Thursday, February 14, 2013

Valentine’s Heart Shape Cookies







Valentine’s Heart Shape Cookies

Ingredients

1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 teaspoons baking powder
3 cups flour

Method
1.                  Preheat oven to 400°F.
2.                  In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer.
3.                  Beat in egg and vanilla.
4.                  Mix baking powder and flour, add one cup at a time, mixing after each addition.  The dough will be very stiff; blend last flour in by hand (if dough becomes too stiff, add water, a teaspoon at a time).  Do not chill dough.

Note:  Dough can be tinted with icing Color.  Add small amounts until desired color is reached.

For chocolate cookies:  Stir in 3 ounces melted, unsweetened chocolate.  Divide dough into 2 balls.  On a floured surface, roll each ball into a circle approximately 12 inches in diameter and ⅛ in thick.  Dip cutters in flour before each use.  Bake cookies on an ungreased cookie sheet on top rack of oven to 6 – 7 minutes, or until cookies are lightly browned.   Makes 20 -24 average size cookies.

Valentine’s Heart Shape Cookies were made and prepared by Shirley-Ann Pearman

Photography by Shirley-Ann Pearman

Recipe was taken from “Wilton Cake Decorating Yearbook” yearbook 1997 on Cookie Recipes page 94. 


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Sunday, February 10, 2013

Valentine’s Double Heart Pan – Spice Cake





Valentine’s Double Heart Pan – Spice Cake


Spice Pound Cake

Ingredients

3 cups flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon cloves
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup buttermilk

Method

1.                  Preheat oven at 350°.
2.                  Sift flour with baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves; set aside.
3.                  Cream sugar and butter.
4.                  Add eggs and vanilla.
5.                  Add flour mixture and milk, alternately.
6.                  Turn into a well greased 10 inch baking pan.
7.                  Bake 60 to 65 minutes or until done when a cake tester is inserted and comes out clean.
8.                  Cool on cooling wire rack for a few minutes and remove from pan.  Continue to cool on cooling wire rack.
9.                  Frost optional.


Snow-White Buttercream

Ingredients

⅔ cup water
4 tablespoons Meringue Powder
12 cups sifted confectioners sugar (approximately 3lbs)
1 ¼ cups solid shortening
¾ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon Almond Extract
½ teaspoon Clear Vanilla Extract
¼ teaspoon Butter Flavor

Method
1.                  Combine water and meringue powder, whip at high speed until peaks form.
2.                  Add 4 cups sugar, one cup at a time beating after each addition at low speed.
3.                  Alternately add shortening and remainder of sugar. 
4.                  Add salt and flavorings; beat at low speed until smooth.
5.                  Yield:  7 cups

Note:  Recipe may be doubled or cut in half.  If cut in half, yield is 2⅔ cups.

Valentine’s Double Heart Pan – Spice Cake was prepared, baked and decorated by Shirley-Ann Pearman
Photography by Shirley-Ann Pearman

Recipe was taken from McCall CookBook, the chapter on “One-Bowl Cakes”, page 125 an edition of between 1950 – 1960s. 


Wilton Fancifill Double Heart Pan

One-mix Pan 12x12x1¾ in

The raised edges of this unique pan bake up cakes that can be filled with rich puddings and fruit fillings.  Fast and easy ways to decorate and tasty recipes included.

Decorating tips and colour used to decorate Valentine’s Double Heart Pan – Spice Cake were

Tips:  14, 18, 172, 102, 103 and 2A.

Colour:  Christmas Red


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