Lasagna Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Brown meat slowly.
• Add next 6 ingredients to meat (garlic through tomato paste).
• Add one tomato paste can of water.
• Simmer uncovered until thick or about 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile combine cottage cheese with eggs, salt, pepper, parsley and Parmesan.
• Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Also meanwhile, cook lasagna noodles in boiling water until tender.
• Drain and rinse with cold water.
• Spray a 13X9X2 baking pan with vegetable oil spray.
• Place 1/2 of the noodles in the bottom of the pan.
• Spread 1/2 of the cottage cheese mixture over the noodles.
• Next layer 1/2 of the meat mixture over the cottage cheese, then sprinkle 1/2 of the mozzarella over the meat.
• Layer again with noodes, cottage cheese, meat and mozzarella cheese.
• Bake at 375 for 30 minutes, until bubbling and mozzarella has browned some.

Steps:

• Make the cake in a 13x9-inch baking pan following instructions on the box of cake mix (Preheat oven to 350 degrees; mix cake mix, water, oil, and eggs together in a large bowl; pour batter into pan greased generously with shortening.).
• Allow the cake to cool completely.
• When cake is cool, make buttercream frosting by first whipping the soft butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer on high speed.
• Add two cups of the powdered sugar, mix well, then add remaining powdered sugar.
• Add 1/4 cup of whole milk and vanilla, then mix on high speed for 2 minutes or until frosting is smooth and creamy.
• Turn cake out of the pan onto wax paper.
• Using both hands, carefully flip the cake over, so that it's right-side-up, onto another strip of wax paper.
• Now you're going to cut through the cake twice, creating three layers.
• We'll start at the bottom slice.
• First slide the cake over to the edge of your kitchen counter.
• This way you can drop your hand with the knife down below the counter at the edge to get a nice, straight cut through the cake.
• Using a long bread knife or other long serrated knife, cut through the bottom third of the cake.
• Spin the cake and wax paper so that you can cut through all sides (your knife probably won't get all the way through to the other side).
• When the cake is sliced, carefully flip the top section over onto the other sheet of wax paper.
• Frost the bottom layer of cake with approximately 1/3 of the buttercream frosting.
• Break the chilled semi-sweet chocolate into little bits that are a tad smaller than chocolate chips.
• A good way to do this is to put the chilled chocolate into a large zip-top bag, then use the handle of a butter knife to smash the unsuspecting chocolate into pieces.
• Sprinkle about 1/3 of the chocolate bits over the frosting on the bottom layer.
• Turn the top section back over onto the bottom layer.
• Again, slice through the top section creating the final two layers.
• Carefully flip the top over onto the wax paper, and frost the new layer as you did with the first layer, adding chocolate bits as well.
• You may, at this point, wish to slice the top into thirds across the width of the cake.
• This makes flipping over the top layer much easier.
• It's also how you're going to slice the cake later, so you'll never see the cuts.
• Any cracks or breaks are no big deal since you'll just cover up the goofs with frosting.
• Carefully reassemble the top section on the rest of the cake.
• If you have a large bulge in the center of the cake, you may wish to slice that off so that the cake is flatter on top.
• Throw that slice away.
• Frost the top of the cake with the remaining frosting, then sprinkle on the remaining chocolate bits.
• The cake is served as triangular slices.
• So, slice it up by first cutting through the middle of the cake, lengthwise.
• Next cut across the cake through the middle (widthwise) twice.
• Now you have six slices that just need to be cut from corner to corner one time each, creating 12 triangular slices.
• Chill any cake you don't eat that day.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9-by-13-inch metal cake pan with cooking spray.
• Combine the cake mix with the vegetable oil, eggs and 1 cup water in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on low speed for 1 minute, then turn to medium speed and beat until the mixture is creamy and smooth. Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing into an even layer with a spatula.
• Bake until a cake tester comes out clean, 18 to 24 minutes. Put the cake in the pan on a rack and let cool completely.
• Beat the cream cheese and butter in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on low speed until creamy. Slowly add the confectioners' sugar 1/2 cup at a time, beating in between each addition. Add the vanilla extract and beat until well blended.
• Turn the cake out onto a rack. Slice the cake in half horizontally with a serrated knife, then slice each layer in half horizontally again, making 4 layers in all. Place a cake layer cut-side up on a platter; spread about 3/4 cup frosting over the top with an offset spatula, carefully spreading to the edges. Repeat add with the remaining cake layers and frosting, finishing with the last 3/4 cup frosting on top.
• Freezer the cake until the layers are firm, about 1 hour. Trim any ragged edges of the cake with the serrated knife, squaring off the sides. Top the cake with a drizzle of chocolate syrup and the chocolate shavings. Let sit at room temperature for 15 minutes, before serving.

Steps:

• Slice the cake from end to end (not side to side) into 8 long slices (about 1/4 inch thick).
• Put 4 slices of the loaf cake on the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Spread half of the ice cream on top of the cake to form a smooth layer. Spread half of the Strawberry Sauce over the ice cream layer. Sprinkle the chocolate cereal over the sauce layer. Put the remaining pound cake slices over the cereal. Spread the remaining ice cream on top of the cake layer to form a smooth layer. Spread the remaining sauce over the ice cream layer. Sprinkling with the grated white chocolate. Cover with foil and freeze until the ice cream has hardened, 6 hours up to overnight.
• In a medium pot, combine the strawberry preserves and lemon juice and gently mix. Bring to a simmer over medium-low heat, add half of the strawberries and simmer for 4 to 5 minutes. Let cool until warm. Add the remaining strawberries and gently fold to coat.

Steps:

• Turn the pound cakes on their sides and thinly slice with a long serrated knife. You should get 4 or 5 lasagna noodle-size pieces from each cake.
• Make the sauce: Combine the berries and 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar in a bowl and puree with an immersion blender until mostly smooth. Stir in the yellow food coloring.
• Whisk the heavy cream with the remaining 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar in a bowl until soft peaks form. Fold in the ricotta.
• Arrange a layer of cake in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish, trimming the pieces to fit. Spread one-third of the berry mixture on top.
• Dollop some of the ricotta mixture on top.
• Gently spread the ricotta mixture, then continue to cover the whole cake (you should use about half of the mixture).
• Top with another layer of pound cake, then a layer each of berry sauce and ricotta and a final layer of pound cake. Spread with the remaining berry sauce.
• Microwave the white chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl in 20-second intervals, stirring, until melted. Spoon over the cake and gently spread.
• Broil until the white chocolate is golden in spots, or lightly brown the top with a kitchen torch. Top with mint.

Steps:

• Sauce:.
• In a large heavy bottomed pot, heat the olive oil, add the beef, pork, veal and sausage (without casing) and cook until browned.
• Add garlic and oregano and cook until fragrant.
• Stir in the tomato paste and cook until the meat is coated.
• Add tomatoes with their juices and the tomato puree, season with salt and pepper and bring to a boil.
• Simmer over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until thickened about 1 1/2 hours.
• Ricotta:.
• In large bowl, combine the ricotta with the parsley, basil, 1 cup of the Parmesan, 1 pound of the shredded mozzarella and beaten eggs. Season with salt and pepper.
• Noodles:.
• The instructions suggested cooking the dry, curly-ridged lasagna noodles 3 minutes in abundant salted water, drained, rinsed -- I say use fresh, no-cook or even the curly edged pasta, and forget about the pre-cooking. I guarantee the sauce will cook the noodles after 45 minutes of cooking time. This also makes life much easier.
• Lasagna Time:.
• Preheat the oven to 375°F Spread 1.5 cup of the sauce in the bottom of a baking dish. Line the dish with overlapping noodles.
• Spread 1/3 of the ricotta mixture over the noodles, sprinkle with a little Parmesan and shredded mozzarella then top with 1 1/2 cups of the sauce and another layer of noodles.
• Repeat the layering 2 more times. Top with noodles and cover with 1 1/2 cups of sauce (may want to use extra if using uncooked noodles to ensure the noodles are covered and cook evenly. Sprinkle remaining mozzarella and Parmesan over the lasagna.
• Cover Lasagna with foil and bake for about 20 minutes.
• Uncover then cook for 30-45 minutes more or until the top is golden and crisp around the edges and the filling is bubbling.
• Let the lasagna rest for 20 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Beat the cream cheese, pudding mix, icing sugar and milk in a mixer bowl at high speed until smooth.
• Combine the strawberries, kirsch and sugar in a medium bowl, mixing well.
• Remove 1 cup of the strawberry mixture.
• Puree in a food processor and reserve.
• Slice the pound cake into 1/2 inch slices.
• Line a 9x13 inch dish with a layer of cake.
• Layer 1/3 of the cream cheese mix, 1/3 of the strawberry mixture, remaining cake slices in prepared dish.
• Layer half the remaining cream cheese mix, half the remaining strawberry mixture, remaining cake and remaining cream cheese mixture.
• Swirl the remaining strawberry mixture over top.
• Chill for 4-8 hours.
• Beat whipping cream in small mixer bowl until stiff peaks form.
• Cut the dessert into 3 inch squares to serve.
• Top with reserved strawberry puree and whipped cream.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F Grease three 10-inch springform pans.
• In mixing bowl, stir together sifted cake flour, sugar, Hershey 's Cocoa and baking soda. Add butter and mix well. Add milk, eggs and vanilla. Mix thoroughly.
• Pour about 5 cups of the cake batter into each prepared pan. Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in cake center comes out clean.
• Cool for 10 minutes before you remove the cake from the pan, then cool completely on a wire rack.
• To make buttercream filling, combine water and meringue powder; whip at high speed until peaks form. Add 4 cups of sugar, one cup at a time, beating after each addition at low speed.
• Alternately add shortening and remainder of sugar. Add salt and flavorings; beat at low speed until smooth. Thin out ½ of the frosting with a little extra water. The thinned frosting is used as the filling between layers.
• To assemble the cake, place one 10 inch cake on a large round plate or a large round cake platter. Spread half of the thinned frosting on top, frosting only the top of the cake (not the sides). Sprinkle very lightly with semi-sweet chocolate chips. (There are very few chips on this layer, usually only 1 or 2 per wedge, so sprinkle very, very lightly).
• Place the second cake on top of the first. Frost the top with the remaining thinned frosting. Sprinkle with semi-sweet chocolate chips. (You can be a bit more generous with this layer).
• Place the third layer on top of the second. Frost the top with all of the butter cream that was NOT thinned. This is a thick layer of frosting so pile it on, and try to get the top as smooth as you can. Sprinkle with semi-sweet chocolate chips.
• To serve, cut the cake into wedges, as you would cut a pizza. Using Hershey's chocolate syrup, create a design on your dessert plate. Place the wedge of chocolate lasagna at the 11 o'clock position on your dessert plate with the point facing down, so that you can see some of the syrup design.
• NOTE: The frosting seems more authentic if you let it set up (sit out) for an hour at room temperature. Wrap the sides lightly with foil to keep the cake from drying out as well.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Prepare muffin cups with cooking spray.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; season with salt and pepper. Drain and discard grease from the beef.
• Cut wonton wrappers into 2 1/4-inch circles with a biscuit cutter. Press one wonton into the bottom of each muffin cup. Sprinkle even amounts of Parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, and ricotta cheese into each muffin cup; top each portion with even amounts of ground beef and pasta sauce.
• Divide 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, half the ricotta cheese, 1/2 the ground beef mixture, and 1/2 cup pasta sauce, between the muffin cups and layer, respectively, atop the wonton wrapper; repeat layering with remaining wonton wrappers, 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, remaining ricotta cheese, remaining ground beef, and remaining pasta sauce. Top the 'cupcakes' with remaining Parmesan cheese and mozzarella cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven until edges of 'cupcakes' are browned, 18 to 20 minutes; let cook in tins for 5 minutes before running a knife around the edges of the cupcakes to loosen the edges to remove. Garnish with fresh basil to serve.