Queens Cakes 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 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'S CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees farenheit. Grease 36 miniature (1 3/4 x 3/4-inch) muffin tins.
• In medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat butter, sugar and extracts together until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in sour cream. Stir in flour mixture 1/2 cup at a time, blending well after each addition. Stir in currants and cherries.
• Spoon into prepared tins, filling almost full. Sprinkle lightly with decorating sugar.
• Bake cakes 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from tins and cool on racks. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days or freeze for longer storage.

QUEEN MOTHER'S CAKE

Steps:

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QUEEN ELIZABETH CAKE II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch pan. In a saucepan, combine dates, boiling water and baking soda. Let stand while mixing the batter.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Beat in the flour, baking powder and chopped walnuts. Stir in the date mixture. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.

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 MOTHER'S CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375. Butter a 9"x 2-1/2" springform pan and line the bottom of the pan with liner paper. Butter the paper and dust with fine, dry bread crumbs.
• Melt chocolate in top of double boiler over hot water on low heat. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.
• With an electric mixer, cream the butter. Add sugar and beat at moderately high speed for 2-3 minutes. Add the yolks one at a time, beating after each addition until yolk is thoroughly incorporated.
• Beat in the chocolate and (on lowest speed) gradually beat in the almonds, scraping the bowl with a rubber spatula as necessary. Transfer to large mixing bowl.
• In large bowl of an electric mixer, beat egg whites with salt until they hold a definite shape, but are not dry. Stir a large spoonful of the whites into the chocolate and then, in three additions, fold in the balance of egg whites. Turn into pan. Level the batter in the pan.
• Bake for 20 minutes at 375. Reduce oven temperature to 350 and bake an additional 50 minutes. Do not overbake.
• Remove cake from oven and place on wet (but wrung out) folded towel. Let stand 20 minutes. Remove sides of pan. Place a rack over cake and invert (carefully!) Remove botto of springform pan and the paper lining. Cover with another rack and invert again to cool right side up. (Cake will be about 1.75" high.).
• When cake is completely cool, transfer to cake plate and ice. Cake must be at room temperature when iced -- if it's too warm, icing will melt; if it's too cold, icing will be dull.
• Prepare icing: Scale cream in medium saucepan over moderate heat, until it begins to form small bubbles around the edge. While still over heat, add instant coffee and stir briskly until dissolved.
• Add chocolate. After one minute, remove from heat and stir with wire whisk until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth. Transfer to a small bowl, or place bottom of saucepan in bowl of cold water, to stop cooking.
• Let mixture stand at room temp for 15 minutes or more, stirring occasionally until it reaches room temperature. Stir (do not beat) and pour over the top of the cake.