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Sun, 10 Jun 2007

Sugar Glaze
This simple sugar glaze is excellent brushed over chocolate cake made in a bundt or other decorative pan (we have a pan that produces a cake in the form of a sunflower). My sister-in-law Kathy claims this is her favorite dessert that I make.

This recipe for the sugar glaze was written down on paper and has been in and out of several cupboards in the kitchen for the better part of probably five years. Today I had a hard time finding it and thought I lost it, so I figured that I should probably record it here for future reference.

1 freshly baked cake, still warm
3 tbs water
1 tbs butter
1 T granulated sugar
2/3 cup powdered sugar
dash vanilla

Combine water, butter, and granulated sugar in small saucepan. Heat until bubbly. Remove from heat and stir in powdered sugar and vanilla. Brush glaze over top of freshly baked cake until the upper layer of the cake is saturated with the glaze.

Use is not restricted to chocolate cake... I'd like to try this on a lemon cake, but Kristy is not a fan of lemon desserts.

(Update Mon Jun 25 16:36:36 PDT 2007 // updated for clarity)

:: Posted by rus on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 10:54 pm
:: Filed under /recipes/desserts/sauces


 
Sun, 27 May 2007

Dark Chocolate Sauce
We made this wonderfully dark chocolate sauce tonight using a recipe found in our Book of Sauces. We drizzled the sauce over some cubes of chocolate cake and scoops of vanilla ice cream. Simple... but delicious!

4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
1 can (12 oz) evaporated milk
1 cup sugar
2 tsp vanilla
3 tbs butter
pinch of salt

Combine chocolate, milk, sugar and salt in a double boiler and cook over simmering water until smooth. Remove sauce from heat and beat in vanilla and butter.

Note: Substitute 3 tbs dark cocoa and 1 tbs oil per ounce of chocolate.

:: Posted by rus on Sun, 27 May 2007 10:38 pm
:: Filed under /recipes/desserts/sauces


 
Tue, 28 Jun 2005

Hot Fudge Sauce
I've had this recipe stuffed in my kitchen cupboard for the past couple of years (at least). I found in on the internet somewhere, the source is long forgotten. Berkeley and I made this the other day. It's great hot fudge for banana splits or on the top of a couple scoops of vanilla ice cream (tip: get the 5-quart 1-gallon sized Kirkland Premium Vanilla Ice Cream from Costco).

1 ½ cup granulated sugar
½ cup brown sugar
¾ cup cocoa
¼ cup flour
½ tsp salt
1 can (12 oz) evaporated milk
1 cup milk
2 tbs butter
2 tsp vanilla

Combine sugar, cocoa, flour, and salt in 4-quart saucepan. Add milk, evaporated milk, and butter. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until boiling. Cook 5 minutes longer. Remove from heat, cool (note: I rarely can wait for the sauce to completely cool... warm is good enough), then stir in vanilla.

This makes a lot of hot fudge sauce. Sometimes I just make half of a batch (and use the 1 can of evaporated milk and eliminate the fresh milk). Sometimes I make the whole batch, freeze half and keep the other half in the refrigerator.

To reheat, put about 2 or 3 tbs of the hot fudge sauce in a bowl and microwave for about 10-15 seconds or until fudge is warm to the touch.

(Update Thu Jun 30 13:05:46 PDT 2005 // changed 5-quart to 1-gallon)

:: Posted by rus on Tue, 28 Jun 2005 12:32 pm
:: Filed under /recipes/desserts/sauces



        

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