Pastry Cream - Cuisinart FP-12C SEries Instruction Booklet

PASTRy CREAm

This all-purpose pastry cream is a great foundation for fresh fruit tarts –
the food processor makes it easy .
makes about 2¼ (550 ml) cups
cooking time
1½ (375 )
cups ml milk
Put the milk, cream, ¼ cup (50 ml) sugar, salt and vanilla
½ (125 )
cup ml heavy cream
into a saucepan over medium heat. Bring mixture to a
½ (125 )
cup ml Granulated
, heavy simmer.
suGar divided
½ (2 )
teaspoon ml salt
Insert the large metal chopping blade into the large
½ (7 )
tablespoon ml pure
work bowl of the Cuisinart
vanilla extract
yolks, cornstarch and remaining sugar, process for
4
larGe eGG yolks
1 minute until mixture is light and thick.
2 (30 )
tablespoons ml
cornstarch
With the machine running, pour ¾ to 1½ cups (175 to
375 ml) of the milk mixture slowly through the feed tube
f :
or a liGhter pastry cream
and process mixture for about 1 minute.
½ (125 )
cup ml heavy cream
1½ (25 )
tablespoons ml
Return mixture to the saucepan over medium heat. Bring
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confectioners suGar
to a boil and cook while whisking continuously for about
2½ minutes until thickened. Strain mixture through a fine
mesh strainer into the large work bowl fitted with the
large metal chopping blade. Process for
5 minutes. Pour mixture into a clean mixing bowl and
cover directly with plastic wrap and cool before using.
For a lighter pastry cream: whip the ½ cup (125 ml) of
heavy cream to medium peaks with 1½ tablespoons
(25 ml) of confectioners' sugar. Fold the sweetened
whipped cream into the pastry cream once completely
cool.
Nutritional information per serving (2 tablespoons (30 ml) ):
Calories 72 (50% from fat)
sat. fat 2g
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Approximate preparation time: 25 minutes, including
® Food Processor. Add the
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carb. 8g pro. 1g fat 4g
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chol. 58mg sod. 72mg calc. 32mg
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DEEP CHOCOLATE LAyER CAKE
Frost this deep and rich chocolate cake with
Cream Cheese Frosting (below) .
makes two 9-inch (23 cm) cakes (one 2- or 4-layer cake),
12 servings
butter to prepare the pans Approximate preparation time: 15 minutes, plus 50 minutes
to bake, plus cooling time
(500 ) ,
cups ml unbleached
-
all purpose flour
Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Coat two 9-inch (23 cm) round pans
(3.75 )
teaspoon ml
with butter and cut rounds of parchment paper to fit the bottoms
bakinG soda
of each pan.
(2 )
teaspoon ml bakinG
Insert the large metal chopping blade into the large work bowl of
powder
the Cuisinart
(2 )
teaspoon ml salt
powder, salt and sugars and pulse 10 times and then process for 20
(175 )
cup ml Granulated
seconds to sift.
suGar
Place the bittersweet chocolate, cocoa powder and espresso
(175 )
cup ml brown suGar
powder into a small bowl and pour the boiling water over
(145 )
ounces G bittersweet
ingredients and stir to combine; reserve.
,
chocolate chopped
With the machine running, slowly pour the butter through the feed
(175 )
cup ml unsweetened
tube. Continue pouring the buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla through
cocoa powder
the feed tube until ingredients are just combined. Pour the
(7 )
tablespoon ml espresso
chocolate mixture evenly over the batter and pulse to completely
powder
incorporate.
(250 )
cup ml boilinG water
Divide the batter evenly between the two prepared pans. Bake in
(250 ) (½
cup ml pound
oven for 45 to 50 minutes, until a cake tester comes out just clean.
(250 ) ; 2 )
G sticks unsalted
,
butter melted and cooled Let pans rest on cooling racks for 15 minutes. Remove cake from
(175 ) pans but leave on the racks until completely cool. Once cool, cut
cup ml buttermilk
each layer in half horizontally to frost with Cream Cheese Frosting
larGe eGGs
and build a four-layer cake, or leave the layers as is and make a
(7 )
tablespoon ml pure
thick two-layer cake.
vanilla extract
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories 258 (23% from fat)
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sat. fat 3g
CREAm CHEESE FROSTING
(680 )
ounces G cream
makes about 4¼ (1 L) cups
( ),
cheese room temperature
Approximate preparation time: 10 minutes
each packaGe of cream
6
cheese cut into pieces
Insert the large metal chopping blade into the large work bowl
(375 ) (¾
cups ml pound
of the Cuisinart
(375 ) ; 3 )
G sticks unsalted
sugar and salt; pulse 2 to 3 times and then process until
,
butter room temperature
smooth. Add the vanilla and sour cream and pulse to combine.
(400 )
cups ml
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confectioners suGar Nutritional information per serving (1 tablespoon (15 ml) ):
sifted
Calories 84 (81% from fat)
(3.75 )
teaspoon ml salt
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sat. fat 5g
(5 )
teaspoon ml pure
vanilla extract
(10 )
teaspoons ml
sour cream
Food Processor. Add the flour, baking soda, baking
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carb. 49g pro. 6g fat 7g
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chol. 54mg sod. 224mg calc. 38mg fiber 3g
Food Processor. Add the cream cheese, butter,
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carb. 3g pro. 1g fat 8g
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chol. 23mg sod. 57mg calc. 8mg fiber 0g
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