Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Millennium cake? have you heard of it? and do you have a recipe for it?

I've heard of it this way





Millennium Cake or baumkuchen





I've posted the link for this recipe





INGREDIENTS


7/8 cup unsalted butter, softened


1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar


7/8 cup cornstarch


5 1/2 ounces almond paste


1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract


1 pinch salt


2 egg yolks


6 egg whites


3/4 cup white sugar


3/4 cup all-purpose flour


9 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate


2 1/2 teaspoons vegetable oil








DIRECTIONS


Butter a 9 inch square metal pan. Place a sheet of parchment paper in the bottom. Butter the parchment, and flour the whole pan. Position the rack of the oven to the lowest level, and preheat the broiler.


In a large bowl, cream the butter or margarine until light and fluffy. Add in the almond paste in small chunks; beat until smooth. Add the confectioners' sugar, cornstarch, vanilla, and salt. Beat in the yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat until smooth.


In another bowl, beat the egg whites to soft peaks. Add in the sugar slowly while continuing to beat the meringue to stiff, glossy peaks. Fold the meringue into the yolk mixture. Sift the flour over this, and fold in.


Spoon a small amount of batter onto the parchment in the baking pan. With a pastry brush, paint the batter on. You want to cover the paper completely, but have a thin layer. Place under the broiler, and cook until light brown; this should take about 1 to 2 minutes. Brush another layer of the batter over the cake, and place under the broiler. Continue on in this way until all of the batter is used. Cool completely. Turn the cake out of the pan, and trim the edges clean.


In a double boiler, combine the chocolate and the oil. Heat until the chocolate is smooth. With a pastry brush, brush one side of the trimmed cake with some chocolate. Don't make it too thick. Allow this to harden. Turn the cake over, and brush the other side. Allow the cake to set. Cut the cake into 6 narrow strips, each about 1-1/2 inches wide. Brush the sides and top with the glaze, and allow to set. Store in the refrigerator, but serve at room temperatureMillennium cake? have you heard of it? and do you have a recipe for it?
Ingredients


1 package (18.25 ounces) angel food cake mix


2 cans (15-3/4 ounces) chocolate pudding


1 package (8 ounces) Cool Whip


English Toffee bits





Instructions


Bake angel food cake according to package directions. Let cool completely. Using a glass bowl or truffle bowl start with a layer of cake pieces that have been either broken or cut into bite-size pieces. Next spread a layer of pudding and then a layer of Cool Whip. Make as many layers as desired (3 or 4) depending on the size of bowl. Sprinkle top with English Toffee bits. Cover and store in refrigerator. This will keep two or three days.

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