Companion to Wellesley Fudge Cake 4 baker’s unsweetened chocolate squares2 tablespoons butter1 lb confectioners’ sugar (sometimes called icing or powdered sugar, 4 cups)1 dash salt½ cup milk1 teaspoon vanilla extract Melt chocolate with butter over very low heat, stirring constantly until smooth. Remove from heat. Combine sugar, salt, milk and vanilla. Add chocolate, blending well.… Continue reading Classic Fudge Frosting
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Devil’s Food Strawberry-Cream Cake
There are a lot of steps to complete this recipe. In the physical recipe-box, it takes up both sides of three 3" x 5" cards. Sad to say, we have never attempted it. For cake:2 cups sugar1 ¾ cups cake flour, not self-rising1 cup unsweetened cocoa, sifted1 teaspoon baking soda½ teaspoon baking powder3 ounces bittersweet… Continue reading Devil’s Food Strawberry-Cream Cake
Double-Chocolate Cake
For the cake:4 ounces bittersweet chocolate1 teaspoon vegetable oil2 ¼ cups flour½ cup cocoa powder1 ½ teaspoons baking soda½ teaspoon salt¾ cup (1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter, softened1 ½ cups sugar4 eggs2 teaspoons vanilla extract2 teaspoons white vinegar1 ½ cups milk For the frosting:12 ounces white chocolate chips8 ounces sour cream½ cup (1 stick) unsalted… Continue reading Double-Chocolate Cake
Creamy Cranberry Tart
Crust:2 cups graham cracker crumbs6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted1 tablespoon sugar¼ teaspoon salt Filling:1 eight-ounce package cream cheese, softened1/3 cup sugar1 egg1 teaspoon vanilla1 16-ounce can whole-berry cranberry sauce½ cup confectioners’ sugar Heat oven to 350°. In medium bowl, stir cracker crumbs, butter, sugar, and salt until crumbs or evenly moistened. Press into a 10… Continue reading Creamy Cranberry Tart
Orange Frosting
3 tablespoons butter, softened2 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted1 teaspoon orange extract1/8 teaspoon salt3 tablespoons milk Beat together 1 cup sugar, the butter and the salt, beating thoroughly until light and fluffy. With mixer at medium, add remaining cup of sugar, about one third of the sugar alternating with one of the tablespoons of milk. Beat… Continue reading Orange Frosting
Vallot’s Yogurt Orange Cake
I found this one in the Letters section in a long-ago Gourmet Magazine. Letter-writers would often share recipes that they collected (as this linked recipe was) from cooks, chefs, and hoteliers while traveling. The story behind the recipe is that vacationers asked owners of a small French hotel, M. and Mme. Vallot, for their cake… Continue reading Vallot’s Yogurt Orange Cake
Lemony Whipped Cream Frosting
This is the frosting for the Buttery Yellow Citrus Cake. 2 cups whipping cream2 tablespoons powdered sugar1 tablespoon instant vanilla pudding mix1 tablespoon shredded lemon zest In a large chilled bowl, mix cream, sugar, and pudding mix; beat on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form. Fold in the lemon peel. If making ahead, chill for… Continue reading Lemony Whipped Cream Frosting
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