Orange Coconut Cake

    Are you enjoying this wonderful weather?  I know I am here in Atlanta.  It is not too cold, warm and breezy. I love this time of the year.  This time of year calls for a nice and sweet citrus flavor dessert.  I made this wonderful Orange Coconut Cake.

   

Peanut Butter & Jelly Thumbprints

     Hi Desseritas!  Do you guys love peanut butter and jelly sandwiches?  I loved it as a child, because my grandmother use to make homemade jam and I would smother my sandwich with nothing but jam and maybe a teaspoon of peanut butter.  My grandmother would cut my sandwich in these cute shapes, and of course cutting off the crust.  I miss those days.  Now as an adult I could care less for it.  But as a mom, I never stop making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.  When my daughter asked for a snack, I came to the rescue with peanut butter cookies.

Cream-Filled Doughnuts

      Some think because I bake a lot, my kids always eating sweets.   Yes, my munchkins are my testers, but they might have piece of cake today, and nothing until Friday.  I want to make sure my girls have no cavities, eating healthy, and of course not on a sugar high climbing walls.  But my girls can be strict when letting me know how something taste.  Last Friday I passed a Krispy Kreme on my way to the grocery store.  I wanted so bad a doughnut but I refused to get out of the car because it was too darn cold.  So you know what I had on my mind all the way home.

Strawberry Shortcake

    Hi guys sorry for me be MIA.  I have been under the weather.  Still not feeling up to it yet, so this post would be short.   Due to Valentine's I had a lot of strawberries left over that I definitely did not want to go to waste.  I had a lot of strawberry ideas, but what hit it for me is when my daughter asked me to buy her the doll Strawberry Shortcake.  So of course, I made this wonderful strawberry shortcake.

Red Velvet Brownies

    It is February, the month of love. Valentine's is a few days away and everywhere you turn you see red, hearts, and chocolate.  What goes best with love?  Chocolate and some booze of course.   Which is what brings me to these awesome brownies.

 

Raspberry-Almond Coffeecake

    Today, I made this wonderful coffee cake.  I have never tasted a coffee cake so moist.  I am not just saying it because I made it.  But this cake is really good.

Chocolate Chip Pancakes

    This morning my daughter woke me up asking for breakfast.  I turned and looked at the clock.  The time is 4:32 AM.  Can you picture the expression on my face?  My daughter's do not have school today and I did not plan to wake up so early.  When they do have school I have such a hard time waking them up.  Still sleepy and I do not feel like moving I told my daughter it is too early for breakfast do you want some hot chocolate?  Her response "Mommy but I am hungry! OK, so at this time I got to shake off my sleep.  I get up and replied to my daughter "Mommy will make you some waffles and boiled eggs"! One of her favorite breakfast dishes.   But at after 4 AM in the morning I was not making no waffles from scratch.  Oh yeah, Mr. Eggo was coming out the freezer.  Well, so I thought.

   My four year old said "No  Mommy can I have shrimp, grits, three eggs, broccoli and pazagna (meaning lasagna) please"?  In my mind I was like is this child of mines in her right mind.  But I could not do anything but laugh.  I replied back and said what about we wash up and come up with something else.  Of course we went back and forth about what to give her to eat.  Until I got to the point, OK it is either this or this.  We finally agreed to pancakes, egg, sausage, and bacon. Mommy wins! Yeah right.

     I agreed thinking I have some Aunt Jemima mix in my pantry.  Scoring my pantry, not one Aunt Jemima in sight.  I could not break my daughter heart and say there is no pancake mix.  I had no choice but do what I do best, make from scratch pancakes.

    By this time my oldest daughter is up and comes in the kitchen.  "I heard you making pancakes, can we get chocolate chip pancakes. Sigh!

    You now know what I was doing at 5:00 AM.  Making some wonderful chocolate chip pancakes.  My babies are happy and stuffed.  And I am off to take a nap before someone gets hungry again.


Chocolate Chip Pancakes with Cinnamon Cream

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups all- purpose flour
3 tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup milk
2 large eggs, separated
3 tbsp. butter melted, plus 4 tbsp, divided
1/4 cup miniature semi-sweet chocolate morsels
Syrup for serving
Cinnamon Cream, recipe follows

Cinnamon Cream

Ingredients

1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/4 cup confectioner's sugar
1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon

Directions

1.  Preheat griddle to 350 degrees F.  In a medium bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.  Set aside.  Melt 3 tablespoons butter.  Set aside.

2.  Using an electric mixer beat egg whites at medium-high speed until stiff.  Set aside.

3.  In a small bowl, beat egg yolks.  Add milk to the egg yolk and combine mixture.

4.  Add egg mixture to flour mixture.  Pour in melted butter.  Whisk until smooth.

5.  Gently fold egg whites into batter until completely combined.  Add chocolate morsels gently folding in the mixture.

6.  Melt 2 tablespoons on hot griddle.  Spoon about 1/4 cup batter for each pancake onto griddle.  Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, or until bubbles are foaming at the sides and the edges looked cooked.  Turn and cook the other side.

7.  Repeat procedure with remaining butter and remaining batter.

For the Cinnamon Cream:

Using an electric mixer, beat cream at medium-high speed until thickened.  Gradually beat in confectioners sugar and cinnamon, beating until stiff peaks form.  Cover and chill.

Serve hot pancakes with syrup and top with Cinnamon Cream.

Recipe adapted from Paula's Home Cooking