Profiterole cake

Author: Delia // Category: ,
Profiterole cake

Photography by John Paul Urizar

Ingredients (serves 8)

  • 80g butter, chopped
  • 1 cup plain flour
  • 4 eggs, at room temperature
  • 2 x 180g blocks good-quality white cooking chocolate
  • 1 litre thick vanilla custard (we used Pauls)
  • 1/2 cup pistachio kernels, roasted, chopped

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C. Grease and line 2 baking trays with baking paper. Place butter and 1 cup cold water in a small saucepan. Bring to the boil over medium heat. Gradually add flour, stirring constantly until mixture comes together. Transfer to a large heatproof bowl. Allow to cool for 10 minutes.

  2. Using an electric mixer, beat butter mixture for 1 minute or until pale. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating constantly until well combined. Spoon or pipe tablespoons of mixture onto prepared trays, allowing room for spreading. Bake for 15 minutes. Reduce oven to 180°C. Bake for a further 30 minutes or until puffed, golden and dry inside. Transfer to a wire rack. Allow to cool completely.

  3. Place chocolate in a heatproof, microwave-safe bowl. Microwave, uncovered, on medium (50%), stirring every minute with a metal spoon until almost melted. Stir until smooth.

  4. Using a wooden skewer, make 1 hole in the base of each profiterole. Grease and line a 22cm (base) springform cake pan with baking paper. Using a piping bag fitted with a 1cm-diameter nozzle, fill profiteroles with custard (see tip). Place profiteroles, in a single layer, over base of prepared pan. Drizzle with half the chocolate and sprinkle with half the pistachios. Repeat with remaining profiteroles, custard, chocolate and pistachios. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until chocolate has set. Serve.

Notes

  • Dip the filled profiterole bases in chocolate to seal the holes.

Tangerine Pound Cake

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Pound Cake
3 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 tablespoon grated tangerine peel
1 teaspoon vanilla
5 eggs
1 cup milk
Tangerine-Rum Glaze
3/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/4 cup tangerine juice
2 tablespoons rum or 1 teaspoon rum extract

  1. Heat oven to 350ºF. Grease bottom and side of 12-cup fluted tube cake pan or 2 (9x5-inch) loaf pans with shortening; lightly flour. Mix flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
  2. In large bowl, beat 2 1/2 cups sugar, 1 cup butter, the tangerine peel, vanilla and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed 5 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat in flour mixture alternately with milk on low speed, beating just until smooth after each addition. Pour into pan(s). (If using fluted tube cake pan, place pan on cookie sheet.)
  3. Bake fluted tube cake pan 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes, loaf pans 55 to 60 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  4. Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, heat 3/4 cup sugar, 3 tablespoons butter and the tangerine juice over medium heat, stirring frequently, until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat; stir in rum.
  5. Immediately poke long skewer into top of baked cake at 1-inch intervals (about 20 times). Spoon glaze over cake, allowing glaze to soak into holes. Cool 20 minutes; remove from pan(s) to wire rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours.

Apricot Brandy Pound Cake

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3 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
3 cups granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup apricot brandy or apricot nectar
1 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
6 eggs
1 tablespoon powdered sugar, if desired







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  1. Heat oven to 325°F. Grease bottom and sides of 12-cup fluted tube cake pan or 10-inch angel food (tube) cake pan with shortening; lightly flour.
  2. In large bowl, beat all ingredients except powdered sugar with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan.
  3. Bake 1 hour 25 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 20 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Banana Boston Cream Dessert

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Pudding
1 package (4-serving size) vanilla instant pudding and pie filling mix
1 1/4 cups milk
1 cup frozen (thawed) whipped topping
Dessert
1 1/2 cups Original Bisquick® mix
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup milk
2 tablespoons unsweetened baking cocoa
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
Topping
2 medium bananas
1/4 cup chocolate or fudge topping

Methods:
  1. In medium bowl, beat pudding mix (dry) and milk with wire whisk or electric mixer on low speed about 2 minutes or until well blended. Fold in whipped topping. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
  2. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 9-inch round cake pan. In large bowl, beat all dessert ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on medium speed 4 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan.
  3. Bake about 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
  4. Serve cake topped with pudding and bananas; drizzle with chocolate topping. Store in refrigerator.

Black and White Cake

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1/2 cup butter or margarine
4 oz unsweetened baking chocolate
1 cup water
1 1/4 cups white vanilla baking chips
1 package (3 oz) cream cheese, softened
3 eggs
2 cups sugar
3 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 /2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 bag (12 oz) miniature semisweet chocolate chips (2 cups)
3 tablespoons half-and-half







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  1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with shortening (do not use cooking spray); coat lightly with flour. In small microwavable bowl, place butter, unsweetened chocolate and water. Microwave uncovered on High 1 minute; stir. Continue microwaving at 15-second intervals until butter is melted and chocolate is smooth.
  2. In another small microwavable bowl, microwave 1 cup of the vanilla baking chips uncovered on High 1 minute; stir until chips are smooth. In small bowl, beat cream cheese and 1 egg with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in melted vanilla chips on medium speed.
  3. In large bowl, mix butter-chocolate mixture, remaining 2 eggs, sugar, flour, salt, baking powder, sour cream, vanilla and 1 cup of the semisweet chocolate chips on low speed just until mixed. Spoon 2 cups of the chocolate batter into cake pan. Drop cream cheese filling by teaspoonfuls onto batter in pan, being careful not to let filling touch sides of pan. Spoon remaining chocolate batter on top.
  4. Bake 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes or until toothpick inserted into chocolate cake comes out clean (white filling may cling). Cool in pan on wire rack 15 minutes. Remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours.
  5. In small microwavable bowl, microwave remaining 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips uncovered on High 1 minute; stir until smooth. Stir in half-and-half until smooth. Spoon over cake, allowing some to drizzle down sides. In small plastic food-storage bag, microwave remaining 1/4 cup vanilla baking chips on High 30 seconds or until melted. Squeeze bag until chips are smooth. Cut small tip from one corner of bag; squeeze bag to drizzle melted chips over cake.

Confetti Cake

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Celebrate New Year's or any special occasion with Confetti Cake.
Ingredients
  • 1 1-pound box angel food cake mix
  • 1/4 cup colored candy sprinkles
  • FROSTING INGREDIENTS AND DECORATIONS:
  • 2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin
  • 8 teaspoons cold water
  • 2 cups whipping cream (unwhipped)
  • 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Colored sprinkles
  • 2 decorative cake sprays (available at party stores)
  • Wire star garland (available at party stores)
  • 1 sheet of shiny or metallic colored paper (for year star)
  • Marker
  • Tape

Instructions
  1. Follow the directions on the cake mix box, but just before pouring the batter into the tube pan, add the sprinkles.

  2. Mix them quickly and gently with as few strokes as possible and pour the batter into the pan immediately. If you mix and pour too slowly, the colors may bleed and color the surrounding batter.

  3. Make the frosting right before you plan to apply it so that it doesn't set. For best results, apply the frosting, sprinkles, and decoration no more than an hour before serving.

  4. Combine the gelatin and water in a small saucepan.

  5. Let it stand until thick.

  6. Set the pan over low heat, stirring constantly until the gelatin dissolves.

  7. Don't let it boil, as that would reduce the gelling power of the gelatin.

  8. Remove the gelatin from the heat. While it cools a bit, combine the cream, sugar, and vanilla extract in a bowl.

  9. Whip them with an electric mixer until the mixture thickens slightly.

  10. Gradually pour the liquid gelatin (don't let it set) into the whipped cream mixture and continue to beat at slow speed until blended. Then whip it at high speed until it's stiff and peaks form when you lift the beaters.

  11. Frost the completely cooled cake with a generous, fluffy layer, making swirls and peaks as you go.

  12. Add confetti (colored sprinkles) and the sparkly year decoration. (Tip: We applied the sprinkles to the sides of the cake by lightly tossing them against the frosting. After we stuck our store-bought metallic sprays entwined with a star garland into the cake, we cut a 2-inch star out of paper, wrote the year numerals on it, and taped it to the sprays.) Store the cake in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

Source: FamilyFun Magazine

A Simple Black Forest Cake Recipe

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A Simple Black Forest Cake Recipe

Cake recipes are fun to look for and there are numerous cake recipes that you can find both from cookery books as well as from online sources. This Black Forest Cake recipe is for a moist, dark chocolate cake filled with cherries and whipped cream, and garnished with chocolate curls. This is a very popular and well-known cake recipe.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • 11/4 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 ½ cup all purpose flour
  • ½ unsweetened cocoa power, natural
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¾ cup buttermilk

Ingredients for filling

  • ¼ cup cherry, randy
  • 2 cans cherry pie filling
  • 3 cups heavy whipping cream, chilled
  • ¼ cup confectioner’s sugar
  • Milk chocolate curls or shavings, for garnish
  • Cherries or sweet cherries, for garnish, optional

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 deg F.

Cover the cake pan with greaseproof or other non-stick paper. In an electric mixer, beat the softened butter with sugar until white and fluffy. Add one egg at a time, folding the mixture in well. Add sifted flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla extract and buttermilk, and mix until the batter is smooth.

Transfer to a cake pan and bake at 350 degrees just until set in the middle and only a few moist crumbs on it. Do not over bake. When the cake cools down, use a long serrated knife to cut the cake horizontally into 3 equal layers. It is easier to cut if kept in a refrigerator for a few hours before cutting.

Filling

Drain cherry pie filling in a colander to remove most of the thickened juices.
Beat the whipping cream with confectioner’s sugar until it thickens. Using a vegetable peeler, shave chocolate; refrigerate until the cake is assembled.

Assembling

Sprinkle each layer of the cake with cherry. Place one cake layer on a serving plate.
Spread about one fifth of the whipped cream on the layer, and strew half of the cherries on top of the whipped cream. Add the second cake layer. Spread one fifth of the whipped cream on the second layer and the remaining cherry on top. Add the third cake layer. Spread one fifth of the whipped cream on top and one fifth on the sides. Gently press chocolate curls on the sides and on top of the cake.