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.
Living Eventfully: asparagus limp vegetables are so, so sad. don't you agree? here is a fool prove way to have some yummy tender roasted asparagus with some crunch to it. Quick Roasted Asparagus 1 bunch of asparagus, about 1 pounds worth olive oil kosher salt pepper freshly grated Parmesan cheese Place oven rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 450 degrees. Using a microplane, if you have one, (if you don't put it on your Christmas list) or a cheese grater, grate some Parmesan cheese over the asparagus. Place the asparagus in preheated oven (very key that your oven has been preheated!!) awesome side dish or a great way to cook asparagus that you will be adding to a salad... enjoy!
Apple Fritters | When I was a little girl, about 6-7 years old, I had a BIG dream. My mom to this day reminds me that I used to tell almost everyone I met how I wanted to own my very own business. I was going to be the most popular girl in the neighborhood and everyone would love me. I didn’t want her to worry though because of course I would give family and friends a discount. My dream was to open a donut shop!!! Another great story I remember about donuts, specifically apple fritters, is one sunday morning mom and I went for donuts and I was still totally gung-ho and serious about my dream. I would describe apple fritters like sweet pieces of apples that have been coated in cinnamon and sugar goodness, fried and then sent straight from heaven. It takes less than 15 minutes to put together and if you can get past all of the calories from “frying” these little nuggets of deliciousness, then you will be enjoying sugar comatose in no time They.are.that.good, I.promise! Kali orexi, Jacquline
Broccoli Cheese Soup: Panera Bread Copycat Recipe On Wednesday my sister and I volunteered to make the soup supper to go with the Advent service at church. Before you go thinking I'm some kind of charitable, goodhearted soul, I must tell you that the only reason that I do it is because I LOVE COOKING. In case you hadn't figured that out yet. Okay, so I was like, "Whadaya think, Nemo? Well, it would have, except everybody had to try a huge bowl of BOTH kinds of soup AND meatballs. Barbequed meatballs in broccoli soup. I had to leave the room. Anyways, we ran out of soup after about ten minutes of serving. So during church I had a sudden inspiration (um, Pastor, if you're reading this, that was a typo. Anways, I burst out of church and ran up to my friend screaming, "Hey guess what!! Yeah. I mean it would be like getting paid to have fun. My friend laughed at me when I told her. Okay. And so is this soup. I don't even know if this was as good as Panera Bread's because I'm usually mostly paying attention to the sourdough bread bowls.
SugarBlog - The Ultimate Ice Cream Cake Cookie&Pie This is by far the sweetest of all things I have ever made. Sweet as in the adjective, adverb and noun. :) Let me tell you from bottom layer to top layer pie crust, chocolate chip cookie dough, cake icing, vanilla ice cream, rainbow chip cake, more cake icing and sprinkles. Big, fat, rainbow sprinkles! Quite possibly the Turducken of Sweets. I thought of this concoction a few months ago while judging myself for how indecisive I am... And so.... The closest I got was CakeSpy's Triple Threat. Now.. back to me...I, of course was going to miniaturize mine... and add ice cream! I took lots of pictures and got really giddy several times during this process. The Ultimate Ice Cream Cake Cookie Pie You will need: 1 package Pillsbury refrigerated pie crust 1 package Pillsbury refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough 1 can cake frosting of your choice (I used rainbow chip for the middle and chocolate for the top... so, 2 different frostings) 1 cake mix of your choice (mixed as instructed on box)
Rocky Road Sundaes Recipe at Epicurious photo by Brian Leatart yield Makes 6 You'll need a candy thermometer to monitor the fudge sauce and the marshmallows. Fudge sauce 4 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped 1/4 cup water 2 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons light corn syrup 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 large egg yolk Ice cream 3 large egg yolks 1 cup whipping cream 1 cup whole milk 2 tablespoons sugar 1/8 teaspoon salt 6 ounces milk chocolate, chopped 1 cup canned unsweetened coconut milk* Marshmallows 3 3/4 teaspoons unflavored gelatin 1 1/2 cups sweetened flaked coconut, toasted, cooled, divided Preparation For sauce: Stir first 5 ingredients in heavy medium saucepan over medium-low heat until smooth. For ice cream: Whisk yolks in bowl. Process custard in ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions. For marshmallows: Place 1/3 cup water in small bowl. Scoop ice cream into dishes. *Available at Indian and Latin American markets and many supermarkets.
11/17/08 In honor of FHE night we ALWAYS have a special treat and so I thought I would share some of our favorites. Banana Split Cups Ingredients: 1 package 18oz refrigerated ch.chip cookie dough 2/3 cup M&M's the mini baking bits 1 banana cut into 18 slices and halved chocolate syrup your favorite ice cream whipped topping maraschino cherries greases mini muffin cups. Sugar Cookie TacosIngredients: 1 Package 18oz refrigerated sugar cookie dough 2 tablespoons cinnamon 1 cup whipping cream 1/4 cup sugar 2 cups of your favorite fruit cut-up 1. 2. cut cookie dough into 16 half inch thick slices. 3. 4. 5. from my Easy to Bake, Easy to Make recipe box
Summer Tomatoes, Corn, Crab and Avocado Salad A wonderful summer salad made with lump crab meat, summer tomatoes, sweet charred roasted corn, cilantro, hot peppers and zesty lime juice. Serve this over mixed greens or tostadas as a main dish or you can put this in martini glasses as a fancy appetizer. This is perfect to bring to a potluck, or you can halve the recipe for less servings. Fresh crab is always best but if that's not available near you, canned lump crab would do. For the corn, you can roast the corn on the grill, or if you are lucky enough to live near a Trader Joe's, they sell roasted frozen corn which is such a convenience. A good tip, if you make grilled corn on the cob often and have leftovers, cut it off the cob and freeze it! In a small bowl combine red onion, lime juice, olive oil, pinch of salt and pepper. In a large bowl combine chopped crab meat, avocado, tomatoes, hot pepper and corn.
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:
Chocolate Meringue and Mint Chip Ice Cream Cake Recipe at Epicurious photo by Sang An yield Makes 8 to 10 servings Preparation Position 1 rack in top third and 1 rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 200°F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. Trace two 12x4-inch rectangles, spaced slightly apart, on 1 paper. Lift meringues from parchment. Beat cream, vanilla, and remaining 1 tablespoon sugar in small bowl until peaks form.