How to Bake a Brizzle™ Cake
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How to bake a How to bake a BrizzleBrizzletmtm cake cake
How to bakeHow to bakea Brizzlea Brizzletmtm cake cake
Guests remember Guests remember the cake, not the dinnerthe cake, not the dinner
The result: worth the effortThe result: worth the effort
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CastCast
ListListCakeCake
1 box yellow cake mix1 box yellow cake mix 1 small box instant pistachio 1 small box instant pistachio
pudding mixpudding mix Fresh eggs – 6 small, 5 medium Fresh eggs – 6 small, 5 medium
or 4 largeor 4 large 1 cup orange juice1 cup orange juice ½ cup trans fat-free cooking oil½ cup trans fat-free cooking oil ½ tsp pure Vanilla extract½ tsp pure Vanilla extract ¾ cup walnuts or pecans (whole ¾ cup walnuts or pecans (whole
and broken large pieces)and broken large pieces) ¾ cup Hershey’s chocolate ¾ cup Hershey’s chocolate
syrupsyrup 2 tablespoons all purpose flour 2 tablespoons all purpose flour Pam or baking sprayPam or baking spray
Brizzle IcingBrizzle Icing 8 – 12 whole walnut or pecan 8 – 12 whole walnut or pecan
halveshalves ½ cup Heath Bits ‘O Brickle½ cup Heath Bits ‘O Brickle 1 cup powdered sugar1 cup powdered sugar 1 oz. Grand Marnier1 oz. Grand Marnier
Creative SubstitutionsCreative Substitutions
Cake White cake mix (not Angel
food) 1 small box instant Vanilla
pudding 1 cup tangerine or tropical
fruit juice such as Mango, Pineapple or Passion Fruit
¾ cup dark chocolate syrup or fudge syrup (warmed just enough to pour)
Or ¾ cup pure Maple syrup
Brizzle IcingBrizzle Icing 1 oz. Kahlua, Irish Cream, 1 oz. Kahlua, Irish Cream,
Drambuie or Pecan Praline Drambuie or Pecan Praline liqueurliqueur
Or use orange juice or tropical Or use orange juice or tropical fruit juicefruit juice
ToolsTools
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• Forks
• Mixing bowls
• Electric mixer
• Dinner-size plate
• 12” wax paper square
FlouringFlouring• Spray baking pan with Pam or baking spray
• Add all-purpose flour and shake to coat. Dump excess
1 & 21 & 2 Preheat oven to 350Preheat oven to 350oo
Empty cake and pudding Empty cake and pudding mixes into medium mixing mixes into medium mixing bowl, gently hand stir bowl, gently hand stir togethertogether
Using scraper, form a 5" crater Using scraper, form a 5" crater in middle of bowlin middle of bowl
Break eggs into the crater and Break eggs into the crater and hand scramble with fork to hand scramble with fork to blend yolks and whitesblend yolks and whites
3 & 43 & 4 At low speed, mix At low speed, mix
thoroughly to moisten the thoroughly to moisten the batterbatter
Beat on medium or high speed Beat on medium or high speed for 2 – 3 minutesfor 2 – 3 minutes
Use scraper to coax the batter Use scraper to coax the batter sticking to the side toward the sticking to the side toward the center. A thick batter is the resultcenter. A thick batter is the result
5 & 65 & 6 Pour three-fourths of the Pour three-fourths of the
batter into the floured batter into the floured baking panbaking pan
Shake and bump the pan to Shake and bump the pan to distribute evenly. Don’t distribute evenly. Don’t dislodge the bottomdislodge the bottom
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Distribute ¾ cup Distribute ¾ cup of walnuts or of walnuts or pecans evenly pecans evenly over the top of the over the top of the batter. Don’t mix batter. Don’t mix them in.them in.
8 & 98 & 9 Add ¾ cup syrup to batter Add ¾ cup syrup to batter
remaining in mixing bowl, remaining in mixing bowl, Blend on medium at least a minute, Blend on medium at least a minute,
using scraper as neededusing scraper as needed
Pour evenly over the nut-topped Pour evenly over the nut-topped batter in baking panbatter in baking pan
Shake & bump to distributeShake & bump to distribute Don’t swirl or cut in – the magic of Don’t swirl or cut in – the magic of
baking does thisbaking does this
1010 Bake at 350Bake at 350oo for for
50 – 60 minutes50 – 60 minutes Check at 45 Check at 45
minutesminutes Cake is done Cake is done
when a wood when a wood toothpick inserted toothpick inserted in center comes in center comes out with a few out with a few crumbs (moist, crumbs (moist, not dry)not dry)
Or, press down Or, press down with a fingertip. with a fingertip. Brizzle cake is Brizzle cake is done when the done when the center springs center springs back slowlyback slowly
11 & 1211 & 12 Remove from oven and allow to Remove from oven and allow to
cool about 20 minutes on a rack cool about 20 minutes on a rack or on your rangeor on your range
Run the icing spreader around Run the icing spreader around the sides of the pan to loosen the sides of the pan to loosen the cakethe cake
Work a bamboo skewer Work a bamboo skewer between the tube and cake to between the tube and cake to releaserelease
13 & 1413 & 14 Place a flat dinner plate over Place a flat dinner plate over
top of pantop of pan Carefully turn over (careful – Carefully turn over (careful –
the bottom of the pan is hot)the bottom of the pan is hot) Cake should drop onto the plateCake should drop onto the plate
Remove panRemove pan Place square of wax paper over the Place square of wax paper over the
bottom of the cakebottom of the cake Use another plate or the cake carrier Use another plate or the cake carrier
to flip right side upto flip right side up Wax paper makes it easy to centerWax paper makes it easy to center
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Place 8 – 12 Place 8 – 12 whole walnuts whole walnuts or pecans or pecans evenly around evenly around top of the top of the warm cakewarm cake
You’ll cut You’ll cut between these between these when serving when serving (if you can find (if you can find ‘em under the ‘em under the icing)icing)
BrizzleBrizzle
16 & 1716 & 17 In small bowl, combine powdered In small bowl, combine powdered
sugar and 15 – 20 drops of liqueursugar and 15 – 20 drops of liqueur Blend with fork until thick but Blend with fork until thick but
slightly drippyslightly drippy Adjust with sugar or liqueurAdjust with sugar or liqueur
Add ½ cup of brickle bits to the Add ½ cup of brickle bits to the glaze, whisking inglaze, whisking in
Thin with liqueur if needed, to keep Thin with liqueur if needed, to keep the glaze slightly drippythe glaze slightly drippy
ViolaViola
Using fork, ice the Using fork, ice the cake by drizzling cake by drizzling ample drops over ample drops over the topthe top
Encourage drops Encourage drops to drip down the to drip down the sideside
If glaze thickens, If glaze thickens, blend in a few blend in a few more drops of more drops of liqueurliqueur
Glaze hardens as Glaze hardens as cake coolscake cools
Serving & Keeping FreshServing & Keeping Fresh Cut into 8 – 12 slicesCut into 8 – 12 slices Cut between walnuts if you can Cut between walnuts if you can
find ‘em under the glazefind ‘em under the glaze Expect requests for 2ndsExpect requests for 2nds
Store leftover cake coveredStore leftover cake covered Briefly heat slices in a Briefly heat slices in a
microwave (10 – 15 seconds) to microwave (10 – 15 seconds) to release aromas at serving timerelease aromas at serving time
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