For the Love of Strawberries Cake Recipe

This cake is bursting with Strawberries and flavor! I love Strawberries and for Easter lunch this year I made this from scratch Strawberry cake with Strawberry Frosting. This cake is so packed with Strawberries that I thought the perfect name has to be "For the love of Strawberries Cake". Anybody who loves fresh strawberries needs to make this cake. This cake turned out so good that it is now a staple for me to make at least once every Spring. I hope you have a wonderful Monday and I will be back here all week!

For the love of Strawberries Cake:

Ingredients:

Approx. 8 oz strawberries, either fresh or frozen

1/4 cup milk, at room temperature

4 eggs, at room temperature

2 tsp vanilla extract

2 1/4 cup cake flour

1 3/4 cup sugar

4 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

12 Tbsp unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), at room temp

1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese

½ cup butter, room temp

3½ cup confectioners' sugar

¾ cup fresh strawberries, mashed or chopped fine

 

Directions:

1. Place strawberries in a food processor or blender and process until completely smooth.  Measure ¾ cups of strawberry puree and return to the blender

2. Add egg, vanilla, and milk to the blender and mix on medium speed until smooth and creamy and set aside.

3. In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine cake flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt and mix to combine. Continue beating at slow speed and add butter.

4.  Mix until combined and resembling moist crumbs.

5. Add strawberry mixture and beat at medium speed for about 1 minute.

6. Stop mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl, mix for 30 seconds more.

7. Divide the batter evenly among the pans or cupcake tins.

8. Bake for about 25 minutes for layer cakes or 18 minutes for cupcakes.

9. Let cakes rest in pan for about 10 minutes and turn out onto wire racks.

10. Let cakes cool completely before frosting.
11. Mix 1 1/2 stick butter and cream cheese together until smooth.

12. Mix in the rest of the butter and the confectioner's sugar.

13. Lastly mix in the strawberries until it is smooth and tasty.

14. Frost your cake and top it with any extra strawberries you have left over.

 

See you tomorrow with a tasty recipe to help celebrate Cinco De Mayo!

 

 

Lots of Love,  Natalie

Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

I have been away for awhile and I apologize but I have recently started a new job at a doctor's office. I plan to be posting more regularly now that I am starting to get a handle on the new job. Yesterday was a rainy long day so I decided to bake to pass the time. After looking at what I had on hand I came up with a Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting. This was my first time making a buttercream frosting. I think it turned out pretty good for a first time but the next time I have things I would change. I hope you enjoy it! 

Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting:

Ingredients:

1 box of Duncan Hines Chocolate Cake Mix

3 eggs

water

vegetable oil

2 sticks unsalted butter (softened)

1 pound of confectioner's sugar

3 teaspoons vanilla extract

6 teaspoons milk or cream

Directions:

1. Follow the directions on the back of the box.

2. After baking the cake, let it cool.

3. While the cake is cooling start making the frosting.

4. Whip butter and vanilla extract at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. 

5. Add 3 teaspoons of milk or cream and powdered sugar.

6. Continue mixing on medium speed until well combined and fluffy.

7. Add milk and cream one teaspoon at a time until you reach your desired consistency.

8. Frost cake and enjoy!

Lots of Love,  Natalie

Healthy Banana Bread

Who doesn't love Banana Bread. I was having a craving for some Sunday morning and thought it would go wonderful with a cup of coffee. Since I have made some before I thought this time I would try to make a healthier version of it. Well even though I had my doubts on if it would still taste great I was quickly proven wrong when to aroma started to fill my kitchen. Once it came out it was moist and full of flavor! If you have a craving for some now give the recipe below a shot! Happy Thursday!

 

Healthy Banana Bread:

 

Ingredients:

1 cup almond flour

6 eggs

10 ounces of banana

5 ounces of pitted dates

2 tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. vanilla

1/4 tsp. sea salt

1 tsp. vinegar

1 tsp. baking soda

6 tbsp. coconut flour

 

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Place all ingredients except the coconut flour in a high speed blender and blend on high for a minute.

Add the coconut flour (break up any clumps before hand with a fork) and blend for 30 seconds.

Place batter in a narrow bread pan lined with parchment paper.

Bake for 50-55 minutes or until a knife runs clean.

Enjoy!

 

 

Lots of Love,  Natalie

 

 

Breakfast Bake

I know this is a little late but the holidays got busier than I thought. Here is the recipe for the Breakfast Bake that I made Christmas morning! This recipe is perfect because it is fast, tasty, and simple to make. Enjoy!

 

Breakfast Bake:

 

Ingredients:

1 8oz. package of cream cheese

1lb ground sausage (mild or spicy)

2 cans of crescent rolls

A dash of salt and pepper

 

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. 

Add a dash of salt and pepper then, brown your one pound of ground sausage in a medium skillet.

Add your cream cheese until it is melted and combined.

Grease 9x13 inch baking dish and line it with one package of crescent rolls.

Pour sausage and cream cheese mixture on top of the crescent rolls and top with the second package.

Bake for 15 minutes or until the crescent are golden.

 

 

Lots of Love,  Natalie