18 Marvelous Meatball Recipes Your Family Will Love. Fresh and Easy Avocado Pasta Recipe. Most favorited all-time. Red Velvet Cupcakes. I love few things more than the excuse to make a celebratory dessert. I think it stems in large part from the fact that I actually don’t love desserts myself, so it’s very convenient to have an audience (and a person to take the leftovers home with her). But, even more, I think nothing says congratulations (or happy birthday or thank you or, heck, happy Tuesday) quite like a home-baked surprise.
(Click “more” for the rest of the story, more photos and the recipe.) So, when my sister recently got a great new job, I started scheming immediately about a woo-hoo-worthy treat to celebrate the news. Lucky for me, I’ve also trained my sister to send me any and all good-looking recipes that should be added to my to do list (if you think this sounds like I wield an unhealthy amount of influence over her, just know that I do so in a much nicer way than in days past; growing up, there was a lot of “I’ll time you’s …”). At first, I had a full blown cake in mind. All in all, Ali was delighted. 1. 2. Cupcakes ! Mini Lasagna Cups. If you have any wonton wrappers leftover from the Crispy Southwestern Wontons, here’s a great way to use them up! I was browsing Pinterest the other day when I came across these adorable mini lasagna cups made with wonton wrappers in a muffin tin!
How fun are these little lasagnas? And so fun to eat, no utensils needed. The outer wonton shell is thin and crispy, while the inside is soft and chewy, just like a lasagna noodle. These are so incredibly easy to whip up, great for a quick weeknight dinner. Start with one pound of lean ground beef for the meaty lasagna sauce. For spaghetti and lasagna I also like to add a pound of sausage. You can even brown them in the same pan at the same time for ease. Now this makes a ton, so here’s what I do. Here’s 1/4 of the meat mixture with 1 cup of spaghetti sauce. Mix one and a half cups of ricotta cheese with a healthy pinch of salt and pepper. Coat a 12 cup muffin tin with cooking spray, and arrange a wonton wrapper into each cup. Yum! DIY+Recipe: How to Make a Face Cake. What's more thoughtful and fun than a face cake on your birthday? The answer is a homemade face cake! I came up with the idea of a homemade portrait cake when my fiancé James turned 30 a couple of years ago.
I wanted to surprise him with a really special cake, but I didn't want to order a cake with his photograph from our local cake shop since they're very expensive and, in my opinion, not very tasty. So the idea of making my own cake with a picture of James was formed. After some thinking my idea came to life. Step 1: The Cake The inside of your cake can be any flavour you like, but the outside must be covered in whipped cream or a white creamy frosting. This is the recipe for my Strawberry and White Chocolate Face Cake: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Bring 150 ml double cream to the boil, break 100 g of white chocolate into small pieces and let them melt in the cream. 6. 7. And the white chocolate/mascarpone mix. 8. And cover the whole thing with whipped cream or frosting, I use whipped cream. 1. 2. 3.