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Black and White Cake
By cuznvin
Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl and beat with electric mixer for 2 minutes
- Chocolate Cake
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup cocoa
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup soured milk
- 1 cup black coffee
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Marshmallow Frosting
- 3 egg whites
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tarter
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup corn syrup
- 3 tbsp water
Ultimate Caramel Apple Pie
By cuznvin
TYLERS
- CARAMEL APPLES:
- 3 * 3 cups all-purpose flour
- * Pinch salt
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, cold, cut in chunks
- 2 * 2 eggs separated, (yolks for the pastry, whites for the glaze)
- 3 * 3 tablespoons ice water, plus more if needed
- 1 * 1 cup sugar, plus 1/4 cup for the top
- 3 * 3 tablespoons water
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup red wine
- 1/2 * 1/2 vanilla bean, split and scraped
- 1 * 1 lemon, halved
- 8 * 8 apples (recommended: Granny Smith and Gala)
- 1 * 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 * 1 cinnamon stick, freshly grated
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup unsalted butter
Concord Grape Swirl Ice Cream
By cuznvin
# Make the Jam and Syrup: Mash grapes with sugar and vitamin C powder, if using
- Makes about 1 1/2 quarts
- * FOR THE GRAPE JAM AND SYRUP
- 15 * 15 ounces Concord grapes (about 3 small bunches or 2 1/2 cups stemmed grapes), stemmed
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 * 1 teaspoon vitamin C powder (optional, to brighten color)
- * FOR THE CUSTARD
- 9 * 9 large egg yolks
- 2 * 2 cups milk
- 2 * 2 cups heavy cream
- 12 * 12 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 * 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise, seeds scraped, bean and seeds reserved
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
Cinnamon Raisin Bread
By cuznvin
In a mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water
- GLAZE:
- 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
- 1/4 cup warm water (105 degrees to 115 degrees)
- 2 cups warm milk (110 to 115 degrees F)
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 5 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups raisins
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
Chocolate and Raspberry Tart
By cuznvin
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- # 1 cup halved raspberries, plus 24 whole raspberries
- # 10 fresh mint leaves, thinly sliced
- # 1 cup heavy cream
- # 7 ounces good-quality dark chocolate, finely chopped
- # 1 ounce light corn syrup
- # 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
Lemon Ricotta Cookies with Lemon Glaze
By cuznvin
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F
- For the cookies:
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 (15 oz.) container ricotta cheese (I used part-skim)
- 3 tbsp. fresh squeezed lemon juice
- zest of one lemon
- For the glaze:
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tbsp. lemon juice
- zest of one lemon
Coconut Almond Macaroons
By cuznvin
Time to assemble: 15 minutes Time to bake: 16 minutes per tray Total Time: 65 minutes One of our most requeste...
- INGREDIENTS
- 1/2 cup egg whites, room temperature 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1-7 oz box Odense Almond Paste 2 cups powdered sugar 14 oz package sweetened flaked coconut
- Optional: Melting chocolate, to drizzle over cookies
Paulas Apple Pie Filling
By cuznvin
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 * 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, plus more for sprinkling
- * Freshly ground nutmeg, to taste
- 7 * 7 medium apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
- 1 * 1 lemon, zested and juiced
Italian Buttercream
By cuznvin
For the syrup: Combine the sugar and water in a small, nonstick (preferable, if you have one) saucepan
- Sugar Syrup
- 1 1/4 1/4 cups sugar
- 1/2 1/2 cup water
- Meringue
- 1/2 1/2 cup meringue powder
- 1 1 cup water
- 1/4 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 1/3 cup sugar
- Frosting
- 3 3 cups (6 sticks) unsalted butter
- 1/2 to 3/4 3/4 cup vegetable shortening (optional)
- 1 to 2 to 2 tablespoons flavoring (see baker's hints)
- Tips from our bakers
- to 8 1 want to use fresh egg whites instead of meringue powder, you'll need 8 large whites, at room temperature, combined with 1 teaspoon cream of tartar. Pasteurized egg whites in cartons won't work for this purpose.
- to 300°F you start, make sure you have a digital or candy thermometer that will read up to 300°F for the and a small (nonstick, if you have it) saucepan for the sugar syrup.
- to to it's possible to do this with a hand mixer, it's strongly recommended that a stand mixer be used. You'll need your hands free to pour the syrup and add the butter.