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Chocolate Pudding Cake & a Giveaway

September 22, 2010 by kim 61 Comments

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I adore gloomy days like today, especially when I don’t have to work! It means sleeping in for the morning, laying in bed for however long I want, having a casual lunch with the DB, listening to Maroon 5’s new CD on repeat while baking, blogging, and watching a Top Chef marathon on Bravo. Life is good.
To enter the giveaway, just leave a comment on this post with a way for me to contact you! You have a week from today ’til enter. The deadline is 11:59 PM Pacific Time, Sunday, September 26th. The winner will be chosen through random.org. Good luck! (details in comment section below)
This recipe is from allrecipes and might be one of the greatest things I’ve ever made. I was initially intrigued by the method of preparing the dish, but followed the directions to a T and was glad I did. The cake was moist, the pudding was thick, and they both blended perfectly together. I couldn’t wait until the cake cooled from the oven and ate it instantly. No regrets here! It tasted just as good as if it was cooled– just a bit runnier. Let the cake sit for a bit after the oven so the pudding has a chance to thicken. Oh, serving with ice cream doesn’t hurt, either. 🙂
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2/3 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 cups hot water
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. In an 8×8 inch square pan, stir together the flour, white sugar, 1/4 cup of cocoa, baking powder and salt. Add milk and oil, mix well. Sprinkle brown sugar, remaining cocoa and chocolate chips over the mixture. Add the vanilla to the hot water, then pour the water over the top.
  3. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until the surface appears dry. Serve warm with a spoon or at room temperature.

Filed Under: cake, chocolate chip, dessert, giveaway

Chocolate Reese’s Pieces Cookies

September 8, 2010 by kim 13 Comments

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I’ve been watching TV shows on Netflix lately. I just finished up Prisonbreak S1 again and Pushing Daisies S2. Someone please tell me why they ever cancelled that show? It’s so brilliant! Such a shame.. OH! and I had a little makeover for this blog; do check it out if you haven’t already (in case you’re reading it from a reader): Lovin’ From the Oven I also just updated A Pile of Style, seems like I’ve been on an updating kick lately!

Bear with me for a bit, I’ve been on a cookie high and haven’t baked much besides them. In other words, you’ll be seeing cookie after cookie for a while. Hmm maybe I should have saved them for my 12 days of cookies coming up in a couple of months. That way, I can complete the 12 days this time. Haha.
These cookies are very simple and are great for when you just need a quick fix. With only 4 ingredients (technically 3, if you don’t want any add-ins), how can you go wrong? They’re fudgy, fluffy, and decadent. You can even mix up the cake flavors for a different cookie!

Ingredients

  • 1 (18.4 ounce) box Devils Food Cake Mix (I always use the one with pudding added in to make it extra moist)
  • 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, softened
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 oz box of Reese’s Pieces (or more depending on your taste)
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a mixer, cream the softened butter until fluffy. Add the eggs and mix until combined. Add the cake mix and beat until just combined. Stir in the Reese’s Pieces.
3. Roll the dough into individual balls and lightly press 3-4 additional Reese’s Pieces on top.
4. Bake for 10 minutes. Cool on the sheets for an additional 5 minutes before moving them to a cooling rack.

Filed Under: cake, candy, cookies, dessert

NY Style Crumb Cake

August 17, 2010 by kim 15 Comments




I’ve come to the conclusion that I have an unhealthy obsession with blogging. Whenever I get an idea in my head, I just want to hop over to google domains and create a new website. What’s the point of owning +10 (I really only have three) websites? Nothing if you dont do anything with them.

Looking back on it, I’m wondering why I didn’t just combine all of my websites into one. It’d make my life so much easier and I’d be saving twenty bucks a year. Plus, it would look like I update a lot more often. Darn, why didn’t my ideas all come at once instead? Kind of like Cupcakes and Cashmere, where she combines both baking and fashion. If you haven’t heard of that blog yet, make sure to check her out! I lust over all of her clothes and her lifestyle in general.

Oh well, I guess the good part of is that I get to keep it all organized and separate. Actually, not really. If my blog name wasn’t so specific, I’d probably merge my fashion blog into this one. Poop.

Moving onward, this crumb cake was a hit at the baby shower I brought them to. They’re fluffy, tasty, and a cinch to whip up! They’d be a great addition to breakfast, a cup of tea, or some coffee. I halved the topping because I only had a stick of butter left, but I definitely recommend sticking to the original recipe as posted. This comes from First Look, Then Cook, and surely makes a TON! Halve the recipe and bake it in a smaller pan if you don’t want to feed all of Kansas.

Topping:

  • 1 cup (packed) dark brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted, warm
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Cake:

  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 1/3 cups sour cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For topping:

  1. Mix both sugars, cinnamon, and salt in medium bowl and whisk to blend.
  2. Add warm melted butter and stir to blend.
  3. Add flour and toss with fork until moist clumps form (topping mixture will look slightly wet). Set aside.

For cake:

  1. Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F. Butter 13 x 9 x 2-inch glass baking dish. Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into medium bowl.
  2. Using electric mixer, beat room-temperature butter in large bowl until smooth. Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating until well blended after each addition.
  3. Add sour cream and vanilla extract and beat just until blended. Add flour mixture in 3 additions, beating just until incorporated after each addition.
  4. Transfer cake batter to prepared baking dish; spread batter evenly with rubber spatula or offset spatula. Squeeze small handfuls of topping together to form small clumps. Drop topping clumps evenly over cake batter, covering completely (topping will be thick).
  5. Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean and topping is deep golden brown and slightly crisp, about 1 hour. Cool cake in dish on rack at least 30 minutes.
  6. Cut cake into squares and serve slightly warm or at room temperature.

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