Apricots And Cream Cheese Cake Recipes

FRUIT AND CREAM CHEESE BREAKFAST PASTRIES RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400ºF (200ºC), and prepare two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• In a bowl, mix cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla until fully combined.
• Lightly flour the surface and roll out puff pastry on top to flatten.
• Cut each sheet of puff pastry into 9 equal squares.
• On the top right and bottom left of the pastry, cut an L shape approximately ½ inch (1 cm) from the edge.
• NOTE: This L shape should reach all the way down and across the square, however both L shapes should not meet at the ends. Your pastry should look like a picture frame with two corners still intact.
• Take the upper right corner and fold down towards the inner bottom corner. You will now have a diamond shape.
• Place 1 to 2 teaspoons of the cream cheese filling in the middle, then place berries on top.
• Repeat with the remaining pastry squares and place them onto the parchment covered baking sheet.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes or until pastry is golden brown and puffed.
• Enjoy!

APRICOTS AND CREAM CHEESE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 3 (8- or 9-inch) round pans with shortening. Line pan bottoms with waxed paper or cooking parchment paper; grease again and lightly flour. In food processor bowl with metal blade, place canned apricots. Process 30 seconds or until smooth, scraping bowl after 15 seconds; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat 1 cup butter and 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; beat on low speed until mixed. Measure 1/4 cup apricot puree; set aside. Add remaining apricot puree and apricot nectar to batter; beat on low speed until mixed. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Spread about 2 cups batter in each pan.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 40 minutes.
• In large bowl, beat cream cheese and 1 cup butter with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Add powdered sugar, 2 teaspoons vanilla and reserved puree. Beat on low speed until mixed. Beat on medium speed until creamy. Spoon about 1 1/2 cups frosting into decorating bag fitted with medium star tip.
• Place one cake layer on cake plate, top side down. Spread about 3/4 cup frosting over top. With decorating bag, pipe a wavy ring of frosting around outside top edge of cake, extending slightly over edge. Top with second layer, top side down. Repeat frosting and piping. Top with third layer, top side up. Frost top with remaining frosting; pipe edge. (Side of cake is not frosted.)
• For garnish, separate 2 dried apricots into 4 halves. With rolling pin, roll each apricot half between 2 pieces of plastic wrap to 1 1/2-inch diameter. Set aside. Roll remaining 3 apricots between plastic wrap to about 2-inch diameters. To form rose, roll one of the apricot halves into a tight roll (center of rose). Place remaining 3 apricot halves around roll to form petals, pinching at bottom to secure. Place larger apricot circles around smaller ones, pinching together at bottom to complete rose. Sprinkle lightly with 1/4 teaspoon sugar. Place in center of cake. Place lemon leaves next to rose. Store in refrigerator.

RUSTIC CREAM CHEESE & FRUIT GALETTE

Steps:

• 1. Mix cream cheese, powdered sugar, 2 Tbsp. of the cornstarch, egg yolk, and 1 tsp. of the almond extract.
• 2. In separate bowl, mix fruit, 2 Tbsp. of sugar, remaining 1 Tbsp. of cornstarch, and 1 tsp. of almond extract.
• 3. On a baking sheet or pie plate (better for containing drips and transporting), unfurl pie crust. Spread cream cheese mixture, leaving a 2" boarder. Top with fruit mix. Fold pastry border over the fruit. Brush dough perimeter with egg white and sprinkle with sugar.
• 4. Bake at 400 degrees F, about 30 min., until golden brown and bubbly. Cool slightly. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

CREAM CHEESE -APRICOT CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE ICING

Steps:

• 1. HEAT OVEN TO 325 DEGREE'S IN A SAUCEPAN COMBINE 1/4 CUP OF SUGAR WITH THE CHOPPED APRICOTS AND GOLDEN RAISINS. BOIL REDUCE HEAT TO SIMMER FOR 20 MINUTES.WHILE SIMMERING WORK ON THE REST OF CAKE.
• 2. IN A LARGE BOWL BEAT THE CREAM CHEESE,BUTTER,AND VANILLA UNTIL LIGHT AND FLUFFY. ADD 1 1/2 CUPS OF SUGAR AND CONTINUE TO BEAT UNTIL LIGHT. ADD EGGS 1 AT A TIME.BEAT IN WELL BEFORE EACH EGG IS PUT IN.
• 3. DRAIN THE APRICOTS AND RAISINS AND LET COOL.
• 4. SIFT IN THE FLOUR AND BAKING POWDER,AND REMAINING 1/4 CUP OF SUGAR.ADD GRADUALLY TO THE CREAM MIXTURE. COMBINE WELL.
• 5. FOLD IN THE COOLED APRICOTS,RAISINS,AND NUTS.PUT IN A GREASED AND FLOURED BUNDT PAN AND BAKE 60-70 MINUTES,OR UNTIL PICK COMES OUT CLEAN.COOL AT LEAST 20 MINUTES BEFORE REMOVING FROM PAN.TURN OUT TO A WIRE RACK TO FINISH COOLING.
• 6. Make Cream cheese icing. Combine all ingredients until smooth. Drizzle over cake. Let icing set.Cut,and serve.

EASY APRICOT CREAM DESSERT

Steps:

• Place the apricots in a blender and puree.
• In a small bowl, soften the gelatin in the cold water.
• In a medium saucepan, combine apricot puree, gelatin mixture, lemon juice, and sugar. Heat over low heat until gelatin and sugar are dissolved.
• Refrigerate mixture for about 30 minutes.
• Fold in the whipped cream. Pour the mixture into a 4-cup mold or bowl and refrigerate until firm.

CREAM CHEESE FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Beat the cream cheese and sugar together in a large bowl. On high speed, beat in the whipped topping. Fold in the bananas, pineapple, fruit cocktail, apple, and coconut. If desired, mix in the maraschino cherries, pecans, and raisins. Pour the salad into a serving bowl, and chill 1 hour before serving.

APRICOT CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Mix wafer crumbs, butter and cinnamon. Press firmly onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan; set aside. Sprinkle gelatine over water in small saucepan; let stand 1 min. Cook on low heat 3 min. or until gelatine is completely dissolved, stirring occasionally. Beat cream cheese and sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Gradually add gelatine and 3 tsp. of the brandy, beating until well blended. Cover; refrigerate until slightly thickened.
• Add whipped topping and apricots to cream cheese mixture; stir gently until well blended. Pour over crust; cover. Refrigerate several hours or until firm.
• Mix preserves and remaining 1 tsp. brandy in small saucepan; cook on low heat until preserves are melted and mixture is well blended, stirring occasionally. Cool. Spoon over cheesecake just before serving.

APRICOT AND CREAM CHEESE PASTRY

Steps:

• Line a baking tray with baking paper - See Note 6Remove the pastry from the freezer and defrost - See Note 7Preheat oven to 200 degrees C (400 F).
• Drain the canned apricots through a sieve. Then place on some kitchen towel, cut side down, to remove as much moisture as possible and avoid making your pastries soggy.
• Combine cream cheese, vanilla and icing/confectioners' sugar and mix well.
• Cut the puff pastry into eight 10 cm/4" squares.
• To make the shape that I have used, fold the square loosely in half diagonally to form a triangle. - See Note 8.
• To shape the pastry, use a very sharp knife and make two cuts along the outside edge of the triangle, about ½ " wide, but not cutting right through to the tip of the triangle.
• Open the triangle and gently lift the right-hand strip of pastry over to the left, placing it on the square of pastry.Place pastry on baking tray to shape and top. (It is difficult to move once assembled).
• Repeat with the left-hand strip, taking it to the right-hand side. The pastry creates a frame around the filling.
• Divide the cream cheese mixture between the pastry shapes.
• Place an apricot half on top of the cream cheese.
• Brush the edges of the pastry with the beaten egg and sprinkle with a teaspoon of demerara sugar.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes until the pastry becomes golden-brown.
• Meanwhile, add the jam to a small saucepan and heat over medium heat, adding a teaspoon of water if necessary to thin it a little. If there are large pieces of jam it will be best to push the jam through a sieve. If not, brush each apricot with some of the jam to give them a nice shine.
• Allow the pastries to cool for a few minutes before serving. However, if not serving immediately, store the cold pastries in an airtight container in the fridge for a day or two or freezer if keeping longer. Re-heat for a few minutes before serving.

CREAM CHEESE APRICOT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a medium bowl mix cream cheese and butter until well blended.
• Add egg and beat until smooth.
• Stir in cookie mix(mixture will be thick).
• Stir in apricots.
• Drop by rounded teaspoonful onto ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 12-14 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
• Remove from oven and let cookies cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute before transferring to a cooling rack.

CREAM CHEESE DIP FOR FRUIT

Steps:

• Using a hand or stand mixer, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add the vanilla extract and beat again until smooth.
• Add the powdered sugar and mix again until smooth, then add the heavy cream and beat until light and fluffy.
• To assemble the board, add some of the cream cheese dip to a small serving bowl and add it to the center of a large cutting board or serving tray.
• Assemble the fruit by adding larger fruits first such as the watermelon, pineapple, and grapes.
• Then, move onto smaller fruits and break up the colors so that there is some contrast. (Like don't put blackberries, blueberries, and grapes together.)
• Serve immediately.