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On my long list of "redo" dishes...*groans*
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Pretty little mouthfuls of delight from the kitchens of chrismukkah
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...Not the world's greatest frosting job, I admit, but all of it wasnt too bad :P
Faux 'Hostess' Snack Cakes - https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/.....Cakes-51123660
*optional
3/4 cup (90 grams) white spelt or all-purpose flour (here I used gluten free flour)
1/4 cup (30 grams) ground millet or cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 egg whites
1/3 cup (66 grams) cane sugar
2 tablespoons honey
1/4 cup (2 ounces) water
2 tablespoons safflower oil
4 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 batch (about 1 cup) Snack Cake Crème
1 orange, zested and juiced*
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 350°F and lightly grease a canoe-style snack cake pan. If you don't have a snack cake pan, you can use 4-ounce loaf pans. (or in my case, a muffin pan) Alternatively, create your own molds out of foil by shaping double thicknesses of aluminum foil around a spice bottle and setting the individual foil pieces next to each other in a cake pan.
Sift the spelt flour, ground millet flour, baking powder, and salt together and set aside.
In a dry mixer bowl with dry beaters, beat the egg whites until stiff, about 2 minutes. Transfer the beaten egg whites to a clean bowl and set aside. In the same mixer bowl, add the sugar, honey, water, oil, egg yolks, and vanilla and beat for 1 minute. Add the flour mixture and beat until smooth, about 2 minutes. Fold in half of the beaten egg whites; once the first half is fully incorporated, fold in the second half.
Pour the batter into the prepared molds, filling them 2/3 of the way full. Bake until golden, 15 to 20 minutes, rotating the pans halfway through baking. Cool the cakes in the pan for at least 20 minutes, then remove to a wire rack and cool completely before filling with the Snack Cake Crème.
To fill the cakes, use a skewer or chopstick to poke 2 holes partially through the snack cake from the bottom, and wiggle around to hollow out some space. Use a piping bag fitted with a Bismarck (#230) tip or a very small star-shaped tip to fill the cake with the Snack Cake Crème.
*grumbles* For the life of me, I could not fill those muffins ... >_<
...Next time, I'll have to make a bigger hole to squeeze my filling in *coughs*
To make raspberry snack cakes, make the snack cakes as directed. Coat each filled snack cake with raspberry jam and dust with shredded coconut. They will be sticky and delicious.
Or for Chocolate-Coated Snack Cakes, try dipping your snack cakes in melted chocolate.
Creme Filling:
2 tablespoons white spelt or ground millet flour (used gluten free flour)
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup (100 grams) cane sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
4 tablespoons coconut oil (didnt use, but dont let that stop you)
Dash of salt (optional)
Here is where the orange comes in though: use at least HALF of the zest / juice for the filling. The REST of it, which I -SHOULD- have done this way, would be to go into the frosting, which is simple enough:
- Use a double boiler
2 cups confectioners sugar
1 to 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 to 2 tablespoons water
the leftover juice / zest (I killed it in the filling, thats why I recommend saving at least half for the frosting...I had to use orange extract *cringe* instead !
Just keep the boiler on low and stir to the desired thickness, then cool in your fridge, thats it :B
Filling Preparation:
Combine the flour and milk in a saucepan over medium heat to form a thin, pale paste, about 4 to 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Be careful not to brown the roux. Stir in the sugar and continue to cook until smooth, about 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla. Cover and refrigerate to cool completely. If it gets too thick you can always add in a splash more of milk.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whisk the butter and coconut oil until light, about 1 minute. Add the cooled flour paste and beat until creamy, about 5 minutes. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days.
For gluten-free Snack Cake Crème, use the ground millet flour instead of the white spelt.
For vegan Snack Cake Crème, replace the milk with an equal amount of rice milk and the butter with an equal amount of coconut oil.
Tasting:
Well, its certainly not "Hostess", thats for sure...:P
BUT, it is tasty !
I would also have to say this might be something that requires the regular flour, not the gluten free kind - unless you need to stick to that particular diet :3
Ah well - enjoy :B
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