Cinnamon Roll Cake

My family loves cinnamon rolls but I don't always have the time to make the dough and let rise. This Cinnamon Roll Cake is the perfect substitute. This is definitely a treat and is great to make for special occasions such as Easter, Christmas, any Holiday, or on an occasional Sunday morning, like today.There's not much else I can say about this other than it is really yummy and pretty easy to make. It's great right out of the oven or at room temperature (I personally prefer room temp). Coffee or milk is a must with this.

Cinnamon Roll Cake

Cinnamon Roll Cake:

CAKE:
3 cups Flour
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1 cup Sugar
4 teaspoons Baking Powder
1 1/2 cups Milk
2 Eggs
2 teaspoons Vanilla
4 T Butter, melted

TOPPING:
1 cup ( 2 sticks) Butter, softened to room temperature
1 cup Brown Sugar
2 Tablespoons Flour
1 Tablespoon Cinnamon

GLAZE:
2 cups Powdered Sugar
5 Tablespoons Milk
1 teaspoon Vanilla

DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9×13 glass baking pan with cooking spray. Set aside.

In an electric or stand mixer add the flour, salt, sugar, baking powder, milk, eggs, and vanilla. Once combined well , slowly stir in the melted butter. Pour into the prepared 9×13 baking pan.

FOR TOPPING, In a large bowl mix the 2 sticks of butter, brown sugar, flour and cinnamon together until well combined and creamy. Drop evenly over the batter by the tablespoonfuls and use a knife to marble/swirl through the cake. (I found it hard to swirl so just left it be and it came out perfect).

Bake at 350 for 28-32 minutes or when a toothpick inserted near the center comes out nearly clean.

FOR GLAZE: In a medium bowl, mix the powdered sugar, milk and vanilla together with a whisk. Drizzle evenly over the warm cake. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Enjoy!!

Pistachio Cake with Pudding Frosting

 

A simple popular recipe. I remember this Pistachio Cake from when I was a kid. I think every gathering we attended someone brought this cake or some type of dessert made with Pistachio pudding. The cake is moist and the frosting is light and refreshing. Everyone loves it!

You can make some alterations to the cake. Such as, you can serve it plain and dusted with powdered sugar. You can add chopped pistachios to the batter for an extra crunch if you'd like. Also, the cake does have a nice light green color to it and makes a great St. Patrick's Day dessert. Add a few drops of food coloring to bring out the "Green" on the holiday! (For this cake, I made it as follows with no alterations).

Pistachio Cake with Pudding Frosting ...

Cake 

Ingredients:

• 1 pkg yellow cake mix
• 1/2 C water
• 1/2 C veg oil
• 1/2 C milk
• 2 pkgs instant pistachio pudding
• 5 eggs

Directions:         

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan (bundt pan).
2. In a large bowl mix together cake mix and pudding mix. Make a well in the center and pour in eggs, water, and oil. Blend ingredients, then beat for 2 minutes at medium speed.
3. Pour into prepared 10 inch tube pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 50 to 55 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly pressed. Cool in pan 15 minutes. Turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.

Frosting

Ingredients:

• 1 8 oz cool whip
• 1 pkg instant pistachio pudding
• 1/2 pint heavy cream

Directions:

Beat pudding and milk on slow speed for 1 minute until blended. Fold in Cool Whip. Ice cake and store, lightly covered or in a cake carrier, in the refrigerator.

Enjoy!

Red Velvet Banana Bread

I know what you are thinking .. red velvet and bananas, really, it can't be so???? I thought the same thing. I read Ashton's post about her  Red Velvet Banana Bread on her Something Swanky blog a couple times to make sure she really thought this combination tasted good. And yes, after several re-reads I still questioned the combo. So I tired it myself. Oh my goodness!! It's an amazing banana bread with a hint of red velvet. It's hard to explain. Make it and try it yourself. It's only 4 ingredients. And everyone always has leftover bananas that they don't know what to do with, right? Try it .. really, it's awesome!

 You will need:

• Ripened Bananas
• 1 box of Red Velvet Cake Mix
• Eggs
• Oil 

You can find the Red Velvet Banana Bread Recipe over at Something Swanky Dessert & Design.

Enjoy!