Heavenly Apple Cake Food

HEAVENLY 'APPLE OF MY THIGH' DESSERT

Steps:

• Mix together the cream cheese, sugar and 1/4 cup of the caramel sauce in a medium bowl. Spread onto a serving tray or a plate. Drizzle the remaining caramel sauce over the top and sprinkle with pieces of chocolate covered toffee. Refrigerate for 30 minutes, then serve with apple slices.

HEAVENLY ANGEL FOOD CAKE

Steps:

• Place egg whites in a large bowl; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Sift confectioners' sugar and flour together twice; set aside. , Add the cream of tartar, extracts and salt to egg whites; beat on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add granulated sugar, about 2 tablespoons at a time, beating on high until stiff glossy peaks form and sugar is dissolved. Gradually fold in flour mixture, about 1/2 cup at a time., Gently spoon into an ungreased 10-in. tube pan. Cut through the batter with a knife to remove air pockets. Bake on the lowest oven rack at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until lightly browned and entire top appears dry. Immediately invert pan; cool completely, about 1 hour. , Run a knife around side and center tube of pan. Remove cake to a serving plate.,

HEAVENLY APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 9-inch springform pan.
• Mix the flour, wheat germ, salt, and baking powder in a bowl and set aside.
• Peel, core, and slice the apples into eighths and place in another bowl. Sprinkle with lemon juice.
• In a third bowl, beat the eggs until foamy. Add the vegetable oil and 1 3/4 cups of the sugar; beat well. Stir in the vanilla.
• To the egg mixture; alternately add the dry ingredients and the orange juice. Pour half the batter into the prepared pan. Cover with half the sliced apples.
• In a small bowl, mix the remaining 1/4 cup sugar with the cinnamon and sprinkle half over the apples. Cover with the remaining batter.
• Starting at the outside of the pan, neatly place the remaining apple slices in overlapping concentric circles. Sprinkle with the remaining cinnamon sugar mixture.
• Put some aluminum foil on the bottom of the oven in case the batter leaks. Bake the cake on the middle rack for 1 1/4 hours, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a rack before you carefully remove the cake from the pan.

HEAVENLY SPICED CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cream together butter and sugar, brown sugar until smooth.
• Add eggs and vanilla, blend for 1 minute.
• Stir all dry ingredients together.
• Alternate adding scoops of dry ingredients and buttermilk to the creamed mixture while beating until all ingredients are combined.
• Blend until there are no lumps.
• Pour into two 9 inch rounds and bake for~40 minutes, or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.
• Allow cakes to cool.
• If you wish to stack the cakes you should cut the rounded tops off with a bread knife once they have cooled so that they will stack flat, save the removed portion for apple filling.
• To make fried apple filling, scoop a trough into the top of the first cake layer for the apple filling, about 1 inch deep but leave the edges to form a shallow dish or basin in the cake.
• Save the crumbs from this procedure.
• Peel and core 2 baking apples.
• Chop apples and put into a skillet along with 3 T butter, about 1/4 cup brown sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon.
• Heat on medium heat, stir occasionally to prevent burning but allow the apples to brown slightly (this turns the sugars to caramel).
• Once the apples have stopped sweating and are caramelized, add the juice from 1/2 lemon or lime and 1/4 cup of apple juice.
• Remove from heat.
• Add the cake crumbs until all liquid has been absorbed.
• Spoon this into the shallow trough on the cake and place the second cake on top.
• To make frosting, ceam butter and cheese together.
• Blend in vanilla and add sugar.
• Once sugar is incorporated turn mixer to high and whip until light and creamy.
• Frost the top and sides of the cake, sprinkle with additional cinnamon or nutmeg if desired.