Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Click here to find out more! Buttermilk-Vanilla Cupcakes

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 large egg, plus 1 large egg yolk
  • 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons warm water
  • 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons buttermilk
  • 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

 

      Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line mini-muffin tins with paper liners.
  2. Sift flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into a mixer bowl. Transfer bowl to mixer, and add egg, yolk, water, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla. Beat on low speed until mixture is well combined and smooth, about 3 minutes.
  3. Divide batter among liners, filling each cup about 2/3 full. Bake, rotating tins halfway through, until golden brown and a tester inserted into centers comes out clean, about 17 minutes. Let cool in tins on wire racks for 30 minutes. Invert cupcakes onto racks, and let cool completely. (Cupcakes can be stored for up to 3 days.)

Ice Cream Cupcakes

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Using a 1 1/2-inch ice cream scoop, press a scoop of ice cream or gelato on top of 1 cupcake. Repeat with remaining cupcakes and ice cream or gelato.

Banana Split

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 vanilla bean, split and scraped
  • 4 bananas, peeled and split lengthwise
  • 4 (about 1/2 pint) scoops coffee ice cream
  • 4 (about 1/2 pint) scoops chocolate ice cream
  • 4 (about 1/2 pint) scoops hazelnut ice cream
  • 1/2 cup Chocolate Syrup Chocolate Syrup
  • 1/2 cup Caramel Sauce Caramel Sauce
  • Wet Walnuts
  • Fresh or brandied cherries

 

       Directions

  1. Make whipped vanilla cream: In a medium bowl, whip cream and vanilla-bean seeds with a hand mixer until soft peaks form.
  2. Place 2 banana halves in each of four dishes. Top with 1 scoop each of coffee, chocolate, and hazelnut ice creams. Drizzle with chocolate syrup and caramel sauce. Top with whipped vanilla cream, wet walnuts, and cherries; serve

Rocky Road Sundae

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup hazelnuts
  • 8 scoops (about 1 pint) chocolate ice cream
  • 4 scoops (about 1/2 pint) coffee ice cream
  • 1 cup Chocolate Sauce
  • 3/4 cup Marshmallow Sauce
  • 2 1/2 ounces milk chocolate, cut into chunks

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place hazelnuts in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet; toast until skins begin to split, about 10 minutes. Rub warm nuts with a clean kitchen towel to remove skins. Return nuts to tray; toast until fragrant and golden brown, 10 minutes more. Let cool.
  2. Place 2 scoops chocolate ice cream and 1 scoop coffee ice cream in each of four bowls. Top with chocolate and marshmallow sauces. Sprinkle with hazelnuts and milk chocolate chunks; serve.

Malted Milk Shakes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup milk
  • 6 tablespoons malted-milk powder, plus more for garnish
  • 1 pint Vanilla Ice Cream
  • 1 pint chocolate or strawberry ice cream
  • Malted-milk balls, for garnish (optional)

 

 

 

       Directions

  1. Place 1/2 cup milk and 3 tablespoons malt powder in the jar of a blender, and process until malt is dissolved. Add half the vanilla ice cream, and blend until smooth. With the motor running, add remaining vanilla ice cream, 1 scoop at a time, until it is fully incorporated. Pour half the shake into a glass measuring cup, and place in freezer. Divide remaining half between two glasses, and place glasses in freezer. Allow to chill for 10 minutes before proceeding to step two.
  2. Place remaining 1/2 cup milk and remaining 3 tablespoons malt powder in clean jar of blender, and process until malt is dissolved. Add half the chocolate, or strawberry, ice cream, and blend until smooth. With motor running, add remaining ice cream, one scoop at a time, until fully incorporated. Divide half the shake between two empty glasses, and top off the two partially filled glasses from freezer with the remainder. Allow the half-filled glasses to freeze for 10 minutes. Stir reserved vanilla shake before topping off remaining glasses. Garnish with malted-milk powder and malted-milk balls if desired, and serve immediately.

Coconut Bonbons

Ingredients

  • 12 chocolate wafer cookies
  • 1/4 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
  • 2 pints coconut sorbet
  • 12 whole almonds
  • 26 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable shortening

 

 

 

        Directions

  1. Set a wire rack over a baking pan. Arrange the wafers, top sides down, on rack, spaced evenly apart. Place 2 teaspoons shredded coconut in the center of each wafer. Using a 2-inch ice-cream scoop, scoop a ball of coconut sorbet onto each wafer. Place an almond on top of each scoop of sorbet. Transfer pan to freezer for 20 minutes.
  2. In a double boiler, or a heat-proof bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water. Melt chocolate and shortening, stirring occasionally. Remove bowl from heat. Let cool slightly.
  3. Remove baking pan from freezer. Generously ladle melted chocolate over the bonbons, covering entirely. Return the baking pan to the freezer for 30 minutes more or overnight. Serve.

Ultimate Malted Brownie Sundae

Ingredients

  • 2 pints vanilla ice cream, softened
  • 3/4 cup (about 3 ounces) malted-milk powder
  • 1/2 cup malt balls, coarsely crushed, plus more for garnish
  • Malted Brownies
  • Chocolate Sauce

 

 

 

Directions

  1. In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the ice cream, malted-milk powder, and crushed malt balls. Mix until blended, about 1 minute. Transfer mixture to an airtight container, and freeze until firm, about 4 hours, or overnight.
  2. Just before serving, cut brownies into 24 rectangles, making four even columns and six even rows.
  3. Assemble sundaes: Divide half of the ice cream evenly among eight serving dishes. Top each with a brownie, then with another ice cream layer. Garnish each with two more brownies. Drizzle with chocolate sauce; sprinkle with crushed malt balls.

Vanilla Pecan Sand Castle

Ingredients

  • 5 1/2 pints good-quality vanilla ice cream
  • Yellow Butter Cake
  • 30 pecan shortbread cookies
  • 40 pecan halves, for garnish (about 3 ounces)

 

 

 

       Directions

  1. Mix 2 1/2 pints ice cream in an electric mixer on medium-high speed until smooth. Quickly spoon ice cream into a 5 1/2 cup (5 1/2-by-5-inch) sand-castle mold, filling completely. Smooth surface. Cover with plastic wrap. Freeze until set, at least 10 hours (or up to 3 days).
  2. Trim domed top from the chilled yellow butter cake to make it level. Cut cake in half horizontally. Place the bottom layer on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Mix remaining ice cream with the electric mixer until smooth.Working quickly, spread about 2 1/2 cups ice cream over bottom layer; top with second layer. Spread remaining ice cream over top and sides of assembled cake. Chill in freezer until set, at least 4 hours (or overnight).
  3. Process cookies to form fine crumbs. Mound crumbs on a serving platter, reserving 1/4 cup for garnish. Reserve 16 pecan halves for garnish; break remaining nuts into small pieces.
  4. Transfer assembled square cake to the platter, centering it on top of the crumbs. Dip castle mold into a bowl of lukewarm water for about 15 seconds, being careful not to let water reach the rim. Pat mold dry. Remove plastic wrap; unmold ice cream castle onto the center of cake.
  5. Working quickly, line edges of castle with pecan halves and pieces. Chill cake in freezer at least 1 hour (or up to 5). Just before serving, sprinkle reserved cookie crumbs over castle. Let stand at room temperature 5 minutes before cutting.

Almond Crunch Ice Cream Cake

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons amaretto, (optional)
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure almond extract
  • Almond Sponge Cake
  • 4 pints vanilla ice cream, softened slightly
  • Almond Crunch
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar

 

        Directions

  1. Place granulated sugar and 1/3 cup water in a small saucepan; set over medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. When sugar has dissolved, remove from heat; add amaretto, if using, and almond extract. Let syrup cool.
  2. Using a serrated knife, slice the two cake layers in half horizontally, forming four layers. Crumble one into the bowl of a food processor; process until fine crumbs form. Set aside.
  3. Generously brush tops of remaining three cake layers with cooled syrup. Place one cake layer on a 6-inch cardboard cake round.
  4. Place ice cream in the chilled bowl of an electric mixer fitted with paddle attachment. Beat on medium-low speed until spreadable, about 2 minutes. Spread 2 cups ice cream over first cake layer. Crumble 1/2 cup almond crunch over ice cream. Top with a second cake layer. Transfer cake and ice cream to freezer until firm, about 10 minutes.
  5. Remove cake and ice cream from freezer. Spread 2 cups ice cream over top. Crumble 1/2 cup almond crunch over ice cream. Place third cake layer on top. Spread 2 cups ice cream over cake layer. Transfer cake and ice cream to freezer for 30 minutes.
  6. Remove cake and ice cream from freezer; stir remaining ice cream with rubber spatula to resoften. Using an icing spatula, quickly spread remaining 2 cups ice cream around sides of cake. Return cake to freezer for 30 minutes.
  7. In a chilled bowl, whip cream and confectioners' sugar with a hand mixer until soft peaks form. Remove cake from freezer; frost top and sides of cake with whipped cream. Pat reserved crumbs onto sides of cake, and crumble remaining cup almond crunch over the top. Return cake to freezer; freeze until completely hardened, at least 2 hours or overnight.

Strawberry Shellies

Ingredients

  • Store-bought madeleines
  • Strawberry ice cream
  • Pink sanding sugar
  • Graham crackers, crushed

 

 

 

     

       Directions

  1. Trim unscalloped sides of cookies to be flat.
  2. To decorate, dip paintbrush in water and dab on each edge; roll in pink sanding sugar.
  3. Rest shells on a dune of crushed graham crackers, next to a white-chocolate starfish.

Tiramisu Ice Cream Cake

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups strong, freshly brewed espresso
  • 1/3 cup coffee liqueur, such as Kahlua (optional)
  • Vanilla Sponge Cake
  • 1/4 cup finely ground espresso
  • 2 pints espresso ice cream
  • 2 pints coffee ice cream
  • Chocolate Curls

 

 

       Directions

  1. Place sugar and 2/3 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in espresso and Kahlua. Let the syrup cool.
  2. Using a serrated knife, cut sponge cake in half horizontally, making two layers. Place one layer in the bottom of a 9-by-9-by-2-inch baking pan. Using a pastry brush, brush with 3/4 cup cooled syrup. Sift 2 tablespoons ground espresso over cake.
  3. Place espresso ice cream in the bowl of an electric mixer. Beat on low speed with the paddle attachment until spreadable. Spread ice cream over cake; top with second layer of sponge cake. Brush with remaining syrup. Transfer cake to freezer for 20 minutes.
  4. Remove cake from freezer; sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons of ground espresso. Place coffee ice cream in a mixer bowl. Beat on low speed until spreadable. Spread ice cream over cake, forming large swirls. Return to freezer; freeze until completely hardened. To serve, garnish with chocolate curls.

Mini Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Sandwiches

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, (spooned and leveled)
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups mini chocolate chips
  • 1 pint vanilla ice cream, softened

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with rack in center. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add sour cream, egg, and vanilla; beat until smooth. With mixer on low, gradually add flour mixture; mix in 1 cup chocolate chips.
  2. Using 1 rounded tablespoon per cookie, drop mounds of dough, about 1 1/2 inches apart, onto two baking sheets. (You'll have 25 to 30 cookies.) Bake until golden, 10 to 12 minutes; transfer to a rack to cool completely.
  3. Scatter remaining chocolate chips on a plate. Place about 2 tablespoons ice cream between 2 cookies, bottoms facing in; press gently. Roll the sides of each sandwich in chips. (If ice cream is melting, place sandwiches in freezer until firm enough to roll in chips.) Transfer sandwiches onto baking sheets. Freeze until firm, at least 2 hours; then wrap individually in plastic.

Chocolate-Ginger Bathing Beauties

Ingredients

  • 3 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 cup vegetable shortening
  • 1 cup packed light-brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
  • 1/2 cup unsulfured molasses
  • 1/3 cup (2 ounces) candy-coated chocolates
  • 1/4 cup chocolate chips, melted
  • 2 pints chocolate ice cream

       Directions

  1. Whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a medium bowl; set aside. Put shortening and brown sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium-high speed until fluffy, about 1 minute.
  2. Mix in egg. Reduce speed to medium. Mix in vinegar and molasses. Reduce speed to low. Gradually mix in flour mixture until soft dough forms. Let stand at room temperature until slightly firm, 10 minutes.
  3. Divide dough into thirds. Roll 1 piece between 2 sheets of parchment paper to just over 1/8 inch thick.Transfer parchment and dough to baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough, stacking them on the same baking sheet. Refrigerate until firm, about 3 hours (or chill in freezer 1 hour).
  4. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Transfer 1 sheet of dough on parchment to a lightly floured work surface. Peel off 1 layer of parchment, and then pat it back into place. Flip dough; peel away second sheet of parchment, and discard. Cut out shapes using a 4-inch gingerbread-man cookie cutter, transferring to parchment-lined baking sheets as you work. Roll out scraps; repeat.
  5. Bake cookies until edges are just browned, about 7 minutes. While cookies are warm, poke eyes and noses on half of them using the blunt end of a skewer. Let cool on sheets on wire racks. Repeat with remaining dough and scraps.
  6. Decorate the cookies that have faces with candies, using a small amount of melted chocolate to adhere them. Let ice cream stand at room temperature until slightly softened, about 10 minutes. Spread 1/2-inch-thick layer of ice cream onto the underside of an undecorated cookie. Place a decorated cookie on top. Smooth edges using a knife or small spatula. Transfer to a baking sheet in freezer. Repeat with remaining cookies and ice cream. Freeze until set, about 1 hour, before serving.

Tropical Sorbet Terrine

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
  • 1 pint coconut sorbet, softened
  • 1 pint raspberry sorbet, softened
  • 1 pint mango sorbet, softened

 

 

 

       Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350. Line a 6-cup (8 1/2 by 4 1/2 inches) loaf pan with a long strip of plastic wrap, leaving a 2-inch overhang on long sides; set aside.
  2. Spread coconut on a rimmed baking sheet. Toast in oven, tossing occasionally, until golden, 8 to 10 minutes; let cool completely.
  3. Sprinkle 1/2 cup toasted coconut in prepared pan. Dollop coconut sorbet on top, and spread evenly; sprinkle with cup toasted coconut. Repeat with raspberry sorbet and remaining cup toasted coconut, then mango sorbet. Fold plastic overhang over sorbet, and freeze until firm, at least 6 hours and up to 2 weeks.
  4. To serve, unfold plastic, and invert pan onto a plate; remove plastic. Slice terrine crosswise with a serrated knife.

Cook's Note

To give sorbet the right consistency for spreading, soften it at room temperature for about 30 minutes, or microwave it on high in 10-second increments, testing for softness in between. Don't overdo it: You want it spreadable, not soupy!

Strawberry-Chocolate Ice Cream Sandwiches

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, (spooned and leveled)
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 pint strawberry ice cream, slightly softened

 

       Directions

  1. Make cookies: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. In a medium bowl, whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
  2. With an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light. Add egg and vanilla; beat until incorporated. Reduce speed to low, and gradually mix in flour mixture (dough will be soft). Mix in chocolate chips by hand.
  3. Drop mounds of dough (each equal to 2 level tablespoons) onto baking sheets, spacing as far apart as possible. With fingers, make mounds as round as possible (you should have 14 to 15).
  4. Bake, switching baking sheets from top to bottom halfway through, until edges of cookies are firm but not hard, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool 1 minute on baking sheets; transfer cookies to racks to cool completely.
  5. Assemble sandwiches: Scoop 1/3 cup ice cream onto flat side of each of 6 cookies. Top each with another cookie, and press gently to form a sandwich (you have extra cookies, in case of breakage).
  6. Freeze sandwiches until firm, at least 1 to 2 hours, before serving (or up to a week, wrapped individually in plastic wrap).

Snowy Peak Pops

Ingredients

  • 2 pints vanilla ice cream, slightly softened
  • 9 ounces semi- or bittersweet chocolate, chopped into small pieces
  • 1/2 cup white nonpareils

 

 

 

      Directions

  1. Fill eight 2-ounce pop molds with the ice cream. Insert a wooden pop stick into each. Transfer to freezer, and freeze until hard; overnight is best.
  2. Place a heatproof bowl, or the top of a double boiler, over a pan of simmering water. Add the chocolate, and stir with a rubber spatula until almost melted.
  3. Remove bowl from heat, and continue to stir until the chocolate is completely melted. Continue to stir occasionally until the melted chocolate is cool to the touch but still fluid, about 8 minutes.
  4. Pour nonpareils into a wide bowl. Unmold the pops one at a time, and dip in the room-temperature chocolate once or twice to coat. Let excess chocolate drip off over bowl, then quickly dip the pop in the nonpareils. Press lightly to adhere.
  5. Set pops upright by inserting their sticks into Styrofoam block. Return to freezer to set, at least 2 hours or overnight.

PB and J Pops

Ingredients

 

 

 

       Directions

  1. Transfer ice cream and parchment lining from larger pan to a flat surface. Cut ice cream into 12 squares, 2 1/2 inches each. Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet; freeze at least 3 hours. Repeat with smaller pan, making 9 squares.
  2. Break graham crackers in half to make 2 1/2-inch squares. Spread one side of each with about 1 1/2 teaspoons jam; freeze until firm, about 45 minutes (this keeps finished pops neat). Sandwich ice-cream squares between graham crackers, jam facing ice cream. Insert a wooden pop stick into each.
  3. Place peanuts in a bowl (if using); dip each side of the pop in the nuts. Pat gently with your hand to adhere. Pops can be frozen at this point, wrapped in plastic wrap or layered between waxed paper in an airtight container, for up to 2 weeks.

7-Layer Ice Cream Cake

Ingredients

  • 1 frozen pound cake (10 3/4 ounces) in aluminum loaf pan, unthawed, or 1 homemade 4 1/2-by-8 1/2-inch pound cake, room temperature
  • 2 cups raspberry sorbet, softened
  • 1 cup vanilla ice cream, softened
  • 1/2 cup coarsely chopped chocolate wafer cookies
  • 2 large egg whites
  • Cream of tartar
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

 

        Directions

  1. Remove cake from pan and cut horizontally into 4 slices. Line pan with plastic wrap, leaving 6-inch overhang on two sides. Build cake layers in pan in this order: bottom cake slice, 1 cup sorbet, cake slice, 1/2 cup ice cream, cookie crumbs, 1/2 cup ice cream, cake slice, 1 cup sorbet, top cake slice. (If necessary, return ice cream to freezer as you work.) Wrap in plastic and freeze at least 1 hour (or up to 3 days).
  2. In a heatproof bowl, lightly whisk together egg whites and pinch of cream of tartar. Set bowl over (not in) a pan of simmering water and whisk until whites are foamy. Slowly whisk in sugar and cook, whisking, until sugar is dissolved (to test, rub some between your fingertips).
  3. Remove bowl from heat and, with an electric mixer, beat on medium-high until stiff, glossy peaks form, about 6 minutes. Add vanilla and beat 1 minute. Remove cake from pan, trim sides if desired, and dollop meringue on top.

Watermelon Bombe

Ingredients

 

 

 

             Directions

  1. Line a 3-quart metal mixing bowl with plastic wrap, and leave the edges overhanging. Place lined bowl in freezer for 10 minutes; this will be the mold. Chill the bowl of an electric mixer as well.
  2. Place pistachio ice cream in the chilled mixer bowl. Using the paddle attachment of the mixer, beat on low speed until ice cream is spreadable, about 30 seconds. Remove chilled mold from freezer. Using a rubber spatula, coat inside of mold with all the pistachio ice cream, making a 1/2-inch-thick layer. Return mold and clean mixer bowl to the freezer for 30 minutes.
  3. Place vanilla ice cream in chilled mixer bowl. Beat on low speed until spreadable, about 30 seconds. Remove mold from freezer. Using the rubber spatula, coat pistachio layer with the vanilla ice cream, making a 1/4-inch-thick layer. Return mold and clean mixer bowl to freezer for 30 minutes.
  4. Place sorbet in chilled mixer bowl. Beat on low speed until sorbet has softened, about 1 minute. Fold in wafer pieces. Remove mold from freezer. Pack sorbet into center, making an even layer that comes to 1/3 inch below the top of the ice cream layer. Cover sorbet portion with sponge cake; trim cake if necessary. Return mold to freezer until completely hardened.
  5. To serve, place a serving plate upside down on top of the mold. Holding plate against mold, invert both. Place a hot wet kitchen towel over the mold. Remove the metal bowl. Immediately before serving, remove the plastic wrap.

Brownie-Ice Cream Sandwich

Ingredients

  • 1 stick unsalted butter, melted, plus more for pan
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 pints ice cream, softened

 

 

            Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 10-by-15-inch jelly-roll pan. Line with parchment, leaving a 2-inch overhang on short sides, then butter paper.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together butter and sugar, then whisk in eggs and salt. Add flour and cocoa and mix until just smooth. Spread in pan. Bake until brownie is dry to the touch and edges have begun to pull away from pan, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes. Using paper overhang, transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely.
  3. Transfer brownie to a work surface and cut in half crosswise. Cover pan with a large sheet of plastic wrap and place one cake half on it. Spread with ice cream, invert remaining brownie half on top, and wrap tightly in plastic. Freeze until firm, about 2 hours.
  4. Unwrap, cut into 12 pieces, and serve.

Cook's Note

Want More Chocolate?
Dip half of each sandwich in melted chocolate, freeze to set, and enjoy. We love the combo of the chocolate brownie and mint-chip ice cream, but you can use any flavor in your sandwiches.

Striped Ice Cream Cake

Ingredients

  • Angel Food Sheet Cake
  • 1 cup blueberry jam
  • 2 pints vanilla ice cream, softened
  • 2 pints raspberry sorbet, softened
  • 1 pint peach sorbet, softened

 

 

 

                         Directions

  1. Line a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with plastic wrap. Place half the baked angel food cake in bottom of dish. Spread jam over top. Spread ice cream over jam. Freeze until firm, about 1 hour.
  2. Spread raspberry sorbet over ice cream layer. Freeze until firm, about 2 hours. Spread peach sorbet over raspberry layer; top with remaining angel food cake. Wrap in plastic wrap; freeze overnight.
  3. Remove plastic from top of cake, and turn out cake onto a cutting board; unwrap, and trim edges. Slice cake, and serve immediately.

Cook's Note

Uncut cake can be frozen for up to 1 week.

Vanilla-Raspberry Sundaes with Spoon-Shaped Cookies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ingredients

  • For the Cookies

    • 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour, plus more for surface
    • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
    • 1/4 teaspoon salt
    • 4 ounces (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
    • 1 cup sugar
    • 1 large egg
    • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • For the Sundaes

 

        Directions

  1. Make the cookies: Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Cream butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Mix in egg and vanilla. Gradually add flour mixture, and mix until dough comes together. Shape dough into 2 disks, wrap each in plastic, and refrigerate at least 1 hour (or up to 2 days).
  2. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Roll out 1 disk of dough to just less than an inch thick on a lightly floured surface. Using a paring knife, cut out spoon shapes, each about 3 inches long. Get the spoon template here.
  3. Transfer to baking sheets. Chill in freezer for 15 minutes. Roll out scraps, and repeat once.
  4. Bake until cookies are golden around the edges, about 12 minutes. Transfer sheets to wire racks to cool. Repeat with remaining dough.
  5. Make the sundaes: In 8 small bowls, layer 1/4 cup ice cream, 1/2 cup sorbet, and another 1/4 cup ice cream. Garnish each sundae with blueberries, and serve with 2 or 3 cookie spoons.

Sundae Cones with Homemade Ice Cream

Ingredients

  • 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/8 teaspoon fine salt
  • 2 cups cold heavy cream
  • 8 sugar cones
  • 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped, divided
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup chopped peanuts

Directions

  1. In a medium bowl, stir together condensed milk, vanilla, and salt. In a large bowl, using a mixer, beat cream on high until stiff peaks form, 3 minutes. With a rubber spatula, gently fold whipped cream into condensed milk mixture. Pour into a loaf pan, cover, and freeze until firm, 6 hours (or up to 1 week).
  2. Set cones upright in another loaf pan filled with uncooked rice. Microwave one-quarter the chocolate in 30-second increments, stirring each time, until melted and smooth, about 1 minute. Spoon into tips of cones and let cool.
  3. Pack each cone with ice cream, then top with a round scoop, pressing down to secure. Return cones to rice-filled pan and freeze until firm, 6 hours (or overnight).
  4. Microwave remaining chocolate in 30-second increments, stirring each time, until melted and smooth, about 2 minutes. Stir in oil and let cool slightly. Working quickly, invert each cone, dip in chocolate, set upright in pan, and sprinkle with nuts. Freeze until firm, 1 hour.

Cook's Note

Here's a Tip
A little chocolate in the bottom of each cone keeps melted ice cream from leaking out -- and provides an extra-sweet last bite.

Fudgy Ice Cream Cake


Ingredients

  • Cooking spray
  • 1/4 cup light corn syrup
  • 1 3/4 cups heavy cream, divided
  • 1/2 stick unsalted butter
  • 2/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, plus more for serving
  • Salt
  • 3 pints vanilla ice cream
  • 18 graham crackers
  • 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar
  • Unsweetened cocoa powder

 

 

                                           Directions

  1. Lightly coat an 8-inch square cake pan with cooking spray; line pan with plastic wrap, leaving a 6-inch overhang on two sides. Freeze pan at least 10 minutes. In a medium pot, combine corn syrup, 1/4 cup cream, butter, granulated sugar, cocoa, and pinch of salt; bring to a boil, whisking, over medium-high. Remove from heat and let fudge sauce cool. Meanwhile, remove 1 pint ice cream from freezer and let soften, about 15 minutes.

  2. Evenly press softened ice cream into pan. Top with a single layer of graham crackers, breaking to fit. Drizzle with 1/4 cup fudge sauce and freeze 15 minutes. Repeat twice, omitting sauce on final layer. Wrap in plastic and freeze until firm, 8 hours (or up to 3 days). Cover and refrigerate remaining fudge sauce.

  3. To serve, invert pan and run under tepid water to loosen cake. Invert onto a platter and remove plastic. Microwave fudge sauce in 30-second increments until pourable. Pour over cake and freeze to solidify, 5 minutes. In a large bowl, using a mixer, whip 1 1/2 cups cream and confectioners' sugar on high until stiff peaks form, 3 to 5 minutes. Dollop cake with whipped cream and dust with cocoa. Serve immediately.

Monday, September 24, 2012

Ginger Cookies Tested Recipe.

 

 

  




Ginger Cookies:

1 cup (226 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup (210 grams) light brown sugar
1/4 cup (60 ml) unsulphured molasses
2 large egg whites
1/2 teaspoon pure vanillaextract
2 2/3 cups (345 grams) all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
Garnish:
1 cup (200 grams) granulated white sugar or coarse white or brown sugar (for covering the cookie balls before baking)



How to make:
Ginger Cookies:

1.  In the bowl of your electric mixer (or with a hand mixer), beat the butter and sugar until 
     light and fluffy (about 2 - 3 minutes).
 
2.  Add the molasses, egg whites, and vanilla extract and beat until incorporated.
3.  In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and spices. Add the flour  
     mixture to the butter mixture and mix until well combined. Cover the batter with plastic
     wrap and chill in the refrigerator for about 60 minutes. 
4.  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Line two baking sheets with
     parchment paper. 
5.  Place about 1 cup (200 grams) of white granulated sugar in a medium sized bowl.
6   When the dough has chilled sufficiently, roll into 1 inch (2.5 cm) balls. Then roll the balls
      of dough into the sugar, coating them thoroughly. Place on the baking sheet, spacing
      about 2 inches (5 cm) apart and, with the bottom of a glass, flatten the cookies slightly.
7.  Bake for about 8 - 10 minutes or until the cookies are firm but are still a little soft in the
     centers. (The longer the cookies bake, the more crisp they will be.) Cool on a wire rack. 
 

You should get around 4 dozen cookies.

Chilli beef dumplings

                                                           Ingredients:


1 tablespoon vegetable oil
500g beef mince
2 garlic cloves, crushed

1cm piece ginger, peeled, finely grated
 
2 small red chillies, deseeded, finely chopped 
1 tablespoon soy sauce  
1 tablespoon oyster sauce 
275g packet gow gee dumpling wrappers (see note)  
5 green onions, cut into 8cm lengths 
30g butter  
1 tablespoon sesame oil

How to make:
  1. Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil over medium-high heat. Meanwhile, heat vegetable oil in a wok over medium-high heat. Add mince, garlic, ginger and half the chilli. Stir-fry for 5 minutes or until just cooked. Stir in soy sauce and oyster sauce. Allow to cool slightly.

  2. Spoon 1 teaspoon mince mixture into centre of 1 wrapper. Brush edge with water. Fold pastry over to enclose filling. Press edges to seal. Repeat with remaining mince mixture and wrappers (reserve leftover mince mixture and cover to keep warm).

  3. Place dumplings, 8 at a time, in boiling water. Cook for 30 seconds or until dumplings float to the surface. Remove with a slotted spoon to a serving platter. Cover to keep warm while cooking remaining dumplings.

  4. Shred onions. Heat butter and sesame oil in a frying pan over medium-low heat. Add onions and remaining chilli. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until tender.

  5. Divide dumplings between serving plates. Spoon 1/2 cup remaining mince mixture over each plate. Spoon over onion mixture. Serve.



    Notes: Note: Gow gee dumpling wrappers are available from the refrigerator section of supermarkets and Asian grocery stores.

Asian style duck with cucumber and radish salad

                                                              Ingredient:


  • 1 tbs Szechuan pepper (see note)
  • 1 tbs garam masala spice blend
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tsp wasabi paste (see note)
  • Grated zest and juice of 1 orange
  • 2 tbs Chinese rice wine (shaohsing) (see note)
  • 4 duck breasts (see note)
  • 1-2 tbs hoisin sauce
  • 1/2 cup (125ml) chicken stock
  • Steamed rice, to serve

    Cucumber & radish salad

    • 1 tbs caster sugar
    • 1/4 cup (60ml) lime juice
    • 2 tbs fish sauce
    • 1 telegraph cucumber, peeled, halved, sliced
    • 1 small red chilli, seeds removed, thinly sliced
    • 50g pea shoots (see note) or snow pea sprouts
    • 6 red radishes, cut into matchsticks

      How to make:

    • Step 1
      Mix the pepper, garam masala, ginger, sesame oil, wasabi, orange juice, zest and rice wine in a bowl. Using a sharp knife, score the duck skin in a crosshatch pattern, then add to the bowl. Turn to coat in the mixture, then set aside to marinate while you prepare the salad.
    • Step 2
      Preheat oven to 190°C.
    • Step 3
      For the salad, mix the sugar, lime juice and fish sauce in a large bowl, Add the cucumber and chilli, then set aside.
    • Step 4
      Heat a large ovenproof frypan over medium-high heat. Remove duck from the dish (reserving marinade).Cook the duck skin-side down for 2-3 minutes, then turn and cook for 2 minutes on the other side. Transfer to the oven and roast for 8 minutes for medium or until cooked to your liking. Transfer duck to a plate and set aside to rest. Drain pan of excess fat, then add reserved marinade, hoisin and stock. Allow to bubble over medium heat for 2-3 minutes until thickened.
    • Step 5
      Add the pea shoots or snow pea sprouts and radish to the salad and toss. Slice the duck breasts thickly, place on plates and drizzle with the reduced sauce. Serve with the salad and rice.

      Notes:Duck breasts are from poultry shops and butchers. Szechuan pepper, wasabi and Chinese rice wine are from Asian food shops. Pea shoots are from Asian food shops and selected greengrocers.

Fried Rice with Egg

Fried Rice with Egg



Fried Rice with Egg Fried Rice with Egg
Ingredients:
 
Half bowl of cooked rice, one egg, 1/3 of a carrot, 1/3 of a potato, two small mushrooms, one piece of dried tofu, some minced meat and thick soup
Directions:
 
1. Chop the carrot, potato, mushrooms, and dried tofu into small pieces.
2. Beat the egg well, and mix in a right amount of salt and gourmet powder.
3. Heat the pan with oil, and then put in the minced meat, wine, and soy sauce to stir-fry. Take it out when it’s ready.
4. Heat the pan with oil again, stir-fry the egg and smash it, then take it out.
5. Heat the pan with oil, stir-fry the carrot, potato, dried tofu, and mushroom for a little while, and put in some salt and gourmet powder. And then put in the cooked rice, minced meat and egg, pour in some thick soup, braised it for two minutes until it is well-done.

Mapo Tofu

Mapo Tofu

Mapo Tofu Mapo Tofu
Ingredients:
 
Minced beef/pork (65g); Minced onion (4g); Chili oil (10g); Lobster sauce (10g); Sichuan pepper corn; Garlic; Soy sauce; Tofu (200g); Chili powder; Chicken soup (130g); Caltrop starch; Yellow wine.
 
Directions:
 
1. Chop every slab of tofu into three slanting pieces, and then cook them in boiling water in order to whip off the smell of plaster and drain the water inside tofu.
2. Heat the pan with pig fat, and then stir-fly minced beef with broad bean paste.
3. Put in pepper powder, soy sauce, lobster sauce, chili oil, yellow wine, salt, minced onion, stir-fry it until the flavors of the ingredients are totally absorbed.
4. Put in tofu and 100g chicken soup, and turn down the heat to cook the soup into thick juice.
5. When it is almost ready, put in caltrop starch, minced onion, Sichuan pepper corn and gourmet powder.

Saozi Noodles

 
                        
                                                                      Ingredients:

Hand-pulled noodles, carrot, dried bean curd, pork, shallots, garlic, potatoes, green pepper, agarics, mature vinegar, salt, sugar, soy, oil and hot pepper powder. The seasonings: mature vinegar, salt, sugar, soy, oil and hot pepper powder, should be added according to your palate.


                                                                    Instructions:
Saozi Noodles
There are three main steps to make Saozi Noodles:
First, make hand-pulled noodles. Authentic Saozi Noodles are made of hand-pulled noodles, but it is too hard for people who have never been trained to pull dough into noodles. You can buy noodles at supermarkets.
Second, make the Saozi. This is the most important step.
Chop the pork, garlic and ginger and cut carrot, dried bean curd, shallot, garlic, ginger, potato, green pepper and agarics into small slices. Heat the pan, add some oil, and sauté the chopped pork while stirring continuously.
When the pork is medium rare, add the chopped ginger and the small pieces of carrot, dried bean curd, garlic, potato, green pepper and agarics, and then add a little salt and sugar. Continue to sauté the ingredients while stirring continuously.
When the chopped pork is medium to well-done, add some mature vinegar, and then some soy sauce. Continue to sauté the ingredients while stirring continuously.
When the chopped pork is well-done, add some hot pepper powder, and then add a little water and braise them for few minutes.
Now, the Saozi is well done and ready for the last step.
Make the soup.
Clean the pan and add some oil. After the oil has been heated, add some mature vinegar and some salt and water (not too much). After that put the Saozi into it and boil the soup. Meanwhile, cook noodles in another saucepan; after the noodles are cooked, drain the noodles. When the soup is boiled, add some hot pepper powder and small pieces of shallot, and then the soup is done.
Pour the soup on the noodles and mix them well. The Saozi Noodle is done and you can enjoy it.

Sweet and Sour Spare Ribs

 



                                                                 Ingredients:
Spare Ribs (500g); Flour (60g); Shaoxing Rice Wine (60g); Soy Sauce (50g); Sugar (90g); Vinegar (80g); Some onion, Potato starch and fragrant oil.

                                                                 Directions:
1. Chop the Spare Ribs into pieces of about 1 inch long, and then Mix the steak pieces thoroughly with 20 gram wine and a right amount of salt, potato starch, flour, and water.
2. Mix soy sauce, sugar, vinegar and 35 gram Shaoxing wine, potato starch and water together, and make then into juice for later use.
3. Heat the pan with oil, then put in spare ribs piece by piece, fry them until they become crispy, and pick them.
4. Leave some hot oil in the pan, and put in some onion to fry a few seconds, and put in the ribs, then immediately put in the juice made before. Stir-fry them until the fragrance is fully absorbed. Then put in some balm before it is well-done.

Lasagna.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound sweet Italian sausage
  • 3/4 pound lean ground beef
  • 1/2 cup minced onion
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
  • 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
  • 2 (6.5 ounce) cans canned tomato sauce
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil leaves
  • 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 4 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
  • 12 lasagna noodles
  • 16 ounces ricotta cheese
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 pound mozzarella cheese, sliced
  • 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

How to make:

  1. In a Dutch oven, cook sausage, ground beef, onion, and garlic over medium heat until well browned. Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and water. Season with sugar, basil, fennel seeds, Italian seasoning, 1 tablespoon salt, pepper, and 2 tablespoons parsley. Simmer, covered, for about 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
  2. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes. Drain noodles, and rinse with cold water. In a mixing bowl, combine ricotta cheese with egg, remaining parsley, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
  3. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  4. To assemble, spread 1 1/2 cups of meat sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Arrange 6 noodles lengthwise over meat sauce. Spread with one half of the ricotta cheese mixture. Top with a third of mozzarella cheese slices. Spoon 1 1/2 cups meat sauce over mozzarella, and sprinkle with 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Repeat layers, and top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Cover with foil: to prevent sticking, either spray foil with cooking spray, or make sure the foil does not touch the cheese.
  5. Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove foil, and bake an additional 25 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes before serving.


    Time to make: 30 minutes
    Cook time: 2 hour 30 minutes
    Ready in :  3 hour and 15 minutes

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Chocolate cookies "Madlen"

Hello fellow readers. Today i will write you the recipe how to make these awesome looking cookies.
The chocolate cookies "Madlen" are perfect for tea or coffee lovers. The recipe is extremely easy to make you don't need to have any particular experience. However you will need some kind of baking forms. So lets continue to the ingredient list.


Ingredients:  

125 grams soft butter
125 grams natural chocolate broken in to pieces.
150 grams flour
50 grams natural cacao
3 large eggs
100 grams sugar
1 soup spoon honey.


How to make:

1. Butter up 2 "Madlen" form or any other form you have that has roughly the same size.
2. Preheat the oven on 200 degrees.
3. In a small pot heat up the butter on low/mid fire, until the butter becomes brown. Take it off the fire and the chocolate. Stir until the mixture homogenates.
4.  In a small bowl mix the flour and the cacao.
5. Put in a small bowl the eggs, honey and sugar and mix with mixer set on high until the mix turn white and fluffy.
6. Add half of the chocolate mix while you stir whit a wooden spoon slowly add the flour/cacao mix then add the other half of the chocolate mix keep. At the end you should mix the 2 mixtures together.
7. Use a spoon to transfer the mix in to the forms.
8. Bake 10-12 minutes.
9. The cookies are ready when if you press them with a finger they will take there form back.
10. After you take the forms of the oven let them cool down for 10 min in the form, then take them out and let them cool down completely on a metal grill.

You should get: 40 cookies.
Time to make: 20-25 minutes.
Baking time: 10 minutes.
Difficulty level: 1.