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How To Make Banana Cake

How To Make Banana Cake
I’ve had plenty of banana bread in my day. But it always seems like more of a cold weather food. Go figure, a tropical fruit that makes a cold weather bread. Doesn’t make sense, but that’s how it is. This cake, though, is lighter than any banana bread I’ve ever had. Ingredients 2 cups sugar ½ cup butter (1 stick) 2 egg yolks 3 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup milk 3 crushed bananas 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 egg whites, beaten Metric conversion (estimate) 500 g sugar 60 g butter 2 egg yolks 375 g all-purpose flour 7 g baking powder 4.7 g baking soda 2.4 g salt 235 ml milk 3 crushed bananas 5 ml vanilla 2 egg whites, beaten Directions Combine the sugar and butter and beat on low speed until completely combined. Add the egg yolks and beat on high speed until the mixture is smooth and fluffy. In a separate bowl, combine the dry ingredients — flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt — and whisk thoroughly. And that’s it. Loading ...

2 Stews: 1-2-3 Chocolate Microwave Mug Cake Calling all Chocoholics! I will stop at nothing to bring you a fix! Last month I received an email "forward" from my brother-in-law with a recipe for a 5 Minute Chocolate Microwave Mug Cake. I also don't like food to be cloyingly sweet, so I have a light hand with the sugar. 1-2-3 Chocolate Microwave Mug Cake 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa2-3 tablespoons sugar (according to desired sweetness)1 tablespoon flour3 tablespoons milk3 tablespoons vegetable oil, such as canola3 tablespoons egg white or plain Egg Whites in a carton1/4 teaspoon vanillaoptional:1 teaspoon chocolate chips *As a variation, substitute almond extract for the vanilla.Also, you can change the chocolate chips to any flavor chips you'd like. In a 1-1 1/2 cup microwave safe mug, blend cocoa, sugar, and flour together. Add milk, oil, egg white and vanilla. You want the texture to be moist and slightly undercooked. Let cool until just warm and serve with whipped cream squirted fresh from the can.

How to: Rainbow Cake! Aaannnndddd, she’s back! So I did mention something about health and/or diet food in my last post, and while this recipe is the latter, it is most certainly not to be confused with the former. I posted about my rainbow cake here, and it got a lot of traffic on over to my livejournal, and everyone wanted the “recipe.” The cool thing is that if you’re making something so distractingly colourful, people will think it’s delicious no matter what. This presents me with the option to use an old Weight Watchers trick—the one-point cupcake. This cake is suitable for many occasions: A child’s birthdayYour mom’s birthdayComing out to your conservative parents If you’re a lesbian, they’ll be thrilled that you won’t be forgoing your feminine kitchen duties.If you’re the kind of gay dude who makes cakes for your parents, they were probably on to you anyway.Coming out to your conservative parents on your mother’s birthdayYour friend’s jam band CD release party Okay, on with the ingredients. That’s all.

my bedroom cake batter blondies. | girl meets life. I don’t say this very often. But this is one of the most delicious things I’ve ever eaten. Remember how I made dense, fudgy brownies by using a boxed chocolate cake mix? Well, let’s just say that I haven’t been able to stop imagining doing the same with a yellow cake mix ever since. So, chocolate-lovers, this isn’t entirely for you. cake batter blondies. ingredients: 1 box yellow cake mix1/4 cup canola oil1 egg, beaten1/4 – 1/2 cup milk1/4 cup rainbow sprinkles1/2 cup white chocolate chips (optional) directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. notes: I should mention that because I don’t have any bakeware yet, I actually baked this batch in a casserole dish (I’m classy like that, what can I say?). **edited to add: I made these again in an 8-inch cake pan, and they came out perfectly! **also edited to add: I made the blondies successfully without using eggs! After cooling for about 20 minutes, the gooey center is what will lend to the decadent, cake-batter texture.

Craft Blog / How To Make A Rainbow Cake! by COLOURlovers So I did mention something about health and/or diet food in my last post, and while this recipe is the latter, it is most certainly not to be confused with the former. The cool thing is that if you’re making something so distractingly colourful, people will think it’s delicious no matter what. This presents me with the option to use an old Weight Watchers trick—the one-point cupcake. This cake is suitable for many occasions: A child’s birthday Your mom’s birthday Coming out to your conservative parents If you’re a lesbian, they’ll be thrilled that you won’t be forgoing your feminine kitchen duties. If you’re the kind of gay dude who makes cakes for your parents, they were probably on to you anyway. Coming out to your conservative parents on your mother’s birthday Your friend’s jam band CD release party . . . so I’m sure you’ll find a use for this recipe soon. Oh yes, and do me a favour: DOUBLE THE RECIPE AS PHOTOGRAPHED HERE!! Okay, on with the ingredients. {*style:<i> </i>*} That’s all. </i>*}

How to: Cupcakes with Flaming Strawberry Call me easily amused, but these little torch-topped cupcakes delight me. Besides being a cute novelty item for a party, I think they would add a little drama to the end of a romantic meal. I've been looking for something different to serve for Valentine's dessert, and this is definitely different. The strawberries are hollowed out and filled with a bit of liquor, then ignited with a match. For the cake portion, I chose a One Bowl Chocolate Cupcake recipe because 1. it's quick 2. it is easy, and 3. it fits my prerequisite for a light ending on date night. I should say, a light ending provided you don't eat too many. The cakes are just sweet enough, and have a light, fluffy crumb - the perfect vehicle for rich chocolate buttercream. Notes for flaming strawberries:Any alcohol below 80 proof will not ignite well. Shaina made a margarita version of this on Babble Food. Chocolate Cupcakes with Flaming Strawberries Yield: About 20 cupcakes [click to print]Cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

myself Rainbow Cake For Cake: 2 1/4 cups cake flour (9 ounces) 1 cup whole milk, at room temperature 6 large egg whites (3/4 cup), at room temperature 2 teaspoons almond extract 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar (12 1/4 ounces) 4 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon table salt 12 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), softened but still cool Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple gel food coloring For Frosting/Filling: 2 1/2 cups granulated sugar 10 large egg whites 2 pounds (8 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into tablespoons, softened 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 1 pound best-quality white chocolate, melted and cooled Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare your cake pans by first liberally buttering the pans, then line the bottoms with parchment paper rounds. Butter the rounds and set aside. Pour milk, egg whites, and extracts into 2-cup glass measure, and mix with fork until blended. Divide batter evenly between six medium bowls. Let cakes rest in pans for 3 minutes.

Martha Stewart's Cookies and Cream Cheesecakes Recipe Posted by Grace Massa Langlois on Wednesday, 21st July 2010 I have yet to meet a person who doesn’t like Oreo cookies or Cream Cheesecake Cupcakes. Who could resist cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies? Not Me! Especially the double-stuffed Oreo cookie, it’s one of the best cookies for dunking into a cold glass of milk. I went out yesterday to do my weekly shop, came home, and before I was able to bring in the first grocery bag Matt was hunting for the cookies and cream ice cream. One of Matt’s favourite desserts of all time is cherry cheesecake and I thought to myself why not Oreo Cookies and Cream Cheesecakes, that should satisfy his craving. Plus these cheesecakes are super easy to prepare, everything comes together in one bowl and there’s no crushing chocolate wafers with a rolling pin, then melting butter, baking the crust first and then baking a second time when filled. Drop an Oreo cookie into each muffin tin, make filling, add chopped cookies, bake, and enjoy, how easy is that?

How to: Cupcake bites Although this is a Bakerella original, I actually got the idea from a friend who learned about cake pops from me and has never even heard of Bakerella. She was going to make cake balls for her sister’s wedding, discovered that they are a pain to dip (I AGREE!! I WOULD LOVE MAKING CANDY IF IT DIDN’T EVER INVOLVE DIPPING THINGS IN CHOCOLATE! ARRRRG!) Anyway, cupcake bites are basically cake balls made to look like little cupcakes. What is a cake ball/pop you ask? OK, so to make these babies, just mix crumbled cake with frosting to make your cake ball centers. I'm recycling my old photo, which shows more frosting (probably 1/2-2/3 cup) than what I use now. Melt up a whole package of chocolate candy coating (chocolate flavored almond bark). Place the cake balls on top of the chocolate and press down gently until the chocolate comes up to the edge. They really shouldn’t be this high, but like I said I overfilled the chocolate. That’s it! Printable recipe Printable recipe with picture

will and sonny Cinnamon Roll Pumpkin Vanilla Sheet Cake I love watching the reaction of my boys sampling my baked goods. I gave them a bite after school a couple days ago of this sheet cake and their expression was priceless. If I left the room, I am afraid the entire plate would have been devoured. Don’t let the cake mix in the recipe scare you away. Try it out for yourself and let me know how that first bite was :) Enjoy!! Here you have your line up of ingredients. Let’s get this party started :) Start with dumping all of the cake ingredients into the mixer. A small box of instant pudding mix does wonders! Add those eggs. Oil, milk and sour cream. Add a can of pumpkin. How gorgeous is that?! Here it comes! Almost there Perfect. Spread the cake evenly to the edges. Like so Melt your butter, add the brown sugar and cinnamon Time to drizzle! Seriously! Run a knife through to swirl the goodness then bake 350 for 30-35 minutes. Here’s a shot of how it looks right after baking, wait until you smell this! Drizzle while the cake is still warm…. Love! 1. 2. 3. 4.

Cinnamon Cream Cheese Pound Cake | Evil Shenanigans - Baking & Cooking Blog Is there anything better than a well made pound cake? Pound cakes are highly satisfying and wonderfully versatile. I’ve served pound cake for dessert with whipped cream, I’ve served them with fresh berries for breakfast to great acclaim, and nothing beats pound cake for an after work/school snack. Pound cake can also be the base for other desserts, like my favorite holiday treat, trifle! So, with fall supposedly on its way (it was 90F in Dallas again yesterday) I felt a light, tender pound cake flavored with spicy cinnamon was in order. Cream cheese is the miracle ingredient in this cake. Cinnamon Cream Cheese Pound Cake Serves 10-12 Heat the oven to 325 F and spray a 10 inch bundt or tube pan thoroughly with non-stick spray. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment cream together the butter and cream cheese on medium speed until completely combined and lighter in color, about five minutes. Dust with powdered sugar, and serve with whipped cream if desired.

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