Queen Cake Food

QUEEN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Cake Mix 1 1/3 cups of sugar with butter until light and fluffy.
• Melt chocolate pieces.
• Blend ground almonds and melted chocolate into butter mixture.
• Slowly add Kahlua to mixture.
• Add egg yolks one at a time, mixing well.
• In separate bowl beat egg whites until soft peaks form then add remaining 2 tbsp sugar slowly until egg whites stiffen.
• Fold egg whites into butter mixture alternating with flour (starting and ending with egg whites).
• Pour into a greased 9-inch springform pan, lined with parchment or waxed paper and dusted with flour.
• Bake in a 350°F oven 40 - 60 minutes. Please check to ensure cake is done.
• Cool overnight on a wire rack (do not remove cake from pan).
• Next day remove pan and glaze.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Glaze: Melt chocolate and two ounces of heavy cream in double broiler.
• Stir constantly until fully melted and warm BUT NOT HOT.
• Whisk in 4 remaining ounces of cream.
• Whisking until mixture is smooth and shiny.
• Stir in butter until melted.
• Let cool slightly then glaze cake.
• Cake will set in fridge.
• *NOTE: If glaze gets too thick, thin by heating on low.
• ** Edited to change cooking time -- !

QUEEN ELIZABETH CAKE I

Steps:

• Pour boiling water over dates in a small bowl, and let stand until cool.
• Measure flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and nuts into a small bowl. Stir to mix.
• Cream 1/4 cup butter or margarine and white sugar together in a mixing bowl; beat in egg and vanilla. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture in three parts alternately with date mixture in two parts, beginning and ending with dry mixture. Spread batter into a greased 9 x 13 inch pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 40 minutes, or until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean.
• To Make Topping: Mix coconut, brown sugar, 6 tablespoons butter and cream in a small saucepan over medium heat. Boil for three minutes. Spread over warm cake, and brown under broiler.

QUEEN CAKES

Steps:

• Put sugar and butter into a bowl and mix until soft and creamy using a wooden spoon or a eleciric mixer.
• Add flour and then add the eggs and then add the vanilla extract
• Add a teaspoon of the baking powder and then add a teaspoon of water
• Put in full tablespoons of the batter in the tin
• Heat oven to 180 degees
• takes 20 minutes to cook

QUEEN ANNE CAKE

Steps:

• For cake, blend all ingredients with a mixer and pour into three 9-inch cake pans that have been well greased and floured. Cook at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.
• For filling, pour the Hershey bars from the food processor into a small bowl and set aside. In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugars. Blend until it's not quite so grainy, for about 2-3 minutes. Fold the Cool Whip into the cream cheese mixture.
• Blend chopped Hershey bars into the cream cheese mixture. Frost the cake and decorate as desired.

QUEEN MOTHER'S CAKE

Steps:

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QUEEN ELIZABETH CAKE

Steps:

• Cake:.
• With the rack in the middle position, preheat the oven to 350°F Line the bottom of a 9-inch square baking dish with parchment paper. Butter and flour the sides.
• In a saucepan, bring the water, dates and baking soda to a boil. Simmer for about 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Transfer to a bowl and let cool.
• In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
• In another bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar using an electric mixer. Add the eggs one at a time, beating until the mixture becomes smooth and creamy. With the mixer on low speed, add the dry ingredients, alternating with the date mixture. Pour into the pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from the oven. If desired, place the pan on a baking sheet to catch any icing that might spill over. Set the oven to broil.
• Icing:.
• In a saucepan, bring all ingredients to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce the heat and simmer gently for about 2 minutes.
• Spread the icing on the hot cake and broil until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes.

QUEEN CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 190°C Grease a patty tin or use paper cups.
• Sift flour and baking powder.
• Cream fat and sugar until mixture is light and creamy. Add in vanilla essence.
• Beat egg and add it gradually to the mixture, beating well after each addition.
• Fold in the sifted flour with a metal spoon.
• Add a little milk if necessary to give it a soft dropping consistency.
• Mix in the raisins.
• Fill greased patty tin or paper cups half full with the mixture.
• Bake for 20 minutes.

SIMPLE QUEEN CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees celsius. Then line two 12 hole cake tins with cake cases.
• Put the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl. Sift the flour into the same bowl and crack the eggs into the mixture. Add the copped up glace cherries and then mix with electric whisk.
• Divide into cake cases don't fill them up to full because they rise when they cook.Cook for 10 minutes then check them. Cook for another ten minutes or until done. Put on a wire rack to cool for 5 to 10 minutes before eating.

JULIA CHILD'S REINE DE SABA (QUEEN OF SHEBA) CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Set the oven rack in lower middle level.
• In a saucepan over low heat, melt the chocolate in the rum or coffee. Set aside. In a mixing bowl, cut butter into.
• pieces and cream it. When soft and fluffy, add sugar and beat 1 minute. Beat in egg yolks until well blended.
• In another bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Beat in cream of tartar and salt and continue beating until soft peaks are formed. Gradually beat in 2 tablespoons sugar and continue beating until stiff, shiny peaks are formed. Blend melted chocolate and coffee or rum into yolk mixture, then add almonds and almond extract.
• Stir a quarter of the egg whites into the chocolate using a rubber spatula. Scoop the rest of the whites over chocolate and, alternating with sprinkles of flour, rapidly and delicately fold in the egg whites. Turn batter into buttered and floured 8-by-1 1/2-inch round cake pan, tilting it in all directions up to the rim all around. Set in preheated oven. Bake 25 minutes.
• Cake is done when puffed to the top and a toothpick inserted 2 to 3 inches from edge comes out clean. The center should move slightly when the pan is gently shaken. Remove pan to a rack and let cool 15 minutes. Unmold onto rack. Let cool 2 hours before storing or icing.

QUEEN OF PUDDING CAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Grease and line a 20cm square baking tin. Whisk together the butter, sugar, eggs, flour and custard powder until well combined and fluffy. Spread into the tin and bake for 25-30 mins until golden and risen. Cool in the tin.
• Remove cooled cake from tin and spread with the jam. Trim the edges, then cut into 16 squares. Add a meringue to each just before serving.