Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions -TORTE- 8 oz Semisweet chocolate, cut up 8 oz Milk chocolate, cut up 1 c Whipping cream 2 tb Instant coffee crystals 5 Eggs 1/4 c Coffee liqueur or coffee 1 ts Vanilla 1/2 c All-purpose flour 1/4 c Sugar 1 c Chopped toasted hazelnuts –(filberts) or almonds -MOCHA CREAM- 1/2 c […]

Ingredients & Directions 3 c Hazelnuts; shelled 1 c Raw sugar 1 tb Unsweetened cocoa powder 7 oz Unsalted butter 4 Eggs; separated 3/4 c Flour 1. Toast the hazelnuts in a 350F oven, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon. Cool. Rub them between your hands to remove the skin. Chop them. Add 1 tablespoon […]

Ingredients & Directions 6 oz Goat cheese 4 oz Cream cheese Garlic; peeled, smushed, and -chopped (I usually put in -lots and more, at least 8 -cloves. It’s up to you.) 1/2 c Pesto (at least) 1/2 c Chopped up fine oil-packed -sun-dried tomatoes, -including 1 – 2 tsp of the -marinade DECORATE WITH Fresh […]

Ingredients & Directions 5 Eggs; Large, Separated 3/4 c Sugar 6 tb ;Water 1 3/4 c Cake Flour; Sifted 1 ts Baking Powder 1 1/2 c Hazelnuts (Filberts);Ground* 1 ts Vanilla Extract 2 tb Confectioners’ Sugar 1 c Cream; Heavy, Whipped Fresh Strawberries,If Desire Beat the egg yolks and sugar until very light, about 5 […]

Ingredients & Directions 4 Eggs; separated 3/4 c Sugar; plus… 1 tb Sugar 1/2 c All-purpose flour 1/3 c HERSHEY’S Cocoa 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/4 ts Salt 1/3 c Water 1 ts Vanilla extract Slivered almonds (optional) PUMPKIN FILLLING 1 c Canned pumpkin 1/4 c All-purpose flour 1/3 c Butter or margarine — softened […]

Ingredients & Directions See part 1 chocolate cake layer. Spread with some of the filling. Continue layering alternately dark & white cake layers with filling. If necessary, using a long bladed serrated knife held vertically, trim around outside edge of cake to make even sides. Cover & refrigerate cake until serving time. *To make Glaze: […]

Ingredients & Directions —–CHOCOLATE DOMINGO -CAKE—– 1/2 c Cocoa powder 2/3 c Sour cream 2 Eggs 1 1/2 ts Vanilla 1 1/2 c Plus 1 T sifted cake flour 1 c Sugar 3/4 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt 14 tb Unsalted butter; softened -and cut up —–WHITE CHOCOLATE -CAKE—– 2 […]

Ingredients & Directions -DOUGH- 2 c Flour, Unbleached, Unsifted 2/3 c Sugar 1/4 c Butter Or Margarine 1 lg Egg 1 lg Egg Yolk 1 Lemon, Grated Rind Of 1/8 ts Salt TOPPING 1 lb Grapes 3 lg Egg Whites 6 tb Sugar 1/2 Lemon, Juice Of 4 oz Almonds, Ground DOUGH: Sift flour and […]

Ingredients & Directions FOR TORTE 8 oz Ghirardelli Semi-Sweet -Chocolate 1/2 c Butter 3/4 c Sugar, divided 6 Egg yolks 2 tb Grand Marnier (orange -liqueur) 1/2 ts Vanilla 1 1/3 c Very finely chopped pecans 1/4 c Dry bread crumbs 7 Egg whites CHOCOLATE GANACHE GLAZE 4 oz Ghirardelli Semi-Sweet -Chocolate 1/2 c Heavy […]

Ingredients & Directions 6 Good sized apples (Red -Delicious preferred), -grated 1/2 Lemon rind; grated 12 Italian macaroons (dry -variety), crushed into -crumbs 3/4 c Sugar 1 pn Salt 2 tb Flour 1/8 ts Nutmeg 4 md Eggs; slightly beaten with -fork 1/4 ts Almond extract 3/4 c Milk (thanks to Aunt Minnie) Mix all […]