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Alexis Sweet Potato Pie
By cuznvin
# Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Makes 1 nine-inch pie
- 4 * 4 medium sweet potatoes
- 3 * 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/3 * 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 * 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
- 3/4 * 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 cups light cream
- 4 * 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 1 * 1 Prebaked Pie Crust
- * Whipped Cream, for serving (optional)
Yeast Dough
By cuznvin
Directions In a small bowl, mix together yeast and warm water; set aside
- Makes 1 3/4 pounds
- 2 packages active dry yeast (1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons)
- 1/4 cup warm water (100 to 110 degrees)
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface
- 1 cup bread flour
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
Lemon Bliss Cake
By cuznvin
Preheat the oven to 350°F
- Cake
- 1 * 1 cup unsalted butter
- 2 * 2 cups sugar
- 1 * 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 * 4 large eggs
- 2 * 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3 * 3 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 1 * 1 cup milk
- * finely grated rind of 2 lemons OR 3/4 teaspoon lemon oil
- Glaze
- 1/3 * 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup sugar
- OR
- Cake
- 8 * 8 ounces unsalted butter
- 14 * 14 ounces sugar
- 1 * 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 * 4 large eggs
- 2 * 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 12 3/4 * 12 3/4 ounces King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 8 * 8 ounces milk
- * finely grated rind of 2 lemons OR 3/4 teaspoon lemon oil
- Glaze
- 2 5/8 * 2 5/8 ounces freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 5 1/4 * 5 1/4 ounces sugar
CRUMB TOPPING
By cuznvin
FOR THE TOPPING: Whisk sugars, cinnamon, salt, and butter in medium bowl to combine
- Crumb Topping
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar (2 2/3 ounces)
- 1/3 cup dark brown sugar (2 2/3 ounces)
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon table salt
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 stick), melted and still warm
- 1 3/4 cups cake flour (7 ounces)
Chocolate Cheesecake NIGELLA
By cuznvin
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- Cheesecake base:
- 1 1/3 * 1 1/3 cups graham cracker crumbs
- 1/2 * 1/2 stick butter
- 1 * 1 tablespoon cocoa
- *
- Cheesecake filling:
- 6 * 6 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped small
- 2 1/2 * 2 1/2 cups cream cheese
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup superfine sugar
- 1 * 1 tablespoon custard powder
- 3 * 3 large eggs
- 3 * 3 large egg yolks
- 2/3 * 2/3 cup sour cream
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon cocoa, dissolved in 1 tablespoon hot water
- *
- Sauce:
- 3 * 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 * 1 teaspoon dark corn syrup
- *
- * Special equipment: 9-inch springform pan
CARMINAS Chiffon Cake Recipe
By cuznvin
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit 1
- Pans: 3 – 8 x 2 round or 2 – 9 x 3 round Note: Grease only the bottom of pans
- Mixture A: Egg yolk mixture
- 8 large eggs yolks
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil or canola oil
- 3/4 cup water (This is where you mix your flavor) use 3/4 cup milk instead of water or
- make a 3/4 cup of strong coffee to make Mocha Chiffon Cake or or add 1
- tsp of flavoring to the water to infuse flavor to the cake)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups cake flour
- Mixture B: Egg white mixture
- 8 large egg whites
- 1 tsp cream of tartar
- 1/2 cup sugar
New York-Style Crumb Cake
By cuznvin
(Source: Cook’s Illustrated, May 2007) Serves 8 to 10 Don’t be tempted to substitute all-purpose flour fo...
- Crumb Topping
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar (2 2/3 ounces)
- 1/3 cup dark brown sugar (2 2/3 ounces)
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon table salt
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 stick), melted and still warm
- 1 3/4 cups cake flour (7 ounces)
- Cake
- 1 1/4 cups cake flour (5 ounces)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar (3 1/2 ounces)
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon table salt
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter (3/4 stick), cut into 6 pieces, softened but still cool
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup buttermilk
- Confectioners’ sugar for dusting
Love Cake
By cuznvin
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- For frosting:
- Vegetable spray, for greasing baking pan
- All-purpose flour, for dusting baking pan
- 8 large eggs
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 1 package fudge marble cake mix (or plain vanilla)
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 2 pounds whole milk ricotta cheese
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1 package instant chocolate pudding
- 1 1/4 cups cold whole milk
- 4 cups prepared whipped cream
French Cream Icing
By cuznvin
1. Traditional Method: Whisk together the flour and milk in a saucepan
- Makes enough to frost a 9” layer cake or a 13 x 9” cake
- 5 tablespoons flour
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Grandmas Strufoli
By cuznvin
Mix well and work it very good and then roll it like you are making cavatelli (that's what she said)
- 6 eggs
- 5 cups flour
- 1 tblsp. baking powder
- 2 tblsp. oil
- 1 tblsp. sugar