly beaten 2 c Sugar 1 1/4 c Self-rising flour 3 1/2 tb Cocoa 3/4 c Walnuts FROSTINGS 10 tb Butter, softened 3 tb Brandy 1 c Powdered sugar, sifted 3 tb Cocoa 1/2 c Walnuts, chopped 1 1/2 c Heavy-whipping cream 1 1/2 c Semi-sweet chocolate chips Preheat oven […]

Ingredients & Directions CAKE Unsweetened cocoa powder 1 1/2 c Diced pitted prunes; (about -8 ounces) 1 c Prune juice 1 c Unsalted margarine; (2 -sticks) 8 oz Bittersweet; (not -unsweetened) or ; semisweet ; chocolate, chopped 3/4 c Unsweetened cocoa powder 1 c Coarsely chopped toasted -walnuts; (about 4 ounces) 8 lg Eggs; room […]