Weekend Round-Up

Best New Flower Discovery
Casablanca Lily
It's a bulb and the fragrance is AMAZING. Smells like jasmine. I checked online and can be found at Home Depot.

Best New Twist for a Smoothie
Raspberry Smoothie Bowl

Cook's notes: 
It’s a smoothie that you eat with a spoon. Thick enough
 for toppings!

Recipe from Real and Simple magazine June 2016

Ingredients:

• 1 large banana, sliced
• ¾ cup frozen raspberries
• ½ cup almond milk
• 2 tsp. honey
• ¼ tsp. vanilla extract
• Pinch ground cinnamon

Topping

• 1 kiwi or banana, 
sliced
• 2 TB. chopped roasted almonds 
or walnuts
• 1 tsp.  flaxseed or chia seeds
• 2 TB. granola

Directions:

• Place the banana, 
raspberries, almond 
 milk, honey, vanilla, 
and cinnamon in a blender. Blend until smooth and frothy.
• Pour the smoothie 
into a bowl.
• Top with the kiwi or banana, almonds, 
flaxseed, and cereal.

Best Cake Recipe for the Week

Maple Apple Nut Cake

Cook's notes: This moist cake is sure to be an early fall favorite with maple syrup, apples, cinnamon and nuts. Recipe adapted from pillsbury. com 

Cake Ingredients: 

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup maple-flavored syrup
• 4 eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1-1/2 tsp. Saigon cinnamon 
• 1/2 tsp. salt 
• 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp. allspice
• 3 cups chopped peeled tart apples
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Glaze Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 3 TB. maple-flavored syrup
• 1 TB. butter, softened 
• 1 TB. chopped walnuts

Cake Directions:

• Heat oven to 350. Grease and flour 12-cup fluted tube cake pan.
• In large bowl, combine sugar, brown sugar and 3/4 cup butter; beat until smooth. Add 3/4 cup syrup and eggs; blend well.
• Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Add flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg and allspice; mix well. Stir in apples and 1/2 cup walnuts. Spoon into greased and floured pan.
• Bake at 350°F. for 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool 1 hour or until completely cooled.

Icing Directions: 

• In small bowl, combine powdered sugar, 3 tablespoons syrup and 1 tablespoon butter; mix until smooth. 
• Spoon over top of cake. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon walnuts.

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