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sweetreasures
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Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:14 am |
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| sayhellojana wrote: | sweet treasures - in my opinion, lemon juice's flavor seems to bake away pretty easily. And you need to be careful because it is very acidic. I just zest about 3 lemons into a batch of yellow cake batter, add 1 teaspoon lemon flavor, and it's absolutely perfect. Very natural lemon flavor. And you can make yourself a nice glass of lemonade with the leftover juice  |
sayhellojana, I was thinking about the acidicness too. Didn't know how that would affect the cake. I will try the lemon zest; that sounds better. And I love homemade lemonade. When lemons go on sale I make batches of lemonade syrup and freeze for later.  |
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dandelion56602
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Fri Nov 20, 2009 9:31 pm |
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I came across a yummy sounding combo while waiting at Walmart today. I don't remember which holiday magazine it was but it was a White Chocolate cake w/ a cranberry filling. Just glancing over the recipe the filling sounded like a homemade cranberry sauce (cranberries, sugar, cinnamon & oj). But I love cranberry & know not everyone does |
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sayhellojana
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Location: Scottsdale, AZ
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Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:13 pm |
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| sweetreasures wrote: | | sayhellojana wrote: | | sweet treasures - in my opinion, lemon juice's flavor seems to bake away pretty easily. And you need to be careful because it is very acidic. I just zest about 3 lemons into a batch of yellow cake batter, add 1 teaspoon lemon flavor, and it's absolutely perfect. Very natural lemon flavor. And you can make yourself a nice glass of lemonade with the leftover juice |
sayhellojana, I was thinking about the acidicness too. Didn't know how that would affect the cake. I will try the lemon zest; that sounds better. And I love homemade lemonade. When lemons go on sale I make batches of lemonade syrup and freeze for later. |
On sale? HAHA. My aunt who lives near me has 4 huge lemon trees, I get bombarded with them. I zest as many as I can, make as much lemon curd as I can jar, and eat chicken picatta nonstop, and I could never use all those lemons. |
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zoomzone
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GrandmaG
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Sat Nov 21, 2009 6:09 am |
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That sounds good zoomzone! Got to try that one! I love cranberries!
I just thought of another idea. I make a cranana jam every Christmas that is out of this world! Never would have put cranberries and bananas together but I found this recipe and they are a great combo together. I think because of the sweetness and tart together. |
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dandelion56602
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Sat Nov 21, 2009 8:15 am |
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Thanks zoomzone. I was thinking it was in Taste of Home. Another yummy combo is apples & cranberries. |
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MacsMom
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Sat Nov 21, 2009 7:39 pm |
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I was thinking of an oatmeal cake with orange zest, white chocolate chips, and dried cranberries baked inside... For the filling, spread a thin layer of melted white chocolate over the torted side and pop it in the freezer to harden it faster, then spread an orange or cranberry flavored white chocolate truffle filling over that. |
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cas17
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Sat Nov 21, 2009 8:06 pm |
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| MacsMom wrote: | | I was thinking of an oatmeal cake with orange zest, white chocolate chips, and dried cranberries baked inside... For the filling, spread a thin layer of melted white chocolate over the torted side and pop it in the freezer to harden it faster, then spread an orange or cranberry flavored white chocolate truffle filling over that. |
oh boy does that sound heavenly... great ideas macsmom! :9 |
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playingwithsugar
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Sat Nov 21, 2009 8:17 pm |
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Dark chocolate and cranberry is a winner of a combo, too. I love the two of them together in cookies and candy, so why not cake, too, right?
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dandelion56602
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Sat Nov 21, 2009 9:10 pm |
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Macsmom, that sounds like some Christmas cookies I've eaten, maybe Kris Kringles. I also found a recipe for an apple, pear & cranberry pie that has a streusal topping but I dont know how to turn that into a cake. Maybe an apple cake w/ the cinnamon swirl stirred in & a cranberry pear filling? |
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cakefanatic
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Sat Nov 21, 2009 10:57 pm |
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Thank you to all the amazing Ccer's for sharing. |
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bobwonderbuns
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Sun Nov 22, 2009 7:07 am |
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Okay everyone I've updated the recipe links!! Click on the link in my signature and go to page 6 for the updates!  |
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tenleysmommy
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Sun Nov 22, 2009 5:34 pm |
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| GrandmaG wrote: | | emiyeric wrote: | Okay, so two questions:
1.- Will I really miss the eggnog if I try to make an eggnog filling with only the real thing, but no Lorann's oil? The stupid thing is $16 for me to buy, and there's no smaller version where I am (not sure if they even make drams of it), and I can't possibly justify the cost and quantity for the amount of eggnog stuff I'm probably going to make this season.
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2.- Has anybody made a nice Gingerbread-flavored cake? What did you use (besides, I'm assuming, gingerbread creamer?) .... help, please!
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Eggnog cake is great with just the eggnog used for the liquid! You can use a rum flavored filling and frosting or add more eggnog!
Haven't tried ginger cake yet but want to. Maybe with some crystalized ginger in it! |
An eggnog cake sounds so yummy!I always make my own with raw eggs and cream,milk,sugar.Do you think i could use this in a cake as the liquid and omit the eggs?You should I stick with the store bought?Thank You |
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MacsMom
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Sun Nov 22, 2009 6:46 pm |
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| bobwonderbuns wrote: | | Okay everyone I've updated the recipe links!! Click on the link in my signature and go to page 6 for the updates! |
That's a huge job! Thanks! |
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GrandmaG
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Sun Nov 22, 2009 7:33 pm |
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Thanks bob! We appreciate you and all of your time!! |
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