Archive for the 'CAKES' Category

Baked Rigatoni With Aubergine & Mozzarella

Monday, November 12th, 2007

INGREDIENTS:
2 3/4       lbs small vine   tomatoes or small   plum tomatoes
golden caster sugar
4     tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
1     large aubergine (about 1 lb)
1 1/8     lbs rigatoni pasta
2     garlic cloves, crushed
3     ounces black olives, stoned and chopped
1/2     cup basil leaves, plus extra for serving
1     lb buffalo […]

Strawberry Baked Alaska

Monday, October 29th, 2007

Ingredients :
2    x    ( 1 inch thick) slices commercial angel food cake
1/2    cup    Strawberry sorbet, divided
1    x    Egg white
1    dsh    Of cream of tartar
1/4    tsp    Orange extract
2    tsp    Sugar
Method :
* Strawberry Baked Alaska
* Cut a 1/4 inch deep well in each cake slice; place slices on a baking sheet. Spoon 1/4 cup sorbet into each […]

Blackberry-Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

Monday, October 29th, 2007

Ingredients :
1    pkt    (3-ounce) cream cheese
2    cup    Packaged biscuit mix
1/3    cup    Milk
1/3    cup    Blackberry preserves
3/4    cup    Sifted powdered sugar
1/2    tsp    Vanilla
1    tsp    Milk (up to 3)
1    tbl    Sliced almonds, toasted (optional)
Method :
* I recently got a new cookbook (actually I got 4 new cookbooks!) and thought
* In a medium mixing bowl cut cream cheese into […]

Blackberry Coconut Cookies

Sunday, October 28th, 2007

Ingredients :
3 1/4    cup    Flour
1    tsp    Soda
1    tsp    Salt
1/2    cup    Shortening
1/2    cup    Butter
1    cup    Brown sugar
2    x    Eggs
1/2    cup    Water
2    cup    Flaked cocoanut
1    tsp    Almond extract
Blackberry jam
Method :
* Measure flour. Add soda and salt; blend in well. Cream shortening, sugars and eggs thoroughly. add water and almond extract and mix well. Blend in flour mixture. […]

Blackberry Cheesecake

Sunday, October 28th, 2007

Ingredients :
18    x    Crushed Zwieback crackers
3    tbl    Butter
1    tbl    Sugar
16    oz    Cream cheese
1/2    cup    Sugar
2    x    Egg yolks
1    tsp    Grated orange peel
1    tbl    Lemon juice
2    x    Beaten egg whites
1    cup    Commercial sour cream
2    tbl    Sugar
1    tsp    Extract vanilla
16    oz    Frozen Blackberries -or-
1    pt    Fresh Blackberries
Method :
* 1. Lightly grease a 9″ heat-resistant; non-metallic baking dish.
* […]

Baked Apples with Cranberries

Sunday, October 28th, 2007

Ingredients :
1    x    Orange
2    cup    Cranberries
3/4    cup    Orange juice, fresh-squeezed
1/4    cup    Firmly packed brown sugar
2    tbl    Butter-melted
4    lrg    Rome apples or Golden Delicious apples
4    x    Cinnamon sticks
Method :
* 1. Remove zest from orange. Mince half the zest, leave the other half in strips- set aside. Mix cranberries, orange juice, brown sugar, and butter.
* Divide this […]

Sponge Cake for Strawberry Shortcake

Sunday, October 28th, 2007

Ingredients :
4    x    Eggs,at room temperature
1    cup    Sugar
1    tsp    Vanilla
1 1/2    cup    Cake flour
3    tsp    Baking powder
3/4    cup    Milk
Method :
* 1. Preheat oven to 325′F.
* 2. Separate eggs, placing yolks in large mixing bowl and setting whites aside. Beat yolks with sugar until very light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla.
* 3. Sift cake flour with […]

Cheesecake Mango Pineapple Lime

Saturday, October 27th, 2007

Ingredients :
Crust
1 1/3    cup    ground gingersnap cookies
macadamia nuts
1 1/2    tbl    crystallized ginger chopped
1/4    cup    packed golden brown sugar
2    tbl    unsalted butter melted
Filling
4    pkt    cream cheese (8 oz. ea.)
1    tbl    minced lime peel
6    tbl    fresh lime juice
1    x    mango peeled, pitted, sliced
1    sm    pineapple peeled, quartered
reserved
1 1/2    cup    sugar
2/3    cup    sour cream
4    lrg    eggs
3    x    kiwi […]

Cheese Cake Mango Juice

Saturday, October 27th, 2007

Ingredients :
2    oz    Cheese Cake Schnapps
fill Mango juice
Method :
* Ice // rocks

Apple Dessert Pancake

Saturday, October 27th, 2007

Ingredients :
2    tbl    Sugar
1    tsp    Cinnamon
2    tbl    Unsalted Butter
1 1/2    x    Macintosh Apples core/peel/slice
3    tbl    Flour
1    dsh    Salt
2    x    Egg Yolks
2    x    Egg Whites
1/4    tsp    Baking Powder
3    tbl    Skim Milk
3    tbl    Sugar
Method :
* Mix 2 tablespoons sugar and cinnamon. Melt butter in 10″ iron skillet. Swirl sugar/cinnamon mixture over all. Arrange apple slices in skillet […]