Strawberry Amaretto Cake Food

AMARETTO STRAWBERRIES

Steps:

• Wash and hull strawberries; drain. In a large bowl, marinate strawberries in Amaretto liqueur overnight. Serve over ice cream and sprinkle with slivered almonds.

AMARETTO STRAWBERRY TRIFLE

Steps:

• Wash and cut strawberries in half in a bowl. Add Amaretto and 3 tablespoons of the sugar and allow the mixture to sit.
• Cream together the cream cheese, powdered sugar, sour cream, and vanilla. Set aside.
• Whip the cream with the remaining 1 tablespoon of sugar. Fold into the cream cheese mixture.
• Tear angel food cake into bite-size pieces into the cream cheese and whipping cream mixture.
• Layer in a large bowl - if you have a trifle-style bowl or other clear glass bowl, the layers look great in it. Start with the berry mixture as the bottom layer and end with the berries.
• Chill before serving.

STRAWBERRY AMARETTO CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• You will also need: 9-inch springform pan.
• To prepare crust place graham crackers, sugar and butter in a small mixing bowl. Blend well with fingers or a pastry blender. Press into the bottom of a well-buttered 9" springform pan. Chill in the freezer or refrigerator for about 30 minutes while you prepare the batter and strawberries.
• In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and heavy cream until smooth. Add the eggs, one at a time, making sure that the mixture is smooth after beating in each egg.
• Add the lemon juice, brandy extract, sour cream, vanilla, and flour and continue beating until very smooth and creamy.
• Fold in the chopped strawberries. Pour the mixture into the chilled springform pan that you have placed on a cookie sheet (the batter will come to the top of the pan so do not be alarmed).
• Bake in a preheated 425° oven for 15 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 275° and continue to bake for 1 hour.
• Transfer to a wire rack and allow to cool for 3 hours. While the cake is cooling, marinate the sliced strawberries in the Amaretto and sugar for about 3 to 4 hours.
• Arranges the slices decoratively on top of the cooled cheesecake and bake in a 350° oven for 7 minutes.
• Transfer to a wire rack and allow to cool completely for 2 hours. Remove the sides of the springform pan and refrigerate overnight.
• Remove the cake from the refrigerator for at least 2 hours before serving.

STRAWBERRY AMARETTO CAKE RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour three 9-inch round cake pans Mix flour and baking powder together and set aside In a large bowl, beat sugar, pudding and butter until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition Combine milk an Amaretto and add alternately with the flour mixture to the creamed mixture. Fold in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and the pureed strawberries. Divide batter equally into three 9-inch round cake pans Bake for 25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted into center of cake comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes in the pans, then remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks To make the filling: Beat whipping cream, 1/4 cup powdered sugar and 1/2 teaspoon almond extract on high with electric mixer until stiff Fill each layer with 1/3 of the whipped cream and 3/4 cup sliced strawberries. Frost sides of cakes with Cream Cheese Frosting. Pipe an edge of frosting around cake top Spread remaining whipped cream on cake top. Top with quartered strawberries **CREAM CHEESE FROSTING** 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 (1 pound) box powdered sugar, sifted 1 teaspoon vanilla extract In separate bowl, combine sugar and butter; mix well. Add to cream cheese. Stir in vanilla extract and beat until smooth

BISQUICK AMARETTO STRAWBERRY SHORT CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Add all of the ingredients for recipe into a medium size bowl. Beat on low for about half minute, then increase speed to medium and beat till blended together. Add optional food color if desired and beat again.
• 2. Prep a 9 inch cake pan by greasing with butter and dusting lightly with flour or use Baker's Joy, (it has flour in the spray. Pour cake batter into prepared pan & bake in preheated oven for about 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
• 3. Remove cake from oven allow to cool about 10 minutes then invert onto a wire rack and allow to cool completely.
• 4. Using a LONG serrated knife, split cake width wise, and place one half of cake on large platter. If cake puffs up on top during baking, cut away the puffed top portion, and use it as a third layer.
• 5. I like to use a CAKE SPATULA, WHEN I SPLIT A CAKE TO PREVENT IT FROM BREAKING INTO PIECES.
• 6. Prepare strawberry glaze by adding washed hulled and sliced strawberries into a large bowl, add glaze then stir till mixed together.
• 7. Pour 1/3 of strawberry glaze mixture on bottom portion of cake. Then top with second portion of cake, add another third of glaze if there are 3 cake portions, otherwise use the remaining glaze mixture on top. Top with cool whip if desred, or add additional cool whip to each served portion.

STRAWBERRY AMARETTO PASTRIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Unfold pastry dough onto a large cooking stone.
• Coarsely grate half of the almonds.
• Combine grated almonds and half of the sugar; sprinkle evenly over surface of dough.
• Lightly press almond mixture into dough.
• Cut dough lengthwise into three strips; cut strips crosswise into four squares for a total of 12 squares.
• Separate squares evenly over surface of baking stone.
• Bake 16-18 minutes or until puffed and golden brown.
• Remove from baking stone; cool completely.
• Lightly toasted the almonds, then coarsely chop the almonds and set aside.
• Zest entire orange.
• Combine zest and remaining 1 tablespoon sugar; set aside.
• Whisk sour cream, powdered sugar and almond extract.
• Fold in whipped topping.
• Slice strawberries.
• Split open each pastry square; arrange half of the strawberries into bottom of each shell.
• Top each with about 2 heaping tablespoons of the filling and sprinkle with chopped almonds.
• Top with remaining sliced strawberries and sprinkle with sugared orange zest.
• Place tops of pastry shells over filling.
• Serve immediately.

STRAWBERRY-AMARETTO CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease and lightly flour two 8- or 9-inch round cake pans. Place almonds in food processor or blender. Cover; process until almonds are finely ground.
• In large bowl, beat almonds and remaining cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pans.
• Bake and cool as directed on box for 8- or 9-inch rounds.
• In chilled large bowl, beat amaretto cream ingredients with electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form.
• Place 1 cake layer, rounded side down, on serving plate. Spread with 1/2 cup amaretto cream; arrange sliced strawberries evenly on top. Top with second cake layer, rounded side up. Frost side and top of cake with remaining amaretto cream. Just before serving, garnish with strawberry halves. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.