Homemade Krispy Kremes

I am about to reveal how you can easily make Krispy Kreme donuts (doughnuts?) AT HOME (and make you the most popular person in the neighborhood).  Kiss your diet goodbye, because once you try this super easy recipe, you're going to be hooked.   It's the time you put in to the double rise, and the added ingredient of evaporated milk to the glaze that really make this recipe sing! 

So if you're addicted to Krispy Kreme donuts (like me), but don't have one near you (like me) or just want a fun project to do (like me!), you're going to love this Krispy Kreme Donut Recipe. 

p.s This was my first time making donuts, and it was a huge success!

Recipe >> Homemade Krispy Kremes @ bakethiscake.com

The Best Oven-Fried Chicken

I had never made fried chicken before. I saw this on Pinterest, and after looking at the recipe, I knew this would be an easy recipe for me to make,, I “fried” a whole cut up chicken. I melted a stick and 1/2 of butter in large baking pan. I then left space between pieces. Cooked 20 minutes and flipped and cooked another 20 flipped again for 5. It did turn out crispy. I seasoned the chicken with paprika, cayenne, garlic powder, pepper and salt and let sit a bit, I then seasoned flour. My family loved it. I used regular salted butter, but of course light butter would work too. I will be using this method again. Less messy and smelly in kitchen is always a plus.. My husband felt it tasted more like Long John Silver’s chicken with the batter taste, but regardless, this will be a must-have dish in our home that’s cheap and yummy!

Recipe >> The Best Oven-Fried Chicken  @ thereciperebel.com

Cream Cheese Pound Cake

I love myself some pound cake. My family went on a cruise a few years ago and one of my fondest memories is walking through one of the "free" cafes and getting a slice of their vanilla pound cake. Like, almost every time I walked by. It was so good. And I never put anything on it. I liked it plain, just the cake and me. It was seriously divine. My waistline didn't love it so much, but it was so worth it.

Afterwards I tried to recreate it without much luck. I fell in love with a Paula Deen recipe, though, and that was my go-to pound cake recipe for a while. I love how versatile pound cake is. You can add anything to the top and it's still good. Like shortcake. But waaay less healthy. Hey, every once in a while you have to splurge, right? And this is a great way to get rid of some fruit that needs using up. And whipped cream. And chocolate sauce. You don't want them to go to waste.

This recipe is just as delicious, and the fact that it's a pound cake with cream cheese in it just sealed the deal for me. It was absolutely delicious with some strawberries and chocolate on top. I found it on Pinterest (of course) on a website called Elizabeth's Edible Experience and the recipe hails from a 2001 edition of Southern Living magazine. That was a long time ago, folks. And it's still a great recipe.

Recipe >> Cream Cheese Pound Cake @ Elizabeth's Edible Experience

Old Fashioned Sugar Cake

I made this ton!ght, and it was wonderful. I wanted a light cake to make a summer time dessert, and this fit the bill perfectly. I topped it with a Lemon curd/mascarpone/whipped cream concoction that was really REALLY good, and some fresh blueberries to serve after a fancy pants dinner and it got rave reviews.. A true keeper!..

Recipe >> Old Fashioned Sugar Cake @ ChocolateChocolateAndMore.com

Apple Pie Cake

I have a confession to make: This cake came out of my desire to not make a pie crust. And not to have to run to the grocery store the night before Thanksgiving. I was planning on making an apple crumb pie and just did not feel like dealing with pie crust. I was tired, sick of cleaning my kitchen and so over washing dishes and ready to call it a night.

So I took a look around my pantry and found a box of cake mix. Perfect, always a good place to start. I combined it with traditional apple pie filling ingredients and the rest is history. Sometimes the best ideas are born out of necessity, right?

Gather your ingredients. 

 

Apple Pie Cake

Servings: 12
 

Ingredients:

    Topping:

•         1 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
•         1/2 cup packed brown sugar
•         1/4 teaspoon salt
•         1/2 cup butter, cut into small pieces

    Apple Mixture:

•         6 apples, peeled, thinly sliced
•         3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
•         1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
•         2 teaspoons lemon juice

    Cake:

•         1 box Betty Crocker™ SuperMoist™ yellow cake mix
•         1 1/3 cups water
•         1/3 cup oil
•         3 eggs

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with baking spray with flour.
2. In medium bowl, stir together flour, 1/2 cup brown sugar and the salt. With pastry blender or fork, cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Set aside.
3. In another medium bowl, gently stir together Apple Mixture ingredients; set aside.
4. In large bowl, beat Cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan.
5. Spread apple mixture evenly over cake batter. Sprinkle Topping evenly over top.
6. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.