Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread in a Bundt Pan. Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread in a Bundt Pan Hubby and I have some super creative friends. One of these friends decided to host a “Bundt Off”. Apparently there had been a discussion about what makes a bundt a bundt. They decided it would be appropriate to have a cooking contest that revolved around the bundt pan. The only rule for the competition was that whatever you made, it had to hold the shape of a bundt pan when turned out onto a plate.
I searched through all my favorite blogs for bundt cake recipes and saw some great ones out there. I finally decided to combine two of my favorite breakfast foods into one bundt-tastic treat: The Cinnamon-Roll Monkey-Bread Bundt. Hubby grabbed my camera and snapped a few photos as I was assembling my bundt. If I had been making this for us to eat at home, I would have immediately turned it out onto a plate when it came out of the oven.
I topped the bundt with some cream cheese frosting. Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread Bundt with Cream Cheese Frosting. Candy cane swirl cake. This is a story about a Candy Cane Swirl Cake that tasted better than it looked… {Don’t let the picture fool you…that is some creative photography…} I don’t really share my craft/cooking fails with you guys and I don’t want you to think that I never have any…cause believe me…I do. Not everything turns out like I had imagined it in my head. Can anyone relate? I wanted to share this delicious cake we made over the Christmas holidays but it was just not pretty enough to make the cut. Even though it tasted really great. {See? I originally saw the Candy Cane Swirl Cake at Betty Crocker.
White Cake Recipe 1 cup butter2 cups white sugar4 large eggs3 teaspoons vanilla extract2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour3 teaspoons baking powder1 teaspoon salt1 3/4 cups milk Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 1/2 teaspoon red food color (see Directions #1 below) 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract (see Directions #1 below) Directions: 1. 2. 3. White Icing: 1 cup powdered sugar 1 tablespoon milk or water. Kids Activities | Organize With Sandy. Have you heard of them? OMG… they are So good! What a great activity for the kids! Ours didn’t turn out as fancy as you see them in the Cake Pop book, but the triplets had a great time making them. I saw these Cake Pops and went out and bought the Cake Pops book by Bakerella. I bought all the required items. Cake Mix & supplies needed to make. We decided to go with the very basic cake pop. One thing about baking or cooking. It was a great teaching moment. Thank goodness there were three eggs in the recipe… that’s all I can say!
Learning how to use a hand mixer…. and can you believe that none of them lifted it up to early? Then of course once you make cake…. you get to help clean up. Of course since there are two beaters, you have to have the third have the spoon. Bake the cake as usual. They had to read the recipe. They got to crumble up the cake into tiny pieces…. think they had fun with that? I had some homemade awesome frosting left from some cupcakes I had made last week. Dulce de Leche Vanilla Cake. First time I made this cake, it was for my boss’ birthday (say it, i’m the best employee ever!)! But seriously, this cake was amazing!!!! It’s all I want it to be! A moist vanilla cake, with layers of dulce de leche caramel and an amazing buttery icing! WOW!!!!! I know the original recipe calls for homemade dulce de leche but I have recently decided to put a limit to what I make ”homemade” (because I am crazy and I make everything myself) so I decided to just buy the dulce de leche already made.
But EH! , it’s up to you! This cake is amazing, just do it and everyone will love you! Pumpkin Cheesecake. Vertical Layer Cake Tutorial. I really need to preface this tutorial with... I am sorry. I am SURE there are easier ways to do a Vertical Layer Cake. But I was being a brat for my birthday. I wanted real cake, and not sponge cake. I wanted two different flavors. (that might be a pregnancy thing) I wanted massive amounts of frosting. Hence, I bucked every traditional mold I had seen for a vertical layer cake and made my own. Sorry. The second time making the cake I was surprised by how quickly everything went. Huh. Anywho... Here is an important step... I then placed the cut parts together. The reason I do this is: 1. 2. 3. If you have a 5in deep cake pan and can successfully bake a 5in cake then just do that! Now! We will begin to cut out our layers! I simply used a cardboard cake round as my guide.
I am now going to cut off the outside circle. Place the template back on the cake. Follow the template as close as you can. You are going to do this with BOTH cakes. Now I cut off another circle and started the process again. 1. Chocolate and Buttercream Swiss Roll -DK. S’mores Cake. Ever since I had my first one, sitting in front of a roaring campfire with a semi-clean stick skewered with lots of toasting marshmallows, I have been a big fan of s’mores. If I could go back in time, only thing I’d do differently now is to use a really clean skewer for my marshmallows, but when you’re camping and very young, you don’t tend to think about those things. I still like classic s’mores made with squares of milk chocolate, store bought graham crackers and jet puffed marshmallows. Now that my culinary skills are a little improved, however, I do like to experiment a little bit and see how I can get even more flavor out of my s’mores.
Homemade graham crackers and homemade marshmallows are great examples of small changes. A big change is to turn a simple s’more into a S’mores Cake. You don’t need a campfire for this cake, but you do need an oven. The milk chocolate frosting – chosen because the typical s’more uses milk chocolate – is almost like a milk chocolate ganache. Monday Morning Mmmm: Pink Lemonade Cake — Giving Up on Perfect. Strawberry Valentine Cake Recipe at WomansDay.com- Valentine's Day Desserts. Cherry Cake with Cherry Cream Cheese Frosting. I am always on the look out for recipes using cherry pie filling.
Last summer I canned some sour cherries for the first time and have quite a few jars left of the homemade cherry pie filling I made. I have always loved cherries, ever since I was a kid. Whether it was fresh sweet cherries straight from the bag or cherry pie desserts, didn’t matter to me. So when I found this cherry cake recipe I knew I had to try it. I found the original recipe on Cheryl’s site, TidyMom. This has a marvelous cherry and almond flavor, absolutely delicious! Cherry Cake with Cherry Cream Cheese Frosting adapted from Sweetheart Cherry Cake printable version 1 box white cake mix 2 large eggs 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon almond extract 1 (21 oz) can homemade cherry pie filling (or canned), divided Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Measure 1/3 cup of cherry pie filling and set aside to use in frosting. Pour batter into pan, and level with a spatula. Cherry Cream Cheese Frosting NEW! Zebra Cake | The Whimsical Cupcake. Animal prints is something I never really got behind. It was something that I only saw on 75 year old blue-haired ladies that are way cooler than me or on kids who looked like walking cheetahs. Not really the look I go for. Lately everywhere I look, there’s something with some form of animal print on it and I find myself liking it.
Ok, not EVERYTHING but a few pieces here and there. I can probably attest some of this animal print tolerance to my sister, she’s so stylish sometimes that it kills me. ;) I’m not sure what kind of demographic I reach out there in internet land, animal print lovers or haters, but I’m sure your love or hatred won’t apply to this cake. I said it. This is a simple cake needs no pillowy frostings, no fancy ganaches, and no whippy creams. Zebra CakeAdapted from King Arthur Flour Yields one 9″ or 8″ round cake Ingredients: Directions: 1) Preheat the oven to 350°F. 2) In the bowl of your mixer, blend the sugar and eggs until lightened, about 2 minutes.
Like this: THE BEST Chocolate Cake. Ever! This is really the best, most moist, most rich, most chocolatiest cake I’ve ever made. I know there are other chocolate cakes out there that claim to be the best. Folks, let me tell you, I’ve tried them. And I can still assure you that this one, no really, THIS one…. This one’s the best. Are you ready? Here’s your ingredients for the cake. You know what the best part about this cake is? All you do is dump everything except the chocolate chips into a very large bowl– A 4 qt bowl or larger is perfect, but be warned, one of those 8 cup mixing bowls is too small. Then stir in 2 cups of chocolate chips– pictured here are regular sized chocolate chips. Now, pour your batter into your cake pan of choice. I like to bake my cakes in two, 9-inch pie pans. Oh man… It’s so hard to not just rip into right now while it’s warm and fresh out of the oven… But wait! While it’s cooling, we’ll make The Best Buttercream Frosting Ever.
Here are your ingredients for the frosting. Buttercream Frosting. Strawberries and Cream Mug Cake. After seeing Angie’s mug cakes I’ve become obsessed with making them. I’ve been a bit gung-ho with anything strawberry flavored lately so, after mastering several chocolate mug cakes, I decided to try and make a strawberries and cream mug cake. I loved the idea of a fruity flavored cake that would be delicious topped with fresh strawberries and cream this summer. Fortunately, several google searches pointed me in the direction of some great recipes and I got to work developing one of my own. What you see here is the result of several experiments and finally landing on what I hope is a great cake. My coffee mugs are kind of short and squat so this batter makes two mugs, but it would do well in one mug if it was taller than mine.
Enjoy! Strawberries & Cream Mug Cake Adapted from Stacy Miller 1 egg 2 tablespoons strawberry yogurt, well stirred 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1/8 teaspoon baking powder 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract 4 tablespoons granulated sugar 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1. 2. 3. 2 Stews: Cheesecake In A Mug. I was telling a friend about my 1-2-3 Chocolate Microwave Mug Cake and kept thinking there had to be equally easy and delicious alternatives.
I had some cream cheese and sour cream in the refrigerator and played around with a microwave cheesecake. The first time I overcooked it, but the second time was a charm. It was creamy and delicate from the first bite. This cake is great for people at work, in dorms or if you just want cheesecake...fast! My Cheesecake in a Mug, is so good and versatile that you can have a different topping each day...well, maybe each time you make it! One time I added chocolate chips, and then the next I swirled in some cherry jam.
Instead of a crust, I added a crumb topping. Microwave Mug Cheesecake For "mix ins", add 1 tablespoon mini chocolate chips, or swirl in (not stir) 1 tablespoon jam of choice. In a 1 cup or larger microwave proof mug, beat the cream cheese until light and fluffy with a small whisk. Or swirl in jam at this time. Serves 1.