When it comes to Valentine’s Day treats, it’s always something red. Red cake, red brownies, red cookies, red candies. Here’s a cake that is perfect for your Valentine and it’s not even red! A decadent, dense chocolate cake with some spice! Nothing better to top this cake off with, then some homemade whipped cream. This recipe is for a smaller cake, it’s only one layer from a 9″ square pan. Much more intimate, don’t you think? Ingredients: • 1 1/2 cups sugar • 1/2 cup butter • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder • 1/2 cup hot coffee • 2 eggs • 3/4 cup milk • 1 tsp. vanilla extract • 2 cups flour • 1 tsp. baking soda • 1/2 tsp. salt • 1…
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Aah yes, butter cake. The one cake that sounds like it will clog an artery just by the name… Many wonder what the difference between a butter cake and a yellow cake is, but there really isn’t much of a difference except yellow cakes tend to be a bit fluffier and lighter, where butter cakes are slightly more dense and dare I say, buttery. If we’re going to go with the butter cake, may as well go all out with a nice sweet frosting. White chocolate it is! Butter Cake Ingredients (9″ x 13″ baking dish): • 1 cup butter, softened • 2 cups sugar • 2 eggs • 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract • 3 cups flour • 2 1/2 tsp. baking powder…
Whipped cream is one of those things that can top most treats. Luckily, it’s super quick and easy to make and it tastes even better when you make it yourself! I made some iced coffees the other day and of course, we didn’t have any whipped cream. I quickly noticed I had the whopping three ingredients needed to create my own. It’s super simple to remember, the three “1′s”: • 1 cup heavy whipping cream • 1 tbs. confectioners’ sugar • 1 tsp. vanilla extract I like to beat the heavy whipping cream first. On medium/high speed, beat the whipping cream until soft peaks start to form. Add the sugar and vanilla extract, continue to beat on medium/high speed until peaks form, usually takes…
My Birthday Cake: Vanilla Cake with Lemon Filling and a Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
Posted on May 23, 2012
My 24th birthday was Monday, May 21st. Saying “I baked my own birthday cake” out loud sounds sort of depressing, but I swear it wasn’t. My wonderful, amazing man bought me a bitchin’ KitchenAid mixer for my birthday! It’s official, I’m going to have to marry him now, don’t tell him I said that. I wanted nothing more than to bake something right away. Since it was my birthday, may as well bake my own cake with my new toy! Random store bought cakes don’t usually tickle my fancy and the nice one’s from bakeries are a bit pricy anyway. We had some extra lemons lying around, and I absolutely love lemon cake… but I already baked lemon cupcakes recently, a lemon filling would…
On a gloomy day, watching bad TV and all I could think about was cake. I was tempted to go to the store and just buy a slice, but realized I had everything I needed at home to bake to my hearts delight. I’ve been feelin’ chocolate lately, so a chocolate cake was in order. Then top it off with some light buttercream frosting, it’ll be awesome. Ingredients for the chocolate cake: • 2 cups white sugar • 1 1/2 cups flour • 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda • 1 teaspoon salt • 2 eggs • 1 cup milk • 1/2 cup vegetable oil • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract • 1 cup…
