Oreo Cheesecake Cookies If you know me, you know that I absolutely, positively love cheesecake. Cheesecake anything. Cheesecake everything. I have sampled countless different varieties of cheesecake from The Cheesecake Factory, and I always come back to the Oreo cheesecake. Truth be told, I was pretty darn tempted to totally ditch the actual cookies and just eat the cookie dough straight up out of the bowl. If you love cheesecake and/or Oreos, you will totally adore these cookies! One year ago: Irish Soda Bread SconesThree years ago: Golden Brioche Loaf Yield: About 1 dozen cookiesPrep Time: 20 minutesCook Time: 12 to 15 minutesTotal Time: 35 minutes Ingredients:½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature 3 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature 1 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup all-purpose flour ½ cup mini chocolate chips 1 cup Oreo cookie crumbsDirections:1.
My Cakes | Cupcakes raspberry raspberry cream Raspberry cupcakes with raspberry swiss meringue buttercream Ingredients for about 15 cupcakes: 220 g butter 160 g caster sugar 220 g plain flour 2 tsp baking powder 4 eggs 2 tsp vanilla extract 200 g raspberries, fresh or frozen Bring all ingredients to room temperature. Sift the flour with the baking powder, set aside. Beat together the butter and sugar in a separate bowl until pale and creamy. Line a muffin tray with paper cupcake cases. Bake at 180ºC for 20 - 25 minutes or until risen and golden. Raspberry swiss meringue buttercream: 250 g raspberries, fresh or frozen 1/4 cup water 2 Tbs lemon juice 345 g butter, at room temperature, cut into cubes 4 egg whites 1¼ cup sugar a pinch of salt To make the puree, place raspberries, lemon juice and water in a small saucepan over medium heat. To make the frosting, whisk the sugar, salt and egg whites together in the bowl of a stand mixer. Switch to the paddle attachment and drop butter into the mixer, 1 cube at a time. Enjoy!
Mini Peanut Butter and Nutella Cheesecakes | Just Everyday Me 28 Dec 2011 One of the perks of being a student (and right now as I’m in the middle of college applications and interviews there don’t seem to be many) is that you get a long Christmas break. This is what I’ve done since Christmas: Stayed in my PJs all day. Today I am hoping to finish up my second to last college application (maybe both of them! But that’s enough about boring college stuff! I just have to point out the adorable little snowman cupcake wrappers! Peanut Butter/Nutella Mini Cheesecakes Adapted from Snappy Gourmet . Ingredients: 1 cup finely crushed chocolate graham crackers 3 tablespoons unsalted butter or margarine, melted 2 (8oz.) packages cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup peanut butter or 1/2 cup nutella or to make half a batch of each, 1/4 cup peanut butter and 1/4 cup nutella 2/3 cup granulated sugar 1 tablespoon flour 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 eggs For the Ganache: Note : I had a ton of ganache left over. Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Makes 12 Mini Cheesecakes. Enjoy!
The Perfect Pantry Article makes » how to make strawberry heart shortcake cupcakes So I know diet diner food isn’t a great sell for everybody, and frankly, I think baking takes far prettier pictures. That said, I have, for Valentine’s Day, a visual gift for all y’all. Strawberry shortcake is a beautiful thing all on its own, but for dessert for two, it can be improved upon. Generally, in place of shortcake, I make some sweet biscuits, slice ‘em open and throw some sugary strawberries and whipped topping on there. However, I’ve been reading aaalllll about different flours and decided to try out the theory that the low protein levels in cake flour makes for a more perfect crumb. OH MY GOD, I will never go back to all-purpose flour. Enter strawberries. They’re out of season, but available in most stores. Here’s how to measure your flour perfectly. Funnel the flour into the measuring cup. Overfill the cup with flour, and DO NOT shake to level it off–this repacks the flour and undoes all your fancy sifting. And hey, back to the strawberries! Then bake to perfection.
Blue-Eyed Bakers - Blue Eyed Bakers idaho sunrise (baked eggs and bacon in potato bowls) Idaho Sunrise (Baked Eggs & Bacon In Potato Bowls) Ok, what is up with eggs?!!? They seem to be in everything lately! From topping pizzas, to burgers (shout out to Blanc, for KC locals!), to garnishing soups…apparently the incredible, edible egg is now tres chic. Intriguing, but I’m all for it! One creative idea for baking eggs that seemed new and notable (at least to me) is this great recipe I stumbled across online. Definitely a fun twist on the typical eggs, bacon and hash browns. Ingredients 1 large baked potato (russett or sweet) 1 Tbsp. butter 2 eggs 2 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled 2 Tbsp. shredded cheddar or gouda cheese 1 Tbsp. fresh parsley, chopped salt and freshly ground black pepper Method Lay the baked potato on its side, and use a knife to carefully cut off the top third of the potato. Place 1/2 tablespoon of butter in the middle of each bowl. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20-25 minutes, or until the egg whites are set. Ali’s Tip:
Caramel Apple Pie Cupcakes « The Craving Chronicles It seems like once the weather cools down everyone wants to jump right into pumpkin season. Don’t get me wrong, I love pumpkin as much as anyone else, but to me September is apple season. I was thinking about how often apples get overshadowed by pumpkin a few weeks ago when my husband asked me if I wanted to attend a dinner party with some of his coworkers. “Hrmmm. Maybe…”, I said. It took me a while to decide on an approach for these cupcakes. Ultimately, I decided the best way to pack that punch of apple flavor into a cupcake was to use apple pie filling. I was apprehensive while putting these cupcakes together. In the end, they didn’t. They tasted approximately a million times better than I had imagined. I was hoping for good cupcakes, but these were amazing. Caramel Apple Pie Cupcakes Printable Recipe (Includes all sub-recipes) Makes about 24 cupcakes There are several steps to complete before assembling the cupcakes, but some can be done a day ahead to speed things up. Ingredients
How to Make Marshmallow Fondant This time I decided to make it with those mini fruit flavored marshmallows. I had to sort them by colour first. I figured they would add a little bit of flavor to the fondant so I wouldn't have to add much flavoring oil. I use gel colours to dye my fondant but regular food colouring will work too. I also had lemon oil and coconut flavoring on hand.. oh la la the value brand (which still works fine). Step One: Take a couple of handfuls of marshmallows and put them in a microwave safe bowl. I like to make smaller batches because its easier to add the colour to the melted marshmallow than it is to work the colour into the fondant later. Step Two: Stick the marshmallows in the microwave for ten seconds at a time until the are puffed up and easily stir into a goo with a wooden spoon. Step Three: Add food colouring to the melted marshmallows until you get the colour you want. Step Four: Start folding icing sugar into the marshmallow goo until it becomes a soft and fluffy dough. Finished fondant! 1.
Creamy Caprese Pasta Sigh. It’s Monday. I know. You probably don’t have a smile on your face. Maybe you woke up 35 minutes late and couldn’t wash your hair. That only means one thing. Mondays are for grown ups. But I have some good news! Monday just got a whole lot more tolerable. Shucks… I sort of like Monday now. So – the pasta! Am I gonna give it up or what? Creamy Caprese Pasta serves 4-6 1 pound whole wheat pasta (noodles such as penne work best) 1 cup of your favorite pasta/tomato sauce 1/3 cup heavy cream or half and half 1/3 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese + more for garnish 4 ounces fresh mozzarella, cut into cubes 1 pint of grape tomatoes (I cut some in half and left some whole) 1 bunch of fresh basil leaves Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. While pasta is cooking, heat tomato sauce over low heat in a large saucepan. Top with additional fresh basil and grated cheese. Take that Monday.
Strawberry Cupcakes with Strawberry Swiss Meringue Buttercream We’ve had the best weekend! I really wanted to tell you about it today but I had too many photos to upload and edit so I’m going to push it off until tomorrow. (Hint: it involves a party, a visit to a terrific bakery, and consumption of insane amounts of sugar) Instead, today I thought I’d share these fresh strawberry cupcakes. I am still yearning for spring, and just as March is about to roll in and I think we *just* might be heading in that direction, we wake up to 2+ inches of snow today. The cupcakes were a treat for my mom, the ultimate strawberry cupcake fan. If you’ve never made Swiss meringue buttercream (SMBC), it’s basically a really buttery, smooth (but not too sweet) frosting that pipes beautifully on cupcakes. Strawberry Cupcakesfrom Martha Stewart’s Cupcakes (originally seen on Annie’s Eats) To make the cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350 F. In a medium bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, cake flour, baking powder and salt.
Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread Cookies I love recipes that make me feel like I can get away with eating something sweet first thing in the morning. These banana bread cookies do the trick! Combining my own love for banana bread and the addition of chocolate chunks, these cookies are soft and cake like, much like the bread. They are perfect for enjoying with a cup of coffee in the morning, as a afternoon snack or the perfect dessert. White Lily was kind enough to send me some of their flour to test out and I found this recipe while looking over the recipes on their site. Ingredients yield: 4-6 dozen, depending upon size. 2 1/2 cups White Lily® All Purpose Flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup butter, softened 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1 cup mashed ripe banana (about 2-3) 2 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 cups quick or old-fashioned rolled oats 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional) 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chunks Directions Preheat oven to 375° degrees F.
Buttermilk Blueberry Breakfast Cake I swear buttermilk is magic. I’ve dwelled on this before. Buttermilk seems to turn everything to gold. Anyway, I needed a simple, summery, breakfasty, cake-like-but-not-dessert-like recipe to make this morning. Nobody. Buttermilk-Blueberry Breakfast Cake Ingredients ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature 2 tsp. lemon zest or more — zest from 1 large lemon 7/8 cup* + 1 tablespoon sugar** 1 egg, room temperature 1 tsp. vanilla 2 cups flour (set aside 1/4 cup of this to toss with the blueberries) 2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. kosher salt 2 cups fresh blueberries ½ cup buttermilk**** 7/8 cup = 3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons** This 1 tablespoon is for sprinkling on top*** To make homemade buttermilk, place 1 tablespoon of vinegar or lemon juice in a liquid measuring cup. Instructions Preheat the oven to 350ºF. copyright alexandra\'s kitchen