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Friday, September 25, 2020

Sweet Potatoe Cake Recipe

 Sweet Potatoe Cake Recipe


1 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup white sugar
2/3 cup brown sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup cake flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 1/3 cups milk
1 medium sweet potato, peeled, cubed, boiled, and mashed.
1/3 cup maple syrup

Cream the butter and sugars in an electric mixer until light and fully combined. Add vanilla and eggs, one at a time, incorporating completely after each addition. Let egg and butter mixture blend until very light in color, about 4 minutes on medium/high speed.

In a separate bowl add the flours, baking powder, and salt and whisk to combine.

In a large measuring cup, measure the milk, add the mashed sweet potato and maple syrup and stir to combine.

When the butter mixture is light and fluffy, add 1/3 of the flour mixture and mix well. Add 1/2 of the liquid ingredients and stir. Repeat with remaining flour mixture and liquid mixture, making sure to end with the dry ingredients. Make sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl when giving it a final mix.

Pour the batter evenly between two 9 inch round cake pans that you've buttered and floured. Tap the pans lightly on the counter to remove any air bubbles and bake in a 350 degree oven for 40 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Cool cakes in their pans for 15 minutes, then turn out on to wire racks to cool completely.

When cakes are completely cool, frost with Cream Cheese Frosting, and decorate the sides with chopped walnuts.

Saturday, September 12, 2020

Banana Caramel Cake



Ingredients

For the caramel if you not good in making caramel you can buy Hershey Caramel in the bottle uses for ice cream

¾ cup - sugar

3.5oz soft butter

2 tbs water


For the cake


A yellow cake of your choice 


Step 1

Liberally grease the bottom and sides of a cake pan with oil.


Step 2

For the caramel, add the sugar to a small saucepan with enough water to barely soak it. Place on medium heat until it is reduced and caramelised. Have your soft butter ready cut in pieces. Once the caramel has reached a nice brown color, add the butter to the caramel one piece at a time as you swirl the pot to mix. 


Step 5

Peel and cut the bananas into approx one inch lengths. Arrange in the cake pan by placing the flattest part to the bottom directly on the butterscotch. Continue until fully covered.


Step 6

Pour in the cake batter on top of bananas. Flatten with a spatula and tap the pan several times quite vigously to remove any trapped air and send the batter to the bottom. Place in a preheated oven at 350°F  for 30 – 45 minutes or until the cake is cooked. Prick the cake in the centre using a skewer to be sure it’s cooked as different cake pans and ovens yield very different times.


Once cooked, leave to cool 30 minutes before un-moulding.

Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Chicken In The Waffles




1 large egg 1 1/8 cups buttermilk 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted 3/4 cup (about 3 1/4 oz.) all-purpose flour 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal 1/2 tablespoon granulated sugar 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg 8 ounces leftover fried chicken meat with skin, coarsely chopped (save any bits of breading that fall off for sprinkling on finished dish) Cooking spray 3/4 cup pure maple syrup 1/4 cup unsalted butter, sliced into pats

How to Make It

Step 1

Beat egg lightly in a large bowl. Whisk in buttermilk and melted butter until smooth. Whisk together flour, cornmeal, sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and nutmeg in a separate bowl. Add flour mixture to buttermilk mixture; whisk just until smooth. Fold in chopped chicken.


Step 2

Heat a waffle iron on medium according to manufacturer’s instructions. Coat with cooking spray. Add 2/3 cup of the batter to each quadrant. Cook until browned and done, 4 to 5 minutes. Place 1 waffle on each of 4 plates. Top evenly with syrup and butter pats. Sprinkle with bits of fried chicken breading.


Thursday, September 3, 2020

Chicken Fricassee



2 chicken breasts

Half cup plain flour

2 eggs

1 handful of fresh parsley 2oz Parmesan cheese

1 cup white wine 

1 cup chicken stock

1 garlic clove

4 tbsp olive oil

4 tbsp butter

Half lemon

Salt and pepper

Steps

 Step 1

Crack the eggs into a large enough dish to fit chicken breast. Season eggs with salt and pepper, give them a light beat.


 Step 2

Chop the parsley finely (keep a few sprigs for garnish) and add half to egg mixture.


 Step 3

Grate all the Parmesan cheese finely and add to egg mixture, mix well. Set aside.


 Step 4

Remove chicken skin if any, then butterfly cut your breast. Hold a long sharp knife along the thicker part of the breast, place your hand on top and slice through the breast almost until the end. Cut parallel to your cutting board, and open the breast like a book. Place cling film on a board, add your breast spread open, sandwich it in cling film and flatten the thicker side using the flat side of a meat mallet or the underside of a saucepan.

 Step 5

Get your wine and chicken stock portions ready.


 Step 6

Add the plain flour to a plate, spread it out flat by shaking plate.


 Step 7

Peel the garlic and place in garlic press (or chop finely).


 Step 8

To a frying pan on moderate heat, add the olive oil and half the butter.


 Step 9

Coat the chicken in the flour, shake off any excess flour.


 Step 10

Dip the chicken in the egg wash, make sure it’s totally covered and place in hot oil.


 Step 11

Cook chicken for approx. 4 minutes each side (depending on thickness). Flip over once brown and cook the other side. Transfer chicken to a hot plate and rest.


 Step 12

To the same frying pan on full heat, add the white wine (alcohol can catch fire so be careful, turn off heat first if unsure). Add the chicken stock. Add the crushed garlic. Add the squeeze of half a lemon.  And leave to reduce 2 minutes on high heat.


 Step 13

Add the remaining half of chopped parsley. Add the remainder of butter and mix until butter is melted on very low heat.


 Step 14

Return the chicken to the sauce and continue heating chicken on low heat no more than 30 seconds.


 Step 15

Serve the chicken on warm plates, garnished with parsley.


 


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