Cantaloupemeloncake Recipes

CANTALOUPE CRUNCH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, mix together the cantaloupe, lemon juice, sugar, flour, 2 tablespoons melted butter, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla. Transfer to a 9 inch square baking dish, and spread the dry cake mix evenly over the top. Drizzle the remaining melted butter over the cake mix.
• Bake for 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the top is golden brown.

CANTALOUPE MELON CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 9" x 13" baking pan.
• Combine oil, sugar, and eggs; beat until smooth.
• Sift together flour, cinnamon, and baking soda; add to oil mixture and stir until combined.
• Fold in cantaloupe, apple, and raisins.
• Spread mixture in prepared pan.
• Bake 20 minutes.
• Lower oven temperature to 325 degrees F; bake 10 minutes longer, until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.

CLEMENTINE CAKE

Steps:

• Put the clementines in a pot with cold water to cover, bring to the boil, and cook for 2 hours. Drain and, when cool, cut each clementine in half and remove the seeds. Then finely chop the skins, pith, and fruit in the processor (or by hand, of course).
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Butter and line an 8-inch springform pan with parchment paper.
• Beat the eggs. Add the sugar, almonds, and baking powder. Mix well, adding the chopped clementines. I don't like using the processor for this, and frankly, you can't balk at a little light stirring.
• Pour the cake mixture into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour, when a skewer will come out clean; you'll probably have to cover the cake with foil after about 40 minutes to stop the top from burning. Remove from the oven and leave to cool, in the pan on a rack. When the cake is cold, you can take it out of the pan. I think this is better a day after it's made, but I don't complain about eating it anytime.
• I've also made this with an equal weight of oranges and lemons, in which case I increase the sugar to 1 1/4 cups and slightly Anglicize it, too, by adding a glaze made of confectioners' sugar mixed to a paste with lemon juice and a little water.

CANTALOUPE GELATO

Steps:

• In a small heavy saucepan heat sugar and water, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Cool syrup. Cut rind from melon and discard seeds. Cut melon into chunks and in a food processor purée enough to measure 2 cups. Transfer purée to a bowl and stir in syrup and lemon juice. Chill melon mixture until cold and up to 1 day.
• Stir in egg white and freeze in an ice-cream maker. Serve gelato immediately or transfer to an airtight container and put in freezer to harden no more than 3 hours.

CANTALOUPE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• Measure out 1-cup dry cake mix; set aside.
• In large mixing bowl, stir together remaining cake mix, one egg and oil.
• Mixture will be crumbly.
• Press crust mixture evenly into the bottom and up the sides of a greased 13x9x2 inch pan.
• In same bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and salt.
• Add 3 eggs and reserved cake mix.
• Beat 1 minute at medium speed.
• At low speed gradually add cantaloupe, milk, lemon juice and vanilla.
• Beat until smooth.
• Pour into crust.
• Bake for 45 to 55 minutes or until center is firm.
• Cool to room temperature.
• Cover and chill at least 1 hour.
• Store in refrigerator.
• Cut into squares to serve.