Broomstick Cake Recipes

TRADITIONAL CANADIAN CHRISTMAS CAKE

Steps:

• Place all fruit in large bowl; add bourbon and soak for 2-4 hours
• Preheat oven to 300°F and grease two 9 x 5 loaf pans 2 1/2 inches deep or five 5 3/4 x 3 pans 2 inches deep
• Line bottoms with parchment paper; butter it (the original recipe was waxed paper)
• Cream together butter and brown sugar; beat in the eggs.
• Sift all dry ingredients; beat into butter mixture
• Add molasses and brewed black coffee or espresso to mixture; combine well
• Fold in the nuts and bourbon soaked in fruit
• Carefully pack the batter into the prepared pans almost to the top (I used an offset spatula to finish the tops of each cake)
• Place pans on centre rack of oven in a bain marie (place pans in a larger pan and pour hot water halfway up the sides); bake for 2 to 2 ½ hours, or until toothpick comes out clean (the small cakes took 50 minutes, so watch carefully after 45 minutes)
• If the tops brown too quickly, place foil over the top
• Cool 30 minutes, then remove and set on wire rack
• Wrap carefully in a triple layer of cheesecloth that has been soaked in bourbon
• Seal tightly in aluminum foil and store in a cool dry place until the holiday season
• Once a week, remove foil, and brush additional bourbon onto the cheese cloth
• The longer it is stored, the more times it is dowsed, the more pungent and flavourful it becomes.

PARMESAN WITCHES' BROOMSTICKS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Stir Bisquick mix and milk until soft dough forms. Place dough on surface dusted with Bisquick mix; gently roll in Bisquick mix to coat. Shape into ball; knead 10 times.
• Shape dough into 30 one-inch balls. Roll 15 balls into 15 six-inch ropes to make broomstick handles. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Pat remaining balls onto 1 end of each broomstick handle. Dip fork into Bisquick mix; press fork firmly on balls to make bristles.
• Brush egg over dough. Sprinkle cheese over dough bristles. Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown. Serve warm.

BROOMSTICK CAKE

Steps:

• Coat an 8x12x2-inch pan with the 2 tablespoons of butter.
• Sprinkle the brown sugar evenly over the butter.
• Peel, core and slice apples.
• Arrange apples slices over the sugar mixture.
• Sprinkle nuts over all.
• Place pan on the bottom shelf of oven and let apples cook while mixing the other ingredients.
• Cream together butter and sugar, add egg and molasses and mix well.
• Sift dry ingredients and stir in to creamed mixture.
• Put in hot water and mix to a thin batter.
• Remove pan from oven and pour batter over apples.
• Return to oven and bake for 35 minutes.
• Remove from oven and loosen cake around edges.
• Let stand five minutes and turn out on to serving tray.