Doughnuts: Simple and Delicious Recipes to Make at Home

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Edible Cake Decorating – A Fun And Delicious Hobby!

As a new mom I tried for a long time to find hobbies that I could enjoy with my children and find time for.  Edible cake decorating is the perfect past-time.  Not only is it fun to do with the kids, but I have birthdays every year that drive me to improve my skills.

The easiest way to start this hobby is to purchase some boxed cake mix, buy a basic cake decorating kit at the store, and browse the internet for ideas.  The first cake I made was an Elmo cake for my daughter’s first birthday.  I made a plain yellow cake and then using some information about edible cake decorating I found online, I made red, black and orange frosting with the Wilton’s gel food color.  The cake was a big hit and delicious as well.

Since my first cake, I have tried more difficult cakes.  This past year for my son’s first birthday party, I made a six car train cake complete with edible cargo (M&Ms and gummy bears).  The kids loved the cake and I loved making it!  I used a simple box chocolate cake and made six small loaf cakes.  I then used canned frosting and added different color food dyes to make a variety of colors.  I frosted the cakes with a crumb coat and let that harden in the refrigerator for a few hours.  After that, I was able to frost again and top each “train car” with Kit-Kat side bars and candy cargo.  I covered a piece of wood with wax paper, drew tracks with black icing and laid down the train.  This session of edible cake decorating was my favorite as I was able to sample the left over cargo.

One of the best places to shop for decorations and supplies is the local craft store.  In my area I go to A.C. Moore or Michaels and using a 40% coupon am able to pick up things like food dye, spatulas, frosting tips and candy toppers. 

The best part about this hobby is I have more fun and get better at it with each cake I make.  I’ve now made four cakes and each one trumps the one before it.  I’m just hoping I can keep up at this pace!  With a three year old and a one year old, I have many more years of edible cake decorating ahead!

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Christmas Drinks can be a Delicious Way to be Healthy

We already know that Christmas drinks can also add zing to a party. Any party is simply boring without these Christmas drinks. Gatherings without Christmas drinks are like dishes without spice. You can survive the night, but you might not enjoy it as much. Christmas drinks are also delicious, and if you choose your Christmas drinks well, they could enhance the flavor of the food.

However, do you know that Christmas drinks also have some benefits for the health? There are studies showing that alcoholic drinks, like Christmas drinks, have health benefits. Now, you have something you enjoy that is not bad for you. These studies do not give you the license to consume all the Christmas drinks you can find at a party, though. The drinking they refer to is drinking in moderation. You might encounter more problems than benefits if you start to drink like there is no tomorrow.

According to these studies, some of the benefits of drinking Christmas drinks are reduced risk of heart disease, lower risk of diabetes, and reduced risk of dementia. The strongest evidence, they say, is for the connection between reduced risk of heart disease and moderate drinking.

One thing you should keep in mind is that the health benefits of drinking Christmas drinks do not apply to all. First, we already know that the benefits apply only to those who drink moderately. In addition, the benefits are greatest only for older men. For obvious reasons, drinking can also cause more harm than good to women who are pregnant. Finally, people under the age of 21 should pass on alcoholic Christmas drinks and reach out for those nonalcoholic Christmas drinks instead. They do not yet have the emotional maturity and experience to deal with the effects of alcohol.

We have been conditioned to expect something to be bad if it is enjoyable, like all those calorie laden chocolate cakes and juicy quarter pounders. For this reason, knowing that your favorite Christmas drinks are not only seen “not bad” but also beneficial is such a relief.

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A Delicious Moist Carrot Bundt Cake For All Occasions

Looking for a tasty dessert to impress your family, friends, or co-workers?  Stun them with this carrot cake that is lower fat than most carrot cakes.  Baked in a Bundt pan, this cake makes a beautiful presentation that is sure to impress even your harshest critics!  And the cream cheese frosting is a combination of low-fat and regular cream cheese allowing you to cut back even more on fat and calories without giving up flavor.  Tasty, lovely, and lower in fat; now that is a great combination!

MOIST CARROT BUNDT CAKE

1 1/3 cups granulated sugar

1/2 cup packed light brown sugar

1 cup unsweetened applesauce

1/2 cup canola oil

2 eggs

2 egg whites

2 tsp vanilla extract

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

2 tsp baking powder

2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp baking soda

2 cups shredded carrots

1 can (8-oz) unsweetened crushed pineapple, drained

1/2 cup golden raisins

1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts

FROSTING:

5 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese

1 pkg (3-oz) cream cheese, softened

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 cups confectioners’ sugar

1/4 cup finely chopped toasted walnuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large mixing bowl, beat the sugars, applesauce, oil, eggs, egg whites, and vanilla until well blended.  In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda.  After combined, beat into the sugar mixture until well blended.  Stir in the carrots, pineapple, raisins, and walnuts.  Coat a 10-inch Bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray and transfer batter into pan.  Bake at 350 degrees for 45 to 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.  Remove from oven and cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan.  Cool completely on a wire rack.

To make the frosting:  In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheeses and vanilla until fluffy.  Beat in confectioners’ sugar until smooth.  Frost the entire cake (this is not a drizzle-type frosting.)  Sprinkle with the toasted walnut pieces.  Store cake in refrigerator.

Yield:  16 servings

Enjoy!

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A Delicious Birthday Cake is the Start of a Fun Packed Day

A birthday cake is generally bought to celebrate someone’s birthday. This cake can be bought for someone in your family or you can buy a birthday cake for a friend, relation, partner, business associates and so on. You will of course have a wide selection of birthday cakes that you can choose from and buy.

Besides buying these birthday cakes you can look up recipes for a birthday cake and personalize the cake. By making your own cake you can add the flavors and the ingredients that you want. For instance you can make a chocolate double fudge cake that has raisins and crunchy nuts hidden in the mix. You can pour the cake mixture into various shapes and then decorate your masterpiece.

Your newly made birthday cake can look like a popular cartoon character, movie personality, an animal or even people like astronauts, ballerinas and clowns. The different shapes and characters that you can make these birthday goodies into are of course endless.

Now birthday cakes don’t just come in different shapes and colors, you will also find a multitude of sizes. A few of the birthday cakes will be small richly decorated cupcakes. These cupcakes sized birthday cakes are great for giving children who want to carry their birthday cake around without having to worry about sharing their cake.

While these mini cakes are very popular and we all love having a traditional soft cake there is another type of cake that you can buy. This birthday cake is that of an ice cream cake. This type of cake is a fantastic idea to try out as your family can combine the delicious taste of a cake and ice cream together without having to buy these two items separately.

Once you have chosen your birthday cake whether it is store bought or homemade you will need to make sure that it stays fresh. This freshness is necessary as you might be having late night birthday guests.

To ensure that you are getting a fresh tasting birthday cake you may want to buy this cake from your local bakers where you can be assured of the quality and the freshness. With the cake safely at home and kept safe from hungry insects and your kids you are now ready for the birthday.

While birthdays come and go and fashions for birthday parties change, there is one constant that you can always be sure of. A delicious birthday cake is the start of a fun packed day and you can always find the perfect cake for your special day.

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How to Make Delicious Apple Cakes From Pennsylvania and Kentucky

From the old well known adage, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away,” to “As American as Apple Pie,” apples are ingrained in our food psyche.  They have always been a favorite fruit and a favorite in baked desserts. Different parts of the country often have their own specialties and the recipes in this article are from Kentucky and Pennsylvania. Join the folks in these states by trying these recipes for Kentucky Apple Cake and Pennsylvania Country Dutch Apple Cake.  Being born and raised in Southern Indiana, I spent a lot of time in Kentucky and grew to love eating there.  This Kentucky Apple Cake bakes in a 9 x 13-inch pan and is so tasty and moist it doesn’t need frosting.  The Dutch Apple is a 9-inch square cake with a cooked apple topping.  Both are these cakes are favorites here at my house in Texas!

KENTUCKY APPLE CAKE
1 cup vegetable oil
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla
3 large apples, sliced thick
1 cup chopped nuts

Mix the oil, sugar, and eggs together. Sift the flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together into the sugar mixture. Mix the two mixtures together well. Stir in the vanilla, apples, and nuts. Pour the mixture into a greased 9 x 13 x 2-inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 to 55 minutes. This cake does not need frosting.

PENNSYLVANIA COUNTRY DUTCH APPLE CAKE
1/3 cup warm milk
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup butter, slightly softened
1/4 cup warm (not hot) water
1 pkg dry yeast
1 egg, beaten well
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cup, cooked until slightly tender, apple slices; drained
2 tbsp brown sugar
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
powdered sugar for garnish

Combine the warm milk with the granulated sugar, salt, and half of the butter; allow to cool to lukewarm.

Dissolve the yeast in the warm water. Stir the milk mixture, beaten egg and flour into the yeast mixture. Beat the batter until smooth. Spread the dough evenly into a greased 9-inch baking pan. Arrange the apple slices over the top. In a small bowl combine the brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg; sprinkle over the apple slices. Dot the mixture with the remaining butter. Cover and allow to rise for 40 minutes in a warm spot. Bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes.

Remove from oven and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Enjoy!

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Nothing better than a Delicious Cake

Who doesn’t like cakes, every one does, and perhaps it’s the most loved dessert in the world. I have never met a person who hates cakes, probably someone does have likes and dislikes for a special type of cakes, but have you ever met a person who would say I don’t like cake as the broad category itself.

The value of cake as a highly regarded dessert can be observed in our routine lives. You would have never seen any birthday or an anniversary party without a cake? In fact if there is no cake, there are no birthdays or anniversaries at all, right?

Undoubtedly cakes are the most preferred choice anywhere and are even now very professionally sub-classified into categories like wedding cakes, birthday cakes and anniversary cakes. We see bakers specializing in wedding cakes only and if you would ask them that you want a cake for birthday they would refer you another specialist in birthday cakes.

Cakes have this soft creamy taste, with delectable and appetizing feel. The smell in bakeries or the fragrance while the cake is baked reluctantly creates desires for it, whether you had ten chickens in your lunch and you are stuffed up to your throat.

Fragrance and taste of a cake is one thing but talking about cakes itself bring a mouth-watering experience due to gigantic cake types and flavors. Cakes happen to have incorporated every flavor you can think of.

You name a flavor and cake is here, there are chocolate cakes and then chocolates cakes have further hundred divisions like chocolate cream, chocolate fudge, chocolate moose and etc. Similarly other cakes can be found in variety of flavors categories like Coffee cake, Lemon tart, apple cake, Black forest, Butter cake, Cheese cake, Pineapple Cake, Angle food, Bakewell tart, Battenburg, Bundt cake, Carrot cake, Butterfly cake, Date & Walnut Loaf, Chiffon cake, Croquembouche, Devil’s food cake, Dobos cake, Eccles cake, Fruit cake, Icecream Cake, Jaffa Cake, Lamington, Marble Cake, Kendal Mint Cake and etc.

Most chances are that you would have never even heard of these names before, but the fact is that the names above are just a mere synopsis of the wide and vast range of cake’s flavors around the world. Don’t beat yourself to it, if you have never heard of the names above because most of these cakes’ types discussed are available in their specific region and countries.

Further each cake type has its own origin, history and roots. Some of them are of Italian origin, some of them of American and some of them can be found French history. The virtue that lies with history of cakes is that the development in new ideas and new flavors for cakes advanced with a reasonable pace in the world.

Today if someone wants to know everything about cakes he probably would have to pursue a PHD for it. And that’s exactly why the world has come up with further specialties in cakes manufacturing like wedding cakes, birthday cakes and etc.

Its not just flavors cakes also the decoration and designs of cakes have also changed a lot past years. Look at 20 to 25 years back and only shapes in cakes you knew were round, square and rectangle but now look at them you can easily find a cake in a shape of a guitar or a love heart.

The concept of cake has been changed with respect to its tastes, designs and presentations. Now we have brands associated with cakes, we see names in market with unprecedented reputes and image in making the most luscious cakes having striking designs and stunning presentations.

I belong to Pakistan, and I see so many bakers’ brands with their own specialties in cakes. The development in cakes industry is outcome of lots of societal factors. Cakes bring easiness as a dessert and as a standard gift. You wana wish someone for birthday or anniversary, and if you can’t get suitable gift for any occasion. This is where a cake comes in; the best thing about a cake is you can send it as gift to anyone on any special occasion.

There are lots of web pages online to deliver your message in a form of a cake. Convenience and high product range are the some of the benefits these online stores;

First the sites specializing in these services can put all types of cakes in their product portfolio because they are not the manufacturers, they are the suppliers. Second all you have to do is, just select the type, flavor and design for your cake and it’s their job to arrange the best possible product available in the market for you or for your recipient. Third you save yourself from the hassle of the wrapping and packing, these online gift sites gives your cake the best possible presentations.

I am being so assertive about the benefits above because I am an immense user of these sites; I do send gifts to Pakistan to my family and friends and have gone through lots of online gift stores.

Best part of these online businesses is that they keep developing themselves with unique features and offering lots of functionality with respect to sending gifts.

I could recommend lots of sites but www.giftxperts.com is one which, offers most diversified options for sending cakes to Pakistan. You could find the most scrumptious cakes with very unique designs. Giftxperts also offers customer friendly features like multiple currency options and convenient flexible delivery to make them stand apart.

A real delightful experience for sending cakes to Pakistan, www.giftxperts.com is sure idyllic choice to visit.

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Delicious, Easy, Home-Made Birthday Cakes For Kids!

The birthday cake is the most important and special thing on the menu for a kid’s birthday party. Kid’s birthday parties are always fun to plan. Some parents prefer to host parties at commercial party places and some parents prefer to host parties at home with all home made stuff including the birthday cake. You can put your love & effort into making a very special cake for your lovely kids to make their birthday memorable. Kids prefer the shape and theme of the cake over taste so it’s best to focus on the shapes.  You just need a beautiful shaped Pantastic cake pan to start with (available on Amazon or flavortools in various shapes.)

Cake baking using plastic cake pans is as easy as baking it in aluminum pan. Pantastic cake pans are available in many different shapes. You can find Pantastic cake pans come in many themed shapes: Airplane, Butterfly, Tractor, numbers from 0-9, Horse, Dinosaur, Pig, Football and many more. Pantastic cake pans are durable and reusable. They can be used in conventional oven as well as in microwave. They can stand temperatures up to 375º F.  and should be placed on a cookie sheet for support. You can master the cake baking art and can bake delicious cakes for birthday parties. Here are a few cake baking tips:

Cake baking tips

Cake ingredients including flour, fruits, and flavors should be at room temperature prior to mixing.
Always sieve flour, baking powder to avoid lumps.
Always beat the batter at lowest speed for making a lighter & fluffier cake.
Choose right size pan and grease the pan with Pam or cooking spray. Fill the pan to only two-third to let it have space to rise evenly.
Preheat the oven first before placing the cake pan and make sure to keep pan in center rack.
Use a toothpick, wood skewer to check if cake is done, if it comes out clean then cake is done
Let cake cool for 5-7 minutes before taking it out of pan.
Heat your knife before cutting cake to avoid crumbled slices.

If you are using Pantastic cake pan then you can also experiment using hard candies, break them into pieces, fill those hard candies in the grooves of Pantastic cake pan prior to filling with batter. These hard candies will melt with heat and will come up nicely shaped when you will take cake out from pan.

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Delicious Vegan Chocolate Cake

The vegan diet, what a drastic diet, isn’t it? No animal products whatsoever permitted, including egg, milk, cream and butter also out of the menu. That leaves us with no much to make some appetising and tasty food and what about cakes or pastries.

Imagination is really needed in this situation and creativity is certainly not missing around us, judging from what those vegan addicts are able to produce from their kitchens.

With that in my mind and having had to deal a few times in the past with some very nice vegan customers, I came up with a real vegan recipe that I will share in this article.

It is a nice and moist vegan chocolate cake, that can be eaten on its own or with some sort of garnish like vegan chocolate or vegan vanilla sauce or even raspberry jam.

Here below are the ingredients needed for around 4 to 5 cakes of this delicious recipe:

Light whole-wheat plain flour: 220g
Plain cake flour: 225g
Sweet potato flour: 100g (to keep the cake moist)
Baking powder: 18g
Bicarbonate soda: 10g

Cocoa powder: 165g
Salt: 5g
Soya milk: 500g (rice or coconut or oat milk can also be used instead)

Corn oil: 260g
Rice malt syrup: 1000g
Apple cider vinegar: 7g
Vanilla essence: 10g

Method:
First turn the oven on, as always, with the temperature dial set to 180ºC (356ºF) this time.
Spray-grease around 4 or 5 cake tins then place a round piece of grease-proof paper on the bottom of each of them.

Then start by sifting the  plain flour, potato flour, baking powder and bicarbonate soda together, then add the whole-meal plain four last without sifting it. Mix thoroughly.

In a saucepan heat the soya milk on low heat. When it is slightly bubbling, add the sifted cocoa powder and whisk well until it is dissolved. Remove from the heat.
Combine the other liquid ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Add the cocoa mixture and combine.

Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients.
Pour the mixture into the prepared cake moulds. Each cake mould should be filled to around 2/3 of their height.

Insert into the pre-heated oven and bake for around 40 minutes.
If your oven has a ventilation duct, keep it closed during the 1st half of the baking and then open it for the 2nd half.

When a small knife inserted in the chocolate sponge cake comes out clean, take them out of the oven and let them cool down for a few minutes.

When they have cooled down take them out of the tins and turn them over on cooling wire.
This cake can be eaten as it is or covered with a vegan chocolate icing, rendering it even more attractive and appetising.

I really hope you enjoyed this Vegan Chocolate Cake recipe.
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The Four Favorite Delicious Gourmet Cakes

The Christmas, carrot, chocolate and wacky cakes are all-time favorites. The texture, appearance and flavor of these cakes are all to crave for.

Cakes are one of the favorite desserts of people of all ages. It is always present in various kinds of gatherings. Some cakes are traditionally eaten in special occasions such as at Christmas Eve. Others can be eaten with different toppings and are available in a variety of forms.

Some delicious gourmet cakes:

The Carrot Cake

Carrot is the main ingredient of a carrot cake and consists of large amounts of sugar like sugar beets. It was used during the medieval age as sweet ingredient in sweet cake. The carrot cake is a sweet gourmet cake prepared through the mixture of grated carrot and butter. The process of cooking results to soft carrot and the cake has dense and soft texture. The carrots themselves improve and add to the appearance, texture, and flavor of the cake.

You could add ingredients to your carrot cake to make it more personal, depending on your taste buds. You could sprinkle it with raisins, nuts, coconut or pineapple.

The serving of carrot cake may be either plain, with glazed or topped with white icing. It can also be served topped with cream cheese icing and chopped walnuts.

A carrot cake with cream cheese icing is listed as number five on the top five fad foods of the 1970s according to the American-based Food Network in 2005. And carrot cakes are available in different forms such as sheet cake, cupcake, and loaf form. They are popular in the United States and in the United Kingdom.

The Christmas cake

Christmas cake is actually a fruit cake popular in Ireland, Japan, Philippines, United Kingdom, and other countries under the commonwealth. People in these countries normally give out fruit cakes as presents during the holiday season.

Christmas cake has several types. There are spongy to heavy, crumbly-moist to sticky-wet, light to dark and spongy to heavy. Some are leavened or unleavened, square or oblong, round shape, fairy cakes, dusting with icing sugar and more.

The Scottish Christmas cake is called Whisky Dundee and is a most loved traditional Christmas cake. It is made with Scotch whisky and feels crumbly and light on the palate. It has candied peesl and light fruits such as sultanas, cherries, currents and raisins. This cake is loved by those who are not fond of moist and very rich textured cakes.

Another Christmas cake is the apple crème Christmas cake. It particularly consists of rich mix of finely sliced apples. It is usually mixed with raisins and other fruit. It also has cream cheese, heavy whipping cream, and eggs.

Christmas cake in certain occasion is even added with coins as touch pieces for good luck. The coins may be 3d piece, silver, or six pences wrapped in grease proof paper packages.

The Wacky Cake

It was believed that Beatrice Fe O’Hearn was the inventor of the wacky cake recipe. The recipe was passed down to generations among her family and friends. The cake has been a favorite delicacy in many rural areas of the United States since in the late 1930s.

The wacky cake has spongy texture and cocoa based. This cake is unique in a sense that it does not contain eggs and milk unlike the other common cake and pastries. It has active ingredients such as cocoa powder, flour, baking soda, sugar, vanilla extract, vegetable oil, and white vinegar. You can also add brewed coffee. And wacky cake may be served plain or with toppings like confectioner’s sugar and icing.

A basic wacky cake recipe has cocoa, flour, baking soda, sugar, salt, vanilla, vegetable oil, vinegar and water.

The Chocolate Cake

Chocolate cakes are absolutely one of the all time favorites. There is a big selection of chocolate cakes, with varying ingredients. An important element in a chocolate cake is the intensity of chocolate, especially in devil’s food cake.

In the United States, the most common type of chocolate cake is the butter cake. The European chocolate Génoise Cake has a spongy texture with minimal amounts of fat. Other types include the flowerless chocolate cake and red velvet cake.

And the common butter cake recipe has ingredients of cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, flour, milk, sugar, salt, eggs, butter or oil, and water. Other additional ingredients are fruit juices, sour cream, syrups and melted chocolate for devil’s food cake.

Ingredients such as liqueurs, vanilla extracts, or liquid flavor i.e. coffee are used by many bakers to enhance and bring out different properties in the chocolate flavor. Also, numerous professional chefs and bakers have experimented unique flavors to chocolate cakes. Some examples of chocolate cakes with flavor combinations include Black Forest gateau, Bûche de Noël, and German Chocolate Cake.

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