Recipes post - cake edition

brightning

What have you made lately?

https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Pineapple-Upside-Down-Cake-103088

I'd never even bought cardamom before I made this cake, and now I'm on my second container of it. Love this cake!!! Maybe I eat it for breakfast - don't judge me!!!

https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/German-Chocolate-Cake-Squares-4362

Speaking of cake ... my step-grandfather loved German chocolate cake and my mom made it for him at least 3x/year - using the recipe on the chocolate box. It started off as a bribe for letting her use his truck and turned into a tradition! Even though he has passed away, I'm pretty sure he'd love this cake.

MrsCorbin

I still haven't tried cooking but I see we are both up late.

brightning

Glad to see I'm not the only one burning the midnight oil!

I didn't start cooking until I got married, but I found it helpful to find cooks that I trusted and follow their recipes to a T! I still don't consider myself a good cook, but I can follow instructions! So I just find a a recipe for a food that I already know I like and follow it word-for-word until I'm really comfortable with it.

I also think breakfast foods are easier to cook than other meals - maybe start there?

Dani123

OK! So check it out!!    I made Pineapple Upside CUPCAKES!! the other day that were DELISH!!! I used the same pineapple rec. part except I used crushed pineapple and a cake box cake.....I mixed the yellow cake as directed, set aside..Made the pineapple mixture and poured it into muffin tins, a little in ea one.....then the cake batter on top and baked!  I really prefered the crushed pineapple cause when it caramalized and you flipped it over to cool, it kinda melted down the sides and into the cake!  They were great! PLUS perfect serving sizes and I would give DD one if she finished her dinner   TADA!

brightning

Cupcakes - LOVE it!!!!!

JulieandBen

I made this recipe from a woman's baking blog the Sunday before last. The fresh pineapple (using my fab pineapple slicer:)) really made it. I used pineapple juice in place of the liquid in the yellow cake boxed mix I used, applesauce instead of the oil, and I added in a bit of Appletons Estate Dark Rum into the pineapple juice. I also brushed Appletons over the pineapples after the cake was finished. I do not recommend skipping the rum. It really made this cake even more fabulous than it was. Obviously I didn't give Jack a piece I had brushed with the rum.

The woman didn't use the cardamom so I didn't know about it until later. I'd love to know what you think? It adds a very chai tea flavor to the cake. MMmmmm 

JulieandBen

I think I would skip the rum if I did the cardamon. I was thinking about this during my facial.