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Chocolate Cake

mcqueenie23 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:00:19 +0000

I’m not a huge cake person but I LOVE this chocolate cake!!

Chocolate Cake

8 oz dark chocolate pieces
2/3 cup butter
1 cup of sugar
4 eggs
4 heaping tablespoons of flour
4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1.5 teaspons baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 tablespoons of sour cream
2/3 cup heavy whipping cream
9 oz semi sweet chocolate pieces

Line cake tin with grease paper and grease, melt dark chocolate pieces over
water, beat together eggs and sugar, mix in flour, cocoa powder,
baking powder and vanilla extract. Slowly fold in the melted butter
and chocolate mix with the sour cream. Bake suggested temp at 350
until toothpick is clean 40 minutes… Cut cake in half horizontally (I put half the batter into two 9 inch round cake pans and bake for about 25 minutes so I don’t have to deal with that cutting horizontally nonsense!)

Frosting:

Heat heavy cream in sauce pan so that it doesn’t burn and do not boil,
remove from heat, stir in semi sweet pieces, cool until thick. Then frost in between the two layers, and then all over the cake.

Sour Cream Banana Bread

Meghan — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:00:00 +0000

I don’t really think I need to explain this any further.

Ingredients:

1 Cup Sugar

1/2 Cup Oil

2 Eggs

1 Cup Mashed Ripe Bananas

1/2 Cup Daisy Brand Sour Cream (because that’s what brand I prefer)

1 tsp. Vanilla

1 1/2 Cups Flour

1 tsp. Baking Soda

1/2 tsp. Salt

1 Cup Chocolate Chips (optional)

Directions:

Heat over to 350 degrees.

Grease & flour bottom only of 9×5 loaf pan.

In large bowl, beat together sugar & oil.

Add eggs, bananas, sour cream & vanilla. Blend well.

Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup, level off.

Add to ingredients along with baking soda and salt, just until moistened.

Stir in chocolate chips.

Pour into prepared pan.

Bake at 350 degrees for 50 – 60 minutes. Cool 5 minutes and remove from pan.

Enjoy!

Freaking Delicious Orange Rolls

Meghan — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:00:16 +0000

This is a super quick, super easy recipe and you will get A LOT of compliments on. Really. I promise.

It’s perfect for a holiday breakfast or a brunch with friends. No plan something just so you have an excuse to make this. If Saturday morning isn’t enough of an excuse.

Ingredients:

2 Packages Pillsbury Refrigerated Biscuits

1 Cup Butter, Melted

3/4 Cup Sugar

Grated Rind of 2 Oranges

Directions:

Grease a bundt (or round mold) pan.

Mix sugar and orange rind in the melted butter.

Dip each biscuit in the mixture and lay on it’s side (up & down) in the pan.

Bake at 400 degrees for 20 -25 minutes.

Turn upside down onto a dish.

Pull apart and enjoy!

Peach Pecan Coffee Cake

mama2addie — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:10:26 +0000

1 1/2 cups self-rising flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
3 large ripe peaches, sliced
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup pecans broken into small pieces
1 1/2 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnanom
whipped cream for serving

Preheat oven to 350*. Grease and line with wax paper an 8×8 inch baking pan. Put the flour, sugar, butter, eggs and milk into a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer for a few minutes, or until smooth. Spoon and spread batter evenly into the prepared baking pan. Arrange the peach slices over the batter. In a small bowl, thoroughly mix the brown sugar, melted butter, pecans and cinnamon. Sprinkle the mixture over the peaches. Bake for 40 minutes, testing for doneness with a toothpick. Serve warm or cool, topped with whipped cream!

Homemade Flour Tortillas

avasmommy — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:00:16 +0000

If you’ve never made your own tortillas, you are missing out. These flour version are super easy to make and far, far superior to the store bought variety.

Tortillas

2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
¾ teaspoon baking powder
1/3 cup of shortening or lard
2/3 – ¾ cup of VERY hot water

Mix flour with salt and baking powder. Using your hands mix in the shortening or lard until the mixture becomes a coarse even meal. Mix in 2/3 cup of water adding all at once, and knead for two minutes, or until the dough has the consistency of a stiff bread dough. If dry and crumbly, add water; if too moist, add a few tablespoons of additional flour.

Cover the dough and allow it to rest for 20 minutes. Heat a skillet or griddle over medium high heat until hot enough that a drop of water immediately sizzles and evaporates. You will be rolling and cooking each tortilla rather than rolling and cooking all of them.

Pinch off a piece of dough the size of a golf ball, and dust your hands and dough ball with flour. Place the ball on a lightly floured surface and flatten the ball with your hands into a ½ inch thick circle. Then using a rolling pin roll it twice in the same direction. Keep rolling, turning the dough 90 degrees each time, until you have formed a circle 1/8” think and 8 to 9 inches in diameter.

Immediately place it in the hot skillet and cook it for 30 to 45 seconds, or until bubbles begin to form on top. If the tortilla puffs into a pillow, push it down with a spatula. Turn and cook 20 seconds, remove with a spatula, and keep warm by placing it in a tea towel and covering it with the towel.

Roll and cook remaining dough the same way.