Banana Crepe

Ingredients
crepe:
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt


• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 cup half-and-half cream
• 6 bananas, halved lengthwise
• 1 1/2 cups whipped heavy cream
• 1 pinch ground cinnamon

Directions
1. Sift flour and powdered sugar into a mixing bowl. Add eggs, milk, butter, vanilla, and salt; beat until smooth.
2. Heat a lightly greased 6 inch skillet. Add about 3 tablespoons batter. Tilt skillet so that batter spreads to almost cover the bottom of skillet. Cook until lightly browned; turn and brown the other side. Repeat process with remaining batter, grease skillet as needed.
3. Melt 1/4 cup butter in a large skillet. Stir in brown sugar, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir in cream and cook until slightly thickened. Add half the bananas at a time to skillet; cook for 2 to 3 minutes, spooning sauce over them. Remove from heat.
4. Roll a crepe around each banana half and place on serving platter. Spoon sauce over crepes. Top with whipped cream and a pinch of cinnamon.

Black Forest Cake

Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte, quite an impressive and elegant name, right ? :) The literal translation of the same, as per Wiki, is "Black Forest cherry cake" and it is a popular dessert in Germany and throughout the world, generally known as Black Forest Cake or Black Forest Gateau. It is a layered sponge cake with two complementary flavours of chocolate and cherry, frosted with whipped cream and flavored by Kirschwasser Or Kirsch, a cherry liquor which is one of the main ingredients.

While pondering on my options to bake a cake to celebrate a special occasion in my life, the idea of Black Forest Cake struck my mind and got glued like anything.I thought it is better to buy in famous cafe here in the philippines but after my baking teacher taught as how to make black forest cake from scratch, i decided not to buy any cake whatever occassion it is.

Here goes the recipe and I have tried to give maximum details as per the original recipe from my trainer, hoping it will help you enjoy this cake as much as we enjoyed :)


Black Forest Cake

Ingredients:
For Cake
1 3/4 Cups  Sifted all purpose flour
1 1/2 Cups  Sugar
1 1/4 Tsp    Baking Soda
3/4    Cup   Butter
1 1/4 Cups Water
1/4    Tsp    Baking powder
1 1/8 Cups  Cocoa Powder
6       Tbsp  Veg. Oil
1 1/2 Tsp    Vanilla
1       Tsp     Instant coffee
4       Pcs     Eggs

Syrup:
1/4 Cup  Sugar
1/2 Cup  Water
3    Tbsp Brandy

Icing and tooping:
6 Pcs or more cherries
                      whip-it cream
4 Squares       Unsweetened chocolate, grated and cooled

Materials:
4 Pcs Baking pan 9″x11″ (Make 4 layers)
Glacine Paper
Electric mixer
Pastry bags with tips

Procedures:
1. Pre-heat oven to 350 F
2. Grease and line four 9-inch round layer pans. Set Aside
3.Combine first 10 Ingredients in a mixer bowl. Beat at medium speed for 3 minutes.
4. Add eggs one at a time beating continuosly until completely blended.
5. Pour into prepared pans and bake for 10 to 15 mins.
6. Cool slightly then remove from pans; transfer onto wire racks and cool thoroughly.
7. In a small saucepan prepare syrup by blending sugar and water together . Bring to boil. Lower flame and simmer or 1 minute.
8. Remove fro the fire and stir in brandy. Set aside
9. Melt Bars chocolate over double boiler. Pour in glacine paper and flatten usng rollig pin.
10. Beat whipping cream until thick. Gradually add onfctioners sugar about 13 Cups per pack of whip cream, Continue beating until smooth and fluffy.
11. To assemble: Place one cakeon a serving platter. brush top of cake layers with syrups.
12. Spread amount of whip it cream. Repeat procedure for the last 2 cake layers Cover the and sides of the cake with cream filling .
13. Decorate with chocolate curls using chocolate bar and cherries. Chill until ready to serve.

Enjoy! Dont forget to leave a comment.