I made a great discovery last week. The powers of cake mix recipes. I don't know about you, but when the cold weather comes in, the leaves change color and the days get shorter I crave baked goods. No more icecream. Fresh berries aren't at their peak anymore. What is another easy sweet treat for after dinner? Last tuesday, we were needing something to satisfy the sweet tooth. One thing we did have was a box of yellow cake mix. Hmm....not very exciting. Wonder how I could fancy it up? There are dozens of recipes online that spice up cake mixes. Here are two (yes, that's right. we like our sweets) that we've tried so far:
Apple Cream Cake
1 box spiced cake mix
3 cups peeled, sliced apples (tart preferrably)
1/2 cup of chopped walnuts
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 cup whipping cream
Prepare cake batter according to package directions. Pour into a 9X13 inch greased baking dish.
Combine apples, sugar, walnuts and cinnamon. Spoon over batter. Pour cream over top.
Bake at 350 degrees for 60 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
*Can serve with whipped cream or scoop of icecream
Amaretto Almond Cake
1.5 cups chopped almonds (preferrably toasted)
1 box yellow cake mix
1 box vanilla instant pudding mix
4 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup water
1/2 amaretto liqueur
1 tsp. almond extract (I used vanilla)
**glaze***
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup sugar
2 tbsp. butter
1/4 amaretto
1/2 tsp. almond extract (again, I used vanilla)
Heat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a 10" tube or bundt pan and sprinkle 1 cup of almonds inside. (I used 1 regular cake pan and saved all almonds for batter)
Combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, oil, water, amaretto and extract. Beat on low with electric mixer or stir by hand for a couple of minutes. Stir in the rest of the almonds. Pour batter into cake pan and bake for an hour. Cool for 10-15 minutes on a plate.
For glaze, in a small saucepan, combine sugar, water and butter and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and boil for 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and cool for 15 minutes. Stir in amaretto and extract. Punch holes in cake with wooden pick or knife. Slowly spoon glaze over the cake until absorbed.
Apple Cream Cake
1 box spiced cake mix
3 cups peeled, sliced apples (tart preferrably)
1/2 cup of chopped walnuts
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 cup whipping cream
Prepare cake batter according to package directions. Pour into a 9X13 inch greased baking dish.
Combine apples, sugar, walnuts and cinnamon. Spoon over batter. Pour cream over top.
Bake at 350 degrees for 60 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
*Can serve with whipped cream or scoop of icecream
Amaretto Almond Cake
1.5 cups chopped almonds (preferrably toasted)
1 box yellow cake mix
1 box vanilla instant pudding mix
4 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup water
1/2 amaretto liqueur
1 tsp. almond extract (I used vanilla)
**glaze***
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup sugar
2 tbsp. butter
1/4 amaretto
1/2 tsp. almond extract (again, I used vanilla)
Heat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a 10" tube or bundt pan and sprinkle 1 cup of almonds inside. (I used 1 regular cake pan and saved all almonds for batter)
Combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, oil, water, amaretto and extract. Beat on low with electric mixer or stir by hand for a couple of minutes. Stir in the rest of the almonds. Pour batter into cake pan and bake for an hour. Cool for 10-15 minutes on a plate.
For glaze, in a small saucepan, combine sugar, water and butter and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and boil for 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and cool for 15 minutes. Stir in amaretto and extract. Punch holes in cake with wooden pick or knife. Slowly spoon glaze over the cake until absorbed.
See...Adam likes cake.
By the way, we wandered south this past weekend and stayed with some dear friends at their amazing ranch on the Rogue River. The Doubletree Ranch is absolutely wonderful, and if anyone comes to visit Southern Oregon, they should stay here for a few days! Enjoy the cakes.
3 comments:
Liz!!! Your recipes look great! I will have to give them a try...thought of you yesterday; watched Baby Mama and have decided that Amy Poehler (sp?) reminds me of you when you do crazy dancing! I know it's something you want to hear. :)
Thanks for the encouragement Liz...it will be needed! :)
No Liz,
You got it wrong..
Combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, oil,
PBR,
amaretto and extract. Beat on low with electric mixer or stir by hand for a couple of minutes. Stir in the rest of the almonds. Pour batter into cake pan and bake for an hour. Cool for 10-15 minutes on a plate.
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