The sweet coconut cake cool whip icing has carved a niche for itself in the world of dessert.
It is an american with its popularity spread worldwide.
Coconut cake cool whip icing ranks very highly on the vegetarian menu.
Baking is the primary method of making coconut cake cool whip icing.
Depending on your level of expertise, cooking coconut cake cool whip icing could be easy.
1. Prepare and bake cake mix in a 10-inch angel cake tube pan, then cool, following label directions. Remove cake from pan; wash pan.
2. Slice cake crosswise into 3 even layers; return top layer to pan. (Set middle layer aside for another dessert or a snack ..
MAKING
1) As per the directions on the label, make and bake the cake mix in a 10-inch tube pan. Allow to cool. Remove the cake from the pan. Rinse the pan.
2) Cut the cake crosswise into 3 layers and put the top layer back in the pan. Keep the middle layer ..
MAKING
1. In a 10-inch tube pan prepare and bake the cake mix and cool, as per label directions.
2. Remove the cake from the pan and wash the pan.
3. Make 3 even layer slices crosswise out of the cake, return top layer to pan and set middle layer aside.
4. ..
Up to 3 to 10 days ahead In large bowl, combine sweetened condensed milk, extract and food coloring.
Fold in whipped cream.
Pour into aluminum foil-lined 9-inch round layer cake pan; cover.
Freeze at least 6 hours or until firm.
Up to 1 to 3 days ahead ..
MAKING
1. In a bowl whip together dream whip and milk such that peaks are formed.
2. Make the pistachio pudding as per package instructions and let it cool.
3. Thereafter apply icing on the pudding cake and top with coconut and cherries.
SERVING
4. Serve ..
Peel and remove the seeds from pawpaw.
Mash sufficient to yield 1 1/2 cups.
Add lemon juice and sugar.
Place in a saucepan and boil for 5 minutes.
(This is necessary to remove substance which destroys gelatine).
Combine gelatine with water and stir into hot ..
1. Put all the ingredients in a food processor and process for 1 minute or until evenly blended.
2. Oil and base-line an 8-hole mini-loaf tin. Divide the mixture equally into the tin and bake in a preheated oven, 160°C (325°F), Gas Mark 3, for 30-35 minutes ..
Spread coconut on shallow baking sheet and toast in 325 degrees oven until golden, stirring often.
This will take about 10 minutes.
Cool.
Heat light cream and sugar in a saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
Cool.
Stir in vanilla.
Pour into a ..
Preheat oven to 350°.
Grease and flour pan.
Bake cake according to package directions.
Remove from oven and prick top of cake with toothpick.
Spoon milk over warm cake.
Mix cream of coconut and rum; pour over cake.
Let cool and refrigerate covered.
Before ..
GETTING READY
1.Start by preheating the oven to 350F degrees
MAKING
2.Whip chilled cream until it stands in peaks; add beaten eggs and fold together; add vanilla.
3.Sift sugar, flour, salt and baking powder together and fold into egg mixture a portion at a ..
MAKING
1) Slice the cake lengthwise into three separate layers.
2) Spread the ice cream between layers of cake.
3) Place the cake in freezer until firm and hard.
4) In a bowl, whip the cream and combine with sugar and vanilla.
5) Frost the top and sides of ..
1. Start oven, set at Moderate, 375" F. Rub a 9-inch tube pan with margarine or shortening.
2. Sift the flour with the sugar, baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 times.
3. Whip the cream stiff.
4. Beat the egg whites with the 1/4 teaspoon salt until ..
1. Cream the butter and sugar very well until light and creamy.
2. Separate the eggs.
3. Sieve the dry ingredients.
4. Beat the egg-yolks, one at a time, into the cream mixture.
5. Add the flour alternately with milk and add the vanilla essence. Mix with ..
Mix milk, flour and salt together in a small sauce pan.
Cook slowly until thick.
Cool thoroughly.
Cream sugar and butter until very fluffy.
Add cooked mixture to creamed mixture and beat well.
Add vanilla.
Ice cake.
Garnish with coconut if
GETTING READY
1)Preaheat the oven to 350 degrees
MAKING
2)Take 2 cake pans, of 9 inch diameter each.Grease the bottoms.
3)Measure wax paper to their size,cut and grease the wax paper. Add some flour.
4)Take a bowl, cream the butter and sugar till ..
1. To make cake, place butter and sugar in a bowl and beat until light and creamy. Add egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition. Fold in coconut.
2. Sift flour and baking powder together. Combine coconut milk and vanilla essence. Fold flour ..
1. Place the blended coconut, egg yolks and half of the sugar in a bowl and beat well.
2. Bring the table cream to the boil, then pour onto the egg mixture, stirring vigorously. Return to the pan and cook gently until thickened slightly. Leave to cool.
3. ..
GETTING READY
1. In a shallow heatproof dish, set out the desiccated coconut
2. Microwave on high uncovered for 3 minutes. Stir this mix halfway during the cooking time
MAKING
3. In a large 600 ml (1 pint) measuring jug, measure water and both types of sugar ..
1. In a small saucepan combine evaporated milk and sugar. Cook and stir till sugar dissolves; remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Cool slightly. Cover surface with plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 1/2 to 2 hours or till well chilled. Stir in whipping cream and ..
Prepare cake mix according to package directions, making 2 (8-inch) layers.
When completely cool, split layers.
Combine sugar, sour cream and coconut, blending well; chill.
Reserve 1 cup of the sour cream filling mixture.
Spread the remainder between the ..
Combine cake mix, egg whites, oil, milk and 1 can coconut.
Bake on greased sheet pan at 350° for 20 to 25 minutes.
Make holes in warm cake with fork.
Pour cream of coconut over the cake.
When cool, combine second can of coconut with whipped topping and frost ..
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Prepare Chocolate Cake and cut into 2 layers.
To make filling, dice mangoes.
Mix wine, yolks and sugar in a double boiler on medium heat; stir until thickened.
Do not boil.
Remove from heat; transfer to a bowl.
Dissolve gelatin in water over low heat.
Add to ..
Cake: Preheat oven to 350°.
Mix together cake mix, oil, eggs, sour cream, cream of coconut and 6 ounces of coconut.
Pour into 13 x 9-inch pan and bake 30 to 50 minutes.
Cool for 10 minutes.
Icing: Combine powdered sugar, cream cheese and vanilla.
Use mixture ..
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1. Grease bottoms of three 9-inch layer cake pans; line pans with wax paper; grease paper.
2. Sift cake flour, baking powder and salt onto wax paper.
3. Beat shortening with sugar until fluffy;in large bowl of electric mixer at medium speed. Add eggs, one at ..
1. Grease bottoms of three 9-inch layer cake pans; line pans with wax paper; grease paper.
2. Sift cake flour, baking powder and salt onto wax paper.
3. Beat shortening with sugar until fluffy;in large bowl of electric mixer at medium speed. Add eggs, one at ..
This cake is very moist and luscious and has the similarity of pudding cake. Topped with whipped topping and soft grated coconut, the flavor of cream and coconut is enjoyed from top to
To make the cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Butter and flour 2 cake pans.
Sift flour with baking powder several times.
Cream butter and sugar in mixer bowl until light and fluffy.
Add flour mixture and milk; mix well.
Fold in egg whites and ..
Preheat oven to 350°.
Sift the fariria, flour, and baking powder together.
Cream the butter; add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
Beat in one egg yolk at a time, then add the flour mixture, coconut, and vanilla.
Fold in the egg whites.
Turn into ..
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Prepare cake mix according to package directions.
Turn into 2 prepared 9-inch layer cake pans and bake according to package directions.
Cool thoroughly.
Combine the ice cream and cherries; mix well.
Place one cake layer on an aluminum foil-covered cardboard ..
1) Sift together flour, soda, and salt. Set aside,
2) Beat together eggs, sugar, butter, allspice, jam, vanilla and buttermilk. Add nuts and dried fruit. Blend thoroughly. Pour into greased and floured cake pans. Bake at 325 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes.
3) ..
– Preheat oven to 375 °F (190 °C).
– Butter two, 9-inch (22-cm) square cake pans.
– Cream shortening, add sugar, a little at a time, add eggs, one at a time.
– In a bowl sift dry ingredients and add them to first mixture, alternating with ..
GETTING READY
1) Preheat oven to 375° F.
2) Grease 2 9-inch layer cake pans.
MAKING
3) Take a bowl and sift sugar, baking powder, salt and flour into it.
4) Cut in shortening.
5) Stir in milk and eggs. Mix nicely.
6) Fold in the blueberries.
7) Divide ..
Line a 13x9-inch (33x23-cm) cake pan with waxed paper; grease paper.
Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C).
To make cake, put 6 egg yolks and half the sugar into a large bowl.
Beat until pale and creamy, 5 to 10 minutes with an electric mixer.
Beat whites until ..
Preheat oven to 350°.
In an ungreased 8-inch square pan, melt 1/4 cup butter.
Rotate pan so butter will cover the bottom and partway up the sides.
Over the butter, sprinkle the coconut, then the brown sugar, and then the pineapple.
Do not stir.
Set aside.
In ..
Rub brown crumbs off cake.
Cut cake lengthwise in three layers.
Stir ice cream and sherbet to soften.
Spread bottom layer with peppermint stick ice cream.
Add the second cake layer; spread with lime sherbet.
Add last cake layer.
Place in freezer till ice ..
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1. Grease 2 nine-inch layer cake pans; dust with flour; tap out any excess.
2. Prepare cake mix with eggs and water, following label directions; pour into prepared pans.
3. Bake in moderate oven (350°) 30 minutes, or until centers spring back when lightly ..
MAKING
1.In a beavy saucepan, combine, coconut milk, sugar, milk, cream, vanilla extract and cook over medium heat.
2.Make sure that the sugar dissolves completely, prior to removing from heat. This would take about 10 minutes.
3.In a bowl, whisk the egg ..
Melt 2 Tbs. butter in a skillet.
Add coconut and stir until golden brown.
Remove about half the coconut; set aside.
Melt remaining butter in skillet with coconut.
Add brown sugar.
Cook and stir over low heat 2 minutes, or until blended.
Then add milk; bring ..
Sieve flour, corn flour and baking powder together.
Beat cream and sugar.
Add vinegar.
Add flour mixture to cream mixture and mix well.
Beat egg whites till peaks form.
Put flour mixture over eggs folding (mixing) gently.
Put coconut and fold gently.
Grease a ..
Mix all ingredients in the order given in a large boiler.
Place over heat and cool until thick or about the consistency of mayonnaise.
Stir while cooking.
Cool slightly.
Spread between layers and on sides and top of cooled cake.
Reserve enough grated coconut ..
1. In a small pan, heat the creamed coconut gently until it melts. Mix in oil, then pour into a large bowl. Leave to cool.
2. Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Line a deep 20 x 30cm baking tin with baking parchment. Add cheese and sugar to the cooled cream, ..
1. In a small pan, heat the creamed coconut gently until it melts. Mix in oil, then pour into a large bowl. Leave to cool.
2. Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Line a deep 20 x 30cm baking tin with baking parchment. Add cheese and sugar to the cooled cream, ..
Soften the gelatin in the cold water.
Combine the egg yolks and flour in a heavy saucepan and beat until smooth; beat in the salt.
Place over low heat.
Add the milk gradually, stirring constantly.
Cook until custard just coats a metal spoon.
Stir the gelatin ..
The cake Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Coat three 9-inch round cake pans with nonstick cooking spray, then dust with flour.
Set aside.
In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the egg whites on ..
For cake.
Sift flour; measure 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons.
Sift again with 1/3 cup sugar and baking powder into a large bowl.
In another bowl, whisk oil, water, 1 egg, and 1 teaspoon vanilla; add to flour mixture and whisk until smooth.
Separate remaining 4 ..
Empty cake mix into a bowl.
Add water and egg white.
Beat for 4 to 5 minutes or until smooth.
Fold in 1/3 cup (90 mL) of the toasted coconut.
Transfer to 8 in. (20 cm) greased cake pan.
Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 20 to 25 minutes.
Allow cake to cool, and ..
GETTING READY
1) Preheat the oven to 350° F.
2) In a bowl, sift the farina, flour and baking powder together.
MAKING
3) In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar, then beat until it is light and fluffy.
4) Gradually beat in the egg yolk, then stir in the ..
1. Grease two 8-in. sandwich tins and line the bottom of each with a round of greaseproof paper.
2. Chop up the margarine in a mixing bowl.
3. Sieve in the dry ingredients.
4. Add the sugar, eggs, essence or flavouring and the milk.
5. Beat well for 1 minute ..
GETTING READY
1 Preheat the oven.
MAKING
2 In a bowl, mix together coconut, orange juice and rind.
3 Allow to stand.
4 As per the package directions, prepare the cake.
5 Transfer to a 9" square pan and bake.
6 Let cool.
7 In a bowl, whip cream ..
1. Preheat oven to moderate (350° F.). Grease two nine-inch layer cake pans, line with waxed paper and grease the paper.
2. Into the bowl of an electric mixer sift the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add the shortening, three-quarters cup of the ..
GETTING READY
1) Preheat oven to 375° F.
2) Lightly grease and flour three 9 inch layer pans.
MAKING
3) Gradually cream butter and 2 cups sugar.
4) Take a bowl and combine baking powder and flour in it.
5) Add to the creamed mixture alternating with ..
Have all ingredients at room temperature.
Sift flour, measure and resift 3 times with sugar, salt and baking powder, the last time into large mixing bowl.
Add shortening and 1/2 cup of the two milks combined.
Beat on low speed 2 minutes with electric beater ..
1. Line bottoms of 2, 9 x 2-inch round dishes with waxed paper.
2. Prepare cake mix according to package instructions.
3. For each layer: Pour one-half of batter into each dish. Cook on Cook Level 7 for 5 1/2 to 7 1/2 minutes, or until top springs back when ..
GETTING READY
1. To make coconut topping: In small mixing bowl, combine 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, and 2 tablespoons granulated sugar.
2. Slice in 2 tablespoons butter or margarine till mixture is crumbly. Add 1/4 cup flaked ..
1. Preheat oven to moderate (350° F.). Grease two nine-inch layer cake pans, line with waxed paper and grease the paper.
2. Into the bowl of an electric mixer sift the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add the shortening, three-quarters cup of the ..
GETTING READY
1. Grease and flour a small 9" by 5" loaf pan.
2. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F/ 160 degrees C.
MAKING
3. In a bowl, mix sugar, butter, lemon zest and lemon extract with a electric mixer.
4. Add in eggs beat.
5. Combine flour, baking ..
Let the victoria sponge cake cool, then whip the cream with the sugar and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl.
Wash and clean the strawberries and allow them to drain.
Mash half of the strawberries and fold them into the mixture.
Ice each portion with the ..
GETTING READY
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
MAKING
2. For the cake :
3. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, and oil and beat until well blended.
4. Beat adding cream of coconut and sour cream until smooth.
5. Line bottoms of two 9-inch round cake pans ..
Mix first seven ingredients together and set aside.
Mix egg, milk and flavorings together.
Sift dry ingredients into a bowl and cut in the .
shortening until very fine.
Stir in egg mixture.
Spread half this batter in a greased square cake pan.
Sprinkle with ..
FOR COCONUT-CUSTARD FILLING:
Beat eggs, flour, and sugar in large bowl.
Place half and half and coconut in heavy large saucepan.
Scrape seeds from vanilla bean into pan; add bean.
Bring to simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
Gradually whisk ..
Beat the egg yolks until lemon colored; add sugar, salt, and continue beating until mixture is light.
Melt butter in top of double boiler and add egg-sugar mixture; stir constantly until thickens.
Remove from heat; stir in the raisins, coconut, nuts, brandy, ..
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GETTING READY
1) Preheat the oven to 325°F.
2) Lightly grease two 9X5X3-inch loaf pan and dust with flour.
MAKING
3) Ina a bowl, beat the egg whites until soft peak and doubled in volume.
4) Add in 1/4 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, stirring ..
Grease a 15- x 10- x 1-inch jellyroll pan, and line with waxed paper.
Grease and flour waxed paper; set aside.
Beat eggs until light and lemon colored; gradually add 3/4 cup sugar and vanilla, beating well.
Gradually add biscuit mix; stir well.
Stir in 1 cup ..
GETTING READY
1. Preheat the oven at 400°
MAKING
2. In a 15- x 10- x 1-inch jellyroll pan, coat with grease and line with waxed paper.
3. Grease, flour waxed paper and set aside.
4. In a bowl beat eggs until light and lemon colored.
5. Continue beating well ..
Preheat oven to 325F (165C).
Grease a 9" x 5" loaf pan.
In a small bowl, sift flour with baking soda, baking powder, salt and spices.
In a medium-size bowl, cream butter.
Reserve 1 tablespoon of sugar.
Gradually beat remaining sugar into butter until ..
This video recipe will show you how to make a homemade chocolate crunch ice cream cake. We love Dairy Queen ice cream cakes in my house so this is my reinvention of my husbands favorite ice cake from
Mix first seven ingredients together and set aside.
Mix egg, milk and flavorings together.
Sift dry ingredients into a bowl and cut in the shortening until very fine.
Stir in egg mixture.
Spread half this batter in a greased 8-inch square pan.
Sprinkle with ..
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
Prepare, bake and cool cake following package directions.
For Rum Syrup, stir boiling water into sugar in medium bowl.
Stir until sugar is dissolved.
Add cold water and rum.
Cool.
Place cake ..
Strawberry And Cream Dessert Cake is a mouth watering recipe. An easy to prepare Strawberry And Cream Dessert Cake wont let you forget its taste forever. So, give it a try and squander its
1. Preheat the oven to slow (325°).
2. Prepare the Pumpkin Chiffon Cakes: Sift together the cake flour, 1 cup of the sugar, the baking powder, salt, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg into a large bowl. Add the egg yolks, pumpkin, oil and water; beat the mixture ..
Prepare cake batter.
Turn batter into a greased 9-1/4x5-1/4-inch (23x13-cm) loaf pan.
Bake in a preheated 325°F (165°C) oven 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool on a rack.
Trim cake if necessary; cut cooled cake ..
This whipped cream filling is a vanilla flavored filling that I love to use for cakes and homemade pastries. Creamed together with a little gelatin, this whipped cream filling is stiff yet creamy and totatlly
MAKING
1) In a bowl, mix together cream, sugar, coconut, pineapple, cherries, almonds and marshmallows.
2) Lightly fold the pineapple mixture.
SERVING
3) Spread the Pineapple Whip Topping over desired sponge
Soak gelatine in water for five minutes.
Place over extremely low heat for gelatine to dissolve.
Remove from heat and cool.
Add to chilled cream.
Place in refrigerator for atleast one hour.
When chilled, beat with a beater until stiff enough to hold its shape ..
Preheat oven to 375°.
Grease a 10" x 15" jelly roll pan.
Line bottom with waxed paper.
Grease the waxed paper.
In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat eggs five minutes.
(Don't skimp on the time.) Gradually beat in sugar.
Add water, oil and orange ..
Soften gelatine in cold water.
Heat over hot water until dissolved.
Cool slightly.
Whip cream until thick then beat in icing sugar.
Blend in sherry and beat in dissolved gelatine.
Chill until thick enough to spread, folding occasionally.
Use as a filling for ..
Soften gelatine in cold water.
Heat over hot water until dissolved.
Cool slightly.
Whip cream until thick then beat in icing sugar.
Blend in sherry and beat in dissolved gelatine.
Chill until thick enough to spread, folding occasionally.
Use as a filling for ..
In a large bowl mix together the flour, salt and sugar.
Cut in the butter and margarine until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Add the lemon zest.
Sprinkle in the water a few drops at a time until the mixture can be gathered into a ball.
Wrap it in ..
1. Drain pineapple, reserving 1 tablespoon juice. Measure 1/2 cup pineapple; reserve remaining pineapple for another use. Combine 1/2 cup pineapple, banana, and sugar in a small saucepan.
2. Combine cornstarch and reserved 1 tablespoon pineapple juice; add to ..
Firmly pack scoops of chocolate and vanilla ice cream alternately into a 9-inch layer cake pan.
Cover and freeze until firm.
Blend flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
Cream butter with extract until softened.
Gradually add 2/3 cup sugar, beating until ..
Crush graham crackers into fine crumbs; then add margarine and stir to mix.
Line bottom and sides of a 9 in. (23 cm) pie pan or springform pan with the crumb mixture.
Sprinkle the unflavored gelatin over the top of the cold water.
Allow to soften for several ..
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Butter and line two 23 x 30 cm/9 x 12 inch Swiss roll tins with greaseproof paper.
Brush with meltedbutter and dust with flour.
Whisk the egg yolks with the sugar in a mixing bowl, until the mixture falls off the whisk in a thick ribbon.
Fold in the flour and ..
Prepare crust.
Spread ice cream in crust; freeze.
Mix thoroughly sugar, cornstarch and salt in a saucepan.
Gradually add reserved liquid.
Cook, stirring con1 stantly, until thick and clear.
Stir in cherries, food coloring and extract; chill.
To serve, lift ..
GETTING READY
1) Preheat oven to 350°.
MAKING
2) In a bowl, whip up butter to soften.
3) Continue beating by gradually adding sugar, until light & fluffy.
4) Break eggs into the butter, one by one.
5) Beat well after each addition.
6) Add cooled chocolate ..
1. Crease two 9x1 1/2 -inch round layer-cake pans; dust with flour; tap out any excess.
2. Prepare cake mix with eggs and water, pour into prepared pans.
3. Bake in moderate oven (350°) for 30 minutes, or till centers spring back when lightly pressed with ..
Sift flour, baking powder and salt together.
Beat egg yolks until thick and lemon colored.
Add 1/2 cup sugar gradually, beating until thick.
Beat in 1/3 cup lemonade concentrate.
Add dry ingredients; stir care- fully until blended.
Beat egg whites until ..
In a small saucepan, heat the cream and butter over low heat until butter is melted; remove from the heat.
Add the chocolate chips; let stand for 1 minute.
Whisk until the sauce is smooth.
Stir in vanilla.
Cool for 30 minutes, stirring ..
Combine cake mix and 1/4 c. (60 mL) of the coconut in a mixing bowl.
Prepare cake as directed on package.
Allow cake to cool completely.
Cut cake in half horizontally.
Spread nondairy whipped topping between layers.
Melt chocolate chips in a double boiler, ..
Put the milk in a bowl and warm in the microwave oven for 30 seconds on HIGH Power.
Add the sugar and yeast and mix with a fork.
Sift the flour and a pinch of salt over a bowl.
Warm in the microwave oven for 20 seconds on HIGH.
Make a well in the center of ..
Put 2 tablespoons butter in 8-inch square pan and set in preheated 350° oven to melt.
Sprinkle evenly with brown sugar.
Arrange peaches.
In bowl, combine Bisquick and sugar.
Add 3 tablespoons butter (softened), 1 egg (or 1/4 cup egg substitute) and 1/4 cup ..
Prepare the Basic Meringue.
Trace a 12 in. (30 cm) circle on the inside of a clean brown paper grocery bag or a piece of parchment paper cut to fit your cookie sheet.
Put the paper on an ungreased cookie sheet.
Spoon the meringue into the circle.
Spread so it ..
Place cake layers, top sides up, in two clean 9-inch square cake pans.
Pierce cakes with large fork at 1/4-inch intervals.Dissolve each flavor of gelatin separately in 1 cup of the boiling water.
Carefully pour strawberry flavor gelatin over one cake layer ..
Sift together sugar, flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
Beat in vegetable oil and eggs.
Stir in carrots, nuts, raisins, dates, bananas, coconut, and pineapple.
Season with vanilla and cinnamon.
Grease a shallow rectangular baking pan about 12 x 9 ..
1. Sift the flour and icing sugar into a bowl and stir in the ground almonds,
coconut and lemon rind.
2. Whisk the egg whites in a separate bowl until they are frothy and fold them into the dry ingredients. Add the melted butter and stir until evenly ..
In mixer bowl beat egg yolks till thick and lemon-colored; gradually beat in the 1/4 cup granulated sugar.
Add vanilla.
In mixer bowl beat egg whites till soft peaks form; gradually add the 1/2 cup sugar, beating to stiff peaks.
Fold yolk mixture into ..
GETTING READY
1. Preheat an oven to 325ºF (165ºC).
MAKING
2. Grease 12 standard muffin cups.
3.Place 1 filo sheet on a piece of waxed paper or aluminum foil.
4.Brush with some of the melted butter.
5.Top with remaining 3 sheets, brush each one with ..
MAKING
1. Following directions on the package, prepare angel food cake mix including grated orange and flaked coconut mixture.
SERVING
2. Over a funnel, unmold cake and let cool down completely.
3. Cut into wedges and serve with a dollop of whipped
Beat cream cheese and milk with rotary beater Or electric mixer in saucepan.
Add chocolate chips.
Heat over low heat; stir until chocolate chips melt.
Beat egg yolks and salt together.
Stir part of chocolate mixture into egg yolks; stir egg yolks into rest of ..
GETTING READY
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degree F or 180 degree C
2. Line a 12 muffins tray with paper cases and lightly grease cases with oil.
MAKING
3. In a mixing bowl, sift together flour and baking powder and stir in coconut mix
4. In another large ..
In top part of double boiler, mix gelatin, 3/4 cup sugar and salt.
Beat together egg yolks and strawberry syrup and add to gelatin mixture.
Cook over simmering water, stirring, 10 minutes, or until gelatin dissolves and mixture thickens.
Cool to room ..
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Grease and flour 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
Prepare, bake and cool cake following package directions for basic recipe.
To assemble, place cake on serving plate.
Frost sides and top with 1 container Vanilla frosting.
Tint remaining ..
Blend all ingredients except coconut in large mixer bowl.
Beat 4 minutes at medium speed of electric mixer.
Pour into two greased and floured 9-inch layer pans.
Bake at 350°F for 25 to 30 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly pressed.
Do not ..
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GETTING READY
1) Preheat oven to temperature of 375 degrees.
MAKING
2) Beat the egg whites till soft peaks are formed and add the ½ cup granulated sugar very gradually.
3) Beat well till stiff peaks are formed.
4) Beat the egg yolks till they are thicken ..
Cream together the butter and sugar with an electric mixer.
Take two of the eggs and separate the yolks from the whites.
Beat together the yolks and the other two eggs until frothy and light.
Take two tbsp of flour and beat well with the eggs.
Gradually add ..
GETTING READY
1. Preheat an oven to 175C (350 F).
2. In a medium sized bowl, combine flour, butter, sugar and salt. Mix well and spread evenly on a baking pan.
3. Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes.
4. Once baked, remove from oven and keep aside to ..
1. Cook A ingredients together for 10 minutes and allow to cool.
2. Mix B ingredients using standard cake method.
3. Stir A mixture into B mixture.
4. Spread into pan and bake.
5. Simmer together C ingredients for 3 minutes.
6. Pour on warm cake, broil under ..
Cut a 1-inch layer from top of cake, remove and save.
Cut out center of remaining part of cake, leaving a 1-inch outside shell.
Fill bottom (to 1-inch depth) with pieces of cake you have removed from center.
Drain cherries; save syrup and heat it.
Dissolve ..
Bite into a chunk of this scrumptilous and irresistible Strawberry Cream Log at dessert tonight ! Its so cnvenitent to make! Try out the Srawberry Cream Log and let me know how you've liked
GETTING READY
1 Turn a 1514 X 1014-inch jelly-roll pan upside down, and cut a piece of parchment paper to fit the underside.
2 On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the pastry slightly larger than the paper, and slide it onto the paper.
3 ..
Saint Honore is a French delicacy. Saint Honore gets is taste and looks from eggs mixed with cream and custard. Saint Honore is inspired by many bakeries
Break cake into bite-size pieces.
Alternate layers of cake and slightly congealed jello. (Add one cup of whipped cream to jello before alternating.)
Mold in angel food cake pan or in a bowl.
Remove to plate and ice with whipped cream.
Coconut may be folded ..
Pour four tablespoons cold water over gelatin.
Stir and add 1 cup boiling water.
Add pineapple, lemon juice, and sugar.
Let stand until chilled.
Prepare Dream Whip, or use Cool Whip.
Mix with gelatin mixture.
Add coconut.
Pinch cake in fine pieces.
Prepare ..
Sieve flour and baking powder together.
Beat eggs, sugar and butter together in a large mixing bowl,- add flour and vanilla essence.
Beat well adding hot water till light and fluffy.
Grease a rectangular cake tin.
Pour batter into it and bake in a preheated ..
Soften yeast in 1/4 cup warm water (110°).
Heat milk, sugar, shortening, and 1 teaspoon salt till sugar dissolves; cool to lukewarm.
Stir in 7 cup of the flour; beat smooth.
Add softened yeast and egg; beat well.
Stir in enough remaining flour to make a soft ..
GETTING READY
1. Preheat oven at 350-375°F or Gas Mark 4-5 and grease and flour two 7-inch sandwich tins.
MAKING
To make the Victoria Sandwich:
2. In a bowl, sieve self-raising flour or flour and baking powder together.
3. In another bowl, take fat and ..
GETTING READY
1) Preheat the oven to 250F.
2) Grease a 9" and a 10" tube pan.
MAKING
3) Into a bowl of 1 cup of orange juice, add in the chopped raisins. Let it rest overnight.
4) Keep aside 1 1/2 cups of flour. Sift the remaining flour along with baking ..
MAKING
1. Take an 8-inch tube pan grease the bottom and side of and line bottom with greased wax paper.
2. In a large bowl combine candied fruits, coconut, raisins, almonds and orange peel.
3. Sift flour, baking powder and salt over the fruit and mix well.
4. ..
GETTING READY
1) Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2) Lightly grease a 13X9X2-inch baking pan and dust with flour.
3) In a mixer bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt .
MAKING
4) Stir in eggs, shortening, milk, and vanilla.
5) Using an electric ..
1. Grease and flour a 10-inch fluted tube pan; set aside. Stir together the flour and baking powder; set aside.
2. In a large mixing bowl beat the butter with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds. Gradually add the 1 1/2 cups sugar, 2 tablespoons ..
Make Angel Cake, using recipe on Swans-down Cake Flour box.
Cut cake into 3 layers.
Spread between layers and ice.
Melt marshmallows in the coffee in top of double boiler.
Beat to mix, and set aside to cool.
Add cooled mixture to whipped cream, and beat until ..
In large mixer bowl beat eggs till thick and lemon-colored.
Blend in cake mix, dry pudding mix, the 1/3 cup cooking oil, and 1 cup water.
Beat 4 minutes at medium speed of electric mixer.
Pour into 2 greased and floured 9x1 1/2-inch round baking pans.
Bake at ..
Chocolate Gateau! They are simply the best chocolate cake preparation I have come across! Its simply wonderful to see my kids plunge into this cake and my husband too!! Try the Chocolate Gateau for yourself!
Sacher Torte is a Viennese cake. Sacher Torte has two layers, first layer is of apricot preserves and on top it has dark chocolate, decorated by sugar icing. Sacher Torte is usually served with whipped cream.
Rub brown crumbs off one 10x4x2 inch loaf angel cake.
Cut cake lengthwise in three layers.
Stir 1 pint pink peppermint stick ice cream and 1 pint lime sherbet to soften.
Spread bottom layer with peppermint stick ice cream.
Add second cake layer; spread with ..
Preheat oven to 425°.
Combine first 3 ingredients; set aside.
Combine 1 cup milk and 2 tablespoons margarine in a large saucepan; bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to low; add flour mixture, stirring well until mixture is smooth and pulls away from sides of ..
1. Put all the cake ingredients in a food processor and process until smooth. Oil and base-line a 18 x 25 cm (7 x 10 inch) cake tin and transfer the mixture to the prepared tin. Smooth the surface with a palette knife and bake in a preheated oven, 190°C ..
Stir together the pumpkin, brown sugar, and pie spice.
Stir into ice cream till well combined.
Turn mixture into cooled Coconut Crust.
Freeze overnight or till solid.
Remove from freezer about 10 minutes before serving.
Top with whipped cream or
1. Crust: In a bowl combine cookie crumbs, sugar and butter. Press in bottom of springform pan. Bake for 8 minutes or until set. Chill until firm. Fit a 3-inch (8 cm) wide strip of waxed or parchment paper around inside of pan.
2. Filling: Drain pineapple in ..
Rub brown crumbs off cake.
Cut cake lengthwise in three layers.
Stir ice cream and sherbet to soften.
Spread bottom layer with peppermint-stick ice cream.
Add the second cake layer; spread with lime sherbet.
Add last cake layer.
Place in freezer till ice ..
This Creamy Icing is so very compelling. I use it on cakes, puddings or ice creams with a vanilla base. You can try this simple milk frosting with other dishes. Tell me if you like this Creamy Icing.
Grease a 15- x 10- x 1-inch jellyroll pan, and line with waxed paper; grease and flour waxed paper.
Set aside.
Beat egg yolks until thick and lemon colored.
Gradually add 1/4 cup sugar, beating constantly.
Beat in extract.
Beat egg whites (at room ..
Place strawberries in covered refrigerator dish.
Add remaining ingredients and mix carefully
Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until served.
Serve plain, topped with whipped cream or ice cream or use as sauce over ice cream, pudding or cake.
FRESH PEACHES ..
Chocolate ice cream roll is such is a wonderful dessert to serve for a summer dinner party. if you have planned for some kids party then this dessert is definitely a dish to serve on the occasion. Try this dish and make kids happy.
1. Combine the sugar, cream and melted butter or margarine and beat until light and creamy. Stir in the coconut.
2. Spread the mixture over spice cake, plain cake or gingerbread baked in an 8- or 9-inch square pan, immediately upon removing it from the ..
1 In a medium mixing bowl combine the coconut and melted butter or margarine. Press evenly into the bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie plate. Bake in a 325° oven for 20 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
2 Drain raspberries, reserving syrup. Set aside. Add enough ..
1. Wash the coconut and open it by piercing its "eyes" with ice pick. Drain out the milk and pour it into the upper part of a double boiler. Break shell with hammer or use meat saw. Remove meat from shell. Grate or grind the coconut meat and add it to the ..
Drain syrup from strawberries and set aside.
In top of double boiler combine gelatin, 3/4 cup sugar and salt.
Beat together strawberry syrup and egg yolks and add to gelatin mixture.
Heat over simmering water 10 minutes.
Cool to room temperature and add ..
I have a wonderful recipe for coconut pecan frosting. This coconut pecan recipe is perfect for icing an type of cake. Definitely coconut, this one of my
GETTING READY
1. Prepare a double boiler. Place a small saucepan filled with 3 inches of water on a low flame and allow the water to simmer.
2. Place a basin over the saucepan such that it fits tightly on saucepan but does not come in contact with the ..
This chocolate coconut crunch pie is one with a real difference. A wonderful combination of chocolate and coconut it is just what you need to satiate your sweet tooth.
Preheat the oven to 400°F [205°C.].
Pierce the eyes of the coconut with an ice pick and drain and discard its milk.
Bake in the preheated oven until the shell cracks, 20 to 30 minutes.
Crack open with a hammer and separate the meat from the shell.
Cut the ..
I doubt if there can be any better tropical combination that this Pineapple-Coconut Pie! Yes, richly flavored with rum and with the favorite medly of fruit and coconut, all wrapped in citrus flavored jello; Oh My Oh! This Pineapple-Coconut Pie is just ..
Crumble coconut cookies and sprinkle 1/2 cup on the bottom of deep 9-inch spring-form pan.
Cook apricots in 3 cups water until tender and water is absorbed.
Force through sieve or ricer, or puree in blender.
Cool.
Soften gelatin in 1/2 cup cold ..
1. Preheat oven to 425°.
2. Combine flour, 3/4 teaspoon sugar, and baking powder in a bowl; cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle ice water, 1 teaspoon at a time, over surface; toss with a fork until ..
How to make the Tres Leches cake, the ultimate moist cake! It's a spongy cake soaked in a milk syrup made of condensed milk, evaporated milk, and heavy cream. The perfect cake for this
Melt chocolate with butter in saucepan over very low heat, stirring constantly until smooth.
Remove from heat.
Blend in milk, coconut, eggs and sugar; pour into pie shell.
Bake at 400° for 30 minutes.
Cool.
Top with sweetened whipped cream or ice cream, if ..
These Coconut-Wine Filled Cookies is something that is loved by all! A little effort required to make this. The raisins come together with the vanilla in a lovely way. These can also be served topped with some whipped cream. Let me know the response you
Melt 1/2 stick butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add 7 oz. flaked coconut and 1/2 cup chopped pecans. Cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture is crispy and browned (not black). This mixture is easy to burn, so keep watching vigilantly and ..
Place grated coconut, milk, cornstarch, and gelatin in a saucepan.
Stir to combine, then place pan over medium heat.
Stirring constantly, simmer (never boil) the mixture 8 to 10 minutes to dissolve and blend flavors.
Take pan off the heat and cool down ..
Toast coconut in moderate oven (350°) about 10 minutes, stirring often to brown evenly.
Cool.
Lightly press onto bottom and sides of well buttered 9 inch pie plate.
Stir ice cream only to soften slightly; spoon into shell; smooth top.
Freeze firm.
To ..
Whip the evaporated milk as thickly as possible. Whip the cream to the same consistency and fold into the evaporated milk. Fold in the grated chocolate and orange rind, strained orange juice and liqueur. Sift in the icing sugar. Stir well to mix. Pour into a ..
MAKING
1) In a pan, combine flour and milk.
2) Cook over medium heat, until smooth.
3) Remove from heat and cool thoroughly.
4) In a mixer, cream sugar and butter.
5) To the cooked flour-milk mix, add the creamed mixture.
6) Beat slightly for a while.
7) ..
In top of double boiler, combine chocolate, half the milk, granulated sugar and 1 egg yolk.
Over boiling water, cook, stirring frequently, until chocolate melts and mixture thickens slightly.
Let cool to room temperature.
Combine flour, baking soda and ..
GETTING READY
1) Preheat oven hot to 375°F, 190°C or Gas No. 5.
MAKING
2) In a bowl sift the flour twice. Place on a square of greaseproof paper and keep aside.
3) Melt the butter warm but not hot.
4) Grease two 7-inch (18-cm) sponge cake tins. Line the ..
GETTING READY
1) Preheat the oven to 350 Deg F (180 Deg C/Gas 4) , grease and line two 7 inch round sandwich tins.
MAKING
2) Cream together the fat and sugar until fluffy, beat in the ..
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Combine walnuts, oats, cinnamon, and sugar substitute in a food processor and pulse until finely ground. Add butter and pulse until blended.
2. Place 4 foil cup cake liners (or doubled paper liners) in a muffin tin. Divide nut mixture ..
Combine gelatin and cold water; stir.
Add the boiling water, lemon juice and all of the pineapple, except drain off 1/2 cup juice.
Do not use the drained juice in this recipe.
Stir this mixture and place in refrigerator until partly congealed.
Reserve 1/4 of ..
Prepare and roll out pastry.
Line a 9-inch pie plate.
Trim pastry to 1/2 inch beyond edge of pie plate.
Flute edge; prick pastry with tines of a fork.
Bake in 450° oven for 10 to 12 minutes or till golden.
Cool thoroughly on wire rack.
Drain peaches, ..
GETTING STARTED
1. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
MAKING
2. For preparing cake: Take a mixing bowl, sift flour in it and add salt, baking powder and cocoa, blend it well and keep it aside.
3. In another bowl whisk the eggs until they become thick.
4. Add sugar, ..
1. Grease and line an 18 cm (7 inch) square cake tin.
2. Place the eggs and sugar in a bowl and beat with an electric whisk, until thick and mousse-like.
3. Sift the flour and cinnamon together, then carefully fold into the whisked mixture.
4. Turn into the ..
1. For the parfait, tip the coconut milk into a small pan, then break in the chocolate. Warm gently over a low heat until the chocolate melts, then pour into a bowl and leave to Cool. Meanwhile, lightly oil the inside of a 1 kg loaf tin, then line the base ..
1. Whisk the egg whites until stiff and dry, then whisk in 4 tablespoons of the sugar. Carefully fold in the remaining sugar and the ground almonds.
2. Put the meringue into a piping bag fitted with a 1 cm (1/2 inch) plain nozzle and pipe into three 20 cm (8 ..
In small mixer bowl, beat egg yolks till thick and lemon colored; gradually beat in the 1/4 cup sugar.
Add vanilla.
In large mixer bowl, beat egg whites till soft peaks form; gradually add the 1/2 cup sugar, beating to stiff peaks.
Fold egg yolk mixture into ..
Whisk egg whites until very stiff. Stir sugar and water over heat until the sugar is dissolved. Boil syrup undisturbed for 5 minutes or until a little dropped into cold water forms a soft ball. Immediately pour hot syrup over egg whites, beating all the time ..
GETTING READY
1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F for bread and 375 degrees F for pudding.
2) Grease a 4X4 inch loaf pan with butter or oil.
MAKING
3) For making bread, mix together baking powder, flour, nutmeg and salt.
4) Mix together butter and cream. Beat ..
GETTING READY
1) Prepare a hot oven (200°C, 400°F/Gas 6).
2) Use a round 20-cm (8-in) loose-based cake tin to line the base with greaseproof paper.
3) In a bowl, whisk in sugar and egg until thick.
4) Separately sift together flour and cornflour and fold ..
Preheat oven to 375°F.
Grease and flour 151/2x101/2x1-inch jelly-roll pan.
Combine cake mix, eggs, butter, 1/3 cup rum and water in large bowl.
Beat with electric mixer at low speed until moistened.
Beat at high speed 4 minutes.
Pour evenly into prepared ..
Put egg yolks, sugar, marsala and water in heatproof bowl.
Beat over simmering water until mixture is lukewarm.
Remove from heat, beat until mixture is fluffy and cool, about 10 minutes.
Whip cream until firm peaks form, fold into marsala mixture.
Whip egg ..
1. Cream butter, sugar, vanilla and raspberry jam until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, add sour cream alternately with sifted flour, custard powder and cocoa. Spoon mixture into greased and lined 20cm cake pan, cook on MEDIUM for eight to ten ..
GETTING READY
TO MAKE THE LADY BALTIMORE ICING
1) In a small saucepan, sugar, corn syrup, water, and salt.
2) Cover and heat to boil.
3) Remove the lid, and allow to boil gently until the temperature comes to 242°F on a candy thermometer.
4) In a large ..
Cake: Preheat oven to 400°.
Grease and flour 4 cake pans.
Mix together all ingredients and pour into pans.
Bake for 10 minutes.
Icing: Mix together cream cheese and sugars; then add Cool Whip.
Alternate layers with pie filling and icing.
Ice sides and ..
Bake cake in 11 x 17-inch jelly-roll pan following package directions.
With fork, poke holes over top of warm cake.
Pour one Number 2 can crushed pineapple overtop.
Prepare pudding, combine with Cool Whip and spread over top.
Sprinkle coconut overtop if ..
PREPARE 1 cake mix as directed on package.
Pour batter into greased and floured 9-inch square pan.
Bake at 325° for 50 to 55 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool 10 minutes.
Remove from pan; finish cooling on rack.
Repeat ..
This date cake is almost as good and healthy as the dates itself. Wrap the goodness of dates in this delicious cake and serve as dessert to any occasion!
This date cake is almost as good and healthy as the dates itself. Wrap the goodness of dates in this delicious cake and serve as dessert to any occasion!
Peel peaches and slice thinly into a bowl.
Combine brown sugar and mace and add to peach slices, tossing lightly.
Cover with transparent wrap and chill well.
Stir occasionally.
Heat oven to 450 degrees.
Sift flour, baking powder, salt and sugar into mixing ..
1. Prepare cake mix with mace, following label directions. Pour batter into an ungreased 10-inch angel cake tube pan.
2. Bake in slow oven (325°)' 50 minutes, or until top springs back when lightly pressed with fingertip.
3. Invert pan, placing tube over a ..
Combine butter, warm water and brown sugar; spread in bottom of greased 9-inch mold.
Sprinkle coconut into mold.
Prepare cake mix according to package directions; pour batter into mold.
Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until cake tests done.
Loosen ..
GETTING READY
1) Grease and line 13 x 9 inch baking pan with wax paper
MAKING
2) Into a bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder and salt
3) Using an electric mixer beat the eggs, sugar and vanilla till pale and thick
4) Sift the flour into the egg ..
Cream together the first 6 ingredients.
Sift flour, cinnamon and salt together; add alternately with buttermilk to creamed mixture.
Add vinegar and soda to the last part of buttermilk; add to batter & mix well.
Pour into 3 layers.
Bake at 350 degrees about 30 ..
GETTING READY
1) Preheat the oven to 350°F.
MAKING
2) Make the lemon pie filling as per directions on its packet using 1/2 cup orange juice instead of 1/2 cup water.
3) Add in orange and lemon rind, mix well and allow it to rest at room temperature.
4) Set ..
In a double boiler, mix together gelatin, honey, salt, egg yolk, and skim milk.
Cook over boiling water, stirring constantly, until gelatin is dissolved and mixture is slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.
Add lemon rind.
Set aside to cool to room ..
GETTING READY
1. Drain the pineapple from its juice. Reserve the juice separately in a small saucepan.
2. To the pineapple juice, add gelatin and leave to soften for about 5 minutes.
MAKING
3. Into the softened gelatin mixture, stir honey.
4. Place the pan ..
DISSOLVE gelatin in boiling water.
Add pineapple and ice cubes.
Stir until gelatin begins to thicken, 3 to 5 minutes.
Remove any unmelted ice.
Chill until thickened.
SPOON 1 cup thickened gelatin over each cake layer; chill about 15 minutes.
FOLD whipped ..
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Grease and flour 2 (10-inch) round cake pans.
Combine zucchini, walnuts and coconut; set aside.
Beat together eggs, oil and vanilla in large bowl until well blended.
Beat in granulated sugar.
Gradually add combined dry ingredients, ..
Cream butter.
Gradually add sugar, beating thoroughly after each addition.
Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating until light and fluffy after each addition.
Blend in 1 cup flour, then the sherry.
Mix the remaining flour, walnuts, the fruits, and coconut.
Stir ..