Ginger Souffle Cake Food

TRIPLE GINGER SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Place an oven rack in the lower third of the oven. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Butter the souffle dish. Grease the bottom and sides of the dish with butter and then coat with 3 tablespoons of the sugar.
• In a medium heavy saucepan melt 6 tablespoons of the butter over medium heat until foamy. Whisk in the flour and cook for 1 minute. Gradually whisk in the milk, cream and ground ginger. Cook, whisking constantly, until thick and smooth, about 2 minutes. Pour the milk mixture into a large bowl. Stir in the remaining 1/2 cup of sugar. Add the egg yolks, one at a time, whisking well after each addition. Stir in the crystalized and fresh ginger.
• In a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat the egg whites and cream of tartar until the mixture forms stiff peaks, about 2 minutes. Using a large spatula, fold the egg white mixture into the milk mixture. Pour the batter into the prepared dish. Place the dish on a rimmed baking sheet and bake, without opening the door, until puffed and golden, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Using a pastry brush, brush the top of the souffle with edible gold dust and serve immediately.

GINGER SOUFFLE CAKE

Steps:

• Whisk the flour, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, allspice and salt in a bowl until well blended. Set aside. Use some of the butter to grease six 8-ounce souffle dishes or charlotte molds. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Beat remaining butter with brown sugar until well-blended. Beat in whole eggs, one at a time. Beating at low speed, add the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk. Stir in molasses and 2 teaspoons vanilla.
• In a clean bowl, beat the egg whites until softly peaked. Beat in 1/4 cup of the sugar and continue beating until the mixture holds peaks but is not stiff. Fold the egg white mixture into the batter. Pour the mixture into the souffle dishes. Place in the oven and bake 45 to 50 minutes, until firm to the touch on top and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven and allow to cool almost to room temperature.
• While the souffles are baking, beat the remaining sugar with the egg yolks until thick and light. In a heavy saucepan, scald the milk and, whisking constantly, slowly pour about half into the egg yolk mixture. Then stir the egg yolk mixture into the hot milk remaining in the saucepan. Place over medium-low heat and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, until the custard has thickened enough to coat the spoon and steam begins to rise from it. Remove from heat, stir in the remaining teaspoon of vanilla, strain into a bowl, cover and refrigerate.
• Unmold the souffles by running a knife around the edges and inverting each onto a dessert plate. Spoon some of the custard around each portion and serve.

CHOCOLATE SOUFFLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Line bottom of 8-inch springform pan with 2-3/4-inch high sides with parchment paper.
• Spread pan and paper with vegetable oil spray.
• Sprinkle pan with 2 tablespoons sugar.
• Finely grind nuts with 2 tablespoons sugar in processor.
• Transfer nut mixture to large bowl.
• Mix in 10 tablespoons sugar and cocoa, then oil.
• Using electric mixer, beat egg whites and salt in large bowl until soft peaks form.
• Fold whites into cocoa mixture in 3 additions.
• Spoon batter into prepared pan; smooth top.
• Bake until cake puffs and tester inserted into center comes out with moist crumbs attached, about 30 minutes.
• Cool cake in pan on rack about 30 minutes.
• (Cake may fall.) Cut around pan sides to loosen cake.
• Remove sides of pan and cool cake completely.
• Sprinkle cake with powdered sugar.

CHANTERELLE'S CHOCOLATE SOUFFLE CAKE (PESACHDIK)

Steps:

• Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat oven to 300°F.
• Butter and flour 9 inch spring form pan and line bottom with parchment paper.
• Melt the chocolate with the butter in a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of about 1.5 inches of nearly simmering water, whisking until smooth.
• Remove bowl from heat and let cool to room temperature.
• Beat egg yolks and 3/4 cup of the sugar with an electric mixer on medium-high speed in a large deep bowl for 4 to 5 minutes, until very thick and pale.
• Beat egg whites with clean beaters in another large bowl just until the whites form soft peaks when the beaters are lifted. Beat in the remaining 1 tablespoon sugar.
• With a whisk or rubber spatua, gently fold in 1/3 of the cooled chocolate mixture into the egg yolk mixture. Then fold in 1/3 of the egg whites.
• Repeat, adding the chocolate and egg white mixtures alternately in thirds until all of the ingredients are combined.
• Transfer the batter to the prepared pan.
• Bake for about 30 minutes until the edges are firm and the centre is puffed but still a bit jiggly; do not overbake.
• Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
• To serve, remove sides of pan. Dust the cake with a layer of cocoa and then a layer of confectioners' sugar. Repeat with a second layer of cocoa and a final layer of sugar. Cut into thin wedges.

CHOCOLATE SOUFFLE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 300 degrees. Grease a 10-inch springform pan with 1 tablespoon butter, and dust generously with granulated sugar.
• Melt chocolate and butter over simmering water in a double boiler, about 6 to 8 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
• In an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whip yolks and whole egg with 2/3 cup sugar on a high speed, until it is pale yellow and falls in a thick ribbon when the beater is raised, about 5 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl once or twice during mixing. Set aside.
• In an electric mixer, using a second whisk attachment and bowl, (both should be clean and free of grease) whip egg whites with remaining 1/3 cup sugar on high speed until thick and foamy, about 3 to 4 minutes. Set aside. While egg whites are beating, add the cooled, melted chocolate slowly to the yolk mixture.
• Temper whipped egg whites by mixing in about 1/4 cup of the chocolate mixture. Then gently fold egg whites into the chocolate yolk mixture, working quickly to maintain the volume of egg whites; the mixture will have a slightly marbleized appearance.
• Pour batter into prepared pan, and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake in oven for 50 to 60 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool in the pan on a cooling rack. When completely cool, gently run a knife around the edges of the pan and release spring. Dust with cocoa powder or confectioners' sugar before serving.

CHOCOLATE ITALIAN SOUFFLE CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325.
• Combine chocolate and butter in the top of a double boiler, stirring until all is melted and combined.
• Whip eggs& sugar until light and fluffy.
• Mix flour into chocolate mixture.
• Gently fold the chocolate mixture into the whipped eggs being careful to not lose all the wonderful volume from the eggs.
• Spray either 12 muffin tins or 12 ramekins/souffle dishes wtih non-stick spray.
• Pour batter into prepared pans/dishes.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 9-12 minutes.
• Serve immediately.
• Note: You can prebake these and then reheat them in a preheated 325 degree oven for 2-3 minutes.