Archive for the 'Spreads' Category

Banana Cupcakes with Honey Cinnamon Frosting

May 25, 2009

My great friend Erika was having a girls night in and I wanted to bring a dessert. I was wanting to make a cupcake, but didnt want the traditional vanilla or chocolate.  I found this recipe on Martha Stewart’s site and they were very easy to make and were fantastic with the cinnamon-honey butter cream!
ENJOY!

Ingredients:
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Cranberry Cheese Spread

December 17, 2008

Another hit from our wine party. Kim brought this yummy dessert and paired it with a great port!
ENJOY!

Ingredients:
1 package (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons honey
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 can (16 oz) whole-berry cranberry sauce
 
Directions: In a small mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, sour cream, honey and cinnamon until smooth. Spread onto [...]

Moist and tender devils food (cup)cakes

October 30, 2008

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Another hit from Cook’s Illustrated. The buttercream is from Annie’s Eats…soooo GOOD!
ENJOY!

Makes three 8-inch cakes.   Published March 1, 2000.
Regular, or natural, cocoa like Hershey’s can be used with good results, though the cakes will bake up a bit drier, redder, and with slightly less chocolate flavor.
Ingredients

4
ounces unsweetened chocolate , chopped

1/4
cup Dutch-processed cocoa powder

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Lime herbed butter

August 11, 2008

Great for a new taste on grilled corn!
ENJOY!

Ingredients:
2-4 tbsp softened butter
1 tsp fresh chopped chives
1 tsp fresh chopped parsley
1 tbsp lime juice
Directions:
Mix all ingredients and chill until ready to use. Top fresh grilled, warm corn on cob! Goes great with Rum Pineapple Chicken!

Lemon Curd

April 1, 2008

I had a ton of lemons I had to use up and found a lemon curd recipe on Good things catered, Katie’s blog. I knew my mom loved lemon anything and she was visiting, so I thought I would whip it up. Just be careful and keep the temp low and cook slow…Don’t speed up [...]