tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51330741171336438922024-03-05T05:26:42.169-08:00Something SweetHannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17086379795587583496noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133074117133643892.post-23945179959818488532012-03-25T12:30:00.000-07:002012-03-25T12:30:19.314-07:00Bittersweet Chocolate Pear Cake<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hooray! I'm back!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sorry for the break, but we've been moving these past couple of weeks. If you haven't moved lately I would advise against it, since it turns your whole life into a tornado of not knowing where anything is and a thousand boxes and discovering how dirty it is behind your furniture.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But, if you can persevere, the reward is, in our case, a brand new kitchen! It looks like this:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXokvQzNc-M3hJ1VnM_Bn0mowu0OV-cC_x4-gBkgZUDvP5ooTvUMz2gugaTz8kwnyob5rbxkcR-A1tOyGT8a8m8JTSEftQ5G9kNiweMCqFvxrO6I_fX-FkQ0QwfFBQdioyTtkfkagCqpM/s1600/BittersweetPearCake+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXokvQzNc-M3hJ1VnM_Bn0mowu0OV-cC_x4-gBkgZUDvP5ooTvUMz2gugaTz8kwnyob5rbxkcR-A1tOyGT8a8m8JTSEftQ5G9kNiweMCqFvxrO6I_fX-FkQ0QwfFBQdioyTtkfkagCqpM/s400/BittersweetPearCake+003.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And it is wonderful and big and full of natural light and there's an oven in it that doesn't hate my guts.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So this week I decided to take advantage of it by making this Bittersweet Chocolate Pear Cake. I don't know about you but pears are one of my favorite fruits and any kind of desert with pears in it sounds like a good idea to me.</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And that instinct is not wrong. The bittersweet chocolate... the pears... the browned butter...it all comes together so beautifully.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mmmm, it's so good and light and fluffy. Please make this and eat it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From <a href="http://www.pastryaffair.com/blog/2010/8/28/bittersweet-chocolate-pear-cake.html">The Pastry Affair</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 tbsp. baking powder</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 cup flour</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 eggs, room temperature</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 stick butter</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3/4 cup sugar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3/4 cup bittersweet chocolate pieces</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Preheat oven to 350</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">°</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. Grease a 9-inch cake pan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Add the sugar to the eggs and beat for about 2 minutes. Put the mixer on low, then add 1/3 of the flour mixture, then 1/2 the butter, then another third of the flour mixture, then the last half of the butter, then the last of the flour mixture. Mix until just combined.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pour the batter into the cake pan, then top with the diced pear, then top with the chocolate pieces. Bake for about 35-40 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.</span><br />
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</span></div>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17086379795587583496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133074117133643892.post-66503073314055889882012-02-19T10:44:00.000-08:002012-02-19T10:44:39.098-08:00Chocolate Peanut Butter Gooey Butter Cake<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Husband's birthday was this week! And I don't know if I told you this but he loooooooves peanut butter. Like a lot. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So for his birthday desert, all he said he wanted was, "Something with peanut butter." Super helpful, right? I know.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But don't worry, I have tricks up my sleeve. Tricks like Chocolate Peanut Butter Gooey Cake, which I don't even have a picture of because it's all gone already!! The Husband had two pieces in one night!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This recipe is full of win, and it is also SUPER EASY.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pour it on top of the cake mixture, then bake it. It's deliccccioussss. Trust me, because I don't have any pictures. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Chocolate Peanut Butter Gooey Butter Cake</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From <a href="http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/easy-chocolate-peanut-butter-gooey-butter-cake/">Tasty Kitchen</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">18.5 oz. box chocolate cake mix</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">16 tbsp. melted butter</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 eggs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8 oz. cream cheese, softened</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 cup smooth peanut butter</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 tsp. vanilla</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">16 oz. powdered sugar</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Preheat the oven to 350</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">°. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Combine the cake mix, 1 egg, and 8 tbsp. melted butter. Press the mixture into a greased 9x13.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In a mixer, beat together the cream cheese and peanut butter until creamy. Add 2 eggs and mix until combined. Add 8 tbsp. of melted butter and the vanilla and mix until combined. Add the powdered sugar and mix until combined. Pour the mixture onto the crust and bake the whole thing and bake for 40-50 minutes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17086379795587583496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133074117133643892.post-20158890258400052662012-02-19T10:24:00.000-08:002012-02-19T10:24:05.954-08:00Key Lime Pie<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blecchhh. Ear infections have been sweeping through my classroom and I caught it and so did my co-teacher. Which is a real bummer because I've been wanting to make Key Lime Pie for so long and this week I finally found key limes at the Fresh Market. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsicpP558hF3YNOxHa54pxkM9fQa2wzWyz5_0zueJctm8oBcIc6ij9pwHHFXxEcJd0ihpZCX7zT-Vw_mKKrOD0mOmSqO_qYngDeclmGTO4sAmnUXTlxei6DmOvi5sCFPvxo3ZNDJzpW_A/s1600/KeyLime+016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsicpP558hF3YNOxHa54pxkM9fQa2wzWyz5_0zueJctm8oBcIc6ij9pwHHFXxEcJd0ihpZCX7zT-Vw_mKKrOD0mOmSqO_qYngDeclmGTO4sAmnUXTlxei6DmOvi5sCFPvxo3ZNDJzpW_A/s400/KeyLime+016.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But then Friday I couldn't even taste the pie because of my sinuses. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But everyone else assured me that it was totally delicious, so I'll have to believe them.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieI4a4RZlVk4buwLGC2g4PiOO0yIHtuO6_ISNmUlwDf23wf5qGvjSgbsw2mqp4OMbysF4cZA66ewR3UyU8BlyXxFVLCrqZGV4OU0Ah7HZ7F1o1oFnHNbUeZM8J2vmLIl_vvVMv9yGbLWM/s1600/KeyLime+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieI4a4RZlVk4buwLGC2g4PiOO0yIHtuO6_ISNmUlwDf23wf5qGvjSgbsw2mqp4OMbysF4cZA66ewR3UyU8BlyXxFVLCrqZGV4OU0Ah7HZ7F1o1oFnHNbUeZM8J2vmLIl_vvVMv9yGbLWM/s400/KeyLime+002.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Your ingredients: Key Limes, condensed milk, egg yolks, butter, graham crackers, heavy cream, and powdered sugar</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDladwjHCfbexQy7MvB5Ff05MdgX5XGGyFhunesunOAxlLuBuMkTPWVbrTTGA_g6xoSKkLAommSfMXIYppXRllgGaRm2b6fucT1y68TxOLOkZgutRTGwReIKCzS_BEz74TC4OhkHF3Og/s1600/KeyLime+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDladwjHCfbexQy7MvB5Ff05MdgX5XGGyFhunesunOAxlLuBuMkTPWVbrTTGA_g6xoSKkLAommSfMXIYppXRllgGaRm2b6fucT1y68TxOLOkZgutRTGwReIKCzS_BEz74TC4OhkHF3Og/s400/KeyLime+007.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So first, crush up your graham crackers into crumbs and mix them with the melted butter and a pinch of salt. As an experiment I put a dash of cinnamon in it too. I couldn't taste the results, but nobody complained so I'll assume it was a success. Press it into the pie pan and bake it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiauihriAb65jt8Q8gfZsk93R1vOUyt2q0ulr97ZklJ4ZgOw4eQPlgn2QP0B2A-cnWOgSgkdMSrDR5F506MsJiGzU6f0OYX-gafAZF3hJxV6dz8q-LVgmlnkJNNtVte6RYcTppryBrzcNA/s1600/KeyLime+012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiauihriAb65jt8Q8gfZsk93R1vOUyt2q0ulr97ZklJ4ZgOw4eQPlgn2QP0B2A-cnWOgSgkdMSrDR5F506MsJiGzU6f0OYX-gafAZF3hJxV6dz8q-LVgmlnkJNNtVte6RYcTppryBrzcNA/s400/KeyLime+012.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, beat your egg yolks and lime zest for a little bit, add the condensed milk, and the lime juice. Now let the mixture set for a couple of minutes, pour it onto the crust, and bake it some more.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWzHXYLwGj-7Fc2RpecH4zS2yMxiJsIybGsNXDJ2bXhmrZ7SL2pxCyo436HFcoosMgCwvDOR6mPAi_tsRv5_Vv6zBdSTzv3jV2YR6JTzgxyzvaA01gPaatE7_5tlbRCoNDV1fH-BeeA18/s1600/KeyLime+013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWzHXYLwGj-7Fc2RpecH4zS2yMxiJsIybGsNXDJ2bXhmrZ7SL2pxCyo436HFcoosMgCwvDOR6mPAi_tsRv5_Vv6zBdSTzv3jV2YR6JTzgxyzvaA01gPaatE7_5tlbRCoNDV1fH-BeeA18/s400/KeyLime+013.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And voila! You have a pie. It's that easy. For the whipped topping, just whip your cream and the powdered sugar together and dollop it onto the pie.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Key Lime Pie</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From <a href="http://www.ezrapoundcake.com/archives/16211">Ezra Pound Cake</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Crust:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 3/4 graham cracker crumbs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6 tbsp. melted butter</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">dash of salt</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">dash of cinnamon</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1/4 cup light brown sugar</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pie: </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Zest of 1 key lime</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4 egg yolks</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">In a mixer with your whisk attachment, beat the egg yolks and key lime zest for about 2 minutes. Add the condensed milk and whisk together well. Add the lime juice slowly. When it's thoroughly mixed, let the mixture stand for 5 minutes.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Pour the filling onto the crust, then bake for 15 minutes. The filling needs to be set, but still a little jiggly. Cool to room temperature on a wire rack, then refrigerate under foil.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">If you want to top it with whipped cream (and I recommend it), then use the following recipe.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">1 cup cold heavy cream</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Whip together the cream and powdered sugar until stiff peaks form. Spoon onto the pie, then top with a little key lime zest.</span></div>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17086379795587583496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133074117133643892.post-3059436213682680242012-02-04T21:11:00.000-08:002012-02-04T21:11:41.252-08:00Chocolate Cake with Salted Caramel Frosting<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm sorry people. I made an Oreo Cheesecake last week planning to blog it, but it was a disaster. I mean, not taste-wise, but every other-wise.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After a series of unimportant and totally pointless freak-outs during the process of making this cake, The Husband said to me, "You just need to chill out when you bake." Which made me kind of miffed.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But icing a cake is a quiet, tedious process that gives you a lot of time to think. While I was icing this cake, I thought about it and realized that I am a selective control freak. In my dayjob as a preschool teacher, there is not a lot about my day that I can control. Dirty diapers, babies screaming, things spilling, toys getting dumped... So when I come home, I like the things that I <i>can </i>control to be just so.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I won't be able to chill out when I bake. And that's okay. I'll just try to be less rude to the Husband about it. Even if he DOES turn off the oven and cause my layers to sit in the oven, not cooking, for 30 minutes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
Except, try not to think about dirty diapers while you're icing a cake.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Speaking of this cake, it is SUPER. Continuing my salted caramel binge, I chose this recipe and believe me, I did not choose wrong.</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's a little daunting once you see the ingredient list, but don't be frightened away, it's not hard and it's super delicious.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIf3S3xLyMmz8ENdO4jh2rFf2akM8NM61e-yk1_imPZcsxtxbyXJiBDQlvQBOEZe3FdpyymeVCHhP3HMKh-Bwh-QZmV42xgkzqHGr3hlzYsJWrc19dBmIODCgYKb5mjlp4ow6CNbJhrp8/s1600/ChocolateCake+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIf3S3xLyMmz8ENdO4jh2rFf2akM8NM61e-yk1_imPZcsxtxbyXJiBDQlvQBOEZe3FdpyymeVCHhP3HMKh-Bwh-QZmV42xgkzqHGr3hlzYsJWrc19dBmIODCgYKb5mjlp4ow6CNbJhrp8/s400/ChocolateCake+004.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cream together the butter and sugars, add in the eggs, and then the vanilla. It looks like this- sort of goopy and gross. Don't fret. It gets better.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now just mix it all together and get your batter, and bake it into two delicious, gorgeous chocolate layers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now just frost your cake, and eat it up! Nom nom nom.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Chocolate Cake with Salted Caramel Frosting</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From <a href="http://kimberlytaylorimages.com/mimicharmante/?p=2873">Around the Table on Blackberry Farm</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Cake:</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">12 tbsp. butter, room temperature</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2/3 cup sugar</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2/3 cup light brown sugar</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 extra-large eggs, room temperature</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 tsp. vanilla</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 cup buttermilk, room temperature</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1/2 cup sour cream, room temperature</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 tbsp. good brewed coffee</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 3/4 AP flour</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 cup cocoa powder</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 1/2 tsp. baking soda</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1/2 tsp. salt</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Frosting:</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 cup <a href="http://bakedbree.com/sea-salt-and-vanilla-bean-caramel-sauce">salted caramel</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">16 tbsp. butter, room temperature</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8 oz. cream cheese</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 cups powdered sugar</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Preheat oven to 350</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">°. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Grease two 9 or 10 inch cake pans (doesn't affect anything but the size of the layers).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Cream together the butter and sugars together until light and fluffy. Add the eggs in one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add in the the vanilla and mix well.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">In a separate bowl, mix together the sour cream, buttermilk, and coffee. In another bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Add the buttermilk mixture and the flour mixture alternately to the butter, starting with the buttermilk and ending with the flour mixture. Mix until just combined.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Pour batter into layer pans and bake for 20-25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let layers cool completely on a wire rack.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">For the frosting:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Cream together butter and cream cheese until creamy. Add 2 cups of powdered sugar and mix together. Add in the cup of salted caramel and mix. Add powdered sugar until you have the consistency of frosting that you want. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Frost your cake and enjoy!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span></div>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17086379795587583496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133074117133643892.post-10708342768098825162012-01-15T11:56:00.000-08:002012-01-15T11:56:32.661-08:00Strawberry Layer Cake<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This cake, wow. People, this week was a little nutso. It sort of feels like I say that every week, doesn't it? But I mean it every time. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This cake started as an opportunity to make the strawberry cake I've always wanted to make from the lovely <a href="http://www.joythebaker.com/blog/">Joy the Baker</a> for forever, because strawberry cake is my favorite kind of cake.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week was made all the more stressful because six years ago this week my wonderful and beautiful mother left this earth. It felt strangely appropriate to be baking on that day, and baking a cake that she faithfully procured for me each birthday, knowing that strawberry cake is my favorite.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I invite you to make this strawberry cake and think about your mother, wherever she is.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0tnrQU41avk-hqm1Cm1AUprS4Pq_UKM968XCT5cwbUqLck3O-4Kav-dsEXRIOhdFkt-h2zKlSKwQzigicO4E6wwy4qMSilH7rsj1RKlsVGnXHfGox-7F62YMdRU7x4foGOjpTggd8VU/s1600/Strawberry+Cake+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0tnrQU41avk-hqm1Cm1AUprS4Pq_UKM968XCT5cwbUqLck3O-4Kav-dsEXRIOhdFkt-h2zKlSKwQzigicO4E6wwy4qMSilH7rsj1RKlsVGnXHfGox-7F62YMdRU7x4foGOjpTggd8VU/s400/Strawberry+Cake+004.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Your ingredients: White Cake mix, vegetable oil, eggs, vanilla, self-rising flour, cream cheese, butter, sugar, strawberries, powdered sugar, and strawberry jello mix</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq__tHkyHQinXwul7XkxB69BZZjqHFjx98alLn44PqgnD50W6XgUDBdeFL0X0fr_Fk1tvry2z0xBOmxP1gYDVThA9O8gUIG_UUwkm_mbVVT3X-6iRZqqoizhiGjoDBdMB_ORjvZLHJdUo/s1600/Strawberry+Cake+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq__tHkyHQinXwul7XkxB69BZZjqHFjx98alLn44PqgnD50W6XgUDBdeFL0X0fr_Fk1tvry2z0xBOmxP1gYDVThA9O8gUIG_UUwkm_mbVVT3X-6iRZqqoizhiGjoDBdMB_ORjvZLHJdUo/s400/Strawberry+Cake+005.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In a bowl, whisk together the cake mix, jello powder, sugar, and flour. Don't eat it. It SMELLS SO GOOD, but don't eat it. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now make your icing- sorry, no pictures. Now ice it up however you see fit and decorate with strawberries!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Preheat oven to 350</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">°</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Grease 2 10-inch cake pans.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In a large mixing bowl, whisk together cake mix, jello mix, sugar, and flour.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Add in oil, stir. Add in eggs one at a time, mix well between each egg. Add the water and strawberries in and mix well. Divide batter evenly between the two pans and bake for 25-35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Allow to cool completely on wire racks.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Icing:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beat the cream cheese and butter until soft and fluffy. Add 1 lb. of powdered sugar, salt, and vanilla extract, beat well. Add in the rest of the powdered sugar.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17086379795587583496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133074117133643892.post-71115869815170322432012-01-09T05:06:00.000-08:002012-01-21T09:46:34.400-08:00Chocolate Pudding Pie<div align="center"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This pie. Is fantastic. And it is so, so easy.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">That's all I'm gonna say about it. Just. Make it. Please. For the sake of your health.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>Chocolate Pudding Pie</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Slightly changed from <a href="http://www.ezrapoundcake.com/archives/11654">Ezra Poundcake</a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><u>Crust:</u></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 1/4 cup very finely ground Oreo crumbs</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">5 tbsp. butter, melted</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">3 tbsp. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">sugar</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Pie Filling:</u></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 1/2 cups whole milk</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4 large egg yolks</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3/4 cup sugar</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1/4 tsp. salt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 tbsp. cornstarch</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 1/2 tsp. vanilla</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Whipped Topping:</u></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 cup heavy cream</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 tbsp. sugar</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 tsp. vanilla</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Preheat oven to 3<span style="background-color: white;">50</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">°.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mix together the crushed Oreos, melted butter, and sugar, then press them into the bottom of a 9-inch pie pan. Bake for 5 minutes, then set aside to cool.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In a heavy saucepan, turn on medium-high heat and combine the milk and chocolate chips. Use a whisk occasionally until the chocolate is melted.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In a large, heat-safe bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and sugar. Add in the cornstarch, salt, and vanilla. Pour the melted chocolate mix into the bowl and whisk the mixture together until combined.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pour the whole mixture back into the saucepan and return to medium-high heat. Cook until the mixture thickens and begins to bubble slowly. Remove it from heat and whisk it until it's smooth, about a minute. Pour the mixture onto the pie crust.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cover the pie with plastic wrap, make sure you lay the plastic wrap directly on top of the pie. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With a whisk or an electric mixer with a whisk attachment, beat the sugar, cream, and vanilla until stiff peaks form.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Spoon onto the pie.</span><br />
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</span></div>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17086379795587583496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133074117133643892.post-69878047568868912162012-01-07T16:43:00.000-08:002012-01-07T16:43:34.587-08:00Red Velvet Cupcakes<div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Double post today folks! Sorry for the e-laziness. Getting back from Christmas break has been really tough.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The first recipe I have for you is a delicious red velvet cupcake recipe, which I made at the birthday request of my new co-teacher (and pretty awesome friend).</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I'm not gonna lie, I'm not usually that into red velvet, but these were really good and pretty easy. And they're so pretty! I threw on some silver sprinkles I had leftover from Christmas baking.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuzwFbUIbg_QGtz2IbWZadXpmIQ11ujFO2zVcKGMf8mBiQ3WHBnLk1m6SDoNwQ5v_5L3_MhGHgoB_H5tiBkHA_WrUFNozN7w76caY4ZYkHG02XrljFIUqFuP1xAsKMaYnSgalcQR0jXmY/s1600/CupcakesandPie+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuzwFbUIbg_QGtz2IbWZadXpmIQ11ujFO2zVcKGMf8mBiQ3WHBnLk1m6SDoNwQ5v_5L3_MhGHgoB_H5tiBkHA_WrUFNozN7w76caY4ZYkHG02XrljFIUqFuP1xAsKMaYnSgalcQR0jXmY/s400/CupcakesandPie+004.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Your ingredients: Cake flour, cocoa powder, sugar, red food coloring, eggs, buttermilk, baking soda, oil, cinnamon, powdered sugar, cream cheese, and vinegar</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1w8QYrBL7F1s_SkSMmvy5jh_fChzfqVwsusTMRoMQswkUxcMCZGk2Nscls015xljw5y6Aw16t2Xt-9tXWRvzJGbFpdJ0ixxWV9kCyD1JlpCao5NQZpamH4JDTGTRMuBRJ6HJuzfcuJI/s1600/CupcakesandPie+006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1w8QYrBL7F1s_SkSMmvy5jh_fChzfqVwsusTMRoMQswkUxcMCZGk2Nscls015xljw5y6Aw16t2Xt-9tXWRvzJGbFpdJ0ixxWV9kCyD1JlpCao5NQZpamH4JDTGTRMuBRJ6HJuzfcuJI/s400/CupcakesandPie+006.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">So first, sift together the flour, salt, and cocoa powder.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmEMJ5trHBlCDaSFjfAJe4XagN3jJTLn6WXX5yjYabG4LQ75hc3Ut2fjjhPFELzIGl_8lrSGcYLjuWhhTqBdh8SQHaK0skBiBoPocK72RHCZXOKNrRLfy0uiEsjyGvZ9jd0JT-FyoZMYM/s1600/CupcakesandPie+011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmEMJ5trHBlCDaSFjfAJe4XagN3jJTLn6WXX5yjYabG4LQ75hc3Ut2fjjhPFELzIGl_8lrSGcYLjuWhhTqBdh8SQHaK0skBiBoPocK72RHCZXOKNrRLfy0uiEsjyGvZ9jd0JT-FyoZMYM/s400/CupcakesandPie+011.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Next, beat together the sugar and oil, then the eggs, then the food coloring and vanilla.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvGlTRgwPQfCQtbTIVuPH-A35jKy8PRwFBpGtxBGB9an-DIKVQhrwj4NA__Zjx7lP8imBHi-5iKz1ajTOttZ9zBrZiHW7ePQiWsWalt6OUXdNXBTzpo5GmYYqx7K9_D-L_I1Fr5xVZ5sU/s1600/CupcakesandPie+014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvGlTRgwPQfCQtbTIVuPH-A35jKy8PRwFBpGtxBGB9an-DIKVQhrwj4NA__Zjx7lP8imBHi-5iKz1ajTOttZ9zBrZiHW7ePQiWsWalt6OUXdNXBTzpo5GmYYqx7K9_D-L_I1Fr5xVZ5sU/s400/CupcakesandPie+014.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Now add in your flour mixture and buttermilk, alternating between each one, starting and ending with the flour. (Sorry about the photo quality, getting photos in the mixer is always iffy with lighting) Doesn't it look red and delicious?</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcSlXJTyY-aD9XPllL6d9dMeof5I1wnifJIHmK0KqQx1Z7voKcAaxOpS7EMtYh_di96dPKfiXCb9IgbkIsSEM-M6E4IPBdJKZVSwCimzgUckV3AiKbWfc04FlIAbcsLz6tEPOgr-V16vc/s1600/CupcakesandPie+016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcSlXJTyY-aD9XPllL6d9dMeof5I1wnifJIHmK0KqQx1Z7voKcAaxOpS7EMtYh_di96dPKfiXCb9IgbkIsSEM-M6E4IPBdJKZVSwCimzgUckV3AiKbWfc04FlIAbcsLz6tEPOgr-V16vc/s400/CupcakesandPie+016.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Now mix together the baking soda and vinegar in a small bowl. It will fizz and make you feel like you're doing a really cool science experiment. Then add it to the batter and mix it in.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQqq2LUMo1F-1G8Hg1w-dbSIOFid20dC75tE3bK428uobfkiDC46cIQ-lO03u8sithvKL87_gPdXZRDj_W3OeVUiaOrEqxGtXqfJH7lakNiJquwS3zBBY3rpYidVXolNU1YmGzZuYwFMQ/s1600/CupcakesandPie+018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQqq2LUMo1F-1G8Hg1w-dbSIOFid20dC75tE3bK428uobfkiDC46cIQ-lO03u8sithvKL87_gPdXZRDj_W3OeVUiaOrEqxGtXqfJH7lakNiJquwS3zBBY3rpYidVXolNU1YmGzZuYwFMQ/s400/CupcakesandPie+018.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then just bake those suckers!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Slightly adapted from <a href="http://sweetpeaskitchen.com/2011/02/14/red-velvet-cupcakes-with-cream-cheese-frosting/">Sweet Pea's Kitchen</a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Cupcakes:</u></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">2 1/2 cups cake flour</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">2 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 tsp. salt</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 1/2 cups sugar</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 1/2 cups vegetable oil</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">2 large eggs, room temperature</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1/2 tsp. red gel-paste food coloring (or 1 tbsp. regular food coloring)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 tsp. vanilla</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 cup buttermilk</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 1/2 tsp. baking soda</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">2 tsp. distilled white vinegar</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Frosting:</u></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">8 oz. cream cheese, softened</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">3 cups powdered sugar</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">2 tsp. vanilla</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">2 tsp. cinnamon</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Preheat oven to 350°. Line muffin pans with cupcake liners.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, salt. In a mixer, beat together the sugar and oil on medium-high until combined. Add the eggs one at a time, mix well between each egg. Add in food coloring and vanilla.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">With the mixer on low speed, add the flour mixture in three additions, mixing well between each addition. Alternate with adding the buttermilk, beginning and ending with the flour.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">In a small bowl, mix together the baking soda and vinegar, which will fizz. Add it to the batter, mixing on medium-high for about 10 seconds.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Evenly distribute the batter into the cupcake liners, filling them about 3/4 of the way full. Bake for about 20 minutes. Cool on wire racks.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">For the frosting, beat the cream cheese and powdered sugar in an electric mixer until smooth. Add the cinnamon and vanilla until combined. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Frost the cupcakes and enjoy!</span></div><div align="center"></div>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17086379795587583496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133074117133643892.post-36148883885449254822011-12-11T13:58:00.000-08:002011-12-11T13:58:34.868-08:00Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cupcakes<div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hooray, I'm back!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Hey, remember that time that I got in a car wreck and ruined my car? It was good times, also then I got the stomach flu and was the sickest I've ever been in my life. And then it was Thanksgiving. And I got a new car. And then I went to THE WIZARDING WORLD OF HARRY POTTERRRRRR! So it's been kind of a weird month.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">But my triumphant return to blogging is going to be these, which turned out pretty magnificent.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Who doesn't love Cinnamon Toast Crunch? It's my favorite cereal (apart from Waffle Crisp, which they don't make anymore so I try to forget that it ever existed). And in cupcake form, it's delicious.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVHWXnAnlIKYtuvvyyMrBXKr1ns_3b0pJNcmOrqKM_ApgeLWzuWjK4nfXLKU2mgQqdY77Il_CWDdwxzq4y8BdcIAMVHQ4sjsABZo5NCbqMYk7CQVxnjivVW1mcD-49rfIcxpl-fc-Y8o/s1600/Cinnamon+Toast+Crunch+Cupcakes+028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVHWXnAnlIKYtuvvyyMrBXKr1ns_3b0pJNcmOrqKM_ApgeLWzuWjK4nfXLKU2mgQqdY77Il_CWDdwxzq4y8BdcIAMVHQ4sjsABZo5NCbqMYk7CQVxnjivVW1mcD-49rfIcxpl-fc-Y8o/s400/Cinnamon+Toast+Crunch+Cupcakes+028.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Your ingredients: Cinnamon Toast Crunch, butter, cream cheese, oil, vanilla cake mix, cinnamon, sour cream, vanilla, eggs, and powdered sugar (and buttermilk-pretend it's there)</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUc_ueLZcRv3A_X7EIAfDDgI1v2Za6Ac_ZpmLl9F03AHxlEQrCsViY6A22EFgvmPIAzrrJki798mszGxZkOVSbjT2v9U7oetaZ2mKdIKJqsV_qHDprBe3P96GQ35v_4sOgKxtyNhOM7Aw/s1600/Cinnamon+Toast+Crunch+Cupcakes+031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUc_ueLZcRv3A_X7EIAfDDgI1v2Za6Ac_ZpmLl9F03AHxlEQrCsViY6A22EFgvmPIAzrrJki798mszGxZkOVSbjT2v9U7oetaZ2mKdIKJqsV_qHDprBe3P96GQ35v_4sOgKxtyNhOM7Aw/s400/Cinnamon+Toast+Crunch+Cupcakes+031.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First combine your eggs, oil, buttermilk, and vanilla.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9HoziWXNjnqhKJN-pJ_dP-KBA5UzE4zPyCf0TpuRGH8M1NPb8XVdMDpRdAi3_BcewTZdBWUUVEVrvWYc4S_TuyORzSUf_pRRgkj73dK6osn80EapzvRWOe5E5FBXHIHuOO0yPoqyPB0A/s1600/Cinnamon+Toast+Crunch+Cupcakes+032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9HoziWXNjnqhKJN-pJ_dP-KBA5UzE4zPyCf0TpuRGH8M1NPb8XVdMDpRdAi3_BcewTZdBWUUVEVrvWYc4S_TuyORzSUf_pRRgkj73dK6osn80EapzvRWOe5E5FBXHIHuOO0yPoqyPB0A/s400/Cinnamon+Toast+Crunch+Cupcakes+032.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Add in the sour cream. Then add in some cinnamon and throw in some crushed up Cinnamon Toast Crunch.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis47243jAW9gsMxCO0M08qoN512RhKqIHiOrZicFePfbgQ8QPfqsVf7Gxr1XZH8ZAyN3zY1WhVEfDtuGPy3OBAjzpEaPJ4qwN_IwOQpLoGDi8Gvq_Y4t4Kfpj3QF_kfuSSkma_ixN68vs/s1600/Cinnamon+Toast+Crunch+Cupcakes+036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis47243jAW9gsMxCO0M08qoN512RhKqIHiOrZicFePfbgQ8QPfqsVf7Gxr1XZH8ZAyN3zY1WhVEfDtuGPy3OBAjzpEaPJ4qwN_IwOQpLoGDi8Gvq_Y4t4Kfpj3QF_kfuSSkma_ixN68vs/s400/Cinnamon+Toast+Crunch+Cupcakes+036.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Now pour it into some liners, and bake it. Try not to faint at how good it smells.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDSnsy0GY1nwsQ7XiSHCK2R4MgUcnVSmnHbbSYHmmLGiEU2_QiG-Rl6LENIpWq029VacCgx7unhyzAZ-wqvcGZEDqAZ1Sp6sIZtrRVPx51g3CSeVZMg_95axBwlMd_Q7lSZ32KSarCjk/s1600/Cinnamon+Toast+Crunch+Cupcakes+038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDSnsy0GY1nwsQ7XiSHCK2R4MgUcnVSmnHbbSYHmmLGiEU2_QiG-Rl6LENIpWq029VacCgx7unhyzAZ-wqvcGZEDqAZ1Sp6sIZtrRVPx51g3CSeVZMg_95axBwlMd_Q7lSZ32KSarCjk/s400/Cinnamon+Toast+Crunch+Cupcakes+038.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">While they're cooling, let's make our frosting. Beat your cream cheese and butter until it's fluffy, then add in some more crushed cereal. Except, crush your cereal a lot finer than I did mine, or you'll end up with lumpy frosting, like I did.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Now just frost up your cupcakes and enjoy!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cupcakes</strong>From <a href="http://www.yourcupofcake.com/2011/10/cinnamon-toast-crunch-cupcakes.html">Your Cup of Cake</a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><u>Cupcakes:</u></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">3 eggs</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1/3 cup oil</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">3/4 cup buttermilk</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 tsp. vanilla</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 box vanilla cake mix</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">3/4 cup sour cream</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 cup Cinnamon Toast Crunch, slightly crushed up</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><u>Frosting:</u></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">8 oz cream cheese, softened</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1/2 cup butter, softened</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1/2 tsp. vanilla</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">3 cups powdered sugar</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">2/3 cup very finely crushed Cinnamon Toast Crunch</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Preheat oven to 350° and line muffin tins with cupcake liners.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">In a large mixing bowl, combine your eggs, oil, vanilla and buttermilk. Add in sour cream and mix. Add in cake mix and cinnamon, mix until the batter is smooth. Stir in the crushed cereal.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Pour the batter into cupcake liners and bake for 15-18 minutes, until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">While the cupcakes are cooling, make your frosting.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Cream together butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add in the finely crushed Cinnamon Toast Crunch, then add in the vanilla and powdered sugar.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Frost the cupcakes and top with Cinnamon Toast Crunch!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"></div>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17086379795587583496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133074117133643892.post-20817409606527536832011-11-12T10:36:00.000-08:002011-11-12T10:36:18.188-08:00Chocolate Orange Bundt Cake<div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You guys, it has not been a good week. I mean, I've said that before, in like a "Wow, I'm so busy, this week is crazy, whew!" But this... this has not been a good week.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">This week was my first week in my new job, and that part of it has been great. A little crazy, but in a good way.</span><br />
</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">But also. I got into a cark wreck on Tuesday. Bodily, I am fine. Car-ily... not so much. And since I was the rear-ending car, it's of course going to go down on the record as my fault. So now I'm probably out a bunch of money we don't really have, and we're down to one car this week. Which you know, is sort of fun in a bonding activity kind of way, but certainly not in a convience way.</span><br />
</div><div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1yQWnn-s9bH_G1rhou0Zjh6IPoaEn2P6e0QjAe_tfXuIYEIP0Vi-zzUCuCUnfmUm0fewqAStJ-OtPYJ1B_ionpB62GH7v8bdaVJAOY_sThFOwAINtHE3CF72owDKY-P-q1MjNGClrWQ/s1600/ChocolateOrangeBundtCake+029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1yQWnn-s9bH_G1rhou0Zjh6IPoaEn2P6e0QjAe_tfXuIYEIP0Vi-zzUCuCUnfmUm0fewqAStJ-OtPYJ1B_ionpB62GH7v8bdaVJAOY_sThFOwAINtHE3CF72owDKY-P-q1MjNGClrWQ/s400/ChocolateOrangeBundtCake+029.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But as usual, all of that drifted away as soon as I started sifting my flour. Baking is like therapy, and I should probably start some sort of program for it.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Oh by the way... this cake is awesome. You should probably make it, even if you haven't had the kind of week that I had.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Also, don't be cheap and have to beg your husband to do this math- just buy cake flour.</span><br />
</div><div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdi2z1OR4ISBjCB6tnQavx2K6JRjwbEnpnhIPboG6ueMEWu6VmH-BQx_K_bA5xDZTZ5zvbobXFdLpm3p5IOp4xYdVyoFE-GmEnOl41fL6s6XsR8-M9vNChjE433Funk32voFO7FMSWgKo/s1600/ChocolateOrangeBundtCake+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdi2z1OR4ISBjCB6tnQavx2K6JRjwbEnpnhIPboG6ueMEWu6VmH-BQx_K_bA5xDZTZ5zvbobXFdLpm3p5IOp4xYdVyoFE-GmEnOl41fL6s6XsR8-M9vNChjE433Funk32voFO7FMSWgKo/s400/ChocolateOrangeBundtCake+005.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Your ingredients: cake flour, butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, sour cream, an orange, chocolate chips, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt</span><br />
</div><div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmymPEZzVh5vi_bOVfk1uNmIjTVclkuyUeq-3p7vCkGrIBC9cNqUHAp4jAnLIEMvqakV8dq7SrR-M8uquaj32AotSD5YLBe-YEdeVyvPSphaIeNzmknYCIv3RUNTb_e7BD1vo1VgtG5c/s1600/ChocolateOrangeBundtCake+010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmymPEZzVh5vi_bOVfk1uNmIjTVclkuyUeq-3p7vCkGrIBC9cNqUHAp4jAnLIEMvqakV8dq7SrR-M8uquaj32AotSD5YLBe-YEdeVyvPSphaIeNzmknYCIv3RUNTb_e7BD1vo1VgtG5c/s400/ChocolateOrangeBundtCake+010.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Sift together all the dry ingredients except the cocoa powder. Set aside.</span><br />
</div><div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2EejeXqNE9VfhGJgUC1RoNcV8CnJH2QSUnVQGA_kU2bm5gtLL73VoFBDDX4yamsMeJQ4sku_0DNp2RKZ_9SBo_vRMp_Eemts9C3RtX5Q3_ypSE4sa358A9Zu8OFCeHR-f26-xE3ZPiU/s1600/ChocolateOrangeBundtCake+013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2EejeXqNE9VfhGJgUC1RoNcV8CnJH2QSUnVQGA_kU2bm5gtLL73VoFBDDX4yamsMeJQ4sku_0DNp2RKZ_9SBo_vRMp_Eemts9C3RtX5Q3_ypSE4sa358A9Zu8OFCeHR-f26-xE3ZPiU/s400/ChocolateOrangeBundtCake+013.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Beat the butter and sugar until fluffy, about 3 minutes. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Add in your eggs one at a time, beat well between each egg. Beat in your vanilla.</span><br />
</div><div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwvmk-uuZk1Pd_kstASvYUieZJO5Q8kGb8_nN5wBxUPFgdBMkYQRWv7KLTngj4mMK0OCBhFyM5wjU3ChtcHu8bWs1Dr4NiIZ07xH2bMEoJW92wnFVmOGMWRE1pjL1JopRLbWTc5f5V3Mk/s1600/ChocolateOrangeBundtCake+018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwvmk-uuZk1Pd_kstASvYUieZJO5Q8kGb8_nN5wBxUPFgdBMkYQRWv7KLTngj4mMK0OCBhFyM5wjU3ChtcHu8bWs1Dr4NiIZ07xH2bMEoJW92wnFVmOGMWRE1pjL1JopRLbWTc5f5V3Mk/s400/ChocolateOrangeBundtCake+018.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Now add in half your flour mixture and beat until combined. Now add in the sour cream, mix it in until just combined, then add the rest of the flour mixture. Your mixer is going to be working really hard at this point, but don't worry, that's just how this cake rolls</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">.</span><br />
</div><div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qAISfwnsazXvdqKp336M5w8z7NoQT4ClV2SxWH4yyGKqyUNubAsqFQ7eO71NUnl0qXtObm5MoUz9C9Ilcehfw1WUn4PLZpnmg7_AsSqpisH1B4bp6hKxRoG5idLQhPWQIuSeEUg7V_Y/s1600/ChocolateOrangeBundtCake+019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qAISfwnsazXvdqKp336M5w8z7NoQT4ClV2SxWH4yyGKqyUNubAsqFQ7eO71NUnl0qXtObm5MoUz9C9Ilcehfw1WUn4PLZpnmg7_AsSqpisH1B4bp6hKxRoG5idLQhPWQIuSeEUg7V_Y/s400/ChocolateOrangeBundtCake+019.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Now- here's where it gets interesting. Divide your batter evenly into 2 bowls. In one bowl, add the orange juice and orange zest and mix together. In the other bowl, mix in the cocoa powder and chocolate chips.</span><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Spread your orange batter into the bottom of the bundt pan evenly, then spread the chocolate batter on top of that evenly. Now bake it!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_x8oEPxxKGnpkGYYtEzUiGmFNM9f-yDLaqQKshModYVDKpvgjsYGorZL9wtXSIMYDpFw2SXdYgeCRTbe7EsNlzs1Jj_yfy5nQmKOqpbnSJRXkKWWzxiUzaRvlVx_Pk8XF6JSoQG4tsM/s1600/ChocolateOrangeBundtCake+025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_x8oEPxxKGnpkGYYtEzUiGmFNM9f-yDLaqQKshModYVDKpvgjsYGorZL9wtXSIMYDpFw2SXdYgeCRTbe7EsNlzs1Jj_yfy5nQmKOqpbnSJRXkKWWzxiUzaRvlVx_Pk8XF6JSoQG4tsM/s400/ChocolateOrangeBundtCake+025.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Voila! A very pretty, fancy-looking (slightly blurry, sorry) cake that tastes heavenly!</span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">That makes you forget, for a second, about your smushed-up, towed, leaking fluid car. For a second.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Chocolate Orange Bundt Cake</span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Adapted very slightly from the always fabulous <a href="http://www.joythebaker.com/blog/2008/04/chocolate-orange-bundt-cake/">Joy the Baker</a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 1/2 cups cake flour</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 tbsp. baking powder</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">3/4 tsp. baking soda</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 tsp. salt</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">2 sticks butter, room temperature</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">4 eggs, room temperature</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">2 cups sugar</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">2 tsp. vanilla extract</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">2 cups sour cream</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">zest of 1 orange</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 tsp. orange juice</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">4 tbsp. sifted cocoa powder</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1/2 cup chocolate chips</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Preheat oven to 350°. Generously grease a bundt pan.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Beat the butter and sugar until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add in the eggs one at a time, beating well between each egg. Beat in the vanilla. Add half the flour mixture and beat to combine. Add the sour cream, beat until just combined. Add the rest of the flour mixture, beat until the batter is smooth. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Divide the batter evenly into 2 bowls. In one bowl, put the orange zest and orange juice and mix. In the other bowl, put the chocolate chips and sifted cocoa powder and mix.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Spread the orange batter into the bottom of the bundt pan and smooth out. Spread the chocolate batter on top of that, and smooth out.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Bake for 45 minutes to an hour, until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"></div>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17086379795587583496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133074117133643892.post-21789634947103886182011-11-06T12:41:00.000-08:002011-11-06T12:41:51.804-08:00Lemon-y Lemon Lemon Cake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, I don't know if I told you guys this, but I recently got promoted- yay! I'm going to be a real classroom teacher now. The current teacher is pregnant, and won't be returning after having the baby, so this is it! It's the real thing! I'll be half in charge of a classroom full of 12-month olds to 18-month olds!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">So the thing is, this girl has been really great during the transition, and even gifted me her lesson-planning binder, which is a bigger deal then it sounds like. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Being crafty, I asked her what her favorite desert was and got the answer lemon cake- she dosen't like chocolate and peanut butter together, is that not the craziest thing you've ever heard?</span></div><div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVR5MW6u2igyaGF-XpJO79a0mZ0jNiwVKF8lcG4OdERwZ54X1NzH5rkdPXrVk7-kmDh6QBDL90Xex_pswfumkyukxPBqRQ5um9TEew9c3ROq2It7nXQU1wUn1yMuonntPIzkQWed9xvXo/s1600/LemonCake+026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVR5MW6u2igyaGF-XpJO79a0mZ0jNiwVKF8lcG4OdERwZ54X1NzH5rkdPXrVk7-kmDh6QBDL90Xex_pswfumkyukxPBqRQ5um9TEew9c3ROq2It7nXQU1wUn1yMuonntPIzkQWed9xvXo/s400/LemonCake+026.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">So I decided to make her this beauty, which is a Joy the Baker specialty. And let me tell you, it is delicious. (I only know because the recipe makes 2 loaves, I didn't eat off of hers)</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbIxUfqsLR8M1kX8WJC0HVAIag873GUPGihgANZxPChe2bbDAHaf_NFOM0eSWVH03x6SdfG6RVfS2_XKTt7-fXDXIlTi1oYnWFvDxhY8mCzi2lNBp62OPiaG4zvC-Q5p7inM5uI5_BeoQ/s1600/LemonCake+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbIxUfqsLR8M1kX8WJC0HVAIag873GUPGihgANZxPChe2bbDAHaf_NFOM0eSWVH03x6SdfG6RVfS2_XKTt7-fXDXIlTi1oYnWFvDxhY8mCzi2lNBp62OPiaG4zvC-Q5p7inM5uI5_BeoQ/s400/LemonCake+003.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Your ingredients: cake flour, vanilla, lemons, eggs, baking powder, cream, sugar, butter (you're going to melt your butter and then let it cool while you're doing the other steps)</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsiwkrmoaGWhzrufZWnzet-qtTNeuwBMnx7BplMxhmC8si1Cnvwt3w_hCUlOaR9CtyhQGuF8BHJFiF_51zx9yNt7NZwr1vKDX9LPuQRJRRnvGUC05wjZY_aSkMS-RI-aSWAAu4EnK5Avg/s1600/LemonCake+013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsiwkrmoaGWhzrufZWnzet-qtTNeuwBMnx7BplMxhmC8si1Cnvwt3w_hCUlOaR9CtyhQGuF8BHJFiF_51zx9yNt7NZwr1vKDX9LPuQRJRRnvGUC05wjZY_aSkMS-RI-aSWAAu4EnK5Avg/s400/LemonCake+013.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">First, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Comes out looking like this- delicious. There is a syrup that I skipped this time but if I made this recipe again I think I would do it. So I will include it for you.</span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lemon-y Lemon Lemon Cake</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Adapted from <a href="http://www.joythebaker.com/blog/2009/01/lemon-drenched-lemon-cake/">Joy the Baker</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">2 2/3 cup cake flour</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 1/2 tsp. baking powder</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">pinch of salt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract (or 1/2 a vanilla bean, scraped out into the lemon sugar and incorporated)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">6 eggs, room temperature</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">17 tbsp. butter, melted and cooled</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">2/3 cup heavy cream</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">zest of 2 lemons</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 1/3 cup sugar</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Preheat the oven to 350°. Grease 2 loaf pans and put a piece of parchment paper in the bottom of each pan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Put the sugar into a large mixing bowl. Zest the lemons into the sugar, then work in the zest with your fingers or a spoon until you have lemon-drenched sugar. Whisk in the eggs until incorporated, then whisk in the vanilla, then the heavy cream.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Add in the flour mixture in 2 or 3 additions, combining well with a rubber spatula.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Fold in the melted butter in 2 or 3 additions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Pour into the loaf pans and bake for 55-60 minutes, testing until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Cool on wire racks for 5 minutes, then turn out of the pans onto the racks to cool completely.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Syrup:</span><br />
<a href="http://www.joythebaker.com/blog/2009/01/lemon-drenched-lemon-cake/"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Joy the Baker</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1/3 cup water</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1/4 cup sugar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">juice of 2 lemons</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stir the water and sugar together in a medium saucepan over medium heat until the sugar melts, then bring to a boil Remove the pan from heat and stir in the lemon juice. Pour the syrup into a heatproof bowl and let cool.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When the cakes test done, transfer them to a wire rack to cool for 5 minutes before unmolding them and turning them right side up on the rack. Place the rack over a baking sheet lined with wax paper and, using a thin skewer, cake tester or thin-bladed sharp knife, poke holes all over the cakes. Brush the cakes all over with the syrup, working slowly so that the cakes sop it up. Leave the cakes on the rack to cool to room temperature.</span><br />
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</div><div align="center"></div>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17086379795587583496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133074117133643892.post-6730802386308108122011-11-05T12:26:00.000-07:002011-11-05T12:26:28.223-07:00Apple Cream Bars<div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I have this awesome cousin, her name is Kate, and she has a blog of her own! You should check it out- <a href="http://katesalter.wordpress.com/">A Dash of Salter.</a></span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">She alerted me to this recipe and so, I decided to "give these a whirl," as she suggested. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">And you know what, they're easy, they're delicious, and Brandon had two. And the Husband says he even likes them better than <a href="http://somethingsweetbaker.blogspot.com/2011/10/oreo-cheesecake-cupcakes.html">Oreo Cheesecake Cupcakes-</a> I know, I know. Blasphemy.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">So grab a couple of ingredients, and give these things a whirl, because my cousin Katie-poo had a stroke of genius when she told me about these things.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicRdhylyQ2kKlSvRYnxuBvHTa3c9zB0xQnlIM6wKUuVJKZ4DWJGcmRq6vtYok1NQutf-XBqag9bboEoVT9D1JUi_lH9FyOdhkN5b4c1J6xeMtlFKFxtfTOm7wtlXDEBhbHaobYypX3jkU/s1600/AppleCreamBars+010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicRdhylyQ2kKlSvRYnxuBvHTa3c9zB0xQnlIM6wKUuVJKZ4DWJGcmRq6vtYok1NQutf-XBqag9bboEoVT9D1JUi_lH9FyOdhkN5b4c1J6xeMtlFKFxtfTOm7wtlXDEBhbHaobYypX3jkU/s400/AppleCreamBars+010.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">First, melt that butter and mix it together with th</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">e yellow cake mix until it looks crumbly like this.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Now, beat your egg, mix it into the sour cream, then spread that on top of the apples. If you want, you can reserve some of the cinnamon sugar and sprinkle it on top, like I did. Now bake that mess.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">And look at that! Trust me, it doesn't look exciting but it tastes delicious.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Apple Cream Bars</span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">From my beautiful cousin Kate</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 box yellow cake mix</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 can apple pie filling</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 cup sugar</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1/2 cup butter, melted</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 cup sour cream</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 egg, beaten</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Preheat the oven to 350°. Mix together the melted butter and yellow cake mix until crumbly. Press into the bottom of a well-greased 9x13 pan. Bake for 10 minutes.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Spread the apple pie filling evenly onto the crust. Mix together the cinnamon and sugar and sprinkle over the apples. Mix together the sour cream and beaten egg and spread over the cinnamon and sugar.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Bake for 40-50 minutes, until they are set.</span></div><div align="center"></div>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17086379795587583496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133074117133643892.post-64161529294560884012011-10-28T06:16:00.000-07:002011-10-28T06:16:47.569-07:00Oreo Cheesecake Cupcakes<div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can't believe that I haven't shared this recipe with you yet! Because this recipe is my specialty. This is the one that started it all. This is the first desert I made for Game Night, and it was a hit.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">And the best part is, it is so easy, and it's a total crowd pleaser!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Not to mention, it's Oreos, and it's cheesecake. What could be better?</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I decided to make this batch Halloween-y, because Paige-y Paige gave me this wonderful batch of Halloween Oreos, and I only ate a few of them before using them in the cupcakes. See how much self-control I have?</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh6sJTBlE_p8hAr1gwf-CA5DAjfUHhzfbR0JLl3cfxCmQuBZz3mCUXQkYakexQ45-nPYuMEz1pKVbVrfXSaYbbWiHZ6Dwlau4oK-qHFFJujReTFuXP1jMFkVwYKaUmB6gGMJDn8aNc4Ys/s1600/OreoCheesecakeCupcakes+012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh6sJTBlE_p8hAr1gwf-CA5DAjfUHhzfbR0JLl3cfxCmQuBZz3mCUXQkYakexQ45-nPYuMEz1pKVbVrfXSaYbbWiHZ6Dwlau4oK-qHFFJujReTFuXP1jMFkVwYKaUmB6gGMJDn8aNc4Ys/s400/OreoCheesecakeCupcakes+012.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Your ingredients: Oreos, sour cream, sugar, vanilla, eggs, and cream cheese</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDElf0U_GzdvSoMwgz5m82_TJK1I3xZRjsoYLNhc4o6JcwAgKX5K1kCbvCqgsmoVlFIQ3rrNrhMmf22tXNkO4G69Aa4prrAm_Zy6-G1EXDKcRIeH4Q7eTc3PIw1hyphenhyphenyQGZGnpwpPVZb3CY/s1600/OreoCheesecakeCupcakes+018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDElf0U_GzdvSoMwgz5m82_TJK1I3xZRjsoYLNhc4o6JcwAgKX5K1kCbvCqgsmoVlFIQ3rrNrhMmf22tXNkO4G69Aa4prrAm_Zy6-G1EXDKcRIeH4Q7eTc3PIw1hyphenhyphenyQGZGnpwpPVZb3CY/s400/OreoCheesecakeCupcakes+018.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">First, line all your muffin pans with cupcake liners and put a whole Oreo into the bottom of each one, like this.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxO8YAqK0C0K07ylDopZYMIXrguYkwuRwQQKMsuwjEssXPN9PQngU1JvgIp5UldlBpUT5jeK6GI5zrVaU0HwV8N27F23wRbQ2cxcX6xGdgZbgJCGZX0wj-HLDBrCC0Gv-_1uXIS84meQ/s1600/OreoCheesecakeCupcakes+034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxO8YAqK0C0K07ylDopZYMIXrguYkwuRwQQKMsuwjEssXPN9PQngU1JvgIp5UldlBpUT5jeK6GI5zrVaU0HwV8N27F23wRbQ2cxcX6xGdgZbgJCGZX0wj-HLDBrCC0Gv-_1uXIS84meQ/s400/OreoCheesecakeCupcakes+034.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Now, beat your cream cheese, add in the sugar and beat, add in the vanilla and beat, then the eggs, then the sour cream. At this point it looks very cheesecake-ish and delicious.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOXymB3cxTcI6XxQDeqcgwE75V9l67mTxdgsh7CP3eHWefR-XoIT3hr-fgcSId_UnmcoseQT9MpmSxjLH4wZz8SkhNrTRaDc8aEoaD5yiMa-I1jEpwZnz263ERlKbOPscDSt3lft7Mrc/s1600/OreoCheesecakeCupcakes+035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOXymB3cxTcI6XxQDeqcgwE75V9l67mTxdgsh7CP3eHWefR-XoIT3hr-fgcSId_UnmcoseQT9MpmSxjLH4wZz8SkhNrTRaDc8aEoaD5yiMa-I1jEpwZnz263ERlKbOPscDSt3lft7Mrc/s400/OreoCheesecakeCupcakes+035.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Stir in the chopped-up Oreos by hand. Mine looks orange because of a little food coloring magic, but yours will look white with delicious Oreo flecks.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Look how cute and orange they are!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I am going to give you the recipe halved, because the first time I made this I wound up with an obscene amount of these, like 40 cupcakes. So I almost always half the recipe, but sometimes it messes with my brain trying to look at the full recipe and half it. Let's just say that it doubles well- really well.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oreo Cheesecake Cupcakes</span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Makes about 18 cupcakes</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">From <a href="http://www.handletheheat.com/2010/02/cookies-cream-cheesecake-cupcakes.html">Handle the Heat</a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 lb. cream cheese, softened</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">2 eggs, lightly beaten, room temperature</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">24 Oreos, 18 whole and 6 coarsely chopped</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1/2 cup sugar</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1/2 tsp. vanilla extract</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1/2 cup sour cream</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">dash of salt</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Preheat your oven to 275°. Line standard muffin tins with cupcake liners, put a whole Oreo in the bottom of each one.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Beat the cream cheese until smooth, scraping down the sides as necessary. Add the sugar a little at a time, beat until combined. Add the vanilla, beat until combined. Pour in the eggs a little at a time until combined. Beat in the sour cream and salt until combined.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stir in the chopped cookies by hand. Pour the mixture evenly into cupcake liners. Bake for 22 minutes, until the middles don't jiggle. Transfer the cupcakes to a wire rack to cool.</span></div>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17086379795587583496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133074117133643892.post-58375196912241111632011-10-22T16:06:00.000-07:002011-10-22T16:06:13.872-07:00Pumpkin Salted Caramel Blondies<div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hooray, getting over my prejudice towards pumpkin deserts! And hooray for me overcoming my fear of making caramel!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Making caramel is scary- all the watching, the monitoring, the constant fear of burning- it's one of the scariest aspects of baking (see also: assembling layered cakes). That's why I've never done it before, even though I love salted caramel, I mean I LOVE salted caramel.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">But my dad was in town this weekend so I had to go big or go home.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijMKN3JSLaaarxatPTyc9r-CW2nDvXE_rLUA7WaSJvhzS6DpCQYl6lRAc9qPxLkC4BuzYb5wX7sgR-OmY0WXMksDmubzxY_0bggtCrQ34N_3bFoNoMdCMyjld4rgYXllyXMayHDCLjFU0/s1600/Pumpkin+Blondies+030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijMKN3JSLaaarxatPTyc9r-CW2nDvXE_rLUA7WaSJvhzS6DpCQYl6lRAc9qPxLkC4BuzYb5wX7sgR-OmY0WXMksDmubzxY_0bggtCrQ34N_3bFoNoMdCMyjld4rgYXllyXMayHDCLjFU0/s400/Pumpkin+Blondies+030.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">And guess what... I did it. And this stuff tastes awesome. And you know what else? That's not even the whole desert! I also made this deliciousness that the sauce just goes on top of.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">So please make these, and I hope you're enjoying Fall as much as I am!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQht9UVefHuFex7Tg0nE31BGsaBDZN4szBnRwr0IBwypF_SG-4utISBZUWoRQnixz4TPushH69G4_ZyPxc_RrERECXwtZVfLvvOdgkCzIXD1qI79zaXMbTBZtwzQtBwU-hmfl0Xklk18/s1600/Pumpkin+Blondies+006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQht9UVefHuFex7Tg0nE31BGsaBDZN4szBnRwr0IBwypF_SG-4utISBZUWoRQnixz4TPushH69G4_ZyPxc_RrERECXwtZVfLvvOdgkCzIXD1qI79zaXMbTBZtwzQtBwU-hmfl0Xklk18/s400/Pumpkin+Blondies+006.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Your ingredients: Flour, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, salt (I finally got to use my fancy sea salt!), Baking Soda, butter, brown sugar, an egg, vanilla, pumpkin puree, <a href="http://bakedbree.com/sea-salt-and-vanilla-bean-caramel-sauce">Caramel Sauce</a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudt-dOz3w4E5LX66i4YWOflLlZ6HsdVV4nH-FrL36PZVzjONPjFNbF8gSKajUs9I7YF_-U3ezOBFvC2PVa8wqc6fy_bcvovY4TUhmHPxZ7h4yzzoxQaHt9ZjTBNjhqwfb-nr1kpXcFoQ/s1600/Pumpkin+Blondies+011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudt-dOz3w4E5LX66i4YWOflLlZ6HsdVV4nH-FrL36PZVzjONPjFNbF8gSKajUs9I7YF_-U3ezOBFvC2PVa8wqc6fy_bcvovY4TUhmHPxZ7h4yzzoxQaHt9ZjTBNjhqwfb-nr1kpXcFoQ/s400/Pumpkin+Blondies+011.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Whisk together your flour, cinnamon and nutmeg</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJouVc8V7KoWYwN2DnK2zfRr9YLBfyutXBtUYC9-6JpCnmWr2eKT3dnQeNj0C8vKnSO1Xg4bmv_vMXC1_3zd8NsQse8IvaSN6I-Da5ssTzJSHJ0ZJuSCyXitZFuXnl0C12x9vl0_5lb04/s1600/Pumpkin+Blondies+016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJouVc8V7KoWYwN2DnK2zfRr9YLBfyutXBtUYC9-6JpCnmWr2eKT3dnQeNj0C8vKnSO1Xg4bmv_vMXC1_3zd8NsQse8IvaSN6I-Da5ssTzJSHJ0ZJuSCyXitZFuXnl0C12x9vl0_5lb04/s400/Pumpkin+Blondies+016.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Cream together the butter and brown sugar, then add the egg and vanilla, then the pumpkin puree, then add the flour mixture slowly until just combined.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPjCI2TiXuDZvDhlKEG_zglQS8ly8E8An1XUqXY6IKdFR4o6J3WwTBHRbSab1VLZre3uizpShVqBpwS1A-hp280fCuoZjjProqS_aFR_aPIhsZzXd-TnwZyli0vMcIFrU5Krw31TC1XA0/s1600/Pumpkin+Blondies+022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPjCI2TiXuDZvDhlKEG_zglQS8ly8E8An1XUqXY6IKdFR4o6J3WwTBHRbSab1VLZre3uizpShVqBpwS1A-hp280fCuoZjjProqS_aFR_aPIhsZzXd-TnwZyli0vMcIFrU5Krw31TC1XA0/s400/Pumpkin+Blondies+022.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Spread half the batter evenly in the pan, bake it for 10 minutes. Pour on some caramel sauce, spread the rest of the batter on top, and bake for 30 more minutes. When you take it out of the oven sprinkle some sea salt on top.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdkDF2Jic3RXghRr7qTSHeXtCmyD9mHTCxuEuFF51NHXJzwRx9Tzx6M-pJBdDfgZw4-1Sx-uJea5PdBeSAOCCOip3CYNfSwlcbyDfycz04cdMU-HWWeQttmJaVczd1Zt_poHQw_jXcv6E/s1600/Pumpkin+Blondies+020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdkDF2Jic3RXghRr7qTSHeXtCmyD9mHTCxuEuFF51NHXJzwRx9Tzx6M-pJBdDfgZw4-1Sx-uJea5PdBeSAOCCOip3CYNfSwlcbyDfycz04cdMU-HWWeQttmJaVczd1Zt_poHQw_jXcv6E/s400/Pumpkin+Blondies+020.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Serve it warm with some of that caramel sauce drizzled on top- you can use store-bought sauce if you put some sea salt in it, but you should make this sauce, because it was easy and it's delicious, and cutting open a vanilla bean and scraping out the seeds made me feel like probably the most fancy, professional baker ever. And it's gorgeous. Look at it.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Pumpkin Salted Caramel Blondies</span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">From <a href="http://bakedbree.com/pumpkin-salted-caramel-blondies">Baked Bree</a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">2 cups flour</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 tsp. cinnamon</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 tsp. baking soda</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 tsp. salt</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">2 sticks butter, softened</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 1/4 cup brown sugar</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 egg</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">2 tsp. vanilla</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 cup pumpkin puree</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://bakedbree.com/sea-salt-and-vanilla-bean-caramel-sauce">Sea Salt and Vanilla Bean Caramel Sauce</a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 9x9 square pan.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda and salt.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">In an electric mixer, cream together the butter and brown sugar for about 2 minutes, until fluffy. Add in the egg and vanilla, then the pumpkin puree. Add in the flour mixture slowly until just combined.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Spread half the batter evenly into the pan, then bake for 10 minutes.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Pour caramel sauce over the top, then spread the rest of the batter on top. Bake for 30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span> </div>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17086379795587583496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133074117133643892.post-48507898504894350872011-10-15T10:50:00.000-07:002011-10-15T10:51:50.091-07:00Pumpkin Poundcake with Cinnamon Glaze<div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was all set to tell you a story about how my friend (and future co-teacher what-what!) Paige's mom's pumpkin cookies changed my blah attitude towards pumpkin deserts.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">But that was before the missing baking soda. Remember how I don't like to stray from the recipe at all? Well, as I was stacking up ingredients, I realized the baking soda box was gone. "Baking soda," I said. "Where is it?"</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">"Oh sorry," said the Husband. "I used the last of it trying to clean the dishwasher." </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">What ensued was me freaking out, and him trying to get me to find a substitute, and saying "That's how I cook," and me snapping back, "Well I'm not cooking I'm baking, and I don't like improvising, and I'm already using canola oil instead of vegetable oil!!"</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">To which he quietly replied, "They're practically interchangeable," and I said, "BUT THEY'RE NOT THE SAME THING."</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Then I turned on Rick Astley and decided, aloud, to turn my attitude around. I had been looking forward to baking this cake all week. I finally learned a trick to foil my dastardly oven (Literally, because putting foil over my cakes and breads makes them cook evenly, LIKE MAGIC). So I put on a smile and made myself happy.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">And then I promptly left brown sugar out of the ingredients picture. But don't worry, because that long story brought you here. To this wonderful, beautiful, spicy fall cake that even sounds impressive.</span></div><div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimLjDWxU4CNK1kjBbpKKtnHGaia02o6fetYDWjBWFKzkANA7Pb6OPg5wy8pRlKKal6z7fjrf9pnvvUrxEuzb6alnMKVv2oTLFExspgTDfJRLXKX3WftcpbMNTcA_gc5i9sYDy5u8JWf_M/s1600/PumpkinPoundcake+060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimLjDWxU4CNK1kjBbpKKtnHGaia02o6fetYDWjBWFKzkANA7Pb6OPg5wy8pRlKKal6z7fjrf9pnvvUrxEuzb6alnMKVv2oTLFExspgTDfJRLXKX3WftcpbMNTcA_gc5i9sYDy5u8JWf_M/s400/PumpkinPoundcake+060.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">And after pulling my perfectly baked cake out of the oven, I turned the bundt pan over, and in an unprecedented event, it came out PERFECTLY. It didn't stick at all- it was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen, and I called the Husband in and he danced with me and so the story has a happy ending.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Make this cake. The end.</span></div><div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJk99ypQYhyphenhyphenwvnjsHyuZlRxIckt2F7MkVqIja9XAn8RmgyRkW_3XTBNNNn_cFgcdCxgLmGvt93MbRuniqVuwF6o7Wo52prbXehDfZTIm0na7uYk0rry7lldnNmQJpuragHZFIxoia9XyY/s1600/PumpkinPoundcake+012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJk99ypQYhyphenhyphenwvnjsHyuZlRxIckt2F7MkVqIja9XAn8RmgyRkW_3XTBNNNn_cFgcdCxgLmGvt93MbRuniqVuwF6o7Wo52prbXehDfZTIm0na7uYk0rry7lldnNmQJpuragHZFIxoia9XyY/s400/PumpkinPoundcake+012.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Your ingredients: Flour, sugar, brown sugar (pretend it's there), baking soda (pretend it's there), pumpkin puree, eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon, ground cloves, vanilla pudding mix, powdered sugar, and vegetable oil.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRziXf80QOibLOVDZMBUuUDVR3EwAXSO7UAKZS-cJ-HBcHQPq1_mrESs_0nt0Znc5LD21iy89CxLnoDEfHsiZzQThcD6F2NE-wKE_yl5PkRinhEpJKiHNr6hOzdNrzbGz034j7y1rAkI0/s1600/PumpkinPoundcake+018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRziXf80QOibLOVDZMBUuUDVR3EwAXSO7UAKZS-cJ-HBcHQPq1_mrESs_0nt0Znc5LD21iy89CxLnoDEfHsiZzQThcD6F2NE-wKE_yl5PkRinhEpJKiHNr6hOzdNrzbGz034j7y1rAkI0/s400/PumpkinPoundcake+018.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">First, whisk together the brown and white sugar and the oil. Then whisk in the eggs one at a time.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOi5-rrKhOZQs_AtJlhZFbqXhzPftvz27atFoIZgGiFw7RnhRiwnRctI4IeOydLYIpx6JtF9Bnd9zinhDiXQMY1lAnLVK0SYIHlw-5ziKNoHiunQo1BfDo7nCaJXLQQb3aC1AuRL6W2U/s1600/PumpkinPoundcake+024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOi5-rrKhOZQs_AtJlhZFbqXhzPftvz27atFoIZgGiFw7RnhRiwnRctI4IeOydLYIpx6JtF9Bnd9zinhDiXQMY1lAnLVK0SYIHlw-5ziKNoHiunQo1BfDo7nCaJXLQQb3aC1AuRL6W2U/s400/PumpkinPoundcake+024.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">In a seperate bowl, whisk together the flour, spices, baking soda, vanilla pudding mix, and salt- it smells delicious and spice-y.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFVAIwTXTJEZz0Vx2HMNM2ELBYBztkLSebj98FRG7xbSprBZ2vIVIZl6S1IOi3YDk1lolaqKxypPyPVH6nlcJlAIxXzP5beDKrsshCnTEox5WJDyhT3T1UlIp-FnGsAiuvDZbCugFmSg/s1600/PumpkinPoundcake+028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFVAIwTXTJEZz0Vx2HMNM2ELBYBztkLSebj98FRG7xbSprBZ2vIVIZl6S1IOi3YDk1lolaqKxypPyPVH6nlcJlAIxXzP5beDKrsshCnTEox5WJDyhT3T1UlIp-FnGsAiuvDZbCugFmSg/s400/PumpkinPoundcake+028.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Alternately add the pumpkin puree and the flour mixture to the sugar-oil-egg mixture. Whisk together until smooth. Be aware that if you're not a huge fan of the smell of just plain ol' pumpkin, this is not a good time for you. But don't worry, it all comes together.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQTtPJqjt2q_d_iAJ-rChkgqpf5o-YZOttYc7qQK72g2nOAXhLaKst2GnYFsiUzr49Osjf4auERmqnPjwNZRdGmmilidVqOfrvLw_NsRygH6sSRqlE7lFpbqHdlxnvqX1ZPJ56YMzIWRA/s1600/PumpkinPoundcake+031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQTtPJqjt2q_d_iAJ-rChkgqpf5o-YZOttYc7qQK72g2nOAXhLaKst2GnYFsiUzr49Osjf4auERmqnPjwNZRdGmmilidVqOfrvLw_NsRygH6sSRqlE7lFpbqHdlxnvqX1ZPJ56YMzIWRA/s400/PumpkinPoundcake+031.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Pour it into your greased bundt pan and bake! I greased mine with Baker's Joy spray, which is pretty awesome in my opinion.</span></div><div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlENfkxIEEDgqZ0C_JuUdFbt3wtrJzOzozUPpzoGVCEJrRgomndnKo2tHpjlNeo8f1lpKpZX5YLifcqn4Ci4UtA4ktljQsD-L-oI9Qa3rJH0v7QJATfwTu9mMxIBjdwah4T_MrO-uKdtY/s1600/PumpkinPoundcake+040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlENfkxIEEDgqZ0C_JuUdFbt3wtrJzOzozUPpzoGVCEJrRgomndnKo2tHpjlNeo8f1lpKpZX5YLifcqn4Ci4UtA4ktljQsD-L-oI9Qa3rJH0v7QJATfwTu9mMxIBjdwah4T_MrO-uKdtY/s400/PumpkinPoundcake+040.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And if you're lucky the cake comes out looking like this- HOLY MOLY that's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.</span></div><div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSTCkfatYP1ugygBes-O87i8SBq-myLEMqGKLBWW35fwM8XYZqW3t6rbG1xn92ls8T4otZfXkssgYPUcmKxW8FV3KNFBIbdn1fbz6MWAk6njUaexk2ONMCse2GkORalEc__BO6eNFaOao/s1600/PumpkinPoundcake+052.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSTCkfatYP1ugygBes-O87i8SBq-myLEMqGKLBWW35fwM8XYZqW3t6rbG1xn92ls8T4otZfXkssgYPUcmKxW8FV3KNFBIbdn1fbz6MWAk6njUaexk2ONMCse2GkORalEc__BO6eNFaOao/s400/PumpkinPoundcake+052.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">YUM.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Pumpkin Pound Cake with Cinnamon Glaze</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Adapted very slightly from <a href="http://thecreativemama.com/pumpkin-poundcake-with-cinnamon-glaze/">Baked Bree</a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 cup sugar</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 cup brown sugar</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 cup oil</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">3 eggs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">3 cups flour</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">2 tsp. baking soda</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1 tsp. cinnamon</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1 tsp. grated nutmeg</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1/4 tsp. ground cloves</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1/2 tsp. salt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1 3.3 oz pkg. vanilla pudding mix</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">15 oz. can pumpkin puree</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Glaze:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1 1/4 cup powdered sugar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">3 tbsp. water</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1 tsp. cinnamon</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Preheat your oven to 350°. Grease a bundt pan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the two sugars and the oil. Then whisk in the eggs one at a time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In a seperate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, spices, salt, and pudding mix.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Whisk the pumpkin puree into the sugar-oil-egg mixture, alternating adding it and the flour mixture until all is combined.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Pour the batter into the bundt pan, smooth and even it out, and then bake it for 60-65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cool for 10 minutes before turning the pan over to get the cake out. Let the cake cool completely on a wire cooling rack.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">For the glaze, whisk together the powdered sugar, water, and cinnamon. Pour over the top of the cake once it has cooled.</span><br />
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</div>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17086379795587583496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133074117133643892.post-89042076732068993432011-10-07T05:43:00.000-07:002011-10-07T06:17:19.598-07:00Cream Cheese Filled Snickerdoodles<div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm about to confess something to you, and that's that I've never successfully made a cookie that didn't come from a box. And I didn't realize this phenomenon until last night when I made these. Remember The Great S'Mores Cookie Fail of 2011?</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">It all started out okay, except that it's been a very long week and I was sort of already tired and apathetic. And these didn't seem very hard. And the Husband said that I shouldn't tell you about my failure, since one pan of the cookies came out okay. "Just take pictures of the ones that turned out nice," he said.</span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifJ_Xd9Hbtsu7ikwtd-a06jd6QtrpMqgfBYY24SAx8eONJ7k-cA2OFZrlZC8ZB6_XeslPJC-mIfGjf14IKDcwDpdp8bxEvlmdawdjccMemSlPrYMcevkVYCGteNgt6JEc8dA_L9ZCkwl0/s1600/CreamCheeseSnickerdoodles+048.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifJ_Xd9Hbtsu7ikwtd-a06jd6QtrpMqgfBYY24SAx8eONJ7k-cA2OFZrlZC8ZB6_XeslPJC-mIfGjf14IKDcwDpdp8bxEvlmdawdjccMemSlPrYMcevkVYCGteNgt6JEc8dA_L9ZCkwl0/s400/CreamCheeseSnickerdoodles+048.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">But no. I have to be honest with you guys- otherwise what kind of blogger am I? So one pan turned out pretty and delicious and looking like this. And one pan turned out burnt. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">To be fair, I have a crappy oven that hates me and wants me to fail. If you have a good relationship with your oven, you probably won't have any problems at all.</span></div><div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDmnouLfAb9fIz-lzr9-rDokTRRWd2mouW3GbNt78C_Twi28UvJ_c86CQiyeKY-pi0Z7Nc0WVD5uNosjLx4YqXkt-mj5kw4_Av3hLtGZawCoKmqdWFOytMnWQJ1NZpu3vn2sasYtz-_Bw/s1600/CreamCheeseSnickerdoodles+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDmnouLfAb9fIz-lzr9-rDokTRRWd2mouW3GbNt78C_Twi28UvJ_c86CQiyeKY-pi0Z7Nc0WVD5uNosjLx4YqXkt-mj5kw4_Av3hLtGZawCoKmqdWFOytMnWQJ1NZpu3vn2sasYtz-_Bw/s400/CreamCheeseSnickerdoodles+001.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Your ingredients: flour, sugar, baking soda, cream cheese, cream of tartar, eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, and butter.</span><br />
</div><div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdHD6aOlrXeH0_OFQdveDAYItEQd02t02yZY_isvb9VRY9-QrP7xnvLaeQ-rQJY7dts66fz3hICOy3gPwip6vNAfOIa5BEMJX1NQhL5HA78soNLxSzyd3DY1ey7XoCXQCeV-MbwoGRpfM/s1600/CreamCheeseSnickerdoodles+022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdHD6aOlrXeH0_OFQdveDAYItEQd02t02yZY_isvb9VRY9-QrP7xnvLaeQ-rQJY7dts66fz3hICOy3gPwip6vNAfOIa5BEMJX1NQhL5HA78soNLxSzyd3DY1ey7XoCXQCeV-MbwoGRpfM/s400/CreamCheeseSnickerdoodles+022.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">So first, mix together cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla, put it into a small bowl, cover it and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. It's delicious.</span></div><div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrViu3ERaX8r76PerS9o3kYxy90eqGILYRdB6HY6Ro-Aq9Ua7Oy1lG272J9tuBJVXnw4oYiH4dY7A_jGg-ou6XZ7fS4eVrM3VZVVRJXKaaXLKvPdv-rE5CM06WpRlEhcw4vkGwdn1Nauo/s1600/CreamCheeseSnickerdoodles+011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrViu3ERaX8r76PerS9o3kYxy90eqGILYRdB6HY6Ro-Aq9Ua7Oy1lG272J9tuBJVXnw4oYiH4dY7A_jGg-ou6XZ7fS4eVrM3VZVVRJXKaaXLKvPdv-rE5CM06WpRlEhcw4vkGwdn1Nauo/s400/CreamCheeseSnickerdoodles+011.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">For your cookie dough, cream together your butter and sugar, then add the eggs and vanilla. Then, add the flour, cream of tartar until it looks like this- like a cookie dough!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">In a small bowl, mix together sugar and cinnamon. Then stop and take a minute to think about how sugar and cinnamon together is never, ever wrong.</span><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Alright, here's the hard part- okay, not hard. Just complicated.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">They're very yummy- that is, if they don't get burnt. But I have faith in you. You'll be able to avoid my mistakes.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Cream Cheese Filled Snickerdoodles</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">From <a href="http://cookiesandcups.com/cream-cheese-filled-snickerdoodles/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+cookiesandcups+%28cookies+and+cups%29">Cookies and Cups</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><u>Cream Cheese Filling:</u> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">8 oz. cream cheese, softened</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1/4 cup sugar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">2 tsp. vanilla</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><u>Cookie Dough:</u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1 cup butter, softened</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1 1/2 cups sugar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">2 eggs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1 tsp. vanilla</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">2 3/4 cup AP flour</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">2 tsp. cream of tartar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1 tsp. baking soda</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1/4 tsp. salt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Also, 1/4 cup sugar and 2 tsp. cinnamon</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Beat together the cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar, and 2 tsp. vanilla until combined. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Preheat oven to 400°. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In an electric mixer, cream together the butter and 1 1/2 cups of sugar until fluffy. Add in the eggs and 1 tsp. vanilla, then add the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt. Mix on low until a dough forms.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In a small bowl, mix together the remaining sugar and cinnamon. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">To make each cookie, flatten out a tablespoon of dough, then put a spoonful of cream cheese in the middle, then place another flattened tablespoon of dough on top of it. Pinch the edges closed, then roll the cookie in the cinnamon-sugar mixture.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Refrigerate the cookies for at least 15 minutes, then bake for 8 minutes on a parchment-paper-lined baking sheet.</span><br />
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</div>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17086379795587583496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133074117133643892.post-71333768910948660312011-09-29T06:38:00.000-07:002011-09-29T06:38:57.601-07:00Nutella Cheesecake Brownies<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I pulled these out this morning to photograph, I said, "I will not eat one. I will take pictures, put them back in the pan and go on with my morning."</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Because sometimes I can justify eating the slices I cut out to photograph. Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars? It's got dough in it... it's like a biscuit! Orange Mango Bars? Fruit! There's fruit in it! Everyone eats fruit for breakfast!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">But there is nothing good to say about eating a brownie at 8:13 AM. Except that.... it's delicious and I'm pretty sure my day's going to be slightly better because of it. In fact, I'm changing my tune. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I have lots of good things to say about eating a Nutella Cheesecake Brownie at 8:13 AM while simultaneously blogging and raving to Backstreet Boys' "Masquerade." You need it in your life.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhewsySqWx7eVU8UVn35aNe9NSaxl2JLEioILylXewNUYg_XL3nQBTAUuOF16Pp3R_m6ANNk33m1Y2fi2GasskPog1H037WAgesN8rm1IKOLyC5e7OulnHHgYZlwoiML95oYLExIWPcKYo/s1600/NutellaBrownies+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhewsySqWx7eVU8UVn35aNe9NSaxl2JLEioILylXewNUYg_XL3nQBTAUuOF16Pp3R_m6ANNk33m1Y2fi2GasskPog1H037WAgesN8rm1IKOLyC5e7OulnHHgYZlwoiML95oYLExIWPcKYo/s400/NutellaBrownies+009.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Your ingredients: Devil's Food Cake Mix, eggs, butter, vanilla, cream cheese, powdered sugar, Nutella</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj35CtX4HGnCKHTSxRO0hZiOlwzK5bj8L3-MYU4dzG07rCQgGb-bV5Aklq_SizTDzJ-u9Hlh63Ub_UDh9S2qfNIZ7rbHBoV3O2GzNGG0BVGL-UL_Kq0LErGrjmPLgWR2aj4El13uvBx07I/s1600/NutellaBrownies+027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj35CtX4HGnCKHTSxRO0hZiOlwzK5bj8L3-MYU4dzG07rCQgGb-bV5Aklq_SizTDzJ-u9Hlh63Ub_UDh9S2qfNIZ7rbHBoV3O2GzNGG0BVGL-UL_Kq0LErGrjmPLgWR2aj4El13uvBx07I/s400/NutellaBrownies+027.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">First, mix together the cake mix, 1 egg, and melt one of those sticks of butter and throw it in there too. It'll look like this. Press that evenly into the bottom of your pan.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkq6U5YdnVCJ04YNlsjfLYhcg_c6YAnHzOOEMWDX1cJrU_CqKJ_v_ikAovTnXaYShr35zDRT26_fk-R1bLgHewPiPdURIDpIv9LcUkJo21SzabkO3sls6t-VckdDYto2RhfWrKPvAaqUM/s1600/NutellaBrownies+031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkq6U5YdnVCJ04YNlsjfLYhcg_c6YAnHzOOEMWDX1cJrU_CqKJ_v_ikAovTnXaYShr35zDRT26_fk-R1bLgHewPiPdURIDpIv9LcUkJo21SzabkO3sls6t-VckdDYto2RhfWrKPvAaqUM/s400/NutellaBrownies+031.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Next, beat together the cream cheese and nutella until it's creamy. Add the eggs, the rest of the butter melted, and vanilla. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd5mcmwb3DVS8OhUrqg6P1G0c7teis6zg8LUKWK8qbab6erR6DU9MhVmVYwM8geZthfg9FgZbJn8mcZRzUIG6ffWe_g8krK2u6uH6TkNmsPgVCtM_78UEJC64pDBUKizweM1LwFE2N0Qw/s1600/NutellaBrownies+036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd5mcmwb3DVS8OhUrqg6P1G0c7teis6zg8LUKWK8qbab6erR6DU9MhVmVYwM8geZthfg9FgZbJn8mcZRzUIG6ffWe_g8krK2u6uH6TkNmsPgVCtM_78UEJC64pDBUKizweM1LwFE2N0Qw/s400/NutellaBrownies+036.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Now, beat in the powdered sugar a little at a time until it's thoroughly mixed. It looks slightly more delicious.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4dT-7jC5gYBFKomeWHmQ1Y1cRvUsyu4f4uH2Y20BMtJ2ZnYlOHAn_J_W0OQM0VZTBCiQzNo_oVqvHbC4x-LkFa6gSt0QyNM0qbEIvUlw2COa5zGa-m71TztrHMkkGlugtumHEjRTqitU/s1600/NutellaBrownies+037.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4dT-7jC5gYBFKomeWHmQ1Y1cRvUsyu4f4uH2Y20BMtJ2ZnYlOHAn_J_W0OQM0VZTBCiQzNo_oVqvHbC4x-LkFa6gSt0QyNM0qbEIvUlw2COa5zGa-m71TztrHMkkGlugtumHEjRTqitU/s400/NutellaBrownies+037.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Now just pour that on top of the pressed cake mix, and bake! It comes out looking like this and smelling like chocolate heaven.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>Nutella Cheesecake Brownies</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">From <a href="http://www.lovintheoven.com/2011/03/nutella-cheesecake-gooey-cake-bars.html">Lovin' From the Oven</a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><u>Bottom Layer:</u></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 box Devil's Food Cake Mix</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 egg</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1/2 cup butter, melted</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><u>Top Layer:</u></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">8 oz cream cheese, softened</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 cup Nutella</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1/2 cup butter, melted</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">3 eggs</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 tsp. vanilla</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 16 oz. box powdered sugar</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly grease a 9x13 pan.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">In a large bowl, mix together the cake mix, 1 eggs, and butter. Press the mixture evenly into the bottom of the pan.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">In an electric mixer, beat together the cream cheese and Nutella until creamy. Add in the eggs, vanilla, and melted butter and combine. Add in the powdered sugar a little bit at a time until the mixture is thoroughly combined. Pour the mixture on top of the cake layer and spread evenly. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Bake for 40-50 minutes, until it is set. It's supposed to be gooey, so don't overbake it.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"></div>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17086379795587583496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133074117133643892.post-87967342789772939952011-09-23T06:18:00.000-07:002011-09-23T06:18:10.353-07:00Orange-Mango Bars<div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ta-da! Something else new and different! It's fruity! Sure, it's still a bar, but it's a deliciously sweet and fruity bar. As you can probably tell from the photo, it's been raining here off and on for the last week or so, and I'm pretty tired of it.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">So we needed something for desert this week that was sunshin-y!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0k78Qlv_TATrKkg5RYD59wvQ3gZ3w_0wqupsuAYVnW6mzGGYodCLqW9AdWKn8qWzeqw0heG91OkbU1pVZj-mldPwqgMYmDN21LODDogS4OvBwVBjU7pKfpnzi4P0-JaJyL85jmMpas8I/s1600/OrangeMangoBars+008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0k78Qlv_TATrKkg5RYD59wvQ3gZ3w_0wqupsuAYVnW6mzGGYodCLqW9AdWKn8qWzeqw0heG91OkbU1pVZj-mldPwqgMYmDN21LODDogS4OvBwVBjU7pKfpnzi4P0-JaJyL85jmMpas8I/s400/OrangeMangoBars+008.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Your ingredients: Flour, sugar, butter, eggs, oranges, and a mango- ingredient arrangement this week by The Husband, who was very proud of himself.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLIfXjB1xY6LNX3Bb45qAhOHzdEywx9MeURiPEos4N1dVlDdRVBDtoGj5ibLViR2BrynkFj3m6pFjpsaxCDVFsaBipD1SFgHCqzMS-_u2pSSKIvr0G4vKts2C7V6cpdz57aJNOyE3Z1K0/s1600/OrangeMangoBars+013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLIfXjB1xY6LNX3Bb45qAhOHzdEywx9MeURiPEos4N1dVlDdRVBDtoGj5ibLViR2BrynkFj3m6pFjpsaxCDVFsaBipD1SFgHCqzMS-_u2pSSKIvr0G4vKts2C7V6cpdz57aJNOyE3Z1K0/s400/OrangeMangoBars+013.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Mix together some flour, sugar, and butter until it looks dough-y and ready for being a crust. Then press it into the bottom of a foil-lined 9x13, and bake for 15-20 minutes, until it's golden brown.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6M65gbNg6Zhm8d1brhEeQha6JkTLwgySnZ719AbeSvD0TY4Klj-CbNtV7ixYkiFLQv_hZCVmr29AbfbxA11NmCznxQ8MD0u5Ukn3iU9WcGM1iVDdSgTeb1scWXgQ8Di5jI1VdPt5t-LQ/s1600/OrangeMangoBars+016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6M65gbNg6Zhm8d1brhEeQha6JkTLwgySnZ719AbeSvD0TY4Klj-CbNtV7ixYkiFLQv_hZCVmr29AbfbxA11NmCznxQ8MD0u5Ukn3iU9WcGM1iVDdSgTeb1scWXgQ8Di5jI1VdPt5t-LQ/s400/OrangeMangoBars+016.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Squeeze all 3 of your oranges out, then squeeze some mango juice into a bowl, add some more sugar, flour, and the eggs, until it looks like this.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhez_rg9ThPOfZD0rlL2MOYmUXmuIh09s6kqRWZs8oAleDx89rCtRrWt8MellUkdQIRCGBHvO2h0Z85aCFbXOTnf7hESrMFYVDXY96xPaZ6fCiaQ2tNl5b6w4ukUssXaVzY2thNEacAP-0/s1600/OrangeMangoBars+021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhez_rg9ThPOfZD0rlL2MOYmUXmuIh09s6kqRWZs8oAleDx89rCtRrWt8MellUkdQIRCGBHvO2h0Z85aCFbXOTnf7hESrMFYVDXY96xPaZ6fCiaQ2tNl5b6w4ukUssXaVzY2thNEacAP-0/s400/OrangeMangoBars+021.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Then pour it on top of the crust and bake some more! It's that easy! Don't worry, the middle will still be very jiggly when you pull it out of the oven- it will set as it cools. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Yum, yum.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Orange-Mango Bars</span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Adapted from <a href="http://www.fromapples2zucchini.com/?p=447&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fromapples2zucchini%2FkLZR+%28From+Apples+2+Zucchini%29">From Apples to Zucchini</a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><u>Crust:</u></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">2 cups flour</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 cup butter, softened</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1/2 cup sugar</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Filling:</u></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fresh-squeezed juice from 3 orange, about 3/4 cup</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Juice of 1 mango</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">4 eggs</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 1/2 cup sugar</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1/2 cup flour</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Preheat oven to 350°. Line a 9x13 pan with foil and spray with cooking spray.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">In an electric mixer on low speed, beat together the crust ingredients until they look like a soft dough. Press it evenly into the bottom of the pan and bake for 15-20 minutes, until golden brown.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Mix together the juices, eggs, remaining flour and sugar until thoroughly combined. Then pour the mixture over the crust and bake for another 22 minutes or so. The middle will still be very jiggly, but it will set as it cools.</span> </div><div align="center"></div>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17086379795587583496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133074117133643892.post-30288544679800310072011-09-18T11:57:00.000-07:002011-09-18T11:57:48.172-07:00Peanut Butter Pretzel Tart<div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sorry people, I got a little blog-lazy this week. I wanted to make something a little different this week. I feel like every week I'm shoving something cheesecake or in bar form down your throat.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">So, voila! Something different. And it has peanut butter! </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Except that when I wait to take the picture (because I'm lazy) this is all that's left of it. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yeah, it's delicious.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPkxE8X31Nd9UrEeJa4oBqqVEh-O-ruIoSlTj180XmaNyt0ZovS5gP7NcrA5n-V1W_CN-BCqsJtmDT86XMYLMrjCuwxUY0FJBUmepaXq5sxJ2TXofMmHkS560YkOY9H6gIITYFq2T33jI/s1600/PeanutPretzelTart+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPkxE8X31Nd9UrEeJa4oBqqVEh-O-ruIoSlTj180XmaNyt0ZovS5gP7NcrA5n-V1W_CN-BCqsJtmDT86XMYLMrjCuwxUY0FJBUmepaXq5sxJ2TXofMmHkS560YkOY9H6gIITYFq2T33jI/s400/PeanutPretzelTart+001.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Your ingredients: Peanut Butter, Pretzel sticks, butter, heavy cream, vanilla, cream cheese, brown sugar</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtr90Ag1i9E5M4kNNgZig8QkNFx2RfbNCY7JzrNsu4c05fiQc9aIATc060xkjF9iV1wx0ZoYqINoPEz4k6oL-eIW56L6yPezjcArJJHTOVLZe8JWeOhctoFngzyajUdBaDXFi3rpOkctE/s1600/PeanutPretzelTart+006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtr90Ag1i9E5M4kNNgZig8QkNFx2RfbNCY7JzrNsu4c05fiQc9aIATc060xkjF9iV1wx0ZoYqINoPEz4k6oL-eIW56L6yPezjcArJJHTOVLZe8JWeOhctoFngzyajUdBaDXFi3rpOkctE/s400/PeanutPretzelTart+006.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">So first, crush up your pretzels, then blend in the brown sugar, then mix it together with the melted butter.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga-rEDkaOwk3YQpD1eIu66YaxcMpiEwZT7_HEMkIiWNPY5TegdJXkvwxGYR5N4knLYsdQbUi9xj4TkJMnhfvamDVxIowL30ZvWmK24qtf5CMcL52niQtqwRemxFsqnFr_I1gFfovrNXjw/s1600/PeanutPretzelTart+019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga-rEDkaOwk3YQpD1eIu66YaxcMpiEwZT7_HEMkIiWNPY5TegdJXkvwxGYR5N4knLYsdQbUi9xj4TkJMnhfvamDVxIowL30ZvWmK24qtf5CMcL52niQtqwRemxFsqnFr_I1gFfovrNXjw/s400/PeanutPretzelTart+019.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Then press it into your tart pan and bake it. As you can see I didn't bake mine long enough, AS USUAL. So DO AS I SAY, NOT AS I DO. That's why my crust is all disintegrated in that picture up there. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWc0SwR2zMvVrv6HnRMlUPq_pEb5hd1lKRWyQb6n5ZbI_se-4MBbuwz4H6CzlEShXhuSpRDp62Geqfld8L70Wo8TUqQv8Mpc3F1EZG3jNKi25YPT-BHF3ZE5y5IWCfE39OlafPwJO6l4k/s1600/PeanutPretzelTart+013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWc0SwR2zMvVrv6HnRMlUPq_pEb5hd1lKRWyQb6n5ZbI_se-4MBbuwz4H6CzlEShXhuSpRDp62Geqfld8L70Wo8TUqQv8Mpc3F1EZG3jNKi25YPT-BHF3ZE5y5IWCfE39OlafPwJO6l4k/s400/PeanutPretzelTart+013.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">While your crust is cooling, make your filling. Mix together your softened butter, peanut butter, and cream cheese. Then the brown sugar. 'Till it looks like this.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0omTy1NvPULiAp5v2f3cjkg2MPyEI0cCpr6lAhXjEKQSKV6gU7YzlyrH4egUou1u8wVgz1MFGUh7VWcrVvjsFJT6sO23Id3kJFqJBUWgyg0OvBXvRnZJXXHXmyBdiWTS-kvLQsfvGt0/s1600/PeanutPretzelTart+020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0omTy1NvPULiAp5v2f3cjkg2MPyEI0cCpr6lAhXjEKQSKV6gU7YzlyrH4egUou1u8wVgz1MFGUh7VWcrVvjsFJT6sO23Id3kJFqJBUWgyg0OvBXvRnZJXXHXmyBdiWTS-kvLQsfvGt0/s400/PeanutPretzelTart+020.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Then whip up your cream and vanilla (ignore that whisk, I was too lazy to clean out my bowl but it literally takes forever and a lot of muscle unless you use the mixer)</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFw1TGo0ltfmdzBGNR6XbfAL9FnvK9uvHh9WlsTDBl9PwQBn8TTZA8KOzZ8PSOqK8xc3ONUvxYEREbYxr3tc7uvUkGnzBs_z6BlnUN_hPFCp2VzoIsiCMrmYe_ybB4wjkY9jKc2H4qLoE/s1600/PeanutPretzelTart+023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFw1TGo0ltfmdzBGNR6XbfAL9FnvK9uvHh9WlsTDBl9PwQBn8TTZA8KOzZ8PSOqK8xc3ONUvxYEREbYxr3tc7uvUkGnzBs_z6BlnUN_hPFCp2VzoIsiCMrmYe_ybB4wjkY9jKc2H4qLoE/s400/PeanutPretzelTart+023.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then just fold those two together....</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>Peanut Butter Pretzel Tart</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">From <a href="http://www.cakeduchess.com/2011/03/peanut-butter-pretzel-tart-with-caramel.html">Cake Duchess</a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">2 cups broken pretzel sticks</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1/2 cup brown sugar</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">6 tbsp. butter, melted and cooled</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">3 tbsp. butter, softened</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">4 oz. cream cheese, softened</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1/2 cup creamy peanut butter</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 cup heavy cream, chilled</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 tsp. vanilla extract</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Preheat oven to 350°.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Finely crush your pretzels, mix in 1/4 cup of the brown sugar. In a bowl, mix together the crushed pretzels with the melted butter. Press into a tart pan then bake for about 18 minutes. Set out to cool on a rack.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In an electric mixer, mix together the cream cheese, peanut butter, and softened butter until creamy. Add in the remaining brown sugar and mix until combined. In a seperate bowl, beat the heavy cream and vanilla until it looks fluffly, like whipped cream. Fold the two mixtures together, then spread onto your crust.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"></div>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17086379795587583496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133074117133643892.post-10202823736734654342011-09-10T17:01:00.000-07:002011-09-10T17:01:26.888-07:00Chocolate Chip Pound Cake<div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I bought this awesome new cookbook a couple of weeks ago, and I've been dying to try it out. Look, even the cover is awesome. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's called <u>Bake! Essential Techniques for Perfect Baking</u> and it's by Nick Malgieri. There are step-by-step instructions and pictures for everything. That has been the most frusting part of learning to bake- the fact that most cookbooks and recipes assume a base of knowledge that I don't have. Not so with this cookbook!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">So today, on a relaxing Saturday, I picked a recipe that I already had the ingredients for and went to town. And I am so glad that I did.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Because this, my friends, is delicious. So I decided to share the recipe with you and totally promote this book, because I love it and it is awesome.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BxD7oVh69wbrrxHuKZe-6S_RtGNPFwcZzba5WTfa5SZmbiD4d2Mfj4sBmz1_yq0kAkVixA1WtbkWYQV327BBTl-OKlJoUy6YUl_Rt40yQUPFXuRkIlg614iil9r-v9g4xzDNjIW0gyA/s1600/ChocolatePoundCake+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BxD7oVh69wbrrxHuKZe-6S_RtGNPFwcZzba5WTfa5SZmbiD4d2Mfj4sBmz1_yq0kAkVixA1WtbkWYQV327BBTl-OKlJoUy6YUl_Rt40yQUPFXuRkIlg614iil9r-v9g4xzDNjIW0gyA/s400/ChocolatePoundCake+004.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Your ingredients: Flour, Butter, Eggs, Chocolate Chips, Baking Powder, Salt and Vanilla (oops again, that vanilla never wants to get in the picture)</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPeI0piEJJAd_j3YLG_shW71rPtDMsqqiPcqHgZ7bECFmhH5QcUoRrmka8lHxpZgDdtiIYKQK4iJdNRf2aJwW66BRxLADvwhfLFCyvJxKYBflJsEUcur_sgc2SbR7sYA8ZBTqgHVXn5N4/s1600/ChocolatePoundCake+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPeI0piEJJAd_j3YLG_shW71rPtDMsqqiPcqHgZ7bECFmhH5QcUoRrmka8lHxpZgDdtiIYKQK4iJdNRf2aJwW66BRxLADvwhfLFCyvJxKYBflJsEUcur_sgc2SbR7sYA8ZBTqgHVXn5N4/s400/ChocolatePoundCake+007.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">First, combine your dry ingredients and mix them together in the mixer briefly on low, about 30 seconds. Then, add the butter, which should be<em> very </em>soft, and mix it on low until it's completely combined and looks like this.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQwuUQgZL098Em07jx46P0_T1gEXBFJY07WTKpcNbdG97rObGNgPKkPH6-efHjzcQlC4E2ascg8dAOrJHPPWHAc7-tq9ZE9CJj6xRatP5tWQmkNJ6nUj2oiTC70a2UEkcAAjlI9Ma0m-A/s1600/ChocolatePoundCake+018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQwuUQgZL098Em07jx46P0_T1gEXBFJY07WTKpcNbdG97rObGNgPKkPH6-efHjzcQlC4E2ascg8dAOrJHPPWHAc7-tq9ZE9CJj6xRatP5tWQmkNJ6nUj2oiTC70a2UEkcAAjlI9Ma0m-A/s400/ChocolatePoundCake+018.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Then, in a small bowl whisk together your eggs and vanilla. Make sure your eggs are room temperature, otherwise they'll make the batter seperate. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmBqsNN2nMtOKgqTYLCb0HWV7g_I-vwzqIrz18oCg_6AfLfzbgO13f6NPhyphenhyphend6CLIKUTW6fDnNFufGgL_2z-nl-pL7hVehHxlfuVkoYsyUqJeGGcYJRrI-KRezdNzSqQ0EDowwKCdR8yck/s1600/ChocolatePoundCake+023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmBqsNN2nMtOKgqTYLCb0HWV7g_I-vwzqIrz18oCg_6AfLfzbgO13f6NPhyphenhyphend6CLIKUTW6fDnNFufGgL_2z-nl-pL7hVehHxlfuVkoYsyUqJeGGcYJRrI-KRezdNzSqQ0EDowwKCdR8yck/s400/ChocolatePoundCake+023.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Add the egg mixture in 1/3 at a time, mixing for about 1 minute on medium speed in between each addition.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4mE_zm1JPgrSYv_DmOCyd4uLxsik5Kb0Fvfsw28MjEJHLCRRny1suFm7h4Y8_dWP15xTMp3nAjUVv8FfGYadMlpNGZ3XQ8WN3sKmChKr7jWce-GtcO4rWJ6a9IWUeBGNfV1BH2zHkJE/s1600/ChocolatePoundCake+027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4mE_zm1JPgrSYv_DmOCyd4uLxsik5Kb0Fvfsw28MjEJHLCRRny1suFm7h4Y8_dWP15xTMp3nAjUVv8FfGYadMlpNGZ3XQ8WN3sKmChKr7jWce-GtcO4rWJ6a9IWUeBGNfV1BH2zHkJE/s400/ChocolatePoundCake+027.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Fold in the chocolate chips with a rubber spatula, then </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">just pour into your pan, smooth over the top, and bake!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjey2NiCf-fTp3SSGxTc-SIlkh6ajX8dPe4006kDHxOxbr5xn594IqkLqJi4rLs4msDZ-rEGOcHETaF5Yn_g0uWD_f3C83Cjr75DG6bKrMXVyzE1JNqhQLqojQPT02uOYpB7sdic6mv9eU/s1600/ChocolatePoundCake+039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjey2NiCf-fTp3SSGxTc-SIlkh6ajX8dPe4006kDHxOxbr5xn594IqkLqJi4rLs4msDZ-rEGOcHETaF5Yn_g0uWD_f3C83Cjr75DG6bKrMXVyzE1JNqhQLqojQPT02uOYpB7sdic6mv9eU/s400/ChocolatePoundCake+039.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yum!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Chocolate Chip Pound Cake</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">From <u><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bake-Essential-Techniques-Perfect-Baking/dp/1906868239/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1315698756&sr=1-1">Bake! Essential Techniques for Perfect Baking</a></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">5 cups flour</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">2 sticks butter, very soft</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 tbsp. baking powder</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">2 tsp. vanilla</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 cup sugar</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1/4 tsp. salt</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 cup chocolate chips</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">5 eggs, room temperature</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Preheat the oven to 325°. Thouroughly grease a loaf pan.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">In an electric mixer, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt and mix on low for 30 seconds. Add the butter and mix until thouroughly combined and no butter chunks remain.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs and vanilla. Add in 1/3 of the egg mixture, then beat on medium speed for 1 minute. Repeat until all of the eggs are mixed in and it is smooth. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Fold in the chocolate chips by hand, then pour the batter into the loaf pan and smooth the top. Bake for 60 minutes.</span></div><div align="center"></div>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17086379795587583496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133074117133643892.post-50277134164001817672011-09-09T05:15:00.000-07:002011-09-09T05:15:26.787-07:00Nutella Cheesecake Cupcakes<div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Look, I have to tell you something. Last week I tried to make S'mores Cookies, and it was an epic, EPIC fail. It was... awful. It was the most disappointing and saddening thing that's ever happened to me in the kitchen. So this week, it was with great trepidation that I went back into the kitchen.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">On an unrelated note, I just discovered Nutella. I know, right, I'm about 1,000 years late. But I think that when everybody was all, "I'm really into Nutella," I said I didn't like it because I wanted to be hip by being unhip. Because that's how I roll apparently. But guess what?</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">NUTELLA IS DELICIOUS. So I went back to every Nutella recipe I'd ever overlooked, and when I saw the word "cheesecake," I stopped. And here they are. </span><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">They are wonderful.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeT9ii4pAnM-U8McLv8LUd7LOoRhdYMcCxg9QWcIDPxH4-AgtVu88uQ83bRuOP3pjDQPyqhBGUCdb3pWsnQSIRkkIDrauGtYr1KaHQINSpUmq1fI3NsxmXpBb1q-AV6MI-dhWsX2ZYGmI/s1600/NutellaCheesecake+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeT9ii4pAnM-U8McLv8LUd7LOoRhdYMcCxg9QWcIDPxH4-AgtVu88uQ83bRuOP3pjDQPyqhBGUCdb3pWsnQSIRkkIDrauGtYr1KaHQINSpUmq1fI3NsxmXpBb1q-AV6MI-dhWsX2ZYGmI/s400/NutellaCheesecake+005.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Your ingredients: Cream cheese, Sour cream, Butter, Graham Cracker crumbs, sugar, eggs, Nutella, condensed milk, and vanilla (oops).</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2rB6Zc-govzVX79coIdPcalZB4s-cFfRhsYJoA6LzPTo7kvp_rZkdLL5OnkrJx1OXxZxmDNCnCjdOrmJ4KmPyM2qHclPGE2QEC7Iluc5IRV5WdkLjGZ3Ql6uyCsfmykdzjygxvh5Fl1I/s1600/NutellaCheesecake+011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2rB6Zc-govzVX79coIdPcalZB4s-cFfRhsYJoA6LzPTo7kvp_rZkdLL5OnkrJx1OXxZxmDNCnCjdOrmJ4KmPyM2qHclPGE2QEC7Iluc5IRV5WdkLjGZ3Ql6uyCsfmykdzjygxvh5Fl1I/s400/NutellaCheesecake+011.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Melt your butter, and mix it in with the graham cracker crumbs and sugar. Press about a spoonful into the bottom of your cupcake liners and bake for 5 minutes.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrnzfTUfRyBwpfBlRrGnp14Ory7eDHnuezUcS0h-CLg1_hVi_yVBa4Zemtll5U2DfRWzKHM6L3zFWz-iGfaLvet9MbGElUyubC4OCeAVr5kSC0m6EHLL-87v_ZKKQzn1KB14PvE7KCAAY/s1600/NutellaCheesecake+017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrnzfTUfRyBwpfBlRrGnp14Ory7eDHnuezUcS0h-CLg1_hVi_yVBa4Zemtll5U2DfRWzKHM6L3zFWz-iGfaLvet9MbGElUyubC4OCeAVr5kSC0m6EHLL-87v_ZKKQzn1KB14PvE7KCAAY/s400/NutellaCheesecake+017.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Then, mix together your cream cheese and condensed milk, add the eggs and vanilla, then the sour cream, until it's all smooth, like this.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxCPzGDgLuP_H5fbbZymon9rSnEDt-OWAqbb_35oTRAeuxMlIwzZwtDBp6UauJHmF8WvlIuNEelIUuuzMryExN-KXw-YImsKD8Mv2YJPIWTsfQ2bCfNTrPD4UNHTn7d1EtSxSkTlts10/s1600/NutellaCheesecake+019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxCPzGDgLuP_H5fbbZymon9rSnEDt-OWAqbb_35oTRAeuxMlIwzZwtDBp6UauJHmF8WvlIuNEelIUuuzMryExN-KXw-YImsKD8Mv2YJPIWTsfQ2bCfNTrPD4UNHTn7d1EtSxSkTlts10/s400/NutellaCheesecake+019.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Pour it on top of the crust. Add about 1/2 tablespoon of Nutella into each one, then swirl with a knife. Bake for 15-20 minutes, until the cheesecake is set and they look like....</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9yj0QZhK6nywPLxJyL3DHCkmoWVL4smXrETuOqrnpTWdtvaZUgbjzxhWDeaJlYfVX5UvFOnRMFLcn-28OoezYHMbk5aDK0HJzhwlN-ys6xAAQosdq_E2xUZj4UsKi9VXN3FBRPZm-UM/s1600/NutellaCheesecake+021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9yj0QZhK6nywPLxJyL3DHCkmoWVL4smXrETuOqrnpTWdtvaZUgbjzxhWDeaJlYfVX5UvFOnRMFLcn-28OoezYHMbk5aDK0HJzhwlN-ys6xAAQosdq_E2xUZj4UsKi9VXN3FBRPZm-UM/s400/NutellaCheesecake+021.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">this! Then just let them cool and refrigerate. Yummm.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Look at this guy! The reason I didn't post last week is because (of the cookie fail and) also I was at DragonCon! I bought him at one of the dealer booths because I fell in love with him on sight. His name is Mister Food, and I think his benevolent prescence is going to forestall any more baking disasters in my kitchen.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>Nutella Cheesecake Cupcakes</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Adapted from <a href="http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/nutella-cheesecake-bites/">Tasty Kitchen</a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 8 oz. packages of cream cheese, softened</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1/2 cup sour cream</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 1/3 cup graham cracker crumbs</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">4 tbsp. sugar</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">4 tbsp. butter, melted</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">2 14 oz. cans sweetened condensed milk</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">2 tbsp. vanilla</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">2 eggs</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1/2 cup Nutella</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Preheat oven to 350°. Line a muffin pan with cupcake liners.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">In a bowl, mix together with a fork the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and melted butter. Press about a tablespoon of the mixture into the bottom of each of the cupcake liners. Bake for 5 minutes, then set aside to cool.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">In an electric mixer, mix the cream cheese and condensed milk together until smooth. Add the eggs and vanilla, then the sour cream, and mix well. Pour the batter evenly into the cupcake liners. Dollop about 1/2 tablespoon of Nutella into each one and swirl with a fork.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Bake for 15-20 minutes, until the cheesecake filling doesn't jiggle too much. Cool in the muffin pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack and cool for another 10 mintues. Refrigerate at least 30 mintues before serving.</span></div>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17086379795587583496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133074117133643892.post-57549537873369666992011-08-26T06:28:00.000-07:002011-08-26T06:28:59.021-07:00Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars<div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This recipe is so easy. It's so easy you'll have time to do all the dishes while it's baking. Because you know what else is great about it? It hardly makes any dishes.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I know, I know. It's another bar recipe, and it's another cheesecake recipe. What can I say? I have a serious problem. But that problem results in delicious recipes to share with you, so quit your complaining. </span><br />
</div><div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdSqG4webyy4f6nOZCSruyp-W-5vEp7qNx-lqY_MCYUdEqyiHPadCqMQ1RSHvp8n3eXQvK3ZEdQQ6oIwEmXrDSK81yvZ8MGzbjQxFwwzrK_n0Vw8X7NcbRPKz-I5eLSGj-e8sF4v5YC0/s1600/SopapillaCheesecake+038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdSqG4webyy4f6nOZCSruyp-W-5vEp7qNx-lqY_MCYUdEqyiHPadCqMQ1RSHvp8n3eXQvK3ZEdQQ6oIwEmXrDSK81yvZ8MGzbjQxFwwzrK_n0Vw8X7NcbRPKz-I5eLSGj-e8sF4v5YC0/s400/SopapillaCheesecake+038.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Just kidding! Sorry, some leftover teacher sass from this morning. But I'm not kidding about how easy and delicious these are. So make them! They're going with our Game Night Mexicana, including a build-your-own taco bar and sangria.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZb9c5bKaav838gzPdH-uEDomIA7zNcMSQN_dhWABiRh2-_PDQMPfDd4Am2OYh5b9ETCwehQhMWFjJohLdTn6x7BDwAR1T84JV8CxTjiBC61O_X1utV7F3oo22M-IBJD_hF4lwhRkVac/s1600/SopapillaCheesecake+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZb9c5bKaav838gzPdH-uEDomIA7zNcMSQN_dhWABiRh2-_PDQMPfDd4Am2OYh5b9ETCwehQhMWFjJohLdTn6x7BDwAR1T84JV8CxTjiBC61O_X1utV7F3oo22M-IBJD_hF4lwhRkVac/s400/SopapillaCheesecake+003.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Ingredients: Cream cheese, crescent rolls, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla extract, butter, and honey</span><br />
</div><div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2ypxtkw1sFyldUHDQsxnwuT2E7t5L_VkWgIL7rQDh9XcepcBUkP5GHgJsoKXGM0VdajgqKcka-kZ32DxB4qblcM_-O102dQj8apXHlne4CXw3sf0Z34xbDgcreCkLBBjqemA7MC9d8w/s1600/SopapillaCheesecake+015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2ypxtkw1sFyldUHDQsxnwuT2E7t5L_VkWgIL7rQDh9XcepcBUkP5GHgJsoKXGM0VdajgqKcka-kZ32DxB4qblcM_-O102dQj8apXHlne4CXw3sf0Z34xbDgcreCkLBBjqemA7MC9d8w/s400/SopapillaCheesecake+015.JPG" width="267" /></a></div></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">First, roll out one package of the crescent rolls into the bottom of a 9x13. You can use a rolling pin if you want it to be perfect, but that's not how I roll so I just smushed it in with my fingers. Worked like a charm.</span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtaSEucQvSRQMDCUjHAn9cWdL8rzbIlrQ6l9_IPdZmUBJPZQFKWQ03ArpmPKcRKXGaY8kjfmw8Us-PTtJ8DIDSB6Red9eIgx8QAMKCBCGzgwTzP2Dtlpoo6om5xU_aruMU-DJduvk9Qk/s1600/SopapillaCheesecake+023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtaSEucQvSRQMDCUjHAn9cWdL8rzbIlrQ6l9_IPdZmUBJPZQFKWQ03ArpmPKcRKXGaY8kjfmw8Us-PTtJ8DIDSB6Red9eIgx8QAMKCBCGzgwTzP2Dtlpoo6om5xU_aruMU-DJduvk9Qk/s400/SopapillaCheesecake+023.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Beat the cream cheese, 1/2 cup of sugar, and vanilla extract until it's smooth. Mmm. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Spread that deliciousness onto the crescent rolls, then unroll the other crescent rolls on top of that. Repeat the smushing until it's in place. Then take a break and lick the cream cheese spoon. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_7whAWDeJmwEdWpZE-s7QrBaJO-pTXsWUj8b5jAuOHDGH742EtepprY4q0EgrKH8mWFRZ6KqRFL-rkcaCqaiGhjWEg2Yr726sxNxkpyMp0H2DHFelji36fMxizpVigOsYEtp27ztZnCI/s1600/SopapillaCheesecake+028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_7whAWDeJmwEdWpZE-s7QrBaJO-pTXsWUj8b5jAuOHDGH742EtepprY4q0EgrKH8mWFRZ6KqRFL-rkcaCqaiGhjWEg2Yr726sxNxkpyMp0H2DHFelji36fMxizpVigOsYEtp27ztZnCI/s400/SopapillaCheesecake+028.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Mix together the butter, sugar, and cinnamon and dollop the mixture on top of the crescent rolls. Now listen, very carefully. Please do not lick these spoons. It will be so incredibly tempting, and you know me well enough by now to know that I would never stop you unless it was important. And it is really, really important to get every bit of buttery-sugary goodness onto your bars. You'll thank me later.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Adapted from <a href="http://mybakingheart.com/2011/08/02/sopapilla-cheesecake-bars/">My Baking Heart</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 8 oz. packages of cream cheese, softened</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1 1/4 cup sugar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1 tsp. vanilla extract</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">2 8 oz. cans Crescent rolls</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1/2 cup butter, softened</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1 tsp. cinnamon</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">honey for drizzling</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 9x13 baking pan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Unroll one of the tubes of crescent rolls and press into the bottom of the pan. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Beat the cream cheese, 1/2 cup of sugar, and the vanilla until smooth. Spread the cream cheese mixture over the crescent rolls. Unroll the second tube of crescent rolls and lay it over the cream cheese mixture. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In a bowl, mix together 3/4 cup sugar, cinnamon, and butter. Dollop the mixture over the crescent rolls. Bake for 30 minutes, until the crescent rolls start to puff up. Take out and immediately drizzle with honey.</span></div>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17086379795587583496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133074117133643892.post-80633046922937939362011-08-19T06:34:00.000-07:002011-08-19T06:34:56.044-07:00Butter Toffee Chess Pie Bars<div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm sorry to have to tell you about this. I really am, because it's about to change your life forever, in a more-fat kind of way. Remember our friend Brandon? Of the velvet-jacketed-musical-prowess fame? Well, he brought over these things to Game Night:</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">He said, "You can only get these at Walgreens, and they are so delicious." And it was true. It was so, so true. I proceeded to consume untold amounts of Butter Toffee Peanuts. Only me and the recycling know how many cans of these I consumed. And when you get through eating the peanuts, at the bottom are these lovely Butter Toffee bits that get knocked off and wait there for you.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">And, as Brandon pointed out, these little bits were ripe for a desert to go into. So I had to make one up. What flavor would complement the butter toffee deliciousness? Chess pie, of course. So here they are:</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I'm sorry to burden you with this knowledge, but they are so, so delicious. So rich and wonderful. Please make them. Please go to Walgreens and buy yourself some Butter Toffee Peanuts.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6fweSMxFCYOlRlfyaXFxycNi_1Wix-V4juaF150mlvTUZOgoXGYjMPWpukhhPOErGhjnC9JkDGI2Bn6UBf6xSev_fFCJn1Vr1W-l0HyJIFf0_pj39MjEIFo1NtAgJKPwHcP-rfhmcpQ/s1600/ButterToffee+016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6fweSMxFCYOlRlfyaXFxycNi_1Wix-V4juaF150mlvTUZOgoXGYjMPWpukhhPOErGhjnC9JkDGI2Bn6UBf6xSev_fFCJn1Vr1W-l0HyJIFf0_pj39MjEIFo1NtAgJKPwHcP-rfhmcpQ/s400/ButterToffee+016.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Your ingredients: Yellow cake mix, 3 eggs, dark brown sugar, powdered sugar, cream cheese, butter toffee bits, and butter</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmBMYQH5XJVXUTfjyBoRsaDHWrkysHyiRAKYp2FUN48VfKzO0gPFE_DRV2Xooz1iJiL8JUEJCaLFvTHwPTJA2Ral6f1GRXDm3C8TQZCblrGBu_wJpPLhEtjiLyLhOtkShBS6sd_AS9u3A/s1600/ButterToffee+022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmBMYQH5XJVXUTfjyBoRsaDHWrkysHyiRAKYp2FUN48VfKzO0gPFE_DRV2Xooz1iJiL8JUEJCaLFvTHwPTJA2Ral6f1GRXDm3C8TQZCblrGBu_wJpPLhEtjiLyLhOtkShBS6sd_AS9u3A/s400/ButterToffee+022.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">First, melt your butter and mix it with the cake mix and 1 eggs until it's dough-y</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqRDmrYhqRXYVBzMeVF7TlhmnmLYwfAyt1nnudNdHg-MjckeRaMBtS3Uj_Qso00YeI-h8oh34uS8ACHIPaHNDTX_ZELyaclu-35Umj5Waqrk1qaKzD9-9t53kbd9vTC62ZXQalK1LV-3k/s1600/ButterToffee+029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqRDmrYhqRXYVBzMeVF7TlhmnmLYwfAyt1nnudNdHg-MjckeRaMBtS3Uj_Qso00YeI-h8oh34uS8ACHIPaHNDTX_ZELyaclu-35Umj5Waqrk1qaKzD9-9t53kbd9vTC62ZXQalK1LV-3k/s320/ButterToffee+029.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Press it into the bottom of a greased 9x13. Mix together the cream cheese, powdered sugar, brown sugar, 2 eggs, and butter toffee bits for about 1-2 minutes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Butter Toffee Chess Pie Bars</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 box yellow cake mix</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">8 oz. cream cheese, room temperature</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">3 eggs</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1/2 cup dark brown sugar</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">3 1/2 cups powdered sugar</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1 stick butter, melted</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1/2 cup-ish of Butter Toffee Bits</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Mix together the cake mix, 1 egg, and melted butter until it becomes a soft dough. Press it into the bottom of the pan.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center"></div>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17086379795587583496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133074117133643892.post-87441977059794628322011-08-12T07:50:00.000-07:002011-08-13T07:25:53.851-07:00Cap'n Crunch Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Marshmallow Frosting<div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Remember those beautiful cupcakes I made <a href="http://somethingsweetbaker.blogspot.com/2011/08/chocolate-peanut-butter-cupcakes.html">last week?</a> Simple, elegant. Dark and beautiful. These are nothing like that. They're like the wacky cousin of the cupcake family. Speaking of wacky cousins.... just kidding!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">My wonderful cousin, who made these merely a week or two before going into labor with her second child (who is totally beautiful, just like the first) recommended that I make these, insisting that they had been a huge hit. (I know, right? I told you she was wonderful).</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The Husband was so skeptical his eyebrows nearly jumped off his face. The frosting has peanut butter! I shouted at him, and went for it.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Thank goodness. Because these are so awesome, they'll practically melt your face off.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX95v7pleSqJ3WGs0VG17PR9Q201x8Lf0rZSOVKVKWO_K02_8x5RiBh-L3rvVex49dJS9O_yAodtUn9bvquSRt77AMzv3xpLz4aWOiikf0r6gJ710sbFyvsFXXCdH69T0VyhfNwW9XG0s/s1600/CapnCrunchCupcakes+015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX95v7pleSqJ3WGs0VG17PR9Q201x8Lf0rZSOVKVKWO_K02_8x5RiBh-L3rvVex49dJS9O_yAodtUn9bvquSRt77AMzv3xpLz4aWOiikf0r6gJ710sbFyvsFXXCdH69T0VyhfNwW9XG0s/s400/CapnCrunchCupcakes+015.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So first, crush up 2 cups of cereal. Crush it up real good, it's going in the batter.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3Tq5M-K-ycexL_iKIFQJKupIWvr3_hH-KZkyeq6y4caKhoSSdTsdPNjdYL-Z2ELoRjJByGHMokrJ0IYp6Imf1Mw6yS6eWHQWvGlgq5jyImRC71gxFu0v9GNDsaTUPfm1xUIDBd2PASM/s1600/CapnCrunchCupcakes+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3Tq5M-K-ycexL_iKIFQJKupIWvr3_hH-KZkyeq6y4caKhoSSdTsdPNjdYL-Z2ELoRjJByGHMokrJ0IYp6Imf1Mw6yS6eWHQWvGlgq5jyImRC71gxFu0v9GNDsaTUPfm1xUIDBd2PASM/s400/CapnCrunchCupcakes+009.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Pour it into cupcake liners that look like this, preferably. True Story: I pulled these out of the bag and Husband said, "Oh, pirates, for Cap'n Crunch." And I said, "Uh, yeah! Yeah! For Cap'n Crunch! Not because I'm 7 and just wanted to buy pirate cupcake liners."</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Bask in what an awesome baker you are. You deserve it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>Cap'n Crunch Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Marshmallow Frosting</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">From <a href="http://confessionsofacookbookqueen.com/2011/02/capn-crunch-cupcakes-with-peanut-butter-marshmallow-frosting/">Confessions of a Cookbook Queen</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><u>For the cupcakes:</u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">4 cups Cap'n Crunch cereal, plus extra for garnish</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1 box Duncan Hines Classic Yellow Cake Mix</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">4 eggs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1 cup buttermilk</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1/3 cup oil</span><br />
<u><span style="font-family: Arial;">For the frosting:</span></u><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1 cup creamy peanut butter</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">2 sticks butter, room temperature</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">4 cups powdered sugar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1 tsp. vanilla</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">7 oz. marshmallow creme</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1/4 cup milk</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Preheat oven to 350°. Line your muffin pan with liners.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Finely crush 2 cups of Cap'n Crunch. In a mixer, beat together the crushed cereal, cake mix, eggs, buttermilk, and oil on low speed for 1 minute. Scrape down everything into the bowl and mix it on medium speed for 2 minutes. Fold in the remaining 2 cups of whole cereal into the batter. Fill cupcake liners 2/3 way full, bake for 12-15 minutes, until the tops are springy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Let the cupcakes cool on a wire rack while you make the frosting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">For the frosting, beat together the peanut butter, butter, milk and vanilla until smooth. Add the powdered sugar a little at a time until just mixed. Mix it on medium speed for 2 minutes, until fluffy. Stir in the marshmallow creme by hand.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Frost cupcakes very generously and garnish with Cap'n Crunch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Enjoy!</span></div>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17086379795587583496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133074117133643892.post-51244796247872064212011-08-05T06:21:00.000-07:002011-08-05T06:21:28.404-07:00Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes<div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Guess what, friends. This week I discovered that Joy the Baker and I both use Knock Knock's All Out Of shopping lists to write our grocery lists on. Don't believe me? <a href="http://www.joythebaker.com/blog/2011/07/real-life-dinner/#more-5547">Look!</a> You know what that means? She and I are one step closer to being blog buddies.</span><br />
</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">They're pretty fun, actually. You should <a href="http://www.knockknock.biz/catalog/categories/pads/kk-pads/all-out-blue-pad/">get one.</a> All the cool kids are doing it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Chocolate peanut butter cupcakes. There's not much to say about these except that they're delicious. And pretty easy. And they made me long for a bigger muffin pan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">They're not as pretty as Joy's, but who am I to compete with Joy the Baker?</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4JddICHTtmEJQbsz6XJrY6HApHtqEcAVmIgNWV1A1eS-hZGrQHtWN853bcsp4ENLm5l7D6C6GNs-RleEef8rZeFQuD8Jdk3VhhpY-r255rrzJeDAHzerHPa5wmyYnhXEtXmqixTk3no/s1600/ChocolatePeanutCupcakes+010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4JddICHTtmEJQbsz6XJrY6HApHtqEcAVmIgNWV1A1eS-hZGrQHtWN853bcsp4ENLm5l7D6C6GNs-RleEef8rZeFQuD8Jdk3VhhpY-r255rrzJeDAHzerHPa5wmyYnhXEtXmqixTk3no/s400/ChocolatePeanutCupcakes+010.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First, sift together all your dry ingredients into a big bowl.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Now just wait until the cupcakes are cooled, then frost! You can either chop up the peanut butter cups, like Joy did, or get little ones and chop them in half, like I did, or just leave them plain.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Mmmmm...</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">From <a href="http://www.joythebaker.com/blog/2010/05/chocolate-peanut-butter-cupcakes/">Joy the Baker</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Makes about 24 cupcakes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><u>For the Cupcakes:</u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">2 1/4 cups AP flour</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">2 cups sugar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">2 tsp. baking soda</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1/2 tsp. salt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">2 cups cold water</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1 tbsp. vanilla extract</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">2 tsp. white vinegar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">2/3 cup vegetable or canola oil</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><u>For the frosting:</u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1 cup butter, room temperature</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1 cup creamy peanut butter</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">3 cups powdered sugar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1 tbsp. milk</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Preheat oven to 350°. Line muffin pan with cupcake liners and set aside.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In a large bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda. In another bowl, whisk together the cold water, vinegar, oil, and vanilla. Slowly mix the wet ingredients into the dry, be careful not to overmix. Pour into cupcake liners and bake for 20-24 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Let the cupcakes cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack. While they're cooling make the frosting. In an electric mixer beat the butter and peanut butter together until no butter lumps remain. Add powdered sugar and beat on low for 1 minute. Add the milk and beat on medium-high for one minute.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Once cupcakes are room temperature, frost and garnish with peanut butter cups.</span></div>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17086379795587583496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133074117133643892.post-37134295451853593962011-07-31T13:09:00.000-07:002011-07-31T13:17:50.486-07:00Sunshine Pound Cake<div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's been awhile! Did you miss me? I'm back with a bang. A lemony, citrusy bang. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Arial;">So, the blog that this cake came from is one of my favorite new discoveries- it's been around for a while, but somehow I never came across it. This cake takes a little while to make, but it's not hard, and it's delicious.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CDASuqtAjfAStUq8nNncKUiKE6byM5w6e2UxhsQ9IwPvkyI3Zc9MAXoSxqgUU7u3vbOWn334JPCuCoFSvWZPbOOGPTDXH2Y-JTAfjMODT9Eb18Mt-Sc7tRVT8_ipOrKFDwln7_ypUac/s1600/SunshineCake+017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CDASuqtAjfAStUq8nNncKUiKE6byM5w6e2UxhsQ9IwPvkyI3Zc9MAXoSxqgUU7u3vbOWn334JPCuCoFSvWZPbOOGPTDXH2Y-JTAfjMODT9Eb18Mt-Sc7tRVT8_ipOrKFDwln7_ypUac/s400/SunshineCake+017.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial;">First, cream together your butter and sugar for about 3 minutes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Hopefully you have someone like The Husband who spends 5 minutes telling you that it's okay that it didn't come out perfectly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">While the cake is cooling down to room temperature, make your glaze. Whisk together the ingredients, then, once your cake is cooled, pour it on top! It's okay if it runs off a little. It looks pretty that way. Don't skimp on the glaze, either. It's delicious.</span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Arial;">Seriously, look at it! It's beautiful! You can't even tell that it didn't come out of the pan perfectly.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">Sunshine Pound Cake</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">From <a href="http://www.ezrapoundcake.com/archives/5640">Ezra Pound Cake</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><u>For the cake:</u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1 cup butter, room temperature</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">3 cups sugar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">6 eggs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">3 cups cake flour</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1/2 tsp. baking soda</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1 tsp. salt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1 cup sour cream</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">zest of 1 lemon</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">zest of 2 limes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">zest of 1 orange (save one tsp. of the zest for the glaze)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">2 tbsp. fresh lime juice</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">2 tbsp. fresh orange juice</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1 tbsp. vanilla extract</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><u>For the glaze:</u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">2 cups powdered sugar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1 tsp. lemon zest</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1 tsp. lime zest</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1 tsp. orange zest</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1/4 cup fresh orange juice</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Preheat your oven to 325°. Thoroughly grease a bundt pan. In a mixer, cream your butter and sugar for 3 minutes on low speed. Meanwhile, in a seperate bowl sift together your flour and baking soda. Add your zests, whisk it together and set aside.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In another bowl, combine the sour cream, lemon juice, lime juice, orange juice, and vanilla. Stir together and set aside.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Add the eggs into the butter and sugar one at a time, mixing well between each one. Alternately add the flour mixture and the sour cream mixture starting and ending with the flour mixture. Make sure to scrape the sides of the bowl to get any stray ingredients. Put the mixer on medium speed for about 20 seconds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Pour the mixture into your bundt pan, making sure the top is even. Bake for 65-70 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes before turning the pan over and letting the cake cool on the rack. While the cake cools, make the glaze.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In a bowl, whisk together the glaze ingredients. When the cake has reached room temperature, pour the glaze on top.</span></div>Hannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17086379795587583496noreply@blogger.com0