Memorial Cake

Yesterday was Memorial Day. 

This at a federal Holiday, in which American's remember all the Men & Women who have died while serving their Country.

Being of Welsh Birth, but now an American citizen, I don't have a grave to visit and place flowers upon. But we do have Rememberence Day

But, I did have family that served in the British Army and I remember them as well as all the US soldiers; men & women on this Memorial Day.

But for dinner, we did the usual burgers, hot dogs and lots of fixings on the side (of coarse all homemade)

And for dessert, a patriotic

Red, White & Blue

MEMORIAL CAKE

INGREDIENTS

Boxed White Cake

Marshmallow Fluff

2 Pkts (8oz) Cream Cheese

1/2 Cup heavy Cream, whipped

Raspberries

Blueberries

Powdered Sugar

Bake Cake as per instructions on the box. Allow to Cool completely.

Wash Fruit and allow to dry on some kitchen towel

Whisk Cream Cheese until smooth & the whipped Heavy cream and whisk.

Add 1 tablespoon of powdered Sugar

Add 1 full Cup of Marshmallow Fluff

MIX WELL. Pop in the fridge until ready to decorate the cake.

 Cake, spread the frosting all over, raspberries around the edge, blueberries in the center.

Sprinkle with a little powdered sugar

Light, fluffy and moist, with the sweetness and tartness from the fruit, makes a wonderful dessert.

Drizzle with some homemade fruit syrup.

Memolicious!!

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Strawberry & Raspberry Cookie Dessert

What do you get when you have sugar cookie dough, strawberries, raspberries, cream cheese, heavy cream & birds custard powder in the pantry and fridge?

A

 Yummylicious 

Strawberry Cookie Dessert.

You get the chewy-ness from the cookie base

Filled in with the rich cream cheese frosting

Finishing with the creamy Birds Custard.

Topped Strawberries, Raspberries, drizzled with melted chocolate and sprinkled with a little powdered sugar.

HOW TO MAKE

Bake the cookie dough as in my recipe HERE

Make the custard as my recipe HERE

To make the Cream Cheese frosting:

Take 2 packets of Cream Cheese, room temp.

2 Tsp of Vanilla Extract 

1 cup of heavy cream, whipped

1/4 cup - 2/3 cup Powdered Sugar

 (Depending on how sweet you want it)

Mix everything together well.

Once the cookie base is cooled, layer with the cream cheese frosting first

Then add the Birds Custard

Top with sliced strawberries and raspberries

Drizzle with melted chocolate

Sprinkle with a little powdered sugar

Chill for 30 mins

With a fresh Strawberry and Raspberry Sauce

It also compliments a vanilla ice cream too!

To make the Sauce:

1/2 punnet strawberries

1 punnet of Raspberries

1/3 cups water

Juice from 1 lemon

1/4 cups of Sugar

Wash  strawberries & raspberries

 Slice the strawberries

Place everything in a saucepan & reduce down until the fruit is soft. Then puree.

Chill until ready to serve

Mmm.... It not only looks creamy and tasty

It is!

ENJOY.

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Blackberry & Banana Cake

I picked up some large and juicy and delicious blackberries the other day. They sat on my counter begging to be used in something yummy, not that there already weren't yummy by themselves- because they were.

But, as you should know by now, I love to bake (my waistline groans in protest) LOL but I have to say, with me working out like a crazy mama and doing good with keeping my calories way- way under.

 So, those blackberries and some quite ripe banana's were going to be added into a cake. 

I used this recipe HERE although I omitted using the Cassis.

Here's what you will need:

Ingredients

Blackberry Filling

1 1/4  cups fresh blackberries (if frozen, thaw and drain well)

1/2 cup finely chopped pecans

3 tablespoons granulated sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Cake

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

1 1/4 cups granulated sugar

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened

2 teaspoons vanilla

2 eggs

3 medium bananas (mashed)

1 cup sour cream

Glaze

1 cup powdered sugar

2 teaspoons water

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

 Preheat oven to 350°F. 

Grease bottom and side of 10-inch tube cake pan with shortening and lightly flour.

In a small bowl, mix all the blackberry filling ingredients and set aside. 

Blend the Sugar and butter till smooth.

Then add 1 egg at a time and beat well.

Add the Spices and beat.

Until your mixture is soft, fluffy and creamy.

Add your mashed Bananas & mix. 

This next step you're going to add 1/3 flour, then 1/3 sour cream

 Until you finish with the flour lastly. Beat well.

I didn't have a bundt pan so I used a larger spring loaded pan.

I used half of the mixture in bottom.

Then add the Blackberry/ nut mixture over the mixture.

Then spoon over the remainder of the mixture. Pop in the oven for 50-60 minutes or until when a pick is inserted, comes out clean.

Leave to cool completely.

Once your cake has cooled you can make the glaze.

Go slow with the water till, you get the right consistency.

It will stick on the fork and still drizzle down

Drizzle all over the cake. Then, as i'm sure your tummy is grumbling with how yummy is looks and smells, cut yourself a slice and enjoy!

Blackberry & Banana Cake.

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