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Tortuga Rum Cake Sampler – 6 Rum Cakes
The popular Tortuga Rum Cake, a favorite of cruise aficionados and Cayman Island visitors, is now available in a delightful rum cake sampler! Flavors include Banana, Chocolate, Coconut, Key Lime and Pineapple in addition to the original Tortuga Rum. Each mini rum cake serves approximately two people (the gift set will serve approximately 12 people). Cakes will [...]
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Raisin Soda Bread Recipe – Joyofbaking.com
Posted on 16. Mar, 2010 by New & Featured Recipes on Joyofbaking.com.
A loaf of Raisin Soda Bread, also known as Spotted Dick or Spotted Dog, with a hot cup of tea is one of life's little pleasures. Now, a soda bread can be many things. In its most basic form it contains only four ingredients; flour, salt, baking soda, and buttermilk. Yet it can be transformed when you add other ingredients. And that is what we did for this recipe. We added a little sugar, some plump Thompson raisins, then cut in some butter, which gives us a lovely golden brown bread with a soft and crumbly texture. Perfect sliced and spread with butter.
As I mentioned above, soda bread contains flour, salt, baking soda, and buttermilk. It does not use yeast to get its rise, instead the rise comes from baking soda (bicarbonate of soda) reacting with the acid (soured milk or buttermilk). This makes it a 'quick' bread that can be made in under 15 minutes and you can be enjoying a slice in under an hour. The important thing to remember, and I cannot stress this enough, is to have a quick light hand for both mixing and kneading of the dough. This will give you a bread that is dense, but not doughy, with a tender, slightly moist interior. Once the dough is formed into a round, a cross is cut on the top of the bread, dividing it into quarters (called farls).
Irish Soda Bread always contains buttermilk which has a nice thick creamy texture with a rich tangy buttery taste that makes this bread tender. Whereas in the past it was the liquid left over after churning butter it is now commercially made by adding a bacteria to whole, skim, or low fat milk. You can make your own buttermilk by adding 1 tablespoon of white distilled vinegar, cider vinegar, or lemon juice to 1 cup of milk. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before using.
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Article by Stephanie Jaworski
Photo by Rick Jaworski
© 2010 Rick and Stephanie Jaworski, Joyofbaking.com
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Ace of Cakes Gets Lost-Food Network
The entire crew visits Hawaii to help celebrate the 100th episode of Lost. Thisvideo is part of Ace of Cakes show hosted by Duff Goldman . SHOW DESCRIPTION :The Next Food Network Star returns for Season 5 with a slew of new challenges and guest appearances from Rachael Ray, Emeril Lagasse, Ina Garten, Giada De [...]
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Meringue Cake Recipe – Joyofbaking.com
Posted on 15. Mar, 2010 by New & Featured Recipes on Joyofbaking.com.
A Meringue Cake (or Torte) is composed of two layers of moist and tender butter cake that are topped with a crispy golden brown meringue. It is different from other layer cakes because the butter cake and the meringue are actually baked in the same pan at the same time which fuses them together.
This technique is quite unusual yet it makes for a great looking cake that is very delicious. I love its casual look and when it is filled and topped with whipped cream and fresh strawberries, it reminds me of a giant Strawberry Shortcake. But you don't have to use strawberries; other berries like raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries are delicious as are slices of juicy peaches or nectarines. And while I love the look and taste of whipped cream, other ideas are to fill the cake with lemon curd or Susan Purdy in her book 'A Piece of Cake' suggests filling the cake with pastry cream and fresh fruit. While you can make the cake layers a day or two in advance, to keep the meringue layers crisp, do not fill with the strawberries and cream until shortly before serving.
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Tower of Power – Squib Cakes – In Concert
Tower of Power – Squib Cakes – In Concert
