COOK'S CORNER NOW THAT'S USING YOUR NOG-GIN.Byline: Natalie Haughton Food Editor In response to Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. resident Roberta Martin's request for an Easy Eggnog Cake made with a cake mix and eggnog (she lost the recipe), we've rounded up a couple of different versions made with mixes. One is a yellow cake, the other chocolate, so take your pick. Hopefully, one of these will be a good replacement for the lost recipe. And while we're on the topic of eggnog - just in case you have any extra store-bought on hand after the holidays, use it to make Holiday Eggnog Tapioca tapioca (tăpēō`kə), widely used starchy food, obtained from the fleshy root of the bitter cassava. Tapioca is sold in flake or flour form and as the pellet pearl tapioca. . It's really fast and delicious. HOLIDAY EGGNOG CAKE 1 (18.2-ounce) package SuperMoist yellow cake mix (Betty Crocker Betty Crocker, an invented persona and mascot, is a brand name and trademark of American food company General Mills. The name was first developed by the Washburn Crosby Company in 1921 as a way to give a personalized response to consumer product questions. ) 1 cup eggnog 1/2 cup butter OR margarine, softened 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg 2 tablespoons light rum OR 1 teaspoon rum extract plus 2 tablespoons water 3 eggs Eggnog Fluff Additional ground nutmeg OR cinnamon for top, if desired Grease bottoms only of 2 (9x1 1/2-inch) round cake pans with shortening. (Do not use 8-inch rounds or batter will overflow.) Beat cake mix, eggnog, butter, nutmeg, rum and eggs in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds; beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Pour into pans. Bake in preheated 350-degree oven 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick toothpick, n a wood sliver used to cleanse the interdental space. toothpick, balsa wood, n a triangular wedge of balsa wood used to clean the teeth interproximally and stimulate the interdental gingival tissues. inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around side of pans to loosen cakes; remove from pans to wire rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Fill layers and frost cake with Eggnog Fluff. Sprinkle lightly with additional nutmeg. Store covered in refrigerator. Makes 12 to 16 servings. EGGNOG FLUFF: Beat 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream Noun 1. heavy whipping cream - cream with a fat content of 48% or more double creme cream - the part of milk containing the butterfat , 1/2 cup powdered sugar and 1 tablespoon rum OR 1/2 teaspoon rum extract in a chilled medium bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form. From ``Betty Crocker's Ultimate Cake Mix Cookbook.'' CHOCOLATE EGGNOG CAKE WITH EGGNOG BUTTERCREAM FROSTING frosting the slight graying of the haircoat around the face, particularly muzzle, in dogs with aging and as a regular feature of some breeds such as the Belgian shepherd dog. CAKE: 2 ounces semisweet sem·i·sweet adj. Having a small amount of sweetening: semisweet chocolate. Adj. 1. semisweet - having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness bittersweet chocolate 1 (18.25-ounce) package plain German chocolate cake The German Chocolate Cake is a layered chocolate-buttermilk cake filled and topped with a coconut-pecan frosting. History This cake was not actually invented by Germans. The original recipe was sent by a homemaker in Dallas in 1957 to a newspaper in Texas. mix 1 cup eggnog 1/3 cup brandy OR water 1/4 cup vegetable oil 3 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg EGGNOG BUTTERCREAM FROSTING: 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, at room temperature 3 1/2 to 4 cups powdered sugar, sifted 3 to 4 tablespoons eggnog 2 teaspoons brandy OR vanilla 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg, for garnish (optional) Place a rack in center of oven. Lightly mist a 13x9-inch pan with vegetable oil spray, then dust with flour. Shake out excess flour. Set pan aside. Make Cake. Carefully rub chocolate (softened) along the largest holes of a cheese grater to make 1 tablespoon grated chocolate; set aside. Break remaining chocolate into 5 or 6 pieces and place in a small glass bowl. Microwave on high power 1 minute. Stir to melt any remaining lumps. Place cake mix, eggnog, brandy, oil, eggs, vanilla, nutmeg and melted chocolate in a large mixing bowl. Blend with an electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Stop machine and scrape down sides of bowl with a rubber spatula spatula /spat·u·la/ (spach´u-lah) [L.] 1. a wide, flat, blunt, usually flexible instrument of little thickness, used for spreading material on a smooth surface. 2. a spatulate structure. . Increase mixer speed to medium and beat 2 minutes more, scraping sides down again if needed. Batter should look well combined. Spread batter evenly in prepared pan. Bake in preheated 350-degree oven 38 to 42 minutes, until cake springs back when lightly pressed with finger. Remove pan from oven and place on a wire rack to cool 10 minutes. Run a sharp knife around edges of cake, and invert in·vert v. 1. To turn inside out or upside down. 2. To reverse the position, order, or condition of. 3. To subject to inversion. n. Something inverted. onto a serving platter to cool completely, 20 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare Eggnog Buttercream Frosting: Place butter and 1 cup powdered sugar in a large mixing bowl. Blend with an electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds to incorporate. Stop machine and add remaining powdered sugar, eggnog and brandy. Increase speed to medium and beat until light and fluffy, 1 minute. Add more powdered sugar if frosting is too runny run·ny adj. run·ni·er, run·ni·est Inclined to run or flow: runny icing; a runny nose. runny Adjective [-nier, -niest to spread. Add a touch more eggnog if it is too stiff. Spread frosting over top and sides of cake, using smooth, clean strokes. Sprinkle top lightly with reserved grated chocolate and a little nutmeg, if desired. Slice and serve. Makes 16 to 20 servings. NOTE: Store this cake, covered with foil or plastic wrap, at room temperature up to 3 days or in refrigerator up to 1 week. Or freeze it, wrapped in foil, up to 6 months. Thaw cake overnight in refrigerator before serving. From ``Chocolate From the Cake Mix Doctor,'' by Anne Byrn. HOLIDAY EGGNOG TAPIOCA 3 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca 2 1/2 cups commercial eggnog 3/4 teaspoon vanilla OR rum extract Sweetened sweet·en v. sweet·ened, sweet·en·ing, sweet·ens v.tr. 1. To make sweet or sweeter by adding sugar, honey, saccharin, or another sweet substance. 2. To make more pleasant or agreeable. whipped cream (from a pressurized pres·sur·ize tr.v. pres·sur·ized, pres·sur·iz·ing, pres·sur·iz·es 1. To maintain normal air pressure in (an enclosure, as an aircraft or submarine). 2. can) Grated nutmeg Place tapioca in a 1 1/2-quart microwave-safe glass bowl. Stir in eggnog until well blended and let stand 3 to 4 minutes. Microwave on high power 6 minutes or until bubbly and thickened thick·en tr. & intr.v. thick·ened, thick·en·ing, thick·ens 1. To make or become thick or thicker: Thicken the sauce with cornstarch. The crowd thickened near the doorway. 2. , stopping every 2 minutes to mix well. Remove from microwave and stir in vanilla. Pour pudding into 4 dessert dishes. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before serving warm, or refrigerate re·frig·er·ate tr.v. re·frig·er·at·ed, re·frig·er·at·ing, re·frig·er·ates 1. To cool or chill (a substance). 2. To preserve (food) by chilling. until chilled. At serving time, garnish top of each dessert with a pouf of whipped cream and dust with a dash of nutmeg. Makes 4 servings. From ``The 5 in 10 Dessert Cookbook: 5 Ingredients in 10 Minutes or Less,'' by Natalie Haughton. Can you help If you have recipes that can help this reader, please send them along to us at Daily News Food Department, PO Box 4200, Woodland Hills, CA 91365-4200. --I've lost a recipe for a Sunshine Cake (type of sponge cake) that appeared in the paper about 15 years ago before Rosh Hashana. The main ingredients were egg and potato starch. My family enjoyed the cake, and I'd like to make it again. - Colleen, via e-mail |
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