Hard Sauce For Cake Food

HARD SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, flour, nutmeg, allspice and water until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in butter and extracts. Serve with spice cake. Refrigerate leftovers.

HARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix together the sugar, butter, vanilla and egg in a saucepan set over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until the sugar melts. Add the brandy and stir for 1 minute. Add the nutmeg and orange zest, and serve warm.

HARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Cream the butter and sugar together thoroughly. Beat in the spirit, a little at a time, until the mixture is quite smooth. Serve by spoonfuls over individual slices of pudding.

HARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Cream butter and icing sugar until light and almost white.
• Slowly drizzle in brandy continuing to beat.
• Serve with hot Christmas pudding.

BROWN SUGAR HARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Cream butter; add sugar gradually, beating well.
• Add salt, cream and lemon juice; continue beating until you get a light texture.
• Cover and chill in refrigerator until ready to serve.

CINNAMON-APPLE CAKE WITH HARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F Grease and flour 10-cup Bundt or tube pan.
• Whisk melted butter, sugar and brown sugar in large bowl; whisk in eggs. Whisk flour, 1 tablespoon cinnamon, baking soda and 1 teaspoon salt in medium bowl; gently stir into butter mixture. Fold in apples, walnuts and cranberries. (Batter will be stiff.) Spoon into pan.
• Bake 1 hour 5 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes or until skewer inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack 15 minutes. Invert cake onto wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.*.
• Meanwhile, beat 1/2 cup butter and powdered sugar in medium bowl at medium-high speed 2 to 3 minutes or until well-blended. Add all remaining sauce ingredients; beat 1 minute or until smooth. Serve at room temperature. (Sauce can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate.).
• TIP *To warm cake, cover loosely with foil. Bake at 300°F for 15 to 20 minutes.

BRANDY BUTTER (HARD SAUCE)

Steps:

• Place butter, confectioners sugar, orange rind, orange juice, and brandy or cognac into food processor and mix until smooth. Pile sauce into serving bowl and refrigerate. Remove from fridge about one hour before serving.

VANILLA BEAN RUM OR BRANDY BUTTER (HARD SAUCE)

Steps:

• Beat butter until light and fluffy (I use a hand held mixer).
• Gradually blend in the powdered sugar; add vanilla and cream, beating well to combine.
• Beat in the rum, to taste.
• Transfer to a pretty glass serving bowl, dust with nutmeg.
• Cover with cling film and refrigerate several hours or overnight, or may be packed into jars for holiday gift giving.
• Serve as a rich topping over warm holiday desserts such as Christmas pudding, soft gingerbread or spicecake, or apple or mince pies and tarts.
• Keeps for several weeks in the refrigerator.

BLUEBERRY PUDDING WITH HARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Lightly grease the sides and bottom of 2x9x13 inch baking pan with shorting, dust with flour and tap out excess.
• Sift together all dry ingredients, set a side.
• Cream butter, sugar and egg yolks together.
• Add milk and dry ingredients alternatly to the butter, sugar and egg yolks.
• Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
• Roll berries well in flour.
• Fold berries in last.
• Bake in slow oven, 1-1 1/2 hours.
• In my oven it took 1 hour.
• Or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean and is golden brown.
• Hard Sauce:.
• Mix all ingredients well in a medium saucepan.
• When thickened add vanilla
• Dice cold butter.
• Stir into sauce one piece at a time, stirring until each piece is melted before adding the next piece.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.
• Refrigerate leftovers.

HARD SAUCE FOR BREAD PUDDING OR CAKE

Steps:

• Mix sugar, butter, cornstarch, salt and cold water together in a small sauce pan.
• Add hot water and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened.
• Add vinegar and vanilla.
• Serve hot over warm bread pudding or warm pound cake.