Peanut Butter Frosting

Easy. Smooth. Shiny. Fluffy.

Yum, Yum. This is a very easy and smooth, shiny frosting. I got the idea to do this from Flourless Peanut Butter Cupcakes - this is the same consistency as that batter, but without the eggs and baking soda.

Peanut Butter Frosting
Hanunyah Creation


1 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup lard
1/4 cup safe powdered sugar
1/4 to 1/2 cup water

1. With a whisk, whisk all ingredients together, adding water until desired consistency.


~ Hanunyah

Happy Birthday Sweetie!

Yesterday was my younger sister's birthday. I baked all day and made 3 dozen vanilla cupcakes, a strawberry jello poke cake and orange cooked frosting (triple recipe). For the cake and cupcakes, I doubled this recipe. I also added a few chocolate chips to the cupcakes and cake.

Of course, the funnest part was decorating the cupcakes. We had got a frosting dispenser from somewhere, and I just put it in the cupboard and forgot about it until yesterday. So, I pulled it out and figured it out - it turned out to be very easy to use and clean - it worked great! There are several tips with it, too.

So, here are the pictures ~ I thought they turned out pretty good for my first time try using this deal ;).

This is what happens when different colors meet ;).

Rainbow!

And lastly, the poke cake - very yummy and moist! (I'll post the recipe soon, Lord willing).

Love ya, sis!


~ Hanunyah


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Food on Friday @ Carole's Chatter

Banana Cream Crunch

My brother was trying to grab it off the screen ;).

Another "Hanunyah Creation", this sure was a hit! With many bananas and the Vita-Mix cream/pudding recipe I created (with a surprise ingredient), I made this interesting no-bake treat the other day.

For a quick run-down? - A soft oat-peanut crust + ripe, sweet bananas + Vita-Cream + the good stuff (peanuts and chocolate chips) = a quick and easy, no-bake, delightful snack or dessert.

This was very good, and it was gone in minutes - credit to my taste-testers, who were hungry for a sweet snack ;).

Banana Cream Crunch
Hanunyah Creation

Crust:
1 cup safe oats*
1/2 cup peanuts*

2 to 4 bananas
a few tablespoons peanuts**

Cream Pudding:
1 3/4 cups cooked rice***
3 to 4 tablespoons sugar
1 to 2 tablespoons vanilla
1 to 1/2 cup water

1/2 cup peanuts
safe chocolate chips (optional)

1. Add all crust ingredients to the Vita-Mix container. Turn machine on and quickly increase speed to variable 6 to 10. Blend a few seconds, until the mixture is crumbly and moist.

2. Press into a 9x13 inch pan.**** Slice the bananas over the crust, and sprinkle with some peanuts.

3. Combine all cream pudding ingredients in the Vita-Mix. Blend on high for a couple minutes, adding enough water until smooth and desired consistency is reached. Pour over banana layer.


4. Top with peanuts and chocolate chips, if desired. Refrigerate until set. Cut into pieces to serve.


Notes:
*Instead of blending the oats and peanuts together for the crust, you may mix together oat flour and peanut butter, then proceed as the recipe instructs.
**If there are allergies, or if desired, you may use other nuts in place of the peanuts.
***Instead of using all rice, you may use cooked mashed potato for 3/4 cup of the rice. You may need to use more vanilla and sugar to cover up the potato taste.
****The crust was kind of soggy, so, if you like, you may bake the crust for a few minutes at 350 degrees F, until light golden brown.


~ Hanunyah


Linked to Foodie Friday by Not Your Ordinary Recipes

Pumpkin Chocolate Cake

With many pumpkins, we are learning to get creative with pumpkin. We have learned you can sub pumpkin for water in the Oat Flour Chocolate Cake recipe - and it doesn't really even taste like pumpkin.

My sister made a chocolate bundt cake the other day (in a silicone bundt pan my family got for super cheap - it works soooo beautifully!). So, to use up more pumpkin, I melted some white chocolate chips and pumpkin together to create a "pretty" orange glaze.

Moist oat flour chocolate cake + pumpkin white chocolate glaze = a wonderful, sweet sticky mess.

Pumpkin Chocolate Cake (Gluten-free)
Sisters-in-the-kitchen creation ;).


1 1/2 cups oil
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree
2/3 cup cocoa powder
2 1/2 cups gluten-free oat flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
6 eggs
1 teaspoon cinnamon, optional


Glaze:
3/4 cup white chocolate chips
2 tablespoons oil
1/4 cup pumpkin puree

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a Bundt pan.

2. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients and beat until smooth. A whisk works well. Pour batter into prepared pans or pan.

3. Bake for about 30-45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool and remove from pan. Drizzle the glaze over cake.


4. To make glaze - Melt the chips and oil in the microwave for 1 minute. Add the pumpkin puree and stir until smooth.




~ Hanunyah

Thanksgiving Party

Just thought I'd post a few pictures of the thanksgiving party we had. It was a fun time with friends and family - singing, dancing, quizzes and of course, lots of food.

Something went wrong with this GAPS pumpkin pie that a friend made - it looked fine when it came out of the oven, but it became like this overnight. It still tasted great!! It was dense like a cheesecake.

~ Hanunyah