European Cake Recipes

A charming eighteenth century frivolity for special occasions. Make the sponge several days in advance so that it stales a little. Have the ingredients for the cake at room temperature. Line a 2-lb loaf tin with greaseproof paper and brush with oil. Preheat... - 48.0942

MAKING 1 For the dough: in a glass measuring cup, crumble the yeast into the milk. 2 Let stand 3 minutes, then stir to dissolve. 3 Mix in the egg yolks and vanilla 4 Into the bowl of a heavy-duty standing mixer fitted with the paddle blade,... - 47.2339

Make the cake by creaming the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time adding a spoon of sifted flour with each egg. Fold in the flour and baking powder. Finally add the milk and stir into the mixture lightly. Pour into... - 46.3648

To make the lamingtons: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift flour, salt and baking powder several times. Cream butter and sugar in mixer bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs, milk and vanilla; mix well. Beat in flour. Spoon batter into buttered 9 x 13-inch... - 46.3023

GETTING READY 1. Preheat oven at 350° F. MAKING 2. In a bowl, mix flour, salt and baking powder. Sift it together. 3. In another bowl, take break eggs. Beat it until it is thick. 4. Add sugar gradually while beating it so that it is lemon in colour. 5.... - 45.9613

Beat eggs and sugar together until light. Add melted butter, lemon juice, and cardamom. Mix well. Sift flour and baking powder together. Add to egg mixture and mix well. Turn the dough out on a lightly floured board. Cut into 4 portions. Shape each into a... - 44.7041

GETTING READY 1. Preheat oven to 380 degree F 2. Grease and line a cake tin with butter paper. MAKING 3. In a bowl beat egg yolks along with castor sugar till thick and mousse-like. 4. The mixture must leave a trail when the whisk is raised. 5. Sprinkle some... - 44.4074

Sift all the dry ingredients twice. In a separate bowl beat the egg yolks well until light and then beat again with the corn oil and water. Stir this liquid into the dry mixture then beat well to form a batter like mixture. Whisk the egg whites stiffly before... - 43.2233

1. Make cake: Melt chocolate in top of a double boiler over hot water; cool to lukewarm. 2. Grease a 15x10x1-inch baking pan; line with wax paper; grease paper. 3. Beat egg whites until foamy-white and double in volume in small bowl of electric mixer at high... - 42.6761

Melt butter and stir in sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Add flour and stir until well blended. Spread dough in 2 greased and floured 8-inch square pans. Sprinkle dough with almonds and currants. Press into dough lightly. Bake in preheated moderate oven... - 41.3084

Grease and lightly flour two 15 cm/6 inch sandwich-tins, or one 20 cm/8 inch tin. For best results, the ingredients should all be at room temperature. Put the sugar and eggs into a bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water. Whisk the mixture until it is... - 38.6855

Put the sugar and water in a saucepan and boil until the syrup sticks to a spoon. Then add the almonds. When the mixture has come to a boil again, remove from heat and let it cool. In the meantime, beat whole eggs and egg yolks. Add the lemon rind and stir... - 38.2489

GETTING READY 1. Grease a cake tin with oil or butter or baking spray. 2. Cut a piece of grease proof paper to fit the bottom of the tin. This will help to give a smooth surface to the cake. 3. Preheat the oven to 325° F, 160° C MAKING 4. In a medium... - 37.8141

In the large bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and blend in the sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Blend in sour cream. Sift the flour, measure, and sift again with the baking powder. Add the flour mixture in 4 or... - 37.4942

Make a batter similar to that for chocolate cake of the eggs, sugar, flour and cocoa. Bake in a large oblong tin instead of round cake tin. When cool, cut two layers, spread inner side of top layer with jam, and glaze with fondant. When the fondant has set,... - 37.4132

Boil sugar and water in a saucepan until the syrup sticks to a spoon; add almonds. When the mixture boils again, remove from heat and cool. In the meantime, beat whole eggs and egg yolks; add lemon rind. Stir all into sugar and almond mixture. Return the... - 34.3186

1. Cut chocolate pound cake into 4 slices, lengthwise, with a long knife. 2. Heat apricot preserves slowly in a small saucepan, stirring constantly just until hot; press through a sieve into a small bowl; cool. 3. Spread each of 3 cake layers with 1/3 cup of... - 25.3407