coffee cup cakes

Just a few more days left with mom and she heads back up to shivery George, Iowa.  Tonight we had spaghetti with spaghetti squash.  The next time I make it I will have to post a "recipe".  Mom's never had it before and she enjoyed it.  

Dylan's been asking me for coffee cake for months.  So, tonight I'm making some for tomorrow morning before church.  A sugary breakfast is definitely never my ideal for myself or my family.  However, it's now Christmas season and so I feel perfectly content to make the lavishing exception.  Dylan's spending the night over at Kenyan's just down the street, so hopefully there will be some left when he gets home tomorrow after church.

I used a basic coffee cake recipe that's easy to find anywhere online.  Sweet coconut flakes were added to the crumble mixture.  Instead of using the typical baking pan, the muffin pan makes for the perfect tea party servings.

A Kitchen Aid mixer blend of 1 pkg of cream cheese, 1 t of lemon extract, 1 C of powdered sugar and just enough coconut milk for the desired thick [or runny]-ness  was drizzled over the top of the finished product....

...with a light dusting of left over crumble mix

ube-licious pancakes

I used the Krusteaz Buttermilk pancake [from Wal-mart] mix 2-3 cups, 

one pack of the frozen ube from the Asian market, and replaced the water 

with coconut milk.  In order to get the sweetness I was expecting 

I added a 1C of sugar and a teaspoon of vanilla

sweet labor

It's Labor Day and since last night I had it in mind to start the holiday with something fruity-licious.

I used the simple bisquick recipe of

1 C pancake mix

3/4 C milk

2 eggs

I didn't have any milk so I used coconut milk.  The particular brand on hand is super thick so I thinned it out a little with water.  I also added 2 extra eggs.  The typical pan used by restaurants is a non-stick teflon.  Years of use with the carcinogenic  non-stick surface is not my ideal way of cooking.  The cast iron skillet did the job just as well....if not better.

No leftovers!