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6 The Canadian Statesman Christmas Gift Guide, Wednesday, November 23,1994 Spice Up Your Holidays With Cappuccino Cake Here's an exciting new dessert perfect perfect for holiday entertaining and giftgiving. giftgiving. Expanding the popularity of cappuccino and all things Italian, the makers of Filippo Berio Olive Oil have developed a delicious cappuccino cappuccino cake made quickly and conveniently conveniently with a yellow cake mix. Quality ingredients, like espresso powder, hazelnuts and chocolate chips, add a unique flavor to the mix. The result: a coffeecake-like confection confection that's not too sweet and molto deliziosa! In keeping with its Italian character, cappuccino cake calls for olive oil instead of butter or margarine. It may seem surprising, but mild-tasting olive oils, like Filippo Berio Pure or Filippo Berio Extra Light-tasting, are excellent choices for baking. As in other types of cooking, olive oil provides the health benefits of monounsaturated fat, along with a few culinary extras -- like toco- pherols (vitamin E) for a smooth, homogeneous homogeneous batter and small fat crystals for fine texture. Next time your holiday plans call for a grand-finale dessert or gift-giving treat, try this easy-to-prepare recipe for cappuccino cake. For special pizzazz and flavor intrigue, top each piece with a generous spoon of sweetened ricotta topped with a bold splash of cinnamon. E' magnificat Serve with cups of cappuccino, cappuccino, espresso or your favorite coffee, coffee, and you've created an elegant holiday holiday tradition. CAPPUCCINO CAKE 'A cup chocolate chips 'A cup chopped hazelnuts (or walnuts or pecans) 1 18.25-ounce package yellow cake mix 4 tablespoons instant espresso coffee powder 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 'A cup Filippo Berio Olive Oil (Pure or Extra Light-tasting) 3 large eggs VA cups water Confectioners' sugar Prepare a 12-cup Bundt pan (or 10-inch tube pan) with olive oil, then sprinkle lightly with flour. Preheat oven to 325 degress F. Mix chocolate chips and hazelnuts. Spoon evenly into bottom of prepared pan. In large bowl, stir instant espresso coffee powder and cinnamon into cake mix, then add % cup Filippo Berio Olive Oil, eggs and water. Mix slowly with electric mixer to moisten dry ingredients. Then beat at medium speed 2 minutes. Pour batter over topping in pan. Bake 60 minutes. Cool on rack 15 minutes, then invert pan on serving plate and cool completely. completely. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. At serving time, slice and serve with lightly sweetened ricotta cheese (about 2 teaspoons granulated sugar mixed into 15 ounces ricotta) and dust with cinnamon. cinnamon. Makes one 10-inch bundt cake. SAY "HAPPY HOLIDAYS" with Italian flair. Make this easy-to-prepare cappuccino cake using Filippo Berio Olive Oil, and you've got a perfect gift-giving treat. HfQdSdQn Add Spice to the ive Season Want to turn your dinner party into a festive soirée? Nothing puts people into the holiday spirit better than a spiced rum cake. A rum cake with genuine spiced rum from Puerto Rico is a great way to start the holiday season and the perfect perfect complement to any holiday meal. Spiced rum is one of the most versatile and popular blends of rum, because of the great flavor it brings to both cooking cooking and drink recipes. For all of the dinners you host or attend this season, you're sure to be a hit with this easy- to-follow recipe. Serve it with whipped cream and chopped nuts for added flavor. RUM CAKE (BIZCOCHO DE RON) Serves S This recipe is from Yvonne Ortiz's "A Taste of Puerto Rico, " 1994. / pound (1 stick) butter or margarine, margarine, at room temperature / cup brown sugar 'A cup honey 2 eggs / cup water Vi cup spiced rum from Puerto Rico 2 cups cake flour, sifted 2/ teaspoons baking powder 'A teaspoon salt Butter to grease pan Confectioner's sugar for garnish Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cream butter and brown sugar in a large bowl. Add the honey, eggs, water and rum. Mix well. In another bowl, combine the cake flour, baking powder and salt. Pour over the creamed mixture and beat until all ingredients are combined. combined. Pour the batter into a greased, 8-inch round pan. Bake for 30 minutes, or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cake cool in the pan or on a cooling rack. To serve, invert the cake onto a platter. platter. (Trim the top if uneven.) Sift confectioner's confectioner's sugar on top. 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