14 white celebration Recipes

halved seedless white grapes, mandarin vodka, white grape juice, chilled champagne

butter, softened, sugar, egg whites, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, milk, almond extract, fluffy white frosting, colored sprinkles, star cookies

butter, caster sugar, eggs, beaten, plain flour , sifted, baking powder, grated rind of 1 orange, orange juice, double cream, good quality white chocolate, chopped, crystallised rose petals, pink macaroons, handful fresh raspberries, handful fresh strawberries, halved

yellow cake mix or 1 (510 g) package white cake mix, eggs (or as called for by your cake mix), oil (or as called for by your cake mix), water (or as called for by your cake mix), sweetened condensed milk (eagle brand preferred), frozen orange juice concentrate or 2 tbsp pineapple juice concentrate, thawed, grated orange rind, cream or 3 -4 cups vanilla frosting

pineapple juice, brandy (16oz), cointreau liqueur (16oz), white corn syrup, champagne (or thereabouts)

cucumber, halved and sliced, zucchini , julienned, carrot , julienned, red onion, sliced, fresh broccoli florets, fresh cauliflowerets, sliced ripe olives, drained , optional, olive oil, white wine vinegar, dried oregano, ground mustard, garlic powder, salt , optional, pepper, celery salt

betty crocker supermoist white cake mix, water, vegetable oil, egg whites, betty crocker decors rainbow mix candy sprinkles, betty crocker rich & creamy vanilla frosting, different colors betty crocker decorating icing (in 4.25-oz tubes )

cake flour (minus 2 tbsp), cocoa powder, superfine sugar, divided, egg whites (about 10 large eggs), cream of tartar, salt, vanilla extract, sugar, milk, vanilla extract or 1/2 tsp rum extract, sweetened flaked coconut, oranges, peel and pith removed and cut into sections

sugar, scant 2 cups corn syrup, water, food color, liquid or paste, blue and white, white vinegar, magic flowers, see recipe for magic flowers (show jq1a03), cake, see recipe for classic genoise (show jq1a03), buttercream, see recipe for basic buttercream (show jq1a03), simple syrup, see recipe for simple syrup (show jq1a03), rolling fondant, see recipe for rolling fondant (show jq1a03), royal icing, see recipe for royal icing (show jq1a03), assemble the centerpiece : you need to first make the glue to stick everything together. place the extra sugar pieces (those are remnants of the sugar that you poured freeform on to the silpat) in the microwave and heat until it begins to bubble. watch carefully to be sure it does not burn., next you need to make the sugar supports to hold the moon vertically and to support the 8-inch sugar circle that will be resting on and in the moon, creating the level stand for the cake. you will need 4 support pieces in serving to build the centerpiece. to make the supports, heat a metal triangle or metal scraper on the burner of the stove. place the heated edge on the 4-inch sugar circle allowing the heat of the metal to cut the 4-inch sugar circle into quarters. use the heated metal scraper to also cut 2 to 2 1/2 inches off 1 of the 2 pointed tips of the moon. you will need to do this on an angle of about 90 degrees, in serving to create a somewhat flat edge. this flat edge will provide a level landing spot for the 8-inch sugar circle that will be the cake stand attachment of the moon., pour some of the melted sugar into the center of the 12-inch circle and glue the moon vertically into place. the end of the moon that you cut off is now the bottom of the moon. hold the moon straight until the sugar sets. glue the first 2 support pieces (these are the pieces that you cut by quartering the smallest sugar circle) at the wide, face of the moon, gluing 1 on either side. these 2 supports should be touching both the face of the moon and the base the moon rests on vertically. these supports will steady the moon in its vertical position on the round sugar base. glue your third support piece on the narrow backside of the moon. this will create a bridge of support in the back, from the moon to the base. in other words it will prevent the moon from rolling backwards. once all 3 supports have hardened you can glue the 8-inch sugar circle to the cut edge of the moon, creating a level cake stand inside the moon. the circle will be sitting on both the cut level area and the inner curve of the moon. additionally, you might find that you need the forth support piece to steady the 8-inch level stand. glue it into place wherever you think more support is required.

spaghetti, spiny lobsters, olive oil, chopped garlic, chopped shallot, white wine, brandy, fresh tomato puree, extra virgin olive oil, chopped italian parsley, salt, chili flakes, vegetable broth

onion, garlic (minced ), sage sausage (pick a really good 1, we use jimmy dean, don tsp skimp), olive oil, sauerkraut (drained ), chicken broth (16 fl.oz.), water, black-eyed peas (about 1 1/2 cups), diced tomatoes (drained ), hot sauce (to taste), white wine (we used pinot grigio), dried sage (if using fresh , several leaves chopped)

dark chocolate cake mix (i used pillsbury), orange juice (no pulp), orange zest, vegetable oil, eggs, instant coffee (i used taster s choice), chocolate frosting (i used betty crocker...with herhsey s), white chocolate chips or 1/2 cup baking chocolate, colored sprinkles , confections, etc