coconut kiwi upside down cake

 

coconut kiwi upside down cake
adapted from raspberri cupcakes


ingredients:
1/4 a stick of butter, melted
2 stick of butter, softened
2 tbsp brown sugar
4-5 gold kiwifruit, peeled and cut into 1cm slices
1 cup caster sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup self-raising flour
1/2 cup shredded coconut
juice of 2 limes
2 3/4 cups of coconut milk

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Grease and line a 20cm round cake tin. Pour the melted butter over the base of the pan and sprinkle with the brown sugar, then top with a single layer of kiwifruit.
2. Use an electric beater to beat the butter and sugar for 3 minutes or until pale and creamy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Fold in the flour, coconut, coconut milk, and lime juice until combined.
3.Pour cake mixture over the kiwifruit and smooth top with a spatula. 
4. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. 
5. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes and then turn out of tin. 

cherry peach pie

i recently moved into a new house and discovered a magical garden in my backyard. it has a trellis laced with grape vines, lavender, daisies, daisies, more daisies, rosemary, sage, and a very abundant rainier cherry tree. lots of critters like to snack on my cherries, one morning i even spotted little deer creatures nibbling them for breakfast. so for the first pie of the summer, it seemed appropriate to use what nature gave me.

cherry peach pie

crust:

- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour

- 1 tbsp sugar

- 3/4 tsp salt

- 1 cup butter

- 5 tbsp ice water

filling:

- 1 cup + 1 tbsp sugar

- 3 tbsp corn starch (for thickening)

- 1/4 tsp salt

- 5 cups whole pitted cherries, about 2lbs with pit

-3 very ripe peaches, sliced + juice from peaches

- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

- 2 tbsp unsalted butter

for crust:

whisk flour, sugar, salt in a large bowl. Add butter and rub with your fingers until small pea-sized clumps form. Add the 5 tbsp of water and mix with a fork until the dough holds together when pressed between fingers. If it is not holding then add a bit more water. Gather dough together, divide in half and form a ball and then flatten to a disk with each half. Place in a plastic bag and let rest in the refrigerator for at least 30 mins.

for filling:

Preheat oven to 425F. While dough is cooling, mix your sugar, cornstarch and salt in a medium bowl and add your cherries, peaches and vanilla.

Roll out one of the dough balls on a well floured surface with a well floured rolling pin. Roll until it is roughly 12" in diameter. Place the dough into your 9" pie dish and trim the edges so that the dough only overhangs by 1/2". Pour your cherry mixture into the dough lined pie dish, mounding slightly in center. Dot the cherries with butter. Roll out the second dough ball into a 12" round. With a knife of a pastry wheel cut 3/4" strips. Arrange this strips on top of the cherries by simply overlapping or by weaving, trim to 1/2". Fold the dough from the bottom crust up and over the edges of the lattice, pressing with your finger tips to seal the dough. Brush the lattice, not the edges, with milk and sprinkle with sugar.

Place pie on a rimmed baking sheet (incase it gurgles and drips) and bake for 15 minutes. Lower the heat to 325 and bake until the filling is bubbling and the crust is golden brown. If the edges are burning to quickly you can cover them with foil. Should be about another 1hr of baking time. Remove pie and let it cool.

recipe via house to haus 

whoo pie!

chocolate whoopie pie recipe:

2 cups flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg

1. heat oven to 375 degrees

2. in a bowl whisk the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt. set aside. 

3. in a large bowl, mix the butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. then add the egg.

4. cream buttermilk and vanilla together, add to butter/sugar/egg mixture.

5. with the mixer on low alternately add the wet and dry mixtures together, beginning and ending with the flour. mix until smooth.

6.  drop dough by heaping tablespoons onto a parchment lined cookie sheet. each 2 inches apart.

7. bake for 10-12 minutes. immediately move the cookies to a metal rack to cool. 

rose water white chocolate buttercream frosting recipe:

2 sticks unsalted butter, softened 

1/2 t. vanilla 

2 cups powdered sugar 

1/2 cup white chocolate chips + a little bit of milk

whites of 1 egg

1 tbsp rose water

1. melt white chocolate chips in a little bit of milk, just enough so that they melt easily, mixture should not be watery. put in freezer for rapid cooling.

2. beat butter and vanilla until creamy. add egg white. keep beating.

3. add cooled white chocolate chip mixture.

4. add  powdered sugar and rosewater. add more rosewater if you like. mix until smooth and fluffy.

strawberry shortcake

i've been grounded from baking for the past ten days. but the second my groundation ended, i ignited my gas oven and went to work. i made mini strawberry shortcakes drizzled with strawberry syrup. i've never eaten one and they looked so pretty and dainty. i had to give them a try.

recipe from savory sweet life

super grape drink



i would like to introduce to you the most elegant grape juice you will ever drink. meet first blush, a 100% pure merlot juice. varietal wine grapes are crushed into a pure, sweet juice swimming with antioxidants and no mystery chemicals. there are literally two things on the ingredient list: merlot juice and filtered water. i like to make my merlot sparkle by mixing it with club soda. but find recipes here.

build your own bread

with the help of food network magazine i created my own bread recipe. they provided a basic bread recipe and i chose the add ins.

 i dont know what to call it yet. but it is the best bread i've ever had.

pear-coconut-walnut-spice-bread with cream cheese frosting

my recipe:

Mix 1 1/4 cups flour,

3/4 cup sugar,

1 teaspoon each baking powder and salt, and

1/2 teaspoon each baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg in a large bowl;

add 3/4 cup of walnuts kind of crushed and,

1 cup shredded, sweetened coconut

In a medium bowl, whisk 2 eggs,

 1/2 cup vegetable oil,

1/2 cup plain yogurt

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

 and 1 teaspoon citrus zest (optional)

Stir 1 cup shredded pears into the egg mixture,

then fold into the dry mixture until just combined.

bake about 55 minutes. cool for 30 minutes. make some frosting.

cream cheese frosting recipe:

Whisk 1 cup confectioners' sugar,

3 tablespoons softened cream cheese,

2 tablespoons milk and ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract.

spread and let set for 15 minutes.

cookie brownies

during the school week i was craving something sweet and something majorly chocolatey. i was torn between chocolate chip cookies and brownies. im the worst decision maker, so combined the two!

chocolate chip cookie brownies

i didnt really like the recipe, but it was a cool idea!

from the family kitchen

coconuts and corn

this weekend i made coconut cookies for my mom and corn souffle for a class party.

 recipe from martha stewart

recipe from cooks.com

southern roots

my dad was born in oklahoma and has an acquired taste for rich, savory, artery clogging foods. these southern sides weren't too bad:

southern potato salad, deviled eggs, southern baked beans

southern potato salad:

-6 medium red potatoes, cooked and chilled

-2 eggs, hard boiled

-1 cup mayo

-1 tablespoon yellow mustard

-1/4 tsp sea salt

-1/2-3/4 cup sweet relish

-1-1 and 1/2 cups shell maccaroni

mash hard boiled eggs and mayo. then mix everything in a big bowl.

southern baked beans:

-1 large onion diced

-2 16 oz cans of beans

- 3 tbsp yellow mustard

-1/4 cup maple syrup

-1/4 cup brown sugar

-4 tbsp ketchup

-1 tbsp lemon juice

-1/2 lb bacon strips cut into 1/2 in pieces (optional)

preheat oven to 350. mix everything, top with bacon bits. or not. whatever you please. bake covered for 45-60 minutes.

easter weekend

i spent the whole weekend in the kitchen:

 fettucini with homemade alfredo and sauted mushrooms and broccoli by request of my brother

 cherry cheesecake by request of my dad. and because april 23 is national cherry cheesecake day!

 my sister's really cute easter eggs that i'm envious of. mine were pretty cool but transformed into egg salad sandwhich feeling befor i could snap a picture.

shortbread cookie bars with strawberry preserves (and no pecans) from baking bites. i was on desert control for easter dinner.