Posted on 12/18/2003 6:30:28 AM PST by carlo3b
Chanukah Gelt Double Fudge Chocolate Layer Cake You don't see cakes like this every day. Easy, moist, high, non-dairy, flavorful. Stays fresh for days, can be frozen for months. For a bakery store look, garnish sides with chocolate sprinkles and plant one solitary cherry in the center. If you do not have cola on hand, you may substitute warm mild coffee.
Cake:
Icing:
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup cocoa - measured then sifted
- 1 1/2 cups warm, flat, cola
Garnish:
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips - melted and cooled
- 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter or unsalted margarine
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3/4 cup cocoa - measured then sifted
- 3-4 cups confectioner's sugar - measured then sifted
- 1/2 cup water, cola, or half-and-half
- Gold chocolate coins (20 to 30)
- Color jimmies or cake sprinkles
- Miniature decorative plastic dreidels
Preheat oven to 350*F (175*C). Lightly grease two 9-inch layer pans and line with parchment paper circles.
In a large mixing bowl, blend sugar and oil. Add eggs, vanilla and mix until thick. In a separate bowl, stir together flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and cocoa. Fold dry ingredients into wet and mix, drizzling in cola as mixture blends. If using an electric mixer, use slow speed for about 3 minutes, scraping sides and bottom once to incorporate all ingredients evenly. This is a thin batter.
Bake, on middle rack, 35 to 40 minutes, until cakes spring back when lightly touched.
For Icing: Cream melted chocolate, shortening, butter and vanilla with cocoa and 1 cup of the confectioner's sugar. Add remaining confectioner's sugar and whip on high speed, adding in a bit of water, cola or half-and-half to get a light, fluffy consistency. If not using right away, re-whip before using. Add additional warm water to get correct consistency (a tablespoon at a time).
Decorating: Place one layer on a cardboard circle. Ice this with about 1/2 inch of frosting. Place top layer and ice cake - sides first. Coat sides with colored sprinkles. Garnish bottom edge with coins. Garnish top with coins - placing them either flat on top of cake or standing up (you may cut some of the coins in half to garnish border of top layer). Place a couple of miniature dreidels in center if desired or Chanukah candles (can be lit when menorah is lit).
Serves 12.The Baker Boulanger - Seasonal Table, by Marcy Goldman.
What recipes do you have for us former chocoholics who are doing the Atkins "recovery" program?
Did you try my low-carb "latkes"?
Polish Holiday Babka This is a great Bread Machine Recipe
Get a head start by starting preparation several hours ahead or even the day before.
This traditional bread-like cake originally hails from Poland.Dough:
- 1 1/4 cups (3/4 pound) unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup warm water
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 cup sour cream
- 3 egg yolks
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon rum extract
- 1/4 teaspoon lemon extract
- 1/4 teaspoon orange extract
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 cups bread flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons active dry yeast
Filling:
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 cup raisins or currants (or combination of both)
- 1/2 cup dried cherries or cranberries (optional)
- 1 cup chopped almonds, pecans or walnuts
- Egg Wash:
- 1 large egg beaten with 1 to 2 tablespoons milk
1) Place dough ingredients into bread machine pan in the order given or according to the manufacturer.
2) Set machine for Dough Cycle and press Start. Once cycle has started, check to see that all ingredients are being incorporated well, giving it a little help as needed. When cycle is complete, place dough in a well-greased bowl, turning over once, and cover. Refrigerate a minimum of 4 hours to overnight.
3) Gently deflate dough. On a lightly floured work surface, roll dough into a large, thin rectangle.
4) Combine ingredients for filling and sprinkle evenly over dough.
5) Roll up (as for jelly roll) and place in a well-greased tube pan.
6) Brush with egg wash and make slits on top with a razor or sharp paring knife. Cover lightly with plastic wrap.
Let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350*F (175*C).
Bake for 55 to 60 minutes, or until done. Cool for 10 to 15 minutes in pan on wire rack before removing. Cool completely on wire rack. Dust generously with powdered sugar before serving.
Serves 12.... YUMMMMMMMMMMY! Shalom
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Happy Hannukah to all the good Jewish Freepers!
Turnip and rutabaga (rutabaga--you know, that purple and beige wax-covered round thing)
Deep fry in lots of olive oil, drink a little mashka (OK drink a whole lot of mashka) and you'll never be able to tell it from the real thing! ;)
What recipes do you have for us former chocoholics who are doing the Atkins "recovery" program?Hahahhahahha, you want LowCarb Chocolate stuff and you want to know where my SUFGANIYOT'S are.. I love my FReepers.. HUG!!
I am going to make your wonderful low-carb "latkes" this weekend. I have a Low Carber visiting my daughters house and I am the chosen cook.. SURPRISE.. LOL
Happy Holiday my dear FReeper FRiend, from my family to yours.. :)
JELLY FILLED SUFGANIYOT
Sufganiyot (plural of "sufganiyah") are an Israeli jelly-doughnuts traditional for Hanukkah. Fried foods are traditional at Hanukkah to commemorate the provision of the oil in the rededicated temple.
Ingredients:
1) Prepare dough In a large bowl, dissolve the yeast in warm water and stir in 1/3 cup of granulated sugar and a tsp. of salt. 2) Blend in the milk, butter and egg yolks and two cups of flour.
- 2 packages active dry yeast
- 3 eggs (separated)
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 cup of milk or liquid non-dairy creamer
- 1/2 cup of melted butter or margarine
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup of jelly
- 1 1/2 tbsp. (15 ml) grated lemon rind or 1 1/2 tsp. (5 ml) cinnamon (optional)
- 1 1/2 tsp. of vanilla (optional)
- vegetable oil for frying
- Confectioners sugar
3) Add lemon rind or cinnamon if you like. Beat in the rest of the flour until it forms a soft, smooth dough.
Cover the bowl with a dish towel and let it rise for about an hour and a half or until it has doubled in size. Punch the dough down and knead it about 12 times until it is smooth and elastic.
4) Cut circles Roll out the dough with a flowered rolling pin until it is about 1/4" thick. Use a biscuit cutter or drinking glass to cut the dough into circles about 21/2 or 3 inches in diameter.
5) Add filling Drop about one tsp. of jelly into the center of each of half of the circles.
6) Brush the edges of the dough circles with egg white, then lay another dough circle on top. Pinch the edges together to seal them.
7) Rise Place the filled circles on a lightly flowered cookie sheet and cover with a dish towel. Leave it for about an hour to rise, or until the circles have doubled in size.
8) Deep fry in oil. Heat about two inches deep of vegetable oil over medium heat until it reaches 370° F.
Carefully lift a few of the uncooked doughnuts with a spatula and drop them gently, top side down, into the hot oil. Let them fry for 3 or 5 minutes until uniformly golden brown. Turn them as necessary to cook evenly.
Remove and drain on paper towels.
9) With a slotted spoon, remove the doughnuts from the oil and place them on paper towels to dry. Repeat steps 5 and 6 as necessary until all doughnuts are done.
Watch that the oil temperature doesn't drop below 350° F.
Dust the sufganiyot with confectioners sugar and serve!
YIELD: 14 to 16 doughnuts
Noodle Kugel with Cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350°F Evenly coat a 1 1/2-quart casserole dish with cooking spray.
1) In large bowl, beat together cheeses until light and fluffy.
2) Gradually beat in sugar until thoroughly blended.
3) Beat in eggs, one at a time, until blended. Gradually beat in milk, butter, and cinnamon until smooth, Stir in noodles.
4) Pour mixture into prepared casserole dish, smoothing top and sprinkling with extra cinnamon, if desired, Bake until thermometer inserted near center registers at least 160°F and kugel is light golden brown, about 35 to 40 minutes.
Allow to cool 10 minutes before serving.
Makes 6 servings.
Grated Baked Latkes
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