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Thanks all who provided me with yummy recipes for my Bailey's Irish Cream! After I read all the recipes, I decided to try "Bailey's Irish Cream Cake" first as I have been looking for a cake that can be baked in a 9 x 13 baking try. This recipe is also easy enough for my first attempt! ^_^ The following is the recipe given and my modification. This made a HUGE cake and I had to share it my neighbours and the friend who gave me the Bailey's!
My next ambition is to make the cheesecake. Will report after I make it. Bye for now! ^_^ ======================================= Bailey's Irish Cream Cake (Serves 16)
2 C cake flour 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 C butter 2 C sugar **(I REDUCED IT 1 CUP AS DIABETES IS A PROBLEM IN THE FAMILY.) 3 eggs 4 oz.(4 squares) unsweetened chocolate, melted **(I ONLY HAD DUTCH "BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE" ON HAND.) 1 tsp vanilla 1 C Bailey's Irish Cream liqueur 1/2 C milk 1 C chopped walnuts (I assume these could be optional) **(I ADDED PECAN NUTS AS THAT'S THE ONLY NUTS LEFT IN THE PANTRY. SINCE MY FAMILY DON'T LIKE CHUNKY NUTS, I ALSO "MINCED" THE NUTS UNTIL FINE.)
Sift cake flour, baking powder, & salt. Cream butter & sugar.Add eggs. Mix in chocolate & vanilla. Add flour mixture & Bailey's to creamed mixture. Add milk & nuts. Mix well. Bake @ 350 F. in greased 9 x 13 pan or 2 round pans for 30 min., or in prepared bundt pan for 50 minutes.
Frost with a buttercream frosting flavored with Bailey's.
Note: Poking holes into the cake (use the handle of a wooden spoon) & drizzling it with Bailey's will intensify the flavor. **(I DODN'T DO THIS PROCEDURE AS 1 CUP OF BAILEY'S IS ENOUGH FOR US!)
The frosting I used was the "Sour Cream Ganache" from "The Cake Bible". I used this one for the "Cordon Rose Banana Cake" before and we liked it a lot. I added 2 t. Bailey's in the creamed mixture. ============================== Sour Cream Ganache (p. 275) Makes 2 2/3 cups (enough to frost one 9 x 2 inch cake layer)
Ingredients: 12 oz. bittersweet chocolate 14 oz. Sour cream
In a double boiler set over hot water or in a microwave on high powder, stirring every 10 sec, melt the chocolate. Remove from the heat and add the sour cream. Stir with a rubber spatula until uniform in color. If the pan feels warm, transwer to a bowl. Use at once or store, and when ready to use soften by placing the bowl in a water bath or a micorwave for few seconds, stirring gently.
Store: 3 days room temp. 3 weeks, refrigerated, 6 months frozen.
Pointers for success: the chocolate ,must be still warm and the sour cream room temperature when combined or the chocolate will lump.
YUM! YUM! YUM! YUM! YUM! YUM! YUM! YUMMY!
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