Midwinter Cake Ladyfinger Pudding Coffeecake Food

STRAWBERRY-LADYFINGER DESSERT SQUARES

Steps:

• Arrange ladyfingers, cut sides up, on bottom of 13x9-inch dish, completely covering bottom of dish; spread evenly with jam.
• Beat pudding mixes and milk with whisk 2 min. or until well blended. Gently stir in half the COOL WHIP; spread over jam layer. Top with layers of the remaining ladyfingers, strawberries and remaining COOL WHIP.
• Refrigerate at least 1 hour.

QUICK AND EASY COFFEE CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF, and spray (or grease and flour) bundt pan
• Combine sugar and cinnamon in small bowl, and set aside
• In medium sized bowl, combine cake mix, pudding mix, oil and water
• With beaters on high-speed, add eggs one at a time beating well in between each addition for a total of 4 minutes
• Pour half of mixture into bundt pan & sprinkle with half of sugar/cinnamon mixture
• Pour remaining batter over in pan and top with remaining sugar/cinnamon
• Swirl knife through to create a marbled effect
• Bake 55 mins & let cool for 5 mins before removing from pan
• To remove from pan, place cooling rack on top of bundt pan and flip, and gently jiggle cake out of pan

MIDWINTER CAKE - LADYFINGER PUDDING COFFEECAKE

Steps:

• For filling, in a large saucepan, combine pudding mix, coffee crystals, and gelatin. Stir in milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until boiling. Remove from heat; add chocolate. Stir until chocolate is melted. Transfer to a large bowl. Cover with plastic wrap. Cool for 45 minutes.*.
• Meanwhile, line a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan with waxed paper or clear plastic wrap. Line bottom and sides with split ladyfingers.
• Stir filling until smooth. Cool filling. Fold in the whipped cream. Spoon half of the filling into the ladyfinger-lined loaf pan. Cover filling with a layer of ladyfingers. Repeat layers. Cover; chill at least 8 hours or up to 24 hours.
• To serve, uncover loaf and invert onto serving plate. Remove waxed paper or wrap. Garnish with additional whipped cream and slivered almonds, if you like. Slice into serving-size pieces.

LADYFINGERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Line two 17 x 12 inch baking sheets with baking parchment. Fit large pastry bag with a plain 1/2 inch round tube.
• Place egg whites in bowl and beat on high until soft peaks start to form. Slowly add 2 tablespoons of the sugar and continue beating until stiff and glossy. In another bowl beat egg yolks and remaining sugar. Whip until thick and very pale in color.
• Sift flour and baking powder together on a sheet of wax paper. Fold half the egg whites into the egg yolk mixture. Fold in flour, and then add the remaining egg whites. Transfer mixture to pastry bag and pipe out onto prepared baking sheet. Bake 8 minutes.