***Unusual CAKE Recipes!!***

[karanleaf]

I'm Sorry gang, I got kind of side tracked and that happens easy for me

Here is the Blackberry Wine Cake Recipe :

Cake:
1/c C. oil 1 (18.5 oz) white cake mix
4 eggs (or 3 duck eggs) 1 (3 oz) box of Berry Jell-O
1 C. Pecans chopped 1 C. St. James Blackberry Wine
(or what ever brand or homemade you have on hand)
Grease & flour bundt pan (I have made this also in 9x13 pan)
Sprinkle nuts on the bottom of the pan. In a large bowl mix together Jell-O and cake mix. Add eggs, oil, and wine; mix all ingerdents until well blended. Pour batter into pan: bake in a preheated oven at 350 degree temperature. Bundt pan for 50-60 minutes 13x9 pan for 45-50 minutes. Half way into baking time make glaze.

Glaze:
1/2 C. Butter 1/2 C. St. James Blackberry Wine
1 C powdered Sugar
Place ingredients into a sauce pan and bring to a boil stirring to prevent scorching. Pour half over warm cake then use other half after cake is completely cooled. This is yummy as is or served with whipped topping garnish with nuts and or a few blackberries.

I hope you enjoy it, We sure like it

:happy_flower Karan

 

[HiDelight]

I am going to work that lemon poppyseed cake into our 4th of July party menu

wonderful thank you!

 

[Hattie the Hen]

Hi

Sometimes I a piece of plainer cake, this sounds great -- I have some great dried peaches in my store cupboard!

http://www.grouprecipes.com/61394/lemon-fruitcake.html


:rose Hattie :rose

 

[Hattie the Hen]

Hi

For us with a GLUT OF BLACKBERRIES !!

http://www.thatsmyhome.com/venettos/blaber.htm

My glut is about to start so I was getting prepared. I love the use of hazelnuts in this torte. I think this would be great as a desert when you have guests to supper!

Blackberries grow all around me in the countryside & I have an on-going battle with them in my garden. But I love the taste of them. I preserve them in vodka or brandy too -- for a winter warmer.


:rose Hattie :rose

 

[Hattie the Hen]

Hi!

Another TEMPTATION -- A Chocolate & Prune Cake! I soak my prunes in Brandy first. In fact I usually have a jar pre-made & ready for use in the cupboard ( I also use them when I'm cooking a ritzy version of pork chops).

http://www.nigella.com/recipe/recipe_detail.aspx?rid=13957

Nigella Lawson is a great English cook who I have been a great fan of for years. This is a truly great cake -- the combination of prunes & chocolate is to die for. Do try it for a special occasion. Even people who say they don't like prunes love it. I usually have it with whipped cream or creme fraiche.

Hope you enjoy it.


:rose Hattie :rose

 

[Hattie the Hen]

Hi there!

Salt-kissed buttermilk cake:

http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/saltkissed-buttermilk-cake-recipe.html

I'm fascinated by the salt flakes on the top of this cake! As my raspberries are ready to be picked I shall be trying this very soon.


:rose Hattie :rose

 

[karanleaf]

Yummy I think I will try this one with our blackberries that are ready to pick Dh and I have a new -old hand crank Ice cream freezer to try out too.

:happy_flower Karan

 

[Hattie the Hen]

I thought I would add this Christmassy recipe which comes from Sienna in Italy. 'Panforte' is very easy to make once you have gathered all the ingredients together. It is not a risen cake but a flat, dense chewy one!

http://www.divinacucina.com/code/panforte.html

They make wonderful gifts at Christmas time & people love them. You can buy them ready-made but they are so expensive so it is well worth having a go at them. So many of you dry your own fruit & have various nut trees. You can vary the recipe as you go.

:rose Hattie :rose

 

[Hattie the Hen]

I'm mad about chocolate so I'm always on the look out for interesting recipes. I have never used farro but I'm trying to find out about it.

http://www.luculliandelights.com/20...+(Lucullian+delights+-+an+Italian+experience)

http://uktv.co.uk/food/ingredient/aid/503754

[****** EDITED TO ADD****While I was researching the farro flour I came across this interesting site I thought I would pass on to you. Through this site I found out that Spelt is the other name for Farro in the UK & I can but Spelt flour easily as a lot of coeliacs can eat it]

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&so...kiNVRftBxL3MyVeeQ&sig2=AOLVkYBiyO0vG7TL98yRhw

*****[Later update on the Farro/Spelt debate*****]

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/magazine/30food-t-000.html?ref=magazine

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