Cakes, Cupcakes, & Cake Rolls

Amelia Bedelia’s Sheet Cake

Dear Sis,

We read Amelia Bedelia Bakes Off by Herman Parish. William is just starting to be familiar enough with language to catch the humor in books like this. There was a recipe in the back of the book, so naturally we needed to make it:)

Chocolate Frosting: We melted a stick of salted butter, stirring in 1/4 c of cocoa powder, and added 2 1/2 or 3 cups of powdered sugar, thinning with 1 T heavy cream when the stirring got too hard:) It is the best chocolate cake I’ve had in years!!! What a pleasant surprise!

Love,

b

Birthday Visitors

Dear Sis,

Mom arrived with her parents Thursday evening. We had a really great visit! I’ll share the highlights each day and the photos too:)

Friday, September 18th

The kids and I with Great Grandma

William and Daddy were checking out an eyelash with the new microscope William received from Granny Bob and P-Pop as a birthday gift.

We had a festive dinner for Rosh Hashanah. The family really enjoyed the challah🙂

Saturday, September 19th

Gran took the kids for a nice long morning walk, so I could work on Charlotte’s birthday Cake!

Brown Sugar Peach Cake

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Servings 12

Ingredients
  

Peach Jam

  • 4 c peaches peeled and diced
  • 1/4 c dark brown sugar packed
  • 2 T lemon juice
  • 1 T cornstarch

Brown Sugar Cake

  • 1 1/2 c dark brown sugar packed
  • 3/4 c unsalted butter soft
  • 4 eggs
  • 3 T avocado oil
  • 1 t vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 c whole milk
  • 2 1/2 c unbleached flour
  • 2 1/2 t baking powder
  • 1 t pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/2 t salt

Peach Mascarpone Frosting

  • 1 (8 oz) tub mascarpone cheese soft
  • 1/2 c salted butter soft
  • 1/3 c homemade peach jam
  • 4 c powdered sugar

Instructions
 

Peach Jam

  • Combine all ingredients in a sauce pan over medium high heat, simmer until soft. Mash and cook until thick. Chill.

Brown Sugar Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350. Grease three round cake pans and line bottoms with parchment.
  • Cream together sugar and butter. Beat in egg, one at a time. Stir in oil and vanilla.
  • In another bowl, wisk together dry ingredients. Add alternately with milk, to creamed mixture.
  • Pour batter between prepared pans. Bake 16-18 minutes. Cool on wire racks.

Peach Mascarpone Frosting

  • Cream together cheese and butter. Beat in jam. Beat in sugar, 1/2 c at a time.
  • Generously spread jam between each layer of cake. Frost. Garnish with fresh peach slices.

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You’re a Peach Party Favors

In the evening, our neighbors came over with their six month old to celebrate Charlotte’s first birthday with us. It was a very relaxed and wonderful evening:)

Sunday, September 20th

We spent the afternoon at the park. Gran cooked our hotdogs on her camp stove and we had a wonderful picnic. Afterward we walked half the mile loop… while William raced ahead on his bike. We concluded our visit with kite flying and time on the playscape. 

Monday, September 21st

Mom and her parents left this morning just before book club. We did an impromptu photoshoot:)

Love,

b

Apple Crumb Cake

Dear Sis,

I tried this recipe for the first time during Sukkoth, but forgot to add it to the bog until now. This cake is good for breakfast, snacking, dessert, or even a potluck, since it will make a 9×13 cake.

Apple Crumb Cake
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Crumb Topping
  1. 1 c unbleached flour
  2. 1/2 c dark brown sugar
  3. 1/2 c cold butter, diced
  4. 1/4 t salt
Apple Filling
  1. 6 apples, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
  2. 3 T dark brown sugar
  3. 2 t lemon juice
  4. 1 t cinnamon
Cake
  1. 1 box yellow cake mix
  2. 1 1/3 c water
  3. 1/3 c oil
  4. 3 eggs
Instructions
  1. Heat oven to 350. Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking pan.
  2. Combine dry topping ingredients. Cut in butter until crumbly. Set aside.
  3. Toss together apple filling ingredients. Set aside.
  4. Stir cake ingredients until smooth. Pour into prepared pan.
  5. Spread apple filling over cake batter. Sprinkle topping over apples evenly.
  6. Bake 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool 30 minutes before serving.
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Love,

b

Cookies & Cream Ice Cream Cake

Dear Sis,

My need for thrift often pushes me into new adventures. William wants ice cream cake for his birthday. The idea of buying ice cream cake for 25 people makes me cringe. I can’t be that hard to make I thought! …and I was right. It isn’t hard. It just requires a shelf cleared in the freezer and two days to perform all the freezing between very simple steps.

Cookies & Cream Ice Cream Cake
Serves 20
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Ingredients
  1. 1 box Devil's Food Cake mix
  2. 1/3 c milk chocolate chips
  3. 2 (1.5 qt.) tubs Cookies and Cream ice cream
  4. 1 jar fudge sauce
  5. 20 oreos, crushed
  6. 2 (8 oz) tubs whipped topping, thawed
  7. additional cookies for decorating
Instructions
  1. One the first day, prepare cake according to package directions. Mix in chocolate chips just before pouring batter into two round pans and baking. Cool. Wrap cakes in plastic and freeze.
  2. Line cake pans with plastic. Scoop 1 tub ice cream into each pan. Top with additional plastic wrap. Press to make ice cream take the shape of the pan. Re-freeze.
  3. On second day, combine fudge sauce and crushed cookies.
  4. Unwrap ice cream rounds and place on serving plates or cake boards. Top each with half the fudge cookie mixture. Spread evenly. Unwrap cakes. Place one cake over each fudge topped ice cream round.
  5. Frost with whipped topping. Decorate as desired. Freeze until frosting is set.
  6. Rewrap in waxed paper and plastic.
  7. Thaw 15 minutes before cutting and serving.
Adapted from I Wash You Dry
Adapted from I Wash You Dry
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I can’t wait to try it with different flavors!

Love,

b

Labor Day 2019

Dear Sis,

Today we had our monthly sewing day with our reenacting friends Hannah and Mekaela. Josh grilled Cheddar Chive Burgers for us and I made our new recipe for Berry Jello Sheet Cake. The recipe is from Miss Carmon, one of the ladies at the Trenton Historical Society. She brought this cake to a potluck a few months ago. It was the first time I ever saw William eat a whole piece of cake, and not just the icing!

Berry Jello Sheet Cake
Serves 18
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Ingredients
  1. 1 box white cake mix, prepared
  2. 1 1/2 c boiling water
  3. 3 oz box strawberry gelatin
  4. 1 (16 oz) tub cream cheese frosting
  5. 1 (8 oz) tub cool whip, thawed
  6. assorted fresh berries
Instructions
  1. Prepare and bake white cake mix in a 9x13 inch pan as directed on packaging. Cool.
  2. Pierce cake 150 times with a wooden skewer. Whisk gelatin into boiling water until dissolved and pour over cake. Cool completely at room temperature.
  3. Whip together cream cheese frosting and cool whip. Spread over cake and chill until ready to top with fruit and serve.
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Hannah made a new collar, Mekaela worked on a new trimming idea for her silk day dress, and I worked on trimming my new straw bonnet.

I purchased the bonnet from Timely Tresses at the end of July.

I spent the rest of our sewing day, tearing artificial hydrangeas from plastic stems, so I could reclusters them with glass beads and use them on my bonnet. Mekaela gave me a few sprays of vintage leaves to add color and texture to my trimmings. With any luck, I’ll finish the bonnet for use this coming summer:)

Love,

b

 

Lime Pound Cake

Dear Sis,

Today we visited Aunt Angel and Cousin Charity. Cousin Charity turns 15 next week, so we made a special cake. She requested a lime or raspberry dessert for the occasion. I haven’t made a bundt cake in so long, this recipe felt like a good choice:)

Lime Pound Cake
Serves 12
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Ingredients
  1. 3 c granulated sugar
  2. 1 c unsalted butter, soft
  3. 6 eggs
  4. 1 c whole milk
  5. 1/2 c sour cream
  6. 1/4 c lime juice
  7. 1 t fresh lime zest
  8. 1 t vanilla extract
  9. 1/4 t salt
  10. 1 t baking powder
  11. 3 c unbleached flour
Glaze
  1. 1 1/2 c powdered sugar
  2. 3 T lime juice
  3. 1 t vanilla extract
  4. remaining lime zest
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 325. Grease and flour a bundt pan.
  2. Beat together sugar and butter until fluffy. Beat in one egg at a time. Beat in milk, sour cream, lime juice and zest, and vanilla.
  3. Stir in flour, baking powder, and flour until well combined. Pour into prepared baking pan.
  4. Bake 1 hour and 15-20 minutes until cake tester come out with moist crumbs, but not batter. Cool 10 minutes in pan before turning out onto a cooling rack. Cool completely.
  5. For glaze, beat juice and vanilla into powdered sugar. Drizzle over cake and sprinkle with remaining zest. Stand in the open air until glaze sets to the touch. Store airtight.
Adapted from Barbara Bakes
Adapted from Barbara Bakes
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We even had enough left over to have cake again after dinner and share it with our neighbors:)

Love,

b

Watermelon First Birthday Party

Dear Sis,

I was super fun planning and preparing a party for Evelyn! She looked adorable in her watermelon dress with her hair braided:)

Her Mama looked lovely too! One would never guess she is expecting Evelyn’s new sister or brother this coming winter:)

Menu

Ice Water & Pink Lemonade

Meatball Hoagies & Chili Dogs

Minted Cucumber Finger Sandwiches with Red Grapes

Buffalo Chicken Pinwheels with Carrots, Celery, & Ranch Dip

Potato Salad, Deviled Eggs, & Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad

Fruit Pizza & Watermelon Rice Krispy Treats

Watermelon Slices

Watermelon Cupcakes & Fondant Toppers

Ice Cream Cones

Love,

b