Cakes Especially 4 You» Recipes

Need to cool off

Merry — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:13:47 +0000

How about a Minty Honeydew Limeade?

Bring 1 cup each sugar and water, the zest of 2 limes and 1/3 cup mint leaves to a boil, stirring. Let cool; strain. Puree 2 cups chopped honeydew in blender. Strain. Puree 2 cups chopped honeydew in blender. Stir together honeydew puree, 1 cup fresh lime juice, lime-mint syrup and 3 cups cold water. Chill 2 hours. Enjoy

What a tasy melon drink

Merry — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:45:23 +0000

Summer Breeze

How about some Melon Breeze?

In a blender, mix 2 cups chopped ripe cantaloupe, 1/2 cup pineapple chunks, 1/2 cup orange juice and 3 cups ice. Blend well, adding more orange juice or water to thin, if desired. Serve immediately.

Need a Cool Drink

Merry — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:00:28 +0000

How about a Strawberry Slushy?

In a blender, combine a 1 lb bag defrosted frozen unsweetened strawberries, 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice, 1/2 cup sugar and 3 cups ice. Blend well and serve immediately. Garnish with melon balls, if desired.

Cool Pink Lemonade

Merry — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:05:53 +0000

Stir 1 cup each sugar and water over low heat until sugar disolves. Puree 1/2 cup chopped watermelon; strain. Mix syrup, 1 cup fresh lemon juice, 5 cups cold water and watermelon juice. Serve over ice.

Perfect Chocolate Glaze

Merry — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:29:00 +0000

Want to cover your bundt cake with a chocolate glaze? Here’s an easy, great tasting chocolate glaze.

Melt 6 oz semisweet chocolate chips, stir in 1/4 cup heavy cream. Microwave on medium 15 seconds, stir. Let cool 5 minutes before spooning over cake and guiding down sides with a metal offset spatula. Makes enough to coat an 8″ to 10″ cake.

Note: The key to remember when melting chocolate is that chocolate can burn easily and once it burns, there’s no way to fix it. To melt chocolate, break it into pieces in a glass bowl and microwave on medium at 30 second intervals, stirring each time, until it just becomes liquid.