Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions -TORTE- 1 1/2 c Pumpkin puree 3 c All-purpose flour 3 1/2 ts Baking powder 1 ts Baking soda 1 1/2 c Granulated sugar 1/2 ts Salt 1 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon 3/4 ts Grated nutmeg 1/4 ts Ground cloves 1/4 ts Ground ginger 3 Eggs 3/4 c Butter, softened 1 1/2 […]

Ingredients & Directions CAKE 9 oz Butter, salted 9 oz Sugar 1/8 ts Vanilla extract 4 lg Eggs, beaten 1 2/3 c Cake flour, about -(sift before measuring!!) 1/2 c Cornstarch 1 ts Baking powder FILLING 2 c Chocolate pudding -(extra strong) 7 oz Butter, unsalted 1 2/3 c Powdered 10X sugar FROSTING 1 oz […]

Ingredients & Directions 2 lg Apples, crisp, sweet 2 lb Potatoes 2 ts Peanut oil Salt and pepper 1 Red onion, chopped Nutmeg Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Core and thinly slice the apples; thinly slice the potatoes. Heat oil and coat the bottom and sides of a large, cast-iron skillet. As neatly as […]

Ingredients & Directions 4 oz Self-raising flour 1 ts Powdered cinnamon 4 oz Ground almonds 4 oz Caster sugar 4 oz Butter or margarine 1 Lemon; (grated rind only) 8 oz Raspberry jam Icing sugar Sift the flour and cinnamon into a bowl or food processor, then put in the ground almonds, sugar, butter or […]

Ingredients & Directions CAKE 8 oz Tofu 2 c Granular sweetener — (such as Sucanat) 3/4 c Oil 1 c Water 1 tb Vanilla extract 2 c All-purpose flour 3/4 c Cocoa powder 2 ts Ground cinnamon 1 ts Baking soda 1 ts Cream of tartar MOCHA FUDGE GLAZE 1/4 c Margarine or oil 1/4 […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/3 c Butter 1 1/2 c Sugar; plus… 1/3 c Sugar; (divided use) 2/3 c HERSHEY’S Cocoa 5 Eggs; separated 2 tb Water 1 ts Vanilla extract 1 c Ground blanched almonds 3 tb Matzo cake meal 1/2 c Apricot preserves CHOCOLATE CREAM FROSTING 1/2 c Sugar 1/4 c HERSHEY’S Cocoa. […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 tb Olive oil 2 lg Leeks; trimmed, thoroughly — cleaned and sliced 1 tb Chopped fresh thyme -OR- 1 tspn dried thyme leave Water Salt & freshly ground pepper — to taste 1 lb Sweet potatoes (about 2 — small); peeled and cut –into 1/8-inch thick slices 1 lb All-purpose potatoes, […]

Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- 1 c Flour 1/2 c Melted butter 1/2 c Chopped nuts (walnuts or -pecans) FILLING 5 Eggs, separated 1 1/2 c Sugar 1 1/2 c Milk 1/4 c Poppy seeds 1/4 ts Salt 2 ts Cornstarch 2 ts Vanilla 1 1/2 tb Unflavored gelatin 1/8 c Cold water 1/2 ts Cream […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Butter; softened 1 1/3 c Sugar 1/2 c Ghirardelli cocoa 1 tb Cognac 6 Eggs; separated 1 c Walnuts; finely ground -DARK COCOA SAUCE- 1 c Ghirardelli cocoa 1 3/4 c Sugar 1/2 c ;Water, hot 1/2 c Milk 1 pn Salt 1 ts Vanilla Heat oven to 325-F. Cream […]

Ingredients & Directions 8 oz Ghirardelli Bittersweet -Chocolate 3/4 c Butter 4 Egg separated 3/4 c Sugar, divided 1 ts Vanilla 1/4 c Unsifted flour 2/3 c Walnuts, ground Cream of tartar Chocolate Rum Glaze 4 oz Ghirardelli Bittersweet -Chocolate 2 tb Butter 1 tb Light corn syrup 1 tb Dark rum (opt) In heavy […]