This is going to be my new Tuesday ting for now. Ten random lists, pictures, thoughts, etc. on Tuesdays, until I get sick of it, or have nothing left to say!
Retro Bakery and their soon to be opening store have me hungry for cupcakes today, or really just cake in general. So, here are my top 10 faves…
10. Red Velvet Cake. I don’t love the flavor per say, but I love the color!
9. Carrot Cake. Love me some good carrot cake, but some people put too many nuts in theirs, and I don’t like that!
8. White trash, white grocery store cake, with really sugary icing. I hate whipped cream icing… blech!
7. Poppy Seed Cake. My mom makes the best, and even thought I have her recipe… mine never tastes the same.
6. My grandma use to make a cake… I don’t even know if it had a name, but it was a yellow layer cake with grape jelly and whip cream filling. I don’t like grape jelly, but she made hers, and is was delicious! I also don’t like whip cream, but she made that too, and again… so good. Mmmm… I can taste that cake!
5. Again… this is a family recipe. It is a chocolate cake, with chocolate chips in it, and chocolate icing. Sooooo good. The recipe is from my great Aunt Stella, who my mom says was a downright nasty lady, but she sure could bake!
4. Another chocolate fave… Chocolate Covered Cherry Cake. Enough said.
3. Ooey Gooey Butter Cake. This is so darned good, and sickeningly sweet. I think that is why I love it so much.
2. Pineapple Upside Down Cake. I have a love/hate relationship with this cake. Why? Well, my grandma used to make it for me on my birthday, and it was so yummy. It is also Dandall’s favorite cake, when his mom makes it, and hers is phenomenal. However, I hate it because my grandma doesn’t have her recipe anymore, and Dandall’s mom refuses to share hers. She says it is “basically” the same recipe from the boxed cake mix, but it SO isn’t. Therefore, I am on a search for the perfect recipe, and I am sad to say that I have not found it yet.
1. Honey Bun Cake. Yes… it tastes just like a cinnamon bun, but even better! I don’t know if I could call it my all-time favorite, but it is definitely one of them, and I have been craving it! Since my mouth is watering, I may have to make it today, and of course, I’ll share the recipe with you!
Honey Bun Cake
- yellow cake mix
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 4 eggs
- 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 4 tablespoons milk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- In a large mixing bowl, combine cake mix, oil, eggs and sour cream. Stir by hand approximately 50 strokes, or until most large lumps are gone. Pour half of the batter into an ungreased 9×13 inch glass baking dish. Combine the brown sugar and cinnamon, and sprinkle over the batter in the cake pan. Spoon the other half of the batter into the cake pan, covering the brown sugar and cinnamon. Twirl the cake with a butter knife or icing knife until it looks like a honey bun (or whatever design you want to make).
- Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Frost cake while it is still fairly hot. Serve warm.
- To Make the frosting: In a small bowl, whisk together the confectioner’s sugar, milk and vanilla until smooth. You will probably have extra frosting left over.
