Learn how to make delicious Christmas options to escape tradition
Cakes are a truly delicious and versatile dessert. They can therefore be served on various occasions, including Christmas lunch. Moreover, combined with the traditional ingredients of the time, they give rise to appetizing recipes, perfect for decorating the Christmas table. So, check out 4 delicious and easy-to-make cake options below for a special dinner!
Chocolate cake with icing and cherry
ingredients
Pasta
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup of sugar
- 1 cup of tea chocolate in powder
- 1 cup oil
- 1 cup of water
- 2 cups wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon of chemical yeast
- Butter for greasing
- Wheat flour for dusting
Roof
- 250 g of icing sugar
- 2 tablespoons of cherry liqueur
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- Cherries to decorate
Preparation method
Pasta
Place the sugar and chocolate powder in a container and mix well. Add the eggs and oil and mix until you obtain a smooth consistency. Gradually add the water and wheat flour and stir to combine. Finally, add the chemical yeast and transfer the dough into a cake tin greased with butter and floured with wheat flour. Bake in a preheated oven at medium temperature until golden brown. Turn off the oven, wait for it to cool, remove from the mold and set aside.
Roof
In a mixer, add the sugar, liqueur and lemon juice and beat until smooth. Then, using a spoon, spread the icing on the cake and finish by decorating with the cherries. Serve immediately.
Cake with candied fruit
ingredients
Pasta
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup milk tea
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2 1/2 cups wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon of chemical yeast
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup tea fruit crystallized
- Salt to taste
- Butter for greasing
- Wheat flour for dusting
Roof
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon of milk
- Candied fruit to decorate
Preparation method
Place the eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla, butter in a container and mix well. Add the salt and wheat flour and mix until you obtain a smooth mixture. Finally add the chemical yeast and mix to incorporate it. Add the raisins and candied fruit and mix. Then grease a baking tray with butter and flour with wheat flour, place the dough on it and bake in a preheated oven at 180ºC for 45 minutes.
In the meantime, add the milk and sugar to a container and mix well. Then, remove the cake from the oven, wait for it to cool, turn it out and spread the mixture on top. Finish by decorating with candied fruit and serve immediately.
Red velvet cake
ingredients
Pasta
- 3 eggs
- 300 g of wheat flour
- 270 g of sugar
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 5 tablespoons melted butter
- 200 ml of natural yogurt
- 1/2 cup tea milk
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon of chemical yeast
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons red food coloring
- 1 pinch of salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla essence
- Butter for greasing
- Wheat flour for dusting
Filling
- 450 g cream cheese
- 6 tablespoons of butter
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
Preparation method
Pasta
Place the vinegar and milk in a container and set aside. Place the butter and coloring in a pan and stir until completely melted. Reserve. Place the eggs, salt and sugar in another container and mix well. Add the butter with the coloring, the yogurt, the milk and the vinegar and mix until you obtain a smooth consistency. Gradually add the wheat flour and cocoa powder and stir to combine. Finally add the vanilla essence, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda and mix.
Then grease two round molds with removable bottoms with butter and flour them with wheat flour. Divide the dough between them and cook in a preheated oven at 180ºC for 35 minutes. Turn off the oven, wait for it to cool, turn out, crumble the dough and set it aside.
Filling
In a mixer, place the cream cheese and butter and beat for 3 minutes. Add the vanilla essence and sugar and beat again until incorporated.
Assembly
Cover a deep baking tray with cling film and line it with the cake batter. Cover with the filling and repeat the operation until the entire shape is filled, ending with the dough. Store in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Then carefully unmold the cake and finish with another layer of filling. Serve immediately.
Walnut pie
ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 100 g of butter
- 1/5 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2/5 cups wheat flour
- 1 cup milk tea
- 1 cup of tea peanuts bites
- 1 tablespoon of chemical yeast
- Butter for greasing
- Wheat flour for dusting
- Powdered sugar to decorate
Preparation method
Place the eggs, butter and brown sugar in a mixer and beat until creamy. Add the cinnamon, wheat flour, milk, walnuts and chemical yeast and beat again until you obtain a smooth consistency. Then transfer the dough onto a baking tray greased with butter and floured with wheat flour. Bake in a preheated oven at 200ºC until golden brown. Turn off the oven, wait for it to cool, carefully turn it out of the mold and complete the decoration with icing sugar. Serve immediately.
Source: Terra
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