Brown Eyed Baker | Sweet. Savory. Sinful. SF Food Wars. The parsley thief. Chocolate Butter Cake Recipe With Picture - Joyofbaking.com *Tes. Stylish Cuisine. Mike's Amazing Cakes. Larissa Meek » 26 Cakes Perfect for Geeks. Here is the most awesome list of cakes and cupcakes (perfect for Geeks). 1. Geek Cupcakes!!! Too Cute! These are by far my favorite cupcakes EVER! How cute are the pencil protectors, taped glasses and compasses?
Yummo! Made by Hey There, Cupcake! 2. Mark Randazzo, who has a bakery, Mark Joseph Cakes, got a lot of buzz for his cake-making skills on BoingBoing, Gizmodo, Elite Choice and more. *UPDATE* – Thanks everyone for pointing out this is not R2D2! 3. So these are CUPCAKES and not a cake… but too cute to resist. 4. This delicious dragon was made by Mike’s Amazing Cakes for some kind of Dungeon and Dragon party. 5. A Nikon Camera Cake (via fsumaria). 6. This cake was actually made for a wedding! 7. Back in July, 2007 Wired Magazine’s “How To” feature included a Wii Cake that was inedible due to support structures. 8. iPhone Cake I love my iPhone and think this cake might just be one of the easier ones because of the simple shape. 9. 10. This one is perfect for your open source geek.
The Pioneer Woman Cooks - Ree Drummond. I’m just finishing up the photos for my next recipe, but since we’re entering into flowery, lovely springtime, I wanted to bring this quick and easy—and too precious for color TV—dessert idea from my archives. I first posted it back in 2007 as I was making my way through a little recipe book I used in high school, and my girls plan to make some this weekend. I expect you to have a freezerful of these delights by 5:00 this evening. Back on the golf course, I used to have a traditional back-to-school party for my friends and me every year. Because I apparently had nothing better to do with my time and focus, I’d have Cranes invitations printed, would dress in my finest floral dress or suit, and welcome 15-30 girls into my parents’ house, where we’d all toast one another with sparkling grape juice and feast on chicken salad with dill and baked brie and things like that.
Anyway, for the party after my sophomore year, I made these delightfully fun little flower pot desserts. But hey! (Oooh! Cooking For Engineers - Step by Step Recipes and Food for the An. HERSHEY'S Kitchens: Chocolate & Dessert Recipes, Baking Videos &. Lemon Mint Tea (Nane Limon), a Turkish delight | Cooking... by t. Jim's Pancakes. Macaroni and Cheesecake. Country Cupcakes | visit our cupcake school | order our wedding. iPhone. Daring Bakers: Nanaimo bars recipe and whole grain graham cracke. The January 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Lauren of Celiac Teen. Lauren chose Gluten-Free Graham Wafers and Nanaimo Bars as the challenge for the month.
The sources she based her recipe on are 101 Cookbooks and www.nanaimo.ca. Recipes for whole wheat graham crackers and Nanaimo bars at the end of the post. Let me warn you, I’m slapping these in the “600 calorie death spiral” category ASAP. Nanaimo bars are sweet. Tooth-achingly, sugar coma-inducing sweet. Guess how much butter this recipe packs into an 8 x 8 pan? Okay, you guessed two. Drat, you guessed a stick of butter. Nanaimo bars — I keep wanting to call them Nanowrimo bars —are a Canadian invention, intended to nourish moose hunters in the frigid Yukon winters much like the Eskimos gained their needed calories from whale blubber. Quit making things up already There were two required parts to this Daring Bakers Challenge: make your own graham crackers, preferably gluten-free, and make the Nanaimo bars.
However! 1. 2. In Praise of Leftovers | Snickerdoodle Muffins. Remember yesterday when I said there wouldn't be any schmaltzy Valentine posts? That was before I had a day off. And time to make muffins. My Mom used to make these "French Breakfast Muffins" for special occasions growing up. They were from a Junior League cookbook of hers. This morning when Yancey got off shift, the kids had been waiting by the door for an hour, anxious to open their gifts. In third or fourth grade, I was smitten with a pair of shoes at Hilton's Shoes. Emily always says that Valentine's Day is a time to celebrate love in all its forms. P.S. Snickerdoodle MuffinsI got so carried away with nostalgia that I've forgotten to talk these up properly. 1 1/2 c. + 2 Tb. flour3/4 c. sugar2 ts. baking powder1/4 ts. salt1/4 ts. nutmeg (freshly ground, if possible)1/2 c. milk1 beaten egg1/3 c. melted butter For topping:1 ts. cinnamon1/2 c. sugar1/3 c. melted butter Preheat oven to 400.
Combine first five ingredients. Love and Olive Oil » Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles. Oh. My. God. If you could take perfection, roll it in a ball, and dip it chocolate, this would be it. I’m not joking here folks. I’d strongly advise you to put down the mouse and get your butt to the kitchen, stat.
Even Taylor firmly declared these the best thing I’ve ever baked. Even though there was technically no baking involved, I’m still taking that as a hint that I did good. My apologies to the New Years’ resolution folk. The cookie dough itself is egg-free, and potentially dairy free AND vegan if you get picky about what you coat them with. Take it or leave it (but I strongly suggest you take it. Update: Since it was first posted in 2010, I’ve updated this recipe and included it in my new cookbook, The Cookie Dough Lover’s Cookbook (Quirk Books, 2012). You may also like... Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cake « Dinner & Dessert. Everyone knows that I’m a big fan of chocolate and peanut butter, and I was in the mood to bake with it one night. I also wanted to try a chocolate-peanut butter frosting.
I’ve tried and loved a peanut butter frosting recipe, but I wanted to try a recipe where they were together. I’ve had this cake bookmarked for a long time now, and I thought it would be the perfect cake to pair with this frosting. This cake had a strong peanut butter flavor that was just right. The peanut butter made it nice and moist. Peanut Butter Peanut Butter Chip Cake Source: Death By Chocolate Cake via Culinary Concoctions by Peabody 1/2 stick unsalted butter 1 cup all purpose flour 1/4 teaspoons baking soda 1/4 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoons salt 1/2 cup tightly packed brown sugar 3 ounces creamy peanut butter 1 large egg 1 egg yolk 1/4 cup sour cream 1/4 cup hot water 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract 1/2 cup peanut butter chips or chocolate chips Preheat oven to 325F. Grease two 9 x 1 1/2 inch pans. No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars — Buns In My Oven. I have this secret that I’ve been carrying around with me my whole life.
I’ve always been too scared to tell anyone for fear of what they would say. I want to tell you, but if I do will you promise not to call me names and leave me? I’ve never eaten oatmeal before. No, really. I’ve never eaten oatmeal. I mean, sure, yes, I’ve had it in cookies, but I’ve never just sat down with a bowl of oatmeal and ate it. You aren’t calling me names, are you? I hope not, because I think I’ve finally decided to try oatmeal. For now, let me show you these delicious no bake chocolate peanut butter oatmeal bars. This recipe is super simple. Add 1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips and 1/2 cup of peanut butter (smooth or chunky, your choice) to a microwave safe bowl and microwave until it’s all melted together.
Pour the chocolate and peanut butter over the top of the oatmeal crust, reserving a couple spoonfuls to drizzle over the top of the bars. Go ahead, try ‘em. No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars. Let Them Eat Cupcakes! Cupcakes have become an increasingly popular choice at weddings over the past few years, in part because they can be personalized so easily. People are always craving ways to express themselves on their wedding day, and cupcakes provide a great opportunity to do this because there are so many options. Everyone can have their own little piece of cake just the way they like, and since each cupcake stands alone, they look beautiful and pristine. As a fun alternative to the traditional wedding cake, cupcakes provide your guests more options and are very elegant displayed on a tiered cupcake stand. You can even cater to your frieds who are gluten-free, vegan, or suffer from food allergies. Customizing cupcakes is a great way to make them fit into the theme of your wedding.
At The Shoppe, we offer three sizes of cupcakes as well as over 35 different flavors, and even offer custom cakes or a gigantic cupcake to go on the very top of the stand so you can still ceremonially “cut the cake.” Cookies and Cream Cheesecake. I was the last hold-out among my local circle of friends to hire a babysitter. I just couldn’t bear the thought of entrusting the care of my precious little ones with anyone outside of our family.
And given that we have no family closer than an 8 hour drive away…well, you can just imagine how rare our date nights have been. It wasn’t until I was about a month away from my due date with our second child (as it turned out, it was just a week before he was actually born!) That the reality of two kids finally set in with me. Having a trustworthy helper. Did I mention that our Mary Poppins likes to bake too? Cheesecake tends to be over-the-top rich so I’m usually good for just one, maybe two slices tops per year. A babysitter who will watch endless Dora with my daughter, smile and laugh with my son and even help me with my blogging? Cookies and Cream CheesecakeFrom Philadelphia Cream Cheese Classic Recipes Makes 12 servings See the Recipe Index for all the recipes on Cooking On the Side.
No cookie cutter? No problem: Easter Eggs Cookies | King Arthur. Have I ever mentioned before that I love cookie cutters? Love ‘em! I have the basics, the funky and the unusual. Graduated circles? Got ‘em. Just the right cutter? First, take a second to check out the photo above. Every spring I bring in some eggs for show and tell with my fellow bakers. So, caught in the web (pun intended) I set out to use one of my favorite decorating techniques to produce elaborate Easter egg cookies to mimic pysanky. Now I was in a quandary. Most word processing programs like Microsoft Word have a tool box with templates for basic shapes. Then, just drag out the shape you want to the size you want. Next, print onto plain white paper and cut on the lines. Now, just place the template on your rolled out cookie dough and cut with a sharp knife. Cutting shapes by hand does lead to a few rough edges.
Transfer to a parchment lined baking sheet with a large flat spatula or turner and bake until lightly golden browned. On to the icing. See?! Run out of hands? Wow! REC(ession)IPES: Lemon Squares. Makes 24 squaresTotal price: NY $2.02Price per square: NY $0.08 I’ll be honest: I didn’t love these and didn’t at first think them blog-worthy. When I mentioned to our guests that I wasn’t thrilled with these and apologized,* though, they all told me I was wrong and that they were delicious. Well, sure, duh, of course they would because our friends were not raised by wolves. I wasn’t fooled. But then they all went back for seconds, then thirds and then the next thing I knew the plate was empty. Ingredients 1 stick butter (NY $0.75)1 ¼ cups sugar (NY $0.43)½ cup plus 2 tablespoons all purpose flour (NY $0.12)½ cup whole wheat pastry flour (NY $0.14)2 eggs (NY $0.33)1 lemon, juiced and zested (NY $0.25)½ teaspoon baking soda (staple)Confectioner’s sugar (staple) DirectionsPreheat oven to 350 degrees, and lightly grease an 8 inch square baking dish.
Beat together the eggs, lemon juice and zest, baking soda, remaining granulated sugar and 2 tbsps of all purpose flour. All recipes UK - Recipes and cooking tips for British and Irish. Lori's Skillet Smashed Potatoes Recipe. I recently spent a weekend in the backwoods of Mendocino County. Let me emphasize that when I say backwoods, I'm not kidding. We're talking a few miles off the nearest paved road where a high-clearance 4x4 is a necessity, past numerous cleverly-rigged hydroponic hippie buses (this is clearly where old buses go to die), beyond a pack of car-chasing, fang-toothed guard dogs, and eventually down into the riverside sanctuary that is my friend Lori Narlock's cabin.
Before I get into the details of our weekend, I'll just say (feeling more than a bit guilty), I hardly lifted a finger all weekend - Lori cooked for our cabin of six females, meal after delicious meal. Today I'm going to feature her skillet smashed potato recipe - first because they were delicious, and second to demonstrate how equal part thoughtfulness, experience, and prep work can culminate in delicious meals, even under rustic conditions. How rustic you might ask? "The cabin is very rustic.
And then: Print Recipe. Mozilla Firefox. Themes. Got milk? I hope so… …because you’ll want some with this one. See what happens when I crave chocolate. I’ve been waiting to make this cake after seeing the recipe in a magazine. It’s based on a mix, and has buttermilk and peanut butter cups added to it. The frosting is made from dark chocolate, peanut butter and heavy cream. What more could you ask for? …maybe that tall glass of milk. While you contemplate, here’s the same Peanut Butter Cup Cake recipe online. And here’s what I did different: • Baked it in two 6″ cake pans instead of the recommended 9″ • Made 6 cupcakes with the leftover batter. • Used twice as many peanut butter cups.
As a side note, I found the dark chocolate in the grocery store. And if you find that double chocolate and peanut butter just isn’t enough, try it heated a little and served with vanilla ice cream. UPDATE: The recipe link no longer works, so here’s the recipe adapted from Family Circle Magazine. Peanut Butter Cup Cake Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
S'more Cookie Bars. These were a huge hit! Keith, Andrew, and Kramer all ate at least two of these the other night. I brought some into work, too, and they quickly disappeared. They seriously tasted just like a s’more, and they should, considering that all of the same ingredients are used, just kicked up a notch! The crust is a graham cracker cookie, topped with marshmallow, a layer of chocolate, and a graham cracker crust to top it all off. These bars are sure to wow everyone that tries them! They couldn’t be easier to make, either. I doubled the recipe for a 9×13 pan, and made Graham Cracker Snickerdoodles with the leftover dough! What you’ll need. Pulse about 8 graham crackers in a blender or food processor to get your graham cracker crumbs.
Mix together the flour, baking powder, salt, and graham cracker crumbs. Cream together the butter and sugars, until light and fluffy (at least 3-5 minutes), then beat in the egg and vanilla. Gradually mix the flour mixture into the butter mixture. Enjoy! Prep time: Garlic Bacon Chicken Wraps | Baked Bree. Potatoes dauphinoise recipe. Sweet › shutterbean. Split open a date, take the pit out, add some chunky peanut butter inside and top with shredded coconut. In this instance, I used sweetened coconut. Almond butter works just fine as well as sunflower seed butter. It’s chewy, sweet, crunchy and delicious. It’s also pretty healthy. I made this recipe twice on Saturday. Then I found another bag of coconut in my pantry as well as a can of condensed milk and HALLELUJAH round two! I’m glad I gave it another go because these macaroons (from The Macaroon Bible) are incredible. When I was little I was always so curious as to why my grandparents couldn’t eat a lot of foods.
And on and on… FLASH FORWARD a few decades and I see what my grandma meant about the dairy. I’ve been making my own Vanilla Almond Milk for the past month and am LOVING IT. Hi friends! I love snacks and want to give you some ideas to help you shake up your snack routine. Today I’m featuring one of my favorite healthy snacks. They give you energy. Cheesecake : Cafe Fernando – Food Blog - recipe, tangerine, lemo. Most favorited all-time - page 3. Homemade Peanut Butter Cups – The Sweetest Kitchen. Zebra Cheesecake recipe @Not Quite Nigella. Joe Pastry - Category: Yeast Raised. Fried Pickles. Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes Recipe | Gimme Some Oven | gimme so. PurpleFoodie.com Food Blog - Food Photos and Easy Recipes.
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