Subj : Today in istory - 1851 To : All From : Dave Drum Date : Tue Aug 22 2023 04:18:00 22 August 1851 - 'AMERICA' SAILS TO VICTORY: The "Auld Mug" trophy is awarded for the first time to the winners of a sailing race around England's Isle of Wight. The schooner 'America' sails into first place with an ample lead, and so the competition between the world's best racing yachts will be known as the "America's Cup." America's Cup, Most prestigious trophy in international yachting competition. First offered under another name in Britain in 1851, the cup was won easily by the America from New York and subsequently became known as the America's Cup. The America's Cup race, held about every four years, is between one defending vessel and one challenging vessel; each must be designed and built in the country it represents. The 22.6-mi (36.4-km) racecourse is divided into eight legs. The U.S. completely dominated the competition until 1983, when it was defeated by Australia. New Zealand won the Cup in 1995 and retained it in 2000 by defeating a challenger from Italy in the first competition without a U.S. participant. MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: America's Cup - Cake Categories: Cakes, Snacks, Chocolate, Dairy Yield: 24 cupcakes 2 1/4 c Granulated sugar 1/2 c + 1 tb salted butter 2 tb Vegetable oil 4 lg Eggs 1 tb Madagascar vanilla extract 2 3/4 c Cake flour 1 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Sea salt 3/4 c Milk 3/4 c Unsweetened cocoa powder 3/4 c Hot water MMMMM-----------------CHOCOLATE FUDGE FILLING------------------------ 1/2 c Salted butter 1/2 c Unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 c Hot water 4 c Powdered sugar MMMMM----------------BUTTERCREAM BASE FROSTING----------------------- 2 lb + 1 c powdered sugar 1 c Milk 1 ts Madagascar vanilla extract 1/2 ts Sea salt 1 c Salted butter in 1/2" slices 2 1/4 c Shortening MMMMM---------------------SALTED CARAMEL----------------------------- 1 c Granulated sugar 3/4 c Heavy cream; room temp 3 1/2 tb Salted butter 1 ts Fine sea salt MMMMM-----------------SALTED CARAMEL FROSTING------------------------ 2 1/2 c Buttercream base frosting 1 c Powdered sugar 1/2 c Salted caramel Recipe courtesy of Jillian Hopke FOR THE CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES: Set the oven @ 350-|F/175-|C. Line a 24-cup muffin pan with cupcake liners. Cream the granulated sugar, butter and oil in a large bowl. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, until fluffy. Add the vanilla and blend well. Sift the flour, baking soda and sea salt and gradually add to the sugar mixture, alternating with the milk. Whisk the cocoa and water until smooth in a small bowl. Add to the mixture, continue beating 'til well blended. Fill each muffin cup three-quarters full with batter. Bake the cupcakes until baked through the center, about 15 minutes. Remove the cupcakes from the pan and cool on wire racks. FOR THE CHOCOLATE FUDGE FILLING: Melt the butter in a microwave-safe bowl. Whisk the cocoa and water until smooth in a separate bowl. Whisk the cocoa mixture into the butter until blended and smooth. Whisk in the powdered sugar until fluffy. Yield: 2 cups. FOR THE BUTTERCREAM BASE FROSTING: Whip the powdered sugar, milk, vanilla and sea salt with a whisk attachment on low until smooth and creamy. Add the butter one slice at a time until well blended. Add the shortening and blend well. Whip on high until the mixture doubles, 10 to 12 minutes. Yield: 8 cups. FOR THE SALTED CARAMEL: Combine 1/4 cup room temperature water and the granulated sugar in a small saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat until the sugar dissolves. Increase the heat to medium-high and bring to a boil. Boil without stirring, until the mixture is approximately 325-|F/165-|C and a deep amber color, 5 to 6 minutes. Remove the caramel from the heat and whisk in the cream. The caramel will bubble violently. Once smooth, stir in the butter and fine sea salt. Transfer the caramel to a heat safe container and allow cooling for 15 minutes. Cover and refrigerate for up to 2 weeks. Yield: 1 1/2 cups. FOR THE SALTED CARAMEL FROSTING: Whip 2 1/2 cups buttercream base frosting, the powdered sugar and 1/2 cup salted caramel with a whisk attachment until fluffy. Yield: 3 cups. Once the cupcakes are cool, cut out the center of each cupcake and fill with the chocolate fudge filling. Top each cupcake with the salted caramel frosting. Yield: 24 cupcakes RECIPE FROM: https://www.foodnetwork.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... Mustard is good on anything that comes from a pig carcass. --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105) .