Upside Down Hazelnut Honey Spice Cake with Caramelized Apples

Source https://marissarothkopf.substack.com/p/hazelnut-honey-spice-cake-with-caramelized Ingredients For the caramel: 3 medium apples (e.g., 2 Granny Smith and 1 Gala) Fresh lemon juice 57 grams (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter 50 grams (1/4 cup) granulated sugar 85 grams (1/4 cup) honey 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon salt For the cake: 71 grams (1/2 cup) all-purpose flour 71 grams (1/2 cup) hazelnut flour 3 tablespoons corn starch 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg 100 grams (1/2 cup) granulated sugar 169 grams (12 tablespoons) unsalted butter, room temperature 127 grams (1/4 cup) honey 3 large eggs, room temperature Instructions Prep the pan and oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C)....

January 5, 2024

Banana Bread

This recipe comes from Popote et Potager, BANANA BREAD Recette facile et anti gaspi. The bread (or cake, depending on your definition) is sweetened only by the bananas and chocolate. The recipe yields a dense, moist bread packed with banana flavor. Yield 1 loaf Special Equipment 1 1.5 to 1 pound loaf pan Preheat Oven Preheat oven to 350°F or 180°c. Adjust oven rack to middle position. Ingredients 5 ripe to slightly over-ripe bananas, peeled....

May 26, 2023

Pound Cake

My sister Rachael and I baked this pound cake during her March 2nd, 2011 weekend visit. We served individual sliced topped with mashed fresh strawberries and topped with freshly whipped cream. Cardamom Strawberries also go great with this recipe. Source JoyOfBaking.com: Pound Cake Notes To make Cake Flour Combine a ratio of all-purpose flour to corn starch to a total of 2 cups: 1.75:0.25 Done Test A toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean...

August 2, 2021

Italian Flourless Chocolate Cake

Source https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018431-italian-flourless-chocolate-cake Preheat Oven Preheat oven to 350°F Special Equipment Stand mixer 8" round cake pan Ingredients 100 grams (7 tablespoons) unsalted butter softened, plus more for pan 60 grams (½ cup)confectioners’ sugar, sifted, plus more for dusting 113 grams (4 ounces) 70% “top quality” dark chocolate 2 extra-large eggs, separated 20 grams (2 tablespoons) potato or corn starch 40 grams (3 ½ tablespoons) extra or superfine sugar Preparation Heat oven to 350° F....

February 24, 2019

Mini Chocolate Cake with Mascarpone Creme

This cake is a composite of a few different recipes, modified to yield a small, two serving cake. A variety of fruits or berries can be used to top the mascarpone creme filling. Equipment 9" square cake pan (greased) Stand mixer Preheat Oven Preheat oven to 350°F Ingredients Cake 30 grams all-purpose flour 5 grams natural cocoa powder, sifted if lumpy ½ teaspoon baking powder ¼ teaspoon salt 57 grams (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter, room temperature 50 grams granulated sugar 1 large egg white ¼ teaspoon vanilla 2 tablespoons milk 2 tablespoons hot coffee or water Mascarpone Creme filling ½ cup mascarpone cheese 3/4 cup heavy creme 1....

July 24, 2018

French Apple Cake

Source Milk Street Special Equipment 9" springform or round cake pan 12" non-stick skillet Small heat-proof bowl A second small bowl Large mixing bowl Large plate on which to cool cooked appless Preheat Oven Preheat to 375°F Ingredients 113 grams unsalted butter 7 grams of salt, divided into 3 grams and 4 grams ¼ teaspoon ground allspice 680 grams (1 ½ pounds) Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and cut into ¼-inch slices 454 grams (1 pound) Braeburn or Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored and cut into ¼-inch slices 149 grams (12 tablespoons) white sugar, divided into: 25 grams (2 tablespoons) 113 grams (9 tablespoons) 12 grams (1 tablespoon) 2 tablespoons brandy or Calvados 95 grams all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 2 large eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract Preparation Prep Pan Butter and flour the 9" springform or cake pan....

December 26, 2017

Chocolate Butter Cake

Deeply chocolaty, moist cake with a nice crumb. Makes two 9" rounds. Goes very well with Cherry Cream Cheese Frosting. Source http://www.joyofbaking.com/ChocolateButterCake.html Special Equipment Two 9" round cake pans Parchment paper Stand Mixer Preheat Oven Preheat oven to 350° F Ingredients 120 grams unsweetened chocolate, chopped 30 grams unsweetened cocoa powder 1 cup boiling water 295 grams all purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon salt 226 grams unsalted butter, room temperature 400 grams granulated white sugar 3 large eggs 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 1 cup (240 ml) milk Preparation Prepare Cake Pans Butter two 9" round cake pans....

November 30, 2014

Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

This cake, thought to have first appeared in the 1920s, has had such names as pineapple glacé and pineapple skillet cake. Info yield: Serves 8 active time: 30 min total time: 1 ¼ hours Source: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Pineapple-Upside-Down-Cake-103088 Special Equipment A well-seasoned 10-inch cast-iron skillet Electric Mixer Preheat Oven Preheat oven to 350°F Ingredients Topping ½ medium pineapple, peeled, quartered lengthwise, and cored ¾ stick unsalted butter ¾ cup packed light brown sugar Batter 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour 2 to 3 teaspoons ground cardamom 2 teaspoons baking powder ¼ teaspoon salt ¾ stick unsalted butter, softened 1 cup granulated sugar 2 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 tablespoon dark rum ½ cup unsweetened pineapple juice 2 tablespoons dark rum for sprinkling over cake Preparation Topping Cut pineapple crosswise into 3/8-inch-thick pieces....

November 30, 2014

Cherry Pineapple Dump Cake

This is an old “easy recipe” which is deliciously deadly. Eat with care. The “Cherry Pineapple” rendition is just one way this cake can be prepared; the basic recipe can be altered to use any flavor of cake mix with any variety of canned fruits. Special Equipment 9x13" Cake Pan Preheat Oven Preheat oven to 350°F. Ingredients 1 can cherry pie filling 1 can crush pineapple, in natural juice ½ cup chilled butter, cut into half tablespoon pieces 1 packaged yellow cake mix Preparation Grease a 9x13" cake pan....

November 30, 2014

Cheesecake

This is the final product of many, many test cheesecakes. Special Equipment 10" Spring-form Pan Preheat Oven Preheat to 325°F Ingredients 1 ¼ cups Graham Cracker Crumbs 1 tablespoon Sugar 3 tablespoons Butter, melted 1/3 cup Heavy Cream 2 pounds Cream Cheese, room temperature 1 1/3 cups Sugar 4 Eggs 2 tablespoons All Purpose Flour 2 tablespoons Lemon Zest Preparation Crust Melt butter in a bowl. Combine and add to butter Graham cracker crumbs 1 tablespoon sugar Press mixture into a 10" spring-form pan....

November 26, 2014