Juniors CheesecakeWritten by Gary Gresham
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5. Cool cake on a wire rack for 1 hour. Then cover cake with plastic wrap and refrigerate until it's completely cold, at least 4 hours or overnight. Remove sides of spring form pan. Slide cake off bottom of pan onto a serving plate. Or if you wish, simply leave cake on removable bottom of pan and place it on a serving plate. If any cake is left over, cover it with plastic wrap and store in refrigerator. Thin Sponge Cake Layer for Cheesecake One suggestion: keep an eye on this cake while it bakes. There's not much batter, so it needs only about 10 minutes of baking -- only enough time for cake to turn light golden and set on top. 1/2 cup cake flour, sifted 1 teaspoon baking powder Pinch of salt 3 extra-large eggs, separated 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 3 drops pure lemon extract 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar 1. Preheat oven to 350*F (180*C) and generously butter a 9-inch spring form pan. Sift cake flour, baking powder and salt together in a medium-sized bowl and set aside. 2. Beat egg yolks together in a large bowl with an electric mixer on high speed for 3 minutes. Then, with mixer still running, gradually add 1/3 cup of sugar and continue beating until thick light-yellow ribbons form in bowl, about 5 minutes more. Beat in vanilla and lemon extracts. 3. Sift flour mixture over batter and stir it in by hand until no more white flecks appear. Then blend in butter. 4. In a clean bowl, using clean dry beaters, beat egg whites and cream of tartar together on high speed until frothy. Gradually add remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and continue beating until stiff peaks form (the whites should stand up in stiff peaks but not be dry). Stir about 1/3 cup of whites into batter, then gently fold in remaining whites -- don't worry if a few white specks remain. 5. Gently spoon batter into pan. Bake cake just until center of cake springs back when lightly touched, only about 10 minutes (watch carefully). Let cake cool in pan on a wire rack while you continue making cheesecake filling. Do not remove cake from pan. Serves 12 to 16. Source: From cookbook, "Welcome to Junior's! Remembering Brooklyn With Recipes and Memories from Its Favorite Restaurant". Enjoy Juniors cheesecake one way or other, you won’t be sorry. Copyright © 2005 Perfect Coffees.com. All Rights Reserved.
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| | Serendipity Frozen Hot Chocolate Written by Gary Gresham
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INGREDIENTS 6 half-ounce pieces of a variety of your favorite chocolates 2 teaspoons of store-bought hot chocolate mix 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar 1 1/2 cups milk 3 cups of cups of ice Whipped cream Chocolate shavings Chop chocolate into small pieces. Place it in top of a double boiler over simmering water. Stir occasionally until melted. Add hot chocolate mix and sugar. Stir until completely melted. Remove from heat and slowly add ½ cup of milk until smooth. Cool to room temperature. In a blender, place remaining cup of milk, room-temperature chocolate mixture and ice. Blend on high speed until smooth and consistency of a frozen daiquiri. Pour into a giant goblet and top with whipped cream and chocolate shavings. To make this even more simple you can buy a Serendipity Frozen Hot Chocolate gift box on line. It comes in a whimsical box that includes two pouches (four servings) of chocolate-cocoa blend mix, one signature goblet, a souvenir spoon and colorful straws. Just add milk, chocolate mix, lots of ice and blend. It makes a perfect gift for any chocolate lover or splurge and buy one for yourself. You're worth it. Copyright © 2005 Perfect Coffees.com. All Rights Reserved.
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