In Germany I loved a crumble that was made from strawberry jam. I played around till I came up with this recipe. It tastes just as good as the crumble I remembered eating in Germany and an add plus is this is only 182 calories!
Ingredients:
¾ c all Purpose Flour
¾ c quick- cooking oats
1/3 c packed brown sugar
1/3 c melted butter or margarine
4 oz fat free cream cheese
¼ c + 1 T powdered sugar
½ c strawberry jam
½ c milk chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350
1. In Medium size bowl combine flour, oats, brown sugar. Stir till mixed. Stir in Butter till all the ingredients are wet. Set aside 2/3 cup. To makes the crust press remaining mixture onto bottom of a 9” square pan that was coated with cooking spray. Set aside.
2. In a small bowl beat ¼ c of powdered sugar and cream cheese till smooth. Spread cream cheese mixture evenly on top of oatmeal crust. Next spread jams evenly over cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle with reserved oat mixture and chocolate chips.
3. Bake for 30-35 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Sprinkle with remaining powdered sugar. Cut into squares. Refrigerate left over’s.
Yield 12
Having a peanut butter chocolate craving? These cupcakes hit the spot!
Peanut Butter Cupcakes:
1 chocolate cake mix
1 c milk
¼ c peanut butter
3 eggs
Bake according to directions on the back of the box.
Peanut Butter Frosting:
8 oz Cream Cheese
½ c Peanut Butter
2/3 c milk
2 c powder sugar
1 snickers bar cut up into pieces
Cream the cream cheese and peanut butter till smooth. Add the milk and sugar alternately until frosting is thick and spreadable.
Spread on top of cupcakes and top with snickers pieces.
Yummy! Usually I just buy a toy and stick it on top of the cake for my kids birthdays. Ta da! A birthday cake with their favorite character. This year my son wanted an Angry Bird cake. I just could not shell out the bucks for a small cheap toy to stick on top of the cake. I decided to try and make the cake myself. If your a non decorator this is any easy cake to make.
You'll need:
1 cake mix (make sure you have eggs and oil since most cake mixes call for these)
1 chocolate frosting can
1 vanilla frosting can
2 round pans
1 red cake mate decorating frosting and star tip
2 Oreo cookies
Instructions:
Make the cake as directed and pour into two greased and floured round pans. Bake for 30 minutes until a knife poked in the middle comes out clean.
Let the cakes cool in the pan for 10 minutes so the cakes won't stick when you turn them over.
Turn cakes over onto a wire rack to cool.
When the cake is cool place the one cake top side down on your cake plate. Use the chocolate frosting to frost the top of the cake.
Place your other layer bottom side down on top of the first cake. (If both flat ends face each other your cake won't slide and will be less lopsided.
Use the chocolate frosting to frost the sides of the cake.
Take two Oreo's and separate the two pieces so the cream is on one side. Use frosting an place on the cake.
Use the vanilla frosting and star tip to make a half circle shape at the bottom of the cake. Fill the circle in using the star tip.
With food coloring dye the rest of the vanilla frosting orange. To make the beak use a star tip and make a triangle between the eyes and another triangle upside down from the first. Fill in the triangles.
Use the red frosting cake mate with a star tip and decorate the top half of the cake with stars.
With the chocolate frosting use a straight tip and outline the beak and the top feathers of the bird. Also, dot the middle of the eyes and outline two eyebrows that cover the top part of the Oreo's. Use a little water on a knife to smooth out the eyebrows.
Use the remaining orange frosting and add stars around the bottom of the cake.
Have fun adding any detail to your cake!
star decorating tip
You'll need:
1 cake mix (make sure you have eggs and oil since most cake mixes call for these)
1 chocolate frosting can
1 vanilla frosting can
2 round pans
1 red cake mate decorating frosting and star tip
2 Oreo cookies
Instructions:
Make the cake as directed and pour into two greased and floured round pans. Bake for 30 minutes until a knife poked in the middle comes out clean.
Let the cakes cool in the pan for 10 minutes so the cakes won't stick when you turn them over.
Turn cakes over onto a wire rack to cool.
When the cake is cool place the one cake top side down on your cake plate. Use the chocolate frosting to frost the top of the cake.
Place your other layer bottom side down on top of the first cake. (If both flat ends face each other your cake won't slide and will be less lopsided.
Use the chocolate frosting to frost the sides of the cake.
Take two Oreo's and separate the two pieces so the cream is on one side. Use frosting an place on the cake.
Use the vanilla frosting and star tip to make a half circle shape at the bottom of the cake. Fill the circle in using the star tip.
With food coloring dye the rest of the vanilla frosting orange. To make the beak use a star tip and make a triangle between the eyes and another triangle upside down from the first. Fill in the triangles.
Use the red frosting cake mate with a star tip and decorate the top half of the cake with stars.
With the chocolate frosting use a straight tip and outline the beak and the top feathers of the bird. Also, dot the middle of the eyes and outline two eyebrows that cover the top part of the Oreo's. Use a little water on a knife to smooth out the eyebrows.
Use the remaining orange frosting and add stars around the bottom of the cake.
Have fun adding any detail to your cake!
star decorating tip
These yummy doughnut melt in your mouth!
I love my mini doughnut maker and these doughnuts are so easy to make and taste like the chocolate version of krispy kreme doughnuts! First, Make your favorite chocolate cake mix recipe (I used a box cake mix). Make your doughnuts as usual either in a maker or in the oven. As soon as your doughnuts are done and still hot put them in the following glaze:
1lb powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup of boiling water
whisk till powdered sugar is blended.
I usually just dump the whole batch in the bowl and use a fork to flip and coat both sides. Then, let them rest on a cookie rack till the glaze hardens!
Enjoy!
**I also, don't like to make a whole batch at once because I will eat them all! So, when I have as much doughnuts as my family will eat. I put the left over cake mix in a Ziploc bag and freeze for the next time we want doughnuts. Simple, thaw the bag for a few minutes in the microwave if your in a hurry or on the counter for about twenty minutes and make another batch of doughnut. They work just the same as the first day you made your cake mix.
I love my new cake pops maker! My favorite thing to make is quick breads. These banana pops are perfect for a quick treat! They only bake for 5 minutes in the cake pop maker instead of 45 minutes in your oven. You can make them a lot healthier by taking your favorite banana recipe and following these tips!
-Reduce the sugar in half (because banana’s are naturally sweet, especial when they are brown and over ripe)
-Only use 3 T of oil (instead of the other fat called for in your recipe. You won’t miss the fat!)
-For the eggs use 1 egg and two egg whites.
To top the banana bites I melted ¼ cup of chocolate chips in the microwave and frosted the top of some of the banana bites.
Enjoy a fun bite sized treat!
Usually I just buy a toy and stick it on top of the cake for my kids birthdays. Ta da! A birthday cake with their favorite character. This year my son wanted an Angry Bird cake. I just could not shell out the bucks for a small cheap toy to stick on top of the cake. I decided to try and make the cake myself. If your a non decorator this is any easy cake to make.
You'll need:
1 cake mix (make sure you have eggs and oil since most cake mixes call for these)
1 chocolate frosting can
1 vanilla frosting can
2 round pans
1 red cake mate decorating frosting and star tip
2 Oreo cookies
Instructions:
Make the cake as directed and pour into two greased and floured round pans. Bake for 30 minutes until a knife poked in the middle comes out clean.
Let the cakes cool in the pan for 10 minutes so the cakes won't stick when you turn them over.
Turn cakes over onto a wire rack to cool.
When the cake is cool place the one cake top side down on your cake plate. Use the chocolate frosting to frost the top of the cake.
Place your other layer bottom side down on top of the first cake. (If both flat ends face each other your cake won't slide and will be less lopsided.
Use the chocolate frosting to frost the sides of the cake.
Take two Oreo's and separate the two pieces so the cream is on one side. Use frosting an place on the cake.
Use the vanilla frosting and star tip to make a half circle shape at the bottom of the cake. Fill the circle in using the star tip.
With food coloring dye the rest of the vanilla frosting orange. To make the beak use a star tip and make a triangle between the eyes and another triangle upside down from the first. Fill in the triangles.
Use the red frosting cake mate with a star tip and decorate the top half of the cake with stars.
With the chocolate frosting use a straight tip and outline the beak and the top feathers of the bird. Also, dot the middle of the eyes and outline two eyebrows that cover the top part of the Oreo's. Use a little water on a knife to smooth out the eyebrows.
Use the remaining orange frosting and add stars around the bottom of the cake.
Have fun adding any detail to your cake!
Usually I just buy a toy and stick it on top of the cake for my kids birthdays. Ta da! A birthday cake with their favorite character. This year my son wanted an Angry Bird cake. I just could not shell out the bucks for a small cheap toy to stick on top of the cake. I decided to try and make the cake myself. If your a non decorator this is any easy cake to make.
You'll need:
1 cake mix (make sure you have eggs and oil since most cake mixes call for these)
1 chocolate frosting can
1 vanilla frosting can
2 round pans
1 red cake mate decorating frosting and star tip
2 Oreo cookies
Instructions:
Make the cake as directed and pour into two greased and floured round pans. Bake for 30 minutes until a knife poked in the middle comes out clean.
Let the cakes cool in the pan for 10 minutes so the cakes won't stick when you turn them over.
Turn cakes over onto a wire rack to cool.
When the cake is cool place the one cake top side down on your cake plate. Use the chocolate frosting to frost the top of the cake.
Place your other layer bottom side down on top of the first cake. (If both flat ends face each other your cake won't slide and will be less lopsided.
Use the chocolate frosting to frost the sides of the cake.
Take two Oreo's and separate the two pieces so the cream is on one side. Use frosting an place on the cake.
Use the vanilla frosting and star tip to make a half circle shape at the bottom of the cake. Fill the circle in using the star tip.
With food coloring dye the rest of the vanilla frosting orange. To make the beak use a star tip and make a triangle between the eyes and another triangle upside down from the first. Fill in the triangles.
Use the red frosting cake mate with a star tip and decorate the top half of the cake with stars.
With the chocolate frosting use a straight tip and outline the beak and the top feathers of the bird. Also, dot the middle of the eyes and outline two eyebrows that cover the top part of the Oreo's. Use a little water on a knife to smooth out the eyebrows.
Use the remaining orange frosting and add stars around the bottom of the cake.
Have fun adding any detail to your cake!
I wanted a sweet treat without a lot of fat and calories. After rummaging through my kitchen I found a lemon cake mix and key lime pie yogurt. I decided to combine the two and a yummy super moist cake was born. Better yet one slice of cake is only 37 calories!
Ingredients:
1 Lemon cake mix
1 cup of Key Lime Pie yogurt
3 egg whites
1 1/3 cups of water
¼ can of vanilla frosting
serving size: 16
serving size: 16
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine all the ingredients and mix for three minutes. Pour into a greased and floured bunt pan. Cook for 40 to 45 minutes until a knife in the cake comes up clean. Let cake cool for 10 minutes.
Turn out onto a rack and while cake is still warm frost the cake. It will melt and as it cools will harden on the cake.
Low-fat Cinnamon Apple Pound Cake!
This low
fat Cinnamon Apple Pound Cake is super easy to make and only 4 fat grams! It is
also really moist you won’t even miss the fat.
How to
make:
½ c
sugar
1 T
cinnamon
1 yellow
cake mix
1 c fat
free sour cream
2
eggs
2 egg
whites
1 c
applesauce
Combine
cinnamon and sugar in a bowl. Set aside. Beat all the ingredients together for
two minutes. Spray a Bundt pan with cooking spray. Sprinkle with flour (so the
cake won’t stick). Pour half the batter in the pan. Sprinkle half of cinnamon
and sugar mixture over batter. Pour remaining batter into the pan. Bake at 350
for 45 to 50 minutes till tooth pick comes out clean. Cool for ten minutes,
then invert on a cooling rack. Sprinkle remaining cinnamon and sugar mixture on
top.
When cool
cut into 12 slices and if you like top with no fat whipping cream.
Yummy!
What a fun gift to receive – Cake in a jar! This is a lemon Cherry cake, but you can use any cake mix to make this cake.
Pour your favorite cake mix in a bowl, add the recommended water, substitute applesauce for the oil and put in two egg whites and one egg. Beat on high for three minutes. The cake still tastes amazing, but with a lot less fat and calories.
Next, spray a small pint size jar with non stick spray. Fill the jar three quarters full, so you’ll have enough room at the top for your fruit. Place your jar in a muffin pan. I filled the other five spaces with cupcake liners and made some cupcakes and baked for 15 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Did you know cake batter freezes? I poured the extra cake mix into a freezer bag. That way next time I want to make a cake in a jar I just scoop out the frozen batter into a jar.
After your cake is done baking, let cool about an hour then place cherries in a baggie and put in the jar. This is so that the cake won’t get soggy. Then, the person you give the gift to can pour the cherries on top and enjoy. I trimmed the bag so it did not hang too far over the jar. To finish off I used the lid to trace on scrapbooking paper and cut it out. I attached the circle with tape on top of the lid.
I spelled out yummy with letter stickers and placed the lid on the jar.
Then, I tied a cute ribbon on the ring. You could tie a ribbon around the middle of the jar with a plastic fork or spoon.
These Yummy brownies are very addicting! The pumpkin makes the brownies super moist and without the oil or eggs - Guilt Free!
What you need:
1 chocolate cake mix
1 small can of pumpkin
1 cup of marshmallows
1 t vanilla
2 T of butter softened
2 T cocoa powder
2 C powdered sugar
¼ C milk
Preheat oven to 350
In a mixing bowl beat on high the cake mix and pumpkin till blended.
With a spatula pour into greased 9X13 baking pan (I used fat free cooking spray for the grease). Bake for 30 minutes. Take out of oven and sprinkle marshmallows on top. Bake five more minutes till marshmallows puff up and brown on top. Remove from oven and cool. In a small bowl add vanilla, butter, cocoa powder, and sugar. Gradually while mixing add milk to you reach desired frosting consistency (you may need to add more milk, if your frosting is too runny add more powdered sugar). Spread on top of cooled brownies.
Enjoy all the gooey goodness without any of the guilt!
Makes 16
This yummy BLT pizza is the perfect good for you snack, with less than 200 calories. Plus, it only takes about 10 minutes to make.
What you need:
Refrigerated roll dough
2t Spicy Mustard
1 T Real Bacon Bits
1 T diced Tomatoes
Skim Mozzarella Cheese Stick
½ c shredded Iceberg Lettuce
1 t Ranch Dressing (optional)
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
1. Thaw one roll. Either 10 minutes on counter or 4 seconds on defrost in the microwave.
2. Spray a cookie sheet with nonstick cooking spray
3. Flatten your dough to make a circle.
4. Spread on mustard
5. Sprinkle on 1 T of Bacon Bits
6. Sprinkle on Tomato
7. Break up half of a cheese stick and sprinkle on top. (You can add the whole cheese stick, but your calories will change.)
8. Bake for five minutes. Till crust is brown on edges.
9. Top with lettuce and Ranch
Enjoy!
