Magleby's Chocolate Cake

Magleby's Chocolate Cake

1 cup butter
1 cup water
1/4 cup cocoa
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs slightly beaten
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup sour cream
1 tsp. vanilla

Bring butter, water and cocoa to boil.  In separate bowl stir together flour, sugar and salt.  Pour liquids over dry ingredients.  Gently mix and then add eggs, baking soda, sour cream and vanilla.  The secret is mix as little as possible.  Bake 325 for 35-40 min.

Easiest cake is 9x13 with chocolate frosting.  OR Make layered cake with two 9 inch round pans.  Freeze layers before frosting.

Chocolate Frosting:
1/2 stick butter
3 Tbs Milk
1 Tbs cocoa
2 cups powdered sugar
2 drops almond extract
1/4 tsp vinegar

Bring butter, milk, and cocoa to a boil.  Boil over medium heat then pour over powdered sugar, almond extract and vinegar.  Mix and frost!

Vanilla Frosting:
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 pound powdered sugar
Mix well then add:
3 tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla
beat until creamy.

Banana Bars with Browned Butter Glaze

Banana Bars with Browned Butter Glaze

Banana Bars or Monkey Bars with Browned Butter Glaze
Photo & Recipe from : Pine Cones & Acorns

Ingredients:

1-1/2 c. sugar

1 c. sour cream

1/2 c. butter, softened

2 eggs

1-3/4 (3 or 4) ripe bananas, mashed

2 tsp. vanilla extract

2 c. all purpose flour

1 tsp. baking soda

3/4 tsp. salt

1/2 c. chopped walnuts (optional)

Brown Butter Frosting:

1/2 c. butter

4 c. powdered sugar

1-1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

3 tbsp. milk

Directions:

 Heat oven to 375F.  Grease and flour 15x10-inch jelly roll pan.  For the bars, in a large bowl, beat together sugar, sour cream, butter, and eggs until creamy.  Blend in bananas and vanilla extract.  Add flour, baking soda, salt, and blend for 1 minute.  Stir in walnuts(optional). Spread batter evenly into pan.  Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.

Frosting:

Heat butter in a large saucepan over medium heat until boiling.  Let the butter turn a delicate brown and remove from heat immediately. Add powdered sugar, vanilla and milk. Mix until smooth. Immediately spread over the cake while warm, it spreads much easier. 

Homemade Funfetti Cupcakes

Today I threw one of my best friends a bridal shower. It went great! I made these cupcakes and they turned out GREAT! I randomly found some blogger that made me those cupcake toppers. How cute are they!? I love love love them! These cupcakes kind of taste like a sugar cookie. Amazing.

Homemade Funfetti Cupcakes
How Sweet It Is

makes 12 cupcakes

1/2 cup butter

1 cup sugar

2 whole eggs

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/3 cup milk

1/3 cup assorted brightly colored sprinkles + more for top of frosting

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Cream butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla and beat until combined.

Combine dry ingredients in a bowl. Add half of the dry ingredients, mixing until just combined. Add the milk. Once mixed, add remaining dry ingredients. Fold in assorted sprinkles.

Pour into cupcake tins and fill 2/3 of the way full.

Bake for 18-20 minutes. Let cool, then frost.

Jello Cake

JELLO CAKE

Shayla's Kitchen

1 box yellow cake mix
6 oz box strawberry jello
3.4 oz box vanilla instant pudding
1 – 16 oz. container cool whip

Bake cake mix in 13x9 inch baking dish according to box directions. Pull out of oven and poke holes into the top of the cake. Combine strawberry jello with 2 cups BOILING water. Mix well, then pour over hot cake. Refrigerate over night. (I only refrigerated for about 4 hours and it was fine). Mix packet of instant pudding with container of cool whip and spread over cake. Enjoy!

Gooey White Chocolate Fluffernutter Cake Bars

Gooey White Chocolate Fluffernutter Cake Bars

Recipe from: Picky-Palate

Photo's by: Yours truly :)

What a simple easy summer dessert (not to mention it's ridiculously delicious). The middle layer has an almost caramel like consistency and they travel great so they're perfect for summer picnic's (or for a day out on the boat ... where I'll be today :) ). Now lets get started!!

Here's our line up of ingredients: Yellow cake mix, egg, butter, marshmallow creme, peanut butter, sweetened condensed milk and white chocolate chips.

Add the cake mix, softened butter and egg to a large bowl and mix together to make the crust layer of your bars. They will be a thicker cookie dough like consistency. Press into a 9x13 inch pan. I like to line mine with parchment paper so that when it cools, I can just pull the whole sheet out and cut it.

It's time for the gooey fluffernutter center! Mix together your peanut butter, marshmallow creme and sweetened condensed milk into a large bowl, mixing to combine. This is what will turn into a caramel-like consistency once it's baked. Pour it over your pressed crust.

Pour a bag of white chocolate chips over the top and bake at 350 for 23-25 minutes. Let cook completely.

Gooey White Chocolate Fluffernutter Cake Bars

1 box yellow cake mix

1 large egg

1 stick unsalted butter, softened

1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

1/2 cup marshmallow creme

1 small can sweetened condensed milk

12 ounce bag white chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and line a 9 x 13 inch baking dish with foil (I use parchment paper) and spray with cooking spray.

2. Place cake mix, egg and butter into a large bowl. Mix until well combined, will be the consistency of thick cookie dough. I used my hands towards the ends. Press dough into prepared baking pan.

3. Place peanut butter, marshmallow cremem and condensed milk into a large bowl and mix until well combined. Pour over crush then top with white chips. Bake for 23-25 minutes until cooked through. Center will see somewhat jiggly, but will set up while it cools.

4. Let cool completely, cut into squares and serve.

Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Okay I actually haven't made this recently. I came across this recipe last fall and then forgot where I found it and after a few months searching every blog I follow I finally found it. This seriously was the best pumpkin cake I have ever had. The cream cheese frosting is amazing too. It may not be fall yet, so all the pumpkin recipes aren't in season, but make it anyway. DELICIOUS!

Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Recipe & Photo from Mrs. Harding Cooks

Cake:
4 eggs
1 and 2/3 cup sugar
1 cup oil
1 (16 oz) can pumpkin
2 cup flour
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda

Frosting:
1 (8oz) package cream cheese
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp. vanilla
2-3 cups powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix the eggs, sugar, oil, vanilla, and pumpkin until smooth. Stir together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and baking soda. Add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture and mix at low speed until thoroughly combined and the batter is smooth.

Spread the batter in a greased 9 by 13 inch baking pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Let cool completely before frosting. {Or not! Who doesn't love warm cake and melty frosting?}

To make the icing: Combine the cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add the sugar and mix at low speed until smooth. Add the sugar and mix at low speed until combined. Stir in the vanilla and mix again. Spread on cooled pumpkin cake. {Or warm pumpkin cake!!}

Blueberry Buckle

Mmm. This is a family favorite for sure. My mom has been making this for years. If you love coffeecake, you'll love this because it's exactly that only with blueberries. I shouldn't come out and say that I eat this for breakfast because it really isn't all that healthy, but the blueberries make it seem healthy haha. I definitely recommend this! :) (Sorry there is no photo... I forgot to take one!)

BLUEBERRY BUCKLE

Cake:

2 eggs

½ c. butter or margarine, softened

¾ c. sugar

2 c. flour

2 tsp. baking powder

½ tsp. salt

½ c. milk

2 c. blueberries

Topping:

½ c. sugar

1/3 c. flour

¼ c. butter or margarine, softened

½ tsp. ground cinnamon

Preheat over to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 inch square baking pan. Cream together the eggs, butter or margarine and sugar. Mix together the flour, baking powder and salt, then mix into the egg mixture alternately with the milk. Fold in the blueberries and pour the batter into the baking pan. Combine all the topping ingredients and cut together with a pastry blender or 2 knives until crumbly. Spread over batter and bake for 30 min. or until the cake tests done.