Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Tropical Fruit Smoothie


Ingredients
1 (16-ounce) package frozen strawberries, mangoes, and peaches
1 (8-ounce) can guava nectar
Fresh strawberries, for garnish


Directions
In the container of a blender, combine the frozen fruit and guava nectar; process until smooth. Garnish each serving with a fresh strawberry.





Strawberry Smoothies

Mama's Pound Cake

Ingredients
1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter, plus more for pan
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
3 cups sugar
5 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pan
1/2 teaspoon fine salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract


Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.


With a mixer, cream butter and shortening together. Add sugar, a little at a time. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition. Stir dry ingredients together in a bowl and add to mixer alternately with milk, starting with the flour and ending with the flour. Mix in vanilla. Pour into a greased and floured tube pan and bake for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.


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Buttermilk Pound Cake

Monday, May 9, 2011

Uncle Bob's Fresh Apple Cake

Ingredients
Honey Glaze:
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons milk
Apple Cake:
3 cups diced Granny Smith apples, about 2 apples
1 cup lightly toasted chopped walnuts
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups sugar
1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
3 eggs


Directions
Glaze: Add all the ingredients to a small bowl and stir until smooth. Set the bowl aside.


Cake: 
1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Lightly grease a Bundt pan or tube pan.
2. In a bowl, mix together the apples, walnuts, vanilla, and cinnamon. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
3. Using an electric mixer beat the sugar, oil, and eggs in a large bowl. Add in the dry ingredients and beat until completely combined. Fold in the apple mixture.
4. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until a tester inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.
5. Allow the cake to fully cool in the pan, about 1 hour, and then turn it out onto a plate.
6. Drizzle the apple cake with some of the honey glaze, serve and enjoy!


Cook's Note:
The cake can be wrapped tightly and stored in the refrigerator for 3 to 5 days.


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Apples