July, 2007
Monday, July 30th, 2007
Ingredients
7 batches Basic Cake Recipe
Buttercream Frosting
Apricot Mousse Filling
1 (14-inch) cardboard cake round
1 (12-inch) cardboard cake round
1 (6-inch) cardboard cake round
Plastic straws
1 (2-foot-long) wooden dowel, 1/4-inch in diameter
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Monday, July 30th, 2007
ingredients
For cake
Nonstick vegetable oil spray
1 2-pound box cake flour
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
5 cups sugar
3 1/2 cups water, room temperature
6 large egg whites
12 ounces bittersweet chocolate bars, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
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Monday, July 30th, 2007
Ingredients
3/4 cup hazelnuts
1 cup (1/2 lb.) butter or margarine, at room temperature
About 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons Dutch-process cocoa
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Monday, July 30th, 2007
Ingredients
1 box chocolate cake mix
3 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup water
6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
Chocolate Frosting
1/4 cup raspberry jam
2 pints fresh raspberries
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Monday, July 30th, 2007
Ingredients
For cake layers:
13/4 cups unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch-process)
13/4 cups boiling water
4 ounces fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), chopped
one 8-ounce container sour cream
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
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Monday, July 30th, 2007
for the cake
1.5 kg (3.3 lb) 10 cups of raisins
1 kg (2.2 lb) 7 cups of dried currants
500 g (17 oz) 3 cups of dried pineapple, chopped
600 g (1 lb 5 oz) 7 cups of glace cherries, halved
500 g (17 oz) 3 cups of dried figs, chopped
400 g (14 oz) 4 1/2 cups of candied citrus peel, chopped
250 g (8 1/2 oz) 1 3/4 cups of stoned (pitted) dates, chopped
600 g (1 lb 5 oz) 4 1/2 cups of rice flour
600 g (1 lb 5 oz) 4 1/2 cups of millet flour
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Monday, July 30th, 2007
Cake ingredients
3 eggs, beaten
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup grated carrots
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup crushed pineapples, not drained
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 cup flaked coconut
1 cup chopped walnuts
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Monday, July 30th, 2007
Ingredients
Cake Layers
4 cups orange juice, room temperature
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped
6 cups sifted cake flour
1 1/3 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
4 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 cups (4 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
6 cups sugar
8 large eggs, room temperature
2 tablespoons (packed) grated orange peel
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
2 cups miniature semisweet chocolate chips (about 12 ounces)
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Monday, July 30th, 2007
Mexican Hot Chocolate Buttercream:
500 milliliters egg whites
800 grams granulated sugar
900 grams unsalted butter, room temperature
250 grams white chocolate, melted and cooled
250 grams dark chocolate, melted and cooled
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons sweet ancho chile pepper
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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Monday, July 30th, 2007
1 1/2 cups butter, softened
3/4 cup confectioner’s sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups semi-sweet mini chocolate chips
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
powdered sugar
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Monday, July 30th, 2007
1 yellow cake, baked in a 9 x 13 pan
1 (6 ounce) box vanilla instant pudding mix
2 cups milk
8 ounces cream cheese (more…)
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Monday, July 30th, 2007
1 3/4 cups slivered almonds
2 cups seeded raisins
2 cups seedless raisins
2 cups currants 2 1/2 cups chopped dates
2 cups citrus peels or mixed glace fruit
1 (12 ounce) bottle maraschino cherries 1/2 cup brandy or pineapple juice
1 (10 ounce) can crushed pineapple
2 cups sugar (additional sugar listed below)
1 cup strawberry jam
4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 lb butter
2 1/4 cups sugar
12 eggs
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