Cherry Jubilee Cake Recipes

CHERRIES JUBILEE

Steps:

• Evenly scoop the ice cream into 4 dishes or decorative glasses and put in the freezer until ready to serve (this can be done up to 4 hours ahead).
• Wash and pit the cherries. Put the cherries and sugar in a large skillet. Peel 2 strips of zest from the lemon in wide strips with a peeler and add to the cherries. Squeeze the juice of half the lemon over the top. Stir to combine evenly. Cover and cook the cherries over medium-low heat until the sugar dissolves, about 4 minutes. Uncover and cook over medium-high until cherries get juicy, about 5 minutes more.
• To flambe the rum: If cooking over a gas flame, pull the pan off the heat and add the rum. Ignite the alcohol with a long match or one held with tongs. Swirl the pan slightly until the flames subside, about 30 seconds.
• If cooking over an electric stove, put the rum in a small saucepan. Warm it over medium-low heat and carefully light it with a long match or one held with tongs. Pour the lit rum over the cherries, and swirl the pan lightly until the flames subside, about 30 seconds.
• Ladle the cherries and their juices over prepared ice cream scoops. Serve immediately.

CHERRIES JUBILEE

Steps:

• Beat pudding mix, milk and 1/4 tsp. extract in medium bowl with whisk 2 min. Stir in COOL WHIP and 1 Tbsp. nuts.
• Mix cherry pie filling and remaining extract. Spoon into 8 dessert glasses alternately with pudding mixture.
• Top with remaining nuts.

CHERRIES JUBILEE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add sugar and cherries; stir to combine. Cook until cherries are tender and sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes.
• Remove skillet from heat. Add kirsch, and carefully ignite. Cook until flame is extinguished. Serve warm over vanilla ice cream.

CHERRIES JUBILEE CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. In large bowl, beat dry cake mix and butter with electric mixer on low speed until crumbly; reserve 1 cup. In bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch pan, press remaining crumbly mixture.
• In same bowl, beat cream cheese and frosting with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in eggs until blended. Pour over crust; sprinkle with reserved crumbly mixture.
• Bake about 45 minutes (about 42 minutes for dark or nonstick pan) or until set; cool completely. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours until chilled. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 6 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

CLASSIC CHERRIES JUBILEE

Steps:

• Whisk together the sugar and cornstarch in a wide saucepan. Stir in the water and orange juice; bring to a boil over medium-high heat, whisking until thickened. Stir in the cherries and orange zest, return to a boil, then reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes. While the cherries are cooking, spoon the ice cream into serving bowls.
• Remove the cherries from the heat, and stir in the cherry extract. Pour in the brandy, and ignite with a long lighter. Gently shake the pan until the blue flame has extinguished itself. Spoon the cherries over the bowls of ice cream.

CHERRIES JUBILEE

Steps:

• In a small dish, combine a little cherry juice with sugar and cornstarch. In a skillet, heat juice from cherries over moderate heat. Add cornstarch mixture. When juice thickens, add cherries to warm through. Pour in warmed liqueur, then flame the pan to burn off alcohol. Remove cherries from heat. Scoop vanilla ice cream into large cocktail glasses or dessert dishes and spoon cherries down over ice cream.

CHOCOLATE CHERRY JUBILEE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Grease and flour 12 cup fluted tube pan.
• An a large bowl, blend cake mix, almond extract, cherry filling, and eggs.
• Beat at highest speeds for two minutes.
• Pour into the previously prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes.
• In a small saucepan, blend chocolate chips, margarine, and milk over low heat until chocolate melts, stirring constantly.
• Remove the pan from heat.
• Stir in powdered sugar until smooth.
• Spoon over the now-cooled cake.

CHERRY JUBILEE

Steps:

• Mix in food processor, graham crackers and sugar.
• Add melted margarine, process, and press into bottom of 13 x 9 pan.
• In a mixing bowl, cream together the cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth.
• Add Cool Whip and blend.
• Spread over prepared crust.
• Top with cherry pie filling or filling of choice.
• Cover and chill in refrigerator for at least 6 hours.