Showing posts with label Dessert. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dessert. Show all posts

Monday, September 26, 2011

Sour Cream Coffee Cake: Perfect Desserts for Parties

During a birthday party how can you blow your candles without a cake? Blowing candles on cakes during birthday parties has been part of some of your traditions and a cake is a dessert that has been part of most culture.
It has been years now that cakes like coffee cakes are traditionally served on all special occasions and gatherings. Until now, it has been part of the way of life for some people. When you are planning to host a party, one of the very first concerns on your list is the cake. When we think of the possible choices for the cake, sour cream coffee cakes emerge as the best and most delicious option since they are a delicacy with many specialties.
What is wonderful about this type of coffee cakes is that they can be stored for months in your freezer. It is their sour cream ingredient that makes magic about their taste. They do not contain harmful ingredients. If you have specially ordered them from bakeries or cafes, they can give you the assurance that they has no preservatives or food coloring. The only thing is that coffee cakes are available in such a wide range that selecting and choosing from the best of them can be a tough one. There is a long list of coffee cakes which also includes apple cream coffee cake, walnut coffee cake and a lot more.

Try the traditional cinnamon walnut coffee cake. It is very yummy that it can create a unique and amazing image of sensible host. What makes it special is that it looks appetizing with its brown shade and with golden yellow traces. Eggs, bourbon vanilla that is pure, cinnamon, walnut and sour cream are what make up its ingredients. If you are planning a large and extravagant party, you always have it orders for a large size wherein everybody could get to taste this delicious coffee cake. This kind of coffee cake can be stored up to four months.
Cinnamon Streusel butter and Sour cream coffee cakes are other great options for any special gatherings and occasions. It is generally made with real butter, walnuts, cinnamon (high end), and brown sugar and of course sour cream. This sour cream coffee cake can be served for up to 16 people. It is a coffee cake you would want to have for your party. Cinnamon streusel butter and Sour Cream coffee cake is very free from any artificial flavoring, preservatives, trans fats and coloring that you would not want in your dish especially cakes. It needs to be chilled before slicing so that it won't crumble.
There are actually many choices for you to choose from. Serve any of them with an excellent cup of coffee. Any occasion would be worth it if you have prepared cakes for desserts. Guests and loved ones would surely keep coming back for your coffee cake.

Yummy Chocolate Cookie Recipe for Diabetics and Others

We diabetics love sweets, too, and thanks to some of the newer sugar substitutions and ways of combining ingredients, we are able to enjoy some very tasty sweets.  The recipe in this article is fine for diabetics and so tasty others will enjoy them, too.  These Chewy Chocolate Chunk and Cherry Cookies are okay for the diabetic's lunchbox, great for the young diabetic after school treat, a great homemade gift for diabetics, etc.  See the note at the end of the recipe for other options.  As with all foods, diabetics must control portions.  One or two of these cookies a day, is all you should consume.
CHEWY CHOCOLATE CHUNK AND CHERRY COOKIES
1/4 cup soft vegetable oil spread
2 tbsp + 2 tsp Splenda Brown Sugar Blend
1/3 cup Splenda Granular
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp salt
1/4 cup egg substitute or 1 egg
2 tbsp cocoa baking powder
1 tsp vanilla
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup rolled oats
1/4 cup flaxseed meal
4 oz dark chocolate, chopped
2 oz white baking chocolate, chopped
1/2 cup dried tart cherries, coarsely chopped
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large mixer bowl on medium to high-speed, beat the vegetable oil spread. Add the Splenda Brown Sugar Blend, Splenda Granular, baking soda and salt. Beat until the mixture is well mixed, scraping down the sides of the bowl occasionally.
Beat in the egg, cocoa powder, and vanilla until combined. Beat in the flour. Using a wooden spoon or large plastic spoon, stir in the oats and flaxseed. Stir in 3/4 of the chopped dark chocolate and 2 tablespoons of the chopped white chocolate along with 1/3 cup of the chopped cherries.
Drop the mixture by rounded teaspoonfuls 2-inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Top with the remaining chocolates and cherries. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until the edges are set. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheets for 1 minute. Remove cookies to wire racks to cool completely.
To store cookies, layer them between sheets of waxed paper in an airtight container at room temperature. Will keep for 5 days or a month in the freezer.
Yield: About 28 cookies.
Per cookie: 84 cal, 4 g (2 g sat)fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 53 mg sodium, 14 g carbs, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein (If you use egg substitute, that lowers the calories to 70 and the carbs to 10 grams).
Note: For those who cannot have the dried cherries, substitute chopped peanuts.  You can also make these cookies even more diabetic friendly by using 1/3 cup all-purpose flour and 1/3 cup whole-wheat flour.
Enjoy!