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New York Capuccino Cheesecake
By LoriCaputo
Preheat oven to 350. Mix crumbs, sugar, and butter together and mix
- 1 cup chocolate wafer cookies crumbs
- 3 tbs. sugar
- 2 tbs. butter, melted
- 5 pkgs cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 tbs. flour
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 tbsp. instant coffee
- 3 tbsp. coffee-flavored liqueur
Pignoli Cookies
By LoriCaputo
Preheat oven to 300 degrees
- 8 oz. almond paste
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup icing sugar
- 1/4 cup flour
- 2 egg whites
- 1 cup pine nuts
Italian Sausage and Beef Kebabs
By LoriCaputo
Alternate beef, sausage, onion, pepper, and garlic on skewers, and place on an ovenproof platter
- 1 lb. sirloin tip, in bite sized pieces
- 1 lb. Italian sausage, cut into ¾ inch pieces
- 2 onions, cut in 4 and sectioned
- 1 ½ red peppers, cut into bite sized pieces
- 8 garlic cloves, peeled
- ½ cup oil
- ¼ cup chili sauce
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Fresh ground pepper
- Dash paprika
McCalls White Cake
By LoriCaputo
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Step 2:
- 500 grams cake and pastry flour
- 600 grams sugar
- 25 grams baking powder
- 10 grams salt
- 210 grams shortening
- 25 grams emulsifier
- 350 grams milk
- 20 grams vanilla
- Step 3:
- 500 grams eggs
Humingbird Cake
By LoriCaputo
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- 3 cups flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 3 eggs, well beaten
- 1¼ cups oil
- 1½ tsp. vanilla
- 8 oz. crushed pineapple
- ¾ cup walnuts
- ¾ cup pecans
- 2 cups bananas, chopped
Cherry Cheese Squares
By LoriCaputo
In a large bowl, combine 1-1/2 cups flour, sugar, undissolved yeast, and salt
- 4-1/4 to 4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 / 4 cup sugar
- 1 envelope FLEISCHMANN'S RapidRise Yeast
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 cup butter
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 (21-ounce) can cherry pie filling
- (coarsely cut cherries with scissors)
- Cream Cheese Filling: In a small bowl, beat 2 (3-ounce) packages softened cream cheese at medium speed of electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add 2 eggs, 1/2 cup sugar; and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Beat until smooth.
- Powdered Sugar Glaze: In a small bowl, combine 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted; and 3 to 4 tablespoons milk. Stir until smooth.
Frosted Apple Squares
By LoriCaputo
In a large bowl, combine 1-1/4 cups flour, sugar, undissolved yeast, and salt
- 3-3/4 to 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 envelope FLEISCHMANN'S RapidRise Yeast
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 cup butter or margarine
- 4 egg yolks
- Powdered Sugar Glaze: In a small bowl, combine 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted; and 3 to 4 tablespoons milk. Stir until smooth.
Strawberry Preserves
By LoriCaputo
Place the berries and sugar in a bowl
- 2 lbs. strawberries, washed and hulled
- 3 cups sugar
- ¼ cup lemon juice
Vanilla Crescents
By LoriCaputo
Cut open the vanilla bean and scrape out the pith
- 1 vanilla bean
- 2/3 cup blanched almonds
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 large pinch of salt
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons softened unsalted butter, cut into slivers
- 2 egg yolks
- vanilla sugar (see below) or powdered sugar
Strawberry Buttercream Cake
By LoriCaputo
Grease 2 – 9 inch cake pans
- 6 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 cup flour
- ½ tsp. baking powder
- Pinch salt
- 1/3 cup butter, melted
- 4 cups strawberries
- 2 egg whites
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 1/3 cup water
- ¼ tsp. cream of tartar
- 1 lb. butter
- 1 tsp. vanilla