Cake Concepts by Cathy
"Decorating Tips"...and a few other ideas...from Colorado Springs...
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Baking in Missouri
Sunday, August 23, 2020
My Last Hurrah!
As customers have been picking up their last orders, some have asked for recipes, which I will gladly share. One of my most requested recipes is for my "doctored cake mix" batter, which if you consider cake mix as just one of the ingredients, can also be considered scratch. Only I believe this recipe tastes better in most cases. Please remember that this recipe is for HIGH ALTITUDE ONLY. When we get settled in our new home in Missouri, I will play around with this recipe to see what works best for our lower altitude.
DOCTORED CAKE MIX BATTER
(FOR HIGH ALTITUDE ONLY)
1 Duncan Hines cake mix, any flavor except Butter Recipe
1/2 cup flour
1 small package instant pudding mix to compliment flavor
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2/3 cup water
4-5 eggs (1 cup total)
7 oz. sour cream
Preheat oven to 350°. Combine all ingredients in large mixer bowl. Mix on low speed until combined. Scrape sides of bowl. Mix at medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour into greased, floured, and parchment lined cake pans. (Or use “Miracle Goo” with parchment.) Bake 30 minutes or longer, until toothpick comes out clean. DO NOT OVER BAKE. Bake cupcakes for about 18 minutes.
If you have requests for any other recipes, please go to the search button on the blog, or if you can't find it, leave me a message and I will gladly post whatever you're looking for. Thanks again to all of my former customers. It's been a great ride!
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
I'm a lemon lover!
I love the juicy tartness of a fresh squeezed lemon. Lemonade, lemon bars, lemon cake, lemon curd, lemon meringue pies, lemon tarts - all yummy to me. One of the best things about living in Arizona was our lemon tree that would be loaded with huge lemons every winter. Our neighbors received a lemon meringue pie, along with a basket of lemons, for Christmas each year.
I sat down at my computer and looked for a new lemon recipe to try, and found "Lemon Butter Cookies." These little gems are really tasty and probably not a good thing to have around for just the two of us during this time together at home. These are worthy of being added to my collection of favorite cookie recipes.