January 5th, 2009
My first attempt at making a Pumpkin Roll was around Thanksgiving, I followed a recipe from a family cookbook and it turned out delicious. I was actually going to post the recipe around that time (would have made more sense) but I didn’t get any good photos before the roll got devoured. I was so proud of myself, and it made me happy the boyfriend liked it so much. He had never tried one before and was skeptic about me making one. In his face! He now prefers the roll over pumpkin pie and the same goes for myself. If you’ve never tried a pumpkin roll before you don’t know what you’re missing! Recently he made a request that I make another one, and it turned out just as good. The bonus this time was that I didn’t make such a mess! Some may only crave this delicious desert around the holidays, but I feel it’s perfect for anytime you’re craving some pumpkin goodness.
Pumpkin Roll
Beat 3 eggs for 5 minutes.
Gradually add:
1 c. white sugar
1 tsp. lemon juice
2/3 c. pure pumpkin
Sift Together:
1 tsp. ginger
2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
Add mixture together. Grease and flour pan (or spray it) 15×10 inches. Put mixture in pan. Top with 1 cup chopped nuts. (Optional) Bake at 375º for 15 minutes or until done.
Put dish towel (I use wax paper), sprinkled with powered sugar, size of pan. Put cake on towel. Roll up; let cool in refrigerator. Unroll for filling.
Filling:
1 c. powered sugar
4 tsp. butter
8 oz. cream cheese
1/2 tsp. vanilla
Beat smooth; spread all over cake. Roll back up. Put in refrigerator. When cooled, sliced desired thickness.
Enjoy!
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September 24th, 2008
I always wanted to try baking cupcakes in ice cream cones since I can remember. My Aunt Shirley used to make them for me to take to elementary school on my birthdays; everyone always got a kick out of them including me. I wonder if they still do that? Kids taking desert to school on their birthday…shouldn’t it be the other way around? I mean, as an adult I sure as hell wouldn’t bake my own cake. I just remember it being the rule that you had to bring something on your birthday. Whatever they wanna do.
So…I attempted my first cone cupcakes the other day. I followed a simple recipe from a magazine using brownie mix, chocolate Hershey’s Kisses, and whipped topping mix. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find whipped topping anywhere in the grocery store. I know I’m blind and it usually takes me 20 minutes longer than the average person to find an item, but I just think they didn’t have any. Instead, I bought already made whipped frosting because the boyfriend insisted—that right there would cause me not to like the cupcakes as much. I hate premade frosting because it’s too sugary. I don’t know how people eat the stuff by itself out of the container…I guess you’d have to try homemade frosting to know the difference. The boyfriend also suggested I get peanut butter kisses instead of chocolate ones. Yuck…I like peanut butter but it did not mesh well with the brownie. For me, the cupcakes were disgusting! I started eating one and spit it out. Good thing the boyfriend liked them because I would of hated throwing them all out. Basically, he likes anything with a lot of sugar.
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September 13th, 2008
Heh, I love my post title, if I ever had my own cooking blog I would name it that. Has a nice ring to it…
Yesterday, I decided to get off my lazy butt and actually do something productive. I’ve been sick this whole week feeling like death, so I’ve basically just been laying around. Last night I decided to make dinner. I actually love to cook, to me it’s kind of a creative outlet and there’s nothing better than making a delicious meal and watching others devour it. Call me weird but I take it as a great compliment. I choose a recipe called Mini Turkey Loaves out of the Diet Delights cookbook my ma gave to me. Personally, I hate the word Loaf it sounds odd and not too appealing, I think I’d rather call them Mini Turkey Muffins.
The process of making them was very easy—just like making meatloaf, with different ingredients of course. They turned out to be decent, probably would of been better if I had a food processor to chop the apples and onions into smaller pieces. Overall, I was happy with the outcome.
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