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Eggnog White Chocolate Cake

Eggnog White Chocolate Cake

Eggnog lover or not, you will love this cake, or love eggnog in a new way. Self-control required to resist the urge for another piece.
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Ingredients

  • 1tbsp orange zest
  • 4tbsp brandy
  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt

½ tsp nutmeg

  • ¼ tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp allspice
  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 5 large eggs room temperature
  • 1 cup eggnog
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2-4 tsp brandy for drizzling on the cake (optional)

  • 1-2 tbsp orange juice
  • 1 tbsp brandy, dark rum
  • 1 cup powdered sugar

Directions

  1. Soak orange zest in brandy in a small bowl for at least 15 minutes
  2. In Ventray Stand mixer bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, allspices
  3. Beat butter in Ventray Stand mixer over high speed until creamy, then add in sugar and continue to beat until light and fluffy. Scrap down two sides occasionally.
  4. Add one egg at a time, beating a minute in between each addition, then add in vanilla
  5. Add dry ingredients alternating with eggnog, fold it into butter mixture with a spatula (begin and end with dry ingredients)
  6. Add in orange zest and any remaining brandy
  7. For glaze, beat together powdered sugar, orange juice and brandy until thick
  8. Drizzle on cake

Oven Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 325F, adjust rack to the lower third, butter inside of a 9-inch bundt pan or 2 6-inch round pan (for layer cake)
  2. Bake for 50minutes or until centre is set
  3. Remove from oven and let it cool on rack completely before decorating

Tips

  1. For layered caked, its best to refrigerate and decorate at a later time
  2. You can also make it virgin without the rum or brandy

Equipments

  1. 9-inch bundt pan
  2. or 2 of 6-inch round pan (for layer cake)
  3. Mixer

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Gingerbread People Cookies

Gingerbread People Cookies

Celebrate Christmas with the tradition of gingerbread people cookies.
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Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter, room temperature
  • ¾ cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup molasses
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground nutmeg
  • ½ tsp ground all-spice
  • Frosting of your choice

Directions

  1. Sift together all the dry ingredients
  2. In Ventray Stand Mixer cream butter, brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in molasses, egg and water
  3. Add in dry ingredients, mix until fully combined. Divide cookie dough In half, roll into disk shape, cover and refrigerate dough for at least 30-45 minutes
  4. Use cookie cutter to shape and cut the cookie, place on baking sheet 2’ apart

Oven Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F, line baking sheet with parchment paper
  2. Bake for 8-10 minutes, cool on wire rack completely before decorating

Equipments

  1. baking sheet
  2. parchment paper
  3. various shape cookie cutter
  4. mixer

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Gingerbread Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Gingerbread Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Old fashioned gingerbread is one of the traditional flavour of Christmas. This dark dense cake has the perfect balance of molasses and spices.
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Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp ground cloves
  • 4 tbsp unsalted butter, cut into ½ -inch chunks (room temperature)
  • 2/3 cup dark brown sugar
  • 2/3 cup mild-flavoured molasses
  • 2/3 cup boiling water
  • 1 large egg
  • For Cream cheese icing
  • Chai Cream Cheese icing 

Directions

  1. Sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, ginger, and cloves
  2. In Ventray Stand Mixer bowl, mix butter, dark brown sugar and molasses with boiling water. Mix over medium to high speed until butter well blended
  3. Add in egg and mix. Then add in dry ingredients blend until just combined and there are no lumps in the batter
  4. Pour batter into prepared pan

Oven Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F, grease a 9-inch baking pan, flour the pan make sure all sides are evenly coated
  2. Bake cake for 35minutes or until centre is set and edges look dark
  3. Remove from oven, set aside and let it cool before decorating or cutting it into squares to serve

Tips

This recipe is easy, quick, decorate with scoop of ice cream or any cream cheese icing. Your family will love this as much as we do

Equipments

  1. Mixer
  2. 9-inch baking pan

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Double Chocolate Candy Cane Holiday Cookie

Double Chocolate Candy Cane Holiday Cookie

The perfect combination of double chocolate and Christmas candy cane makes the most festive cookie of the year.
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup cocoa powder sifted
  • ¼ cup dark cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp sea salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs room temperature
  • 1 tsp peppermint extract
  • 1 cup bright white candy cane melted with 1 cup white chocolate
  • Vegetable shortening for melting candy
  • Crushed candy cane for décor

Directions

  1. Sift together flour, 2 types of cocoa powder, baking soda, sea salt
  2. In Ventray Stand mixer bowl, beat butter and sugar on high speed until light and fluffy
  3. Reduce to medium speed, add egg and peppermint extract, continue to beat until well mixed
  4. Add flour mixture until well combined, wrap and chill cookie dough in in fridge for 1 hour or over night
  5. Scoop cookie dough and bake
  6. Dip in melted candy chocolate, sprinkle with crushed candy cane and let it set

Oven Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F, line baking sheet with parchment paper
  2. Bake cookies for about 10 minutes, remove from oven and cool for 10 minutes

Tips

This makes about 36 cookies

Equipments

  1. baking sheet
  2. parchment paper
  3. Mixer

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Chocolate Fig Cake Holiday Celebration

Chocolate Fig Cake Holiday Celebration

Sweet, dark, with a light hint of fruitiness. This is not your typical chocolate cake, destined to be the star for this holiday season’s dinner party
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  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 tbsp espresso powder
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp fine sea salt
  • ½ cup coconut oil
  • 1 ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2/3 cup whole milk, room temperature
  • 1 cup sour cream, room temperature
  • 1 tsp lemon zest
  • 8 fresh figs halved
  • Salted caramel pieces
  • caramel sauce
  • fresh fig, blueberries
  • chocolate buttercream frosting 

Directions

  1. Sift and whisk together flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, espresso and cocoa powder
  2. In Ventray Stand Mixer bowl, mix together coconut oil, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until well combined
  3. On medium speed, alternate adding flour mixture with milk. Add 1/3 flour followed by ½ of the milk
  4. Add sour cream and remaining flour, mix until completely combined
  5. Decorate layered cake with chocolate and fresh fruit, and caramel candy

Oven Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F, line 2 6-inch round cake pans with parchment paper
  2. Divide batter between two cake pan, level batter and bake for 28-30 minutes
  3. Allow cake to cool for 5-10 minutes before unmolding

Tips

To make this cake more extravagent, you can try fig jam, or any fruit jam you prefer and add it in between the layers
Cover the cake with chocolate buttercream frosting and decorate with fresh fruits

Equipments

  1. 2 6-inch round cake pan
  2. parchment paper
  3. Mixer

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