Baby Fondant Packages Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Slice tofu into 1/4-inch thick slices. Places slices into a shallow baking dish with the above marinade ingredients. Be sure to coat each slice of tofu well. Marinate for at least 15 minutes or up to 1 hour. Place the tofu slices on a lightly oiled baking sheet and bake 30 minutes or until deep golden brown and crispy on the outside. The marinade can be saved to use again. Be sure to boil the marinade before each additional use.
• Heat the toasted sesame oil on a skillet and add the scallions. Saute for 3 to 5 minutes on medium heat until they become soft and becoming translucent. Turn the heat down to low and add the remaining ingredients except the blanched scallion greens) incorporating the scallions into the miso. Heat through for 2 minutes, adding a little water if necessary.
• Make Asandwiches@ with the tofu slices, slathering one piece of tofu with the miso scallion mixture and placing another piece of tofu on top. Cut the sandwiches in half for hors d=oeuvres size or leave whole for main course. If desired, place a piece of nori on top of the tofu Asandwich@. Tie the piece together to form a package with the blanched scallion ribbons. Serve at room temperature.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Butter and flour cake pans. Combine 2 cake mixes, 2 2/3 cups of water, 6 egg whites, and 1/4 cup of oil in large bowl. Beat for 3 minutes, or until well blended. Pour batter into 10-inch pan.
• Combine 1 cake mix, 1 1/3 cups of water, 3 egg whites, and 2 tablespoons of oil in same bowl. Beat for 2 minutes, or until well blended. Pour batter into 8-inch pan. Bake 10-inch cake for 1 hour 15 minutes, and 8-inch cake for 55 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center of cakes comes out clean. Cool cakes in pans on cooling racks for 30 minutes. Invert cakes onto cooking racks and cool completely.
• Stir preserves in a heavy small saucepan over medium-high heat until beginning to boil. Strain preserves into small bowl to make a glaze. Spoon 1 tablespoon of glaze into center of each cardboard round. Place boards, glaze side down, atop cakes. Invert cakes onto boards. Brush remaining glaze over cakes.
• For The Fondant:
• Sprinkle work surface and rolling pin with powdered sugar. Soften fondant in the microwave at 30-second intervals, until workable. Wearing gloves, knead green food coloring, 1 drop at a time, into fondant from 1 box. Roll out green fondant into 18-inch square that is 1/4-inch thick, rotating to prevent sticking. Pierce bubbles that appear in fondant. Slide hands under fondant and drape over 10-inch cake; smooth over surface. Trim excess fondant from around base of cake. Brush off excess powdered sugar.
• Knead trimmings together; wrap in plastic. Knead pink food coloring, 1 drop at a time, into 1/2 cup of white fondant. Knead blue food coloring, 1 drop at a time, into 1/2 cup of white fondant Wrap pink and blue fondants separately in plastic; set aside. Knead yellow food coloring, 1 drop at a time, into remaining fondant from second box. Roll out yellow fondant into 15-inch square that is 1/4-inch thick. Slide hands under fondant and drape over 8-inch cake; smooth over surface. Knead trimmings together; wrap in plastic.
• Place 8-inch cake atop 10-inch cake. Roll out colored fondant trimmings separately into 1/4-inch thickness. Cut out shapes from fondant with cookie cutters. Moisten shapes with water, then dab gum arabic onto moistened side; press shapes onto cakes to adhere.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line the muffin tin with mini cupcake liners.
• Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl.
• In another medium bowl, beat the eggs and sugar with an electric mixer until light and foamy, about 2 minutes. While beating, gradually pour in the butter and then the vanilla.
• While mixing slowly, add half the dry ingredients, then add all the milk, and follow with the rest of the dry ingredients. Take care not to over mix the batter. Divide the batter evenly in the prepared tins (about 2 teaspoon batter per cup cake.)
• Bake until a tester inserted in the center of the cakes comes out clean, about 15 minutes. Cool cupcakes on a rack in the tin.
• Whisk together the confectioners' sugar and Prosecco until smooth and sugar dissolves. (If cupcakes are not cool enough to ice, lay plastic film directly on top of the glaze to prevent it from drying out and set aside at room temperature until ready to use.) Dip the tops of each baby cake in the Prosecco glaze, sprinkle with sugar or top with tiny candies and return to the rack to set, about 25 minutes. Cooks Note: This is a great way to use up leftover bubbly. This recipe works just as well with flat Prosecco. For a full wine flavor, prick the mini cupcakes with toothpicks when they are cooling; then drizzle with some Prosecco before icing with the glaze.

Steps:

• Whisk 3 eggs with 3/4 cup each flour and milk and 1 teaspoon kosher salt; let sit 5 minutes. Saute 6 thinly sliced garlic cloves and 1 tablespoon chopped rosemary in 6 tablespoons butter in a large ovenproof nonstick skillet, 1 minute. Add the batter and sprinkle with more rosemary. Bake at 425 degrees F until puffed and golden around the edge, 18 to 20 minutes. Sprinkle with sea salt.

Steps:

• Place gelatin and water in a small saucepan over low heat and melt it. Combine the remaining ingredients in the bowl of a stand mixer. Add the melted gelatin to the mixer and beat at low speed until combined. This will form a paste or dough. Place in the refrigerator for a few minutes to let harden slightly.
• Use a rolling pin and roll the fondant to a thickness of about 1/4-inch thick. Use cornstarch to "flour" the work surface and the rolling pin. Roll the fondant around the rolling pin to transfer it to the top of the cake.
• The next task will be easier if you use a turntable. Place the fondant over the cake and unroll it. Use your fingers to gently position the fondant and smooth the top and sides. Be careful to avoid folds. It may be easier if you gently stretch it into place. Use a paring knife and cut away the excess using the bottom of the cake as the guide. Reserve the rest for a future cake.

Steps:

• Put the potatoes, garlic and bay leaves in a large lidded sauté pan. Pour over the wine, add the butter and put the lid on the pan. Set over a medium heat and simmer for 1 hr until the wine has completely evaporated and the potatoes are coated in the buttery juices.
• Reduce heat to low, then sizzle the potatoes in the buttery mixture, shaking the pan and turning the potatoes occasionally until they are completely cooked through, and the skins are brown and crisp. Serve scooped straight from the pan with a sprinkling of sea salt.