Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Christmas cake: 5 recipes for your Christmas Dinner

Hello,
Christmas is a very special day, is a day of happiness, fellowship, love, forgiveness, benevolence, generosity, all above this is a day of family. Here's 5 cake recipes to make your Christmas dinner even sweeter. I hope you and your family enjoy it. I wish all of you a Merry Christmas


 1- Delicious cake with red berries

Ingredients

10 Tablespoons  of flour
3 tablespoons chocolate powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
5 eggs
10 Tablespoons  of sugar
Breadcrumbs
2 cans of condensed milk
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon  of honey
1/4 Cup milk
 3 boxes of fresh strawberries chopped (reserve some for garnish)
1 small box of raspberry
1 box of blueberries

Preparation

1. Prepare the cake batter: in a bowl, sift  the flour, 1 tablespoon  of chocolate and baking powder. Reserve.

2. Beat the egg whites and add the egg yolks, one by one, stirring constantly. Add the sugar gradually, and unplug the mixer.

3. With a fork, gently mix the sifted ingredients.

4. Put in a form of 22 cm in diameter, greased with butter and floured with the breadcrumbs. Bake in the oven, preheated to 200° C for 30 minutes or until a toothpick sticking it comes out dry.

5. Prepare the filling: in a saucepan, combine condensed milk, 2 tablespoons butter, 2 tablespoons powdered chocolate, honey and milk. Bring to simmer, stirring constantly until point of a creamy. Reserve.

6. Unmold the cake and cut across three discs.

7. Fill each disc with a generous layer of chocolate cream  and above spread the berries.

8. Finally, cover with the remaining chocolate and garnish with the reserved fruit.

Tip: eat the cake the same day.


2- Strawberry cake and whipped cream

 Ingredients

. 2 3/4 cups  of wheat flour
. 2 1/2 cups  sugar
. 1 teaspoon baking soda
. 3/4 cup  of oil
. 10 eggs
. 4 cups  milk
. 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
. 1/2 cup of corn starch
. 3 cups chopped strawberry
. 2 1/2 cups   whipped cream


Preparation

1. In a bowl, sift the flour with 1/3 cup of sugar and baking soda.

2. In another bowl, mix the oil with 4 egg yolks until smooth.

3. Add 1 cup milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla essence and mix well.

4. Add the flour mixture gradually, stirring constantly, until the dough become smooth.

5. Heat the oven at medium temperature.

6. Beat 6 egg whites until frothy.

7. Add 1 2/3 cup of sugar and continue stirring until firm consistency.

8. Add the egg whites to the batter slowly, stirring constantly.

9. Divide the dough in two molds with 23 cm in diameter, greased and floured, and bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick, stick to wood, he comes out  dry and clean. Remove from the oven and leave to let them cool completely. Unmold.

10. Prepare the the filling: mix 6 egg yolks with corn starch and 1/2 Cup  sugar until it get smooth.

11. In a saucepan, bring 3 cups  of milk to the fire until it starts to boil. Add a little of the boiled milk to the yolks and mix well. Bring it to boil, stirring until thickened.

12. Remove from the heat and add the remaining vanilla.

13. Mix and let cool covered with plastic wrap. When cold, mix with 2 cups of crushed strawberries.

14. Cut the cake in two parts  and in one dish lot layers of cake and filling.

15. Cut some strawberries in half and set aside. Cover the cake with the whipped cream and garnish with the reserved strawberries.

3- Nutella cake with strawberries

Ingredients

For the cake:
. 5 eggs
. 1, ½ cup  sugar
. 100g of margarine
. 1 cup of milk
. 2 cups  of wheat flour
. ½ cup  of powdered chocolate
. 1 tablespoon of baking powder

Filling and topping:
. 1 cup of Nutella
. 2 box strawberries (300g)
. 1 cup  sugar
 . 500 ml of fresh cream

Preparation:

Make the cake: Using an electric mixer, beat the egg whites. Continue stirring, add the egg yolks one by one, sugar and margarine. Pour the milk gradually and continue stirring. Gently incorporate the flour, chocolate and sifted baking. Place in a pan of 22 cm diameter greased and floured. Bake in oven preheated to 200 ° C for about 40 minutes. Let cool, unmold and cut in two parts.

Filling and topping: With a fork and beat the Nutella. Wash strawberries, dry them, cut 200 g and reserve the rest. Using an electric mixer, beat the cream with sugar until to the point of whipped cream.

Assemble the cake: Cut the cake into three parts. In a rim-mount  of cake,greased with oil and dusted with sugar, place the cake first disc, spread half of Nutella, a portion of whipped cream and distribute half sliced  strawberries. Place the another piece of cake, and spread the remaining  Nutella, a part of  rest of  whipped cream and chopped strawberries. Remove the rim, cover with remaining whipped cream and garnish with strawberries.

Tip: If you prefer, replace the whipped by marshmallow.

      4- Alaska cake
Ingredients
. 6 eggs
. 1 cup (tea) sugar
. 3 tablespoons (soup) of orange juice
. 1/2 teaspoon (soup) orange zest
. 1/4 teaspoon (tsp) salt
. 1 teaspoon (tsp) baking powder
. 3/4 cup (tea) of wheat flour
. 2 tablespoons (soup) of rum

coverage:
. 2 cups (tea) ice cream
. 2 cups (tea) of chocolate ice cream
. 3 egg whites
. 6 tablespoons (soup) of sugar

Preparation

1. Prepare the cake: In a bowl, beat the egg yolks until thicken, gradually adding 1/2 cup of sugar.

2. Add the juice and orange zest and continue beating .

3. Sprinkle salt and baking powder over the egg whites and beat until to foam.

4. Add the remaining sugar gradually, beating until you get to sigh point. Add the mixture of egg whites egg yolks.

5. Sift 1/4 of the flour over the surface and mix gently. Repeat twice more with the remaining flour.

6. Spread a round shape without grease.

7. Bake at low temperature and bake until, pressing the surface with your finger, do not get brand. Drizzle the rum.

8. Prepare cover: Cover the cake with a vanilla ice cream layer and a chocolate ice cream layer.

9. Beat the egg whites. Add the sugar gradually and beat until a sigh.

10. Cover all the ice cream with the breath. With a spoon, give a decorative finish to sigh.

11. Take the freezer. Before serving, bake to golden brown. Serve immediately.


5- Plum cake and nuts

Ingredients

. 300 g of black plum pitted
. 2 cups (tea) and 2 tablespoons (soup) of sugar
. 3 eggs
. 1 tablespoon (soup) of margarine
. 1 cup (tea) and 4 tablespoons (soup) of milk
. 2 tablespoons (soup) of powdered chocolate
· 1 cup (tea) of wheat flour
· 1 tablespoon (soup) of baking powder
· 1 can of condensed milk
· 50 g chopped walnuts
 · 300 g of fresh cream

Preparation

1. Prepare the cake: in a blender, beat 200g of pitted plums, sugar, eggs, margarine, 1 cup (tea) of milk and chocolate.

2. Transfer the mixture to a bowl, incorporate the flour and the baking .

3. Place in a greased round pan with margarine and bake in preheated oven at 200 ° C for 40 minutes.

4. Remove from oven, let cool and unmold.

5. Make the filling: in a pressure cooker, place the can of condensed milk and cover with water. Cook for 30 minutes after the start of pressure.

6. Turn off the heat and let the pan get cool completely.

7. Cut the plum and cook with the remaining milk until thoroughly soft.

8. Mix the sweet milk, 100 g of plums and walnuts.

9. Prepare the topping: Beat the cream with 2 tablespoons  of sugar to give point of whipped cream.

10. Cut the cake in two parts, fill and top with whipped cream.

Tip: Let  the cooked condensed milk get fully cool before opening.


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