Apple Cake Recipe

In August 2011, I made a apple cake that I have been craving for the last 2 weeks. I used a cake mix and added my own stuff to it. It was so awesome and I know I will be making it again. Robert, my father, and Tyler, my son, enjoyed it a lot and as of right now, there is only 1/8 of the cake left. My recipe that I used is listed below. Apple Cake Recipe 1 box betty crocker super moist cake (yellow) 1 1/2 tbsp apple pie spice 1 1/2 tbsp ground cinnamon 1 1/2 tbsp sugar 5 peeled, core and cut apples ( I used pommes apples) Glaze: 1/4 butter melted 1/8 brown sugar Prepare: Combine Cake mix, apple pie spice, cinnamon, sugar together and mix. Add oil, water and eggs as you would normally from back of cake box. Mix for about 2 minutes and then fold in the apples. Cake pan, spray with non-stick spray and flour and then pour in cake batter. Cook for 35 - 40 minutes. I cooked in a bundt cake pan, Once done, let cool for about 5 minutes. While cake is cooling, prepare the glaze on stove top by melting butter and stir in brown sugar. Once melted, pour on cake and let it cool for about 5 minutes. Then ready to eat. I wish I would have taken a picture of this. I will the next time.

Homemade French Vanilla Coffee Creamer

Homemade French Vanilla Coffee Creamer

Homemade French Vanilla Coffee Creamer

Ingredients:

14 oz or 1 can of Sweetened Condensed Milk or Homemade Sweetened Condensed Milk recipe

1 1/4 cups of milk

1 1/2 Tbs of vanilla extract

Direction:

Mix all three together in a mason jar with lid on and shake well. Will keep for 2 weeks in the fridge. 

I used a recipe, but I made a few adjustment to the recipe. 

Original recipe link below.

http://www.mommyknows.com/real-food-how-to-make-your-own-french-vanilla-coffee-creamer/

Homemade Sweetened Condensed Milk

Homemade Sweetened Condensed Milk

Homemade Sweetened Condensed Milk Recipe

Ingredient:

1 1/2 cups whole milk

2/3 cup sugar

3 Tbs butter

1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Stove Top Directions:

Mix sugar and milk together in a saucepan. Stir often, bring to a low simmer over medium-low heat. When steam starts lifting off milk, lower heat to simmer until  sugar is entirely dissolved. 

You want to make sure the this is reduced half the quantity in the pot. Takes 2 hours on low heat to reduce to one cup of liquid. When you turn the stove off, put your 3 Tbs of butter and 1 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract in and stir. 

Let cool before transferring to a mason jar. You want this thick, but not thick if you are using for coffee creamer. 

Crock-pot directions:

Mix sugar and milk together in a saucepan. Stir often, bring to a low simmer over medium-low heat. When the steam starts lifting off milk. I transfer this to the crock-pot with the lid half off on low for 2 hours. I stirred every 30 minutes. When done with the 2 hours, put your 3 Tbs of butter and 1 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract iin and stir.

Let cool before transferring to a mason jar. You want this thick, but not so thick if you are using this for coffee creamer. 

I used the recipe from a website, just made a few adjustments of my own.

The original recipe link is here below.

http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/recipes/healthy-homemade-sweetened-condensed-milk-without-powdered-dry-milk/