There are many different buzz words that explain this phenomenon: flexitarian, semi-vegetarian, and week day vegetarian; where you only eat meat on the week-ends. But anyway you want to say it, you are cutting back on the meat you eat. Some do it for health reasons, animal rights, the environment or all of the above!

Removing high fructose corn syrup and preservatives from our table.
This is my on-line recipe book with my adventures into finding healthy food for my family to eat....
Trying to cook more from scratch with less prepared foods.
Showing posts with label cake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cake. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Never Fail Caramel Frosting

 2 cups brown sugar

1 cup sugar

2 Tbsp light corn syrup 

2 Tbsp butter

2/3 cup cream

cook over low heat until sugar dissolved. Cover cook for 3 minutes while syrup  boils. Uncover and cook until soft ball stage.Cool to lukewarm and beat until spreadable. 


Quick caramel frosting


2 Tbsp. butter

2/3 brown sugar

dash fo salt

1/3 cup of evaporated milk

 

Melt butter in 2 quart pan. Stir in brown sugar, salt and  evaporated milk. Heat until boiling stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Cool to lukewarm. 


2 1/3 to 2 1/2 cup powder sugar

1 tsp vanilla


Add powder sugar stir until spreading consistency. Add vanilla

Choclate Fudge Icing

 1/2 stick  butter

3 cups sugar

1 cup carnation milk

1/2 cup milk

3 1/2 blocks baking chocolate

1/4 tsp salt

 

In sauce pan stir together. scraps sides until reaching soft ball stage. Remove from heat and add:

1/2 stick butter

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp lemon favor

 

BEAT do not stir. 


Saturday, February 4, 2012

Lemon Flax seed wacky cake

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.


1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
2 tbs. flax seeds
1/2 tsp. salt

Mix flour, sugar,
flax seeds, baking soda, and salt with a fork in an
ungreased 9"x9"x2" baking pan.

Add:

1/4 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup water
2 tbs. lemon juice
1 tbs. vanilla

You can make three wells in the flour mixture and stir together...

Bake 35-40
minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake
comes out clean, and the top is golden brown. Remove
from oven and cool.

powdered sugar

Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Makes 8 servings.


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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Cheesecake cupcakes

3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
 1/4 cup chopped pecans
3 tablespoons butter, melted
3/4 cup fresh raspberries, crushed
1/2 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
10 1/2 fluid ounces sweetened condensed milk
1 cup frozen whipped topping, thawed

Line a 12 cup muffin pan with paper cup liners. In a medium bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, crushed pecans and melted margarine, mixing well to blend. Spoon mixture evenly into a 12 cup muffin pan lined with paper cup liners. Press mixture with a spoon to firm bottom.

Puree raspberries and set aside

Beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add condensed milk and 1/2 cup of the raspberry puree and mix until well blended. Fold in whipped topping. Spoon evenly into baking cups.

Freeze for at least 5 hours.

When ready to serve, remove paper liners. Invert cakes onto individual serving plates. Drizzle remaining raspberry puree over cakes. Garnish with a few whole raspberries. Serve frozen.

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