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Kim’s
Strawberry Spoon Cake.
it was very good. first strawberries of the season that have flavor AND aroma. Will make it again
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Kim’s
Date Cookies
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Hurricane’s
Lemon Blueberry Upside-Down Cake.
This cake came out beautifully, and was a breeze to throw together. Mine required 60 minutes to properly bake, however. That really wasn't the biggest issue for me though; the flavor was. It was just a bit off. I felt like the cinnamon and allspice were competing with the lemon, instead of cooperating with it. It was like too many strong flavors happening at once, and it wasn't my favorite. I would probably just leave the cinnamon and allspice out next time, and definitely up the amount of lemon zest and juice in the cake batter. I also felt that the blueberry topping could be a tad sweeter, but that may have just been the blueberries I used. Otherwise, the cake has a lovely texture and is positively gorgeous! But I would definitely tweak it to more suit my taste preferences next time. Thank you for sharing your recipe!
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Kim’s
Chicken Enchiladas with Green Chile Sauce (Salsa Verde)
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No-Bake Chocolate Pistachio Cheesecake Bars.
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Amber Olsen’s
Blueberry Cupcakes with Blueberry Cream Cheese Frosting.
Great flavors
Worth the effort
A keeper!
I am so impressed by these cupcakes! I was unsure if the blueberry flavor would come through, but it really does! They also came out a beautiful deep purple color, which was a lovely surprise as well. I did use frozen berries in place of fresh, and found that I reduced them a bit too much the first time. (I reduced 2 cups frozen berries to just about 1/3 cup, which left me a bit short of the 10 tbsps of puree needed for the recipe.) So I did reduce more berries to get the full amount needed for the recipe. It only took about 15 minutes for my berries to reduce, too. I also added the zest of 1 lemon and about 1 tbsp of lemon juice to the cupcake batter. The rest of the recipe I followed as written. I got 17 cupcakes out of this, and they were perfectly baked in 25 minutes. The frosting amount made more than what I needed to generously frost all the cupcakes, but that's ok by me (I froze the extra). The frosting is kind of soft to work with, so I placed it in the fridge for a bit to help it keep it's shape when piped--and that worked really well. Both the cupcakes and the frosting are absolutely delicious. They are moist, not too sweet, and very blueberry forward! I really recommend adding the touch of lemon zest and juice to the cupcakes; as I feel it really helped the blueberry flavor pop. Would definitely make these again! Thank you so much for sharing your recipe!
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Lemon Blueberry Upside-Down Cake
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This cake came out beautifully, and was a breeze to throw together. Mine required 60 minutes to properly bake, however. That really wasn't the biggest issue for me though; the flavor was. It was just a bit off. I felt like the cinnamon and allspice were competing with the lemon, instead of cooperating with it. It was like too many strong flavors happening at once, and it wasn't my favorite. I would probably just leave the cinnamon and allspice out next time, and definitely up the amount of lemon zest and juice in the cake batter. I also felt that the blueberry topping could be a tad sweeter, but that may have just been the blueberries I used. Otherwise, the cake has a lovely texture and is positively gorgeous! But I would definitely tweak it to more suit my taste preferences next time. Thank you for sharing your recipe!
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Blueberry Cupcakes with Blueberry Cream Cheese Frosting
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Great flavors
Worth the effort
A keeper!
I am so impressed by these cupcakes! I was unsure if the blueberry flavor would come through, but it really does! They also came out a beautiful deep purple color, which was a lovely surprise as well. I did use frozen berries in place of fresh, and found that I reduced them a bit too much the first time. (I reduced 2 cups frozen berries to just about 1/3 cup, which left me a bit short of the 10 tbsps of puree needed for the recipe.) So I did reduce more berries to get the full amount needed for the recipe. It only took about 15 minutes for my berries to reduce, too. I also added the zest of 1 lemon and about 1 tbsp of lemon juice to the cupcake batter. The rest of the recipe I followed as written. I got 17 cupcakes out of this, and they were perfectly baked in 25 minutes. The frosting amount made more than what I needed to generously frost all the cupcakes, but that's ok by me (I froze the extra). The frosting is kind of soft to work with, so I placed it in the fridge for a bit to help it keep it's shape when piped--and that worked really well. Both the cupcakes and the frosting are absolutely delicious. They are moist, not too sweet, and very blueberry forward! I really recommend adding the touch of lemon zest and juice to the cupcakes; as I feel it really helped the blueberry flavor pop. Would definitely make these again! Thank you so much for sharing your recipe!
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Banana Baked Oatmeal Cups
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Old-Fashioned Apple Dumplings
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I have never made this style of apple dumpling before, and it was a learning experience for me. The ingredients fought me the whole way, I swear, lol. Once I got everything assembled and baked, however, the dumplings turned out positively delicious. They are really quite tasty. Mine did fall apart while baking (my fault, not the recipe's), so it was more of a casserole than dumplings, I suppose; but still tasted great. Things I would change next time: definitely use homemade pie crust, cut the apples in half for easier handling, mix together the brown sugar/cinnamon/nutmeg before adding to the apples, and maybe make a little bit less of the sauce. Oh, and I did add a good hefty pinch of salt and a touch of butter to the sauce before baking. Would do that again. Thank you for sharing your recipe!
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Chocolate and Guinness® Cake
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Great flavors
Worth the effort
I was a bit uncertain how this cake would turn out, as it took way longer than stated to bake (mine took over 60 minutes!). But, after one bite, my mind was made up: this cake is delicious!! It's moist, super chocolaty, and you can taste the Guinness in the best possible way. It's absolutely divine! I only made a few slight changes--I used half white and half dark brown sugar, added 1 tsp of salt, and used 2 full tsps of vanilla. I was really concerned during baking that the cake would come out dry, since I had to bake it so much longer. That was definitely not the case--and I'm super glad for it! I do have to wonder if the cake would almost be better baked into 2 layers vs 1 very large 9-inch cake; and maybe that would cut down on the bake time as well. Regardless, I followed the recipe directions to a "T" (other than bake time), and am superbly pleased with the results. I frosted this with a simple cream cheese frosting and highly recommend doing that as well. Thank you for sharing your recipe!
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Porridge
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Easy to follow
Great flavors
I thought this porridge was excellent! I wasn't sure if I'd like the cooked banana in it, but it really added a lot of flavor. I used maple syrup instead of white sugar, and only a pinch of salt (1 tsp is a bit much, if you ask me); and it came out lovely. It took just a few minutes to put this together, and in no time, we had a delicious, nutritious breakfast on a cold morning. I will make again! Thank you for sharing your recipe!
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