janna banana...and her bunch!: Fake Wedding Cakes & Better than....cake recipe

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Fake Wedding Cakes & Better than....cake recipe

August in our town with 9 months of winter is definately the time for weddings. With 2 weddings on the way....we've kind of got wedding on the brain right now. (Oh woops...you don't know about the other one YET!..soon) So having a friends bridal shower this week we decided to bring back the ole' towel cake shower gift...you know the fake wedding cakes made with towels. I'm not bragging...by any means...but we think we're pretty good at making them. So I'll show you the 2 that we've made. The other was for a niece 3 years ago. You can find lots of tutorials on line. Funny thing, her wedding cake didn't turn out...should I say very photogentic...so they used the towel cake in it's place. You can't even tell from far away and I was OK with that.

Here's pics...and then while we're at it, I'll throw in the best cake recipe ever...no not for a wedding cake but just to eat! Another funny thing...one of my good friends from Canada served this at her daughter's reception and didn't even realize the name...she just thought it was good cake! She was rather shocked when I asked her if she did that on purpose.

Cake #2 August 2011

Cake #1 August 2008

Better than (shopping, whatever, #@!&*) Cake

1 Devils' Food Cake Mix

-Mix & Bake per instructions, cool.

1 jar caramel sauce

1 jar chocolate sauce

1 8-oz. cool whip, thawed

1 bag Heath chips

I use the end of the handle on a wooden spoon and poke holes in the cake about 1" apart all over the cake. Fill the holes with caramel. Feel generous and use a lot. Completely frost cake with cool whip. Sprinkle Heath chips over cake before the cool whip if desired and again on top of the cool whip. The more, the merrier! Then with a chocolate and a caramel ice-cream topping sqeeze bottle. Drizzle it over top of the cake in a quick whipping motion. This will create thin, beautiful lines on your cake. Keep refrigerated til gone!

jannabanana pie

We invented this lazy twist to banana cream pie and now we're crazy about it! You should try it!

1 banana for each person - cut in slices
toasted coconut
any type of chopped nuts
1 - 8 oz. Cool Whip
1 large box Cooked Banana cream pudding & the ingredients - cooled
1 t. coconut flavor extract (stir into pudding)
1 recipe of Cookie Crust (see next 3 ingredients)
1 C. flour
1 cube margarine melted
1/2 C. chopped nuts

Mix together, press in bottom of 9x13 pan and bake 350 for 15 min. cool and break into 1 inch chunks.

The best part is everybody makes their own:

In individual bowls toss cookie crust chunks, banana slices, nuts, pudding & cool whip and top with toasted coconut!

You will dream about this desert at night and it will seriously drive you bananas!!

We also LUVV this Banana cake or muffins;
it's our 2nd favorite!

Put in the frig, it's yummy cold!
2 1/3 C. flour
1 2/3 C. sugar
1 ¼ C. mashed bananas
2/3 C. oil
2/3 C. buttermilk
3 eggs
1¼ t. baking soda
1¼ t. baking powder
1 t. salt

Mix all ingredients. Pour into muffin cups. Bake 350 for 18 min. (or 9x13 pan - bake 30 or until toothpick in center of cake comes out clean)

Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting:
4 oz. cream cheese – softened
1/4 C. (1/2 cube) margarine or butter – softened
1 t. vanilla
2 C. powdered sugar

In a small mixer bowl blend cream cheese and butter til smooth. Add vanilla, blend. Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time. Blend til smooth and creamy.

BLACK BANANAS
Don't feel guilty about those black bananas that the bunch didn't eat, just lazily toss them (unpealed) into the freezer. They're in their own nature's zip lock bag. To use: pop into microwave for 1 minute. Make a little tear in the top of the peel and squeeze out. The best part...no mess!