Fluffy Mystery

Publix Fluffy "Buttercream" Frosting

It is BY FAR the most well loved frosting of anyone who likes cakes. Jacob ADORES it and will attempt to eat it by itself. Its not your NORMAL buttercream, you see. It tastes like nothing anyone has ever been able to duplicate. Recipes? PFFT! GOOD LUCK! Everyone wants it, but they are seriously tight lipped with that recipe! I got to look at the list of ingredients by claiming food allergy issues. I can tell you whats in it, and its no buttercream like I have seen.

I personally, think it to be a cross breed between swiss meringue buttercream and american buttercream. It has eggs in it like the swiss, but also powdered sugar like american. Also, it has crisco in it. Read online, that stores like to use crisco instead of butter for not only shape but keep. 

Based on my knowledge of its ingredients and of recipes of others, I might try to play soon and see it I can duplicate it. That be a great acheivment for me, then I would no longer have to buy their frosting for when I make cakes. 

Why? Why eat the rest, when you can eat the best!? Other buttercreams (esp american) just do not compare!

That is all!

Quickie Fluffy Frosting

QUICK SOFT FLUFFY ICING?

Since I look and cooked it all I can't give measurements. Also, might I suggest that unless decent skill level, not everyone should try "look n cooking". I have been playing and cooking with food since before kindergarten, so I'm practiced enough, and it still won't always go well. 

this is a lite n fluffy buttercream amercian style. similar to the major chains, i used crisco instead of butter, whipped it, added vanilla and a pinch of salt, and then proceeded to the big part. Alternating between heavy cream and powdered sugar, add some then whip up, scrape bowl, then switch to the other, alternate doing that until its done. Now if you wanted chocolate like mine, add it now and finish it off with one last whip. mine has both melted chocolate and cocoa powder. you can mess with the ratios based on how sweet and heavy vs how light and fluffy you desire it. 

this is simply a quickie frosting one can whip up for cake or whatever. it be fabulous on a chocolate spongecake roll! 

my mom said mine reminded her of like kroger and publix style icing. fantasic! thanks mom! :)

I personally went for less powedered sugar than most prob would. but its all about you. also, you could add lemon rum or peppermint instead of vanilla. 

xoxo

Dinner Time Blues

The self professed "queen of dinners", (me, being dramatic) has caught a hard case of the blues! 

With the changing varied schedule and tight times, my dinner days are a fond memory. I have not been able to play and cook alot of REAL dinners since usually hubby works nights and when he is home our pockets are empty and cupboards are bare. Well, not bare bare, but not well stocked. We are reduced to cheap quick food, esp since his days off often turn into a whole day of errands. 

So when I have free time (or even when I'm suppose to be doing something and I'm procrastinating) I daydream of cooking. Hubs and I will talk about what we WANT to make, but then he gets overwelmed by costs and work stress and we end up with the cheap easy stuff. Makes it a tad harder to EAT RIGHT, when your just eating what you can afford. 

Occasionally I'll bake a sweet, but I miss cooking REAL MEALS!

LIKE :

pulled BBQ sammiches

cheesy chicken and broccoli cassarole

chicken adobo

cornbread with chunky chili 

fried chicken, i'm known for

biscuit topped chicken pot pie (southern thing)

etc... roasts, mac n cheese, stews, and so much I miss making! ahhh!

but soon, if wallets permit!

SOON!

LD

Bestest Brownies - Part 2

LANI'S DARK FUDGE (GF) BROWNIES

Hi, Have you met me? My name is Lani and I can not EVER leave well enough alone! Even if I get rave reviews from everyone, and hubby loves it, I must continue trying to PERFECT it. This "it" was my brownies. I desired them to be more brownie-ish and slightly toned down on the "punch you in the face fudge" texture. But still deeply chocolately. 

THESE ARE 100% GLUTEN FREE! YIPPY! 

But not 100% guilt free, lol, dark as they are, there is sugar and crisco/butter involved! 

3 eggs

1 cup white

3 tbsp dark brown

1 tsp cinnamon

1 cup Pamela's GF Baking mix

1/2 cup butter/crisco

+ 1 tbsp butter or oil ...

to add in melting chocolate if desired

2 oz semi and 2 oz unsweetened chocolate chopped

(or even one ounce more if you like)

1/4 cup dark cocoa powder

large pinch of salt

nuts, add ins and espresso or coffee optional.

pre heat oven to 400

prepare square pan with foil tightly wrapped both ways, spray.

set up your double boiler, once water in pot boils turn off - add glass bowl on top and put in chocolate. stir stir stir. on the side, sift together flour, salt, and cocoa. set aside. keep eye on slowly melting chocolate. now cream together butter, and sugars, until ...well ...creamy, lol. then add vanilla and eggs, mix together. add flour mix in parts, stiring in, then slowly stir in melted chocolate. 

pour into prepared pan and cook, 25 mins. (varies by pan, oven, altitude, etc) test with toothpick, quickly, then cover with foil. let sit 30 mins, then remove, wrap with plastic and let cont cooling to the touch with saran wrap. cut with pizza cutter or knife, whatever. wrap well, and save or serve. 

serve warmed with cold vanilla icecream, yum!