Banana Cake with Coffee Frosting

Banana Cake with Coffee Frosting

This recipe is SO yummy! I found it on www.tasteofhome.com

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1-1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3 medium)
• 1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
• COFFEE FROSTING:
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 2-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 teaspoons instant coffee granules
• 2 to 3 tablespoons milk

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add

eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in

vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed

mixture alternately with bananas and sour cream, beating well after

each addition.

 

Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Bake at 350° for

35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes

out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack.

 

 

For frosting, in a small bowl, beat butter and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Dissolve coffee granules in milk; add to butter mixture and beat until smooth. Spread over cake.

 

 

I've started a written recipe book to hand down to my kids. I always love things I find in my Grandparents handwriting. So I decided that I needed to make sure my kids have my favorite recipes in my handwriting. :) Hopefully someone will appreciate it someday. haha.

 



Movie Night Treats

 

We had a little movie night and I couldn't figure out what to make. I had been working all day and needed something quick and easy. So I looked in my fridge and saw fruit... fruit is ALWAYS good! But what to do for a dip? I had vanilla Greek yogurt (I am ADDICTED to the stuff). I looked in my freezer and saw a container of whipped cream. AWESOME! Mixed a half cup of each together and sprinkled cinnamon on top... IN LOVE!!! This is the most delicious fruit dip EVER!

 



 

These little babies I saw on my most FAVORITE cooking show in THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD... The Pioneer Woman. I Love Miss Ree Drummond so much, I even wrote her a letter. My husband thinks I am crazy, but I had to tell her how much she makes my day when I get to watch her show. She is my role model. :)

 

All these cookies are is store bought peanut butter cookie dough, and Reese's mini cups.

 

You slice up the dough and put them into a muffin tin. Let them bake for 9 or 10 minutes, pull them out and push some mini Reese's peanut butter cups in. These cookies are SOOOOO good, they are dangerously addictive. 

Fresh Peach Pie

FRESH PEACH PIE

INGREDIENTS:

1 (9 inch) pie shell, baked 1 cup white sugar 1/2 cup water 3 tablespoons cornstarch 1 tablespoon butter

2 cups fresh peaches, pitted and mashed 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (I was lucky and had a fresh vanilla bean that I used... that doesn't happen very often!) 4 cups fresh peaches - pitted, skinned, and sliced

DIRECTIONS:

1.	Combine sugar, water, cornstarch, butter or margarine, mashed peaches, and nutmeg in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat until clear and thick. Stir in vanilla.
2.	Fill pie shell with sliced fresh peaches, alternating with the glaze. Refrigerate. I found this recipe on www.allrecipes.com  :)