Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 2 Eggs 1/2 c Sugar 1/2 c Packed brown sugar 2/3 c All-purpose flour 1 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 1 c Chopped walnuts 1 c Chopped dates Whipped cream In a mixing bowl, beat eggs. Gradually add sugars and beat until well mixed. Add combined dry ingredients; mix until moistened. […]

Ingredients & Directions 50 g Dark plain chocolate; (70{2e9f251b366587fbbc6cf0b723637ab4973d0544eef98211a490c8832b50f8a2} -cocoa), broken ; into pieces 4 tb Brandy 5 1/2 oz Unsalted butter; softened 5 1/2 oz Caster sugar 11 oz Ground almonds 6 Eggs; separated 4 tb Boiling water 7 oz Brandied cherries ———————COMPOTE OF BRANDIED CHERRIES——————— 500 ml Red wine 4 1/2 oz Caster […]

Ingredients & Directions 350 g Marzipan; (12oz) 142 ml Single cream; (1/4 pint) 200 g Cadbury’s Bournville -chocolate 150 g Butter; (5oz) 75 g Caster sugar; (3oz) 5 Eggs; separated 125 g Plain flour; (4oz) 125 g Corn flour; (4oz) 40 ml Amaretto liqueur; or rum (2 -Tbs) 50 g Flaked almonds; (2oz) 142 ml […]

Ingredients & Directions 3 Eggs; whole 3 Egg yolks 1/2 c Lemon juice or zest of whole -lemon 1 1/2 c Sugar 6 Egg whites; divided 2 pk Bought mandel bread or 2 -lbs. recipe mandel bread 3 tb Melted margarine Base: Crumble mandel bread finely (processor) and combine with melted margarine. Line bottom and […]

Ingredients & Directions –CAKE– 1 c (1/2 lb) unsalted butter; -softened 1 c Sugar 4 Eggs; lightly beaten 1 1/2 c Flour 1 ts Vanilla FILLING 1 1/3 c Sugar 1/4 ts Cream of tartar 2/3 c Water 8 Egg yolks 1/2 c Dark unsweetened cocoa 2 ts Vanilla 2 c (1 lb) unsalted butter; […]

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c Of sifted all-purpose flour 1/4 ts Of salt 4 Eggs 2/3 c Of superfine sugar -BUTTER CREAM- 1/2 c Sugar 1/3 c Water 3 Egg yolks 2 Sticks of sweet (unsalted) -butter, softened 6 oz Sweet chocolate, melted 1/2 c Sugar 1/4 c Of water 6 oz Sweet chocolate, grated […]

Ingredients & Directions See part 1 over the top. Remove wax paper strips by pulling each one out by a narrow end and refrigerate cake for at least several hours to set the icing. Store in refrigerator and serve cold. MAIDA’S NOTES: 1. If you use baking pan liner paper it must be buttered and […]

Ingredients & Directions -TORTE- 6 oz Butter (or margarine) 3/4 c Sugar 7 Eggs, separated 4 oz Chocolate (bittersweet), -melted and cooled 1 c Almonds (unblanched), -finely ground 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/4 c Almonds (unblanched), -chopped -ICING- 4 Eggs, lightly beaten 1/2 ts Potato starch 4 oz Chocolate (bittersweet), -melted 4 oz Margarine, softened […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Frosting Mix,Chocolate Fudge 1/2 ts Cinnamon,Ground 2 c Whipping Cream,Heavy Unwhipped 33 Graham Crackers* Chocolate Curls** This easy recipe is quite elegant when prepared by the instructions and chilled. *You wil need 33 crackers, each 2 1/2 inches square. **To make chocolate curls: Place a bar of milk chocolate on […]

Ingredients & Directions -TORTE- 4 lg Eggs, at room temperature, -separated 1 c Granulated sugar 2 tb Sifted cake flour 1/2 ts Salt 1/4 ts Baking powder 3 tb Orange juice or white rum 2 c Very finely group pecans FILLING 1/3 c Heavy cream 1 1/2 ts Grated orange zest 1/2 ts Vanilla extract […]