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Red Ribbon Coffee Cake

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Here’s another great recipe developed by my dietitian friend. She enjoys cake just as much as the next girl, but is a whiz at cutting out extra calories and fat. This coffee cake is a great morning treat, but it’s delicious any time of the day! Red Ribbon Coffee Cake Streusel Topping: 2 Tablespoons margarine 1/3 cup flour 1/2 cup granulated or brown sugar (I use brown sugar) 2 Tablespoons walnuts, finely chopped (optional) Red Ribbon: 1 egg white 1/4 cup red preserves, jelly or jam Cake: 1 1/2 cup sifted all-purpose flour 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup brown … Continue reading →

Top Chef Episode 8: Betty Crocker Rocks

Lesson learned in this week’s Top Chef episode: Even top chefs use cake mix. The contestants this week were told they had to cater a wedding for 100 people, including the cake – and the wedding was 16 hours away. They also had to shop at an all-night grocery store in one hour and settle for ingredients on hand like sub-par salmon. The whole task was completely unfair, but the chefs did the best they could, especially considering they had to pull an all-nighter. The one dish there were no complaints about? The cake (except that one guest found an … Continue reading →

Traditional Bunny Cake

I thought everyone knew about this bunny cake, because I’ve been making it for Easter since I was a little kid, and now my kids make it. This is a picture of my daughter a couple of years ago with the bunny cake she made at my Grandma’s house. (Just for the record that’s not a singing Bass on the wall behind her. It’s a real trout caught by my Grandpa in the snake river that runs behind their house.) I just assumed the bunny cake was one of those things that would be silly to write a blog about … Continue reading →

Dog Theme Birthday Party

If you’ve got a kid who loves dogs, you might want to throw a dog-themed birthday party for his or her next birthday. Buy stuffed animal dogs for favors, serve snacks like cereal mix in plastic dog dishes, blow up some balloons, add these games and cake, and you’ve got a party! For more ideas and free complete dog-theme party plan, with craft ideas, click here. Cake: Puppy Cake 1. Bake two round cakes from a mix according to the package instructions. Let cool completely. Cut two ears and two circles for jowls out of one of the rounds. Set … Continue reading →

Scripture Cake recipe

I just stumbled upon this wonderful idea. I love it! Really, this doesn’t have to be for Easter. You could do it anytime, but I think that I will add it to my Easter activities. The boys are going to a Birthday party on Friday night and the girls will be doing this. Here is how it works. Instead of ingredients being listed, there are scriptures. You need to look up the scriptures and figure out what the ingredient is supposed to be. I have listed the ingredients in tiny print at the bottom of this blog, but try to … Continue reading →

Decadent Blueberry Orange Cake

Put your diet aside for a piece of this cake, because some things are most definitely worth the calories. You can jog a little longer tomorrow. This cake is that good. I’ve made a few modifications, but the original recipe is from my dog-eared June 2001 Bon Appetit magazine. This would be a great finish to your Easter meal. Blueberry Orange Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting Cake: 2 1/2 cups cake flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 cup plus 2 Tbls. unsalted butter, softened 1 1/2 cups sugar 3 Tbls. thawed orange juice concentrate 1 1/2 tsp. … Continue reading →

Rhubarb Cake

This is an old family recipe (so old, in fact, that the recipes reads: 1 egg, 2 if small (I guess it depends on what the chickens laid that day!), and also calls for sour milk (for which I have substituted buttermilk with terrific results). It’s a recipe that’s stuck around for a reason. Everyone loves this coffee-cake style rhubarb confection, even people who claim not to like rhubarb. A quick story: If you are a rhubarb lover, be careful who you tell. I lived in a climate once that was ideal for growing rhubarb. I brought this cake to … Continue reading →

Cat Theme Birthday Party

If you are planning a birthday party for a kid who loves pets, how about a cat theme party? Consider buying stuffed cats for favors for the kids to take home, and plan some of the activities around the stuffed animals, such as making crafts for them, like collars. Here are two games and a cake idea to get you started. If you want more ideas, click here for a link to a page on my web site that has free party plans for a complete, 90-minute cat-theme party. Cake: Cat Cake 1. Bake two round cakes from a mix … Continue reading →

The Secret to a Moist Cake

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When I was about 14 years old, I made a discovery that would forever change the way I baked. I had a piece of cake that was simply the most heavenly cake I had ever tasted in my life. It was so moist that I just had to know the baker’s secret. What I didn’t consider is that I might not like what I heard. When I asked her how she made her cake so moist, she simply said “Mayonnaise”. Her secret was 1/4 cup of mayonnaise added to the regular ingredients and mixed up into the batter before baking. … Continue reading →

Chocolate Cream Cheese Ribbon Bundt Cake

My one food weakness is chocolate. I am a certified chocoholic. Second too chocolate is cheesecake. This recipe for chocolate cream cheese ribbon bundt cake is one of my favorites. It combines my two great food loves. The hidden ribbon of cream cheese merges with the rich moist chocolate cake for a sinfully good combination. My husband, who generally doesn’t like cake because it is too dry, comes back for seconds and thirds when I make this. The secret is the pudding and sour cream you add to the cake. Chocolate Cake 1 package Devils Food Cake Mix 1 – … Continue reading →