Even though it is summertime, I still love to bake. Ryanna and I bake almost every week.
I am sure Mark Puskar is going to want Chris to use every single one of these recipes!
My sister-in-law shared her Mom’s pineapple upside down cake recipe. It was the first time I had baked one, and it came out very nice. I’ve made it a couple of times.
The Cake
Ordinarily, I do not use cake flour but since this recipe called for it, I bought some. On the back of the cake flour box was a recipe for carrot cake. This carrot cake is the best carrot cake I have ever had.
Combine:
Stir:
Blend into mixture.
Beat on medium for three minutes.
Stir in:
In addition to greasing the cake pan(s), line them with parchment or wax paper.
Bake at 350 for 28-32 minutes.
Cream Cheese Frosting
Mix:
Gradually add:
Once the cake cools, frost it.
My Mom used to love to garden and as most gardeners realize, you grow lots of zucchini. She found this recipe that is fairly easy and so good!
Beat together:
Mix together:
Stir in:
When I grease the pans when baking sweet stuff, instead of also using flour, I line the pan with granulated sugar and sprinkle some sugar on the top of the batter before I bake.
Bake at 350 for 50-60 minutes.
This is the perfect time of year for strawberries. Ryan and Ryanna love them, so we always have them. This cake is so good; I found this recipe almost 40 years ago!
Clean and cut 1 ½ quarts strawberries, mix with sugar (use your judgement), and set aside.
Mix into a soft dough:
Put in ungreased small baking pan.
Spread 2 tablespoons of butter on dough.
Sprinkle over dough:
Bake at 400 for 15-20 minutes.
When cake is still warm, add a dollop of whipped cream (the recipe calls for adding ½ teaspoon almond extract to your whipped cream or cool whip).
Add the strawberries.
This is so good!
When my sons were little, I had to come up with unique ways for Jim, in particular, to eat or drink. Greg was and still is a good eater! One of their favorites was this drink recipe we found calling for Tang (I didn’t know if they still made Tang, so I looked it up and they do!).
Combine all ingredients and mix in a blender:
Mix it up and enjoy!
I hope all of you and yours are doing well and enjoying your summer. It is going so fast; the 4th of July will be here before we know it.
We just registered for The FIVER! Hope you do as well!
Keep safe and healthy!
Czolem!