An amazingly short list of ingredients: 1 pound bittersweet chocolate½ pound unsalted butter6 large eggs Heat oven to 425°. Grease a springform pan, or line it with waxed paper. Melt chocolate and butter together; place in a large bowl. Let cool before proceeding. With an electric beater, in a separate bowl, beat the eggs for… Continue reading Chocolate Oblivion Truffle Torte
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Light Golden Cake
My spouse’s mom again! She herself was not impressed by her ability to bake from scratch; it was just the way one did things. Over years of baking this cake for various occasions, she had a couple of simple variations on the basic recipe, which I have included below. It is one of the old… Continue reading Light Golden Cake
Mom’s Chocolate Cake
This is one of those old family recipes, handed down from my spouse’s mother. It is from before the time when science discovered that trans-fats are no good for you, and before the reformulation of Crisco to exclude them from the product. This new formula has not proved to be a problem for any of… Continue reading Mom’s Chocolate Cake
Hershey’s Chocolate Cheesecake
For Crust:1 cup chocolate wafer crumbs¼ cup butter For Cake:3 packages, 8 ounces each, cream cheese, softened1 ¼ cups sugar8 ounces sour cream2 teaspoons vanilla½ cup cocoa2 tablespoons flour3 eggs For Drizzle:½ cup chocolate chips2 teaspoons Crisco Combine crumbs with butter; press onto bottom of a 9 inch springform pan. Heat oven to 450°. Beat… Continue reading Hershey’s Chocolate Cheesecake
Damp Gingerbread
9 tablespoons butter1 ½ cups golden syrup2 cups +2 tablespoons flour½ teaspoon salt1 ¾ teaspoons baking soda1 tablespoon ground ginger½ teaspoon ground cloves¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon1 egg, beaten1 cup milk Preheat oven to 350°. Butter a nine-inch round pan, and lined with parchment paper. Melt butter with golden syrup. Sift flour and other dry ingredients… Continue reading Damp Gingerbread
Old-Fashioned Gingerbread
There do not appear to be many brands of syrup made from sugarcane only, not combined with corn syrup – Steen’s. is one of them. From what I gather at their website and elsewhere, cane syrup is more like maple syrup than conventional molasses, in that it contains the boiled-down juice of the sugarcane, including… Continue reading Old-Fashioned Gingerbread
Buttery Yellow Citrus Cake
The recipe calls for frosting this layer cake with Lemony Whipped Cream Frosting. ¾ cup butter6 egg yolks2 2/3 cup all-purpose flour2 teaspoons baking powder¼ teaspoon baking soda1 2/3 cups sugar1 cup milk2 teaspoons finely shredded lemon zest or lime zest1 teaspoon finely shredded orange zest2 tablespoons lemon juice or lime juice2 tablespoons orange juice Lemony… Continue reading Buttery Yellow Citrus Cake
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