43799 christmas cake make ahead Recipes

christmas with louise, as a joke , my brother, jay, used to hang a pair of panty hose over his fireplace before christmas. he said all he wanted was for santa to fill them., what they say about santa reviewing behavior and checking the list twice must be true because every christmas morning, although jay s kids stockings overflowed, his poor pantyhose hung sadly empty., year i decided to make his dream come true. i put on sunglasses and with a hat pulled down and went in search of an inflatable love doll. they don tsp sell those things at walmart., i had to go to an adult bookstore downtown. if you ve never been in an x-rated store, don tsp go. you ll only confuse yourself. i was there an hour saying things like, what does this do you re kidding me! who would buy that finally, i made it to the inflatable doll section. i wanted to buy a standard, uncomplicated doll that could also substitute as a passenger in my car so i could use the car pool lane, during rush hour. finding what i wanted was difficult. love dolls come in many different models. the top of the line , according to the side of the box, could do things i d only seen in a book on animal husbandry. i settled for lovable louise. she was at the bottom of the price scale. to call louise a doll took a huge leap of imagination., on christmas eve , with the help of an old bicycle pump, louise came to life., my sister-in-law was in on the plan and let me in during the wee morning hours, long after santa had come and gone, i filled the dangling pantyhose with louise s pliant legs and bottom. i also ate some cookies and drank what remained of a glass of milk on a nearby tray. i went home, and giggled for a couple of hours., next morning my brother called to say that santa had been to his house and left a present that had made him very happy but had left the dog confused. she would bark, start to walk away, then come back and bark some more. we all agreed that louise should remain in her panty hose so the rest of the family could admire her when they came over for the traditional christmas dinner., my grandmother noticed louise the moment she walked in the door. what the hell is that she asked. my brother quickly explained , it s a doll. . who would play with something like that granny snapped. i had several candidates in mind, but kept my mouth shut. where are her clothes granny continued., boy , that turkey sure smells nice, gran, jay said, trying to steer her into the dining room. but granny was relentless. why doesn tsp she have any teeth again, i could have answered, but why would i it was christmas and no 1 wanted to ride in the back of the ambulance saying, hang on granny! hang on! ., my grandfather , a delightful old man with very poor eyesight, sidled up to me and said, hey, who s the naked gallon by the fireplace i told him she was jay s friend. a few minutes later i noticed grandpa by the mantel, talking to louise. not just talking, but actually flirting. it was then that we realized this might be grandpa s last christmas at home., dinner went well. we made the usual small talk about who had died , who was dying, and who should be killed, when suddenly louise made a noise that sounded a lot like my father in the bathroom in the morning. then she lurched from the panty hose, flew around the room twice, and fell in a heap in front of the sofa. the cat screamed. i passed cranberry sauce through my nose, and grandpa ran across the room, fell to his knees, and began administering mouth to mouth resuscitation. my brother fell back over his chair and wet his pants laughing and granny threw down her napkin, stomped out of the room, and sat in the car., it was indeed a christmas to treasure and remember. later in my brother s garage, we conducted a thorough examination to decide the cause of louise s collapse. we discovered that louise had suffered from a hot ember to the back of her right thigh. fortunately, thanks to a wonder drug called duct tape , we restored her to perfect health., louise went on to star in several bachelor party movies. i think grandpa still asks about her whenever he can get out of the house

cake mix (chocolate, cherry, spice, banana, lemon of your choice), eggs, shortening, water, chopped nuts or 1/2 cup coconut or 1/2 cup dried cranberries or 1/2 cup raisins

cake mix(any flavor , i used funfetti this time), ingredients to make cake, frosting (i used cream cheese this time), chocolate almond bark, sprinkles or other decorations if desired

candied cranberries : ............, fresh cranberries, washed, granulated white sugar, water, chocolate genoise, hot melted unsalted butter or clarified butter, pure vanilla extract, cake flour, unsweetened dutch-processed cocoa powder, eggs, granulated white sugar, heavy whipping cream or creme fraiche, divided, kirsch (cherry brandy), semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped, water, pure vanilla extract, granulated white sugar

water, white baking chocolate, chopped, butter, softened, sugar, eggs, unsweetened applesauce, rum extract, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, buttermilk, chopped pecans, toasted, flaked coconut, reduced-fat cream cheese, butter, softened, white baking chocolate, melted, sugar

cake flour (i used all purpose flour and it was fine), baking powder, salt, sugar, vegetable shortening

cake flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking soda, salt, sugar, vegetable shortening

angel food cake (make , use a mix or buy 1 already made), sliced rhubarb, sugar, orange, sliced strawberries, whipping cream, ricotta cheese, sugar, mint leaf (garnish )

cake flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, dark cocoa powder , compacted, butter or margarine, oil, eggs, vanilla, milk, decoration, cream, whole red or green candied cherres, whole green candied cherries, extra, rainbow sprinkles, silver dragees (balls), icing sugar

red velvet cake, makes 1 two-layer cake ), butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, salt, cake flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, buttermilk or sour milk, white vinegar, white velvet icing, makes enough for 1 two-layer cake ), all-purpose flour, cold water, butter, granulated sugar, vanilla extract

water, white chocolate baking squares, chopped, butter (softened ), sugar, eggs, unsweetened applesauce, rum extract, all-purpose flour, cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, buttermilk, pecans, chopped and toasted, flaked coconut, reduced-fat cream cheese, white chocolate baking squares, melted, butter, softened, sugar

chocolate (recommend: baker s german sweet ), water, cake flour, baking soda, salt, unsalted butter, room temperature, pure vanilla extract, granulated sugar, brown sugar, eggs, separated, buttermilk, filling, recipe follows or whatever you prefer, favorite chocolate frosting, for the sides, evaporated milk, egg yolks, slightly beaten, granulated sugar, brown sugar, vanilla extract, butter, flaked coconut, toasted pecans

white cake mix, cool whip (thawed ), egg, red or green food colouring, peppermint extract, powdered sugar

problem : batter curdles and separates., solution : eggs were not added 1 at a time and beaten thoroughly after each addition; an electric mixer was set at too high a speed; and/or the eggs were too cold. try adding 1 tbsp. flour per egg and reducing the speed of the electric mixer., problem : cake didn tsp rise., solution : too much or not enough fat or liquid in the batter; batter was overbeaten; and/or oven temperature was too high., problem : cake is tough., solution : butter and sugar were underbeaten in the early stages of mixing; batter was overbeaten after the flour was added; not enough sugar; not enough baking powder; and/or not enough fat. try brushing cake layers with sugar syrup, or filling and frosting the layers with a generous layer of moist frosting., problem : cake crumb is sticky., solution : too much sugar in the batter or sugar was too coarse., problem: top crust is hard ., solution : oven temperature was too high; cake was overbaked; and/or cake was baked too close to the top of the oven. try slicing off the top of the cake layer before frosting.

white cake ----- makes two 9-inch round pans, softasilk cake flour, double-acting caking powder, salt, sugar, butter, milk, vanilla, egg whites, chocolate fondue sauce, tb flour, milk, sugar, tb cocoa, tb vanilla, tb butter, salt

spice cake ( makes two small layers of cake, 8 or 9 inch layers), fruit cocktail, brown sugar, cream cheese frosting, chopped nuts (pecans or walnuts) for garnish

yellow cake mix (regular size), cold milk, instant vanilla pudding mix, macaroons, crushed, currant jelly, heavy whipping cream, sugar, vanilla extract

strawberry gelatin, store bought angel food cake (or make it yourself), cool whip, water, frozen strawberries