Birthday Decoration Ideas

birthday highchair decorations

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Daisy cake with baby bootie 2, originally uploaded by rosey sugar.

Brithday cake, birthday room decorations

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Brithday cake for Dad 3, originally uploaded by rosey sugar.

dirt bike birthday decorations

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"Old Blush" roses wedding cake 1, originally uploaded by rosey sugar.

decorating for birthday parties

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Ingrid and Steve's Wedding Cake, originally uploaded by Ryan Nowell Photography.

first birthday cake decorating ideas

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Wedding Cake for Fumi 1, originally uploaded by rosey sugar.

frog birthday decorations

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Baby shower cake, originally uploaded by Taste of Bliss.

indiana jones birthday decorations

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Carone virtual cake - ivory with chocolate decoration, originally uploaded by Glass Slipper Gourmet.

mario birthday decorations

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Smocking cake "To Mum" 2, originally uploaded by rosey sugar.

Santa christmas cake decoration 2009

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Santa holding present royal icing cupake toppers www.sugarcraftbyrosie.com.au, originally uploaded by Sugar Craft by Rosie.

teddy bear birthday decorations

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Cake decor, originally uploaded by Exif.

turtle birthday decorations

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Carone virtual cake - chocolate with ivory decoration, originally uploaded by Glass Slipper Gourmet.

Cupcake Decorations, 1 birthday decorations

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Cupcake Decorations, originally uploaded by kylie lambert (Le Cupcake).

1st birthday cupcake decorations

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Lightning McQueen, originally uploaded by cakejournal.

1st birthday decorating ideas

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Pirate Birthday Cake Front, originally uploaded by GinaSu.

abby cadabby birthday decorations

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Fall Cake detail shot, originally uploaded by cakejournal.

Mother's Day Cake, adult birthday cake decorations

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Mother's Day Cake, originally uploaded by Nicholas W..

cake decorating birthday party

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Cake "INSPIRATION" from Vivian's Kitchen., originally uploaded by Woodburning Images.

cinderella birthday decorations

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Pink edible roses cake or cupcake decorations www.sugarcraftbyrosie.com.au, originally uploaded by Sugar Craft by Rosie.

cookie monster birthday decorations

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Calla Lilly Cake Decoration display, originally uploaded by eksrn2002.

Icing sugar cake decoration 2009

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Icing sugar cake decoration, originally uploaded by jcar20.

decorating birthday cards

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roller coaster cake decoration, originally uploaded by caribou33.

diego birthday decorations

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wedding cake decoration, originally uploaded by Pepa Amenabar.

Wedding Cake Decorations 2009

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Wedding Cake Decorations 090906, originally uploaded by Jolly Japers Jen.

jonas brothers birthday decorations

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Icing sugar cake decoration, originally uploaded by jcar20.

kids birthday decoration ideas

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Cake Decorations, originally uploaded by daniseong.

cake decoration ideas 2009

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cake decoration, originally uploaded by fartoolittleattention.

Wedding cake decoration 2009

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Wedding cake decoration, originally uploaded by Fraser P.

star birthday decorations

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Birthday Gift Cake Detail, originally uploaded by cakejournal.

Santa sugar edible decorations

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Santa holding presents sugar edible decorations, originally uploaded by Sugar Craft by Rosie.

transformer birthday decorations

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Scandinavian Cake Show 2008, border details, originally uploaded by cakejournal.

Christmas Xmas cupcake decorations

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Christmas Xmas holly cupcake toppers sugars decorations www.sugarcraftbyrosie.com.au, originally uploaded by Sugar Craft by Rosie.

wrestling birthday decorations

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Scandinavian Cake Show 2008, cupcake close up, originally uploaded by cakejournal.

Cake Decorations, cheap birthday decoration

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Cake Decorations, originally uploaded by dominiquep.

happy birthday cake decorations

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My cake for the Scandinavian Cake Show 2008, originally uploaded by cakejournal.

home made birthday decorations

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Bunny birthday cake, originally uploaded by cakejournal.

monster jam birthday decorations

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Choo-choo train birthday cake, originally uploaded by cakejournal.

Pink and brown flower cake, race car birthday decorations

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Pink and brown flower cake, originally uploaded by cakejournal.

race car birthday decorations

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Sugar paste bibs, booties & bottles cake toppers/decorations www.sugarcraftbyrosie.com.au, originally uploaded by Sugar Craft by Rosie.

second birthday decorations

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3d Christmas Cake Sugars Decorations Toppers www.sugarcraftbyrosie.com.au, originally uploaded by Sugar Craft by Rosie.

sports birthday decorations

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Birthday decorations, originally uploaded by Attic24.

super mario birthday decorations

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Fairy tale castle birthday cake, originally uploaded by cakejournal.

tom and jerry birthday decorations

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Ballerina mouse cake, originally uploaded by cakejournal.

bunny birthday decorations

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAKE, originally uploaded by cultivisions.

dog birthday party decorations

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Office Decorations, originally uploaded by Finn Digital.

flower birthday decorations

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Birthday Decorations, originally uploaded by k♥money.

hanna montana birthday decorations

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Blackforest (alternate decorations), originally uploaded by alida saxon.

simple birthday cake decorations

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Birthday Decoration, originally uploaded by Nele en Jan.

Birthday Decoration - Again once of those days: very little time to take some pictures, so it's a quick one. Some birthday decoration still hanging in our kitchen (it was my birthday two days ago). The decoration is made of paper and it's a tradition in Belgium to use it when there is a party for example.

Cupcake cookie lollies

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I have been playing with the cookie dough lately and made a lot of cute cupcake cookie lollies? or simply just cookies on a sticks. These cupcake cookies have been on my “to do list” for a very long time and I finally had a go making them. I dont have a speciel cupcake cookie cutter so I sat down and draw a template myself. I am very satisfied how they turned out and I have more cake inspired cookies on the way because I had a great time decorating them.

It is sugar cookies decorated with royal icing and you can see more cupcake cookie lollies at my gallery.

Cake Decorating Tips 2008

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O.K let's say that you have been given the inspiration to have a go at some cake decoration in the kitchen. You have come to the decision that you want to bake and decorate your own cake from scratch. Perhaps you even thinking it's not going to be that difficult or complicated.

Before you know it you have told a few people that you are going to bake a cake. Filled with new found confidence you even promise to share your cake at dinner or to bring your creation to the next dinner party. Then the doubt sets in, but whatever you do don't panic.

The first time you bake and decorate your own cake, do it for yourself. It is best not to "give" your cake away to other people your after first attempt at baking a cake.

It's always best to avoid creating your first cake for some big or special occasion such as a birthday. All that happens is that you put yourself under undue pressure to produce the perfect cake.

Rule # 2 - Remember The Perfect Cake Does Not Exist

When you are starting out in the world of baking and cake decorating, you may begin to wonder why your first efforts are not perfect.

The heart of the matter is that the perfect cake does not exist. The different baking methods will not allow the perfect result.

Each time you bake a cake it will end up slighty irregular or a bit off. This cannoy be helped as the baking process cannot be predicted. Amateur and professional chefs alike all agree this is whet makes it so challenging, not to mention interesting and exciting.

Experienced pastry chefs all understand how to cover their tracks if the find their creations a bit irregular, they kmow that irregularities will happen.

Rule # 3 - Walk Before You Can Run With Your Confectionary Creation

Keep your first cake uncomplicated, do not try to make some sort of elaborate affair. This is very important and could save you a lot of frustration.

If you try to create something too elaborate for your first attempt You will just be setting yourself up for disappointment. Keep it simple with just a few little touches of decoration.

Decorating your cake simply is a good way to start out. You could use nuts, dried fruits and even edible flower petals, the secret is to keep things simple.

Rule # 4 - Look Through Books and Magazines For Inspiration

Looking through books and magazines can give you some inspiration for your first baking and cake decorating creation. Sometimes you can find all this information intimidating, just don't let it get to you.

Tryout Cupcake Recipe

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It seems like I am hanging on to the cupcakes at the moment. But I have a mission to find the best vanilla cupcake recipe. So therefor I tried two new recipes last night. One white 125 Best Cupcake Recipes by Julie Hasson and one yellow from Cupcakes by Joanna Farrow. I have tried the white one before but it failed. So this time I must have done my conversion from cup to grams perfect because it was some really great cupcakes that came out of the oven this time. The yellow one must be the most simple one to make a quick batch of tasty cupcakes. All the ingrediens goes in the bowl at the same time and you just beat the batter smooth and thats it really. You can add to the yellow dough: cocoa, lemon, coffee and chocolate chips. Both recipes made a nice dome, they did not shrink and today the paper cups is still sticking to the cakes.
So how did they taste? The white was light, moist and a bit loose in the crumb. The yellow one was firm, very moist and had a nice buttery flavor.

Fruit Cake Decorations

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All our fruit cake decorations are edible, hand crafted and made from marzipan, which means that they can be eaten as well as used for decorative purposes

Our fruit cake decorations are made using the finest marzipan paste. Every fruit cake decoration is individually hand shaped, moulded and sculpted, which means that no two cake decorations are ever going to be exactly alike.

Our fruit cake decorations are shipped all over the world. With more than 300 packages delivered every week to the USA alone.

You can find a more detailed description of our marzipan fruit cake decorations on our online catalog

Cake Craft Decoration

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Welcome to Cake Craft & Decoration, the world's leading monthly magazine for all those interested in cake decoration and sugarcraft.

Every issue carries 8 to 12 complete projects for you to make. Projects include wedding cakes, novelty cakes, floral decorations and anniversary cakes. Each one has clear instructions and step-by-step colour photographs, plus tips, techniques and full details of the equipment and ingredients you need.

Our projects are designed for all skills levels and include sugar flowers, sugar modelling, pastillage work, sugarpaste, marzipan and royal icing. Each issue also has a baking section, information on new products from cake decoration manufacturers, readers' cakes, college reports, shows and events.

Each year we cover the ICHF Cake Decoration Show in the UK and the ICES show in the USA. You can buy Cake Craft & Decoration each month at leading WHSmiths and high street newsagents, or use this site to order a subscription. You can also sign up below to receive newsletters and enter our competitions. And don’t forget to use our section on cake decorating suppliers and wedding cake designers.

Cake Decorating Ideas Hints

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Make cake decorating easy with this 173 page online guide. Discover the answer to your problems in this A - Z of cake decorating hints, tips, and ideas. Packed with expert suggestions it acts like a cake-icing troubleshooter - there when you really need help.

Containing 79 in-depth sections (with more than 40 photographs) this site gives you lifetime access to over 1,000 hints, tips and ideas. Find advice on cake-making, cake-decoration, sugarcraft skills, flower making, chocolate coating, guidelines on design and lots of tips on making, decorating and displaying Wedding Cakes.
Many people think of cake-decorating as a "piece of cake". And so it is when you know the tricks of the trade. So let this cake decorating website guide you, whether you are icing a buttercream gateau or piping a design on a stunning Wedding-Cake.

Here you can receive expert solutions on how to give your work that professional touch. If you need help or ideas with Christmas, Celebration, Novelty, or Wedding Cakes you'll find plenty of assistance here.

Easy and Delicious Icing Recipes

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This site wouldn't be complete without giving you our easy and delicious icing recipes.

In describing how to decorate the cakes on this site, we have often referred to the type of icing used. Here you will find the recipes to make those different types of icings.

It is important that when you are decorating your cake, that your icing is the right consistency to give you the best results. However, you also want the icing to taste great. The recipes in this section will give you just that…great decorating results plus great taste!

So try one of these icings for your next cake:

Buttercream Icing

This icing provides the best consistency for decorating.

Whipped Cream Icing

You will love the taste of this icing, but due to its consisteny, it is best used to decorate simple sheet cakes.

Peanut Butter Icing

This icing tastes great with chocolate cake! One of our family’s favorites.

Decorating an Adult Birthday Cake

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Here you will find lots of inspiration for your next adult birthday cake. You will find instructions for traditional cakes as well as some unusual ones. Some have been created with the interests, hobbies, professions or personality of the birthday person in mind. This gives the cake a personalized touch that is sure to please and show that you really care! You are sure to get many ideas on how you can make a cake to fit the party and person you are making it for. The birthday person will love the special attention put into decorating their birthday cake. So take a look, you will find easy instructions which will help you to easily make your own adult birthday cake.

Easy Cake Recipes

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If your looking for easy birthday cake recipes, we have those too. We’ve shown you how to decorate all of the beautiful cakes on this site. However, this site would not be complete without giving you our easy cake recipes for making these cakes.

When making your cakes, you don’t have to stick with the usual white yellow or chocolate cake mix. Why not try something different for a change and try one of these recipes that are still easy to make (especially the ones that start with a cake mix) but give it the made from scratch taste that is sure to delight your guests.

Or, if you would rather make your cake from scratch, we have some delicious recipes for you too.

There are more to come, so check back often and if you would like some delicious Icing Recipes we have those too!

Banana Cake Recipe

Strawberry Cake Recipe

Surprise Chocolate Cake Recipe

Cocoa Cake Recipe

Share Your Favorite Cake Recipes

If you have a favorite birthday cake recipe or other type of cake recipe that you would like to share, please submit your recipe here! We would love to feature your recipe on our site. You can even include a photo of your cake along with your recipe if you would like!

Kids Birthday Cakes

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Kids Birthday Cakes are probably the most fun to make! The possibilities are endless and the results are often stunning. But, most importantly - Kids love them! Are you looking for ideas for your child's next birthday cake? or maybe you already have a character or theme cake in mind, but are just looking for instructions or ideas on how to make it. This section is the largest on our site. We have many popular character and theme cakes as well as some very unusual and hard to find ones.

Family Favorite Mexican Crock Pot Recipes

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There are so many different delicious crock pot recipes available now days. You can feed your family well, and with variety too. If your family loves Mexican dishes, but you're tired of the same old tacos for dinner, try one of our simple Mexican recipes. Start your meal in the morning and come home to an easy evening of dinner with the family.

These easy Mexican style crock pot recipes are ones your family will love and ask for over and over again. There are three different types: Beef, Chicken and Pasta crock pot recipes listed below. Try one this week and treat your family and yourself to a great meal together.

Mexican Shredded Beef Crock Pot Recipe

4 lbs chuck roast
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 onion, chopped
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 - 4 oz cans green chilies, undrained
3/4 cup hot pepper sauce or to taste
Water

Season chuck roast with salt and pepper. Place in crock pot. Mix together remaining ingredients except water, and spoon over meat. Pour water down along the sides of the crock pot until roast is 1/3 covered. Cover it and cook on high 6 hours. Reduce to low 2-4 hours, until meat falls apart. Shred with forks if needed. Sauce can be thickened with a little flour. This is perfect as a burrito dinner or on buns.

Mexican Chicken Stew Crock Pot Recipe

2 lbs skinless boneless chicken breasts cut into 1 inch pieces
4 medium russet potatoes, peeled and cut small
1 -15 oz can mild salsa
1 -4 oz can diced green chilies
1 -1 ¼ oz package taco seasoning mix
1 -8 oz can tomato sauce

Mix all ingredients together in a crock pot, cook 8 hours on low. Serve with warm flour tortillas, and corn or add it to the finished stew.

Mexican Macaroni and Cheese Crock Pot Recipe

5 to 6 cups hot cooked macaroni, drained -12 oz dry
2 tbs butter
1 can 12 oz evaporated milk
1 can nacho cheese soup
2 cups shredded Mexican Cheddar cheese
1 - 4 oz can chopped green chilies
1 - 4 oz can sliced black olives
3/4 cup thick medium salsa
salt and pepper to taste

Grease your crock pot lightly. Toss the hot macaroni with butter; add remaining ingredients and mix well. Cover and cook on low for 3 to 4 hours.

Crockpot Swedish Meatball Recipe

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My family, being mostly German and Scandinavian, often challenges me to make authentic recipes. My husband challenged me to make Hungarian Goulash, and a while back I was asked to make a Swedish meatball recipe with a twist - it had to be an easy crockpot recipe.

A crockpot Swedish meatball recipe seemed ideal for me; Swedish meatballs are a dish that would only improve by marinating all day long. I came up with this, and although you can use frozen meatballs to make the super quick and easy version, I've included a very tasty recipe for homemade meatballs as well.

2 - 12 ounce packages frozen meatballs

1 cup water

½ tsp nutmeg

1 tsp minced onion

½ tsp garlic powder

½ tsp dill weed

½ tsp black pepper

4 ounces cubed goat cheese

1 cup sour cream

Spray crock pot with non-stick cooking spray. Mix all ingredients except cheese and sour cream in crock pot, cover and cook on low 6-8 hours to high 3-4 hours. Stir in cheese and sour cream, cover and cook on high an additional 30 minutes. Serve with noodles (the most traditional), mashed potatoes, or rice, and garnish with fresh parsley if desired.

World's Best Pickles

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knew they were the world's best pickles the moment I tasted one. That first taste took place around 1950, and I've tasted a lot of pickles since, am a pickle hound in fact, but I've never come across anything else as good.

They came to us by way of my Uncle Ronald Smith, who was an electrician in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana where I grew up. One day he was doing electrical work for a Bulgarian family, and they rewarded him with a sample pickle. He liked it so much he got the recipe and gave it to his wife Gladys, who gave it to Grandma Glidewell, who made it and gave some to me, and I thought I'd died and gone to pickle heaven.

And thus, although they became an old Glidewell family recipe, they are really an old Bulgarian family recipe. The Bulgarian family, whose name I do not know, told Uncle Ronald that in Bulgaria, when the first heavy frost kills the tomato vines, they put all their end-of-garden vegetables -- including those green tomatoes -- into a barrel, fill the barrel with pickling brine, and eat the best pickles in the world all winter.

It turns out, though, that the pickles' travel from Bulgaria to the U.S. was only one leg of a more ancient journey. Because I mentioned them to an Iranian woman, and she said, "My family has always made pickles like that! Exactly like that, except we add tarragon."

French Cuisine Everyday Cook

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When it comes to getting complicated in the kitchen, the first cuisine novice cooks think of is French. Whether it is presentation or preparation, it always seems that our European food lovers always do it so fancy. If you love cooking and are looking to get into a little more exciting menu, French cuisine can be just the thing you need. Don't let this distinguished culinary culture with the complicated tongue twisting titles throw you off. You can have a terrific culinary experience and here is how.

* Invest in Some Good Tools

While you don't need to stock your kitchen with tons of expensive equipment. I few standard, quality tools can really improve you're chances of success. First and foremost, invest in a good chef's nice. A quality knife will slice, dice, carve, mince, and chop everything you need to get through a meal preparation. You may also want to invest in a smaller, paring knife for peeling or cutting small delicate vegetables or other ingredient.

Among other tools you should consider investing in are utensils like a wooden spoon and a whisk, as well as a garlic press, cheese grater, and a pepper mill. For those of you who really want to invest in quality kitchen gear, nothing can ever really take the place of an electric mixer and bowls.

* Use Quality Ingredients

When it comes to food preparation, the final product is only as good as the ingredients you put into it. If you cook with sub par or barely fresh veggies and meats, the taste is going to come tell that story. The same is true for extremely cheap spices and oils. It's not necessary to spend hundreds of dollars on only the finest, but it is a good idea to invest a few extra dollars into higher quality products like olive oil, garlic, cooking wines, and produce. If you wouldn't eat it or drink it you shouldn't cook with it.

Berries And Nut Salad

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This is a free online recipe for making berries and nut salad. From the name, we can deduce that this recipe is made up mostly of berries and nuts.

2 packages of raspberry-based gelatin powder

1 and a 1/2 cups of blueberries

1 packet of gelatin powder

1/2 cup of mixed nuts chopped

2 cups of hot boiling water

8 ounces of cream cheese

1 cup of half and half

1 cup of cold plain water

1 cup of white sugar

1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

Below steps are the method and instructions:

1. Firstly we will need to chop the mixed nuts into smaller pieces.

2. Next, put the raspberry gelatin powder in the cup of boiling water. After that, place the mix into a appropriately sized pan. Let the mix chill in a refrigerator until it becomes firm.

3. Now, mix the unflavored gelatin ( not the raspberry one) with the cup of cold water. Put them aside for the moment

4. Next we need to mix the half and half into the saucepan. Boil the mix. Once done, turn of the heat.

5. Add softened cream cheese into the pan and beat until very smooth.

6. Next, put in the nuts, vanilla extract and unflavored gelatin mixture into the pan. Stir the mix until gelatin is fully dissolved. Let them cool and then pour over the chilled layer. Leave it to chill until the thing becomes firmed.

7. Add water to blueberry to make juice of about 2 cups of liquid. Bring this mix to a boil. After that, add the remaining raspberry gelatin package; stir until dissolved. Cool this mixture again and then stir in blueberries.

Finally, pour this mixture over the cheese layer. Again leave them to chill until they become firm. The salad is now ready for serving.

That is all for the salad recipe.

Free Online Recipe Cream Fruit Salad

2008-04-12T01:22:00.000-07:00

This is a free online recipe. Today the recipe is about making Creamy Fruit Salad. As you can tell from the name of the salad, the ingredients are made up primarily of fruits.

These are the ingredients required for this recipe:

1 cup of Strawberries

1 cup of Cantaloupe

6 whole Strawberries

1 red or green Apple

20 pieces of Grapes. They should be of the green seedless variety.

1/2 cup of Pineapple

1/2 cup of Mandarin orange sections

1 & 1/2 cups of Topping

2 tablespoons of Coconut.

OK, here's the recipe's method and instruction:

1. Firstly, we will need to cut up the fruits. Cut the strawberries into quarter pieces. As for the cantaloupe slice them into chunk sizes. We do so for the pineapple too. As for the apple, chop into chunks and remove the core.

2. Now in a 2 quart bowl, mix in all the fruits except for the whole berries. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate. Do so until the mix is well chilled which can take a few hours.

3. When we want to serve, prepared 6 sundae glasses. In the sundae glasses, spoon 2 T whipped topping that are thawed frozen non-dairy. Also top each portion with 1/4 cup of the fruit mixture.

4. Top each portion of fruit with 1 T whipped topping, then an equal amount of remaining fruit mixture. Spoon 1 T whipped topping onto each portion of the fruit.

5. Next, sprinkle 1 tablespoon of coconut that are shredded & toasted. Lastly, garnish with 1 berry.

We have come to the end of this free online recipe instruction. Thank you so much for reading.

Salt and Papper Paneer

2008-03-29T23:12:00.000-07:00

Salt and Papper Paneer is easy to cook, Indian cuisine is among the leading cuisines of the world. With every state, city and even every home having its own recipes, the variety of food available in India is quite a vast. Over the course of time, various invaders have passed through India, some of which also left behind their influences on its cuisine. To know more about Indian cuisine and its style of cooking, keep browsing through the various pages of indiacook.com.

India is full of diversity. Every state is unique in its traditions and its food. In fact, food from one region may completely be different from another region. The common thread that runs through most of the Indian food though, is the use of numerous spices to create flavor and aroma. indiacook.com offers you recipes of various Indian food. Just keep browsing through the site.

Indian Favoites Chicken Lollipops

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Been kicking this recipe around for some time as an alternative to Buffaloe Wings. Some recipes call for the wing but I think Im going with Drumsticks being more meatier and less time consuming.One recipes calls for corn flour and I am not too sure if I can find it in the local store.Anyhow cut the skin around the top of the leg and pull the meat down.Then you are ready to bread,fry and cook.Im thinking of frying and I will marinate first with some soy and Thai Chilli Sauce. Sounds good to me.

These lollipops are an absolute blast to eat. Granted, they are very labor intensive to prepare, but when it is all said and done, the sheer fun of eating these tasty creations makes it worthwhile. Since the meat is bunched down in a tight ball, it is exceptionally more tender and juicy than the average fried wing, and the right sauce put it over the top. While these are labor intensive, they are fun to eat and can easily impress your guests.I used a jar sauce for simplicity, and you can use BBQ, hot sauce, or any of your favorite wing sauces.

Luscious Chocolate Cake Recipe

2008-03-29T23:08:00.000-07:00

Luscious Chocolate Resistance is futile! It is indeed hard to resist the sweet smell of chocolate cake, especially when the aroma is linked with nice memories.

My mom is a very open person, and always willing to share. Not only is she generous with her advice, but she will share with you all the things that she experienced. she is always willing to explain sewing, cooking, or advanced mathematics. There is one thing, however, that she guards jealously. It is her biggest secret, and she had promises that she will carry to the grave. And that is her chocolate cake recipe. So far, we tried everything to to get it from her.

This is not just a normal chocolate mix cake recipe. This is seriously gourmet. It is not a simple chocolate cake recipe, either. Chocolate cake is normally very easy to make, but hers demands all day and all night. She is literally in there for 12 hours at a time, slaving away on the perfect chocolate cake. But it is wonderful. It is priceless. It is the most delicious cake that I have ever ate. I could do anything to get that chocolate cake recipe.

Baking Versus Cooking

2008-03-10T06:56:00.000-07:00

We're all different. No two individuals are exactly alike; however, there are some general categories that seem to hold true. For instance, there are the Morning People and the Night People. I am definitely of the latter variety. About 9:00 p.m. something kicks into gear-a burst of energy, creativity, and feeling totally alive-and I could work until daylight, and have done so many times. Mornings are an entirely different story-for the first 30 minutes of the day I hardly know which planet I'm on. There are some Morning People in my family. They awake with the birds, happy, cheerful, and ready to meet the day with a smile-it's disgusting! Suffice it to say, we just don't understand each other.

In the culinary category there are also two basic classes of people as I see it: the Bakers and the Cooks. Baking is a very precise science. Flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, soda, milk, buttermilk, flavorings, shortening, oil, butter or other ingredients are used in a variety of ways in baked goods recipes, but they interact with each other in very specific ways. Measurements have to be precise or it's disasterville in the kitchen. Commercial bakers even weigh their ingredients to assure they're using just the right amount. Cookbooks have recipes that are tested and re-tested until the directions shown, if followed, will result in a tasty dish. There is very little room for personal variations unless the baker has a great deal of experience. When we see a famous chef on TV appearing to simply mix in this and that in a somewhat carefree manner, it's just because he or she has put in a great deal of time learning basic measurements and techniques that yield that mouth-watering masterpiece.

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Cooking Tips To Make It Easy And Tasty

2008-03-10T06:53:00.000-07:00

In today's busy lifestyle cooking food has somewhat become a far away notion. Options like take away food and fast food have added to the cause and so did the food fusion joints that are coming up in every corner of the streets. Lots of views are put forward on the usefulness to learn cooking, together with individual empowerment, expression of originality, health issues and expenditure. Any one can cook very easily and tasty stuff if he or she is keen to make a sincere attempt.

If you know how to cook then it improves your self-assurance or confidence as you are no longer dependent on someone else for your own food. Then there is no necessity for you to look for food joints or restaurants. And moreover you don't have to rush for their opening or closing hours. With a little bit of guidance which you can obtain from the internet or from some recipe books available, you can cook as good and tasty as you will find in the food joints. And it also improves your patience and sometimes it is a pastime.

From the ancient days till today a good cook or chef is always admired for his or her talent and people are always in the search of good foodstuff. Tasty cooking demonstrates the ability of a person to combine different ingredients and making it a special preparation which any one will love to have. Today good chefs are in huge demand in hotels and restaurants.

Cheese And Cabbage Recipes Romania

2008-03-10T06:49:00.000-07:00

Romanians are really fond of various types of tasty food preparations. There are everyday preparations, cooked whenever you feel like it. Again, there are preparations that are cooked only on special occasions. Here we are going to talk about two recipes: traditional cheese ball and cabbage rolls.

Well, Romanians do not like wasting time when they decide on a nice meal; so let us start off without delay. The first preparation we are going to choose is the cheese ball, which finds its place in every Romanian cookbook. It takes nearly an hour to cook.

The basic ingredients for this dish are corn flour sauce and the stuffing. For the sauce, you will need 350 grams of corn flour, half a teaspoon of salt, a litre and a half of water. For the stuffing, you will need 4 eggs, 50 grams of butter, and 300 grams of cheese. The cheese should ideally be of two types, and the most suitable types are bellows cheese ("branza de burduf") and "telemea", a salty cheese.

The first step involves boiling the eggs and cooking the soft corn flour sauce. You have to use an earthen pot, a symbol of authentic Romanian cuisine, to get the original flavor. But first, you need to immerse the pot in water for about 15 minutes and butter up the inside of the pot adequately. This will ensure that the cheese balls do not stick to the pot when you cook them.

Chocolate Feast Italian Style

2008-03-08T08:12:00.000-08:00

The health benefits, aphrodisiac qualities and incomparable taste of chocolate have been passionately championed for centuries. And if there's one thing that all chocolate lovers agree on, it is the pure pleasure one gets from eating it in its myriad forms.

Cocoa has been used by generations of cooks around the world to create a wealth of sweets, cakes and biscuits, truffles, drinks and glorious desserts, and I would like to begin your chocolate initiation with cakes. Why not try a grandfather's cake (torta del nonno) to impress your dinner guests? These are not for the faint-hearted, neither are hot puddings, which are indulgently rich, and suitable for only the most hardened chocolate fiends.

If there's anything better than receiving chocolates from someone, it must surely be to know that they are homemade. Truffles and sweets are the ultimate sin, so allow yourself to have a go at some decadent Italian chocolate truffles - it's up to you to decide whether you give them away...

Restaurants Eating Out in the Centre of Rome

2008-03-08T08:09:00.000-08:00

The capital of Italy, Rome is truly one of the most idyllic places to dine in Europe. Most people have heard of the saying "when in Rome, do as the Romans do." Yes, you can still have your pizzas and lasagnas but why? There's something to please every palate, so be adventurous.

Every region boasts of its specialties. However, in Rome, a meal usually starts with bruschetta and in Rome, try the ammazzavampiri. If you feel very, and I mean very, adventurous, try the pajata sauce. What's pajata sauce, eat first, ask later. Rome is also well known for its oxtail stew, lamb ribs and not forgetting, "jewish" artichokes which is basically deep fried artichokes.

A stone's throw away from St Peter's Cathedral is one of the most popular and reasonably priced restaurants in Rome must be Ad Hoc, located at Via di Ripetta, 43. The cozy ambience with a wine list of more than 200 local labels will set very nicely with anyone. Must *trys* are the carbonara sauce with porcini and the famous white ragu sauce. Prices are reasonable ranging from 25 to 35 euros per diner.

Mediterranean Restaurants in London

2008-03-08T08:05:00.000-08:00

Affluent Knights bridge has many up-market restaurants, appealing to all tastes and flavours and is also home to the infamous Lorenzo's; an Italian restaurant regularly frequented by celebrities. Many of those establishments offer Mediterranean-inspired fare and also specialise in fish dishes, but some of them are facing a salmon shortage due to a mini-marine disaster off the coast of Northern Ireland which has resulted in the loss of over 100,000 salmon.

Ironically, the cause of the disaster is a tiny, purplish jellyfish which normally inhabits Mediterranean waters and frequently stings swimmers. Billions of the Pelagia Nocticula, colloquially known as mauve stingers attacked the salmon in their cages and there was nothing that could be done to save any of the fish. Their total loss has cost the farm owners Northern Salmon at least £1million, threatening the entire future of the company.

Dismayed managing director John Russell, who only joined the company three days before the disaster said: "I've never seen anything like it in 30 years of fish farming. It was unprecedented, absolutely amazing. The sea was red with the jellyfish and we were unable to do a thing about it, absolutely nothing."

Dark Chocolate Helps In Weight Loss

2008-03-07T08:57:00.000-08:00

The truth is nine out of ten people love chocolate and 50% say they can't live without it. Recent studies shown that some chocolates can actually have positive health effects. But these aren't the name-brand chocolate bars you would find at your local grocery store.

An internationally recognized expert in the field of alternative medicine focusing on diet and nutrition, Dr. Keith Scott-Mumby, has studied the properties and benefits of dark chocolate and feels the proper dark chocolate should be a part of our daily diet.

"Chocolate is made from the beans of the cacao tree, Theobroma Cacao," says Scott-Mumby. He explains that plant flavanoids are commonly known for their antioxidant activity. "A small bar of chocolate can contain as many flavanoids as six apples, as four and a half cups of tea or two glasses of red wine." Dark chocolate also can be an effective apatite suppressant and aid in weight loss.

Properly processed dark actually provides great benefits without the unhealthy ingredients that are often included in the common chocolate bar. Good dark chocolate can help you lose weight; help thin you blood, improve your mood and can actually address ant-aging and has a number of other significant health benefits.

Healthy Chocolate Can Also Happy Chocolate

2008-03-07T08:54:00.000-08:00

Healthy Chocolate Tradition has long held that chocolate could only be savored at the price of health compromising high levels of fat and sugar. There next came the glimmer of hope that dark chocolate contained antioxidants that the body benefited from. There's now a new healthy chocolate developed by a doctor that includes a very powerful combination of amino acids, vitamins, and minerals that are superb for brain health and an overall sustained mood elevation.

Dr Paul Anderson, the creator with a history of forming non-drug and nutritional remedies for people suffering from chronic pain and depression, stated that this new dietary supplement is a great product for "anyone looking for better moods, more energy, looking to focus, be able to enjoy their days, and really be happy." The taste may also lead you to believe that it is the absolute best chocolate that you have ever experienced as it melts in your mouth.

The advantages that this innovation has over the standard store bought variety are astounding. The energy received from Dr Anderson's invention lasts 4 to 6 hours instead of the frantic kind from store bought chocolate that is short lived and ends in a crash to a state of mental mediocrity. The remedy for this predicament usually meant eating more chocolate to keep the up feeling.

Gourmet Hot Chocolate Enjoy!

2008-03-07T08:50:00.000-08:00

If you are a chocolate lover like me, then you are going to love this hot drink, especially after a afternoon out in the snow, or on those chilly afternoons.

Skip all those pre-packaged mixes, and create your own gourmet hot chocolate mix. Store in a dry sealed container, and it is ready when you are. Mix together the following ingredients:

1 cup of fat free dry milk
3/4 cup of light brown sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa.

That's it!..

Now are you ready for a cup?

Whisk together 2-3 tablespoons of the mix with 1 cup of cold milk. Microwave on High for 1 minute. Now you have your own homemade gourmet hot chocolate.

IRISH CREAM:
Want to add some additional flavors?.. try adding 1/2 teaspoon of honey and a dash of Irish whiskey to milk, and top with whipped cream and grated chocolate.

MOCHA
Fill your cup with coffee instead of milk.

VANILLA ALMOND
Add a dash of vanilla extract and Amaretto to milk.

Chocolate Eggs And Bunnies Make Special

2008-03-07T08:47:00.000-08:00

Easter is one of the most fondly celebrated holy festivals of Christians. It is the sacred celebration for Christ's rebirth. Churches all over are decorated with flowers and filled with worshippers. Earlier Easter was celebrated on separate days of the week. Then later on a rule was issued, which stated that Easter shall be celebrated on a Sunday, between March 22 and April 25. So, the first Sunday which comes after the first full moon following March 21 is celebrated as 'Easter'. That Easter Sunday marks the end of lent, a 40 day period of fasting and prayers.

Symbols of Easter

There are many symbols associated with Easter- such as eggs, rabbits, chicks, and lilies. The Easter Bunny or the Easter Rabbit is a popular image of the holiday. Rabbits are known as the most fertile, as of which they are marked as important symbol of the festival. The first kind of Easter bunnies were made of pastry and sugar. However today, the Bunny is often made from chocolate and given to children in celebration of the Easter Bunny.

Another popular symbol of the festival is Easter egg. Egg is considered as a symbol for new life. So during the fasting period, Christians gave up the eating of egg, and resumes it on the Easter day. To add glory to the festival, eggs are dyed up and colored and decorated with other fancy items. Chocolate eggs are most popular and favorite amongst children. The chocolate eggs come in all sizes, from small bite size to the worlds biggest 8.32m huge egg made in Belgium. Hollow chocolate eggs often contain treats such as toys for the kids.

Ingredients For Making Sausage Pizza

2008-02-26T09:50:00.000-08:00

Sausage pizza is the second most popular type of pizza (next to pepperoni). In fact, pizza is one of the most popular forms of dish used through out the World. Pizza pie is a common name given to the pizzas in America. Pizza is an over baked usually round shaped baked breads covered with various sausages, herbs and large amount of toppings. This dish with the growing globalization is becoming more and more popular.

There are various types of toppings used in pizza some of the various types of pizza toppings are listed below:-
Sauce is generally used in the pizza and the sauce is generally made of the ketchup or the garlic paste or related stuff.

To make the pizza more tasty lots of cheese may be added. The cheese added in the pizzas generally is mozzarella in type. However variety of cheese is available in the market.

To add spice to the taste various types of herbs or seasonings like basil, oregano and garlic. Vivid type of vegetables is used as toppings. Some of the commonly used toppings are bell peppers, eggplants, onions, spinach, sweet corn etc.

Meats like ground beaf, bacon, harm, chicken; seafood etc. are used as toppings on the pizzas which add a considerable amount of taste to your pizza.

Baking With Love Classic Cookies

2008-02-26T09:34:00.000-08:00

I firmly believe that baking is an expression of love. Of giving love in the purest sense. Giving of your time, talents and energies to create joy and happiness for others. Giving of a piece of yourself. Give some love this week. Bake one of these tasty cookie recipes. Then sit down with a glass of milk with someone you love. Share that baked treat and a piece of yourself. You might just be surprised by how far a plate full of cookies and an honest conversation can take you.

Gum Drop Oatmeal Cookies
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons milk
1 1/2 cups oatmeal
3/4 cup gum drops, cut up

In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Mix well and set aside. In a large bowl, cream together the shortening, brown sugar and white sugar. Add in the egg, vanilla extract and milk and mix well. Then add the dry ingredient mixture to this mixture. Add in the oatmeal and gum drops. Drop by teaspoons onto a baking sheet. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 12 to 15 minutes.

Comparing Sugar and Other Sweeteners

2008-02-26T09:30:00.000-08:00

To start with, the artificial sweeteners should be avoided like the plague. They are many times sweeter than sugar and have had very bad effects on people including making people fatter. They are not foods and are more like drugs. Now the sugar cane is not really bad for health. It is what they do to it.

This is similar to what they do with wheat and rice. They take the nutritious part of the sugar cane out. It is a thick black liquid called blackstrap molasses. It is sweet and sold in the health food store. It is very nutritious with lots of iron and chromium. The part that is left is called sugar and has calories but no nutrition.

They advertise for people to buy chromium supplements since it is needed to metabolize sugar. The sugar robs your body of the chromium and other things. If blackstrap molasses is sold in the health food store, where is the sugar sold? You can say that it is sold in the sick and fat food store.

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2008 Cake Decorating Ideas

2008-01-14T04:42:00.000-08:00

Cake decorating is a hobby and a delight for all seasons. What better way to keep the family happy than to bake them a sweet tasting cake for that special occasion, or maybe just to show you care.

It is important before you even begin to bake your cake that you decide what you are going to actually decorate it with. You have a variety of options.

Most cakes are commonly topped with icing or frosting of which there are a multitude, including Buttercream Icings, Caramel Icings, Peanut Butter Icings and many, many others. There is also fondant, marzipan and butter cream which are also types of icing. Other icings to consider which aren't so common are those made with a mixture of sugar and cream cheeses. The simplest icing you can make is called Glace and is basically made with water and icing sugar.

The ingredients of your icing consist of sugar, water, butter, egg whites and milk. I would imagine most homes would have a plentiful supply of these ingredients but it's always a good idea to check before you get started.

The finished cake can also be garnered with sprinkles which are little piece of candy and add a nice texture and decoration to your cake.

Valentine Chocolate Gift Ideas 2008

2008-01-14T04:38:00.000-08:00

Nothing melts a chocolate lover's heart like a valentines chocolate gift. You'll be surprised at how easy it is to create your own unique gift that will show her how much you love her on Valentine's Day. Here are valentine chocolate gift ideas for the chocolate lover in your life.

Chocolate Kisses
You really should give her more than the old standby, but if you insist, at least be creative on how you give them to her. There are many different ways you can use kisses without coming across cheap. You can create your own red or pink gift box and pack the inside with kisses with a love letter. Another thing you can do is make a path of chocolate kisses that leads to another gift like a bouquet of red roses.

Chocolate Heart Box
Either create your own heart-shaped box or look for a nice fancy one and fill it with gourmet chocolates and truffles. You can buy candy boxes in the shape of a heart but leave the candy out and replace it with gourmet chocolates. You could even put chocolate kisses inside.

Valentines Day Flower 2008

2008-01-14T04:34:00.000-08:00

Valentine's Day, which is celebrated on February 14th, is a major festival in the western hemisphere. People express their love for each other by means of gifts, of which flowers play a prominent role. In fact, it is said that flowers and chocolates are so essential that those gifts would be taken for granted if presented, yet will be noticed if not presented. It is said that the tradition of gifting flowers was originally Persian and it was introduced to the west in the 18th Century. Rose ranks highest among the flowers gifted on Valentine's Day. Red rose, which is commonly associated with passion, and pink rose, commonly associated with appreciation and sympathy, are popular gifts on Valentine's Day. Within the category rose, giving a particular type of rose signifies some special meaning such as Red: love, Pink: grace, gentle feelings of love, Dark Pink: gratitude, Light Pink: admiration, sympathy, White: innocence, purity, secrecy, friendship, reverence and humility, Yellow: Yellow roses generally mean dying love or platonic love, in German-speaking countries, however, they can mean jealousy and infidelity, Yellow with red tips: Friendship, falling in love, Orange: passion, Burgundy: beauty, Blue: mystery, Green: calm, Black: slavish devotion (as a true black rose is impossible to produce), Purple: protection (paternal/maternal love). So Flower Express’s Flower gift Philippines made sure that their customers feeling can be conveyed through the flowers.

Delicious Recipes for French Dinner for Valentines Day

2008-01-14T04:22:00.000-08:00

Delicious Recipes When you prepare your own meal for Valentine's Day, love radiates from your heart, pours into the food and gives it the mystical quality that ignites the soul. When you serve your Valentine an elegant meal do it with some attractive candles, good champagne or wine if you like, and a warm and loving smile. The real aphrodisiac is you!

Cream of Zuchinni soup with tarragon

Ingredients:
1 chicken bouillon (stock) cube
1 large tablespoon creme fraiche
500 g small courgettes (zucchini) firm and a shiny green
1/2 teaspoon of crushed peppercorns
2 sprigs of tarragon washed and drained
salt to taste

Wash trim and slice the courgettes/zuchinnis. Fill a pan with 1 1/2 cups water, add the stock/bouillon cube and bring to the boil. Add the sliced courgettes/zuchinnis. Cook for 15 minutes. Transfer to a blender, add the and salt, peppercorns, creme fraiche, and then blend. Pour into soup bowls and add the sprigs of tarragon as a garnish.

Chocolate Style Valentine Cake

2008-01-09T10:56:00.000-08:00

Choco Cake

The secret ingredient in this pretty heart-shaped cake is whipped cream, which replaces butter as the fat and gives the cake an airy texture. Not in the mood for love, just chocolate? This cake can also be made in a standard 9-inch round cake pan.

Position oven rack in center of oven. Preheat oven to 350°F. Trace pan on parchment paper; cut out. Grease pan; line bottom of pan with parchment heart; grease paper.

For cake, combine chocolate and water in medium stainless steel bowl; place bowl over simmering water in medium saucepan. Heat, stirring frequently, until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is smooth. Set aside; cool to room temperature.

In mixer bowl, whisk together eggs, sugar and salt. Set bowl over simmering water in medium saucepan (making sure bowl doesn't touch water); heat, whisking constantly, until eggs are warm, 1-2 minutes. Place bowl on mixer stand; beat with whisk attachment on high speed until mixture triples in volume, about 3 minutes.

In clean mixer bowl, with clean whisk attachment, beat heavy cream until firm peaks form. Gently fold cooled chocolate into egg mixture; fold chocolate egg mixture into whipped cream. Turn into prepared pan.

Place pan in water bath and bake 45-53 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Place pan on cooling rack; let cake cool 25 minutes. Run sharp knife around edge of pan to loosen; carefully invert cake onto wire rack. Cool to room temperature. Refrigerate at least 2 hours.

To make glaze, bring cream to a boil. Remove from heat and add chocolate; stir until chocolate is completely melted and glaze is smooth. Stir in vanilla. Cover surface with plastic wrap; cool about 10 minutes. Place chilled cake on cake circle; set on cooling rack. Spread raspberry jam evenly over top and sides of cake. Pour warm chocolate glaze on top of cake; using clean spatula, spread evenly over top and side, covering completely. Refrigerate cake at least 30 minutes.

Place white chocolate in small stainless steel bowl; place bowl over simmering water in saucepan. Heat, stirring frequently, until chocolate is completely melted. Remove from heat. Color chocolate with icing color to desired pink tone. Place colored chocolate in parchment bag; snip tiny hole in bottom. Remove cake from refrigerator; drizzle with pink chocolate. Refrigerate cake at least 20 minutes to set chocolate. Let cake stand at room temperature 30 minutes before serving. Can be stored in refrigerator, loosely covered, up to 5 days.

Valentine Cake Recipe 2008

2008-01-07T10:21:00.000-08:00

Love Cake

Beat on a platter the whites of ten eggs to a stiff froth. Stir into them one and one-half goblets of flour, sifted six times, adding a teaspoonful of cream of tartar in last sifting. Bake immediately in three large jelly cake tins. Use only two of these, and reserve the other for a strawberry or any other kind of fruitcake.

For filling take one pint of very rich cream, add to it two tablespoonfuls of pulverized sugar and a teaspoonful of vanilla. Whip to a stiff froth and color pink with Dr. Price's fruit coloring. When the cakes are cold, spread between the layers and pile also on top of the cake.

Before you begin to whip the cream see that it is very cold. It should be set in a bowl of ice while whipping, especially in the summer.