• 17Feb

    Milk Cake

    Ingredients:
     
    Cake:
    1 cup sugar + enough sugar to coat pan
    2 eggs
    1 cup flour
    1 1/2 tsp baking powder
    1/2 tsp salt
    1 tbls butter, melted
    1/2 cup milk, *warmed in microwave
     
    Topping:
    2 tbls butter, room temperature
    1/2 cup shredded coconut
    2 tbls milk
    5 tbls brown sugar
     
    Directions:
     
    Preheat oven to 350*F.
     
    Grease & sugar (not flour) 8×8 pan. Set aside.
     
    In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, & salt together. Set aside.
    In a large bowl, mix together 1 cup sugar and eggs. Add flour mixture and stir until well combined. Add milk and butter to mixture and stir till mixture is a smooth batter-like consistency. Pour into prepared pan & bake for 25 minutes or toothpick inserted into cake middle comes out clean.
     
    While cake is baking, mix all topping ingredients together in a small bowl. When cake is completely baked, remove from oven and spread topping over entire cake. Place cake back in oven and broil till topping is golden bown. Remove from oven and let cool before serving.
     
    *Note: The milk should be a little warmer than you would give a baby. Warm not hot. 

    Shout Out
    This is another classic that I didn’t change. Kudos go to my best friend, Mollie, for this recipe. Thanks so much Sweetie! xo

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  • 08Feb

    The Best Carrot Cake Ever

    Ingredients:
     
    Cake: 
    4 eggs
    3/4 cup vegetable oil
    1/2 cup applesauce
    1 cup white sugar
    1 cup brown sugar
    3 tsp vanillia extract
    2 cups all-purpose flour
    2 tsp baking soda
    2 tsp baking powder
    1/2 tsp salt
    2 tsp cinnamon
    3 cups grated carrot
    Frosting:
    1/2 cup softened butter
    *1 cup softened cream cheese
    4 cups icing sugar
    1 tsp vanillia extract
     
    *Note: measurements don’t have to be exact when it comes to the frosting…feel free to use an entire 250g block of cream cheese
     
    Directions:
      
    Preheat oven to 350* F. Grease & flour a 9×13 pan.
     
    For the cake:
     
    Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, & cinnamon together in a seperate bowl. Set aside.
     
    In a large bowl, beat eggs, oil, applesauce, both sugars and vanilla extract together. Add dry ingredients to egg mixture & stir well. Mix in grated carrot.
     
    Pour into prepared pan and bake for 40 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cake cool for approximately 10-15 minutes, then turn out onto wire rack and cool completely.
     
    For the frosting:
     
    In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients & beat until mixture is smooth. Spread frosting over top cake.
     
    Serves: depends on how big you cut the pieces…okay, fine…this cuts nicely into 16 pcs
     
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