Recipe Encyclopedia

Thursday, June 18, 2009

CHOCOLATE COCONUT CAKE RECIPE

Ingredients:




1 1/2 oz. desicated coconut
1/2 cup milk
4 oz. margarine
6 oz. sugar
2 eggs
4 oz. plain flour
1 level tsp cocoa
pinch of salt
1 tspful baking powder




How to make chocolate coconut cake:
Soak the coconut in the milk for 1/2 hour.
Cream fat and sugar, add the lightly beaten eggs and then the coconut and milk.
Stir in the well-sieved dry ingredients, mix well and turn into a greased lined tin 10 inch by 8 inch.
Bake in a moderate oven for 30-40 minutes.
When cold, decorate the top as desired, or cut into fingers.

CHOCOLATE CHERRY CAKE RECIPE

Ingredients:


6 Eggs White
1 Chocolate Cake Mix
21 oz Cherry Pie Mix
For Frosting:
2 Eggs White
1 1/2 cup Sugar
1/4 tsp Cream of Tartar
1/3 cup Water
1 tsp Vanilla Essence



How to make chocolate cherry cake:
In a bowl mix egg whites, chocolate cake mix, cherry pie filling.
Grease 9" X 13" pan and make a layer of flour on it.
Pour the batter into the pan.
In a preheated oven bake the pan for 35 - 40 minutes ot till the toothpick comes out clean.
Take tthe cake out and cool it.
To make the frosting, mix all the frosting ingredients and pour in a double boiler and with a beater, beat for 1 minute.
Then place this boiler on boiling water and again beat for 7 minutes. Remove from heat and beat for 2 minutes on high speed.
Frost the cool cake with this mixture.

CHOCOLATE ANGEL CAKE

Ingredients:


1/4 cup Cocoa Powder
1/4 cup Hot Water
1 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
3/4 cup Fine Wheat Flour (Maida)
1/4 tsp Salt
12 Eggs White
1 tsp Cream of Tartar



How to make chocolate angel cake:
In a bowl mix cocoa powder and hot water and keep aside.
Preheat the oven at 350F
In a separate bowl sift together flour, 3/4 cup sugar, salt and keep aside.
Beat the eggs till foamy and then add cream of tartar.
Beat till the mixture forms peak.
In the egg mixture add the remaining sugar.
Now then gently add half the sifted flour.
When completely mixed add the remaining half of flour.
Now pour some of this mixture in the cocoa powder mixture and stir well.
When done pour this egg cocoa mixture back to the remaining egg flour mixture.
Mix lightly.
In an ungreased dish pour this mixture.
Bake this dish for 50 minutes or till the tooth pick comes out clean. When baked completely let it cool.
Then with the help of a knife invert it on a plate.
Serve it with fresh berries and vanilla ice cream.

CARROT CAKE RECIPE

Ingredients:




1/2 cup butter
1 cup desiccated coconut
2/3 cup broken and chopped walnuts
1 cup golden raisins
2 1/2 cup grated carrots
3 tsp mixed spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger)
1 cup brown sugar
1 1/4 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
2 beaten eggs
2 tsp of orange juice




How to make carrot cake:
Preheat the oven to 150 degrees C.
In a pan mix nicely the all purpose flour, mixed spices, baking soda, brown sugar, desiccated coconut and chopped walnuts.
In a separate pan melt the butter and add the golden raisins, carrots and orange juice. Stir it nicely and pour it on top of the dry ingredients.
Now add the beaten eggs to the mixture and mix it thoroughly.
Prepare a loaf tin by oiling the base and the sides, pour this prepared mixture into the tin and bake the cake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the centre of it comes out clean.

BANANA CHOCOLATE CAKE RECIPE

Ingredients:




1 egg
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 cup meshed banana
1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
3/4 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup unsalted butter which is melted
1/4 tsp salt
2/3 cup white sugar
1/4 cup milk




How to make banana chocolate cake:
In a large mixing bowl stir together all purpose flour, sugar, salt and baking powder.
Take another bowl and mix together melted butter milk egg and meshed bananas.
Now add the banana mixture into the flour mixture until thoroughly blended.
Be careful not to overmix.
Add the chocolate chips. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F to 175 degrees C.
Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
Pour the batter into the pan and bake it for 32-35 minutes or until the toothpick inserted into it comes out clean.
When the cake gets baked take out the pan from the oven and let it cool for 10-15 minutes.
This cake will have some melted chocolate but no crumbs.

ALMOND CAKE RECIPE

Ingredients:




Pastry
1 1/2 cup flour
1/4 palm butter
4 egg yoghurts
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract

Filling
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup corn starch
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 palm butter
3 eggs
3/4 cup ground almonds
1 cup chopped almonds
1 pinch salt




How to make almond cake:
For the Pasty
In a food processor or in a bowl mix together all the pastry ingredients to form a soft dough.
Place this mixture in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Then take it out and roll it of a size 11 or 12 inches of a pie.
Line a 11 or 12 inch pie or tart pan.
Prick the base and chill for 15-20 minutes.
Preheat the oven at 375 degrees F.
For the Filling
In a pan heat 1/3 of the butter and add the chopped almonds and soughed them over medium flame till brown. Turn off the fire and let the mixture cool. In a separate pan take the remaining melted butter and add the grounded almonds and sugar and now add eggs one at a time beating nicely after each addition till the mixture is light and fluffy. In a separate bowl sift the corn starch with the baking powder and salt and then fold it into the almonds mixture. Pour this mixture into the earlier prepared base and bake for 10-12 minutes or until the batter begins to sat. Now quickly spread the chopped almonds over the top and return the pan to the oven and continue breaking for 20 minutes or until the pastry is brown.

APPLE CAKE RECIPE

1 cup oil
2 cup sugar
3 cup flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp cinnamon powder
1 tsp baking powder
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup chopped nuts
1 tsp cloves
1 cup baking soda
4 cups chopped apples

Glaze
2 tblsp milk
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
1/2 stick butter
1/2 cup brown sugar




How to make apple cake:
In a bowl mix the oil, eggs and vanilla extract together.
In a separate bowl sift the dry ingredients together and add this mixture to the oil and egg mixture and mix well.
Add in the apples and the nuts.
Pour this mixture in a baking pan and bake for 1.15 minutes at 350 degrees F.
For the glaze mix all the glaze ingredients together and boil the mixture for one minute.
When the cake is baked remove it from the oven and white it is worm pour the glaze on it.
Apple cake is ready.