Showing posts with label freebies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label freebies. Show all posts

Saturday, February 27, 2010

valarie's blueberry sour cream pound cake...

when it comes to treats & sweets, valarie always comes through! last month she brought this pound cake & it was so delish! she also brought a lemon cream topping that i will post, but is not pictured. i am actually making this tonight for a morning meeting i have tomorrow! you could easily turn this same recipe into a great denser muffin recipe... yummmmm!

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{valarie's blueberry sour cream pound cake}

3 1/4 cups flour plus 2 TBSP
1 tsp. salt
3 sticks butter, softened
1/2 cup sour cream
2 cups sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
9 eggs, at room temperature
2 cups fresh blueberries
4 TBSP coarse sanding sugar

preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter 2 5x9 loaf pans.
in a large bowl, cream together butter, sour cream & sugar until light & fluffy. about 5 minutes. scrape down sides of bowl & add vanilla. turn the mixer down to medium & add the eggs one at a time.
in a separate bowl, whisk together 3 1/4 cup flour & salt. add flour mixture into your other bowl in 4 additions. lightly mixing between each addition.
toss the blueberries in the remaining 2 TBSP flour & fold into the batter. divide the batter between the 2 pans & smooth the tops of batter. sprinkle 2 TBSP sanding sugar onto the top of each loaf. Bake for 55-65 minutes or until a cake tester comes out with just crumbs. let cool in pans at least 15-20 minutes. turn out of pans & let cool completely on wire racks.

{Lemon Cream Topping}

1 cup heavy cream
2-3 TBSP powdered sugar
2 tsp. lemon zest

beat together to form soft peaks. spoon on top of cooled pound cake.
(remember the previous post about adding softened cream cheese to help the cream hold it's shape)

Monday, December 21, 2009

a little christmas gift just for you:)...

remember this recipe card last year.?. well, i made this little one, this year, for my sister & i thought that i would share it with you guys. she just but some big marshmallows in cello bags & paired it with it. you could also do like a specialty dark chocolate candy bar if you wanted, or straight peppermint candy stirring sticks... the sky's the limit:) hope you like it. remember there are printing directions in the right side bar. merry christmas!

heather's homemade hot cocoa

Thursday, December 10, 2009

homemade gifts continued...

i found this great FREE download here on Shabby Princess. it is the perfect gift for any cooking friend or family member in your life. you could print them on card stock blank, or you can type your favorite recipes from our site & print them ready to use:) anyway you choose, you can't go wrong! go download yours now!!!
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{pictures by Shabby Princess}

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** all downloading & printing instructions are on the the Shabby Princess website.
i just recommend printing them on regular card stock if you are going
to gift them blank.