Cocoa Ripple Ring Food

COFFEE RIPPLE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the walnuts, sugars, coffee granules and cinnamon; set aside. For cake, in a small bowl, dissolve coffee granules in water; set aside., In a large bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the sour cream, applesauce, buttermilk, vanilla and coffee. Combine the flour, baking soda and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream mixture and mix well. , Pour half of the batter into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Sprinkle with walnut mixture. Top with remaining batter. , Bake at 350° for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Combine glaze ingredients until smooth; drizzle over cake.

COCOA RIPPLE RING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Generously butter a 6 and 1/2 cup ring mold or similarly sized bundt pan.
• Cream together butter and sugar.
• Add the eggs and beat until light and fluffy.
• Sift together the flour, salt and baking powder.
• Add the dry ingredients alternately with the milk to the creamed butter/sugar/egg mixture, beating well after each addition.
• Mix together the filling ingredients.
• Pour 1/3 of the batter into the prepared mold.
• Sprinkle half the filling over the batter.
• Carefully add another third of the batter.
• Sprinkle with the remaining filling.
• Add the balance of the batter.
• Bake for 35 minutes, or until tester comes out clean.
• Remove from oven and let stand for 5 minutes.
• Invert and unmold cake.
• Dust with a sprinkling of confectioners' sugar through a sieve.
• Pour yourself a cup of tea and enjoy.

COCOA RIPPLE RING BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, blend together dry ingredients. Cream butter and sugar, then add eggs and vanilla and beat well. Next, alternate mixing the dry ingredients and the milk to the butter/sugar/eggs mixture.
• In a separate bowl, combine cocoa and sugar for the cocoa ring. Generously grease a 2-3 quart bundt pan. Add 1/3 of the batter to the pan, then sprinkle 1/2 of the cocoa ring mixture on top of the batter, and then add another third of the batter, followed by the last of the cocoa mixture, and lastly the rest of the batter.
• Be sure to keep the cocoa mixture away from the sides of the pan, otherwise it might cause the cake to tear when removing it from the pan.
• Bake approximately 45 minutes at 350 degrees. Depending on your personal oven, the bake time may be shorter or longer. Serve the cake plain, with powdered sugar sprinkled on top, or choose to drizzle chocolate sauce over the top.

APPLE & SULTANA BUNS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200c/gas6.
• Sift the flour, cinnamon & baking powder into a bowl. Make a well in the centre & add all the remaining ingredients expect the walnuts. Mix throughly.
• Arrange 12 case in a muffin tin, then divide the mixture between them & sprinkle walnuts over each one.
• Place in the oven & bake for 18-20 minutes until golden brown & firm in the middle.
• Remove & turn out on to a wire rack. Serve whilst still warm.

COCOA RIPPLE RING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a mixing bowl, cream the shortening and the sugar.
• Beat in the eggs until fluffy.
• In a seperate bowl, mix the flour, salt and baking powder.
• Alternating with the milk, blend the dry mixture into the egg mixture.
• Grease a bundt or 9x9" baking pan.
• Mix the cocoa and the walnuts together in a small bowl.
• Spoon 1/3 of the batter into the pan.
• Sprinkle 1/2 of the cocoa mix on top of this.
• Repeat layers with batter& cocoa, ending with batter.
• Bake for approximately 35 minutes.
• Let stand for 5 minutes when done.
• Turn onto a plate.