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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Pumpkin Coffee Cake

I made this coffee cake last night for my women's group and I was quite pleased with the results. The cake is moist, not too sweet and filled with nutritious ingredients. Enjoy!


INGREDIENTS:

Topping
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons cold butter
2/3 cup old fashioned oats

Cake
1/2 cup butter (softened)
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup plain Greek yogurt
1 can pumpkin
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup white flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/4 teaspoon salt
  • In a small bowl combine sugar and cinnamon. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.Stir in oats and set aside.
  • Cream butter and sugar in large bowl until fluffy.
  • Add eggs one at a time and beat well.
  • Add yogurt, pumpkin and vanilla and mix well.
  • Conbine dry ingredients and stir into wet mixture.
  • Place in a greased 9 x 13 baking dish
  • Sprinkle with topping
  • Bake at 325 degrees for about 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Holiday Treats

Can you believe it? Thanksgiving is over and Christmas is just around the corner! So now is a great time to start planning for parties, special dinners, drop-ins, and gift giving! I have put together some of my most popular treats for this season and each one is packaged for gift giving. Or better yet, if you just want to take it home and indulge yourself, I say go ahead, you deserve it! All cookies and treats are made-to-order using only the freshest ingredients. Choose a full size order or pair a cookie bag with one of the hot drink mixes for a unique gift . . . think teacher, special neighbor, co-worker, oh you get the idea. Check out the selections and prices below, and remember, orders need to be placed at least 3 days in advance of expected pick-up date.

Cookies
Large Cookie Tubs $18 (2 dozen cookies) or Cookie Bags $5 (1/2 dozen)
~White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies (filled with white chocolate morsels, cranberries & oatmeal)
~Butter Cookies with Icy Blue Buttercream Frosting (melt in your mouth elegance)
Sweet Treats
~Cookie Dough Truffles $4 (1 dozen) chocolate chip cookie dough covered in chocolate (no eggs)
~Meringue Mints $12 (4 dozen) meringue cookies with Andes Mint pieces
~Cinnamon Glazed Pecans $12 (12 oz. tub) cinnamon spiced pecan halves
Decadent Cheesecakes
$30 (serves 12-16)
~Chocolate Chip Cappuccino (coffee flavored cheesecake with chocolate morsels)
~White Chocolate Raspberry (white chocolate cheesecake marbled with raspberry filling)
Cakes
$25 (serves 12-15)
~Sweet Potato Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
~Coconut Cake
Hot Drink Mixes
$4 each (approximately 16 servings)
~French Vanilla Coffee
~Mocha Espresso Coffee
~Hot Chocolate

Email me with questions or to place an order at raredding@hotmail.com
Blessings and Happy Holidays to All!