Help with recipes..?

Question

I've cakes such as fruit cake, layer cakes and cookies which are still in yummy but seems no one eating them...Are there any recipes that I can use these cakes and cookies to make another new desserts?

Answer 1

There sure are.
For the cookies, put them in a zipper seal bag and crumble them. Use them for making pie crists or topping ice cream.

For the cakes try this recipe. Alter it to suit the flavor of the cake you have leftover.
Chocolate Bread Pudding
6 oz semisweet or white chocolate, melted
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 1/2 cup milk
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 1/2 cups bread cubes (small, firm, and fresh)
Butter four 1-cup ramekins or six custard cups and place them on a cookie sheet. Preheat oven to 400F
Combine the melted chocolate, sugar, salt, and cinnamon.
Stir the milk in slowly and then add the eggs. Beat the entire mixture with a whisk until well blended.
Stir in the bread cubes and let them soak for a few minutes. Beat the pudding with a whisk again. The bread cubes should fall apart somewhat.
Divide the pudding between the ramekins or custard cups and put them, cookie sheet and all, into the oven.
Bake for 15 minutes or until the edges look done (spongey, like a cake) and the middle is just under done.
Cool for 15 minutes and serve or cool completely, wrap, and store in the refrigerator. They will keep for 3 to 4 days, at least, if refrigerated. The puddings can be warmed in a microwave oven at medium power.
The original recipe has half as much cinnamon and eggs. I added the extra egg to make the pudding slightly custardy.
If you use a crusty bread, trim crusts from bread before using. I usually use Pepperidge Farm's white bread and I don't trim. I think the average American white bread is not firm enough.
I think this recipe could easily be altered to include nuts, chopped dates, chopped dried apples, and/or raisins.

For a richer pudding, try using leftover cake instead of bread. Once I even baked a small cake from a mix and chopped that up for this recipe. One layer makes a double batch. (It was a Dutch chocolate cake, how decadent!)

Answer 2

A trifle is a layered dessert in a pretty (usually trifle bowl) made up of cut up pieces of cake, cream, fruit etc.

A tiramisu also uses soaked cookies, lady fingers, or cake in layers to make the dessert.

Some puddings use crumbled up bread, so maybe dessert crumbs would work instead. All of these desserts keep well because they usually involve some amount of liquor!

Answer 3

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