Queencake Recipes

QUEEN ELIZABETH CAKE I

Steps:

• Pour boiling water over dates in a small bowl, and let stand until cool.
• Measure flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and nuts into a small bowl. Stir to mix.
• Cream 1/4 cup butter or margarine and white sugar together in a mixing bowl; beat in egg and vanilla. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture in three parts alternately with date mixture in two parts, beginning and ending with dry mixture. Spread batter into a greased 9 x 13 inch pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 40 minutes, or until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean.
• To Make Topping: Mix coconut, brown sugar, 6 tablespoons butter and cream in a small saucepan over medium heat. Boil for three minutes. Spread over warm cake, and brown under broiler.

QUEEN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Cake Mix 1 1/3 cups of sugar with butter until light and fluffy.
• Melt chocolate pieces.
• Blend ground almonds and melted chocolate into butter mixture.
• Slowly add Kahlua to mixture.
• Add egg yolks one at a time, mixing well.
• In separate bowl beat egg whites until soft peaks form then add remaining 2 tbsp sugar slowly until egg whites stiffen.
• Fold egg whites into butter mixture alternating with flour (starting and ending with egg whites).
• Pour into a greased 9-inch springform pan, lined with parchment or waxed paper and dusted with flour.
• Bake in a 350°F oven 40 - 60 minutes. Please check to ensure cake is done.
• Cool overnight on a wire rack (do not remove cake from pan).
• Next day remove pan and glaze.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Glaze: Melt chocolate and two ounces of heavy cream in double broiler.
• Stir constantly until fully melted and warm BUT NOT HOT.
• Whisk in 4 remaining ounces of cream.
• Whisking until mixture is smooth and shiny.
• Stir in butter until melted.
• Let cool slightly then glaze cake.
• Cake will set in fridge.
• *NOTE: If glaze gets too thick, thin by heating on low.
• ** Edited to change cooking time -- !

QUEEN CAKES

Steps:

• Put sugar and butter into a bowl and mix until soft and creamy using a wooden spoon or a eleciric mixer.
• Add flour and then add the eggs and then add the vanilla extract
• Add a teaspoon of the baking powder and then add a teaspoon of water
• Put in full tablespoons of the batter in the tin
• Heat oven to 180 degees
• takes 20 minutes to cook

QUEEN MOTHER'S CAKE

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SIMPLE QUEEN CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees celsius. Then line two 12 hole cake tins with cake cases.
• Put the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl. Sift the flour into the same bowl and crack the eggs into the mixture. Add the copped up glace cherries and then mix with electric whisk.
• Divide into cake cases don't fill them up to full because they rise when they cook.Cook for 10 minutes then check them. Cook for another ten minutes or until done. Put on a wire rack to cool for 5 to 10 minutes before eating.

QUEEN CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 190°C Grease a patty tin or use paper cups.
• Sift flour and baking powder.
• Cream fat and sugar until mixture is light and creamy. Add in vanilla essence.
• Beat egg and add it gradually to the mixture, beating well after each addition.
• Fold in the sifted flour with a metal spoon.
• Add a little milk if necessary to give it a soft dropping consistency.
• Mix in the raisins.
• Fill greased patty tin or paper cups half full with the mixture.
• Bake for 20 minutes.