Archive for August, 2010

Banana Cupcake Recipe

banana_cupcakeDon't be fooled, these are not banana muffins!  This is a light, fluffy and sweet banana cupcake!  Perfect for a Sunday brunch, baby shower favors, or any time you're looking for a delicious treat!

You can frost these however you like.  I've tried a cream cheese frosting and a chocolate frosting, and both were amazing!

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup mashed ripe bananas
  • 1/4 cup buttermilk
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

FROSTING:

  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 3 tablespoons milk

Directions:cu

  1. In a large mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add the eggs, vanilla, bananas and buttermilk. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to banana mixture. Fill 18 paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full.
  2. Bake at 350 degrees F for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. In a small mixing bowl, cream the butter, sugar and enough milk to achieve desired spreading consistency. Frost cupcakes.

There are so many unique ways to decorate cupcakes these days. See tons of ideas for cupcake recipes.

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Chocolate and Fruit Trifle Recipe

This photo was taken by Naples34102 on Allrecipes.comSummer is not complete without fresh fruit baskets in the house. It's the best time to venture out and find some incredible deals with incredible freshness. The second best thing in the summer is undoubtedly chocolate. So we've set out to find a great recipe that would incorporate both ingredients! What we came up with was this delicious chocolate and fruit trifle recipe, it's the perfect balance between really-good and really-good-for-you. The original recipe can be found on Allrecipes.com.

Ingredients

  • 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 (18.25 ounce) package of devil's food cake mix
  • 1 cup cold water
  • 2 tablespoons orange juice
  • 1 (3.4 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 2 cups whipped cream
  • 2 cups fresh raspberries
  • 2 cups fresh strawberries, chopped
  • 2 kiwi fruit, peeled and chopped

Directions

  1. Prepare the cake batter according to the package directions. Pour the mix into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool completely.
  2. Crumble enough cake to measure 8 cups and set it aside. (Save the remaining cake for another use.)
  3. In a mixing bowl, combine milk and water until smooth. Add the pudding mix and beat on low speed for 2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Fold in the whipped cream.
  4. To assemble, spread 2-1/2 cups pudding mixture in a 4-qt. glass bowl. Top with half of the crumbled cake; sprinkle with 1 tablespoon orange juice. Arrange half of the berries and kiwi over cake. Repeat pudding and cake layers; sprinkle with remaining orange juice. Top with remaining pudding mixture. Spoon remaining fruit around edge of bowl. Cover and refrigerate until serving time.
Love summer fruit recipes? Try this recipe for fruit pizza dessert.
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