Cakes are one of the favorite desserts of people of all ages. It is always present in various kinds of gatherings. Some cakes are traditionally eaten in special occasions such as at Christmas Eve. Others can be eaten with different toppings and are available in a variety of forms.
Some delicious gourmet cakes:
The Carrot Cake
Carrot is the main ingredient of a carrot cake and consists of large amounts of sugar like sugar beets. It was used during the medieval age as sweet ingredient in sweet cake. The carrot cake is a sweet gourmet cake prepared through the mixture of grated carrot and butter. The process of cooking results to soft carrot and the cake has dense and soft texture. The carrots themselves improve and add to the appearance,
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People in these countries normally give out fruit cakes as presents during the holiday season.
Christmas cake has several types. There are spongy to heavy, crumbly-moist to sticky-wet, light to dark and spongy to heavy. Some are leavened or unleavened, square or oblong, round shape, fairy cakes, dusting with icing sugar and more.
The Scottish Christmas cake is called Whisky Dundee and is a most loved traditional Christmas cake. It is made with Scotch whisky and feels crumbly and light on the palate. It has candied peesl and light fruits such as sultanas, cherries, currents and raisins. This cake is loved by those who are not fond of moist and very rich textured cakes.
Another Christmas cake is the apple crème Christmas cake. It particularly consists of rich mix of finely sliced apples. It is usually mixed with raisins and other fruit. It also has cream cheese, heavy whipping cream, and eggs.
Christmas cake in certain occasion is even added with coins as touch pieces for good luck. The coins may be 3d piece, silver, or six pences wrapped in grease proof paper
Another food is stuffed turkey and roasted stuffed pig. During Miranda(a event where a pig gets fried) a Christmas party in thrown with family, friends and neighbors. Also, families decorate Christmas trees. On Candle day, which is December 7th, candles are lit in window sills and and in streets to celebrate December. Most of these candles are red and blue. On the 16th of December families, neighbors and friends pray for 9 days. Santa does not exist in Colombia, instead Jesus gives them presents. A way that children hope to get presents is on the day before Christmas Eve, children write notes to baby Jesus and put these notes in the pesebre (nativity). These notes also can be called Carta Niño Dios. On Christmas, which is the 25th, they eat leftovers from Christmas Eve. On Christmas people in the U.S. eat ham, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, ham, stuffing and bread. In the U.S. people decorate Christmas trees with ornaments and lights. Families also hang stockings above fireplaces, bed posts, stair cases, window sills, door knobs and other places. Also, some children leave out cookies for Santa, they also write letters to him. It is believed that Santa Claus eats cookies that are left out for him, and he leaves presents under the Christmas trees for all the good boys and girls, and if you don’t be nice you get coal in your stocking instead of candy. Also, a tradition that started in 2005 is Elves
A Christmas Carol is jubilant spiritual hymns to celebrate the birth of Christ which is sang by a group of people friends, family and anybody who wants to.
cakes among many other freshly made recipes. They have a special cookbook for all of the fancy
I asked one family member, the oldest living family, Dorothy Roberts if there were any difference in the tastes of the cake now and the cakes my grandmother use to make and she said and I quote “oh yes there is a difference, she said that the cakes today are nowhere near a moist and flavorful as the ones my grandmother use to make, she doesn’t know why because my grandmother kept most of her recipes a secret”. I myself, have always wondered what made Red Velvet Cake, Red Velvet Cake? You know like what made it any different than a chocolate cake? I now know the science behind The Red Velvet Cake and how to make one from scratch. In the past I have made them with store bought box cake mix and butter cream or cream cheese icing, this year for the holidays I plan to make the cakes from scratch for Thanksgiving. I plan to make Red Velvet Cheesecake and for Christmas I want to try a Red Velvet Yule Log. I’m not going to tell anyone that I’ll be baking them from scratch to see if anyone will be able to distinguish between the box mix and the scratch recipe even though I will still have to use food coloring as I highly doubt that I will come across the correct type of cocoa. This should be very interesting, I hope they’ll be a success, and a recipe that I can
During Hanukkah, it is also common for children to be given Hanukkah gelt (money). This tradition started in the 17th century by Jewish families in Poland. During the 20th century, American chocolatiers modified this tradition by creating chocolate coins. Wrapped in foil, these coins were given out to children during Hanukkah and were perfect for betting in dreidel. Today, many families use chocolate coins instead of actually money for playing
Do you remember getting oranges in your stockings for Christmas? Turns out, there’s history behind that.
Perhaps the most basic way to make Christmas sugar cookie shapes without cookie cutters is to cut out the shapes yourself using a butter knife. If you are concerned about scratching your table or counter, roll out the dough on a cutting board or another flat surface that you do not mind getting scratched.
Last but not least, finishing touches! A common material to add is a tree skirt, to put underneath your tree. One very important thing is the tree topper. Most people put a star or an angel. This because, to the Christian faith, the star symbolizes the Star of Bethlehem, also called the Christmas Star, and the angel symbolizes the host of angels in the Nativity story. Other toppers may include, paper rosettes, ribbon bows, Father Christmases or Santa Clauses, Christian crosses, Christmas owls, and sunbursts.
As for designs, cookie cutter designs are generally seasonal. Come winter, popular shapes are bells, snowflakes, snowmen, gift boxes, wreaths, Christmas trees, winter hats, ribbons, mittens, angels, poinsettias, or any other design associated with winter, Christmas, and the holiday season. Spring, fall, and summer will have their own popular designs. Whether as a gift or for your own baking needs, cookie cutters are versatile, fun, and
The Christmas tree ornaments might be the smallest collectibles but tremendous care is put into them. While Christmas tree ornaments are somewhat that's displayed once a year, it is vital that they are special. The wooden ornaments by BestPysanky.com comes in innumerable shapes, sizes, themes, and styles. Pine green of the tree is a cooling color, so these ornaments balance the cool atmosphere and bring peace and happy feelings. The available angel and nativity ornaments are lucky symbols for any household. Gingerbread, egg, snowman, and Ukranian ornaments seem to reflect the shimmery and glitzy fairy lights in addition to the warmth generated by all the people assembled together at during the
The wedding cake has been a long-standing tradition for weddings around the world. The male/female wedding toppers have also been a part of this long-standing tradition. This
The cake we know today is not the same as it was in the 17th Century. As the year’s progressed bakers and chefs alike began changing the way a cake was made. The recipe of a simple vanilla cake became in essence the building block for the other types of cakes. The basic cake recipe is like the trunk and roots of a tree while the other flavors and types of cake are the branches and the leaves. Changes have not only been made to the recipe of a cake but we have changed the use of it. Nowadays cakes are used to celebrate a birthday, a wedding, and sometimes used just as a treat for people to indulge. In today’s world people don’t have the patience of tenacity to make a cake from scratch so they turn to easy ways of baking such as buying Betty Crocker cake mix; although it is convenient making a cake from scratch will always have a richer taste.
The final dessert is eaten at the very end of the meal, known as the petit fours. Originally from the eighteenth century, the petit four was a small pastry baked when the ovens were cooling after a day's work, because coal was so precious that a chef didn't want to waste any of the heat. A traditional petit four “consists of alternating layers of frangipane, apricot jam,frangipane, raspberry jam, and marzipan”, Migoya 350, source 5. The layers are then compressed, frozen, cut into small bite sized shapes, coated with pouring fondant, and then decorated with piped chocolate. Along with the original dessert, petit fours can be found in a variety of items such as chocolate bonbons, small candy bars, and different jellies or caramels, all of which
Cake decorating is a famous work of art today. I chose this because my aunt is a cake decorator and I have seen the work she has done, and I am very impressed. The well-known cake decorator today is Buddy Valastro, from Cake Boss. It is art because it’s a way people can express themselves. The purpose is to make cakes for people upon their request. It gives you a sense of satisfaction when you look at it. There are lots of different tools needed depending on the type of cake you’re doing. For a basic cake, you need an offset spatula for smoothing frosting, rubber spatula for stirring frosting, bench scraper for smooth, clean lines, rolling pin for smoothing fondant, piping bags to hold your frosting, and piping tips to get designs for your
Now the ingredients you will need are cups of flour, granulated sugar, butter, milk, dark chocolate, chocolate milk and a teaspoon of baking powder, salt, vanilla, and a lot of eggs. You will need some more ingredients depending on how you wish to make your cake. Things you will need an oven, a microwave, a pan, a cake ring or springform pan, a butter knife, a baking sheet, mixing spoons, a measurement cup, a teaspoon, a bowl, and electric mixer.