Monday, February 23, 2009

Ice Cream Cake Recipe


15 Chocolate Crèmefilled sandwich cookies
3 Tb Butter or margarine
2 Favorite candy bars
2 quarts Flavored ice cream
12 oz Frozen whipped topping, thawed

Method :-

On a cutting board, finely chop cookies, 2-3 at a time. Place butter in small microwave-cooker. Microwave on HIGH 30 seconds or until melted. Mix in cookie crumbs. Press crumb mixture onto bottom of a springform pan Freeze 15 minutes.

Cut candy bar into 4-5 pieces; wrap in plastic wrap and freeze 10 minutes. Chop into small pieces.

Cut ice cream container apart to expose block of ice cream. Cut half of ice cream into 1-inch-thick slices. Arrange ice cream slices over cookie crust, cutting pieces to fit. Spread into a smooth layer. Sprinkle with chopped candy bar. Top with remaining ice cream prepared the same way as first layer. Smooth top with spreader. Cover with aluminum foil. Freeze 3 hours or overnight.

Attach open star tip to a decorator. Fill tube with whipped topping and set aside. Run knife around edge of ice cream cake. Release collar from pan. Lightly frost top and side of ice cream cake with remaining whipped topping. Decorate with whipped topping using decorator. Top with sprinkles. Freeze 1 hour or overnight. Once whipped topping is frozen lightly cover cake with plastic wrap.

To serve, cut into wedges. (If cake was frozen overnight, place in refrigerator 10 minutes before slicing.)

Marbled Apple Spice Cake Recipe


4 cups Sliced apples (peeled and cored)
1 cup Sugar
1 Tb Flour
1 tsp Cinnamon
2 Tb Butter
2 Tb Water
1 Tb Lemon juice
2 1/4 cups Sifted flour
2 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Ground ginger
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 cup Shortening
1 cup Sugar
2 Eggs
2/3 cup Milk
1/4 cup Molasses
1/4 tsp Baking soda
1 tsp Cinnamon
1/4 tsp Ground cloves
1/4 tsp Nutmeg


Method:-

Combine first seven ingredients together in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until apples are tender. Pour into a prepared pan. Sift together the 2 1/4 cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon ginger, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. In a mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar; add eggs then beat for 1 minute.
Add alternately the milk and sifted dry ingredients. Place half of the batter in a second bowl. Blend in the last 5 ingredients. Spoon light and dark batters alternately over the apples.
Bake.
Invert onto a serving platter or rack covered with waxed paper. Serve warm or cold; top with whipped cream, if desired.

Apple Cake Recipe

6 Apples, peeled and sliced
1 Tb Vanilla
6 Tb Sugar
1 Tb Baking powder
1 Tb
Cinnamon
4 Eggs
1 cup Oil (vegetable , corn or safflower)
2 cups Sugar
3 cups Flour

Method :-

Mix sugar, baking powder and cinnamon together in small bowl. toss the apples with this mixture, until coated.
Add vanilla. Let stand.

Beat the eggs.
Blend in oil.
Gradually add sugar (These 3 steps can be
done with a mixer or by hand,
but it is easier to use a mixer!).
Stir in flour until all blended.
Fold in the apple mixture.
Pour into greased bundt or angel cake pan.
Bake until toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Chocolate Cream Pie

Ingredients...(1) 1 (9 inch) baked pastry shell(2) 1 1/4 cups white sugar(3) 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour(4) 2 tablespoons corn starch(5) 1/4 teaspoon salt(6) 1 1/2 cups milk(7) 4 egg yolks(8) 2 (1-ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate(9) 1 tablespoon butter(10) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract(11) Sweetened whipped creamMethod...
1.In medium saucepan, combine sugar, flour, cornstarch and salt. Ina medium bowl, beat milk and egg yolks until smooth. Gradually stirinto sugar mixture. Stir constantly over medium heat until mixturethickens and comes to a full boil. Boil and stir for one minute.Remove from heat and stir in chocolate, butter and vanilla. Stir untilmelted.
2.Pour into pie shell. Place plastic wrap over filling to prevent skinfrom forming and chill for several hours.
3.Serve with a dollop of sweetened whipped cream, if desired.

Chocolate Cupcakes


Ingredients...
(1) 1/2 Cup cocoa powder
(2) 1 Egg
(3) 1 tbsp Oil
(4) 1 tsp Vanilla extract
(5) 1 1/3 Cups flour
(6) 1 1/2 tsp Baking powder
(7) 1 1/2 tsp Baking soda
(8) 1/2 tsp Salt
(9) 3/4 Cup dark brown sugar
(10) 2/3 Cup skim milk
(11) 1/4 Cup apple sauce
(12) Sugar
Method...
• Heat oven to 350 degree F.
• Take paper liners and line 12 muffin cups.
• Mix cocoa, flour, soda, baking powder and salt.
• Beat the ingredients for few minutes until combined.
• Add milk to the flour mixture alternately until just combined.
• Pour this preparation into muffin cups.
• Bake it for about 20 minutes.
• Remove and cool on wire rack for half an hour.
• Chocolate Cupcakes are ready.

Eggless Chocolate Cake

Ingredients...
For cake:
(1) 1 pkt marie biscuits crumbled
(2) 100 gm fried and crushed peanuts
(3) 50 gm sugar
(4) 50 gm butter
(5) 1 cup milk
(6) 2 tbsp.cocoa powder
(7) 4-5 drops chocolate essence
For Sauce:
(1) 40 gm cooking chocolate
(2) 2 tbsp. sugar
(3) 10 chopped almondsfew raisins
Method...
Mix all the ingredients of the cake and refrigerate for 3-4 hours.For sauce:Heat chocolate with other ingredients for 2-3 minutes.When cooled, pour over the cakeand set it in the freezer for 2 hours.Cut into thick slices and serve.