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Raspberry Truffle Filling
By idocakes
Melt chocolate chips and coffee crystals together
- 1 c. semisweet chocolate chips (I use Ghirardelli 60% cacoa chips)
- 1/4 tsp. instant coffee or instant espresso crystals
- 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 c. confectioners sugar
- 1/3 c. seedless red raspberry preserves
Lemon Marmalade Cranberry Sauce
By idocakes
A slightly sweeter variation of this cranberry sauce can be done by substituting one cup of coarsely chopped dried ...
- 1 lb. Fresh cranberries, rinsed and picked over
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
- 1 tsp. freshly grated lemon zest
- 1/2 cup meyer lemon marmalade
Southern Red Velvet Cake
By idocakes
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon fine salt
- 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
- 1 cup buttermilk, at room temperature
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons red food coloring (1 ounce)
- 1 teaspoon white distilled vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
A Flock of Turkeys
By idocakes
"Making a gaggle of these gobblers is a fun project to do with kids," suggests Zoraya Jennings of Fredericksburg, V...
- 48 sugar cookies (3 inches)
- 1 package (12 ounces) chocolate and marshmallow cookies
- 1 can (16 ounces) chocolate frosting
- 1 cup vanilla frosting
- Yellow and red paste food coloring
Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing
By idocakes
Place all ingredients in a blender
- 1 1/2 cups sour cream
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 4 ounces blue cheese
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
Wonton Soup
By idocakes
Make wontons. Make soup: In a large pot, combine broth, 4 cups water, and 1 teaspoon salt; bring to a boil
- Ingredients
- 4. 4.
- 24 24 1/2-by-3-inch) rectangular (3 1/2-by-3-inch) or square wonton wrappers
- 1 1 1 recipe Wonton Filling
- 2 2 2 cans (14.5 ounces each) reduced-sodium chicken broth
- Coarse salt
- 3 3 3 scallions, thinly sliced on the diagonal
- 2 to 3 2 to 3 3 teaspoons rice vinegar
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
Traditional Osso Buco
By idocakes
Dust the veal shanks lightly with flour
- pounds veal shanks, cut into short lengths
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup Butter
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 large carrot, chopped
- 2/3 cup dry white wine
- 2/3 cup beef stock
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
Mini Peanut Butter Cheesecakes
By idocakes
Heat oven to 325°F. Line muffin pans with 24 paper (not foil) baking cups
- 1 pkg (9.5 oz) Keebler Fudge Shoppe Peanut Butter Filled cookies
- 2 bricks (8 oz each) 1⁄3-less-fat cream cheese (Neufchâtel), softened
- 11 ⁄4 cups sugar
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs, at room temperature
- Chocolate Glaze
- 3 oz semisweet baking chocolate
- 2 Tbsp unsalted butter
- 2 Tbsp light corn syrup
- 1 ⁄2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ⁄4 cup roasted peanuts, chopped
Italian Spinach Bread
By idocakes
1 LARGE ITALIAN BREAD CRUMBSHOLLOW OUT LOAVES TO FORM A SHELL
- 2 LOAVES ITALIAN TWIST BREAD
- OLIVE OIL, EXTRA VIRGIN PREFERABLE
- 1 POUND FRESH SPINACH
- 2 TOES GARLIC, MINCED
- 1 SMALL ONION, THINLY SLICED
- 4 SLICES BACON, CUT-UP
- 1 8 OX. PHILADELPHIA CREAM CHEESE
- DASH TABASCO
- 1 TEASP. LEA & PERRINS
- SALT AND LEMON-PEPPER TO TASTE
- 1/2 POUND MOZZARELLA CHEESE, THINLY SLICED (OR CHEESE OF YOUR CHOICE EX: PROVALONE, FETA, OR SWISS)
- 2 TOMATORES, THINLY SLICED
- 2 HARD BOILED EGGS, THINLY SLICED
Martha Stewart's Black Forest Cupcakes
By idocakes
1Preheat oven to 350° F. Brush standard muffin tins with butter; dust with cocoa powder, tapping out excess
- cup plus 2 tablespoons (2 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for tins
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder, plus more for tins
- 2 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup packed dark-brown sugar
- 3 large eggs, room temperature
- 3/4 cup sour cream
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
- 1 jar (12 ounces) preserved cherries in light syrup (make your own Cherries in Kirsch Simple Syrup-see recipe below)
- 2 tablespoons kirsch (cherry flavoured brandy)
- Michel Roux’s Crème Pâtissière or Martha’s Pastry Cream
- Chocolate Ganache Glaze