Thursday, June 9, 2011

Horchata Ice Cream

I got an ice cream maker for mother's day and am LOVING it. Rory loves horchata (a mexican drink) and we had some mix for it so I experimented a little and he loved it.

Horchata Ice Cream
3/4 c horchata mix
2 1/4 c water
2 c cream
1 1/2 T cinnamon

Mix well and freeze.

Monday, March 21, 2011

Pudding Mix Ice Cream

2 cups heavy whipping cream
2 cups milk (I used skim)
2 (3.4 oz) packages pudding (I used pistachio)

Stir all together and freeze in ice cream freezer.

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Raspberry Tiramisu

Syrup (You may want to double this).
1/2 cup seedless raspberry jam
2 T. frozen orange juice concentrate
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
Melt together until sugar is dissolved. Set aside.

Raspberry Filling
1 cup seedless raspberry jam
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
Powdered sugar to taste

Mix together.

Whipped cream (I used real sweetened whipped cream, probably 3 cups before whipped,the equivalent of 2 big tubs of Cool whip, which would work too.) Set aside some for the top. Fold remaining into cream cheese mixture.

Ladyfinger cookies (although I don't really like the texture of these, they are like angel food cake so that would be the cheaper, easier way to go. I will probably use pound cake next time, I'm not a fan of angel food cake).

Raspberries (I used frozen, but I am sure fresh would be so much better!)

Layer raspberry filling, lady fingers dipped into the syrup, filling, raspberries, and repeat until everything is used up, top with whipped cream and some raspberries.

I made this in a big glass bowl.


Aunt Karen's Fruit Salad

Big strawberry yogurt
Big cool whip
1 box vanilla pudding
Frozen triple berry blend from Costco (although any fruit would be yummy.)

Mix all together.

Monday, March 7, 2011

Strawberry Lemonade Cake

I made this a few weeks ago, and forgot to post it or write anything down, so I hope I remember how I did it.

I made a yellow cake mix and added strawberry jam and lemon juice to it. In the middle I put a lemon filling made with 1/2 a can of lemon pie filling, 3 oz. cream cheese, and powdered sugar to make it a good consistancy.

Then for the frosting I just made a buttercream frosting with strawberry jam in it. Sorry I don't remember amounts or anything, it was a while ago I made it.

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Yummy, Moist Almond Cake

http://www.epicurean.com/featured/butter-almond-cake-recipe.html

Used Torani Orgeat syrup instead of orange zest. Made in a heart shaped pan.

Chocolate Ganache
9 oz. milk chocolate chips
1 cup heavy cream

Melt together, stir. Cool until spreading consistency, frost cake. Sprinkle with toasted sliced almonds.