Cakes and
Desser@
1.
Always use microwave safe cookware (glass or plastic).
3. Crust on cakes will be soft. Refrigerate cake if firm exterior is
2. Before adding batter, grease dishes but do not flour. Or, for easy
desirable for frosting.
removal, line dish with wax paper or paper towel.
4. Fruit desserts will be fresh looking and tasting.
Food
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Cakes
Commercial mix
8-in. round or
Meal-High (7)
8 to 9 min.
(18 to
20-oz.)
square dishes
Fluted tube
Md-High
(7)
17 to
19
min.
cake pan
Basic butter or
Greased 8-in.
chocolate cake
round dish
Pineapple
8-in. round
upsidedown cake
dish
Cupcakes (6) Paper lined
cupcaker
High (10)
High (10)
High (10)
8 to 9 min.
9 to
11
min.
3ti
to 4 min.
Bar cookies
8-in. square
High (10)
6 to 8 min.
dish
UX8X2-in.
High (10)
8 to 14 min.
dish
Baked
apples Microwave
Lid or
High (10)
3 to 4 min.
or pears
safe dish or
plastic wrap
per piece
casserole
Grease dishes before adding batter. Remove an
e=
when preparing batter. Rotate dish 1/4 turn
every 3 minutes. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes
before inverting to
CWI,
Use number of
e~s
recommended on package.
Rotate pan 1/4 turn every 6 minutes. Let tube
cake stand 5 to 10 minutes before inverting to
cool.
Rotate dish 1/4 turn every 3 minutes.
ht
stand
on
heat-prmf counter or wooden board to cool
f5
minutes.
men
done, toothpick stuck in cake comes out
clean. Invert cake onto plate; let dish stand
over cake a few minutes.
Wen
cooking
seved
cupcakes, you may
notice some
will
be done before others. If so,
remove cupcakes as they are done and continue
cooking the rest a few seconds more,
Grease dish before adding batter. Rotate dish
1/2 turn
afier
hdf
of time. Cut when cool.
Pierce fruit or peel to prevent bursting.
Canties
1.
Always
use
micwve
safe glass
cookmre.
For easy cleanup, melt
2. Candies which
a~
boiled become very hot; be sure to handle
chocolate in paper wrappers seam side up, or place chocolate in
cooking containers carefully.
paper bowl to melt.
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High (10)
S’Mores
Paper napkin No
High (10)
15
to
20
Cover graham cracker with chocolate and
or paper plate seconds
marshmallow. Microwave.
Caramel Apples l-pint (2-cup) No
High (10)
3 min.
Unwrap a
14-oz.
package of caramels into
measure
measuring cup, Add 1 tablespoon water.
Microwave, stirring every minute. Dip 4
apples into mixture.
Marshmallow Crisp
12X8X2-in.
Yes
1%
min. to
In 12X8X2-in. container, melt 1/4 cup butter.
dish
melt butter, Add 1O-OZ. package marshmallows. Cover
3
%
min. to
with wax paper and microwave to melt. Stir in
melt
5 cups crispy rice cereal. Press
firmfy
into dish.
marshmallows
Chocolate Bark
1%-qt. High (10)
3 to 5 min.
Place
12-oz.
semi-sweet chocolate pieces in
casserole
container. Microwave to melt. Add 1 cup
or bowl
whole toasted almonds. Spread over wax
paper on cookie sheet. Chill until firm.
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