The perfect dessert for Summer....Frozen Strawberry Dessert

This is a great recipe that I adapted from food.com. I love the contrast of the light and fluffy strawberry filling and the rich buttery pecan crumble. This fun dessert is not too sweet, very easy to make, and is perfect too make during the hot months of Summer. Feel free to substitute walnuts or any other kind of nuts for the pecans.

Here's the recipe....

Ingredients:

Crust:

1/2 cup butter, melted

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup pecans, chopped

Filling:

2 egg whites

2/3 cup sugar

1 (10 ounce) package frozen strawberries, thawed

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

1 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped to stiff peaks

Directions:

For the crust: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium mixing bowl stir together butter, flour, brown sugar, and pecans, sprinkle into a 13 by 9 inch baking pan. Bake for 20 minutes, stirring every few minutes to break up mixture. Let cool completely. Measure a 1/2 cup of the crumble and set aside. Then spread the remaining crumble that is in the pan evenly on the bottom of the pan.

This is how the crumble should look like after it has baked.

For the filling: In a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on high speed whip egg whites until frothy. Gradually add sugar and beat until soft peaks form. Add strawberries and lemon juice, beat for a few minutes until very light and fluffy. Fold in whipped cream. Carefully spread the filling over the crumble in the pan then sprinkle the top with the remaining 1/2 cup of crumble. Freeze for at least an hour. Serves 8 to 12.

                                                             

Here I am folding the whipped cream into the strawberry mixture. Then I carefully spread it over the crumble in the pan, sprinkle the top with the remaining 1/2 cup of the crumble and all I need to do is cover it with plastic wrap then put it in the freezer for at least 1 hour.

   

  After freezing for at least an hour here is the Frozen Strawberry Dessert. Looks yummy doesn't it?

Oliver's Favorite Homemade Dog Biscuits

These are my dog Oliver's favorite biscuits. I really like this easy recipe because it is 100% whole wheat, has no added sugars, and uses simple easy to find ingrediants. I even eat them too! The dog biscuits keep for a long time so don't worry if you think you've made too much.

Here's the recipe....

Ingrediants:
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 cup natural peanut butter
3 cups whole wheat flour
about 1 cup water

Directions:
In a medium mixing bowl mix together all of the ingrediants adding the water a little bit at a time to make a firm dough. Roll out to 1/8 inch and cut with desired cookie cutters. Bake at 350 degrees on ungreased baking sheets for 20 to 30 minutes, until hard. Let cool.

 Isn't Oliver a cutie pie or what?

Pissed off Baker's Vanilla or Chocolate Frosting

Alot of recipes for a basic butter and powdered sugar frosting recipe are way way too sweet....a pound of powdered sugar to 1 stick of butter, come on! This recipe is perfectly sweet....you can taste the yummy butter and vanilla flavors instead of just powdered sugar. This recipe makes enough to frost 12 cupcakes, a 8 to 9 inch single cake layer, or it's good on sugar cookies.

Here's the recipe....

Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled (use this if you want to make chocolate frosting)

Directions: In a medium mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed cream butter and chocolate (if using) until smooth. On low speed gradually add powdered sugar alternating with milk. Add vanilla and beat on medium speed until smooth and creamy.

Ooey Gooey Chocolatey Heaven....Chocolate Molten Lava Cakes

A warm chocolate cake topped with whipped cream, sounds pretty good huh? How about a warm chocolate cake with a warm ooey gooey chocolaty center that spills out just like hot molten lava when you dig your spoon into it and of course some lightly sweetened whipped cream to top it all off with....now that's what a chocolate dessert should be like.

Here's the recipe....

Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
2 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
1 cup powdered sugar
2 eggs
2 egg yolks
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
whipped cream, for serving

Directions:
Preheat oven to 425 degrees and grease 4 (6 ounce) ramekins, place on a baking sheet. In a large microwavable bow microwave butter and chocolate until butter is melted, stir until chocolate is completely melted.

Stir in powdered sugar until well blended. Whisk in eggs and egg yolks, then stir in flour. Divide batter between prepared ramekins. Bake for 13 to 14 minutes, or until sides are firm but centers are soft. Let stand for 1 minute.

Run a small knife around the cake to loosen, invert cakes onto plates. Top with whipped cream and serve immediately. Enjoy!

Here is the molten lava chocolate center oozing out.