Posts Tagged ‘Cakes’

Pumpkin-Walnut Cake

Posted by Nancy on October 31st, 2011

I love the fall time, the colors turning on the leaves, the crispness in the air and just the overall feel of the season.

Thanksgiving and the Christmas holidays are right around the corner so it is time to start planning our Christmas treats. Pumpkins, cranberries, turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, and for our family all the Polish and Irish goodies that come with our traditional holiday celebrations.

Do you remember as a child waking up on a holiday morning to the smell of pumpkin pie baking? The cinnamon smell throughout the house signaled a special day. Close your eyes and the smell will come back!

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A Homemade Christmas

Posted by Nancy on November 24th, 2010

Christmas celebrations consists of good friends, family, and food…lots and lots of food.  Which is why we gain weight during the holidays. Who can resist all those holiday goodies?

This recipe comes to us from our free download on the right.   I plan on trying out quite a few of these recipes this holiday season…so be sure and look for the blimp hovering over Michigan after January 1.

Happy Holidays from our family.

CLASSIC CHRISTMAS CAKE

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Pumpkin Cheesecake

Posted by Nancy on November 22nd, 2010

This is one of my favorite recipes for pumpkin from my favorite chef…Paula Deen.  My husband made it a couple of years ago for Thanksgiving and it was a huge success.  It is easy to make and can be made a day ahead of the holiday.  I hope you enjoy it as much as my family did.

Happy Holidays!

Ingredients
Crust:

* 1 3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
* 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
* 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1 stick melted salted butter
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Filling:

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Cookies and Cream Cheesecake

Posted by Nancy on October 22nd, 2010

My husband has got the cooking bug again…happens every few weeks, which is why I have a hard time taking weight off.  At least that is the excuse I use regularly, I just blame it on him and not the fact that I can’t stop eating the stuff he bakes or that he is so good at baking.

This recipe is one of his better ones.  Again where he got it, I don’t know.  I only know the results are delicious!

Ingredients:

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Remembering the Holiday Baking

Posted by Nancy on October 17th, 2010

When I saw this recipe at Cooking.com, I was taken back to the wonderful smells coming out of the kitchen during the holidays as a child.  Baked bread, cookies, pies, cakes and then the smell of Turkey and all the trimmings.  I get hungry just thinking about those smells.

My mother made a cake very similar to this only she used Pumpkin Pie spice in place of the spices listed.  She usually made it a couple of days before the holiday and kept in the refrigerator.  She took it out the night before to make sure it was a room temperature the next morning.

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Let Them Eat Cake!

Posted by Nancy on September 28th, 2010

Did you know that Marie Antoinette never actually uttered those words, it is a piece of fiction.  But that’s another story.

A wide variety of methods are used when creating the perfect cake.  Generally cakes come in two different types:  foam cakes and butter cakes.  The difference is this:

  • Foam cakes-this type of cake has a higher ratio of eggs to flour.  Typically they don’t rely on baking powder or soda for leavening.  By beating the air into the eggs in a foam cake will provide the lightness and volume for the cake.  A good example is the Angel Food Cake.
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Chocolate Zucchini Cake

Posted by admin on July 19th, 2010

Zucchini, Zucchini…I think I planted too much of it…again!  Last year we ate Zucchini bread until we were sick of it, but I still planted more.

So this year in addition to the “normal” recipes of frying, grilling, baking (especially good if you use it like you would Eggplant Parmesan, but that is another recipe),  or just slicing and putting it into a salad, I decided I would try something new.  Since my love of food includes all things chocolate I decided to try this recipe.  I have only one thing to say..it is a hit!

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Chocolate Mood Update

Posted by Nancy on May 19th, 2010

Amy West Kraska says:

DEATH BY CHOCOLATE CAKE

1 box German chocolate cake mix
1 can Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk
1 pt. jar butterscotch or caramel ice cream topping
1 (12 oz.) container Cool Whip
3 Heath candy bars, crushed

Bake cake as directed on box in a 9″x13″ pan. Punch holes in hot cake with a fork. Mix together, the ice cream topping and Eagle Brand milk. Pour over the cake. Let cool. Cover with Cool Whip and crushed Heath bars. Keep refrigerated.

Awesome cake….loved every bite!

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Cakes, The Secrets of Making a Great One!

Posted by Nancy on November 29th, 2008

My husband is the baker in the family. I have never had quite the success that he has with cakes, cookies, ice cream, any dessert you name he can cook to perfection. He was kind enough to share with me some of his secrets to successful baking.

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Witches Hat Cake

Posted by Nancy on October 17th, 2008

Ingredients

* 2 ounces semisweet chocolate
* Chocolate-rolled sugar ice cream cone
* Candy pumpkins
* Waxed paper
* Purchased unfrosted plain or chocolate cake doughnut
* Canned chocolate icing
* Nonpareils or sprinkles
* Orange, yellow, and green Starburst candy or candy-coated gum (we used mini Chiclets)

Directions

1. Melt semisweet chocolate according to the package instructions. Holding the open end of the cone, dip the bottom half at an angle into the melted chocolate. Immediately press candy pumpkins into the chocolate. Place the cone on waxed paper and let sit until the chocolate sets.

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