Cooking

Owl Cake, Cupcakes and Cookie Monster Ice Cream 

~ lindy

Owl Cake, Cupcakes and Cookie Monster Ice Cream

Jessica’s Birthday was Yesterday, Jamie made the cake, cupcakes and decorated the owl cake.  Jacque decorated the owl cupcakes and made the Cookie Monster Ice Cream.

See Owl Cake My Inner Need To Create, also see Owl Cupcakes Gronick Tales, Cookie Monster Ice-cream Capturing Joy

Owl Cake

*2 Yellow Cake Mix, made according to directions on box, using cake pan sizes below

*1   16 ounce container Lemon Frosting

*1   16 ounce container Chocolate Frosting

We used two 4 Inch cake pans for the eyes and two 6 inch cake pans, one for the body and the other for wings, feet and ears.  Fill each cake pan 2/3 full of the batter. Bake cake according to directions. See the above link if you need directions to cut out shapes.

Note:  We made cupcakes with the leftover batter.

We made 12 cupcakes, using the leftover batter from making the owl cake.

Owl Cupcakes

*12 cupcakes

*1 container Cream Cheese Frosting colored Blue or use the leftover frosting from owl cake, Brown or Yellow Frosting

*Oreo Cookies or chocolate cookie sandwiches

*Reeses Pieces, for Brown eyeballs and Orange for beak, attaching them with frosting.  Frost and decorate.  See pictures.

 

 

Cookie Monster Ice Cream

  

Cookie Monster Ice Cream

*2 cups Heavy Cream, chilled and whipped to stiff peaks
*1 package 8 ounce Cream a Cheese, softened
*1/2 can Sweetened Condensed Milk, chilled
*8-10 Chewy Chips Ahoy Cookies, broken into pieces
*8-10 Oreo Cookies or chocolate sandwich cookie, broken into pieces
*Blue Food Coloring Paste, about 1/4 teaspoon
*Metal mixing bowl, chilled
*Hand Mixer, Beaters chilled
*Freezer Safe Containers  (2 Bread Pans and etc…)
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Method:
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In chilled bowl, whip with chilled beaters the heavy cream into stiff peaks.
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In a separate mixing bowl combine cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk and blue food coloring, beat until smooth.  
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Then combine together by folding the cream cheese mixture into the whipped cream and then fold in the cookies.
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Freeze in the freezer the Cookie Monster cream in freezer containers for 4-6 hours.
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Scoop and enjoy!
 

  

  

Enjoy!

Jamie, Jacque and Lindy

Hot Cross Buns Ham and Turkey Sandwiches 

~ lindy

 

Hot Cross Buns made with White Wheat Flour.  This is part two to Hot Cross Buns Made with raisins and Cinnamon.  We cut this recipe in half and made half of them Plain White Wheat Cross Buns and the other half raisin and Cinnamon.

Also see Hot Cross Buns  (Raisin Cinnamon)

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Hot Cross Buns

*Recipe is for Plain White Wheat Hot Cross Buns and Raisin Cinnamon Hot Cross Buns

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*2 1/2 teaspoons Instant Yeast
*1/2 cup warm Water
*1/8 teaspoon granulated Sugar
*1  1/2 cups Milk or reconstituted Instant Dry Milk
*1/2 cup Extra Light Olive Oil
*1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
*2 cups White Wheat Flour
*3 cups All-purpose Flour, more if needed
*1/2 teaspoon Salt
*1 teaspoon Baking Soda
*1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
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Yeast:
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In small bowl combine (the above three ingredients) warm water, yeast and teaspoon granulated sugar. Stir (I liked to stir with clean finger) and let rise until bubbly.
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Mix by hand in bowl or use a stand mixer on low with dough hook if desired and mix together adding:  Milk, oil, sugar, 2 cups White Wheat Flour and Bubbly yeast mixture.
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Whisk together in a separate bowl 3 cups all-purpose flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder.
Add the whisked dry ingredients slowly into the dough mixture, (adding more flour if needed) mixing on low or kneading by hand, forming a slightly sticky dough ball.
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Sugar Filling Mixture:
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*1/4 cup granulated Sugar
*1 teaspoon Cinnamon
*1/4-1/2 teaspoon Cardamom
*1/2 cup Soft Raisins, (I like to soften raisins in with 2-3 tablespoons water in the microwave for a couple of 30 second intervals.)
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Combine sugar, cinnamon and cardamom in small bowl.  Then roll out the dough or with floured hands spread out dough and sprinkle with sugar mixture and raisins on top of dough, then fold the dough in half closing up  mixture topping again sugar mixture and raisins and repeat fold again.
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With a pastry cutter, cut 2 ounce pieces of dough forming them into a ball shape.   Place formed dough balls onto a Silpat covered 1/2 baking sheet or spray baking sheet with Pam cooking spray.
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Bake in pre-heated 400*F. oven for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
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Makes about 30 rolls
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Option 1:  For making a cross on the buns, mix 1/4 cup flour and 1/4 cup water to make a paste.  Paint on (with a pastry brush) a cross with the paste on raised buns just before baking.
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 Option 2: For shine glaze on rolls, use 1 egg white with a splash of milk, whisked and brush dough rolls with pastry brush, this will give a shiny glaze on the rolls.
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Frosting Glaze:
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*Recipe is for half the above dough recipe.  Double for using the full recipe above.
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*1 cup Confectioners’ Sugar
*1 tablespoon Butter, melted
*pinch Sea salt
*1/8 teaspoon Imitation Vanilla
*Milk, small amount, add until desired consistency for piping cross on rolls.
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Whisk together confectioners’ sugar and salt, slowly adding milk, melted butter and vanilla until smooth.
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Pipe on frosting using a Zip-loc sandwich sized bag filled with frosting glaze, cutting off bottom corner of the bag or use a pastry bag.
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Recipe adapted from The Pioneer Women
   

  

       
Egg Wash Glaze
 
Flour Paste Cross
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Hot Cross Buns Ham and Turkey Sandwich
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*Deli Sliced Turkey
*Deli Sliced Ham
*Provolone Cheese
*Butter Crunch Lettuce
*Yellow Mustard or Mustard of your choice
*Olive Oil Mayonnaise
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These are the ingredients we used in our sandwiches; you can use any ingredients you like.
 
 
Enjoy!
Lindy