Showing posts with label cake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cake. Show all posts
Monday, March 14, 2011
Dragon Cake
My son wanted a Dragon cake for his birthday party. I found this idea on familyfun.go.com. It was pretty easy and turned out really cute! They give complete detailed instructions. The only things I did different is make a chocolate mold for the wings instead of use fruit roll ups. Also I made the mouth open by cutting a section out of the mouth and putting a broken egg shell in the mouth. My intent was to have the mouth breath fire but my vanilla coated sugar cubes wouldn't catch fire. I made the tongue and teeth out of red this candy strips, I'm not sure what they were, and cut them jagged to make them look like a tongue and teeth. My son loved it!!!
Strawberry Cake
I got this recipe from allrecipes.com. It was really tasty! I made it for my son's birthday. He loves strawberries and requested a strawberry cake. My daughter and son decorated the top with strawberries.
2 cups white sugar
1 (3 ounce) package strawberry flavored gelatin
1 cup butter, softened
4 eggs (room temperature)
2 3/4 cup sifted cake flour
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 cup whole milk, room temperature
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup strawberry puree made from frozen sweetened strawberries (I used unsweetened and it still turned out fine)
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour two 9 inch round cake pans. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugar and dry strawberry gelatin until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, mixing well after each. Combine the flour and baking powder; stir into the batter alternately with the milk. Blend in vanilla and strawberry puree. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a small knife inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow cakes to cool in their pans over a wire rack for at least 10 minutes, before tapping out to cool completely.
For the frosting I found this one on whatmegansmaking.com and changed it just a bit.
1 stick butter, at room temperature
4 cups powdered sugar, sifted 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh strawberries and juice
2 tablespoons milk
Place the softened butter in a large mixing bowl and blend with an electric mixer on low speed until fluffy, 20 seconds. Add the powdered sugar and strawberries. Blend on low speed until the frosting is creamy and of a spreadable consistency. This is where I added some milk to make it a little thinner and easier to spread.
2 cups white sugar
1 (3 ounce) package strawberry flavored gelatin
1 cup butter, softened
4 eggs (room temperature)
2 3/4 cup sifted cake flour
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 cup whole milk, room temperature
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup strawberry puree made from frozen sweetened strawberries (I used unsweetened and it still turned out fine)
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour two 9 inch round cake pans. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugar and dry strawberry gelatin until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, mixing well after each. Combine the flour and baking powder; stir into the batter alternately with the milk. Blend in vanilla and strawberry puree. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a small knife inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow cakes to cool in their pans over a wire rack for at least 10 minutes, before tapping out to cool completely.
For the frosting I found this one on whatmegansmaking.com and changed it just a bit.
1 stick butter, at room temperature
4 cups powdered sugar, sifted 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh strawberries and juice
2 tablespoons milk
Place the softened butter in a large mixing bowl and blend with an electric mixer on low speed until fluffy, 20 seconds. Add the powdered sugar and strawberries. Blend on low speed until the frosting is creamy and of a spreadable consistency. This is where I added some milk to make it a little thinner and easier to spread.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Lemon Cake
My mom used to make this cake all the time when I was growing up. It is super easy and a good recipe when you have eggs in your fridge you need to use!!
2 cups sugar
1 cup shortening
Dash of salt
Cream these ingredients together.
Add 6 eggs one at a time. Mix well.
Add:
2 cups flour
2 tsp lemon extract
Mix well and pour into a well greased Bundt pan. Bake at 350° oven and bake for 50-60 minutes.
You can make a lemon glaze with powdered sugar and lemon extract. I actually like it just as it is! I have used almond extract, instead of the lemon extract before and it was also good. This is just an easy and delicious cake! Give it a try!
~Sarah T.
1 cup shortening
Dash of salt
Cream these ingredients together.
Add 6 eggs one at a time. Mix well.
Add:
2 cups flour
2 tsp lemon extract
Mix well and pour into a well greased Bundt pan. Bake at 350° oven and bake for 50-60 minutes.
You can make a lemon glaze with powdered sugar and lemon extract. I actually like it just as it is! I have used almond extract, instead of the lemon extract before and it was also good. This is just an easy and delicious cake! Give it a try!
~Sarah T.
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