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Easy Chocolate Sour Cream Bundt Cake Recipe

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CHOCOLATE, CHOCOLATE, CHOCOLATE, this is my favorite chocolate cake recipe!!  I love making Bundt Cakes because they are so easy. This one just uses a box cake mix and it turns out perfect every time. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do. I use my Chocolate Ganache Icing Recipe for this cake.

Easy Chocolate Bundt Cake Recipe with Sour Cream

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One trick I figured out along the way is that instead of coating the bundt pans with flour, I use cocoa powder. That way the chocolate cake isn’t dusted with white.

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Easy Chocolate Sour Cream Bundt Cake Recipe
 
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Recipe type: Cake
Ingredients
  • 1 package chocolate cake mix (I used devils food)
  • 1 package of chocolate pudding mix (3.9 oz of instant)
  • 3 tablespoons of cocoa powder
  • 1¼ cups of milk
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups mini chocolate chips
Instructions
  1. preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. grease bundt pan and then dust with cocoa powder
  3. in large bowl mix cake and pudding mixes, cocoa, milk, sour cream and eggs
  4. beat on medium for 2 min.
  5. add mini chocolate chips
  6. mix until combined
  7. pour into pan
  8. bake at 350 for 50-60 min
  9. let cool then flip onto a plate
  10. make Chocolate Ganache (see my recipe) and pour over the top

 

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Easy Chocolate Ganache Icing Recipe

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This is the ONLY chocolate ganache recipe I will ever use again. Super easy 2 ingredient, fool proof recipe. There will be some left over, I am sure you can figure out something to do with it……. eat giant spoonfuls like I do  :)

I usually use the good stuff (ghirardelli chips) for this recipe, but any chips will do.

Chocolate Ganache Icing Recipe

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Easy Chocolate Ganache Recipe
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Ingredients
  • 9 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • ½ pint heavy cream (about 1 cup)
Instructions
  1. put chocolate chips in medium size bowl
  2. put cream in small sauce pan
  3. heat cream over medium heat, just until it starts to boil
  4. pour cream over chocolate chips
  5. stir until it turns dark and creamy
  6. pour over cake or what ever you are using it for, spoon leftovers into your mouth

 

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Creamy Zucchini Soup Recipe

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I have two small box gardens and I always have too much zucchini. I give some away, grill some, and make zucchini bread, but I needed another recipe. I just started going through my pantry and adding stuff to the pot and this is what I  came up with. Everyone in my family really liked it, including my picky daughter.

Creamy Zucchini Soup Recipe

Creamy Zucchini Soup Recipe
 
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Recipe type: Soup
Serves: 8
Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoon oil
  • ½ cup chopped onion
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1 box of chicken broth 32 oz
  • 1 can of white beans (rinsed)
  • 1 can of diced tomatoes (rinsed)
  • 1 can of diced green chiles 4 oz
  • 1 can of corn (or frozen corn)
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon cumin
  • 2 small-medium Zucchini cut
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
  • ¼ cup chopped cilantro
Instructions
  1. heat oil in large pot
  2. add garlic and onion, saute until tender
  3. add the chicken broth, beans, tomatoes, chiles and corn
  4. add chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper
  5. bring to a boil
  6. add zucchini and reduce heat to low-med
  7. simmer for 15 min or until zucchini is tender
  8. add cheese, cream, and cilantro simmer and stir until combined

 

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Blueberries and Cream Tart Recipe made with Puff Pastry

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So this started out as my Apple Tart Recipe and then I started experimenting with different fruits. So far I have done the apple, blueberry, and peach. They are all delicious and very easy to make. I think the rustic look is great.

Since it makes two you can use two different types of fruit. The last time I made it, I did one blueberry and one peach. I took it to our friend’s house and there were eight of us there. Four liked the blueberry better and the other four liked the peach better, so you can decide for yourself which is your favorite.

Blueberries and Cream Tart Recipe made with Puff Pastry

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Below is the picture before the powdered sugar, not quite as pretty.

Blueberries and Cream Tart made with Puff Pastry

Blueberries and Cream Tart made with Puff Pastry

 

Blueberries and Cream Tart made with Puff Pastry Recipe
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 20
Ingredients
  • 1 box of Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry (2 sheets)
  • 1 8oz cream cheese at room temp.
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2-3 cups of blueberries
  • 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar to sprinkle on top
  • -Egg Wash-
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
  1. thaw 2 sheets of puff pastry as directed
  2. preheat oven to 400 degrees
  3. grease 2 cookie sheets
  4. place 1 puff pastry on each cookie sheet
  5. make egg wash-whisk egg and water until combined
  6. brush pastry with egg wash, then fold the edges of pastry over and brush edges with wash
  7. in small bowl add cream cheese, egg, vanilla, and sugar
  8. mix on medium for 1-2 min. until smooth
  9. spread half the cream cheese mix on each sheet
  10. keep the mixture about an inch from the edges
  11. place desired amount of blueberries on top of cream cheese mix
  12. bake for 15 min. at 400 degrees
  13. let cool for 10 min. then sprinkle with powdered sugar
  14. cut with pizza cutter and serve

 

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Flourless Chocolate Truffle Cake Recipe (Naturally Gluten Free)

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Flourless Chocolate Truffle Cake Recipe (Naturally Gluten Free)

This is another recipe that I would highly recommend using Ghirardelli Chocolate Chips. I have never tried any other kind of chips and I’m not sure it would be as good. I have been making this for years since some of my family members can’t have gluten. It is just one of those recipes that is naturally gluten free and it is very good. The cake just melts in your mouth and it’s pretty easy to make too. I know last time I checked Ghirardelli Chips were gluten free but you may want to double check since companies change stuff so often. I hope you enjoy!

If you don’t want to make the ganache for the top, you can just sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Flourless Chocolate Truffle Cake Recipe (Naturally Gluten Free)

Don’t forget to put parchment paper down on the greased pan.

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Just keep mixing until the egg and chocolate/butter mixture melt together.

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Flourless Chocolate Truffle Cake Recipe (Naturally Gluten Free)
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Ingredients
  • 3 cups Ghirardelli Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
  • 1 cup butter soft
  • 8 eggs
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • Ganache:
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate Chips
Instructions
  1. preheat oven to 325 degrees
  2. grease round cake pan, line bottom with parchment paper
  3. in a double boiler melt the semi sweet chips and butter
  4. stir until smooth, let cool for a few min.
  5. with electric mixer whip eggs and salt in a bowl until doubled, about 5 min.
  6. slowly add eggs to chocolate mix
  7. mix until well blended and pour into pan
  8. make a water bath by placing the cake pan in larger pan
  9. fill the larger pan ½ way up the cake pan with water
  10. bake for 40-45 min
  11. remove from water bath, let cool, cover and refrigerate for at least 5 hours
  12. to remove, dip the bottom of the pan in warm water, run knife around sides
  13. flip onto a plate and remove parchment
  14. Ganache:
  15. in small sauce pan bring cream to a simmer on low-med heat
  16. pour cream over the milk chocolate chips and stir
  17. pour ganache over cake and refrigerate for 30 min.
  18. serve

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Easy Cheesy Baked Ravioli Recipe

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Easy Cheesy Baked Ravioli Recipe

This is one of my quick and easy go to meals that my family really likes. It used to be spaghetti all the time, but we all like this better.

Easy Cheesey Oven Baked Ravioli Recipe

Sometimes I buy the “fancy” ravioli with spinach and chicken. This recipe also works for that, just add alfredo sauce instead of marinara.

 Easy Cheesy Ravioli

Easy Baked Ravioli Recipe
 
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Recipe type: Dinner
Ingredients
  • 1 bag of frozen ravioli (meat or cheese) 25 oz
  • 1 jar of spaghetti/marinara sauce 24 oz
  • ½ cup water
  • 2 cups mozzarella cheese
  • ¼ cup parmesan cheese
Instructions
  1. preheat oven to 425
  2. grease a 9x13 baking dish
  3. put ravioli down
  4. put sauce on next
  5. pour water in
  6. add mozzarella and parmesan on top
  7. bake at 425 degrees for 30 min.

 

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