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Easy Cinnamon Apple Cake

08 Thursday Oct 2020

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Keep a can of apple pie filling and a roll or two of cinnamon rolls so that if you get unexpected people dropping by or just have a craving, you have a delicious cake at the ready.

Ingredients

  • 1 can apple pie filling (540 ml)
  • 1 or 2 cinnamon rolls with icing (351 g)
  • 1 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Directions

  1. Depending on the how many people you wish to serve you can use 1 or 2 cinnamon roll tubes. (Using 1/2 can of pie filling and 1 cinnamon roll will yield you 6 servings in an 8″x8″ pan) If you use a full can of pie filling you will need 2 cinnamon rolls and a 9″x13″ pan.
  2. Open your tubes of cinnamon rolls and separate the sections
  3. Cut each section into quarters with a knife or scissors and put into a bowl
  4. Open the can of pie filling and depending on how many tubes you are using cut apple slices into smaller pieces, and put them in the bowl with the cinnamon rolls.
  5. Gently fold the apple pieces and 1/2 the pie filling mixture together
  6. Coat the cooking pan with cooking spray and pour the mixture into it
  7. If using pecans, sprinkle over top
  8. Bake in a preheated over at 375 degrees F for 30 minutes
  9. Let cool at least a 1/2 hour before drizzling the icing from the cinnamon tubes over top.

Serve and Enjoy

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Earthquake Cake

26 Saturday Sep 2020

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Ingredients

  • 1 box your favourite Chocolate Cake Mix (do not prepare as directed on box, use instructions and ingredients below)
  • 1/3 cup oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 1/3 cups water
  • 2/3 cup shredded coconut
  • 2/3 cup chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • 1/2 cup or 1 stick, unsalted or salted butter
  • 3 3/4 cups of icing sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Lightly spray a 9 x 13 inch pan with non-stick cooking spray.
  3. Sprinkle the coconut, chocolate chips, and the chopped pecans over the bottom of the pan.
  4. Mix the chocolate cake mix along with the oil, water and eggs using a spatula or hand mixer.
  5. Pour the cake mix over top of the coconut/chocolate chip/pecan layer.
  6. In a saucepan or fry pan, melt the butter and cream cheese together.
  7. Using a spatula or hand mixer on low, add the butter/cream cheese mixture together with the icing sugar until it’s smooth.
  8. dollop the mixture on top of the uncooked chocolate cake in the pan, and swirl using a knife into the cake mix.
  9. Bake for 35-45 minutes. Using a toothpick to test the doneness will not work as the mixture is too gooey. Just make sure it doesn’t wobble too much.

Enjoy

Hummingbird Cake

09 Monday Dec 2019

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Humminbird Cake

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Cake

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 can crushed pineapple (NOT DRAINED) (8 ounces)
  • 2 cups chopped bananas (1 1/2 cups mashed) or 3 bananas
  • Shortening (for greasing pan)
  • 1 cup chopped pecans (toasted pecans)

Icing

  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/2-3/4 cup(s) flaked coconut (depending on your taste)
  • 1-2 package(s) of cream cheese (8 ounces ea., depending on your taste)
  • 1/2 cup of butter
  • 4 cups of icing sugar (16 ounces)
  • 1-2 teaspoons vanilla (depending on your taste)

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Combine flour, sugar, salt, baking soda and cinnamon in a large bowl
  3. Add eggs and oil, stir until ingredients are moistened
  4. Stir in vanilla, pineapple, bananas and 1 cup of chopped toasted pecans (put pecans on a baking sheet and put under the broiler for a minute or two while stirring to ensure they don’t burn)
  5. Pour batter into 3 well-greased and floured 9-inch cake pans
  6. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes our clean.
  7. Remove from pans after cooling for about 10 minutes and then cool cake completely before icing (about 1 hour)
  8. Cream butter in mixer and add vanilla and gradually add icing sugar. Stir in coconut.
  9. Spread 1 cups of cream cheese icing over first layer and top with second layer and top with another cup of icing, then top with last layer and frost the top and sides with remaining icing. Decorate top with pecan half’s and pecan pieces

Note: I know prefer to use two jello roll pans (these pans are smaller than a cookie sheet) lined with parchment paper instead of cake pans. I use an ice cream scoop to divide the batter between the pans. This makes 4 equal layers. Back around 15-20 minutes instead of 30 minutes as they are less thick. Once each layer is cooled enough I simply cut them in half including the parchment paper and stack them onto of each other til I’m ready to frost them. I then remove the parchment paper and ice each layer but not the sides. I then trim each side to make it nice and neat. To serve cut the cake down the middle and then serve 1-2 inch slices.

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French Almond Cake

02 Sunday Sep 2018

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French Almond Cake - update

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For Cake Batter

  • 3/4 cup of plain yogurt or Greek yogurt
  • 1 1/2 cups of sugar
  • 4 large eggs (room temperature)
  • 3/4 cup of almond flour
  • 1 1/2 cups of  all-purpose flour (preferably unbleached)
  • 3 teaspoons of baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup vegetable or canola oil

For Glaze

  • 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
  • 3 tablespoons of orange juice
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 3/4 cup of powdered sugar (icing sugar) (plus additional for decoration)
  • 1/2 cups sliced toasted almonds (store bought or make them yourself, recipe to follow)

Directions

To make toasted almonds

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Place parchment paper onto a cookie sheet. Spray parchment paper with vegetable oil
  3. Spread slivered almonds in a single layer and bake 10-15 minutes until almonds just begin to turn golden brown. Stir every 5 minutes to prevent burning. When toasted remove from sheet and keep aside for decoration

For Glaze

  1. Mix together orange zest, orange juice, powdered (icing) sugar, vanilla and almond extracts. Whisk and set aside

For Cake Batter

  1. Spray sides of a 9-inch round cake pan and line bottom with parchment paper
  2. Stir until well blended the yogurt, sugar and eggs.
  3. Add all-purpose and almond flours along with baking powder, salt and almond and vanilla extracts
  4. Add oil and mix for about 2 or 3 minutes
  5. Pour batter into pan and bake for 30-45 minutes. If top is getting too brown, cover with foil sprayed with vegetable oil to prevent sticking. Bake until cake feels springy to the touch and toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Do not over bake. Cool cake on wire rack.
  6. While cake is still warm use a pastry brush to gently pat glaze all over the top and sides. Continue to patting on glaze til all used up, it will be soaked up by the cake.
  7. Sprinkle almonds over top of cake while glaze is still wet and pat gently.
  8. Cool cake completely and then sprinkle with powdered (icing) sugar and serve

Enjoy

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strawberry Mousse Cake

26 Wednesday Jul 2017

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Strawberry mousse cake

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  • 1 (28 oz) Gelatin powder
  • 30 grams of boiling water
  • 135 grams digestive cookies
  • 40 grams of melted butter
  • 450 grams of whipping cream
  • 60 grams of sugar
  • 1 teaspoons of vanilla
  • Lady Finger6-8 Giant Lady Fingers (ie Milano brand)
  • Half strawberries for lining the sides of the springform pan (see photo above)
  • Strawberries pieces for middle
  • Sliced Strawberries for decoration of top

Strawberry mousse cake 2

Start by making Strawberry Purée

  • 3 tablespoons of sugar
  • 200 grams of frozen or fresh strawberries
  • 3 tablespoons of cold water
  • 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
  • 9″ springform pan
  • 28 grams of gelatin powder
  • 30 grams of boiled water

Directions

  1. Prepare gelatin by adding 30 grams of boiled water to 1 (28 gram) package of Gelatin in a heat proof bowl
  2. Let sit for 10 minutes


Continue to make the rest of the cake 

STEP 1

  1. Put Digestive cookies in a plastic zip bag and crush
  2. Put into a bowl
  3. Add 40 grans of melted butter
  4. Press into the bottom of a 9″ springform pan
  5. Take the strawberry halves and arrange them along along the bottom and touching the sides of the pan facing out (see photo above)

STEP 2

  1. Put 200 grams of frozen or fresh strawberries in a food processor and dice
  2. Put strawberries, lemon juice and sugar in a pot
  3. Heat on low heat
  4. Add gelatin to warm strawberries
  5. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes
  6. Make sure the strawberries are a purée or use a hand blender to smooth it out
  7. Cool down as the purée will be added to the whipped cream mixture

STEP 3

  1. In a cool bowl add 450 grams of whipping cream
  2. Whip cream with a mixer until soft peaks form
  3. Add the 45 grams of sugar and the 2 teaspoons of vanilla  a little at a time until peaks are glossy

STEP 4

Fold the cooled strawberry purée into the whipped cream and mix carefully

STEP 5

  1. Pour half of the mouse mixture into the bottom of the springform pan
  2. Layer the soft lady fingers on top the mousse mixture
    (if using hard lady fingers dip the both sides into some milk with a little vanilla in it)
  3. Add a small amount of mousse and then add the diced strawberries as a layer
  4. Add the remaining strawberry mousse mixture and spread the top flat

Step 6

  1. Arrange sliced strawberries starting from the outside in rows.
  2. For the second row start the strawberries row by layering strawberries over the first row and offset them between the first row strawberries
  3. Continue with additional rows and finish with a single whole strawberry in the middle (check photo above)

STEP 7

Cool overnight to set

Serve cold and enjoy