Best: Basic Cake Mix

Ingredients & Directions 8 c Cake-and-pastry flour 6 c Granulated sugar 1/4 c Baking powder 2 ts Salt In large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt until well combine. Transfer to airtight container, store in cool dry place for up to 2 months. Stir well before using. Makes enough for 4 cakes. […]

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White Mousse Cake

Ingredients & Directions Los Angeles Times Cookbook Store-bought genoise or plain sponge, angel food or pound cake may be substituted. Created by: John Sedlar, St. Estephe, Manhattan Beach, Calif. Genoise: 6 eggs, separated 3/4 C sugar 1/4 C flour 2 T Mexican vanilla or 2 t vanilla Mousse: 1 C sugar 1 C lemon juice […]

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Angel Cake Supreme

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Sifted cake flour 1/4 ts Salt 1 1/4 c Confectioners sugar 1 1/2 ts Vanilla -shifted 1/4 ts Almond extract 1 1/2 c Egg whites (12 eggs) 1 c Sugar 1 1/2 ts Cream of tartar Sift flour and confectioners sugar three times. Beat egg whites and cream of tartar, […]

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Ginger Cake With Ginger Cream

Ingredients & Directions ———————-ESSENCE OF EMERIL #EE2188———————- 4 Eggs, separated 3/4 c Plus 2 tablespoons sugar 1/2 ts Vanilla 1 pn Salt 3/4 c Flour 1 ts Powdered ginger 4 tb (2 ounces) unsalted butter, Melted and cooled to room Temperature -GINGER SYRUP- 1 c Sugar 1 1/4 c Water 1 oz Ginger root stem, […]

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Jack Daniels Upside Down Double Chocolate Cheesecake

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Semisweet chocolate chips 2 tb Jack Daniel’s whiskey 1/3 c Milk Fudge Brownie Batter (recipe 3 pk (8 oz EACH) cream cheese, -follows) -room temp. Chocolate Ganache (recipe 1 c Sugar -follows) 4 Eggs I haven’t tried this one yet, but it sounds wonderful! It was in yesterday’s Daily News […]

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Matrimonial Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Flour, all purpose 1/2 ts Baking soda 1 1/2 c Rolled oats 1/4 ts -Salt 1 c Brown sugar; packed 3/4 c Butter; softened FILLING 2 c Dates; chopped, pitted 1 ts Lemon juice 1/2 c Sugar, granulated 3/4 c -Boiling water “This recipe in some old cookbooks is […]

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Honey Cinnamon Cheesecake

Ingredients & Directions 250 g Digestives/graham crackers 100 g Melted butter (not -margarine) 400 g Quark 2 tb Raw sugar 1/2 c Liquid honey 2 Eggs 1 Lemon; rind of, grated Cinnamon From: arielle@taronga.com (Stephanie da Silva) Date: Wed, 4 Aug 93 22:29:33 CDT 1. Put digestives or graham crackers in a processor until they […]

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One Bowl Sponge Cake (a Classic!)

Ingredients & Directions 9 Eggs, separated 1 1/2 c Sugar 2 tb Lemon juice 1/2 c Cake meal 1/4 c Potato starch In a large mixing bowl, beat the egg whites at low speed for about 1 minutes, until the whites are loose and have begun to foam. Increase the speed of the mixture to […]

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White Chocolate Cheesecake

Ingredients & Directions Crust—– 1 1/2 c Chocolate Cookie Crumbs 3 tb Butter — melted Filling—– 24 oz Cream Cheese — softened 1/2 c Sugar 1/2 ts Vanilla 3 Eggs 1/2 lb White Chocolate — melted heat oven to 350F. Mix crumbs and butter and press onto bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. Bake for […]

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Wheatie Pancakes

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Wheaties Salt; pinch 1 c Milk; sweet 1 tb Butter 2 ea Eggs Flour 2 ts Baking powder Combine ingredients using enough flour to make a thin batter. Bake on hot griddle. Yields 1 servings

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