Food Recipe Notebook

INGREDIENTS: 2 cups plus 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 3 cups fresh blueberries 1/2 cup sour cream 1/2 cup whole milk 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 3/4 teaspoon pure lemon extract 1 teaspoon lemon zest 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature 1 1/2 cups white sugar 4 large eggs HOW TO BAKE: 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare muffin tin with cupcake papers. Sift dry ingredients into medium bowl. Transfer 1 tablespoon flour mixture to larger bowl. Add fresh blueberries and toss to coat them with flour. Set remaining flour mixture and blueberries aside. 2. Stir whole milk, sour cream, vanilla extract, lemon extract and lemon zest in small bowl. In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream butter and sugar, until pale yellow and very fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in eggs one at a time, until well combined. Mix in flour mixture alternately with milk mixture, starting and ending with flour mixture. Stir unti...

INGREDIENTS: for the cake: 1 c. plain flour 2 tbsps. corn flour 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt 3/4 c. sugar 1/4 c. oil 4 eggs, separated 1/4 c. water 2 tbsps. lemon juice 1/4tsp. cream of tartar for the custard: 1/3 c. flour 1/4 c. sugar 2 c. milk 1 can of condensed milk 5 egg yolks 2 tbsps. butter 1 tsp. rum flavouring or vanilla extract for the fruit and jelly topping: 1 tin of peach halves or slices, drain and reserve the juice about 8 strawberries 2 bananas 1 tbsp. lemon juice plus 1 tbsp. sugar 1 tbsp. unflavoured gelatin 1/4 c. water 2 tbsps. sugar 1 c. reserved peach juice or any juice HOW TO BAKE: 1. Pre-heat the oven to 350°F /180°C. Line the bottom of three 9" diameter cake pans with baking paper. Set aside. 2. Sift the flour, corn flour, baking powder, salt and 6 tbsps. of the sugar in a mixing bowl. 3. Make a well in the center and to it add the egg yolks, oil, water and lemon ...

INGREDIENTS: Cake 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1-1/2 cups (one 16oz can) Hershey's chocolate syrup 4 eggs 1/4 teaspoon salt (omit if using salted butter) 1 cup flour Frosting 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter 1/3 cup milk 1/2 cup chocolate chips HOW TO BAKE: 1. In a large saucepan heat the butter and sugar until melted and well combined. 2. Remove pan from heat and add vanilla and chocolate syrup. 3. Add eggs and beat well (with a spoon or whisk). 4. Add salt and flour and stir until fully combined. 5. Pour batter into a greased 9"x13" pan. 6. Bake in a preheated 350*F oven for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs, but no wet batter. 7. As the cake cools a bit, make the frosting. 8. In a saucepan, heat the butter, sugar and milk until it comes to a boil (stirring as needed). 9. Remove pan from heat and add chocolate ch...