#Sally’s baking addiction

[ejzah]

Annual German Chocolate Birthday Cake for my dad, mini edition:

#personal #ejzah bakes #German chocolate cake #Sally’s baking addiction

[wabisabikitchen]

Chocolate ginger cookies

So good! Kate thought it’d be better w more ginger in the dough. Did candied ginger and chocolate pieces instead of dipping just to make it less work. Awesome texture ans flavor.

https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/chocolate-ginger-cookies/

#ginger #chocolate #cookie #cookies #Sally’s baking addiction #dessert #desserts #easy

[horseshoecrabguy]

sure parasocial relationships are bad whatever but sally (of sally’s baking addiction) is literally my best friend

#baking #sally’s baking addiction #cooking #parasocial relationships

[tallymali]

americans really did go the fuck off with a lot of their food like even something as simple as pb&j..they deserve their knobs gobbled for that

#also cookies #bc when i tell an older relative that im going to make cookies for them #they assume i mean british biscuits #dry little thingies for tea dunking (which i do love) #then i turn up with gorgeous thick decadent american cookies #that actually have flavours other than flour and sugar #and little old gladys acts like ive cured cancer #my boyfs grandpa asks for my chocolate peppermint xmas cookies every time he sees me #bc hes literally never had anything like that before #thank u to sally and her baking addiction for making me look cool as fuck to the pensioners

[airyairyaucontraire]

It's strange how much, when I have time off (e.g. tomorrow is ANZAC Day and I've booked the Friday after as annual leave so I can have a four-day weekend), I feel like "ah, normal life for a bit," because work-day life never really feels like life.

Anyway, this weekend is my mother's 70th birthday and she's having a party (catered ladies' lunch) and she's sad because her sister is sick and can't come but on the other hand her best friend has flown over from Australia for it, and I will spend a chunk of tomorrow baking two large and sumptuous carrot cakes for the occasion.

The best carrot cake recipe I've ever found btw: Carrot Cake III from Allrecipes.com. I make it without the pecans, because my sister's allergic to nuts, and instead of plain cinnamon I use mixed spice (called pudding spice in the UK and pumpkin pie spice in the USA). Otherwise, I just follow the recipe and I really cannot over-emphasise how nice this cake is. My sister and mother request it for their birthday cakes pretty much every year.

It's so moist you can make it a couple of days in advance with no noticeable deterioration (provided you store it wrapped up or in an airtight container, of course). The original recipe is for a 9x13 rectangular pan but it works pretty perfectly if you divide the batter equally between two medium-size round cake pans and then layer the baked cakes with the cream cheese icing, which is my normal method. This time, however, I'm making the rectangular version for ease of cutting and serving to a lot of different people.

And it's easy. You don't actually need an electric mixer, if you have a whisk or an egg-beater and some gumption that's just as good. I speed things up by grating the carrots in a food processor - as well as being quicker, I find this results in tidier grated carrots that don't leak and slop their juice so much. In my experience, three medium-size carrots usually yield three cups of the grated stuff, and I would recommend using a grater or food processor disc with smaller holes - thinner strands of carrot give you a better-textured cake.

And as you may know if you know me, I like carrot cake to be a simple and honest CARROT cake, and this one is. There is no secret, sneaky fruit involved.* Carrot it says and carrot it is and carrot it ever shall be.

I once made this with heirloom purple carrots as an experiment. It looked simply disgusting and tasted exactly the same.

*I don't mind if you want a carrot and pineapple cake! I just think you should call it a carrot and pineapple cake. Stuff you if you put sultanas or raisins in it though.

#airy bakes #food #my favourite cakes are carrot and lemon #I'm iffy on chocolate cake #I have one chocolate cake recipe I really enjoy #so many chocolate cakes just don't ring my bell though #gosh how I dislike mud cake #the texture is just foul - so STICKY - and I know that's the POINT of it that's the SELLING POINT of a mud cake #anyway the triple chocolate cake at sallysbakingaddiction.com is really great #she's trying to rebrand as 'sally's baking recipes' now #which sounds absolutely bland and anyway her domain name still says ADDICTION just own it Sally #the buttermilk and the coffee are what make it special I think #you can't taste the coffee at all it just boosts the chocolate flavour tremendously #also like the carrot cake iii recipe it uses oil rather than butter for the fat component and I just like how easily that mixes #she has a carrot cake recipe that has a huge slug of applesauce in it #i'm skeptical

[castletown-cafe]

Castletown Café Episode 20: Spider Donut

Ahuhuhu...I seem to have lost track of time. Has it really been three weeks!? Oops. But I didn’t want to wait a whole year to post these, even though I did learn quite a lot while making them. I’ll have to remake these next October so the glaze is more purple than black!

It was only a matter of time before Undertale recipes made their way into this Deltarune-inspired cooking blog, given they share the same creator and are alternate universes or timelines of each other. Here in the Castletown Café, we’re very familiar with Muffet’s Spider Donuts: made by spiders, for spiders...of spiders. Indeed, Muffet is a known cannibal, not only eating small regular spiders but also shown to try to eat other monsters (and one human) by turning them into baked goods. Whether or not she has successfully done that, we don’t know...

There are no spiders or monsters in these donuts; just flour, eggs, sugar, the usual ingredients for baked cake donuts. The description of Spider Donuts state that they’re made with fresh Spider Cider in the batter, so we’re using the next best thing: apple cider!

Many apple cider donut recipes call for reducing the apple cider by heating it over the stove and letting it simmer down to just a smaller amount, usually half a cup. This is done to reduce the amount of liquid that goes into the batter as well as to pack the donuts full of that apple cider flavor!

The recipe I followed from Sally’s Baking Addiction included apple pie spice - something I don’t have - so I made my own by combining cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, allspice, and ginger. The exact measurements of each will be listed in the recipe.

I created my own recipe for blueberry glaze by cooking frozen blueberries, blending that into puree, and then adding powdered sugar and a little melted butter. If there is anything I’ve learned from creating my own glaze recipe, it is to SIFT YOUR POWDERED SUGAR FIRST! Otherwise you’ll have lumps in your glaze that heating it up won’t fix! I’d sift it at least twice to get most of the lumps out before adding it to the blueberry puree.

Unfortunately, this glaze was too dark - so although blueberry puree sounded like a good idea (and maybe if it was fresh instead of frozen or less puree was used, maybe the colors would have been brighter), maybe it should be something else, like blackberry - or just basic vanilla glaze with food coloring added. I need to experiment first.

The webs are super easy: just melt white chocolate chips, fill a piping bag, and pipe on your white chocolate spider webs! You can use the microwave or a double boiler, but be careful if you choose the microwave because you can burn it easily that way. You can make your own “makeshift double boiler” by filling a saucepan with water and placing the lid of the right size upside down over the water so you can pour the white chocolate into it and use that as a shallow dish.

Liiike this!

As you can see, it needs to be a metal saucepan with a matching metal lid, not glass, and no hole(s) in it for steam to escape. Idk if they still make lidded saucepans with metal, holeless lids, come to think of it...since I use several that are part of a set made in the 70′s!

SPIDER DONUTS:

2 cups (or 250g) all-purpose flour

3/4 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1 and 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp allspice

1/8 tsp ground ginger

1/8 tsp ground nutmeg

Sprinkle of ground clove

1/4 tsp salt

1 and 1/2 cups (or 360ml) apple cider - reduced down to 1/2 cup (or 120 ml)

1 large room temperature egg

1/2 cup (or 120 ml) room temperature milk

2 tablespoons (or 30g, or 1/4 stick) melted unsalted butter

1/2 cup (or 100 g) packed brown sugar, light or dark works fine (I used dark)

1/2 (or 100g) cup granulated sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

Glaze:

2 or 3 tablespoons blueberry puree

1 cup (or 200g?) powdered sugar

2 tablespoons (or 30 g, or 1/4 stick) melted unsalted butter

Topping:

About 1 cup (or 200 g?) white chocolate chips, melted

Heat your apple cider in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Have it simmer for up to 10 minutes or more, stirring occasionally. Keep checking every 5 minutes afterward to make sure it’s evaporating. You’re likely to still have a bit more than 1/2 cup after 20-30 minutes, that’s okay. Pour the reduced cider into a 1/2 cup measuring cup, and feel free to drink whatever’s left.

While the reduced cider cools, preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (or 177 degrees C) and grease your donut pans (you’ll need at least two 6-cavity donut pans).

Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices together and set aside.

In a separate bowl, whisk together the melted butter, egg, brown and granulated sugars, vanilla, and milk. Pour into the dry ingredients and stir together while slowly pouring in the cooled apple cider reduction. Stir until fully combined and no streaks of dry flour remain. Your batter will be slightly thick. Do not overmix, it affects the texture.

Spoon or pour the batter into the donut cavities. I just scooped it in, but you can try using a piping bag, which is recommended in most cake donut recipes!

Bake for 10-12 minutes or until fully risen and not shiny. The tops should be a nice golden brown, and a toothpick inserted in should come out clean. Also, if it springs back when you poke it, that’s another sign they’re done. Use whatever testing method works best for you.

While you wait for the donuts to cool, get the ingredients ready for the glaze! Combine 1 cup (200 g?) of frozen blueberries in a saucepan with 2 to 3 tablespoons of water. Cook over medium-high heat and let the berries bubble for a few minutes. Once fully cooked and a nice hot berry sauce has formed, remove from heat.

Have it cool a little before pouring it into a blender or food processor. With the puree setting, blend until smooth. Measure out 2 or 3 tablespoons of blueberry puree and add to a bowl.

Sift your powdered sugar a couple of times before adding it to your blueberry puree. Melt 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter and add it to your glaze mixture, stirring until your glaze forms.

Dunk cooled donuts halfway into the glaze to frost the tops. Let dry while you melt your white chocolate.

Over medium heat, heat water in a saucepan and place a fitting holeless metal lid upside down over the water - or just use a double boiler if you have one.

Pour the white chocolate chips into your saucepan lid/double boiler and let melt, stirring occasionally. Keep an eye on your chocolate so that it doesn’t burn.

Once your chocolate is fully melted, scoop into a piping bag fitted with a small round tip (you can fill your piping bag by placing it tip side down in a glass so it stands upright, keeping it open by curling the ends around the rim of your glass). Pipe white chocolate spider webs onto your donuts, working quickly before the white chocolate hardens back up again.

Ta-da! You now have delicious apple cider donuts with blueberry glaze and white chocolate spider webs! A multitude of flavors all wrapped up in one Spider Donut - hold the spiders.

Sources:

???, Sally, “Baked Apple Cider Donuts”, Sally’s Baking Addiction, sallysbakingaddiction.com, 9/14/2018. Link: https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/baked-apple-cider-donuts/

Jeanne McDowell, Erin, “Baked Apple Cider Doughnuts”, The New York Times, cooking.nytimes.com. Link: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1019593-baked-apple-cider-doughnuts

Zhang, Catherine, “Baked Blueberry Glazed Donuts”, Catherine Zhang, zhangcatherine.com, 5/24/2021. Link: https://zhangcatherine.com/baked-blueberry-donuts/

#castletown cafe #undertale #undertale recipe #spider donut #undertale food #undertale inspired recipe #undertale muffet #muffet undertale #muffet #spidrdont #apple cider donut #white chocolate #donut #doughnuts #apple cider doughnut #blueberry glaze #my art #not 100% my recipe #sallys baking addiction

[whatimdoing-here]

Friday.

#jesus what is my baking tag #anyway the sunrise was great today #and Sally's baking addiction got me today #small one seemed sick this morning (he wasn't) #so i missed waitress #sulked most of the day #the sun sets too fucking early and my headache won't go away so #I'm worried a.seizure is on my horizon when it's probably that i didn't drink my latte this morning #now to vacuum #ready for my blanket

[coffinbutch]

Gonna put some pics from our trip in a separate post but here's how I unwind after vacation:

#baking #mine #bread is girl vs dough and cookies are sallys baking addiction

[cosmicrhetoric]

save me maangchi

#she and sally (from baking addiction) are like gods 2 me and my limited motivation to cook

[savoryfood]

Lemon Cheesecake

#savory food #sally's baking addiction #cheesecake #desserts #lemon #sweets

[gobbluthbutagirl]

the fact that i’m gonna have access to an oven for the first time in almost two years next month!!! do you even KNOW how many recipes sally of sally’s baking addiction fame has posted since the last time i was actually able to bake them!!!

#also i was on an insane person diet from march 2020 to october 2021 so. #it has fully been THREE YEARS since the last time i got to both make and eat a sally’s baking addiction recipe!!

[wabisabikitchen]

Easy and perfect. Requires long chill time though

#easy #dessert #cookie #cookies #funfetti #confetti #Sally’s baking addiction #rainbow #Julia friendly #migraine friendly

[allonsybadwolf]

Made a cake for my birthday a couple months ago 🌞 lemon lime curd, lemon lime grapefruit cakes, and whipped cream/cream cheese frosting. It was so fucking good. God I love citrus.

(recipe is Sally's Baking Addiction Citrus Sunshine Cake!)

#cake #baking #birthday #birthday cake #Sally's baking addiction #citrus #recipe #allonsybadwolf #my baking

[witchofinterest]

good evening i made lava cake

#as twin says: pics or it didn’t halle #happen* #anyway it was good #sally’s baking addiction never lets down #leaf speaks #leaf bakes

[jmd-creative]

#InTheKitchen #Homemade Cherry Pie #Sallys Baking Addiction #National Cherry Pie Day

[cdnfoodie]

No Knead Jalapeno Cheddar Bread

This was everything the recipe promised: crisp crust on the outside, super soft/fluffy inside. Probably could have added another jalapeno or a spicier pepper for extra heat but very delicious, and super easy to make! I made up the dough around 10pm, and baked it around 4pm the next day.

#Sally's baking addiction #recipe #food #bread #no knead