Pink Saturday, Happy Easter

Hi Everyone Happy Pink Saturday. Also just thought I'd wish everyone a Happy Easter since tomorrow in Easter Sunday. Also Happy Spring !! Don't forget to visit Beverly athttp://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/ to check out her post as well as the list of links for all other pink Saturday Participants or even to learn more about Pink Saturday. My contribution for this Pink Saturday is a collection of some of my favorite spring pictures I taken the last couple of years, enjoy !! Hope to see everyone again next Saturday.

Mocha Nut Bread

Hi Everyone, seems I've been on a bit of a baking kick lately. The other day, I made this Mocha Nut Bread, it's oh so yummy. Here's the recipe, enjoy !!

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Mocha-Nut-Bread/Detail.aspx

Mocha Nut Bread

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup baking cocoa
• 2 tablespoons instant coffee granules
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/4 cups sour cream
• 1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
• 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Directions

1. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cocoa, coffee granules, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, beat eggs, sour cream and butter until smooth. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in chocolate chips and pecans. Pour into a greased 9-in. x 5-in. x 3-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

Mocha Angel Food Torte

Hi Everyone, seems I've been on a bit of a baking kix lately. Just made this Mocha Angel Food Torte this afternoon. It's really simple yet delicious. If you would like the recipe you can find it here

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Mocha-Angel-Food-Torte/Detail.aspx

Mocha Angel Food Torte

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cups cold milk
• 1 (3.9 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
• 1 tablespoon instant coffee granules
• 1 cup whipping cream, whipped, divided
• 1 (10 inch) prepared angel food cake
• 2 (1.4 ounce) bars Heath candy bars, crushed

Directions

1. In a mixing bowl, combine milk, pudding mix and coffee; beat on low speed for 2 minutes or until thickened. Fold in half of the whipped topping.
2. Cut cake in half horizontally; place the bottom layer on a serving plate. Spread with half of the pudding mixture. Top with remaining cake.
3. Fold remaining whipped cream into remaining pudding mixture; spread over top and sides of cake. Sprinkle with crushed candy bars. Chill for 2 hours before serving.

Caught In The Act

Here's a few cute pics of a small red squirrel I've named Mr. Squirrel. I caught him in the act of eating the bird seed from our bird feeder. He sure does love that bird seed.

Sour Cream Mocha Cake

Here's a most delicious recipe for a Sour Cream Mocha Cake, it's one of my favorites, just thought I would share it with you all. Enjoy !!

Pina Colada Muffins

Hi Everyone, I was in the mood for some more baking this afternoon and decided to try a new recipe I found for Pina Colada Muffins. I found the recipe on allrecipes.com http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Pina-Colada-Muffins/Detail.aspx They are so light and fluffy as well as smell and taste oh so yum yum yummy to my tummy. Anyhow here's the recipe. Enjoy !!

Pina Colada Muffins

Ingredients

1/2 cup white sugar
1/4 cup margarine
1 egg
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon rum flavored extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 (15 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
1/2 cup flaked coconut

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a muffin pan, or use paper liners.
In a large bowl, combine sugar, margarine, egg, sour cream and rum extract. Beat together until smooth. In a medium bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Blend into egg mixture. Stir in pineapple and coconut. Divide batter into 12 muffin cups.
Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the tops spring back when lightly tapped.

Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Hi Everyone sorry I haven't been around lately but I'm back now. Just thought I'd share with you a really yummy coffee cake recipe I just made recently. Hope you enjoy !!

Sour Cream Coffe Cake

1 stick Butter

2 eggs

2 cups Flour

1and 1/2 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. baking powder

1 cup Sour Cream

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 cup Sugar
Topping/Filling
Cinnamon and Sugar MixtureChocolate Chips
Preaheat overn to 350 degrees Farenheit.

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla and beat. Then add baking soda to sour cream. In another bowl add flour and ba

king powder. Add sour cream mixture to egg mixture and beat. Then add dry ingredients and beat till smooth. Pour half of batter into greased tube pan or other pan. Then sprinkle with Chocolate Chips and Cinnamon and Sugar. Then add rest of batter to pan and then sprinkle top with more Chocolate Chips and Cinnamon and Sugar. Then finally at in a 350 degree farenheit oven for about 45 minutes or until toothpick/cake tester comes out clean. Then take out of oven and let cool.