Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions -Pat-In-The-Pan Crust: 2/3 c Unsweetened pineapple 1 c All-purpose flour -juice 1 1/4 c Confectioners’ sugar -Pineapple Topping: 1/4 c Finely chopped almonds 1/4 c All-purpose flour 1/3 c Butter or margarine, 1/4 c Sugar -softened 1 cn (20 ounces) crushed -Filling: -pineapple, juice drained 2 pk (8 ounces each) cream -and […]

Ingredients & Directions Continued: Make the caramelized hazelnuts and hazelnut praline: Lightly spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray. In a small saucepan, combine the sugar and water. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the sugar dissolves. Increase the heat to medium-high and continue to cook without stirring for 4 to 6 minutes […]

Ingredients & Directions CHOCOLATE BUTTER CAKE: 2 c CAKE FLOUR 1 c GRANULATED SUGAR 3/4 c UNSWEETENED ALKALIZED 3/4 c PACKED LIGHT BROWN SUGAR -COCOA POWDER 2 lg EGGS, AT ROOM TEMPERATURE 1 1/4 ts BAKING SODA 1 tb VANILLA EXTRACT 1/2 ts SALT 1 1/3 c STRONGLY BREWED COFFEE, 12 tb UNSALTED BUTTER, SOFTENED […]

Ingredients & Directions CHOCOLATE OBLIVION TRUFFLE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -TORTE -~~~~ When brilliant U.S. baker and cookbook author Rose Levy Beranbaum called her book “The Cake Bible” (Morrow), she wasn’t kidding. It is not light reading, nor are its recipes for the faint-hearted. They do, however, produce impeccable results. This flourless chocolate cake is perfect proof. 1 […]

Ingredients & Directions CAKE 6 Eggs; Large 4 oz Unsweetened BakingChocolate* 1 c Sugar 1 c Flour; Sifted 1 ts Vanilla Extract -SYRUP- 1/4 c Sugar 2 tb Kirsch 1/3 c ;Water FILLING 1 1/2 c Confectioners’ Sugar 1 Egg Yolk; Large 1/3 c Butter; Unsalted 2 tb Kirsch Liquer TOPPING 2 c Sour Cherries; […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Chocolate wafer cookie crumb 1/8 ts Salt 4 tb Butter; melted 3 oz Unsweetened chocolate square 1 pk (8 oz) cream cheese — melted and cooled — softened 1 1/2 c Heavy cream; whipped 1 c Sugar 3/4 c Pecans; chopped 1 ts Vanilla extract Recipe by: 365 Great Chocolate […]

Ingredients & Directions 40 Soda crackers 1 c Brown sugar, packed 2 Sticks butter (do not 1 1/2 c Semisweet chocolate chips — substitute margarine) 1 c Walnuts; chopped Recipe by: 365 Great Chocolate Desserts – ISBN 0-06-016537-5 Preparation Time: 0:35 1. Preheat oven to 400 F. Place crackers side-by-side in a single layer without […]

Ingredients & Directions 12 oz Semisweet chocolate chips ds Salt 1 1/2 Sticks butter or margarine 1/2 c Peanuts; chopped (optional) 1/2 c Sugar 1 qt Chocolate or vanilla ice cre 2 Eggs — softened slightly 2 ts Vanilla extract 1/2 c Heavy cream 3/4 c Flour 1/2 c Crunchy peanut butter 1/4 ts Baking […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 pk (10 oz) bakery-style coconut 1 3/4 c Dark chocolate fudge sauce — macaroons; soft type — at room temperature 1/2 ga Almond praline, mocha chip, 1 pk (5 oz) chocolate english tof — chocolate chip ice cream — candy bars; chopped — softened slightly Recipe by: 365 Great Chocolate Desserts […]

Ingredients & Directions Cooling oil spray 1/2 c Dutch cocoa 1 c Soft pitted prunes 1 T Fresh, very finely 1 c Chocolate liqueur -ground espresso beans 1 c Sugar 1 t Baking soda 1 c Sldm milk 1/2 c Melted white chocolate 6 T Canola oil 1/2 c Melted unsweetened chocolate 1 T White-wine […]