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CALIFORNIAN APPLE CRUNCH
Serves 6-8
800 g can pie apple
11/2 cups White Wings buttercake mix
150 g hard butter, cut into thin slices
3 tablespoons brown sugar
3 tablespoons coconut
3 tablespoons crushed nuts
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1. Place pie apple in a shallow casserole dish.
2. Sprinkle evenly with dry cake mix.
3. Layer sliced butter over cake mix, covering completely.
4. Combine last 4 ingredients and sprinkle over sliced butter.
5. Cook for 9-11 minutes on HIGH.
6. Serve warm with whipped cream.
BAKED APPLES
Serves 4
3/4 cup walnuts
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons mixed spice
1. Place walnuts, sugar and mixed spice in a blender or food processor,
process until nuts are finely chopped.
2. Peel and core apples, brush with lemon juice.
3. Brush apples with butter. Toss in walnut mixture until evenly coated.
4. Place in base of a 20 cm pie plate. Fill centre of apples with any remaining
walnut mixture.
5. Cook for 4-6 minutes on HIGH. Allow to stand for 5 minutes.
6. Serve with whipped cream.
DESSERTSCHOCOLATE CAKE
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup cocoa
1 teaspoon baking powder
11/2 cups milk
ICING
125 g butter
1 cup icing sugar
1 dessert spoon rum
1. Combine all ingredients together in a large bowl.
2. Beat together for 3 minutes on HIGH.
3. Pour into a greased microwave safe gugelhopf container.
4. Cook for 20-23 minutes on MEDIUM. Allow to stand 5-10 minutes before
turning out.
5. Allow to cool before icing.
ICING
1. Beat ingredients together till light and creamy.
AUSTRALIAN FRUIT CAKE
Serves 4-6
1 kg mixed fruit
1 cup brown sugar
250 g butter, chopped
2 tablespoons brandy
4 eggs, lightly beaten
2 teaspoons parisienne essence
1. Combine the first 4 ingredients in a large bowl. Cover and cook for 5 minutes
on HIGH, stirring once. Allow to cool slightly.
2. Stir in eggs and parisienne essence, followed by dry ingredients.
3. Pour into a greased 20 cm cake container.
4. Cook for 10-12 minutes on MEDIUM.
5. Using a 3 cm foil strip, place around the outside of cake plastic container.
(This will prevent the outside from overcooking before the centre is cooked.)
6. Cook a further 10-12 minutes on MEDIUM.
7. Stand 5-10 minutes before turning out.
8. Pour over extra brandy. Decorate with extra glacé fruits if desired.
1 cup plain flour, sifted
1 teaspoon baking powder
salt
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons brandy, extra
1/2 cup oil
13/4 cups plain flour
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
4 large apples
2 tablespoons lemon juice
30 g butter, melted
125 g philadelphia cheese
2 dessert spoons cocoa