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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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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