Ugly S'mores Cake

1 Chocolate Ugly Cake (Tastefully Simple of course)
1/2 c cold water
1 1/4 c hot water
5 whole graham crackers(broken in half)
1/2 c. white choc chips
1 c marshmallow cream

Preheat oven to 350.  Prepare Ugly Cake as stated on box.  Bake 20 minutes.  Remove from over and top with graham crachers, chocolate chips.  Dab marshmallow cream on top and put back in oven and bake another 10 minutes.  Switch to broil and broil for 1 min or until marshmallow cream is lightly browned.  Let it set for a couple minutes (the box says 10 min....yeah right)if you can....Enjoy!

* You could use marshmallows.....I just had the cream so I used that:)

Blueberry Struesel Coffee Cake (w/Friendship Bread Starter)

Batter:
Remaining Starter (should be about 1 1/2c.)
2/3 cup cooking oil
1 cup sugar
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 eggs

Starter Streusel:
1/3 cup margarine, melted
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup quick oats

2 1/2 c frozen or fresh blueberries

After sharing three cups of starter with friends (or keeping them for yourselves), mix oil, sugar, flour, baking soda, salt and eggs with remaining starter. Mix well and spoon 1/2 of batter into greased and floured 9 x 13 baking pan.

To prepare streusel combine all ingredients and mix well. Sprinkle 1/2 of streusel over batter. Cover with remaining batter and remaining streusel.

Bake at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes (Since I used frozen it took a little longer; closer to the 45mins)

Easy Chocolate Buttercream

Quick and easy and yummy!

Makes 1 1/2 cups enough for 12 cupcakes

10 T unsalted butter, softened
1 c. powdered sugar
Pinch of table salt
1/2 t vanilla
4 oz semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, melted and cooled

Beat butter until smooth and powdered sugar and salt. Beat, scraping down bowl, until fully combined. Add vanilla. Gradually beat in choc. on low. Increase speed to med-high until light and fluffy about 4 min.

More Birthday Cake

This is one I want to try. If/when the boys want to have a pirate themed cake, I will do this one.











A Webkinz Clubhouse cake...it was a lot of fun to do this one for a friend's daughter's bday.

Pumpkin Roll Cake with Toffee Cream Filling

A lot of work but very good. If you have the time, make it:)

Cake:
Nonstick vegetable oil spray
3/4 cup cake flour
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 1/4 teaspoons ground ginger
3/4 teaspoon ground allspice
6 large eggs, separated
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
2/3 cup canned solid pack pumpkin
1/8 teaspoon salt
Powdered sugar
Filling:
2 tablespoons dark rum
1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
1 cup chilled whipping cream
3 tablespoons powdered sugar
10 tablespoons plus
1/2 cup English toffee pieces (or chopped English toffee candy; about 7 ounces)
Additional powdered sugar


1 1/2 purchased caramel sauce, warmed

For Cake:
Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray 15x10x1-inch baking sheet with vegetable oil spray. Sift flour, cinnamon, ginger and allspice into small bowl. Using electric mixer, beat egg yolks, 1/3 cup sugar and 1/3 cup brown sugar in large bowl until very thick, about 3 minutes. On low speed, beat in pumpkin, then dry ingredients. Using clean dry beaters, beat egg whites and salt in another large bowl until stiff but not dry. Fold egg whites into batter in 3 additions. Transfer to prepared pan. Bake cake until tester is inserted comes out clean, about 15 minutes.
Place smooth (not terry cloth) kitchen towel on work surface; dust generously with powdered sugar. Cut around pan sides to loosen cake. Turn cake out onto kitchen towel. Fold towel over 1 long side of cake. Starting at 1 long side, roll up cake in towel. Arrange cake seam side down and cool completely, about 1 hour.

For Filling:Pour 2 tablespoons rum into heavy small saucepan; sprinkle gelatin over. Let stand until gelatin softens, about 10 minutes. Stir over low heat just until gelatin dissolves. Beat chilled whipping cream and 3 tablespoons powdered sugar in large bowl until firm peaks form. Beat in gelatin mixture. Fold in 6 tablespoons English toffee pieces.
Unroll cake; sprinkle with 4 tablespoons English toffee pieces. Spread filling over. Starting at 1 long side and using kitchen towel as aid, roll up cake to enclose filling. Place cake seam side down on platter. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover with foil and refrigerate.)
Trim ends of cake on slight diagonal. Dust cake with powdered sugar. Spoon some of warm sauce over top of cake. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup toffee. To serve, cut cake crosswise into 1-inch-thick slices. Pass remaining sauce.

Cake in a Cup

If you need a quick gift, this is easy and good!

Dry Cake Mix
Mug
Glaze ingredients

For a batch of 8 cupcake gifts empty the dry cake mix into a large bowl.
Place 1/2 cup portion into a plastic sandwich bag and close with a twist tie. Continue to fill 7 more sandwich bags.
Glaze mixes: Yellow cake glaze: 2 2/3 cup powdered sugar mixed with 1/4 cup strawberry drink mix or cocoa powder. Chocolate cake glaze: 2 2/3 cup powdered sugar with 1/4 cup cocoa powder mixed in. Spice cake glaze: 2 2/3 cup powdered sugar with 1/2 cup walnuts

Fill 8 sandwich bags with 1/3 cup plus 1 1/2 teaspoons of the appropriate glaze mix. Place in mug. Tie with a twist tie.

Directions for Cup Cake: Generously spray inside of mug with cooking spray.Empty contents of cake mix bag into the cup. Add 1 egg yolk, 1 TBSP. oil, and 1 1/2 TBSP. water. Mix well for 1 minute. Microwave for 2 minutes on full power or until cooked through. Use a pot holder to remove cup from oven and allow to cool 1 minute. In a small container, combine glaze mix with1-2 tsp. water mixing well and pour over the cake. Enjoy!

More Bday Cakes

This is a great quick idea for decorating....take a picture to Marsh (prob. any bakery) and have them print it out on edible icing. Quick, easy, kids are happy:)







Decorated with strawberry and plain malted milk balls.













We have had quite a few McQueen Birthdays and race car birthdays.







Made from a couple of 8in round cake pans and some Fruit by the Foot. Was really easy...easier than I thought.

Cake Ideas

You will see quite a few cakes in this section because it's one of my creative outlets. I love to create....if only the icing and cake were already prepared and I could just do the fun stuff:)




A giraffe cake made from a 9x13, frosting, graham crackers, and dum dum suckers.






A catapillar cake made from a bundt pan, gum drops, wafers, a dum dum suckers.











Elmo.....just frosting and a little spray food coloring.

Superman cake...frosting and a star tip.