Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Sticky Toffee Pudding Bundt Cake


 

Such a delicious take on Sticky Toffee Pudding! We are obsessed!

 

Source: Bon Appetite

 

2 cups flour

1 ½ cups dark brown sugar

1 ½ tsp baking powder

½ tsp baking soda

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp kosher salt

1 cup butter, cut into pieces, room temp

1 cup sour cream

1 tsp vanilla

3 eggs

6 oz Medjool dates, chopped

 

Sauce:

¾ cup dark brown sugar

½ cup butter

1 tsp vanilla

¾ cup sour cream

1 ½ tsp sea salt

 

 

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat Bundt pan with Baker’s Joy baking spray.

 

Beat brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, baking soda and flour in mixer until mixed. Add butter and beat on medium until mixture resembles coarse sand. Add sour cream and vanilla and continue to beat until batter is thick and smooth, about 1 minute. Add eggs one at a time. Add dates, beat until incorporated.

 

Pour batter into prepared pan, bake 50 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean. Let cool at least 20 minutes and turn out of pan.

 

Sauce:

Melt brown sugar and butter in a small saucepan over medium heat, whisking constantly until mixture is thick and smooth and brown sugar is dissolved, 4-6 minutes. Remove pot from heat and whisk in vanilla, sour cream, and salt until smooth. Drizzle over cake.

Amy's Chocolate Cake


 

 

This is the best chocolate cake ever. The end.

 

Source: Amy Poulton

 

1 ¾ cups boiling water

6 oz semisweet chocolate

1 cup cocoa powder

2 cups flour

2 tsp baking soda

¼ tsp salt

1 ¼ cup butter

1 ¾ cups dark brown sugar

4 eggs

2 tsp vanilla

 

Frosting

1 ¼ plus 2 Tbsp butter

4 ½ cups powdered sugar

1 cup cocoa powder

2 tsp vanilla

¼ cup plus 2 Tbsp milk

 

 

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two 9-inch cake pans with parchment paper, spray with cooking oil.

 

Pour boiling water over chocolate, add cocoa powder and stir until smooth. Set aside to cool.

 

Cream the butter and brown sugar, Add eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla.

 

Add dry ingredients and half of the chocolate mixture to egg mixture, beat for 1-2 minutes. Add remaining chocolate mixture.

 

Pour batter into pans and bake 25-30 minutes, until a cake tester inserted into the middle comes out clean with a few moist crumbs attached.

 

Cool for 15 minutes. Remove from pans.

 

Frosting:

Cream butter with mixer. Add powdered sugar and cocoa, a little at a time. Mix in vanilla. Add milk and beat until smooth.

 

For Bundt cake:  Spray Bundt pan with Baker’s Joy baking spray, bake at 350 degrees for 60 min.

Taco Soup


 

Source: Tami Richardson

 

1 lb ground beef

½ yellow onion, chopped

2 Tbsp taco seasoning

½ tsp cumin

2 cans mild Rotel tomatoes

2 cans kidney beans, drained

1 can corn

3 cups beef broth

 

In Dutch Oven or stock pot brown beef and onions. Add taco seasoning and cumin, cook for a minute or two. Add remaining ingredients, simmer for 10 minutes.

 

Top with sour cream, cheese, avocado, chips, etc.