Tuesday, November 12, 2013

This is my final harvest of the year

I had my final harvest this weekend.  
Still I was very pleased with what I had.
I will Miss U.

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Welcome Back, Pound Cake

Hello, Big smile pound cake?  :)

I baked it by round pan.  
How does it look?  looks like smile man~.
The absolute best pound cake ever.
Very moist, light and easy!
But It was not baking well - some parts were not done.
Maybe,,,
This is the reason why I didn't use self-rising flour ???
I used normal cake flour.

Ingredients
2 1/3 cups self-rising cake flour
2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened
8 oz cream cheese
1 cup sugar (+ 1/4cup to taste)
2 teaspoons vanilla
6 large eggs

Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour a 10-inch (3-quart) bundt pan, knocking out excess.
Sift flour. Beat together butter and cream cheese in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add sugar, flour, and vanilla and beat on low speed until just combined (mixture will appear dry and crumbly). Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition (mixture will form a batter as eggs are added).
Pour batter into pan, smoothing top. Bake in middle of oven until golden and a tester comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Cool cake in pan on a rack 15 minutes, then invert onto a rack and cool completely.

- Aunt Rose's Pound Cake.

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Puff Pastry Apple & Pear Tart



It is time for fall desserts.
I think of apple, pear, pumpkin and cinnamon first when it comes to fall. 
So I used apple and pear!
Actually, my husband likes my apple cake but I wanted new fall dessert.    



Looks like French Cafe Dessert  :)


These are puff pastry apple & pear!!   

Where is ice cream and syrup?? I need- - -  

What better way to welcome autumn than by making an apple tart?     :p

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