Is there anything more decadent or delicious than a rich German Chocolate Cake? It's not only one of my favorites, but it's a favorite of many of my friends and family. So, to make them happy I went on a search for a recipe. I found one online titled Original Baker's German Chocolate Cake, and it was a wonderful find. Everyone who has tried this recipe loves it. It's a straight forward, simple recipe that will make you look like a pro, even if it's your first baking attempt.
4 ozs Baker's German's Sweet Chocolate, melted and cooled
2 1/3 cups cake flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2/3 cup butter, room temperature
1 cup buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease two 9-inch round or 9x13 cake pans and line bottoms with parchment paper. Sift together flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Cream butter.
Add flour mixture, 3/4 cup of the buttermilk, and vanilla. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer for 2 minutes, stopping to scrape bowl periodically.
Add melted chocolate, eggs, and remaining 1/4 cup of buttermilk. Beat 1 minute.
Pour batter into prepared cake pans. Bake for 28-35 minutes until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool in pans on rack for 15 minutes. Remove and cool completely before frosting the cake.
For Coconut Pecan Icing
1.5 cups evaporated milk
1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup butter
2 tsps vanilla
6 egg yolks, slightly beaten
2 2/3 cups sweetened coconut
2 cups chopped pecans
In a saucepan combine milk, sugars, butter and vanilla over medium heat.
Bring to a full boil, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat, add a small amount to the eggs, mixing quickly, and then return the egg mixture back to the pot, mixing thoroughly and quickly.
Return to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in coconut and pecans.
Cool to spreading consistency, beating occasionally. Spread evenly over cake layers.
I love Mexican food... even Americanized Mexican food. And what could be more delicious than quesadillas? This is my own creation, but I used Applebee's former quesadillas as my inspiration. These are super easy to make. The hardest part is chopping everything. But the flavor is amazing! Add a little homemade salsa verde and you've got a super easy and delicious dinner.
Quesadilla cheese
tortillas
jalapeños
tomatoes
onion
bacon bits
olive oil spray
I prep the quesadillas on a plate so that they're ready to cook. Put about 1/3 cup of cheese on half of a tortilla. Sprinkle with tomatoes, jalapeños, onions, and bacon to taste.
Heat a skillet large enough to hold the tortillas on medium-high. Spray lightly with olive oil spray. Fold tortilla in half and carefully place in skillet.
Cook for 3-4 minutes on each side until slightly browned.
Keep prepping and cooking quesadillas until you have how many you want. If they start to cook too quickly then turn the heat down to medium. Cut up and enjoy!
I'm all about making decisions that make my life easier, and this is one of those decisions. I prep Honey Sriracha Chicken on the weekend for freezing, and then the night before I'm going to make it for dinner, I pull it out of the freezer and put it in the fridge. After cooking this I save 7-9 pieces to make this super delicious pizza later on in the week. Did I mention that it's delicious? The creamy alfredo sauce, fresh spinach, the chicken, and lately I've added a few thin onion slices to it and I love it. You really should try this pizza. You're going to love it!
Pizza Dough Crust
Shredded Honey Sriracha Chicken
Mozzarella Cheese
Spinach
Alfredo Sauce
Onion slices (optional)
Olive Oil
Garlic Salt
Turn the oven on 475 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut the dough ball in half and spread out the dough on your pizza pan or peel or parchment paper. Lightly grease the ouster edge and sprinkle with garlic salt. Swirl a thin even layer of alfredo sauce to the edge of the oil. Sprinkle several ounces of mozzarella evenly on the pizza. Layer out the spinach and then sprinkle with chicken. Add onion slices if using, and then add another couple of ounces of mozzarella.
Bake the pizza until the cheese begins to bubble and brown slightly and the crust should be golden brown. Remove pizza and carefully slice it. Enjoy!
Use the other half of the dough to make another delicious pizza.
