Rosie's Delights: January 2011

Friday, January 28, 2011

Sweet treats for Valentines!

Valentine's Day is just around the corner....and what a delightful way to celebrate it with your loved ones with some devilish food such as this

chocolate moist cake!

Spread the love around

and order now for your special someone...

Everybody deserves some lovin'.....

Share a gift of love...

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Friday, January 14, 2011

Ultimate Carrot Cake Goodness!!!

ULTIMATE CARROT CAKE GOODNESS!!!

My very first moist carrot cake ever and it turned out to be full of gooodnesssss!! I would never have thought I would love the taste of carrot in a cake. Not until I got americanized and tasted the Duncan Hines decadent carrot cake mix. That's what I missed about being in the states everything is almost instant...how convenient, right!

Anyways, whenever I liked something that I ate in a restaurant for an instance, there's a thing in me, that makes me wanna do a duplicate or "do my own version" thing. Sounds challenging, right! Since I missed being in the states, I thought of making a copycat of Duncan Hines decadent carrot cake and the result was awesome! My husband and lady friends loved it!

I shared some to a dear friend for a birthday present, not knowing that it is her favorite cake....how timely! ...I wish you could see that excitement on her face!

I have to admit that this cake is a lot of work...but its worth it! As you can see candied carrots were also made from scratch! And oooh....the cream cheese frosting was heavenly...yumm!

......Please feel free to e-mail me if you want to try this recipe

.....and also I can take orders if you don't have time to bake!

Candied Yams (Boiled Sweet Potato with a twist)

My version : Candied Yams

(boiled sweet potato with a twist)

A fellow American was helping us with our vehicle problem the day I made this. I figured since he was away from home that he would be thrilled to know that there's something baking in the oven that would remind him of traditional american side dish. Well, I've never made this when I was in Texas. It is just now that I'm back in the Philippines that I missed so much of the good stuff there. I have to admit that I'm experiencing homesickness! And this is one of the many great stuff that reminds me of my life in the states. I thought I could never find comparable ingredients here. Canned yams are always available in the US groceries not here though. My hubby so love this dish and so do I. I crave this once in awhile.

Actually, this is a traditional American thanksgiving side dish. So I made one during our celebration. My friends here in the Philippines never tried this recipe ever and of course they all loved it! Ingredients are easy to find:

Boiled and mashed Yams or Chinese Kamote(orange flesh), that's the name they called it here when you go to the wet market. By the way, the other variety of sweet potato like the yellow and the purple won't do well for this recipe.
1 small can crushed pineapple mix into the mashed yams.
Brown sugar, butter, chopped walnuts, cinnamon and a little flour tossed them altogether. Make two batches of this. One to mix into the yams and the second batch to sprinkle on top.
Marshmallows for toppings. Bake it until it turns brownish. (see the photo)