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Golden Butter Cake with Chocolate Marshmallow Frosting

6 egg yolks
1 cup milk
2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 Tablespoon + 1 tsp. Baking Powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
12 Tablespoons butter
3 cup flour

Mix yolks, 1/4 cup of the milk & vanilla. Put all dry ingredients in mixing bowl. Beat in butter till like crumbs. Beat in remaining milk. Now slowly beat in egg yolk mixture. Beat till smooth. Pour into a greased & floured 9x13 pan & bake 350 degrees 25 -35 minutes. Poke holes in cake with an object about the diameter of a drinking straw. Pour Chocolate Marshmallow Frosting over warm cake. Smooth for an even finish.

Chocolate Marshmallow Frosting
3 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
1 bag marshmallows
1teaspoon vanilla
dash of salt
1/2 to 1 cup of light cream
2 cups powdered sugar
Microwave chocolate chips on 50% power till melted about 2 minutes. Stir 1/2 thru and again when melted to smooth. Add marshmallows & microwave full power till melted about 1 1/2 minutes. Stir till smooth. Now beat in cream & sugar till texture is frosting consistency. Add more or less as you prefer. Frost warm cake. Frosting will pool down in holes and smooth over the top. Delicious!



 

Sunday, May 8, 2016

Fresh Apple & Spice Cake

                                                                             

This is a very good spice cake with fresh apple to make it moist & tasty! The frosting is a nice touch that adds the right amount of creamy sweetness!
CAKE:
3 Cups Flour
1 Cup Sugar
1 Cup Brown Sugar
1 Tsp Ginger
2 Tsp Cinnamon
1 Tsp Ground Cloves
1/2 Tsp Ground Nutmeg
2 Tsp Baking Soda
1 Cup Vegetable Oil
4 Eggs
1/2 Cup Milk
2 Tsp Vanilla
2 Cups Peeled, Cored,  & Shredded Granny Smith Apples
1 TBS Lemon Juice
Grease & Flour a 10 inch tube pan. Preheat oven to 325. Prepare apples, Place the lemon juice in your food processor & then the quartered apples. Shred by using the pulse button you want fine but not mushy apple pieces! Set aside. Mix all the dry ingredients together. Now add all the wet except the apples. Mix until everything is combined! Then stir in the apples! Spoon into the prepared pan. Bake 1 & 1/2 hours! Once baked let cool 10 minutes then loosen the side & the middle by running a knife down the edges. Turn over & dump out on your plate. Let cool. Frost with the following frosting.
FROSTING:
4 TBS Softened Butter
1/2 Cup Shortening
4 Cups Powdered Sugar
Dash of Salt
2 Tsp Vanilla
Milk
Beat butter & shortening, Add sugar salt & vanilla. Beat in enough milk to get the spreading consistency you desire! Spread on the sides, top & down in the center of your cake! DELICIOUS! 

Saturday, May 7, 2016

I am baking!

What am I doing at 10:15 PM on a Saturday night? BAKING OF COURSE! I am baking my Mom a beautiful Apple Spice Cake to take to her tomorrow on Mothers Day! My Mom got me started all those many years ago with my love for baking, so of course I have to bake her a special treat! HAPPY MOTHERS DAY to all you Moms out there & to everyone who has a Mom!  This is me with my Mom who will smile when she sees her Mothers Day Cake!
                                                   

                                         
                                                  

Apple Bread Salad my HEALTHY lunch for One!This

                                                                           
This is my alternative for lunch when I am eating Macrobiotic! Even when I am not for that matter! It is satisfying, quick to make & just tastes good!
1 Granny Smith Apple cored & cut into chunks
1 Heaping Table spoon of my Homemade Peanut Butter, found at the 6/12 2011 archive on this blog
1/4 Raisins
1 to 2 Teaspoons Cinnamon
1 Slice of Ezekiel Bread ripped into small pieces. You may use any good healthy bread you choose! Just throw everything into a plastic container with a lid, stir it well & chill until you are ready to eat!  

The Big Beef & Cheese Casserole

                                                                         
Lots of Beef, Veggies & Cheese in this scrumptious dinner!

2 Lbs of Lean Ground Beef or use Ground Turkey, or Ground Chicken
1 Lb Frozen Mixed Vegetables
1 Onion Sliced into thin rings
4 Large Potatoes Peeled & Sliced thin
2 Cans 10.5 oz.  of Campbells Cheese Soup, I used 1 Can Cheese & 1 Can Cheesy Broccoli Soup
1 Cup Sour Cream 
Salt & Pepper to taste
2 Cups Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Parsley Flakes
In a large deep 9x13 pan place the frozen vegetables in the bottom spread out evenly. Next spread 1 pound of the ground meat over the vegetable layer. Next spread 1/2 of the sliced potatoes over the meat, then 1/2 of the onion. Sprinkle with salt & pepper to taste. Now spread the other pound of ground meat, then the rest of the potatoes & top with the onion. Mix the cans of soup together stir in the sour cream. Spread this over the top, Now cover with foil & bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 2 hours. Once baked peel off the foil & top with 2 cups of shredded cheese, I used Cheddar! Use your families favorite. Return pan into the oven & bake another 15 minutes! DELICIOUS, CREAMY, BEEFY, & CHEESY GOODNESS! Serve with a salad & some crusty bread or hot rolls! Serves 6 easily!