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    Ooey Gooey Butter Cake


    2011 - 03.25

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    Ooey Gooey Butter Cake

    Ooey Gooey Butter Cake

    "Crust" Ingredients

    "Crust" Ingredients

    Cake Mix

    Cake Mix

    Adding Melted Butter

    Adding Melted Butter

    Egg

    Egg

    Mixing

    Mixing

    More Mixing

    More Mixing

    "Crust"

    "Crust"

    Pushing Crust into Pan

    Pushing Crust into Pan

    "Crust"

    "Crust"

    "Filling" Ingredients

    "Filling" Ingredients

    Cream Cheese

    Cream Cheese

    Creaming Cream Cheese

    Creaming Cream Cheese

    Adding Eggs

    Adding Eggs

    Adding Vanilla

    Adding Vanilla

    Adding Powdered Sugar

    Adding Powdered Sugar

    Adding Melted Butter

    Adding Melted Butter

    Mixing

    Mixing

    Adding Chocolate Toffee Bits

    Adding Chocolate Toffee Bits

    Folding in Bits

    Folding in Bits

    Pouring "Filling" Over "Crust"

    Pouring "Filling" Over "Crust"

    Smoothing the Top

    Smoothing the Top

    Ready for the Oven

    Ready for the Oven

    Crusty Corner!

    Crusty Corner!

    All Cooked

    All Cooked

    Ooey Gooey Butter Cake

    Crust:
    1 18.25 ounce box yellow cake mix
    1 whole egg
    1 stick butter, melted
    Filling:
    1 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened
    2 whole eggs
    1 teaspoon vanilla
    1 16 ounce box powdered sugar
    1 stick butter, melted
    1 cup almond toffee bits or chocolate toffee bits

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 13x9x2-inch baking pan.

    In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the cake mix, 1 large egg, and 1 stick of melted butter and mix well. Pat into the bottom of prepared pan and set aside.

    Still using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth; add 2 large eggs and the vanilla. Dump in powdered sugar and beat well. Reduce speed of mixer and slowly pour in the 1 stick of melted butter. Mix well. Fold in toffee bits.

    Pour filling onto cake mixture and spread evenly. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes. Don’t be afraid to make a judgment call on the cooking time, because oven temperatures can vary. You want the center to be a little gooey, so don’t bake it past that point!

    Remove from oven and allow to cool completely. Cut into squares. Just remember that these wonderful cakes are very, very rich, and a little will go a long way.

    This is SO GOOD it should be illegal!!! And super easy! My dad gave me this recipe and I have no idea where he got it. Please make this and send me some! :)

    Golden Layer Cake


    2010 - 12.22

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    Pictures

    Cake Ingredients

    Cake Ingredients

    Adding the Flour

    Adding the Flour

    Adding the Baking Powder

    Adding the Baking Powder

    Adding the Salt

    Adding the Salt

    Whisking

    Whisking

    Butter

    Butter

    Adding Sugar

    Adding Sugar

    Mixing

    Mixing

    All Creamed Up

    All Creamed Up

    Adding Eggs

    Adding Eggs

    Adding Vanilla

    Adding Vanilla

    Adding Flour Mixture

    Adding Flour Mixture

    Adding Milk

    Adding Milk

    Greased and Floured Pans

    Greased and Floured Pans

    Ready for the Oven

    Ready for the Oven

    Fresh Out of the Oven

    Fresh Out of the Oven

    Frosting Ingredients

    Frosting Ingredients

    Butter

    Butter

    Creaming the Butter

    Creaming the Butter

    Adding Powdered Sugar

    Adding Powdered Sugar

    Mixing

    Mixing

    It Turned PINK!!!

    It Turned PINK!!!

    Adding Vanilla

    Adding Vanilla

    Adding Milk

    Adding Milk

    Pretty Pink Frosting

    Pretty Pink Frosting

    (Leveled) First Layer

    (Leveled) First Layer

    Frosted First Layer

    Frosted First Layer

    Naked Second Layer

    Naked Second Layer

    Frosted Sides

    Frosted Sides

    All Frosted

    All Frosted

    Missing Pieces!!!

    Missing Pieces!!!

    Golden Layer Cake

    Cake
    2 3/4 cups flour
    2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
    3/4 teaspoon salt
    2 sticks unsalted butter (8 ounces) at room temperature
    2 cups sugar
    5 whole eggs
    1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
    1 1/3 cups whole milk

    Vanilla Frosting
    2 1/2 sticks unsalted butter (10 ounces) at room temperature
    5 cups powdered sugar
    1 tablespoon vanilla
    1 tablespoon milk (1 to 2)

    Preheat the oven to 350°. Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.

    In a large bowl, using a mixer, beat the butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Scrape down the bowl. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla. With the mixer on low speed, alternately add the dry ingredients and milk in three parts, mixing until just incorporated.

    Divide the batter between the prepared pans and smooth the tops. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of each cake comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Transfer the pans to a rack and let cool for 10 minutes. Run a knife around the pans to release the cakes and invert; let cool completely.

    Slice the cakes into 2 layers each (I skipped this part and left is at a 2 layer instead of 4!). Stack and frost with the vanilla frosting.

    Frosting: In a large bowl, using a mixer, beat the butter on medium speed until creamy, about 1 minute. Add the confectioners’ sugar, 1 cup at a time, beating until smooth after each addition. Add the vanilla and 1 tablespoon milk. Beat at high speed until fluffy, adding an additional 1 tablespoon milk if necessary.

    Recipe for cake found here. Recipe for frosting found here.

    This cake is very heavy! Almost like a pound cake. Still very good. We definitely did a good job finishing this one off!!!

    Maple Sugar Cake


    2010 - 10.17

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    Cake 2

    Cake Ingredients

    Cake Ingredients

    Butter

    Butter

    Add Brown Sugar

    Add Brown Sugar

    Mix

    Mix

    Edd Eggs

    Edd Eggs

    Maple Syrup, Milk, Sour Cream, and Maple Flavoring

    Maple Syrup, Milk, Sour Cream, and Maple Flavoring

    Mix

    Mix

    Cake Flour

    Cake Flour

    Baking Powder

    Baking Powder

    Baking Soda

    Baking Soda

    Salt

    Salt

    Spices

    Spices

    Grated Nutmeg

    Grated Nutmeg

    Blend

    Blend

    Add Flour Mix to Butter/Brown Sugar Mix

    Add Flour Mix to Butter/Brown Sugar Mix

    Alternately with Syrup Mixture

    Alternately with Syrup Mixture

    Cake Batter

    Cake Batter

    Mom Putting it in the Pans

    Mom Putting it in the Pans

    About to go in the Oven

    About to go in the Oven

    Cooling on the Racks

    Cooling on the Racks

    Frosting Ingredients

    Frosting Ingredients

    Butter and Maple Flavoring

    Butter and Maple Flavoring

    Creaming

    Creaming

    Add Powdered Sugar

    Add Powdered Sugar

    Add Sour Cream

    Add Sour Cream

    Frosting

    Frosting

    First Layer

    First Layer

    Plopping on the Frosting

    Plopping on the Frosting

    Ready for the Second Layer

    Ready for the Second Layer

    Second Layer

    Second Layer

    All Frosted

    All Frosted

    With Maple Candies

    With Maple Candies

    Maple Sugar Cake

    1/2 cup butter, softened
    1 1/4 cups brown sugar
    3 whole eggs
    1/2 cup maple syrup
    1/4 cup milk
    1/4 cup sour cream
    1 teaspoon maple flavoring
    2 1/2 cups cake flour
    2 teaspoons baking powder
    1/2 teaspoon baking soda
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
    1/4 teaspoon ground allspice, nutmeg and mace
    Maple Sugar Frosting
    6 tablespoons butter, softened
    1 1/2 teaspoons maple flavoring
    4 1/2 cups powdered sugar
    1/2 cup sour cream (1/2 to 3/4)
    chopped walnuts, optional

    In a mixing bowl, cream butter and brown sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. In a bowl, combine the syrup, milk, sour cream and maple flavoring. In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cloves, allspice, nutmeg and mace; add to creamed mixture alternately with syrup mixture.

    Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to a wire rack to cool.

    For frosting, in a mixing bowl, cream butter and maple flavoring. Gradually beat in the powdered sugar. Add enough sour cream to achieve spreading consistency. Spread frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake. Sprinkle with walnuts if desired. Store in the refrigerator.

    Recipe from here.

    NOTES: I’m not a huge maple fan, but the frosting was really good! The cakes was pretty easy to make, and hopefully somebody enjoyed it!