
Cakes and Desserts
1.
Always use microwave safe utensils, plastic glass.
3. Crust on
will soft. Refrigerate
firm exterior is
2. Before adding batter, grease dishes but
Or,
easy
desirable
frosting.
removal, line dish with wax paper paper towel.
4. Fruit desserts will be fresh looking and tasting.
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Cakes
Commercial mix
(18 to
)
Basic butter or
chocolate cake
Pineapple upside
down cake
Cupcakes (6)
Bar cookies
Baked apples
or pears
8-in. round or
square dishes
Fluted tube
cake pan
Greased 8-in,
round dish
8-in. round
dish
Paper lined
8-in. square
dish
2-qt. oblong
dish
Microwave
safe dish or
MED HI (7) 6 to 8 min.
MED
(7) to min.
HI (10)
7 to 9
min.
HI (10)
9 to I min.
HI (10)
2 min.
HI (10)
6 to min.
8 to 14 min.
Lid or
HI (10)
to 4
plastic
per
casserole
Omit I
when preparing batter. Rotate
dish 1/4 turn every minutes. Let stand 5 to
10 minutes
inverting to cool.
number of eggs recommended on
package. Rotate pan 1/4 turn every 6 minutes.
Let tube cake stand 5 to 10 minutes
inverting to cool.
Rotate dish
turn every minutes. Let stand
on heat-proof counter or wooden board to cool
minutes.
When done, toothpick stuck in cake comes out
clean. Invert cake onto
let dish stand
over cake a few minutes.
When cooking several cupcakes, you
notice some will be done before others. If
so,
cupcakes as they are done and
continue cooking the rest a
seconds
Rotate dish
turn after half
Cut when cool.
fruit or peel to prevent bursting
Candies
1. Always use microwave safe utensils, plastic or glass. For easy
2. Candies which arc boiled
very hot; be sure to handle
cleanup, melt chocolate in paper wrappers seam side up, or place
cooking containers carefully.
chocolate in paper bowl to melt.
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Paper napkin
HI (10)
to
Cover graham cracker with chocolate
or paper plate
seconds
marshmallow.
Caramel apples
pint (2-cup)
(10)
2 min.
Unwrap a
package of caramels into
measure
measuring cup. Add I tablespoon water.
Microwave. stirring every minute. Dip 4
into mixture.
Marshmallow crisp
2-qt. oblong
HI (10)
1 min. to
In 2-qt. oblong dish, melt 1/4 cup butter
dish
melt butter
1O-OZ. package marshmallows, Cover with
min. to melt wax paper and microwave to melt. Stir in 6
cups crispy rice cereal. Press firmly into dish.
Chocolate bark
I
HI (10)
5 to 6 min.
Place
scmi-sweet chocolate pieces in
casserole
container. Microwave to melt, Add 1 cup
or bowl
whole toasted almonds.
wax
paper on cookie sheet. Chill until firm.
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