The Wedding Cakes

Hungarian Wedding Cake

Ingredients;

Dough

• 250 ml milk lukewarm

• 50 grams Sugar

• 20 gram Yeast

• 1 large Egg

• 500 gram Butter melted

• 500 gram Flour

Walnut Glaze

250 gram Butter melted

• 20 gram Sugar

• 50 gram walnuts ground

Directions;

Dissolve the yeast and 3 tablespoons of the flour in the lukewarm milk. Let rise for half an hour. Mix in the egg (and butter), knead into the remaining flour and let rise for 1 hour. Mix sugar and walnuts together.

Make long strips from the dough. Apply a thin layer of oil or butter to the baking tool and wrap the dough strips around it. Tuck in the ends and press it together a bit with your palms so it won’t unroll. Grill it over charcoal — medium heat. Brush with melted butter while it is grilling. When it is half finished (light golden color), roll it in the ground walnut and sugar and grill it till it has the golden brown color seen on the photo.
When finished, tap the tool on a hard surface with the pointed edge down and the cake will slide off “smoking like a chimney”.

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Guamaniam Wedding Cake

Ingredients;

• 1 1/2 c. flour

• 1 c. sugar

• 1 tsp. baking soda

• 1 tsp. baking powder

• 1/2 tsp. salt

• 2 eggs, beaten

• 3/4 oil

• 1 tsp. vanilla

• 1 c. grated carrots

• 1 c. walnuts, chopped

• 1 c. prunes, pitted, chopped, raisins may be substituted for prunes

• Frost with lemon frosting or favorite lemon frosting:

• 2 cups powdered sugar 1 lemon juiced and grated lemon rind

• (add more sugar or lemon juice to desired consistancy.)

Directions;

• Mix dry ingredients with oil, vanilla and beaten eggs; stir in remaining ingredients. Bake in 9×13 pan in moderate oven, 350 degrees for about 1 hour.

• After frosting cake decorate with fruit of choice or nuts or flowers.

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Pineapple Twist Mexican Cake

Ingredients;

• 16 or 20 ounce (large) can of crushed pineapple, in its own juice

• 2 cups flour

• 2 cups sugar

• 2 tsp. baking soda

• 2 eggs

• 1 1/2 cup walnuts or pecans

• 2 tsp. vanilla

Directions;

The directions couldn’t be simpler. Grease and flour 13 x 9 x 2″ baking pan and preheat the oven to 350*. Mix all the cake ingredients together by hand and then pour the mixture into the pan. Bake for 40 minutes, when the top of the cake springs back when lightly touched

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Dutch Wedding Cake Special

Ingredients;

2 c. sugar

2 c. flour (self-rising)

2 tsp. soda

1/2 tsp. salt

1 lg. can crushed pineapple (in heavy syrup)

1 c. chopped nuts

2 beaten eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

ICING:

1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese

1 1/2 c. powdered sugar

1/2 stick butter

Cool Whip

Directions;

Blend sugar, flour, soda, salt, pineapple, nuts, eggs, and vanilla. Pour in greased and floured 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Icing: Blend cream cheese, powdered sugar, and butter. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla. Mix well. Fold in large carton of Cool Whip. Add nuts on top. Refrigerate.

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Jamaican Cake

Ingredients:

• 1 pound raisins

• 1/2 pound currants

• 1/4 pound prunes

• 1 c dark rum

• 1 1/2 pounds packed brown sugar (3 1/4 cups)

• 1/2 pound butter

• 6 beaten eggs

• 1/2 pound flour

• 1/2 t baking powder

• 1 teaspoon mixed spice (nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves and allspice)

• 1/4 pound mixed fruit peel

• 1/4 pound chopped nuts

Directions;

Wash and dry fruit, then put through food processor to chop. Soak in 3/4 c rum in covered container for at least three weeks, stirring every few days. When ready, make cake:

Heat 1 pound brown sugar in heavy bottomed frying pan until melted; simmer until dark dark dark brown. Let cool (If you live in a city, you can probably find “burnt sugar” in specialty markets like West Indies, and some Latin markets. The commercial sugar makes a blacker cake.

Cream butter and remaining brown sugar. Add eggs a little at a time. Add soaked fruits with their liquid, and enough caramelized sugar to make it as dark as desired. Add dry ingredients and nuts.Pour batter into 9 or 10″ springform pan, greased and bottom lined with waxed paper. Bake at 300 degrees for about 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Sprinkle some of the remaining 1/4 cup rum over cake immediately after removing it from the oven. Repeat a few times. Allow cake to remain in pan for 2-3 days.

ICING THE CAKE

Remove cake from pan and place on cake plate. Roll out almond paste to a circle big enough to drape over the cake, covering top and sides. Smooth tightly over the cake and trim bottom edges. Allow to dry for a day before adding royal icing.Make Royal Icing (this is an icing that becomes quite hard): Beat 2 egg whites to a froth. Add 1 pound confectioner’s sugar, a little at a time on low speed. Add juice of one lemon and continue beating until stiff peaks form.

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Italian Wedding Soup

Although there are many variations on the Italian Wedding Soup recipe, the basic ingredients are:

pasta

little meatballs

spinach

broth

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Mexican Wedding Cookies

Pistachio and Cherry Mexican Wedding Cake

ingredients
2 cups (4 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup powdered sugar plus more for coating
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup shelled unsalted natural pistachios (about 4 ounces), chopped
1 cup dried tart cherries or dried cranberries
3 1/3 cups sifted cake flour
1 2/3 cups sifted all purpose flour
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Mexican Wedding Cake

INGREDIENTS
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
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Mexican Chocolate Wedding Cake

3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
3/4 cup butter, softened
3 1 oz squares unsweetened
1 baking chocolate, melted
1 tsp vanilla
2 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped nuts
1/2 tsp salt
1 powdered sugar
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Melachino ( Greek Wedding Cake)

3/4 cup butter or margarine
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
3/4 cup milk
1 3/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon mace
1 1/4 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice (more…)

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Margaret Trudeau’s Wedding Cake

1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup boiling water
2 lbs currants
1 lb sultana raisins
2 lbs seedless raisins
1 lb chopped mixed candied peel
3/4 lb candied cherries, halved
1/2 lb blanched slivered almonds
1/4 lb slivered brazil nuts
2 teaspoons grated fresh lemon rind (more…)

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