Eggless Banana Almond Cake

Ok..  Before you go thinking I'm turning Vegan or I'm trying to healthify my cake...  Just know this ended up being eggless because I was eggless and I wasn't going to take a baby out at 9pm to get some.  So.. Thanks to google.. I found an alternative.  I thought this was kinda crazy but it works.!!  I needed 3 eggs so the substitution was 1 tablespoon of baking soda to 3 tablespoons of vinegar..  I know.. It sounds yuck right?   It totally isn't and it works!!!  I am so excited about this because how often do you not have the right ingredients..  and I should be limiting the calories in my dessert...  So... I may have to do this more often....

Recipe is as follows..

1 box Betty Crocker Super Moist White Cake

3 TBS Vinegar and 1 TBS baking soda  ( mix these together separately and then add to the cake mix)

1 1/4 cup sprite 

1/2 cup oil

1 mashed banana

1/2-1 teaspoon of almond extract (i used an emulsion) depending on your taste

Mix all ingredients together, they will be very thick but fluffy.  Bake for 20-25 mins @ 350.  Cake will brown quickly but make sure it is firm (not overcooked) before removing.  Cake will pull away from the sides of the pan as it cools.

Topping

1 carton cool whip

1 carton Philadelphia White Chocolate Indulgence

Mix together and cover cooled cake.   Keep Cake Refrigerated until ready to serve.

 The cake is like a banana cake/banana bread hybrid.. It is dense but moist and chewy also.

It looks like it was enjoyed..  What do you think?

DE LUshious

So I've been working on the house and reading....  so I've been neglecting my posts...  Ummm..  The new Stephanie Plum book came out!

 One thing I did create was a new brownie trifle version of my Chocolate Haze Cake.

This is super simple and de lushious!!  not just delicious : ) 

Take 2 boxes of Betty Crocker Brownie mix ( i mixed one milk chocolate with one dark chocolate)  Follow directions on the box  EXCEPT: Replace the water with Hazelnut Coffee Creamer.  Spread the chocolaty goodness on a cookie (hotel) pan (with sides)  and sprinkle with Honey Almond (Almond Accents)  these are for salad but they are sweet almond slivers that taste delicious!

Bake until  chewy : )  Allow to cool completely.  When they have cooled.  Break them into little clumps and line a trifle dish or bowl.  You wont use all of the brownies but extra chocolate in our house is never turned down : )

Make your chocolate Hazelnut Mousse    1 pint of Whipping Cream with several heaping spoonfuls of nutella while blending.   Once light and fluffy spoon mixture over brownie layer.  Pour over one box of fresh raspberries and cover with another layer of brownies.   Spoon onto a plate or bowl and eat your heart out! 

This was a huge hit!  It was eaten up very quickly!!  So quickly I forgot to take a before picture!

Sticky Buns to ENLARGE your Buns

     Here is a super quick sweet treat that is a crowd pleaser!

They are mock sticky buns.

Buy Refrigerator Biscuits and roll them into balls. Place them in a pan. I use a loaf pan but you can use whatever you'd like. Sprinkle with lots of cinnamon and chopped almonds.

Make a caramel sauce.

Melt one stick of butter with 2/3 - 1 cup brown sugar. Once melted add 1/3 cup heavy cream. Remove from the heat and stir in 1 tsp of vanilla. Pour over the biscuits and bake until they are cooked all of the way through. We usually leave them a little doughy : )