This frosting is great on a chocolate cake. Tonight we were watching Peter Pan and needed a yummy treat to go along. So I whipped up a Bob's Red Mill chocolate cake mix and topped it with this easy frosting. I learned this frosting from my french teacher in high school. She added cocoa to it too, feel free to add a few tablespoons of Hershey's Cocoa to make it Chocolate Peanut Butter Frosting.
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup creamy peanut butter
3 tablespoons milk, or as needed
1 1/2- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Using handmixer beat butter and peanut butter together until creamy. Add sugar, vanilla, and milk and beat for 3 minutes until light and fluffy. Add more milk or sugar to achieve desired consistency.I usually double this recipe to frost an entire cake.
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Friday, April 25, 2008
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Pumpkin Cupcakes
from www.elise.com
Cupcake Ingredients:
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, room temperature (I only had 3/4 of a stick so I used that and added 2 Tbsp of olive oil. It worked fine.)
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1 Tbsp molasses
1 Tbsp honey
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup pumpkin purée
2 cups Red Mill's gluten-free flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice (1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves, 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1/4 teaspoon lemon zest)
1/2 cup buttermilk*
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 cup raisins
Frosting ingredients:
8 oz. cream cheese, room temperature1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature1/4 cup maple syrup1 cup confectioner's powdered sugar, sifted
*Note to make your own buttermilk, combine 1/2 cup of milk with 1/2 Tbsp of vinegar or lemon juice. Stir and let stand 10 minutes before using.
Directions:
Cupcakes
1 Preheat oven to 350°F, and place rack in the center of the oven.
2 Using an electric mixer, cream the butter, brown sugar, molasses and honey, until as light and fluffy as it will be, about 2-3 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add the pumpkin purée and vanilla and beat until incorporated.
3 In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and spices. Add the flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to the pumpkin batter, in three additions, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
4 Add the pecans and raisins. Mix in by hand.
5 Set paper cupcake holders in a muffin tin. Spoon the batter into the cupcake paper cups, close to the top of the cups. Bake approximately 18 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Let cool completely before frosting.
Frosting
6 Using an electric mixer, mix together cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add maple syrup and confectioners' sugar and mix to combine. Once cupcakes have cooled, apply frosting.
Makes 16 cupcakes.
Cupcake Ingredients:
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, room temperature (I only had 3/4 of a stick so I used that and added 2 Tbsp of olive oil. It worked fine.)
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1 Tbsp molasses
1 Tbsp honey
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup pumpkin purée
2 cups Red Mill's gluten-free flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice (1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves, 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1/4 teaspoon lemon zest)
1/2 cup buttermilk*
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 cup raisins
Frosting ingredients:
8 oz. cream cheese, room temperature1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature1/4 cup maple syrup1 cup confectioner's powdered sugar, sifted
*Note to make your own buttermilk, combine 1/2 cup of milk with 1/2 Tbsp of vinegar or lemon juice. Stir and let stand 10 minutes before using.
Directions:
Cupcakes
1 Preheat oven to 350°F, and place rack in the center of the oven.
2 Using an electric mixer, cream the butter, brown sugar, molasses and honey, until as light and fluffy as it will be, about 2-3 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add the pumpkin purée and vanilla and beat until incorporated.
3 In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and spices. Add the flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to the pumpkin batter, in three additions, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
4 Add the pecans and raisins. Mix in by hand.
5 Set paper cupcake holders in a muffin tin. Spoon the batter into the cupcake paper cups, close to the top of the cups. Bake approximately 18 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Let cool completely before frosting.
Frosting
6 Using an electric mixer, mix together cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add maple syrup and confectioners' sugar and mix to combine. Once cupcakes have cooled, apply frosting.
Makes 16 cupcakes.
Yellow Cake
from Living Without magazine website
6 TB butter or oleo or canola oil spread or 1⁄4cup canola,
safflower, or other oil
1 cup granulated sugar*
2 large eggs (or 3 egg whites for a white cake)
1 TB grated lemon peel
1 cup white or brown rice flour
6 TB potato starch
2 TB tapioca flour
1 tsp xanthan gum
1⁄4tsp baking powder
1⁄4tsp baking soda
1⁄3 tsp salt
3⁄4cup buttermilk or
2 tsp lemon juice or cider vinegar with enough milk (cow, rice, soy, ornut) to equal 3⁄4cup
1 tsp gluten-free vanilla extract cooking spray
*Sugar alternative #1: 1 cup fructose powder in place of 1 cup sugar.
*Sugar alternative #2: 2⁄3 cup honey in place of 1 cup sugar. For a decidedly less sweet cake, use 2⁄3cup pure fruit juice concentrate (thawed, but not reconstituted).
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Coat 9 x 5-inch loaf pan or two 5 x 21⁄2-inch pans with cooking spray. (Cake rises better in smaller pans.) Set aside. Using an electric mixer and a large mixer bowl, cream together the oil, granulated sugar (or fructose), and eggs on medium speed until thoroughly blended. Add grated lemon peel. In a medium bowl, combine the flours, xanthan gum, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In another medium bowl, combine the buttermilk (and honey or fruit juice concentrate, if using) and vanilla. On low speed, beat the dry ingredients into the egg mixture, alternating with the buttermilk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix just until combined. Spoon batter into pan(s).
Bake the 9 x 5-inch loaf for 50-55 minutes; 35-45 minutes for 5 x 21⁄2-inch pans or until top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan for 5 minutes, then remove from pan and cool on rack. Serves 12.
To make cupcakes: Bake 12 cupcakes for 20-25 minutes or until firm.
To make a layer cake: Bake in a 9-inch nonstick pan for 35-40 minutes or two 8-inch round nonstick pans for 30 minutes. Be sure to line pans with waxed paper or parchment paper and spray with cooking spray for easy cake removal. Cool on wire rack.
6 TB butter or oleo or canola oil spread or 1⁄4cup canola,
safflower, or other oil
1 cup granulated sugar*
2 large eggs (or 3 egg whites for a white cake)
1 TB grated lemon peel
1 cup white or brown rice flour
6 TB potato starch
2 TB tapioca flour
1 tsp xanthan gum
1⁄4tsp baking powder
1⁄4tsp baking soda
1⁄3 tsp salt
3⁄4cup buttermilk or
2 tsp lemon juice or cider vinegar with enough milk (cow, rice, soy, ornut) to equal 3⁄4cup
1 tsp gluten-free vanilla extract cooking spray
*Sugar alternative #1: 1 cup fructose powder in place of 1 cup sugar.
*Sugar alternative #2: 2⁄3 cup honey in place of 1 cup sugar. For a decidedly less sweet cake, use 2⁄3cup pure fruit juice concentrate (thawed, but not reconstituted).
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Coat 9 x 5-inch loaf pan or two 5 x 21⁄2-inch pans with cooking spray. (Cake rises better in smaller pans.) Set aside. Using an electric mixer and a large mixer bowl, cream together the oil, granulated sugar (or fructose), and eggs on medium speed until thoroughly blended. Add grated lemon peel. In a medium bowl, combine the flours, xanthan gum, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In another medium bowl, combine the buttermilk (and honey or fruit juice concentrate, if using) and vanilla. On low speed, beat the dry ingredients into the egg mixture, alternating with the buttermilk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix just until combined. Spoon batter into pan(s).
Bake the 9 x 5-inch loaf for 50-55 minutes; 35-45 minutes for 5 x 21⁄2-inch pans or until top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan for 5 minutes, then remove from pan and cool on rack. Serves 12.
To make cupcakes: Bake 12 cupcakes for 20-25 minutes or until firm.
To make a layer cake: Bake in a 9-inch nonstick pan for 35-40 minutes or two 8-inch round nonstick pans for 30 minutes. Be sure to line pans with waxed paper or parchment paper and spray with cooking spray for easy cake removal. Cool on wire rack.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Mini Vanilla Cupcakes
Originally found at glutenfree.wordpress.com
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons GF Flour mix (mine has xanthan gum in it)
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
2 eggs
1/2 cup white sugar
1/3 low fat, vanilla yogurt
1/2 evaporated milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Preheat oven to 350F
Cream together the sugar, yogurt and eggs.
Put all dry ingredients together (flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder) in a bowl and whisk together.
Add flour and milk/extracts to creamed sugar mixture and beat on medium for 4 minutes.
Bake at 350F - 12 minutes for mini-muffin pans, 20 minutes for regular cupcake muffins.
Frosting/filling recipe:1/2 c. shortening1 1/2 cups + powdered sugar1/3 cup evaporated milk1/2 teaspoon each of the following extracts: vanilla, orange, lemon1/4 teaspoon almond extract
Beat together all ingredients on medium. (It’s important to use all of the extract flavorings!)
Add more powder sugar until you reach a fluffy consistency. (Or the consistency you prefer)
It’s easy to insert the filling (see instructions above). Top the muffins easily too by dipping them quickly into the frosting bowl. =) Sprinkle with candies as desired.
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons GF Flour mix (mine has xanthan gum in it)
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
2 eggs
1/2 cup white sugar
1/3 low fat, vanilla yogurt
1/2 evaporated milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Preheat oven to 350F
Cream together the sugar, yogurt and eggs.
Put all dry ingredients together (flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder) in a bowl and whisk together.
Add flour and milk/extracts to creamed sugar mixture and beat on medium for 4 minutes.
Bake at 350F - 12 minutes for mini-muffin pans, 20 minutes for regular cupcake muffins.
Frosting/filling recipe:1/2 c. shortening1 1/2 cups + powdered sugar1/3 cup evaporated milk1/2 teaspoon each of the following extracts: vanilla, orange, lemon1/4 teaspoon almond extract
Beat together all ingredients on medium. (It’s important to use all of the extract flavorings!)
Add more powder sugar until you reach a fluffy consistency. (Or the consistency you prefer)
It’s easy to insert the filling (see instructions above). Top the muffins easily too by dipping them quickly into the frosting bowl. =) Sprinkle with candies as desired.
Carrot Cake
Originally found at glutenfreemommy.com
2 sticks of unsalted butter
2 Tablespoons millet flour
2 Tablespoons sweet rice flour
1/2 cup brown or white rice flour
1/4 cup tapioca flour
1/2 almond meal (I ground sliced almonds in my mini food processor)
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. xanthan gum
1/2 cup white sugar
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
3 eggs, at room temperature
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup finely grated carrots or up to 1 3/4 cup
1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut, pulverized in food processor too
1 cup crushed pineapple, mostly drained (eyeball and add a little juice if you need it)
Cream Cheese Frosting ( 2 8 oz. bars of cream cheese, 1 stick of butter, 2 1/2 cups of powdered sugar, 2 T. lemon juice, a little lemon zest, 1 tsp vanilla)
DIRECTIONS:
Get all your ingredients ready. Grind the almonds, coconut, etc. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees make sure your rack is in the center, and prepare your baking pans (2 9 inch baking pans or 3 if you are doubling the recipe) by greasing them and putting parchment paper in the bottom of each pan.
In a med. saucepan, melt the butter over med. heat until the butter is a dark golden color and the solids begin to separate. This process will probably take 7-10 minutes. Remove from heat and let the butter cool (not in the fridge) for about 30 minutes. Yard said the butter should be cooled to about 70 degrees. Basically, it should still be in liquid form but not hot.
In the bowl of your stand mixer, sift your almond meal, other gluten-free flours, xanthan gum, baking soda, and baking powder. Turn the paddle on and make sure it is mixed well.
In a separate bowl, mix the granulated sugar and cinnamon together. Add the powdered sugar and then blend in the brown sugar.
In yet another bowl (you may have quite a mess to clean up), whisk the eggs and add vanilla. Stir into the sugar mixture and whisk until incorporated.
At this point, turn your mixer on and pour the sugar/egg mixture in the bowl until combined. Then slowly add your cooled melted butter (including any brown bits). Make sure you scrape down the sides of the bowl and combine well. This will probably take 3-4 minutes.
The next step is to mix in the pineapple, shredded coconut (ground a little in food processor first) and carrots with a balloon whisk. You can also add nuts but my husband isn’t a big fan, so I omitted them entirely. I did put sliced almonds on the sides of the cake once I had frosted it.
Pour into the baking pans and bake until a toothpick comes out clean- it took my cakes approximately 35 minutes to bake. Yard’s original recipe calls for a 45 minute baking time.
Once the cake has cooled, frost the cake with the most decadent cream cheese frosting you can find. This cake is extremely fat and sugar-filled, so those on a diet should not eat this cake. Looking at this cake might even make you gain a pound…
This cake is best made the night before and chilled in the refrigerator before serving. It will keep in the refrigerator for about 3 days.
2 sticks of unsalted butter
2 Tablespoons millet flour
2 Tablespoons sweet rice flour
1/2 cup brown or white rice flour
1/4 cup tapioca flour
1/2 almond meal (I ground sliced almonds in my mini food processor)
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. xanthan gum
1/2 cup white sugar
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
3 eggs, at room temperature
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup finely grated carrots or up to 1 3/4 cup
1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut, pulverized in food processor too
1 cup crushed pineapple, mostly drained (eyeball and add a little juice if you need it)
Cream Cheese Frosting ( 2 8 oz. bars of cream cheese, 1 stick of butter, 2 1/2 cups of powdered sugar, 2 T. lemon juice, a little lemon zest, 1 tsp vanilla)
DIRECTIONS:
Get all your ingredients ready. Grind the almonds, coconut, etc. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees make sure your rack is in the center, and prepare your baking pans (2 9 inch baking pans or 3 if you are doubling the recipe) by greasing them and putting parchment paper in the bottom of each pan.
In a med. saucepan, melt the butter over med. heat until the butter is a dark golden color and the solids begin to separate. This process will probably take 7-10 minutes. Remove from heat and let the butter cool (not in the fridge) for about 30 minutes. Yard said the butter should be cooled to about 70 degrees. Basically, it should still be in liquid form but not hot.
In the bowl of your stand mixer, sift your almond meal, other gluten-free flours, xanthan gum, baking soda, and baking powder. Turn the paddle on and make sure it is mixed well.
In a separate bowl, mix the granulated sugar and cinnamon together. Add the powdered sugar and then blend in the brown sugar.
In yet another bowl (you may have quite a mess to clean up), whisk the eggs and add vanilla. Stir into the sugar mixture and whisk until incorporated.
At this point, turn your mixer on and pour the sugar/egg mixture in the bowl until combined. Then slowly add your cooled melted butter (including any brown bits). Make sure you scrape down the sides of the bowl and combine well. This will probably take 3-4 minutes.
The next step is to mix in the pineapple, shredded coconut (ground a little in food processor first) and carrots with a balloon whisk. You can also add nuts but my husband isn’t a big fan, so I omitted them entirely. I did put sliced almonds on the sides of the cake once I had frosted it.
Pour into the baking pans and bake until a toothpick comes out clean- it took my cakes approximately 35 minutes to bake. Yard’s original recipe calls for a 45 minute baking time.
Once the cake has cooled, frost the cake with the most decadent cream cheese frosting you can find. This cake is extremely fat and sugar-filled, so those on a diet should not eat this cake. Looking at this cake might even make you gain a pound…
This cake is best made the night before and chilled in the refrigerator before serving. It will keep in the refrigerator for about 3 days.
Black Bottom Cupcakes
Originally found at glutenfreemommy.com
1/2 cup of sorghum flour
1/2 cup of tapioca flour
1/2 cup of rice flour
1 cup of granulated sugar
1 tsp. of baking soda
3/4 tsp. xanthan gum
1/4 cup cocoa
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup water
1 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar
1 tsp. vanilla
1/3 cup oil
Topping:
1 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese
1 egg, beaten
1/3 cup sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
1 12 oz. pkg. semi-sweet chocolate chips
Directions:
In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, egg, sugar, and salt and beat well. Stir in chocolate chips. Set aside. Sift together all of the dry ingredients. Add water, vanilla, oil, vinegar, and mix well. Line cupcake tins with muffin liners and fill about 1/3 full with chocolate batter. Top each with a spoonful of the cream cheese mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Do not overbake!
Update: These freeze really well!
1/2 cup of sorghum flour
1/2 cup of tapioca flour
1/2 cup of rice flour
1 cup of granulated sugar
1 tsp. of baking soda
3/4 tsp. xanthan gum
1/4 cup cocoa
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup water
1 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar
1 tsp. vanilla
1/3 cup oil
Topping:
1 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese
1 egg, beaten
1/3 cup sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
1 12 oz. pkg. semi-sweet chocolate chips
Directions:
In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, egg, sugar, and salt and beat well. Stir in chocolate chips. Set aside. Sift together all of the dry ingredients. Add water, vanilla, oil, vinegar, and mix well. Line cupcake tins with muffin liners and fill about 1/3 full with chocolate batter. Top each with a spoonful of the cream cheese mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Do not overbake!
Update: These freeze really well!
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Molten Lava Cake
originally found at my glutenfreecookbook.blogspot.com
We ate lava cakes almost nightly in Disneyworld...now we can make it at home
4 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate
4 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons sugar
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 375. Melt chocolate and butter together, over double boiler (or take a pan of boiling water and place a bowl on top to melt them in together..and some might like to use a microwave). After they have both melted, take off the heat and add 2 tablespoons sugar, egg yolks, and vanilla. Mix.Separate eggs. In separate bowl beat egg whites and salt until soft peaks form. Add the 2 remaining tablespoons of sugar, beat about 2 minutes longer.Fold in the egg whites into the chocolate until just combined. Get 4 ramikins, 6 ounces, and place on baking sheet. Divide batter between the ramikins and bake for about 22-25 minutes.
We ate lava cakes almost nightly in Disneyworld...now we can make it at home
4 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate
4 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons sugar
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 375. Melt chocolate and butter together, over double boiler (or take a pan of boiling water and place a bowl on top to melt them in together..and some might like to use a microwave). After they have both melted, take off the heat and add 2 tablespoons sugar, egg yolks, and vanilla. Mix.Separate eggs. In separate bowl beat egg whites and salt until soft peaks form. Add the 2 remaining tablespoons of sugar, beat about 2 minutes longer.Fold in the egg whites into the chocolate until just combined. Get 4 ramikins, 6 ounces, and place on baking sheet. Divide batter between the ramikins and bake for about 22-25 minutes.
Chocolate Brownie Sheet Cake
Originally found on gfingf.blogspot.com
This cake sounds really easy and yummy. I'll let you know when I try it.
Chocolate Brownie Sheet Cake
Mix together 2 cups gf flour and add1 tsp xanthan gum and 2 cups sugarBring to boil: 2 sticks butter, 4 Tbs cocoa, 1 cup waterThen pour that over flour and sugar mixture and add 2 eggs (I added 2 extra egg whites per baking tips you sent me) 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/2 cup buttermilkBeat well and bake @ 350 degrees for 20 min in a 9 by 13 pan. Now for the icing (which is the best icing ever!) :Melt 1 stick butter, 6 Tbs milk, 4 Tbs cocoa, and add 1 cup chopped pecans.Bring to a boil, remove and add 1 lb of powdered sugar. Pour immediately over the hot cake.
This cake sounds really easy and yummy. I'll let you know when I try it.
Chocolate Brownie Sheet Cake
Mix together 2 cups gf flour and add1 tsp xanthan gum and 2 cups sugarBring to boil: 2 sticks butter, 4 Tbs cocoa, 1 cup waterThen pour that over flour and sugar mixture and add 2 eggs (I added 2 extra egg whites per baking tips you sent me) 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/2 cup buttermilkBeat well and bake @ 350 degrees for 20 min in a 9 by 13 pan. Now for the icing (which is the best icing ever!) :Melt 1 stick butter, 6 Tbs milk, 4 Tbs cocoa, and add 1 cup chopped pecans.Bring to a boil, remove and add 1 lb of powdered sugar. Pour immediately over the hot cake.
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