Sunday, May 30, 2010
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip
They aren't much to look at, but they're delicious! I had a friend coming over to watch Avatar with and I wanted to bake. So I asked him what his favorite cookie was and he said Oatmeal Chocolate Chip. I found the recipe on BettyCrocker.com. Betty is tried and true! He said they were the best and I agree.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Peanut Butter Toffee Cookies
I got this recipe off of Martha Stewart's Cookie of the Day email. They turned out a little dry, but still good.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Getting Lazy
I haven't been taking pictures!
I keep forgetting to stop and take a couple of quick snaps of the cakes I've made recently. For a potluck at work I made my first pineapple upside down cake. Oh wow was this sweet. I got the recipe from TLC. You basically make caramel by melting butter and brown sugar in a pot and letting it boil. Once boiling you take it off the heat and pour it into your cake pan. Either tap in your crushed pineapple or place your rounds and then pour over top your yellow butter cake batter then bake. Voila! People were talking about that cake for days.
The next cake I made was for a friend's birthday. All he wanted was a basic chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. Of course that was easy peasy! NOT! I ended up trying to rush the cake last minute because I had an appointment to go to. Bad Jenny! I made a devil's food cake from Betty Crocker's "New" Cookbook. I used a tip from Martha Stewart and wrapped the cake pans in dampened CLEAN dish towels. They were baking just fine, but I had to leave with 27 minutes still left on the timer. I had to shut the oven off. When I got back, I turned it back on and cooked the cakes for the remaining amount of time. The cakes were nice and flat on top; however, partially dried out. I made Betty's browned butter cream chocolate frosting and lathered it up good. He said it was the best birthday cake ever. I said it was too crumbly and dry. Oh well sometimes we have to accept less than perfection. It made my friend very happy and that was the point, right?
I'll try and remember to take pictures!
I keep forgetting to stop and take a couple of quick snaps of the cakes I've made recently. For a potluck at work I made my first pineapple upside down cake. Oh wow was this sweet. I got the recipe from TLC. You basically make caramel by melting butter and brown sugar in a pot and letting it boil. Once boiling you take it off the heat and pour it into your cake pan. Either tap in your crushed pineapple or place your rounds and then pour over top your yellow butter cake batter then bake. Voila! People were talking about that cake for days.
The next cake I made was for a friend's birthday. All he wanted was a basic chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. Of course that was easy peasy! NOT! I ended up trying to rush the cake last minute because I had an appointment to go to. Bad Jenny! I made a devil's food cake from Betty Crocker's "New" Cookbook. I used a tip from Martha Stewart and wrapped the cake pans in dampened CLEAN dish towels. They were baking just fine, but I had to leave with 27 minutes still left on the timer. I had to shut the oven off. When I got back, I turned it back on and cooked the cakes for the remaining amount of time. The cakes were nice and flat on top; however, partially dried out. I made Betty's browned butter cream chocolate frosting and lathered it up good. He said it was the best birthday cake ever. I said it was too crumbly and dry. Oh well sometimes we have to accept less than perfection. It made my friend very happy and that was the point, right?
I'll try and remember to take pictures!
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