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Peanut Butter and Banana Cake ...Wonderful cake and frosting

7/2/2018

Peanut Butter and Banana Cake ...Wonderful cake and frosting

This weekend I made a cake from a recipe that I have had for years ...it was not to disappoint ..a wonderful cake and the peanut butter cream cheese frosting is amazing.
It's super easy to make.

Here is a quick look at the ingredients I used.

I love to use a silicone cake pan.

It makes life so much easier

And always guaranteed to have a cake slide out

Leaving the pan clean

No more greasing, parchment paper cutting etc.

Peanut Butter & Banana Cake

Serves 12
Prepare 20 minutes
Cook 1 hour

1 stick + 3 tblsps Unsalted Butter , softened
1 1/2 Cup Dark Brown soft Sugar
1/4 Cup Smooth Honey Roasted Peanut Butter
2 Large Eggs , beaten
3 Large Banana's, mashed
2 Cups Self Rising Flour
1 tsp Baking Powder

Frosting

2 Tblsp. unsalted butter, softened
1 cup Confectioners Sugar
1/4 Cup Peanut Butter
2 oz Cream Cheese

large roasted and salted peanuts, roughly chopped for the topping if you would like ...we didn't do this on our cake

Preheat the oven to 356f (180c)
Grease and line a 2 lb Loaf pan if you don't have a silicone one
Cream the BUTTER and SUGAR with electric beaters or as I did in the cake mixer
until light and fluffy
Beat in the PEANUT BUTTER
Add EGGS and BANANA'S
Fold in the S.R. FLOUR and BAKING POWDER with a pinch of SALT

Put in prepared pan ..I just pushed it in to the corners and flattened the top of the mixture in the pan with a knife

BAKE for 50-60 minutes until risen, golden and a skewer or knife put into the centre comes out clean

COOL in the pan completely

For the FROSTING

Beat the BUTTER until creamy, then beat in the SUGAR a large spoon at a time until crumbly.
Beat in the PEANUT BUTTER, then the CREAM CHEESE & a pinch of SALT
It will make a super smooth, spreadable icing ..(do not over beat)

Frost the cake and sprinkle on the ROASTED PEANUTS if using

The frosting is so good I made double the recipe so that I have some in the freezer if I want it for cup cakes etc...it's so delicious.

I hope that you will make this and that it turns out great

Super easy to make

Will impress your friends and guests

I just LOVE it

So does Danny ...he loved it ..

I think it would be great if you put in CHOCOLATE CHIPS as well

What's not to love ... Banana's, Peanut Butter and Chocolate !!!

Let us know how yours turned out in the 'comments'

You will find the link at the bottom left hand side of this blog

Happy Days and Happy Cooking

Janet

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A few ideas to help you to start organizing for the upcoming 4th July Celebrations ..Yummy recipes, downloads, crafts that will make your day extra special !!

6/17/2018

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A few ideas to help you to start organizing for the upcoming 4th July Celebrations ..Yummy recipes, downloads, crafts that will make your day extra special !!

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If you are a regular reader of Maisonvogue's blog you will know by now that I am British and living in Alabama , USA now for 20 years ....I like to enjoy the celebrations of 4th July , Independence Day in the US but of course always remind myself that I am celebrating getting rid of the British !! ..ha! ha!

So I thought I would share some ideas for you to make to add to your celebrations

I have included the lovely Vintage image above for you to download and use as you wish ..they would look great spray glued on card and then used as a decoration on the plates of your place settings ..or make several and attach them to string at the top or pretty ribbon and make flag buntings out of them to decorate your home, front porch etc.

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Have the children help you cut out watermelon stars and add blueberries for a lovely healthy food and table display

Such fun and the children will love it , would be great for the evening get together for the fireworks ..go to your local Dollar store and buy these glow sticks, necklaces, spoons etc and decorate your table to glow in the dark ..super fun

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Layer mason jars with rice that you have colored with food coloring and place a tea light or an American flag in them ..not both as it could be a fire hazard ...Place them on the tables or up the driveways ..very simple and easy ..you can buy mason jars from the thrift stores very cheaply

An old wood palette painted with the American flag or a great idea for a small log or branch ..make holes for candles and paint the log in the American flag ..what a wonderful center piece

I thought this heart download could be used for lots of things including decorating the front of a mason jar and wrap a piece of twine or raffia around it ..then it could be used for drinks, candles, holding items of food or even utensils and silverware

Recipe for this American Flag Cake

Ingredients
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (plain flour)
1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 1/4 cups sugar
3/4 cup Butter softened
9 Eggs (whites only )
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups milk
1/2 teaspoon red gel food color
1/4 teaspoon blue gel food color

Cream Cheese Frosting

2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
( Philadelphia soft cheese)
1/2 cup Butter softened
2 pounds (8 cups) powdered sugar (icing sugar)
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 to 2 tablespoons milk

Directions

Heat oven to 350°F. (180c) Grease and flour 3 (9-inch) round cake pans; set aside.

Combine flour, baking powder and salt in bowl. Set aside.

Place sugar and 3/4 cup butter in another bowl; beat at medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until creamy. Add 1 egg white at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla; mix well. Add flour mixture alternately with 1 1/2 cups milk, beating at low speed after each addition just until mixed.

Divide batter in half; tint one half red. Divide remaining batter in half; tint one half blue and leave other white.

Pour each batter into individual prepared pans. Bake white and blue layers 18-20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Bake red layer 30-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes on cooling rack. Loosen edge of cakes by running knife around inside edge. Carefully remove cakes from pans to cooling rack; cool completely.

Combine cream cheese and 1/2 cup butter in bowl; beat at medium speed until fluffy. Slowly add powdered sugar, beating at low speed after each addition until smooth. Add vanilla and enough milk for desired spreading consistency; beat until well mixed.

Cut domed top off red cake horizontally to create flat top. Cut remaining red cake and white cake in half horizontally, creating 5 layers total.

Cut 5-inch circle from parchment paper. Cut domed top of red cake and 1 white cake layer into 5 inch circles, using parchment paper guide. Set outer rings aside. Repeat process with blue layer; set inner circle aside.

Place 1 (9-inch) red layer, cut-side up, onto cake plate. Spread with 1/2 cup frosting. Place 1 (9-inch) white cake layer on top, cut-side down. Spread with 1/2 cup frosting. Place 1 (9-inch) red layer on top, cut-side up. Spread with 1/2 cup frosting.

Place blue cake ring on top. Spread 1/4 cup frosting around inner edge of blue cake layer. Place 5-inch white cake, cut-side up, in middle of blue ring. Spread with 1/3 cup frosting. Place 5-inch red cake, cut-side down, in middle of blue ring.

Trim top red layer to create flat cake top. Spread thin layer of frosting over entire cake; refrigerate until set. Frost cake with remaining frosting.

Get the Children to help make their own T shirts ...some paint and cheap white Tshirts from the craft shop or Walmart would be great for this fun family project

A yummy layered trifle is always a lovely idea ...in the flag's colors ..spoon out and enjoy..so refreshing

I like to cut my strawberries in half , put cream or better still cream cheese on the top and decorate with blueberries ...makes a great change from dipped strawberries ..and very , very , yummy in your tummy !!

Finally , but not least have the children or just have fun yourself and put dollops of red, white and blue craft paint in a mason jar or jam jar and swirl it around the walls of the jar , not too much as you want it slightly transparent ...once dry pop in a small candle ..with a flag if you like but PLEASE make sure that the flags are on tall sticks and securely fastened ..as you don't want burning flags ...that would be a disaster !!

Hope that this gave you a few ideas to make your festivities more enjoyable ..have fun and be careful

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Christmas decorating and Table Scapes from years gone by at Maisonvogue ..including Vintage Artwork for you to print and use for your Christmas decorating and gifts

12/3/2017

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Christmas decorating and Table Scapes from years gone by at Maisonvogue ..including Vintage Artwork for you to print and use for your Christmas decorating and gifts

I am so busy at this time of the year ....I am showing you some of the ways I decorated for Christmas over the years ....
I hope they will give some kind of inspiration .

Large family get togethers for Christmas ...I so enjoyed them ...alas no longer ...it's now too much for me to do ....but we have lovely memories and I still decorate for just Danny and I.

We have always had a fresh Christmas tree until last year when we bought this snowy artificial one
I do love it and it's prelit so much less work for Danny to.
I can't wait to decorate it next Saturday
I am slowly going to decorate our home for Christmas a little at a time each day this week.

I just love this vintage looking electric candle ...the bulb is so lovely just like a flame ..I bought it many years ago ..and we just enjoy it all the time .

This cake would be such fun to make ....

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Here are some gorgeous vintage art works ..print them out and make gift tags or place each one on each of the guests napkin or plate ..print, spray with glue and put on to stiff decorative card..cut out ...Enjoy

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I had such fun making these green stockings all 18 of them, to place the silverware/cutlery in ...

This year I am going to use 2 napkin's for each plate ...and I also made some napkin rings out of white fur ..as we are going to have a white fur table runner and a snowy forest scene for our table this year.

Danny decorated the Chandelier above the Dining room table ...didn't he do a great job !!

A table center piece I made using lots of foliage from our woods.

Thanks for popping by

When I am sure that you are very busy just like me.

I have most of the Christmas gifts bought and wrapped

After decorating our home inside we will put up some simple decorations for the front porch.

I am making 3 wreaths for the door and both windows

And I need to make a lovely woodland wreath to go on the table on the back deck.

I love making wreaths

I will then have time to shop for the Christmas food ..make some lovely meals to put in the freezer so that I don't have to cook too much through out the week between Christmas and New Year ..which Danny will have off from work.

Happy days getting ready for Christmas or whatever you celebrate at this time of year

Kindest Regards

Janet

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A few ideas to help you to start organizing for the upcoming 4th July Celebrations ..Yummy recipes, downloads, crafts that will make your day extra special !!

A few ideas to help you to start organizing for the upcoming 4th July Celebrations ..Yummy recipes, downloads, crafts that will make your day extra special !!

Christmas decorating and Table Scapes from years gone by at Maisonvogue ..including Vintage Artwork for you to print and use for your Christmas decorating and gifts

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