July, 2007

Plain Wedding Cake

Monday, July 30th, 2007

1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 egg yolks
1/2 cup milk
2 1/2 cups flour
3 1/2 teaspoons Calumet Baking Powder
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Mini Wedding Cakes

Monday, July 30th, 2007

2 1/2 cups sugar
16 ounces marzipan
20 ounces (5 sticks) unsalted butter, slightly softened
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
12 eggs
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Pistachio and Cherry Mexican Wedding Cake

Monday, July 30th, 2007

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

Monday, July 30th, 2007

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

Monday, July 30th, 2007

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)

Monday, July 30th, 2007

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…)

Margaret Trudeau’s Wedding Cake

Monday, July 30th, 2007

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…)

Lemon-Raspberry Wedding Cake

Monday, July 30th, 2007

ingredients
3 batches fluffy white cake
1 batch lemon curd
9 cups (36 ounces) fresh raspberries or 3 (12-ounce) bags frozen raspberries, thawed and drained
3 batches meringue buttercream
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Lemon-Berry Wedding Cake

Monday, July 30th, 2007

ingredients
For cake
13 large eggs
5 1/2 cups sugar
2 2/3 cups vegetable oil
2 2/3 cups part-skim ricotta cheese (about 21 ounces)
1/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup grated lemon peel (from about 8 lemons)
3 tablespoons orange liqueur
2 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
8 3/4 cups all purpose flour
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt (more…)

Italian Wedding Cake

Monday, July 30th, 2007

INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup margarine
2 cups white sugar
5 egg yolks (more…)

Hawaiian Wedding Cake I

Monday, July 30th, 2007

INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 eggs (more…)

Gluten-free Mexican Wedding Cakes

Monday, July 30th, 2007

INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup butter
1 teaspoon gluten free vanilla extract
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
1/2 cup white rice flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/4 cup tapioca flour
1/4 teaspoon unflavored gelatin (optional)
1 cup chopped hazelnuts
1 cup chopped walnuts or hazelnuts
confectioners’ sugar for dusting (more…)