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Comments (18)I get where KSWL is coming from (at least I think so). I'm not big on cake mixes either. A good made-from-scratch cake is hard to beat. But there are "dump cake" (I hate that name) type cakes that are not made from mixes. Kind of like an Apple Betty or a fruit crisp. I've made one that is quite good - no cake mix, you make the topping from scratch. Oats are a good addition - as are pecans (as someone mentioned above). Fresh fruit is also used - not canned pie filling. So much better and by using your own recipe instead of a cake mix and canned pie filling, you can control the fat and sugar content (at least somewhat). tina...See MoreJust FYI ... (coffee in chocolate cake)
Comments (8)I am not a coffee drinker and can always detect it in food. I bake with chocolate quite a bit and do add a very small amount of espresso powder to many of my recipes. It gives the chocolate more depth without lending a coffee taste. I have done a side by side comparison of chocolate buttercream frosting with and without espresso powder. Everyone chose the one with the powder saying it had a richer chocolate taste. I do agree that some bakers tend to put in too much coffee....See MoreWell this just takes the cake.......
Comments (33)Mom2, In a way, BM's performance over the weekend might have been the best thing, a "silver lining" event. The skids aren't that thrilled to be with her, she is being so flaky that you don't have to work to hard to accomodate her and my goodness, how many people are at the house? It sounded like upwards of 15 folks conservatively with all of the various kids? Let her come to you and yours. And let her come correct! It sounds like since you cooperated, you can uncooperate now without a confrontation. She needs to fit in with your team, not the other way around. It sounds bad but it might really help you now. ''how you can be a good parent to one set of children and then completely ignore your other kids. how can one do that???" BTW, my skids, SS30 in particular, feel that my DH is being a better father with our son than he was with them. From what I know, they are right. Dh completely ignores his grandkids which of course feeds right in to the hard feelings. Lovehadley is right, often dads look at the 2nd set of children or child as a means to do things over in a better way. DH is not Super involved at the school or extracurriculars but he does show up for meetings, parent teacher conferences, Tae Kwon Do promotions, the occasional kiddie party if he knows the parents and so on. I know he did not do that with his first set of kids, SS in particular. My SS30 is still very angry about this fact. I think it's pretty common but what can I do? Tell him DON'T be a better father to our child because you weren't great with your first? Good luck....See MoreMade the Prune Cake
Comments (10)I made pioneer womans cake and it is good, but next time I will double the spices since we prefer a strongly spiced cake. My buttermilk icing tastes really good, but after two days of being leftover, the icing is beginning to sugar out. That business of cooking sugar to the right temp to get it to do what you want it to do and not letting any crystals form is all about pure chemistry. Adding corn syrup adds an element into the syrup that interferes with the molecules locking together and making crystals. Adding an acid does this as well. You could make this same soda/buttermilk cake batter and omit the prunes, but add raisins and nuts and increase the spices and use a sweet cream cheese on top of it or a dusting of powdered sugar, or nothing at all. The prunes are good in it, but is really able to be configured differently. Glad that the OP mentioned this cake. Havn't thought about it in ages and was looking for something different. I try to keep hubs with a little tidbit of something that he enjoys every evening. He has only a small piece each evening and this cake keeps well since it is moist....See More- 6 years ago
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