THE Chocolate Cola cake I was just introduced to the southern delicacy that is Chocolate Cola cake (aka coca-cola cake) while visiting Charleston, SC early this spring. It was a spiritual experience. It is all that is good and that I hold dear. then I scoured the internet for a good recipe… but none seemed right. Then I was using my home-made binder ‘o recipes from various magazines over the years and I discovered that years ago I cut out a recipe for this very cake… and the recipe listed looked exactly like the cake I wanted to replicate. Naturally, when we had our first BBQ of the season I simply HAD to make one. preheat oven to 350, and grease up (I like Crisco) a 9×13 (or so) pan. mix: 2cups flour 2cups sugar 1/2tsp salt 1tsp baking soda** 1/2tsp cinnamon ** note: I have made this with baking powder or soda – Either way works. in a saucepan over medium high heat stir this up good until it boils: 1 cup butter 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 cup coca-cola (from bottle is my preference!) wait.
Peanut Butter Cup Pudding Cookies Recipe You can't go wrong with the classic chocolate and peanut butter combo . . . and these cookies are incredibly moist and delicious! If you have never tried a pudding cookie recipe before, I highly recommend starting with these. They are divine! Ingredients: 2 sticks (1 cup) butter, room temperature 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup light brown sugar 2 eggs 1 T vanilla 2 1/4 cups flour 1 t baking soda 1/2 t salt 1 (4 oz) box instant chocolate pudding 1 (10 oz) bag peanut butter chips 1 cup miniature Reese's peanut butter cups (I have also used big Reese's chopped up into small pieces) Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Red Velvet Brownies - freutcake This weekend I temporarily lost my baking mojo. I burnt a batch of caramel, ruined shortbread and my pizza dough was a disaster. What was happening? Why did my favorite past time turn on me? …Sunday night rolled around and I felt the need to redeem myself with one last recipe for Red Velvet Cream Cheese brownies. photo by Freutcake Red Velvet Cream Cheese Brownies Red Velvet: 1 stick unsalted butter, (8 Tbsp) melted 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 cup cocoa powder Pinch salt 1 tablespoon red food coloring 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar 2 eggs 3/4 cup all purpose flour Cream Cheese: 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 1/4 cup sugar 1 egg 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Brownie layer: Add melted butter to a large bowl and add sugar, vanilla, cocoa powder, salt, food coloring, and vinegar, mixing after each addition. Cream cheese layer: Blend together cream cheese, sugar, egg, and vanilla in a medium mixing bowl.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownies | RecipeGirl.com Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownies *If you are visiting this post for the first time, you may wish to visit my “Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownies Take Two” post- a more recent post where I share (what I think is) a better version of these brownies! These are good too- but I took the comments suggested in this post and created a new recipe based on feedback. Okay, Cookie Dough Lovers. I first saw these in a bakery in Maine a few years back. I’d say I had some major success with this recipe. These are easiest to eat when placed in little cupcake wrappers. Print Recipe Save Recipe Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownies Yield: 32 browniesPrep Time: 30 min + cooling timeCook Time: 25 min Ingredients:BROWNIE:4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped1 cup salted butter, melted2 cups light brown sugar, packed4 large eggs2 teaspoons vanilla extract1 cup all-purpose flour1/2 cup mini- chocolate chipsCOOKIE DOUGH (EGG FREE!)
Maple Roasted Bananas with Cinnamon Whipped Cream I have begun a lifelong love affair with maple syrup. It started with pancakes, gravitated towards desserts, and found its way to savory foods (maple syrup is just fantastic on asparagus). But today we aren't talking about pancakes or savory foods. When I set out to make these maple roasted bananas, I had no idea of the surprises in store for me. The fire alarm forced me to stop my experiment. My bananas turned out perfectly despite this. The cinnamon whipped cream keeps the sugar in check, so it is not overwhelming. (Don't worry, I adjusted and tested the recipe so your baking venture will be a little less exciting).Maple Roasted Bananas with Cinnamon Whipped Cream Yields 4 servings Roasted Bananas4 ripe bananas1/2 cup maple syrup3 tablespoons brown sugar1 tablespoon lemon juice (or dark rum)1/2 teaspoon cinnamon Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Cut the bananas crosswise and then lengthwise. Roast in the oven for 5 minutes. Cinnamon Whipped Cream1 cup cream1 teaspoon cinnamon
cheesecake swirled brownies | The Red Spoon In preparation for a break from all things deemed “unhealthy” — which I’m sure will change when I get a craving for loaded baked potatoes and the like such as — this week’s grocery list consists entirely of anti-healthy items. Though we are three months late on the getting into shape bandwagon, we have decided after looking at the scale that it is much needed. This week is a last hurrah, a bon voyage, the last supper. So besides the truffled pastas and the fat-filled eggs these last remaining days we have made the solemn vow to eat whatever whenever we want….ok we don’t want to make more work for ourselves, but we will be doing the cheesecake swirled brownies before we no longer can. Whoever married chocolate and cheesecake should be applauded. They are also the perfect little additions to thunder storms. Cheesecake Swirled BrowniesFrom David Lebovitz Yield: not enough Line a 9-inch or 8-inch square pan with foil, making sure it goes up all four sides. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Lemon-Lime Sugar Cookie Truffles… No doubt you’ve heard of cake balls, and Oreo truffles, and cookie dough truffles; and most likely, you’ve even made your own cake balls, Oreo truffles, etc. I know I’ve definitely made my fair share of all kinds. And that’s exactly what these are- more ‘dessert balls’. But these are oh-so much better than the run-of-the-mill Oreo truffles or cake balls! Lemon-Lime Sugar Cookie Truffles 1 batch of sugar cookie dough (I used a store-bought mix, but you can use any recipe you like!) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. When cookies are cooled, using your hands, remove from the dish and crumble into the bowl of a stand mixer or food processor (small chunks are fine). When the balls are thoroughly chilled, melt the white chocolate candy coating in the microwave, or over a double boiler. Share:
Reese's Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bars You don't even need me to tell you these are good, do you? Sometimes you just read the name of something and you know it's going to be good. That's how I felt about these. I wasn't wrong. If that's how you feel about these, you won't be wrong either. I promise I cut these into little squares after I took the picture and shared them. Reese's Peanut Butter Cheesecake Barsadapted from Cookin' CanuckIngredients: Crust- -7 whole graham crackers, broken into small pieces -6 tbsp unsalted butter, melted & cooled -3 tbsp brown sugar -2 tbsp all-purpose flour -1/8 tsp salt Filling- -2 (8 oz.) packages cream cheese, softened -2/3 cup granulated sugar -2 eggs -1/4 cup sour cream -1 tsp vanilla extract -1 bag mini Reese's peanut butter cups, chopped -2 oz. bittersweet chocolate, chopped Directions: 1. This Post is Linked to Eat At Home.
Pecan Pie Cake Ok people, you've been warned! This cake will make a grown man drop to his knees, birds will sing, and your children will ask you to let them wash the dishes. I'm tellin' you, this cake is good enough to make you sass your grandma (and we all know you won't get away with that without some serious discipline from your mama, right?) Pecan Pie Cake It's best to make the filling the night before, because you want this to chill really well. Pecan Pie Filling 1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar 3/4 cup dark corn syrup 1/3 cup cornstarch 4 egg yolks 1 1/2 cups half-and-half 1/8 tsp salt 3 TBSP butter 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (the real stuff) Whisk together the first 6 ingredients in a heavy 3-quart saucepan until smooth. Now for the cake.... Pecan Pie Cake 3 cups finely chopped pecans, toasted and divided 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened 1/2 cup shortening 2 cups sugar 5 large eggs, separated 1 TBSP vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1 cup buttermilk I hope you'll try this.
okin' up north: Cinnamon Roll Cake I found this recipe at Life as a Lofthouse and couldn't wait to try it. I finally got a chance to make it last week and it's all it's cracked up to be! I loved every bite...warm and delicious...just like a cinnamon roll! Cake: 3 c. flour 1/4 tsp.salt 1 c. sugar 4 tsp. baking powder 1 1/2 c. milk 2 eggs 2 tsp. vanilla 1/2 c. butter, melted Topping: 1 c. butter, softened 1 c. brown sugar 2 Tbsp. flour 1 Tbsp. cinnamon Mix everything together except for the butter. Glaze: 2 c. powdered sugar 5 Tbsp. milk 1 tsp. vanilla While warm drizzle the glaze over the cake.
homemade pop tarts I never had a Pop-Tart until college. I realize that for some people this may cause a shocked reaction on par with my husband’s the time I told him I’ve never watched Goonies before (or Jacob’s, upon discovering the internet). Obviously I grew up under a rock, right? Thus, given my proximity to concrete-like materials you’d think I have been better prepared for the texture of the one I purchased from the vending machine in the basement of my freshman dorm (not at 4 a.m. or anything, either, nope, not this angel!). But I was not. It was like particle board, but even particle board has a fresher aroma. I understand that if I had toasted it, my experience might have been better. I can’t believe I waited so long to make these. Most recipes I have come across use a pie dough for the pastry but I was really stuck on getting a crust that was a little more sturdy — one with an egg. One year ago: Black Bread Homemade Pop Tarts Adapted from King Arthur Flour
root beer float cupcakes It never takes long into the first hot week of the summer for me to get swept up in some sort of dorky nostalgia for a time or place I never knew, in this case, Main Street, U.S.A. with its drugstore soda counters counters, elaborate marble and stainless steel fountains manned by soda jerks serving five cent Cherry Cokes and root beers to bright-eyed youths that always said things like “Sir” and “Ma’am”. Of course, modern times call for modern formats, don’t they? Something you can pack up and bring to a barbecue or picnic? I started with a root beer cupcake, which was actually a chocolate root beer cupcake, adapted from the Root Beer Bundt Cake in one my favorite cookbooks that I so, so eagerly anticipate the follow-up to this fall, Baked. I then spent a ridiculous amount of time pondering the frosting. But something was still missing and so I began digging around my fridge until I unearthed a blazing red jar of maraschino cherries. And then more whipped cream… Eat immediately.
How to Make Caramel Apple Shots | Food Republic - StumbleUpon Photo: Michelle Oddis Once in a while, a party trick comes along that grabs our attention. Food blogger Michelle Oddis of That's So Michelle loves making caramel apple shots we can't imagine anyone would turn down. Using, wait for it, real fruit and time-tested formulas for tasty, jiggly shots that stay put in their edible "shotglasses," Michelle's gotten Food Republic on the gimmicky Halloween bandwagon we've been resisting so fiercely. Try out these irresistible boozy apple treats (and don't hold your breath for a candy corn cocktail on our end). Here's what you'll need: 10 small granny smith apples 1 envelope knox gelatin 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup coconut milk 2 drops yellow food coloring 1 envelope Land 'o Lakes caramel hot chocolate (regular would do just fine if you can't find caramel) 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup butterscotch schnapps lemon juice Halve and hollow out apples, cutting them from the stem down using a melon baller or spoon. Cut halves in quarters and those quarters in half again.