IO00053@MAINE.BITNET (mari robinson) (05/21/91)
wellll.... i can come up with some odd ones...
honeydew melon - plain white sheet cake, skip the vanilla. soak well
with Midori liqueur and serve with honeydew, cantaloupe and water-
melon wedges, and plenty of whipped cream.
watermelon - grind up watermelon (the pink part only) in a blender or
food processor (seed it first). use the resulting gooshy stuff as part
of the liquid in plain white cake, or pour over finished cake. serve
as above, with various melon wedges and whipped cream.
kiwi-lime - use lime juice as part of the liquid and add extra sugar.
pour half of the batter in the pan, layer with sliced, peeled kiwis and
pour on the rest. (haven't tried this but i've seen it - very pretty).
frost with lime frosting and decorate with more kiwis.
raspberry - cook frozen raspberries until mushy. cool and strain to
remove seeds. use this liquid as part of the liquid in the recipe, and
be sure to add extra sugar. makes a pretty pink cake if you use a
standard white cake batter, and is utterly luscious with chocolate (an
extra trweat for chocolate-raspberry is to smear a thin layer of good
raspberry jam over the cake before frosting with chocolate frosting,
and decorating with fresh raspberries...).
have fun... about any standard cake recipe can be adapted to sheet cake
shape, just pour in a sheet pan. watch it carefully so it won't
overcook...
mer