Bavarian Cream Cake Food

EASY BAVARIAN CREAM

Steps:

• Mix together cream cheese and dry pudding mix.
• Slow beat in milk.
• Fold in Cool Whip.

BAVARIAN CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Dissolve gelatin in cold water. To make custard, combine egg yolks, milk, sugar, flour, and salt in top of double boiler and cook until it thickens on spoon. While hot, dissolve the gelatin and water mixture in the custard and stir until well distributed through the custard. Cool. When cold, add vanilla and almond extract. Beat egg whites until stiff and dry, then fold into the custard. Beat the whipping cream and fold into mixture. Rinse an angel food cake pan with cold water and leave a few drops in it; pour 1/3 of custard on bottom. When it is thick enough, drop bits of angel food cake into it. Completely cover this layer of custard with cake (approximately half the cake). Cover cake with another 1/3 custard. Repeat cake layer and remaining 1/3 custard. Set this in the refrigerator overnight, or make in the morning to serve at night. Turn mold out onto plate. After it is firm, you may "ice" it with whipped cream, which has been sweetened with sugar to taste. This may be topped with coconut, almonds, strawberries, bananas, or peaches, if desired.

BAVARIAN CREAM

Steps:

• Combine sugar, flour, cornstarch and salt. Gradually stir in milk.
• On med-high heat (turning down to med, if necessary), cook and stir until mixture thickens and boils.
• Cook and stir 2-3 minute.
• Stir a little of the hot mixture into egg yolk.
• Stir egg mixture into the rest of the hot mixture and bring it just to boiling.
• STIRRING CONSTANTLY.
• Add vanilla.
• cover entire surface with plastic wrap or waxed paper.
• Cool.
• beat smooth.
• Fold in whipped cream.

BAVARIAN CREAM

Steps:

• Put the split vanilla bean in cream and slowly bring to a boil. Turn off heat and let sit for 1 hour.
• Remove bean and scrape out seeds, add them to the cream and discard the pod. Sprinkle the gelatin into the milk and set aside.
• Whisk the sugar and egg yolks together. Warm the cream mixture back up and slowly whisk into eggs. Place mixture over simmering water and stir until it is thick enough to coat the back of a wooded spoon. Remove from heat and add milk and gelatin mixture.
• Place bowl in ice bath and stir until at room temperature.
• Fold in whipped cream and pour mixture into 6 (6-ounce) ramekins. Place in refrigerator for 4 to 5 hours or until mixture is set. Remove from molds and garnish with strawberries.

CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY BAVARIAN CAKE

Steps:

• Finishing:
• You will need 1 10-inch springform pan.
• For the syrup, combine the sugar and water, bring to a boil and cool. Stir in the liqueur.
• For the chocolate filling, bring the cream to a boil. Remove from heat, add the chocolate, and allow to stand 2 minutes. Whisk in the butter until smooth and cool.
• To make the Bavarian, combine the raspberries and sugar in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer 10 minutes. Use a food mill or a fine sieve to puree and strain away seeds. Cool. Combine the liqueur and gelatin in a small, heatproof bowl and soak 5 minutes. Place the bowl over simmering water to make liquid again, then whisk into cool puree. Whip cream and fold it in.
• Slice the genoise into two layers and place one in the bottom of a 10-inch springform pan. Moisten with half the syrup. Whip the cooled chocolate filling to lighten and spread half over cake layer; pour on half the Bavarian. Repeat with remaining cake layer, syrup, chocolate filling, and Bavarian. Chill to set.
• To unmold, run a small knife between dessert and mold and lift off side of pan. Whip the cream and spread over sides of dessert. Press some of the chocolate shavings into cream. Arrange raspberries on top in two concentric circles around the top rim, then sprinkle center with shavings and confectioners' sugar.
• One 9 by 2-inch round layer pan, or a 9-inch springform pan, buttered and the bottom lined with a disk of parchment or wax paper Set a rack at the middle level of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees. Sift together the cake flour, cornstarch, and cocoa through a fine-meshed strainer over a piece of waxed paper to break up any lumps in the cocoa. Set sifted ingredients aside with the strainer. Whisk together the eggs yolks, sugar, and salt in the bowl of an electric mixer. Place the bowl over a pan of simmering water and continue whisking gently until the mixture is lukewarm, about 100 degrees. This should take only a minute or two. Whip with the electric mixer on high speed until the mixture is cooled and increased in volume, about 3 to 4 minutes. Remove bowl from mixer and sift in dry ingredients, in three additions gently folding each third in with a rubber spatula. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread the top even with a spatula. Bake the layer about 30 minutes until it is well risen and the center is firm to the touch. If necessary, loosen the layer from the side of the pan with a small knife or spatula and invert the cake onto a rack. Place another rack on the cake and invert again. Remove the top rack, so that the layer cools right side up, still on the paper. Yield: 1 round layer, 9 inches in diameter by 2 inches deep

BAVARIAN CREAM

Steps:

• In a small bowl, stir together the gelatin and cold water. Set aside to soften. In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, sugar, and salt until smooth.
• In a medium saucepan, bring the milk to a boil. Pour the hot milk in a steady stream into the yolk mixture, whisking constantly. Return the mixture to the saucepan and cook and stir over medium heat until the mixture coats the back of a spoon. Remove from heat and pour the custard through a strainer.
• Stir in the softened gelatin and vanilla and stir to melt the gelatin. Allow to cool.
• When the mixture has cooled almost to room temperature, whip the heavy cream to medium stiffness and fold it into the custard. Immediately transfer the Bavarian cream to parfait glasses, molds, or on prepared cake layers, as it will firm up quickly as the gelatin sets. Refrigerate at least one hour before serving.