Author: kingideas

Here’s a classic Black Forest Cake recipe:

Ingredients:

• Cake:
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Cherry Filling:
  • 1 (14-ounce) can sweet, pitted black cherries, drained
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1/4 cup Kirschwasser (optional)
• Whipped Cream:
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Garnish:
  • Maraschino cherries
  • Chocolate shavings

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9×13 inch baking pan.
2. Make the cake: In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, oil, eggs, and vanilla extract.
4. Gradually add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, mixing until just combined. Do not overmix.
5. Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
6. Let the cake cool completely in the pan before frosting.
7. Make the cherry filling: In a saucepan, combine the cherries, sugar, cornstarch, and Kirschwasser (if using).
8. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes, or until thickened.
9. Let the filling cool completely.
10. Make the whipped cream: In a large bowl, beat the heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until stiff peaks form.
11. Assemble the cake: Cut the cake in half horizontally.
12. **Spread half of the

INGREDIENTES :
4 tzs de Harina de trigo
2 Huevos
1 cda de Polvo para hornear
1/2 tz de Aceite
1 lata de Leche condensada (380g)
1 cdita de Vainilla
1/2 tz de Leche
1 Pizca de sal
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▪︎PROCEDIMIENTO:
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Agrega y tamiza la harina en un colador con la pisca de sal y el polvo para hornear.
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Coloca el resto de los ingredientes, como los huevos, aceite, leche condensada, cucharadita de vainilla y leche en un recipiente o en una mesa que esté limpia.
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Mezcla los ingredientes y amasa poco a poco hasta obtener una masa no pegajosa y suave.
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Divide la masa en pequeñas bolitas y aplasta con las palmas de las manos.
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Calienta un sartén a fuego lento.
Introduce las gorditas durante 5 minutos y con una espátula voltea.
Revisa que se vean doraditas.

INGREDIENTES

Masa:

3 huevos
1 taza de leche
2 tazas de harina
1 taza de azúcar
1 taza de chocolate en polvo
1/2 taza de aceite
1 cucharada de polvo para hornear
Relleno de Leche Nido:

1 lata de leche condensada
4 cucharadas de leche en polvo (Leche Nido)
1 cucharada de mantequilla
1 cajita de crema para batir (crema de leche)
Relleno de Brigadeiro:

1 lata de leche condensada
3 cucharadas de chocolate en polvo
1 cucharada de mantequilla
1 cajita de crema para batir (crema de leche)
MODO DE PREPARACIÓN

Masa:
Bate todos los ingredientes (huevos, leche, harina, azúcar y chocolate). Al final, agrega el polvo para hornear y mezcla suavemente con una cuchara.
Engrasa un molde con mantequilla y harina. Hornea a 180°C por aproximadamente 40 minutos o hasta que al insertar un palillo, salga limpio.

Relleno de Leche Nido:
En una cacerola, pon la leche condensada, la mantequilla y la leche en polvo. Cocina a fuego medio, moviendo constantemente hasta que se despegue del fondo de la cacerola. Apaga el fuego y agrega la crema para batir. Mezcla bien.

Relleno de Brigadeiro:
En otra cacerola, coloca la leche condensada, la mantequilla y el chocolate en polvo. Cocina a fuego medio, moviendo constantemente hasta que espese y se despegue del fondo de la cacerola. Apaga el fuego y agrega la crema para batir. Mezcla bien.

Montaje:
Desmorona todo el pastel y reserva.
En un refractario o molde, coloca una capa de pastel desmoronado, humedece con un poco de leche y añade todo el brigadeiro.
Coloca otra capa de pastel desmoronado, humedece nuevamente con leche y añade el relleno de Leche Nido.
Espolvorea un poco de leche en polvo encima para decorar y refrigera por al menos 2 horas.
¡Está listo para disfrutar!

INGREDIENTES
1 lata de leche condensada
1 taza (té) de jugo de maracuyá
3 cucharadas (sopa) de mantequilla
4 cucharadas (sopa) de leche en polvo
1 yema
Azúcar cristal para cubrir

Modo de preparación
Lleva una cacerola a fuego medio con la leche condensada, el jugo de maracuyá, la mantequilla, la leche en polvo y la yema, revolviendo hasta que espese.
Retira del fuego, transfiere a un plato y deja enfriar.
Forma bolitas con la mezcla ya fría y pásalas por azúcar cristal.
Colócalas en capacillos y sirve.

✨ ¡Un brigadeiro diferente, con un toque tropical irresistible!

INGREDIENTES

500g de harina de trigo
1 sobre de levadura biológica seca (10g)
1 taza de leche tibia
3 huevos
1/4 de taza de aceite
1 cucharada de azúcar
1 cucharadita de sal
1 salchicha calabresa ahumada, cortada en cubos pequeños
200g de queso mozzarella rallado
1 yema de huevo para pincelar
MODO DE PREPARACIÓN
Paso 1: Preparación
En un tazón grande, mezcla la levadura biológica seca con la leche tibia y 1 cucharada de azúcar. Deja reposar durante 10 minutos hasta que se forme una espuma.
En otro tazón, mezcla la harina de trigo y la sal.
En el tazón con la levadura activada, agrega los huevos y el aceite. Mezcla bien.

Paso 2: Unión de Ingredientes
Añade la mezcla de harina y sal poco a poco a la mezcla líquida, removiendo hasta obtener una masa homogénea.
Coloca la masa sobre una superficie enharinada y amásala hasta que quede lisa y elástica.
Coloca la masa nuevamente en el tazón, cúbrela con un paño limpio y deja reposar durante 1 hora, o hasta que duplique su tamaño.

Paso 3: Montaje
Después de que la masa haya reposado, precalienta el horno a 180°C.
Extiende la masa en un rectángulo grande y rellénala con la salchicha calabresa y el queso mozzarella.
Enrolla la masa como un rocambole y colócala en un molde engrasado.

Paso 4: Horneado
Pincela la superficie del pan con la yema de huevo batida.
Lleva al horno precalentado durante aproximadamente 30 minutos, o hasta que el pan esté dorado y firme.
Retira del horno y deja enfriar antes de servir.

INGREDIENTES

3 huevos
1 taza de azúcar
1/2 taza de aceite
1 taza de leche
1 taza de maicena
1 taza de harina de trigo
1 cucharada de polvo para hornear
1/2 taza de coco rallado
MODO DE PREPARACIÓN

Precalienta el horno a 180°C y engrasa un molde redondo con hueco en el centro con mantequilla y harina.
En la licuadora, bate los huevos, el azúcar, el aceite y la leche hasta que quede una mezcla homogénea.
En un tazón, tamiza la maicena, la harina de trigo y el polvo para hornear. Mezcla bien.
Agrega la mezcla de la licuadora poco a poco y mezcla con una cuchara o batidor hasta obtener una masa lisa y sin grumos.
Añade el coco rallado y mezcla delicadamente.
Vierte la masa en el molde y hornea durante unos 30 minutos o hasta que, al insertar un palillo, éste salga limpio.
Deja enfriar un poco el pastel y desmóldalo sobre un plato.
Si deseas, espolvorea más coco rallado por encima o haz un glaseado con leche condensada y coco.
Este pastel es realmente delicioso y puede servirse en cualquier ocasión, ¡agradarás a todos los gustos!

INGREDIENTES

5 huevos enteros (si son grandes, usa 6 huevos, preferiblemente con las yemas claras)
Los huevos deben estar a temperatura ambiente. No uses huevos caseros, ya que la masa queda más amarillenta y oscura.
18 cucharadas soperas de azúcar refinado (300g o 1 taza de 400ml aproximadamente)
15 cucharadas soperas de harina de trigo (352g o 1 taza de 400ml + un poco más de medio vaso de 400ml)
250ml de leche entera a temperatura ambiente. También puedes sustituirla por agua tibia.
1 cucharada sopera llena de polvo para hornear (preferiblemente Royal)
No lleva aceite ni margarina.
Tamaños de molde recomendados

Rectangular: 34×24 cm, 4 cm de altura
Redondo: 27×6 cm de altura, 25×10 cm, 22×6 cm y el resto de la masa en un molde de 15×6 cm
MODO DE PREPARACIÓN

Bate los huevos y el azúcar con una batidora a máxima velocidad durante 3 a 5 minutos, hasta que la mezcla quede blanca y homogénea.
Apaga la batidora, agrega la harina, la leche y el polvo para hornear todo de una vez. Enciende la batidora a baja velocidad para mezclar brevemente y termina de mezclar con un batidor manual.
Coloca la mezcla en el molde y hornea durante 50 minutos a fuego medio (180-200°C), o hasta que el bolo esté firme y recto en el molde.
Retira del horno y deja enfriar en una rejilla sobre el fogón.
CONSEJOS:

Para hacer la masa de chocolate, agrega 70g de cacao en polvo al 50% o 100g de cacao en polvo al 35%.
No es necesario usar aceite.
Se puede usar para pasteles de varios pisos.
Ideal para pasteles decorados con fondant.
Espera a que el bolo esté firme y recto antes de sacarlo del horno para evitar que se hunda.

Ingredientes:

4 naranjas orgánicas
2 zanahorias medianas
Jugo de 1 limón
1 manzana (opcional)
1 cucharadita de canela en polvo (opcional)
Agua (si es necesario)
Modo de preparación:

Prepara los ingredientes: Pela las naranjas y sepáralas en gajos. Ralla finamente las zanahorias. Si prefieres un toque más dulce, pela y pica la manzana.

Cocina la mezcla: En una cacerola, agrega los gajos de naranja, las zanahorias ralladas y el jugo de limón. Añade la manzana picada si decides usarla. Cocina a fuego medio durante 20-25 minutos, revolviendo de vez en cuando.

Ajusta la textura: Machaca ligeramente la mezcla con un machacador de papas o un tenedor para darle consistencia de mermelada. Agrega la canela en polvo si deseas un toque extra de sabor.

Finalización: Deja enfriar y guarda en frascos esterilizados.

🍊✨ ¡Mermelada saludable, sin azúcar y llena de sabor!

A woman walks into a police station and tells the officer, “I think my husband is having an affair!”

The officer asks, “How do you know?”

“Well,” she says, “He keeps calling this woman ‘honey’ and ‘sweetheart,’ and he even calls her ‘my love.'”

The officer sighs and says, “Ma’am, that’s just how people talk on the phone.”

The woman says, “But he doesn’t even know her phone number!”

The officer looks confused. “He doesn’t know her number? How does he call her?”

The woman rolls her eyes and says, “He calls her from the toilet!”

The officer bursts out laughing. “Ma’am, you’re hilarious! What makes you think he’s talking to someone else?”

The woman says, “Because he’s always yelling, ‘Hold on a second, I’m going to get a roll of toilet paper!'”

Simon Cowell went from an unknown record company worker to one of the most influential people in show business. The British producer and TV star has created a huge empire for himself and has been the star judge on several talent shows. The talent shows brought Simon a different kind of audience, and his unique, often brutally honest approach has proven rather popular.

Maybe that’s one of the reasons why he’s made so much money, and we’re talking a lot of money. In fact, Simon Cowell’s been paid millions and millions of dollars over the years, with new reports highlighting just how much he made per season of American Idol.

Simon Cowell got his own job in music after he dropped out of school. His father was able to hire him as an assistant at record label EMI, where his responsibilities were to find new talent and develop artists.

Simon Cowell – rise to fame

As he moved up the ladder at EMI, he went on to start two music labels of his own, though these didn’t achieve any level of success. He moved back home to live with his parents; something that could’ve broken anyone. For Simon Cowell, though, it was a “relief”. “Everything went – my house, my Porsche, all the things I thought were important,” he explained. “I had nice food every night at home. I was quite happy, really.”

Cowell started over and founded S Records Label, to which he signed boybands like 5ive and Westlife. He also signed artist Jerome, who recorded the Righteous Brothers’ hit Unchained Melody in 1995. It turned out to be a top-selling single. However, it was through talent shows that Simon himself would rise to fame.

“My talent is for creating things the public will like,” he explained. “I’m interested only in making money, for myself, and the people I work for. I mean, that’s absolutely the only criterion I attach.”

Talent show success

In 2001, the world of entertainment would witness the birth of a new entity. Together with Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller, Simon Cowell created the program Pop Idol, on which he starred as a judge. The show became a smash-hit among the viewers, and Simon became a mega-celebrity overnight.

His tight T-shirt and now classic catchphrase, “I don’t mean to be rude but,” became a trademark. Just one year later, Fox picked up the show. Now it was headed for the US, and Simon had all of a sudden become a celebrity across the Atlantic.

The first season finale – which Kelly Clarkson won –  attracted more than 26 million viewers, and Simon quickly understood that there was a huge amount of money to be made here.

He decided to release special American Idol-themed records, with Simon Fuller owning and being in charge of the show, as well as managing the winners.

Simon Cowell – net worth

Simon was transformed into a multi-millionaire in just a couple of years. The talent shows, including X Factor and America’s Got Talent, generated huge amounts of money for him, as well as other record companies, and in 2006, he landed a new deal.

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Cowell remained a judge on American Idol for another five years – and this made him a great amount of money.

Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson were the three judges when American Idol premiered. It started out as an interesting project, but it quickly grew to be one of the most popular shows on television, changing many people’s lives and giving the audience world class artists.

Two of the most notable winners over the years have been Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson – in the future, many more will surely come.

Simon stayed on the show for a total of nine seasons. He also created The X Factor for both the US and UK, and founded the production companies Syco TV, Syco Film, and Syco Music.

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Made $36 million in one year

Cowell was the judge on both The X Factor in the US and UK. At the same time, he was also judge, as well as executive producer, on America’s Got Talent and Britain’s Got Talent. Even though he was a judge on many shows, one thing stayed the same. His raw, almost rude, attitude was always present. But at the same time, he had no problem with getting emotional when he heard something beautiful.

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At the same time as Simon’s been seen laughing at funny auditions, he’s also been able to laugh all the way to the bank. According to CNN, Simon Cowell made a staggering $36 million dollars in 2008 alone. According to Celebritynetworth.com, the media mogul earned $45 million in 2017, and the year after $41 million. In 2020, Simon Cowell bagged more than $50 million.

In total, Simon Cowell has a net worth of $600 million. He donates a portion of his money every year to different organizations. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he donated $1.5 million to Feeding America and Feeding Britain.

Simon Cowell – botox injections

With all this money, you can do pretty much anything you want. To that end, Cowell’s bought himself a huge Malibu mansion just outside Los Angeles, California, and has focused quite a bit on altering his appearance.

For example, the media mogul’s had several injections and botox in his face over the past few years. According to Hello Magazine, he was actually one of the first male television stars to admit to having Botox.

In 2018, Cowell told the Sun he had undergone a non-surgical “sewing bioplastic-infused thread” facelift. “There’s lots of things you can do now. You don’t just have to stuff your face with filler and Botox,” Cowell said, as quoted by Hello.

“It hurts like hell but it gets rid of sun damage and unplugs all the crap.” “For me now, it’s all about having clean skin. If you have clean skin, you look better. But you have to be very careful with some of this stuff.”

“Probably did a little too much”

Cowell added that him using Botox actually “added 10 years” to his television career, which has been majorly successful. However, he admits that he probably went a little bit to far.

“Hopefully I look better now — I probably did have a little too much Botox a couple of years ago, because everyone on TV has it,” he said.

“Now I have facials, but nothing too extravagant at the moment. I have a girl who comes here and does a great face massage — it’s very relaxing. I also had a sheep placenta facial once, which was quite out there.”

In more recent times, though he’s still working hard with several of his businesses, Simon has become a family man as well.

In 2013, he and his girlfriend Lauren Silverman announced that they were expecting their first child. On Valentine’s Day of 2014, they welcomed their son, Eric.

“Meeting Lauren and becoming a dad was the most fantastic thing to happen in my life,” Cowell, then 54 years old, said.

Simon Cowell – hospital visit

Cowell’s family are living their best life, but at the same time, Simon has had several problems with his health.

In October of 2017, he was rushed to the hospital after fainting and falling down the stairs. His representative described it as “a scary morning”, and it was later determined that the fall was due to low blood pressure.

Following the accident, he met with a doctor who told him he had to change his diet and not consume red meat, wheat, dairy, gluten or sugar.

“I’m thinking, what about alcohol? That’s all I care about,” Cowell recalled in an interview with Extra. “And he said, ‘Maybe not quite as much as you had before’.”

Simon Cowell’s undergone an incredible health journey over the last couple of years. And the result is nothing less than fantastic!

Major health recovery

In just 12 months, Simon’s lost 56 pounds. And the COVID-19 pandemic – and its accompanying lockdown – hasn’t given him any excuse to pile the weight on again.

“I think I have dropped, since I started this diet a year ago, 60 pounds. I’m doing a bit of cooking. I’m exercising,” he told Extra, according to Hello Magazine. “Funny enough, more during this time as well, sticking to the diet.”

But last year, Simon was in another serious accident when he fell off his electric bike in the courtyard of his home in Malibu, California. He was taken to the hospital and underwent surgery to repair a broken back.

Cowell was “doing” fine following the six-hour surgery, which included placement of a metal rod. Things really could’ve turned out way worse than it did.

It forced him to miss the beginning of last season’s live show America’s Got Talent.

Bike accident in Malibu home

“Some good advice… If you buy an electric trail bike, read the manual before you ride it for the first time,” Cowell wrote on Twitter, thanking fans and friends for their “kind messages.”

Even though his message seemed calming for his fans, things weren’t really as positive as they might have been. Speaking with ExtraTV, Cowell explained that he was shocked once he saw the X-ray.

“I knew I’d broken my back the minute I landed. It was really, really kind of sudden and it hurt,” he said. “It could have been a lot worse. When I saw the X-ray, I really nearly could have smashed my spine to pieces, so I literally wouldn’t have been able to walk.”

Doctors told him that he should lie down and rest, and he knew that he wasn’t supposed to move. However, Cowell did the opposite.

“I was so embarrassed”

According to a People source, he was walking around just two days after his surgery.

“I was thinking, ‘I’ve got to get back into the house because I can’t lie there’, and made myself kind of get carried into my bedroom, which is right there at the beginning of the house, and I’m lying there and I’m kind of passing out … It was surreal,” he said.

And he’s done it in a very impressive way.

Impressive workout routine

According to Daily Mail, Simon has been walking over 40 miles each week to help with his recovery from his injury. He holds business meetings every morning, and walks for several hours each day. The music mogul sure is doing everything he can to get back to normal, and others are also impressed.

“He feels fitter than ever before and is keeping to a normal routine rather than being on the phone until into the early hours of the morning,” the source said.

Simon Cowell son

Through building his empire, Simon has earned himself a multimillion dollar fortune. However, it turns out that the music doesn’t want to share the money with his child.

But over the years, we have seen celebrities declare that their children will not inherit a penny of their fortune. Simon Cowell is one of these – because he genuinely believes his children should create their own fortune.

“I’m going to leave my money to somebody. A charity, probably — kids and dogs. I don’t believe in passing on from one generation to another,” Simon told The Mirror and added:

“Your legacy has to be that hopefully you gave enough people an opportunity, so that they could do well, and you gave them your time, taught them what you know.”

Today, Simon Cowell has only one child – an 8-year-old boy named Eric.

When Simon Cowell met Eric’s mother, Lauren Silverman, she was married to one of Cowell’s close friends, Andrew Silverman.

In 2013 news broke that the couple were expecting their first child together. Lauren was still married to Andrew, but by the end of the year they divorced.

On Valentine’s Day 2014, Eric was born and while Cowell was overjoyed to become a father, he struggled with it initially. Simon, who never expected to be a father, wasn’t proud of his affair.

“It is not something I am proud of or wanted to happen in terms of hurting anyone. It just happened,” he said.

But today, he couldn’t be happier. In many ways, the father-son-duo is very alike. According to Simon, they appreciate the same things – Scooby Doo, Disney movies, and laughing at the dogs.

”He’s the most amazing thing that ever happened to me. I adore him,” America’s Got Talent judge said.

Eric is named after Cowell’s late father, Eric Selig Phillip Cowell, who died in 1999. Recently, Simon also praised his son for making him stop getting fillers and injections in his face. It went so far that Eric got scared by his father’s face.

“There was a stage where I might have gone a bit too far. I saw a picture of me from ‘before’ the other day, and didn’t recognise it as me first of all,” Simon told The Sun and continued:

“Eric was in hysterics. Enough was enough. There is no filler in my face at all now. Zero,” the X Factor judge said.