Plum Cake With Clotted Cream Frosting
I created this cake when I had a bunch of plums staring me in the face and were on the brink of going bad. I hate wasting food so put this cake together and it turned out very nice. It is also great to eat for breakfast!
INGREDIENTS
2 Cups Unbleached Flour
1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
½ Cup Butter At Room Temperature
1 ¼ Cups Sugar
2 Eggs
¾ Cup Milk
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
6 Diced Plums
Beat the eggs in a large bowl. Add the sugar and continue beating until fluffy. Add the butter and continue to mix. Sift the flour with the baking powder and salt. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture. Beat in the milk and vanilla. Fold in the diced plums. Pour the batter into a 13x9x2 inch baking pan. Bake in a preheated 350° F oven for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and completely cool. Frost with the Clotted Cream Frosting. Serves 10
Clotted Cream Frosting
INGREDIENTS
1 Cup Unsalted Butter At Room Temperature
½ Cup Room Temperature Cream Cheese
6 Ounces Clotted Cream
2 Teaspoons Vanilla
2 Cups Powdered Sugar
Beat the butter, cream cheese and clotted cream until fluffy. Add the vanilla while continuing to beat. Gradually add the powdered sugar through a sifter. Beat well. Frost a cooled cake.
Lady Bird Johnson’s Lemon Bundt Cake
INGREDIENTS
1 Cup Butter
1 2/3 Cups Sugar
10 Lightly Beaten Egg Yolks
3 ¼ Cups Unbleached Flour
4 Teaspoons Baking Powder
½ Teaspoon Kosher Salt
1 Cup Milk
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
1 ½ Tablespoons Fresh Lemon Juice
1 Teaspoon Grated Lemon Peel
Powdered Sugar For Dusting
Preheat the oven to 325° F. Grease and flour the Bundt pan. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the beaten egg yolks until incorporated into the butter mixture. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Re-sift 3 times. Add to the butter mixture, alternating with the milk. Mix until incorporated. Add the vanilla, lemon juice and lemon peel. Beat for 2 minutes and bake for one hour. Remove from the oven and cool the cake in the pan for 10 minutes. Invert the cake onto a serving platter to complete the cooling process. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Serves 10
German Chocolate Cake
INGEDIENTS
4 Ounces Chopped Sweet Baking Chocolate
1 ½ Cups Milk
1 Cup Butter
4 Eggs
2 Cups Unbleached Flour
1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
½ Teaspoon Salt
1 ¾ Cups Sugar
2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
Coconut Pecan Frosting
Combine chocolate and milk in a small saucepan. Cook over low heat until melted. Keep an eye on it and stir occasionally. Set aside to cool. Make sure that the eggs and butter sit at room temperature for a half an hour before using. Grease two 9×1 ½ inch round cake pans. Line the bottoms of the pans with parchment paper and set aside. In a medium bowl stir together the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda and set aside. Preheat the oven to 350° F. In a large bowl beat the butter with an electric mixer for 30 seconds. Gradually add the sugar and continue to beat after each addition. Beat for another minute. Add the eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Beat in the vanilla. Next add some of the flour mixture alternating with the chocolate mixture. Beat on the low speed while alternating the flour and chocolate mixtures. Do this until you have added all of the flour and chocolate. Pour the batter evenly into the two prepared pans. Bake for 35 minutes until done. Cool the cake layers in the pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove the cake layers and make sure to peel off the parchment paper. Cool thoroughly on the racks. Put on layer on a cake plate. Spread the coconut pecan frosting over the top the layer on the cake plate. Stack the second cake on top and spread the frosting on the top layer. Finish frosting. Serves 12
Coconut Pecan Frosting
INGREDIENTS
1 Egg
2/3 Cup Evaporated Milk
2/3 Cup Sugar
¼ Cup Butter
1 ½ Cups Flaked Coconut
½ Cup Chopped Pecans
In a medium sauce pan slightly beat the egg. Stir in the evaporated milk, sugar and butter. Cook and stir over a medium heat for 7 minutes until thickened and bubbly. Remove from the heat and stir in coconut and pecans. Cover and cool thoroughly before using the frosting to frost the cake.
Brandy Cake With Chocolate Frosting
I love this rich and decadent cake! It is easy to make and a nice treat for company and birthdays.
INGREDIENTS
3 Cups Unbleached Flour
1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
½ Teaspoon Salt
1 Cup Softened Butter
5 Large Eggs
2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
¼ Cup Brandy
1 Cup Buttermilk or Sour Milk
2 Cups Sugar
Preheat the oven to 350° F. Grease two 8×2 inch round cake pans or a bundt pan. Set aside. In a medium bowl sift together the flour, salt and baking soda. In a large bowl place the butter. With a mixer beat the butter for 3 minutes on medium high. The butter should be light and fluffy. Add the sugar and beat for 1 minute. Add the eggs one at a time beating for 30 seconds after each addition. Stir the vanilla and brandy into the buttermilk. Reduce the mixer speed and add the dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk. Mix just until incorporated. Pour the batter into the prepared pan or pans. Place the pan/pans in the oven on the center rack. Bake for 45 minutes until the cake is lightly brown on the top. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Remove the cake from the pan/pans and let cool completely. Frost the middle layer (if using two pans), top and sides of the cake. Serves 10
Chocolate Frosting
INGREDIENTS
1 Cup Softened Butter
8 Ounces Cream Cheese
½ Cup Cocoa Powder
2/3 Cup Powdered Sugar
1 Tablespoon Cream
2 Tablespoons Vanilla Extract
In a medium bowl beat the softened, but not melted, butter and cream cheese together. Add the vanilla extract and cream. Mix in the powdered sugar and powdered sugar. Beat until well combined and fluffy. Put into the refrigerator for an hour and then frost your cake.
Lime Cheesecake
INGREDIENTS
1 Cup Graham Cracker Crumbs
½ Cup Finely Chopped Walnuts
½ Cup Melted Butter
¼ Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
3 Medium Limes
16 Ounces Softened Cream Cheese
5 Large Eggs
16 Ounces Sour Cream
1 ¼ Cup Sugar
2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
½ Teaspoon Salt
Lime Slices For Garnish
Preheat the oven to 350° F. In a food processor process graham crackers until they are finely chopped. In a medium bowl mix together the graham cracker crumbs, chopped walnuts, melted butter and cinnamon. Press the mixture onto the bottom of a 9×2 ½ inch springform pan. Press 1 ½ inches up the side of the pan and set aside. Grate 1 tablespoon of the lime peel and squeeze ½ cup of lime juice and set aside. In a large bowl beat together, with a mixer, the cream cheese and eggs until smooth. Beat in the sour cream, sugar, vanilla, salt, lime juice and grated lime peel until well blended. Pour the cream cheese mixture into the graham cracker crust. Bake the cheesecake for 50 minutes. Remove from the oven and be aware that the center may jiggle slightly. Cool in the pan on a wire rack. Refrigerate the cheesecake at least 7 hours or until well chilled. To serve carefully remove the side of the springform pan. Garnish the cheesecake with lime slices. Serves 16
Coffee Brownies
These brownies are rich and decadent in texture. I created this recipe a few years ago when I couldn’t stand to throw away the last bit of brewed coffee. Not everyone likes nuts in their brownies, so I tend not to. Add almonds, pecans or macadamia nuts if you like.
INGREDIENTS
1 Cup Butter
5 Tablespoons Olive Oil
8 Ounces Cocoa Powder
2 Cups Sugar
5 Eggs
3 Teaspoons Vanilla
1 Cup Brewed Coffee
1 ½ Cups Unbleached Flour
½ Teaspoon Baking Soda
½ Teaspoon Sea Salt
Preheat the oven to 350° F. In a medium sized bowl stir together the flour, baking soda, salt and cocoa powder. Set aside. In another medium sized bowl beat the butter and sugar. Add the eggs one at a time and then the vanilla. Slowly add the cup of cold brewed coffee until just combined. Now, add the flour mixture to the wet mixture and mix until combined. Do not over mix. Grease a large baking pan (or you can use parchment paper) and pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 40 minutes or until done. Remove from the oven and let cool for 1 hour. Cut into squares. Makes 30 brownies
Watermelon Sorbet
I love all things watermelon. I remember growing up in the hot Nebraska summers eating watermelon everyday that I could. We would have seed pitting contests and had sticky faces while enjoying our last days of summer. Here is a simple recipe to make your own Watermelon Sorbet.
INGREDIENTS
5 Cups Seeded & Cubed Watermelon
½ Cup Sugar
1 Envelope Unflavored Gelatin
1/3 Cup Cranberry Juice
Place the watermelon cubes in a food processor. Cover and process until smooth and stir in the sugar. This should yield about 3 cups of pureed watermelon. In a small saucepan combine the gelatin and cranberry juice. Let the mixture stand for 5 minutes. Stir the mixture over a low heat until the gelatin is dissolved. Next, stir the gelatin mixture into the pureed melon. Pour into a medium sized baking pan and cover with plastic wrap. Freeze for 2 hours. Remove from the freezer and break up the frozen sorbet and place in a chilled mixing bowl. Beat with a mixer on medium speed until the sorbet is fluffy. Return to the baking pan, cover and freeze for 6 hours. To serve let sit at room temperature for 5 minutes before scooping. Serves 4 One Cup Servings
Victoriawich
Who doesn’t love a good old fashioned ice cream sandwich? Ice cream sandwiches are a year round favorite of young and old alike. Store bought is fine, but homemade is always much better. I like to use a small amount of corn syrup and olive oil in the dough as it prevents the cookies from becoming hard when the sandwiches go into the freezer. These cookies are tasty on their own as well.
INGREDIENTS
2 1/3 Cups Unbleached Flour
1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
½ Teaspoon Salt
1 Cup Room Temperature Butter
2/3 Cup Packed Brown Sugar
½ Cup Sugar
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
1 Tablespoon Light Corn Syrup
1 Egg
3 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
12 Ounces Chocolate Chips
5 Cups Vanilla Ice Cream
Preheat the oven to 350° F. In a large bowl stir together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside. In another bowl stir together the butter, sugars, olive oil and corn syrup until combined. Add the egg and vanilla until blended to the butter mixture. Next add the flour mixture to the wet mixture and combine. Stir in the chocolate chips. Using a ¼ cup measurer drop the dough onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper. If you want to smaller cookies use two tablespoons of the dough. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until the cookies are lightly browned. Remove the baking sheets from the oven to wire racks and cool for 5 minutes. Using a spatula transfer the cookies to racks to completely cool. Repeat until all of the dough is used. Now you are ready to assemble the sandwiches. Let the ice cream soften in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Spread ½ cup of the ice cream on the bottom of one cookie and place a second cookie (bottom side down) on top of the ice cream. Repeat until all of the cookies are used. Wrap each sandwich individually in plastic wrap and freeze for 2 hours. If the sandwich cookies have become too hard then let them sit at room temperature before serving. Makes 8 large ice cream sandwiches
French Lemon Pound Cake
Pound cake (“Quatre- Quarts” or Four Quarters) is a traditional and popular cake of the French region of Brittany that refers to a type of cake that was traditionally made with a pound of each of four ingredients: Flour, Butter, Eggs & Sugar. This French Lemon Pound Cake is delicious and makes a great after dinner dessert or snack.
INGREDIENTS
2 Cups Unbleached Flour
½ Teaspoon Baking Powder
¼ Teaspoon Baking Soda
¼ Teaspoon Salt
4 Large Lemons
2 Tablespoons Lemon Zest
½ Cup Softened Butter
1 ¾ Cups Sugar
4 Large Eggs
1 ½ Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
½ Cup Sour Cream
Preheat the oven to 325° F. Grease and flour a 9 x 5 loaf pan. In a medium bowl combine the flour and baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside. In a small bowl grate 2 tablespoons lemon zest and squeeze 4 tablespoons of lemon juice. In a large bowl mix together 1 ½ cups of the sugar and butter with an electric mixer until light and creamy. Next add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Beat in the lemon zest and vanilla. Reduce the mixer speed to low and alternately add the flour mixture and sour cream. Begin and end with the flour mixture. Spoon the batter into the loaf pan and bake for 1 ½ hours until done. Cool the cake in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from the pan. In a small bowl mix the lemon juice with the remaining ¼ cup of sugar. Brush the mixture over the top and sides of the warm cake. Cool completely on the rack. Slice very thin to serve. Serves 8
Chocolate Root Beer Cake
I love this cake. You can taste the root beer, but it isn’t overpowering.
INGREDIENTS
2 Cups Unbleached Flour
2 Cups Sugar
1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
¼ Teaspoon Sea Salt
1 Cup Softened Butter
½ Cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
2 Eggs
½ Cup Buttermilk or Sour Milk
2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
6 Tablespoons Root Beer Extract
Preheat the oven to 350° F and grease a bundt cake pan. Set aside. In a medium bowl mix together the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt and set aside. In a medium saucepan combine the butter, cocoa powder and 1 cup of water. Bring the mixture just to boiling and stir constantly. Remove from the heat and add the cocoa mixture to the flour mixture and beat with an electric mixer until combined. Add the eggs, butter, milk, vanilla and root beer extract. Beat for another minute until the batter is thin. Pour the batter into the prepared bundt cake pan. Bake for 30 minutes or until done. You can either sprinkle with powdered sugar or frost with Chocolate Buttermilk Frosting. Serves 8
Chocolate Buttermilk Frosting
In a saucepan combine ¼ cup butter, 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder and 3 tablespoons of buttermilk. Bring to a boil and then remove from the heat. Add 2 ¼ cups powdered sugar and ½ teaspoon vanilla. Beat until smooth. Pour the warm frosting of the cake and spread evenly.
