Some Sugar In My Bowl
Got bored a few days ago and decided to tweak my journal design. It's been a while so I figured it was about time. As usual, LJ has to make it difficult to do so unless you're a A) bought yourself a paid account or B) know html coding like the back of your hand. I'm also contemplating changing out a few of my icons since there are some that I don't really use. Still tossing around ideas of what to replace them with though.
In other news, I've been in a baking mood for the past few weeks and finally got hold of all the ingredients I needed. So yesterday I made delicious cake.
Simple White Cake
Ingredients
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup milk
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x9 inch pan or line a muffin pan with paper liners.
2. In a medium bowl, cream together the sugar and butter. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder, add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Finally stir in the milk until batter is smooth. Pour or spoon batter into the prepared pan.
3. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven. For cupcakes, bake 20 to 25 minutes. Cake is done when it springs back to the touch.
And I used this icing:
Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients:
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions: In a medium bowl, cream together the cream cheese and butter until creamy. Mix in the vanilla, then gradually stir in the confectioners' sugar. Store in the refrigerator after use.
I got both recipes off of this website. End result was pretty good. While I do have a pretty strong sweet tooth, even I draw the line after a point, but it came out well. Sweet without being overpoweringly so. Actually, the cake seemed a touch bland to me but that might be because I'm not that fond of plain vanilla cake. I might experiment with it in the future and add some cinnamon to it.
I'm thinking of collecting recipes that are simple and fairly quick to make (and no not just desserts :P). I've been getting bored with the few things that I know how to make and my experiments can be hit or miss so I figured I'd start with other peoples recipes and work from there. Any suggestions?
In other news, I've been in a baking mood for the past few weeks and finally got hold of all the ingredients I needed. So yesterday I made delicious cake.
Simple White Cake
Ingredients
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup milk
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x9 inch pan or line a muffin pan with paper liners.
2. In a medium bowl, cream together the sugar and butter. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder, add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Finally stir in the milk until batter is smooth. Pour or spoon batter into the prepared pan.
3. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven. For cupcakes, bake 20 to 25 minutes. Cake is done when it springs back to the touch.
And I used this icing:
Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients:
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions: In a medium bowl, cream together the cream cheese and butter until creamy. Mix in the vanilla, then gradually stir in the confectioners' sugar. Store in the refrigerator after use.
I got both recipes off of this website. End result was pretty good. While I do have a pretty strong sweet tooth, even I draw the line after a point, but it came out well. Sweet without being overpoweringly so. Actually, the cake seemed a touch bland to me but that might be because I'm not that fond of plain vanilla cake. I might experiment with it in the future and add some cinnamon to it.
I'm thinking of collecting recipes that are simple and fairly quick to make (and no not just desserts :P). I've been getting bored with the few things that I know how to make and my experiments can be hit or miss so I figured I'd start with other peoples recipes and work from there. Any suggestions?