Friday, March 8, 2013

Super Moist Cake Mix French Vanilla – Birthday Cake







Super Moist Cake Mix French Vanilla – Birthday Cake

Ingredients

Super Moist Cake Mix French Vanilla
1 cup Water
½ cup Vegetable Oil
3 eggs

Method

1.                  Heat oven to 350°F for shiny metal or glass pan or 325°F for dark or non-stick pan.  Grease bottom only of 13” x 9” pan or bottom and sides of all other pans (use paper baking cups for cupcakes).
2.                  Beat cake mix, water, oil and eggs in large bowl on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.  Pour into pan.
3.                   Bake as directed below or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.  Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan.  Cool completely before frosting.

Recipe came from the box or package of Super Moist Cake Mix French Vanilla by Betty Crocker.  Four Boxes were used for Wilton Performance 12 x 12 x 2 baking pan and 2 – 12 cupcake holder pans



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.

Super Moist Cake Mix French Vanilla – Birthday Cake was prepared, baked and decorated by Shirley-Ann Pearman

Photography by Shirley-Ann Pearman


Decorating tips and colour used to decorate Super Moist Cake Mix French Vanilla – Birthday Cake were

Tips:  172, 18, 3, 2A, 102,

Colour:  Wilton Yellow Paste

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Thursday, March 7, 2013

Toasted Teacakes






Toasted Teacakes

Ingredients

1¾ cups white bread flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon easy-blend dry yeast
1½ tablespoons soft brown sugar
¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
½ cup mixed dried fruits
3 dried apricots, chopped
3 tablespoons butter
½ cup milk, plus extra for brushing
Butter, to serve
2 baking sheets, greased
Makes 8

Method

1.                  Combine the flour, salt, yeast, sugar, and nutmeg in a bowl, then sift into a large bowl.  Stir in the dried fruits and make a well in the center of the mixture.
2.                  Melt the butter in a small saucepan, then add the milk and heat until lukewarm.  Pour into the flour mixture, gradually working it in to make a soft dough.  Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for about 5 minutes until smooth and elastic.  Transfer to a bowl, wrap in a plastic bag, and let rise in a warm place for about 1 hour until doubled in size.
3.                  Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface, punch down and divide into equal pieces.  Shape each one into a ball, flatten slightly, and arrange on the prepared baking sheets, spacing them slightly apart.  Wrap the baking sheets in plastic bags and let rise in a warm place for about 45 minutes until doubled in size.
4.                  Brush the teacakes with milk, then bake in a preheated oven at 400°F for about 15 minutes until risen and golden, and they sound hollow when tapped.  Transfer to a wire rack to cool.  To serve, cut the teacakes in half and toast, then spread generously with butter.

Note that went along with the recipe:

Soft and spicy, and dripping with melted butter, nothing quite makes a teatime like hot buttered teacakes.  These ones are small, rather than the traditional large ones, so there’ll be plenty of room for those other tea-time cakes and fancies.

Toasted Teacakes were made and prepared by Shirley-Ann Pearman

Photography by Shirley-Ann Pearman

Recipe was taken from the Afternoon Tea by Susannah Blake, the chapter on “Scones and Teacakes”, Recipe is on page 36 “First published in the USA in 2006 by Ryland Peters & Small”.


Note dried fruit used herewith was Paradise Red Cherries.

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