• Recipes Chocolate Pralines

    Chocolate Pralines combine the crumbly, nutty taste of classic pralines with rich semi-sweet chocolate. ...

  • RESEP DAGING GULUNG

    Bahan : * 300 gr daging sapi has dalam * 100 gr lobak * 2 sdm mentega, untuk menumis. ...

  • PINEAPPLE-ORANGE SUNSHINE CAKE

    In a large bowl, mix together all of the frosting ingredients until well blended. Spread over cake. Store in the refrigerator.. ...

  • Rempeyek Kacang

    Bahan: * 400 gr tepung beras * ½ sendok makan tapioka * ½ kg kacang tanah dikupas dan dibelah 2 * 4 buah bawang putih. ...

  • Recipes Red fruit salad with mint syrup

    Enjoy this refreshing dessert that doesn't take forever to prepare and goes down a treat with guests. . ...

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Cookies Ubi

Bahan :
  • 150 gram tepung ubi ungu (siap pakai)
  • 200 gram susu formula lanjutan
  • 125 gram mentega
  • 1 butir telur

Cara membuat :
  1. Campur tepung ubi ungu dan susu, aduk rata
  2. Kocok telur dan mentega hingga halus. Campur dengan tepung ubi dan susu, aduk rata
  3. Cetak sesuai selera. Panggang selama 20 menit pada suhu 180 celsius

Untuk 20 potong

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Updates pics of our shop

Sorry it's taken me so long to post pictures! I finally remembered to bring my camera. I really should get one to keep there permanently. Anyway, here's our set up. It's more function that pretty but at least we can work out of it now. We'll work on making it pretty as we earn more money. :)



Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Rempeyek Kacang

Rempeyek Kacang

Bahan:

  • 400 gr tepung beras
  • ½ sendok makan tapioka
  • ½ kg kacang tanah dikupas dan dibelah 2
  • 4 buah bawang putih
  • 4 butir kemiri
  • 1 sdk teh ketumbar bubuk
  • 250 cc santan
  • 100 cc air
  • 1 butir telur
  • 1 sdm air kapur sirih kalau ada
  • 5 lembar daun jeruk diiris tipis2
  • Garam secukupnya
Cara membuat:
  1. Telur, bawang putih, kemiri, ketumbar bubuk, air kapur sirih diblender halus.
  2. Air, santan dan tepung diaduk sampai rata kemudian masukkan bumbu yang sudah diblender halus.
  3. Goreng tipis2 di pinggiran kuali yang sudah diberri minyak.
  4. Setelah kering dan kuning angkat dan siap disajikan.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Yummy Chocolate Ball

   Yummy Chocolate Ball

Bahan :

  • 300 gram biskuit coklat
  • 200 gram susu kental manis coklat
  • 2 sendok makan rhum
  • 100 gram kacang mede sangrai, haluskan
  • 25 buah marshmallow
  • 50 gram meises buat taburan

Cara Membuat:

  1. Tumbuk biskuit coklat lalu ayak.
  2. Tambahkan susu coklat, rhum, dan kacang mede. Aduk rata.
  3. Ambil sedikit adonan. Isi dengan marshmallow. Bentuk bola-bola.
  4. Gulingkan diatas meises.

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Exhausted but the shop is ready!

Today our shop passed the final inspection from the health department which means we can open! Although I might wait a week or two to officially open since I am completely wiped out. :) This endeavor was a lot of stress and work. But I'm looking forward to working out of my shop and advertising. It took us a while to find a plumber and get the sinks installed but thankfully we were able to find a good plumber who took care of it quickly. I'm so excited to move in and start working. Have I already mentioned that? I have a lot of cake sketches I want to turn into cakes but have been too preoccupied with business stuff. But first I have to give my house a thorough cleaning since it's been neglected lately. Thanks so much everyone for your support and well wishes!

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Kembang Kol Panggang

Bahan :
  • 750 gram kentang, kupas , potong tipis
  • 250 gram kembang kol, petik2
  • 2 buah tomat, potong melintang
  • 100 gram keju, potong dadu
  • 100 gram keju parut
  • 2 butir telur ayam, kocok lepas
  • 700 ml susu cair
  • 1 sdt garam
  • ½ sdt merica hitam bubuk
  • 1/8 sdt parutan pala
  • 1 sdm margarine, untuk mengoles

Cara membuat :
  1. Siapkan pinggan tahan panas, lalu oelskan margarine pada seluruh permukaannya
  2. Susun rapat potongan kentang, kemudian tata kembang kol, tomat dan potongan keju di atasnya
  3. Campur telur kocok, susu cair, garam, lada hitam dan parutan pala. Aduk hingga rata
  4. Siram ke dalam pinggan yg sudah berisi kentang di atas. Taburkan keju parut ke atasnya
  5. Panggang pada oven selama 1,5 jam. Lepaskan pinggan dan masukkan ke dalam wadah bekal sekolah dengan dihias sesuai selera

Untuk 6 porsi

Friday, November 27, 2009

Sus kentang

Bahan A :
  • 600 gram kentang yg besar dan tua
  • sedikit pala
  • 1 kuning telur
  • 1 sdt susu bubuk

Bahan B :
  • 75 gram margarine
  • 200 cc air
  • 100 gram tepung terigu
  • 2 butir telur ayam
  • sedikit garam

Bahan C :
  • 50 gram keju parut untuk taburan

Cara membuat :
  1. Adonan A : kukus kentang hingga lunak, haluskan panas2. bubuhkan pala bubuk , dinginkan. Campur kuning telur dan susu bubuk, aduk rata, sisihkan
  2. Adonan B : Masak air dan margarine hingga mendidih, masukkan tepung terigu sekaligus. Bubuhkan garam, adu. Masak dengan api kecil hingga tercampur rata, angkat. Diamkan hingga hangat2 kuku. Masukkan telur satu persatu, aduk hingga adonan kalis
  3. Campur adonan A dan B, aduk rata. Bentuk bulat panjang, beri keju parut. Panggang dalam oven yg telah dipanaskan terlebih dahulu. Panggang dengan suhu 180 Celsius hingga kuning kecoklatan

Untuk 20 porsi

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Kripik Kentang



Bahan :

  • kentang tess
  • air
  • garam secukupnya
  • minyak untuk menggoreng

Cara membuat :
  1. Kupas kulit kentang, iris tipis dengan parutan sehingga berbentuk lembaran
  2. Rendam dalam air
  3. Panaskan minyak hingga benar2 panas
  4. Keluarkan kentang yg direndam dalam air
  5. Campur dengan garam sedikit
  6. Goreng dalam wajan panas

Tips :
  • kentang harus terendam minyak goreng semuanya
  • keluarkan kentang yg direndam sesuai dengan porsi yg akan digoreng, jadi tidak sekaligus ditiriskan
  • ketika baru digoreng jangan langsung tutup wadah untuk menarok keripik kentangnya

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Puding Si Hitam Manis



Bahan :

  • Agar2 warna putih
  • Susu bubuk 5 sdm
  • Air 600 ml
  • Gula pasir 100 gram
  • Vanili bubuk 1/2 sdt
  • Biskuit oreo, 6 keping hancurkan

Saus:
  • Air 250 ml
  • Coklat bubuk, 1 sdm cairkan
  • Gula pasir 75 gram
  • Tepung maizena 1 sdm, cairkan

Cara membuat :
  1. Campur susu dengan air, aduk
  2. Masukkan agar2 bubuk, gula pasir, dan vanili. Masak sambil diaduk hingga mendidih.
  3. Angkat
  4. Tuang adonan puding dalam cetakan. Tabur remahan pada bagian tengah dan atasnya. Biarkan dingin dan mengeras
Saus:
  • Campur air, coklat bubuk, gula pasir, aduk rata dan didihkan. Masukkan maizena, aduk hingga mengental, angkat

Untuk 10 buah

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Biskuit Wortel

Bahan :
  • 200 gram mentega
  • 250 gram apel, haluskan
  • 250 gram susu bubuk formula lanjutan
  • 4 butir telur
  • 25 gram wortel, parut
  • 450 gram tepung terigu

Cara membuat :
  1. Kocok mentega dengan mixer hingga memutih. Tambahkan apel, telur dan wortel. Aduk hingga rata
  2. Campurkan tepung terigu dan susu bubuk formula lanjutan, aduk hingga rata
  3. Masukkan campuran tepung terigu tadi sedikit demi sedikit ke dalam kocokan mentega, aduk rata
  4. Ambil sesendok demi sesendok dan pipihkan. Tata di loyang datar yg telah dioles margarine
  5. Panggang dalam oven yg sudah dipanaskan terlebih dahulu, selama 20 menit atau hingga kuning kecoklatan
  6. Untuk 750 gram

Monday, November 2, 2009

Singkong Agar-Agar Cetak

Bahan :
  • 500 gram singkong, parut / giling
  • 1 bungkus agar putih
  • 250 ml santan kental
  • 200 gram gula pasir
  • pewarna hijau
  • sedikit garam
  • margarine untuk olesan

Cara membuat :
  1. Larutkan agar dengan santan, gula , dan garam. Aduk rata
  2. Campurkan dengan singkong parut, aduk rata. Bagi menjadi 2 bagian. Bubuhkan pewarna hijau pada satu bagian adonan, dan biarkan putih pada satu bagian adonan lainnya
  3. Ambil loyang, olesi dengan margarine atau alasi dengan plastic tahan panas. Tuang adonan putih, kukus kurang lebih 10 menit. Tuangkan adonan hijau, kukus kembali 10 menit. Upayakan ketebalan masing2 lapisan kira2 2-3 cm
  4. kukus kembali kedua lapisan agar singkong selama 20 menit, angkat dan dinginkan
  5. Cetak dengan aneka cetakan yg lucu. Sajikan

Untuk 25 potong

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Nugget Udang Pedas

Bahan:

  • 300 gr udang, haluskan
  • 100 ml santan
  • 2 butir telur
  • 50 tepung sagu
  • 2 sdt garam dan 1 sdt merica halus
  • 1 sdt gula pasir
  • 1 sdt penyedap rasa

Haluskan:

  • 3 butir bawang merah
  • 1 siung bawang putih
  • 2 buah cabai merah besar
  • 3 buah cabai rawit merah
  • 1 lembar daun jeruk
  • 1 sdt irisan batang serai

Panir:

  • 1 butir telur
  • 100 gram tepung roti
  • Minyak untuk menggoreng
  • Pelengkap: Saus tomat atau mayones

Cara Membuat:

  • Campur udang halus dengan santan, telur, tepung sagu, garam, merica, gula pasir, dan penyedap rasa, aduk rata.
  • Tambahkan bumbu halus, aduk rata.
  • Siapkan loyang atau pinggan tahan panas, olesi dengan minyak goreng, tuangkan adonan lalu kukus selama 20 menit, angkat dan dinginkan.
  • Setelah dingin, potong menurut selera, celupkan ke dalam telur kocok dan lumuri dengan tepung roti. Simpan di dalam lemari pendingin selama 2 jam.
  • Panaskan minyak dan goreng hingga kecoklatan, angkat dan tiriskan.
  • Sajikan bersama kentang goreng, saus tomat, dan saus cabai botolan.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Nugget Cumi Rasa Kari

  • Bahan:
  • 350 gr cumi, haluskan
  • 100 ml santan kental
  • 2 butir telur
  • 50 gr tepung sagu
  • 3 sdm bumbu kari basah, siap pakai
  • 2 sdt garam dan 1 sdt merica bubuk
  • 1 sdt gula pasir
  • 1 sdt penyedap rasa ayam

Panir:

  • 1 butir telur
  • 100 gram tepung roti
  • Minyak untuk menggoreng

Pelengkap:

  • Saus tomat dan saus cabai botolan

Cara Membuat:

  • Campur cumi halus dengan santan, telur, tepung sagu, bumbu kari, garam, merica, gula pasir,dan penyedap rasa ayam, aduk rata.
  • Siapkan loyang atau pinggan tahan panas, olesi dengan minyak goreng, tuangkan adonan lalu kukus selama 20 menit, angkat, dinginkan.
  • Setelah dingin, potong merurut selera, celupkan ke dalam telur kocok dan lumuri dengan tepung roti. Simpan dalam lemari pendingin selama 2 jam.
  • Panaskan minyak, goreng hingga kecoklatan, angkat dan tiriskan.
  • Sajikan bersama saus tomat dan saus cabai botolan.

Saturday, September 12, 2009

This is what's been keeping me busy

A few months ago, my friend and I decided we'd finally like to start our own businesses. She would keep her business and I would keep mine, but we'd split the rent on a commercial space and just share the shop. Since then we've been trying to get everything lined up, business plans, finances, buying up equipment as we found it at a good price, etc. We also fell in love with a space for rent that used to be a restaurant, which meant we wouldn't have to renovate it too much. We finally signed the lease a couple of weeks ago so I cleaned it up and took pictures to show off. It's so cute and kind of secluded which normally wouldn't be a good thing for a business but since we'll only be open by appointment only then it's perfect for us. And as an added bonus, we were able to find another girl to share the rent with who wants to open her own cookie business. Now the only thing in our way is all the permits and licenses we need. The first and easiest one that we have to get isn't proving so easy to get. In fact, it's stalled everything since we can't even turn the electricity on until we get it. I've been nicely harrassing them a couple of times a day so hopefully it will pay off soon. At least before I lose it and bust into their office with my big rolling pin. Oh, and here are pictures of my shop.

Friday, September 11, 2009

Doberge Cake

I recently video taped myself making a chocolate doberge cake for my brother's birthday. A couple of friends were asking me how to do it so I figured I would share it with all of you. You start with 2 layers of yellow cake. Then it's filled with chocolate bavarian cream. Homemade is definitely the best. The cake supply stores sell some premade but it's pretty gross. Here's the recipe I used but next time I will use milk chocolate instead of semi sweet because I'm a milk chocolate kind of girl. This was found on grouprecipes.com

Chocolate Bavarian Cream

1 cup heavy cream
1 cup milk
1/4 oz. unflavored gelatin (one envelope)
5 oz. chocolate, chopped (semi sweet or milk)
1/4 cup water
5 TBS sugar
3 large egg yolks

  • Put the 1/4 c of water in small bowl & sprinkle the gelatin over it.
  • Put the egg yolks into a large bowl & whisk lightly to mix.
  • Add the sugar & whisk until smooth.
  • Put the milk into a saucepan & bring just to a boil.
  • Gradually whisk the hot milk into the yolks.
  • Then return the mixture into the saucepan.
  • Cook the custard over medium-low heat, scraping the bottom of the pan constantly with a wooden spoon.
  • Cook the custard sauce until it reaches 165 to 170°F on an instant read thermometer
  • Run your finger down the middle of the custard, & if the trail stays it's ready).
  • Melt the chocolate in a microwave.
  • Stir the softened gelatin into the custard, whisking until the gelatin is dissolved.
  • Whisk the custard into the chocolate.
  • Pour the mixture into a bowl & allow this to cool to about room temp.
  • Place in refrigerator for 20 mins, stirring every 5 mins.
Be careful when whisking the milk into the yolks. If you put too much hot liquid too quickly into the yolks, you will have scrambled eggs. Just pour in a small amount at first.

Ganache
by: Chef Taz

8 oz. cream
1 TBS butter (optional but makes it stay really shiny even after refrigerating)
1 oz. sugar
12 oz (340 g)chocolate

Footnote
White chocolate use nearly double the chocolate to cream
240 ml cream
455 g white chocolate

  • Break chocolate into 1/2 oz pieces and place in stainless steel bowl.
  • Heat cream, butter and sugar to boiling. Pour over chocolate and let stand 5 minutes. Stir from center out until smooth. After refrigerating 1 hour then fill your piping bag
  • Or use to ice your cake by pouring or spreading (allow to cool to room temp first)
So there are the recipes I used to make a Doberge cake. You can also make a lemon doberge cake by using lemon filling, white buttercream, and poured fondant icing with a little lemon extract added. Very good. And here's the video demonstrating how I made it.

Friday, August 21, 2009

Busy busy!

Hi everyone,
I'm sorry I've been unable to answer questions lately. I'm trying to get things together to open a cake shop and it's a ton of work and research! I've barely had time to do any actual cake stuff. So it may be a while before I can answer your questions but you can try http://cakecentral.com/ to get some answers. Hopefully when things settle down I'll be able to put together an FAQ sheet for the most common questions. Thanks!

Monday, July 6, 2009

Tutorials

Yea! $50!


I entered a picture of one of my baby shower cakes in an online contest over at Cutest Baby Shower Ideas and won 1st place. And it comes with a prize of a $50 gift certificate! Hooray for online contests!

Kreative Blogger Award

Thank you Kanga for giving me the Kreative Blogger Award! Ok, let's see if I can get this right.

Here are the RULES of this Award:

(1) Thank the person who nominated you for this award. (check)
(2) Copy the logo and place it on your blog. (cannot figure this out yet)
(3) Link to the person who nominated you for this award. (check)
(4) Name 7 things about yourself that people might find interesting. (check)
(5) Nominate 7 Kreativ Bloggers. (check)
(6) Post links to the 7 blogs you nominate. (check)
(7) Leave a comment on each of the blogs, letting them know they have been nominated.

7 bloggers I nominate are...

http://modestmaven.blogspot.com/

http://sugarteachers.blogspot.com/
http://minetterushing.typepad.com/my_weblog/
http://sugarbloomcupcakes.blogspot.com
http://charmainepastry.blogspot.com/
http://nieniedialogues.blogspot.com/
http://mooshinindy.com/

7 things about me...

1. I am a sci-fi geek. I love science fiction tv shows!
2. I have a cake obsession but can't make a decent looking cupcake. I always take them out too soon and they sink in the middle.
3. My husband is the best guy in the world. :)
4. I love Bollywood movies.
5. I have two cats who think the world revolves around them.
6. I'm a coupon clipper.
7. I'm getting ready to open my own cake shop!

Friday, June 5, 2009

Cake Cookie Sandwiches


I made this recipe out of desperation one day. I wanted something sweet and chocolate but I was out of everything I could possibly use to make anything decent. No chocolate chips, no cocoa powder, no milk, I think I may even have been out of sugar. What I did have was some frozen buttercream and one chocolate cake mix. I definitely didn't want cake but I remembered hearing someone mention being able to make cookies from a cake mix. So I looked it up on the internet and found this recipe that called for very few ingredients. Perfect! They came out similar to the Doozies from the Great American Cookie Co.

Cake Mix Cookies
By Jan White

1 pkg. cake mix (any flavor but I've only made chocolate)
1 large egg
1/4 cup oil
1/4 cup water

Mix well. Just like cookie dough, drop on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 13-15 minutes. When they've cooled down spoon buttercream on one and sandwich together. Feel free to add chocolate chips, nuts, oatmeal, whatever you want in your cookies.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Chocolate Cake in a Mug

As if we needed an easier way to add volume to our hips, someone discovered how to make a cake in the microwave within a couple of minutes. Unfortunately, it's really quick and easy so I find myself making it when normally, I would bypass sweets because I don't feel like going to the trouble of baking. The recipe I found that tastes the best was posted on an online forum by a woman named Jeanie, so that's as much as I can credit her. I make mine in a bowl because my mugs are kind of small (and it's easier to *cough*double the recipe.)

Chocolate Mug Cake

2 tablespoons flour
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons cocoa powder (I mound them for a little more chocolate flavor)
A pinch of salt
2 tablespoons milk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 teaspoon oil

"Mix together all your ingredients and stir well. Put the cup in the microwave and cook it on full power for 60 seconds. Depending on the power of your microwave, and your altitude (go figure) you may have to cook the cake longer. Only cook in additional 15 second intervals, because an overcooked cake is no good, and it's even worse because you're microwaving it. Trust me, you think an overcooked cake out of the oven is dry and yucky, try having a solid wedge of dry microwave cake sometime. No fun. Once your cake is finished, it should be nice and fluffy."

Chocolate Mousse

For her birthday, my friend requested a chocolate cake filled with chocolate mousse. I had never made chocolate mousse before so I was excited to try it out. I watched a couple of videos on youtube and found a recipe with good reviews and actually got it right on the first time. So it's pretty easy. It's basically a fluffy chocolate pudding. Here's the recipe I used. It has egg yolks in it so I recommend buying fresh eggs even if you already have eggs from last week in the fridge.

Heavenly Chocolate Mousse
By Christy Freeman

8 oz. semisweet chocolate, chopped
1/2 cup water, divided
2 TBS butter
3 egg yolks
2 TBS sugar
1 1/4 cup whipping cream, whipped
  • In a microwave or double broiler, heat chocolate, 1/4 cup water, and butter until the chocolate and butter are melted. Cool for 10 minutes.
  • In a small saucepan, whisk egg yolks, sugar, and remaining water. Cook and stir over low heat until mixture reaches 160 degrees F, about 1-2 minutes.
  • Remove from heat and whisk in chocolate mixture.
  • Set saucepan in ice and stir until cool, about 5-10 minutes.
  • Fold in whipped cream.
  • Spoon into dessert dishes and refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
I like this recipe because the egg yolks are heated to kill off bacteria. Which was probably negated when I added the whipped egg whites. I didn't want to waste perfectly good egg whites so I whipped them to the soft peak stage and added a TBS of sugar even though the recipe didn't call for them. I folded them in like the whipped cream and it gave the mousse a little more volume. If you want your mousse a little denser then don't bother with the egg whites. To whip the cream, it helps if the bowl is chilled so just stick it in the freezer for a few minutes. I also didn't bother to cool the mixture in an ice bath since that sounded like too much work. I just let it cool on its own while I whipped the cream and egg whites.

Here's the link to the recipe:

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Heavenly-Chocolate-Mousse/Detail.aspx

And here's a video demonstrating how to make mousse in general:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqDa7sdEcGs

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Stop prescription drug abuse

I wanted to thank everyone for their prayers and kindness when Jared died. We are very fortunate to have such good friends and family. I made a video in memory of my brother mainly to spread awareness of the growing problem of prescription drug abuse. We live in a time where we can get effective medicine for many ailments and I used to think that was a good thing. However, their regulation is very lax and they've become easy for people to get and misuse or abuse. Many teens are self medicating or abusing prescription drugs because they think they are safer or they can find them in their parents medicine cabinets. I encourage parents to learn as much as they can about the dangers of prescription drug abuse and to teach their children. Keep your prescriptions locked away and hidden. When you don't need them anymore, mix them with something gross like cat litter or coffee grounds, seal them in a non see through bag or container, and throw them in the garbage. Please don't flush them down the toilet or sink since they can harm the environment. I've included information and links to reputable drug prevention sites on the video page. Please take a few minutes to learn what you can about prescription drug abuse. It's become a major problem and is claiming so many victims.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

My little brother

My youngest brother, Jared, died Sunday afternoon on March 22. He was 22 and the baby of the family. He became addicted to prescription medicines and used them until his body couldn't take it anymore. He died from an accidental overdose. We were horrified to hear him say once that oxycontin was better than heroin. We tried so hard to help him but he refused to acknowledge he had a drug problem. He kept insisting he quit or he was in control. We thought we had more time to help him. I miss him so much.

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Romantic Cakes Contest

Yay! I entered my topsy turvy valentine's cake in the Cakecentral online cake contest and I won second place. Yippee! Although I'm surprised it placed at all. There were some cakes that put my cake to shame, they were so well done. Oh well, unless they say they made a mistake in counting the votes, then I think it's awesome I came in second!

Monday, February 23, 2009

Boiled Pineapple Fruit Cake

Boiled Pineapple Fruit Cake....a nice pineapple cake recipe to try ! Great !

INGREDIENTS
  • 450 g Crushed pineapple
  • 125 g Butter
  • 375 g Mixed fruit
  • 1 c Sugar
  • 1 ts Mixed spices
  • 1 ts Baking soda
  • 1 pn Salt
  • 1 c S. r. flour
  • 1 c Plain flour
  • 2 Beaten eggs
INSTRUCTIONS
Boil first 7 ingredients for 10 mins. allow to cool. Add sifted flours and eggs. Place mixture in a 18cm (7") square tin lined with greaseproof paper.
Cook for 1 hr. at 160 C. (320 F).
Test with skewer. Leave in tin for 5 mins. , then turn on to rack to cool.
Store in airtight container.The pineapple cake recipe with fruit is ready to serve...enjoy !
angel-food-pineapple-cake recipe

Banana Pineapple Cake

Banana Pineapple Cake Recipe
...try this nice pineapple cake recipe ! Great !

INGREDIENTS
  • 3 c. flour, sifted
  • 1 tsp. soda
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 2 c. sugar
  • 2 c. bananas, diced
  • 1/2 c. salad oil
  • 1 (8 oz.) crushed pineapple with juice
  • 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
  • 3 eggs
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. (Important - do not use electric mixer!) Sift together first 5
ingredients in large bowl. Dice bananas and add to the dry ingredients. Then add oil,
pineapple with juice, vanilla and eggs. Stir the mixture with a wooden spoon. Pour into a 9
inch greased tube pan. Bake in 350 degree oven for 1 hour and 20 minutes. Cool in pan.
Remove from pan. Don't frost. The pineapple cake recipe is ready to serve...enjoy it !
pineapple-cream-cheese-cake recipe

Apricot Pineapple Cake

APRICOT PINEAPPLE CAKE....a nice pineapple cake recipe to try....great !

INGREDIENTS
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 3/4 c. Apricot Apple Butter
  • 1/2 c. dried apricots, chopped fine
  • 2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 c. butter, melted
  • 1/2 c. drained, crushed pineapple
  • 2 c. flour
  • 1/2 c. Fruit Sweet

INSTRUCTIONS
Combine the eggs, butter, Apricot Apple Butter, pineapple and dried apricots until thoroughly blended. Mix the flour and baking soda together, then combine with the egg mixture alternately with the Fruit Sweet. Mix until the batter is smooth. Bake in a 9"x12" greased and floured pan at 340 degrees for 40 minutes or until cake springs back when pressed lightly. Remove the cake from the oven. Cool, turn out and cool completely. This cake is best served the next day. The pineapple cake recipe is ready to serve...enjoy the cake...delicious !

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Monday, February 16, 2009

How to Make a Topsy Turvy cake

When I made my short video for my Valentine's day cake a lot of people requested directions to make it. So I re-edited the video to make it longer and included directions. Hopefully it's clear enough but let me know if you have any questions.

I made this cake from 6", 8", and 10" tiers each 3 layers high. I iced them with buttercream and then covered with fondant. I recently discovered the "secret combination" for covering cakes with fondant. I'm probably the last person in the world to figure it out but I found that if I chilled the cakes in the fridge for a couple of hours, spritzed them with water, then covered with fondant, and then chilled them in the fridge again, then my cakes wouldn't inflate like a balloon. If I covered a chilled cake with fondant and left it on the counter to decorate then it got all sorts of horrible air bubbles and ruined my smooth fondant. So it turns out the cake and fondant have to get to the same temperature so they don't fight each other. The cake doesn't have to stay cold either. I take it out of the fridge a a couple of hours before the party and it gets to room temperature by the time it's cut and it still looks great. It glistens a little from the condensation but I think it's a fair trade off. Chilled cakes are so much easier to cover.



Update: *sigh* My own mother "accidentally" rated my video 3 stars. Since I just uploaded the video today and only a few people have viewed it then I'm deleting it and uploading it again. Mom! Do you have any idea how long it takes to upload a video to youtube?! Eh, don't worry about it. :)

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Valentine's Cake


I found out about a cake decorating contest that Ace of Cakes and the Food Network were holding on Youtube and just couldn't pass that up. So I started trying to think of designs for my entry. A few months ago my nephew drew a cake for me and I loved it so much I put it on my fridge. When he came over for Christmas I showed him I had his picture displayed. He asked "so did you make it yet"? Ha! I had no idea it was an order! So I decided to base my contest design on his drawing. Hopefully he'll be happy with it. :)

This was also the first time I made a video. It had to be under three minutes for the contest so everything is cut a little short but I'll try to make a longer video this weekend to demonstrate how to make a topsy turvy style cake.

This cake was made from a 6", 8", 10" cake and covered with fondant. The topper is made from rice krispie treats and gumpaste, and it says "Chris and Janell", of course. ;)

Here's the video if you're interested:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7xY3MYGHBM&feature=channel_page