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I baked a Hazelnut cake. I used a vanilla cake mix from Arrowhead Mills. It's a great mix because it has little or no vanilla flavor on it's own so you can easily flavor it as you want. I got a bottle of hazelnut flavor from The Spice House recently and used a tsp in the batter. I also added a 1/4 cup of hazelnut flour I got from King Arthur but I'm not sure that added any real flavor to the cake. I topped it with a chocolate frosting that I added 1/4 tsp of the hazelnut flavor to. Very nice hazelnut taste altogether.
I didn't see this weeks episode yet but I think tonight.
Last weeks 2 hour episode was broken into 2 separate episodes "on demand" so I think they were actually made as separate episodes but ran back to back to kick off the season.
I recently bought my first hand mixer. I have a KA stand mixer but sometimes I have felt the need for something smaller, like making a small amount of frosting, for example. So I checked Consumers Reports and found a Cuisinart for $40 was top rated and a KA for $100 was a very close second. I went on Amazon and found the Cuisinart from a 3rd party seller for about $80 and the KA also for about $80. Seems to me the main difference between the 2 mixers is that the KA comes with a number of attachments whereas the Cuisinart only came with the beaters. Well, that's really all that I wanted. But I didn't want to reward an Amazon 3rd party seller for bad behavior so I looked at Home Depot and found the Cuisinart for $40 with free shipping, so that's what I bought. Been using it a couple of times a week and so far I like it a lot.
I don't have any experience with Cuisinart customer service but did run into a small problem with a KA attachment once. KA sent a replacement part right away with no hassle.
I forgot about it too. I wonder if it might be available "on demand" .
Welcome back Rascals.
I agree Baker Aunt on the flops and time limits. I baked a cake from a box mix yesterday that flopped, I underbaked it. A waste of effort. As far as the time limits goes, it seems to punish those who attempt a more complex presentation.
I just know him from a distance but it's great to hear that he is happy and doing well. One of the worse things that can happen is that you don't have anything to do. He likes to bake and cook so it's great that he can do those things now.
December 3, 2016 at 1:34 am in reply to: Icing Decoration That Will Last without Refrigeration #5779Wouldn't using dried milk require refrigeration once it's been hydrated?
December 2, 2016 at 11:18 pm in reply to: Icing Decoration That Will Last without Refrigeration #5777I know it's too late for you Baker Aunt but I'm posting this for future reference.
I was switching back and forth between the baking show and the BLACKHAWKS. So I saw some and missed some. I didn't think it was a bad show although I'm really not a fan of cooking competition shows, I'd much rather watch the how to shows.
I baked Pumpkin Spice Bars. I have the recipe from Food dot com but it's identical to
Pumpkin Squares
Submitted by debbin on March 12, 2007 at 8:36 pm that is posted here except I didn't frost them. One change I did make was to reduce the sugar a bit and substituted a half cup of buttermilk for a half cup of oil. It came out great.Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
I am usually careful about buying gadgets, not because I'm not intrigued by them, but because I have limited storage space. My biggest regret is buying the Spiralizer for the KitchenAid stand mixer. It works alright but I have found little practical use for it.
You can drizzle a little sesame oil on the rice once it's cooked.
I hate when they do that. I remember when a yogurt cup was 8 ounces, now it's 6 or even less. What am I supposed to do with 6 ounces? I stopped buying them when that happened. Now I either buy the 32 ounce carton or the 7 ounce Greek style. I remember when a large jar of pasta sauce was a quart, 32 ounces, now it's 24 or less. Remember when the standard size of coffee was a pound? Now it's down to 11 or 12 ounces. I could go on and on (and I often do, lol). Just goes to show how old I am, lol.
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