As part of my New Year's resolution, it is to post more recipes! I know you all enjoyed them before so this year, my goal is to publish 1 new recipe a week. At the minimum. Today, I'm starting the year off with my Hot Cocoa Cake that is sure to be a crowd pleaser. It's rich, chocolatey and you'll definitely need a glass of milk to wash this down. I will warn you, there is a fair amount of prep work that needs to be done for this cake and a long list of ingredients. I've broken this recipe out ...
Hot Cocoa Buttercream Frosting
We are going to be exploring the world of buttercream frosting this year! My first adventure was with making this Hot Cocoa Buttercream to go with my Indulgent Hot Cocoa Cake. It's not like your traditional buttercream. I used American Heritage Cocoa which gave it a grainy texture but I really liked it. If you used a smoother cocoa like Swiss Miss or Hershey's you won't have the texture. So for this Hot Cocoa Buttercream Frosting you will need the following - 3 Sticks Unsalted Butter (1.5 ...
Roasted Marshmallow Cake Filling
This was a new concept I had heard of being used in cakes and I thought I would give it a try. It's actually extremely simple to make roasted marshmallows to use in between the layers of your cake. I use this technique in our Indulgent Hot Cocoa cake I made for the holidays. You will need the following - 1 - bag small marshmallows Parchment Paper Large Pan with raised sides Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line the pan with parchment paper. Make sure to get it up over the ...
White Chocolate Ganache
Have you ever looked at those drip cakes and thought, Oh wow! I wish I could do that. Well, you can. It's a lot easier than you think to make one. But first you need to figure out what they are using for the drip, most likely, it's a ganache. Ganache is extremely easy to make. Today, I'm going to share with you how I make our White Chocolate Ganache that I use in our Indulgent Hot Cocoa cake recipe. There are only two ingredients making this one of the easiest recipes we have on the ...
Perfect Red Velvet Cake
Peyton loves red velvet cake. I have told her time and time again that it's just chocolate cake with some red food color but she insists it tastes different. So today, I'm going to show you how to make a moist red velvet cake with a shortcut. We are going to use a box mix for the base but add a few things to it to bring it up a notch or three on the taste scale. You will need the following - 1 - box of Red Velvet Cake Mix 3 - Eggs 3/4 C - Buttermilk 2/3 C - Sour Cream 1/3 C - ...
Meet Blaire Wilson! American Girl Doll of the Year 2019
I have some exciting pictures and news to share with you all! This morning, Peyton and I, attended a private event for Berry Members only. At this event, we had the opportunity to see Blaire Wilson and her complete line! Blaire Wilson is my favorite girl of the year so far since we started collecting in 2015. Blaire has agriculture roots and I think that is what I love most about her. Being from the Midwest, where farming is everywhere (we literally live across the street from a farm and ...
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