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Sandra Lee -- author of the New York Time's best-seller Semi-Homemade Cooking -- returns with over 100 quick and delicious recipes for everyone's favorite course -- dessert.
Sandra Lee shares her Semi-Homemade technique of combining fresh ingredients with specially selected store-bought items -- from cake mixes to Cool-Whip. You can now create desserts that are as simple to make as they are sensational to eat. Each Semi-Homemade treat tastes as if it were made 100% from scratch -- but is created in a fraction of the time.
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Semi-Homemade Desserts

Author: Sandra Lee

Date: September 2005

ISBN: 0696226847

Publisher: Miramax Books

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Mini Pumpkin Spice Cakes with Orange Glaze

From: Semi-Homemade Desserts by Sandra Lee

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Makes 8

Prep time: 20 minutes

Baking time: 20 minutes

Cooling time: 30 minutes

Chilling time: 10 minutes

Decorating time: 15 minutes

 

Cake:

  • 1 box (18.25-ounce) spice cake mix, Betty Crocker SuperMoist®

  • 1 1/4 cups water

  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil

  • 3 eggs

Orange Glaze:

  • 2/3 cup heavy cream

  • 1 bag (12-ounce) premier white morsels, Nestlé

  • Red and yellow food coloring

Marzipan Stems and Leaves:

  • 1 package (7-ounce) marzipan, Odense®

  • Green food coloring

Special Equipment:

  • Disposable latex gloves

  • Leaf-shaped cookie cutter

Cake Preparation:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Oil and flour 8 mini bundt pans.

  2. Combine cake mix, water, oil, and eggs in large bowl. Beat for 2 minutes, or until well blended. Divide batter equally among prepared pans.

  3. Bake for 20 minutes, or until toothpick inserted near center of cakes comes out clean. Cool cakes in pans on cooling racks for 15 minutes. Invert cakes onto cooling rack and cool completely. Set cooling rack atop baking sheet.

For the Orange Glaze:

  1. Heat cream in small saucepan over medium heat until bubbles appear; remove from heat. Add white morsels and stir until melted and smooth. Stir in food colorings, 1 drop at a time, until desired color is achieved.

  2. Drizzle glaze over cakes. Refrigerate cakes for 10 minutes, or until glaze is firm. Cover and reserve any remaining glaze.

For the Marzipan Stems and Leaves:

  1. Place marzipan in medium bowl. Using latex gloves, knead food coloring, 1 drop at a time, into marzipan until desired color is achieved. Divide marzipan into 2 equal pieces. Roll 1 marzipan piece into 12-inch-long log. Cut log crosswise into 8 equal pieces; set aside to use as stems.

  2. Flatten remaining marzipan piece, then place between 2 sheets of plastic wrap. Using rolling pin, roll out marzipan to 1/4-inch thickness. Using leaf-shaped cookie cutter or small sharp knife, cut out 24 leaves.

  3. Decorate cakes with marzipan stems and leaves.

  4. Rewarm reserved glaze. Serve cakes, passing glaze alongside.

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