Monday, January 19, 2015

Cake Pops



Ingredients
1 box (about 18 ounces) Favorite cake mix
1/2 cup Icing
1 bag (14 ounces) Candy Melts® Easy-Add Candy Melts®
Makes
48 Tablespoons

Tools
9 x 13 in. Baking Pan
Cake Pops Sticks (found at Walmart or Michaels )

step 1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray one 13 x 9 x 2 in. sheet pan or two 8 in. or 9 in. round pans with vegetable pan spray.

step 2
In large bowl, combine cake mix, ; beat at medium speed with electric mixer 2 minutes. Pour into prepared pan.

step 3
Bake 30-35 minutes for round pans; 35-40 minutes for sheet pan, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling grid and cool completely. Divide cake in half; freeze one half for future use.

step 4
In large bowl, use hands to crumble cake until no large chunks remain. Add icing; mix with fingers until well combined. Form mixture into cake balls. Chill in refrigerator at least 2 hours. Melt Candy Melts according to package directions. Dip sticks into melted Candy Melts and insert into cake balls; let set. Wait until candy is completely firm before dipping the pops completely in melted Candy Melts.

step 5
Makes 48 - 1 tablespoon sized cake ball pops (each about 1-1/4 in. diameter)
Makes 24 - 2 tablespoon sized cake ball pops (each about 1-1/2 in. diameter)
Makes 16 - 3 tablespoon sized cake ball pops (each about 1-3/4 in. diameter)

Enjoy and Have Fun Baking!!!!!

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Chocolate Cream Pie

3 oz Cornstarch
2lbs 4 oz Milk
8 oz Eggs
8 oz Sugar
8 oz  Semi Chocolate
3 oz Butter
1 oz Vanilla Extract
Steps
1. Combine half of the Sugar, milk and Cornstarch to make a slurry
2. Put all milk liquor and Sugar in a Saucepan,  Scald
3. Add Eggs to sugar cornstarch mixture
4. Temper the Eggs
5.  Whisk to make pastry cream
6. Add butter, vanilla extract, and Chocolate
7. Place the filling in the prepare pie shells
8. Refrigerate until needed

Enjoy and Have fun Baking! ! ! ! ! ! !

Vanilla Cream Pie

Ingredients
3 oz Cornstarch
2lbs 4 oz Milk
8 oz Eggs
8 oz Sugar
3 oz Butter
1 oz Vanilla Extract
Steps
1. Combine half of Milk, Sugar and Cornstarch to make a slurry
2. Put all milk liquor and Sugar into a Saucepan and Scald
3. Add the Eggs to sugar cornstarch mixture
4. Temper the Eggs
5. Whisk to make pastry cream
6. Add butter and vanilla extract
7. Place the filling in the prepare pie shells
8. Refrigerator until needed


Enjoy and Have fun Baking!!!!!!

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Pecan Pie

Ingredients
6 eggs
2 oz Butter,  melted
12 oz Corn Syrup light or brown
3.5 oz Sugar
.12 oz Bourbon
.12 oz Pure Vanilla Extract
6 oz Pecan Halves
Steps
1. Whisk the Eggs lightly
2.  Add the Melted Butter, Corn syrup,  Sugar, Bourbon,  Vanilla Extract  to the eggs. Mix well using a whisk.
3. Place the pecans in the bottom of unbaked pie shell
4. Pour the liquid mixture on top of pecans
5. Bake @ 350 for 35 to 40 minutes
Enjoy and Have fun Baking! !!!!

Pumpkin Pie

Ingredients
4 oz Milk
4 oz Heavy Cream
5 oz Brown Sugar
2 oz Corn syrup
2 ea eggs
12 oz Pumpkin Puree
Pinch salt
Dash Pure Vanilla Extract
As needed Cinnamon,  Nutmeg, Ginger
Steps
1. Combine Milk, Cream, Sugar, Corn Syrup and Eggs
2. Add the Pumpkin Puree and blend
3. Add Salt, Vanilla Extract and Spices
4. Pour into unbaked pie shell
5. Bake until slightly firm about 50 to 55 minutes
Enjoy and Have Fun Baking !!!!

Friday, November 14, 2014

Strawberry Chiffon Pie

Ingredients
10.5 oz Strawberry  Puree
2 oz Sugar
Pinch of Salt
.12 oz Cornstarch
.5 oz Water
2.5 sheets of Gelatin
3-4 drops of lemon
2.5 oz Egg Whites ( Pasteurized)
2 oz Sugar


Steps
1. Heat puree with sugar, salt, and lemon juice, Bring to boil
2.Bloom gelatin in cold water
3. Make a slurry with cornstarch and water, add to puree mixture
4. Carefully add bloomed gelatin to strawberry base
5. Cool over ice bath
6. Whip meringue,  fold into base
7. Spoon into baked pie shell
Enjoy and Have fun Baking !!!!!

Sunday, November 2, 2014

Dutch Apple Pie



Ingredients
5 or 6 Granny Smith Apples
1 Cup or more Sugar
1 Cup or more Bread Flour
2 Tsp of Cinnamon
2 Tsp of Fresh Nutmeg
If needed Raisins or Dried Cranberries (if you like them)
1 Unbaked Pie shell
 
Streusel For Dutch Apple Pie
8 oz Butter, Cold
5 oz Sugar
4 oz Brown Sugar
To taste Salt
To taste Cinnamon
To taste Fresh Nutmeg
15 oz Pastry Flour
 
Steps
1. Slice apples
2. Dredge the apples in sugar,flour and spices
3. Add the raisins (if needed)
4. Place the Filling in unbaked 9" pie tin
For
Streusel
5. Combine the sugar, spices , salt and butter
6. Add the Flour and work it until a coarse crumbs form
7. Sprinkle with streusel on the pie
8. Bake at 375* F until the filling begins to bubble
 
 
Enjoy and Have Fun Baking !!!!!!!!!