| Spaetzle - Starter
Cooking Recipes Ingredients:
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 1/2 c flour, sifted
1/2 c milk
1 ts salt
1/4 ts baking powder
Cooking Recipes Directions
Bring a saucepan of salted water to a boil, reduce the heat,
andmaintain a simmer. In a bowl, stir all the ingredients
together.
Place a colander over the pan, pour about 1/4 of the batter
into the colander, and press through the holes with a plastic
spatula into the hot water.
When the spaetzle starts to float to float to the surface,
cover the pan and keep covered until the spaetzle appears
to swell and is fluffy.
Remove the dumplings and repeat the procedure with the remaining
batter.
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Black Forest Cake - Dessert
Cooking Recipes Ingredients:
6 eggs, room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
3/4 all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cocoa
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted and cooled
1 tsp vanilla
Cooking Recipes Directions
Preheat oven to 350F. Beat eggs in mixing bowl until frothy.
Gradually add sugar beating until light colored and thick. Sift
flour and cocoa over batter 1/2 at a time. Gently fold in after
each addition.Fold butter and vanilla in gradually. Divide batter
among 3 greased round 8 inch pans. Bake in oven for about 20 to
30 minutes until and inserted wooden pick comes out clean. Let stand
for 5 to 10 minutes. Turn onto racks to cool.
Cooking Recipes Ingredients:
2 14-oz cans cherries, drained, reserve juice and a few whole cherries
1/4 cup Kirsch liqueur or sherry
reserved cherry juice
2 tbsp cornstarch
2 tbsp granulated sugar
1 tsp lemon juice
2 cups whipping cream
1/4 cup cocoa
2 tbsp granulated sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 cups icing sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
1/4 cup prepared coffee
1 semisweet baking chocolate square
Cooking Recipes Directions
After draining cherries remove the whole cherries for garnish and
cut the rest in half, removing stones. Reserve 15 to 20 halves to
press into icing rims. Sprinkle kirsch over cake layers. Use more
if you like. Put cherry juice, cornstarch, sugar and lemon juice
into small saucepan. Whisk together over medium heat until it boils
and thickens. Cool. Stir in cherry halves. Beat cream in mixing
bowl until fairly thick. Add cocoa, sugar and vanilla. Beat until
stiff.
Mix all ingredients together well adding small amounts of icing
sugar or coffee as needed to make proper consistency for piping.
Now pipe a rim of icing around outside edge of 1 cake layer on serving
plate.
Spoon 1/2 thickened cherries in center. Press a few cherry halves
down slightly in icing rim. Spoon about 1/3 whipped cream over top.
Repeat with second layer. Spread remaining icing on third layer
and place on top. Cover with remaining 1/3 whipped cream. Garnish
with whole cherries arranged in a circle. Warm chocolate square
slightly. Using vegetable peeler, peel chocolate forming curls.
Put these in center of cherries.
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