MAIDA HEATTER'S 86-PROOF CHOCOLATE CAKE
Chocolate lovers will enjoy this festive, spirited cake from Maida Heatter, the cookbook author and pastry chef. Rich with chocolate, coffee and bourbon (a full half cup!), it makes for a decadent dessert that's perfect for any grown-up celebration or holiday party. (This batter is very liquid, so Ms. Heatter calls for dusting the pan with fine bread crumbs. This guards against sticking better than flour, and we promise you won't notice them in the finished cake. If you don't have bread crumbs, you can use flour; just be generous and meticulous.)
Provided by Moira Hodgson
Categories cakes, dessert
Time 50m
Yield 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Adjust rack one-third up from bottom of the oven and preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter and dust the inside of a 9-inch bundt pan (called a minibundt pan), or any other fancy tube pan with a 10-cup capacity, with fine dry breadcrumbs. Invert the pan over a piece of paper and tap lightly to shake out excess crumbs. Set aside.
- Place the chocolate in the top of a small double boiler over hot water on low heat. Cover and cook only until melted; then remove the top of the double boiler and set it aside, uncovered, to cool slightly. (You can also melt the chocolate in a microwave safe bowl, just keep a close eye on it.)
- Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt and set aside.
- In a two-cup measuring cup dissolve the coffee in a little boiling water. Add cold water to the 1 1/2 cup line. Add the bourbon. Set aside.
- Cream the butter in the large bowl of an electric mixer. Add the vanilla and sugar and beat to mix well. Add the eggs one at a time, beating until smooth after each addition. Add the chocolate and beat until smooth.
- Then, on low speed, alternately add the sifted dry ingredients in three additions with the liquids in two additions, adding the liquids very gradually to avoid splashing and scraping the bowl with a rubber spatula after each addition. Be sure to beat until smooth after each addition, especially after the last. It will be a thin mixture.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared pan. Rotate the pan a bit briskly, first in one direction, then in the other, to level the top. In a minibundt pan the batter will almost reach the top of the pan, but it will not run over and you will have a beautifully high cake.
- Bake for one hour and 10 to 15 minutes. Test by inserting a cake tester in the middle of the cake and bake only until the tester comes out clean and dry.
- Cool in the pan for about 15 minutes. Then cover with a rack and invert. Remove the pan, sprinkle the cake with a little optional bourbon, and leave the cake upside down on a rack to cool. Before serving, if you wish, sprinkle the top with confectioners' sugar through a fine strainer.
MAIDA HEATTER'S CHOCOLATE FUDGE PIE
Make and share this Maida Heatter's Chocolate Fudge Pie recipe from Food.com.
Provided by ratherbeswimmin
Categories Pie
Time 1h50m
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Position oven rack 1/3 up from the bottom of oven; preheat to 350°.
- Add butter and chocolate to the top of a double boiler over warm water on low heat.
- Cover until partially melted, then uncover and stir until completely melted and smooth.
- Remove the top of the double boiler and set aside, uncovered, to cool slightly.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl beat (use electric mixer) the eggs well.
- Except for the chocolate/butter mixture, add all the remaining ingredients; beat well.
- Then beat in the chocolate and butter mixture.
- Turn into the prepared, partially baked crust; the filling will come almost to the top of the crust.
- Handle very carefully and place in the oven.
- Bake for 50 minutes; do not bake any longer even if the filling appears soft.
- Turn oven heat off; prop the oven door partially open, and let the pie stand in the oven until it is completely cool (the filling will puff up during baking and then will settle down to a thin layer that will crack while cooling).
- Refrigerate for several hours.
- Whipped cream: in a chilled bowl with chilled beaters, whip the cream with the remaining ingredients until it will just hold a shape.
- Shortly before serving spread the cream in a thick layer over the top of the pie.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 571.5, Fat 40.1, SaturatedFat 22, Cholesterol 175.1, Sodium 218.6, Carbohydrate 51.6, Fiber 2.1, Sugar 35.1, Protein 6.1
MAIDA HEATTER'S CHOCOLATE MOUSSE TORTE
Maida Heatter, the legendary dessert-cookbook author, tested this recipe 20 times before deeming it good enough for publication in The Times in May 1972. Her toil was worth the trouble: Eight months later, it was named the paper's most requested dessert recipe of the year. This is an adaptation of the version that appears in Ms. Heatter's book "Happiness is Baking" (Little, Brown, 2019). It begins with a big batch of chocolate mousse, half of which is baked in a pie plate. As it cools, it sinks in the middle, creating a dense, fudgy cake with a bit of an elevated edge. The remaining mousse is piled in the center, then topped with snowy whipped cream and chocolate shavings. One note: Like most traditional mousses, this one contains raw eggs. Use the best pasteurized eggs you can find. If that worries you, try another Maida Heatter dessert instead.
Provided by Margaux Laskey
Categories cakes, dessert
Time 4h
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Set a rack in the center of the oven. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch glass pie plate. Dust it with bread crumbs or cocoa powder. Set aside.
- Place the chopped chocolate in the top of a small double boiler over water over low heat. Bring it to a low simmer. Meanwhile, in a cup or small bowl, dissolve the coffee in the 1/4 cup boiling water and pour it over the chocolate. Cover and cook over low heat, whisking occasionally, until the chocolate is almost melted. Remove from heat and continue to stir until smooth. Let cool slightly. (Alternatively, place chocolate in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Dissolve the coffee in the boiling water and pour it over the chocolate. Cover with a plate or kitchen towel and let stand for 5 minutes. Vigorously whisk until the chocolate is melted and smooth. If there are still bits of unmelted chocolate, microwave in 15-second bursts, whisking between, until smooth and fully melted.)
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the yolks at high speed until they are pale, thick and lemon-colored, about 5 minutes. Gradually add the granulated sugar and continue to beat at high speed for 5 minutes more until very thick. Reduce speed to low, and add the vanilla and cooled chocolate, scraping the sides of the mixing bowl as necessary. Transfer mixture to a medium bowl. Wash the whisk attachment and mixing bowl.
- In the mixing bowl of the electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the egg whites with the salt until stiff but not dry. Gradually, in two or three small additions, gently fold half the egg whites into the chocolate, then fold the chocolate mixture into the remaining whites just until no whites show. Handling as little as possible, gently reserve about 4 cups of the mousse in a separate medium bowl; cover and refrigerate.
- Transfer the rest of the mousse into the pie plate; it will barely reach the top. Gently level and bake for 25 minutes. Turn off the heat, then leave it in the oven for 5 minutes more. Remove from oven and cool on a rack. (The mousse will rise during baking and then, while cooling, it will sink in the middle, leaving a high rim.) Wash the mixing bowl and whisk attachment and place in the refrigerator or freezer to chill.
- When the baked mousse is completely cool, remove reserved mousse from refrigerator. Handling as little as possible, transfer the chilled mousse to the center of the baked mousse. Mound it slightly higher in the center, but be careful to handle as little as possible or it will lose the air beaten into it. Refrigerate for at least 2 to 3 hours.
- Make the whipped cream: In the chilled mixing bowl with the chilled whisk attachment, whip the cream, confectioners' sugar and vanilla on high speed until it holds a defined shape. Spread over the unbaked part of the mousse, excluding the rim; refrigerate. (Another way of applying the whipped cream: Use a pastry bag fitted with a medium star tube and pipe a lattice pattern over the top of the pie and a border around the edge.) Coarsely grate some semisweet chocolate over the top before serving, if desired. The torte is best eaten the day it's made, but it's not bad the next day.
MAIDA HEATTER'S FREE-FORM APPLE PIE
This is a delicious apple pie that's a little different from the usual apple pie. Raisins, walnuts, and apricot preserves make this little number very tasty. I think the recipe came from BHG or LHJ.
Provided by AmyZoe
Categories Pie
Time 1h45m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Combine flour, sugar, and salt in a bowl.
- Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Add water and toss with a fork until pastry holds together.
- Shape pastry into a ball and flatten into a disk.
- Wrap and refrigerate 1 hour.
- Melt butter in a 12" skillet over medium heat.
- Increase heat to high and add sugar and brandy.
- Stir in apples and cover and cook 3 minutes, stirring apples twice.
- Uncover and add raisins and cook apples, stirring until tender and liquid evaporates, about 6 minutes more.
- Cool apples completely.
- Stir in nuts.
- Heat oven to 425.
- Meanwhile, on a lightly floured surface, roll out pastry into a 14 inch circle.
- Transfer pastry to a large cookie sheet.
- Arrange apples on pastry, leaving a 2 to 2 1/2 inch border around the edge.
- Fold edge of pastry over apples.
- The pie shell should be about 9 inches in diameter.
- Bake 15 minutes.
- Reduce oven temperature to 400 and bake 30 minutes, until crust is golden brown.
- Melt preserves through a sieve into a cup.
- Drizzle over filling.
- Cool on cookie sheet.
- Transfer to serving platter when cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 699.7, Fat 30.2, SaturatedFat 15.3, Cholesterol 61, Sodium 372.1, Carbohydrate 107.3, Fiber 7.3, Sugar 65.7, Protein 6
MAIDA HEATTER'S PUMPKIN PIE
Make and share this Maida Heatter's Pumpkin Pie recipe from Food.com.
Provided by ratherbeswimmin
Categories Pie
Time 1h35m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Position oven rack 1/3 up from the bottom of the oven; preheat to 450°. Have the crust in the freezer for at least 20-30 minutes before baking (or longer).
- Add cream to a small saucepan, uncovered, over medium heat; let stand until a slightly wrinkled skin forms on top or tiny bubbles appear around the edges.
- Meanwhile, in a bowl of an electric mixer, beat the eggs lightly just to mix; beat in the vanilla, sugar, and salt.
- Through a fine strainer, add the spices; then add the pumpkin and mix well.
- Gradually stir in the hot cream.
- Do not remove the pie crust from the freezer until you are ready to bake it.
- Pour the pumpkin mixture into the frozen crust.
- Bake for 10 minutes at 450°, then decrease oven temperature to 350° and bake 30-40 minutes longer until a small sharp knife gently inserted into the middle of the pie comes out clean (every time you test the pie with a knife it will leave a scar that will increase in size as the pie cools; do not cut more than necessary).
- Place the baked pie on a rack; serve while still barely warm or at room temperature.
- In a chilled bowl with chilled beaters, whip together the cream, sugar, and vanilla.
- If the pie is still slightly warm when you serve it, it is best to serve the whipped cream separately (the heat of the pie would melt the cream).
- Whip the cream until it is no too stiff, it should barely hold a shape and should be more like a thick sauce.
- But if the pie has cooled to room temperature, the cream can be whipped until it holds a definite shape and can be spread over the top of the pie.
- Either way, the cream can be whipped a few hours ahead, refrigerated, and then whisked a bit with a small wire whisk just before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 540.9, Fat 39.4, SaturatedFat 22.4, Cholesterol 195.5, Sodium 462.6, Carbohydrate 42.8, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 29, Protein 6.3
MAIDA HEATER'S INTENSE FUDGY BROWNIES
This recipe is different because it has the addition of sour cream which adds moistness and a little tang. The taste of these brownies improves overnight so, if possible, make the day before serving.
Provided by Mysterygirl
Categories Bar Cookie
Time 1h15m
Yield 16 Brownies
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) and place rack in center of oven.
- Prepare an 8 by 8 by 2 inch (20 x 20 x 5 cm) pan by lining the pan with a piece of aluminum foil, shiny side up.
- Coat pan with room temperature butter, approximately 1 tablespoon (14 grams).
- Can also line across the bottom and up 2 opposite sides with parchment paper.
- In a bowl place the flour, baking powder, and salt and sift or whisk to combine.
- Set aside.
- Chop the chocolate in small pieces (can use a food processor) and set aside.
- In a small bowl beat the eggs, vanilla, and sour cream just to mix; set aside.
- In a medium sized saucepan, over medium heat, melt the butter.
- Add the sugar and stir until sugar is partially melted.
- Then add the chocolate and stir until the chocolate has melted.
- Transfer to large mixing bowl.
- Stir in egg mixture, then the sifted dry ingredients.
- If the mixture is not perfectly smooth, beat it briefly with electric mixer (I use a hand mixer).
- Stir in nuts, if using.
- Pour into the baking pan and smooth top.
- Bake for about 50- 55 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out almost (but not completely) clean.
- Remove from oven and let stand at room temperature until cool.
- Note: These are best chilled overnight.
- Remove from pan by inverting on a cutting board and then re-inverting it onto a plate.
- Chill brownies completely before cutting.
- These freeze very well.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 210.2, Fat 17.2, SaturatedFat 9.3, Cholesterol 43.8, Sodium 57.6, Carbohydrate 15.9, Fiber 2.6, Sugar 9.7, Protein 3.6
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