White Velvet Cake

My dear daughter laying on the icing!

Ingredients
•1 box white cake mix (I prefer Pillsbury)
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup sourcream
1 4oz box white chocolate pudding
1-1/4 cups White Chocolate Mocha coffee creamer (Internation Delight)
1/3 cup oil
4 egg whites
1 tsp clear vanilla (you can use pure vanilla but it won’t be a pure white cake)

Instructions
Sift dry ingrediants together mix in wet until combined, continue to mix on medium for 2 mins.
Bake at 325 degrees until toothpick comes out clean.
This recipe can be doubled.
It does’nt rise as high as other cakes so make sure to fill you pans 2/3 or a bit more.

Triple Chocolate Cake

When my kids requested a chocolate cake I went straight to allrecipes.com. I love to be able to reads ratings on a recipe before I make a new recipe. Today we tried Too Much Chocolate Cake . It came out wonderful! The kids insisted that we give each piece a dollop of whipped cream and some orange sprinkles since it's almost Halloween.

If you like a rich chocolate cake this is the cake for you!

1 (18.25 ounce) package devil's food cake mix
1 (5.9 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
1 cup sour cream
1 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
1/2 cup warm water
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a large bowl, mix together the cake and pudding mixes, sour cream, oil, beaten eggs and water. Stir in the chocolate chips and pour batter into a well greased 12 cup bundt pan.
Bake for 50 to 55 minutes, or until top is springy to the touch and a wooden toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool cake thoroughly in pan at least an hour and a half before inverting onto a plate If desired, dust the cake with powdered sugar.

I used a 9 by 13 and I put on store bought chocolate icing. :)

52 Halloween Cupcakes

I just got finished making cupcakes for my daughter to take to school for Halloween. It came to a total of 52 cupcakes. I made ghost cupcakes, jack o latern cupcakes, witch cupcakes, and a few more. I must say that I am tired of looking at cupcakes for now and ready for bed!

For more pictures of these cupcakes check out my cake blog http://makecupcakesnotwar.blogspot.com/

John Deere Cake

This was not one of my best cakes but it came out OK. The kid wanted a John Deere cake with some of his favorite John Deere toys on it. The things in the back are power lines. I made them using cookie sticks. I then strung some black thread from one to the other. I was not super impressed with it but the kid thought it was great and that is all that really matters.

Marshmallow Fondant cake takes grand champion at local fair.

This year I took the plunge and entered a decorated cake in the county fair. I was very surprised to find that I had taken GRAND CHAMPION over all adult open class foods. That included 56 categories and I was surprised when I won overall. The cake was a three layer cake covered in marshmallow fondant and adorned with marshmallow fondant hand made roses. I was smiling all day yesterday after I won.

I will be working on a picture tutorial on marshmallow fondant in the future.

Check out my cake blog at http://makecupcakesnotwar.blogspot.com/

Graduation Cake

I made this cake for our niece who graduated from high school on Sunday. It went over very well at her party. The cap base is made on fondant and the top is fondant covered cardboard. The diploma and tassel are also fondant. The rest of the cake is covered in Amazing Buttercream. I will post that recipe later tonight. :)

Check out my cake blog for more ideas.

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Marshmallow Fondant

I am throwing my kids a birthday party tomorrow and wanted to try something new on the cake. I have always wanted to try fondant but was kind of scared. I went ahead and gave it a try. It came out good considering it was my first try. I will definitely be doing it again. Check this this awesome tutorial.

For more tips and tools check out my cake blog

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Holy Cow Cake

This cake is sooo good! Take it to a pot lucj but be prepared to hand out the recipe.

1 plain Devils Food Cake Mix
1/2 c veg oil
3 lg eggs

Topping:
1 -8 ounce jar caramel topping
1 -14 ounce can sweetend condensed milk
4 -2.1 ounce each) Butterfinger candy bars-crushed
1 -12 ounce container frozen whipped topping thawed
1 -8 ounce pkg cream cheese

Lightly oil a 13x9 inch baking pan, set aside

Place cake mix, 1 1/3 c water, oil and eggs in a lg mixing bowl. Blend w/ electric mixer on low for 1 minute.Stop machine and scrape down sides, increase speed to medium and beat 2 more min.The batter should look thick and well blended.Pour batter into the prepared pan, place on center rack of a preheated 350* oven.Bake cake til it springs back when lightly pressed w/ finger, 35-38 minutes.Remove from oven and place on wire rack. Immediately poke holes in top of cake w/ a drinking straw or chopstick.

To make topping, place caramel topping and sweetened condensed milk in a small bowl, stir to combine. Spoon over warm cake so it can seep into holes. Measure out half the crushed candy bars and sprinkle over cake.Place whipped topping and cream cheese in a large mixing bowl and blend with electric mixer on low speed til smooth and combined, 1 minute. Spread mixture over the top of the candy. Sprinkle w/ remaining candy.Place uncovered in fridge and chill for 20 minutes before cutting into squares.

Store covered in fridge for up to 1 week


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Candy Clay

Make Edible Clay...

10 ounces of chocolate or one bag of candy melts

1/3 cup light corn syrup

Melt the chocolate or melts in a microwave for 1 minute. Stir. (If not completely melted, return it to the microwave for an additional 30 seconds. If you don't have a microwave, place in the top of a double broiler over hot water and stir until melted).
When it is melted, add the corn syrup and blend.
Pour the mixture onto a waxed paper sheet.
Spread the melted candy with your fingers until it's about 1/2 inch thick.
Cover loosely with waxed paper and let it stiffen for at least a couple hours or overnight. The chocolate will become very pliable. You will have to work it a little to make it more clay like.

It can be used for the kids to play with or to decorate a cake. If you would like to learn how to make roses like the ones on the cake above visit What is Cooking in America

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