.:Carolicious:.: 2013

Monday, July 29, 2013

Starbucks Banana Bread Recipe

This is always the winner of office snack.
I found this amazing recipe via Food.com
Again, I like changing up the recipe just to see the result.
Love it!

Bake it on your Sunday night and bring it to work on a busy Monday.

Ingredients:
2 Cups All Purpose Flour
1 tsp Baking Soda
1/4 tsp Salt
1 Egg
1 Cup Sugar
1/2 Cup Melted Butter
2 tsp Yogurt (Plain or any flavor)
1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
3 Ripe Bananas, mashed
1/2 Cup Walnuts, chopped

How-to:
1. Mix butter, salt, sugar, vanilla extra along with the bananas
2. Add egg and yogurt, mix for 30 sec
3. Add dry ingredients to the mixture: flour and baking soda until combined
4. Spray oil onto the baking pan, add mixture and sprinkle walnuts on top
5. Bake 325'F 45-60 min

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Starbucks Blueberry Muffin Recipe

Saw some fresh blueberries in the market today.
So I decided to come home and make some delicious muffins.
Luckily, I found this yummy Starbucks recipe via Starbucks Restaurant At Home
I changed it up a little for the ingredients I have at home.
Turns out great!
Here's the recipe:

Ingredients:
1 Cup All Purpose Flour
1 Cup Cake & Pastry Flour
1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Salt
1 Stick Butter (Room temperature)
1 Cup Sugar
2 Eggs
2 tsp Vanilla extract
1/2 Cup 2% milk
2 Cups Fresh Blueberries

Streusel Topping:
4 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon flour
2 teaspoons vegetable oil

How-to:
1. Cream butter, vanilla, sugar and salt together
2. Add eggs, mix for 2 mins
3. Add all the sieved flour and baking powder into the mixture , mix on slow
4. Gradually add milk in the mixture
5. Last, mix berries into the batter with hand, do not over mix this part
6. In a seperate bowl, mix Streusel toppings together, it should become a sandy texture
6. Sprinkle topping on the cupcakes and Bake 350'F 25-30min

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Homemade Apple Beef Burger

Whats better than homemade burger for this Summer?
Try making this fresh and easy recipe.

Ingredients:
1.5 lb Ground beef
1/2 Large Onion (or 1 small)
1/2 Apple
1/3 Milk
1/2 Day-old Bread
1 Tsp Butter
1 Tsp Olive Oil
Salt & Pepper

How to:
1. Soak bread pieces in milk, after soften up, squeeze out and discard the milk
2. Chop onion into fine strips and saute with butter, until golden brown
3. Peel and chop the apple
4. Add all the ingredients into a bow
6. Mix the burger with hand but not to over mix it
7. Divide into 8, make them into a burger shape
8. Grill burger on the BBQ, server with cheese and salsa

Salsa Recipe:
1 Roman Tomato, chopped
10-20 Cherry Tomato, halved
3 Cloves of garlic, minced
1 Tsp Olive Oil
1/2 Lime juice
4 Leaves Basil, chopped
Salt & Pepper

1. Mix all ingredient together except salt.
2. Leave it in the fridge and add salt before serving.

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Monday, July 1, 2013

Defination of Cake

What is Cake?

"Cake is often the dessert of choice for meals at ceremonial occasions, particularly weddings, anniversaries, and birthdays. There are countless cake recipes; some are bread-like, some rich and elaborate, and many are centuries old. Cake making is no longer a complicated procedure; while at one time considerable labor went into cake making (particularly the whisking of egg foams), baking equipment and directions have been simplified so that even the most amateur cook may bake a cake." -via Wikipedia

Other than a dictionary definition, I truly agree with Julia Child.
"A party without cake is just a meeting"
The sweet little thing bring people color, sugar, joy and excitement.
Cake is so delicate that we would only allow to have so little.
I sometimes wonder why do we not serve cake before meal or even appetizers?
Well, we will probably starting to fight for more before your wine finish breathing.
Whether it is in a party or during dinner,
we all have an expectation of something wonderful at the end,
we save the best for last, and it is...Cake...

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Gold Coins Cake

3 Tiers Gold Coins Cake
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Lakers Basketball Theme Cake

Lakers Basketball Theme Cake
Two different designs
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Heart New York Cheese Cake

6" Heart shape New York Cheesecake
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Hers Birthday Cupcakes

Put your name on the cupcakes! It is easy to share =)
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Happy Mother's Day

Simple is the best!
Nothing is better than a fresh homemade yogurt cake for my family.
Happy Mother's Day! Cake not for sale
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Camera on Record Theme Cake

Camera on Record Theme Cake
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It's My Birthday!

It was my Birthday.
My favorite part is THE CAKE!
Yes, they look totally homemade.
The point is I did not make them!
Boyfriend was really sweet,
he thought I deserve a homemade cake for my birthday.
He said, "You have always make cake for others' birthday, you should get one too"
Aww, thank you.
It was his first time baking a cake.
He made it from scratch with a online recipe.
(I have no idea where he found it, but it was really good!)
This chocolate cake is moist and rich.
All my friends and I enjoyed it very much.
It is probably the best birthday prezzy I ever get.

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