114 fluffy light Recipes

shortening (preferably crisco butter flavor ), all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, minced fresh parsley, snipped fresh herb (you may use chives, thyme, sage or whatever else you prefer,-or- 1 tsp dry herbs or herbes de p), milk

butter or margarine, softened, granulated sugar, light brown sugar , firmly packed, eggs, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, milk, vanilla extract, grease and flour three nine-inch round cake pans and preheat oven to 350of. cream the butter or margarine with both granulated sugar and light brown sugar until very light and fluffy, then add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. sift the flour with the baking powder, baking soda and salt and add to the batter alternately with the milk, beginning and ending with the dry mixture. stir in the vanilla extract. divide batter evenly among the prepared pans and bake in the center of the preheated oven for twenty-five to thirty minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center of the layers comes out clean. cool layers in their pans over a rack for ten minutes, then loosen and turn out layers directly onto racks for cooling. cool layers thoroughly before icing (recipe follows). recipe yields a nine-inch, three-layer cake.

butter, room temperature, sugar, eggs, sour cream (low fat or full ), vanilla extract, all purpose flour, baking soda, salt, cocoa powder, dark chocolate, water, boiling, vanilla cream filling, all purpose flour, milk (low fat is fine ), butter (or trans fat-free shortening), granulated sugar, scraped vanilla bean or 1 tsp vanilla extract, whisk together the flour and milk and cook in a small saucepan over medium heat until thick. this will only take a few minutes. sir continuously to prevent the mixture from clumping and do not bring all the way to a boil. when thickened (consistency will be that of a thin pudding or custard), strain with a mesh strainer into a small bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let cool completely to room temperature., when the milk mixture is cool , cream the butter (or shortening) and sugar together in a medium bowl until light. add in the milk/flour mixture and the scraped vanilla bean seeds (or vanilla extract) and beat at high speed with an electric mixer for 7 minutes, until light and fluffy. scrape into a pastry bag fitted with a plain tip, or a large ziplock bag with the corner cut off, and set aside until ready to fill your cupcakes., chocolate buttercream frosting, butter, room temperature, unsweetened cocoa powder, powdered sugar, milk, vanilla extract, combine all ingredients in a large bowl and beat, with an electric mixer, until frosting is creamy, 3-5 minutes. add additional powdered sugar as needed to achieve a thick, but not stiff, frosting that is easy to spread. add additional milk, if necessary, to thin the frosting if it gets too thick.

butter-flavored cooking spray, vanilla cake mix (recommended ( betty crocker), canola oil, eggs, white cranberry juice, cook n serve tapioca pudding (recommended ( jell-o), light coconut milk (recommended ( thai kitchen), coconut extract, shredded coconut, fluffy white frosting (recommended ( betty crocker), coconut extract, fresh blueberries, shredded coconut, frozen blueberries, blueberry vodka (recommended ( stoli), blueberry jam, cornstarch, orange , zest of

butter or margarine, softened, sugar, divided, eggs, separated, hot mashed or riced potatoes (no milk, butter or seasoning added), all-poupose flour, baking cocoa, baking powder, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, milk, vanilla extract, chopped nuts, fluffy white frosting, egg whites, sugar, water, light corn syrup, salt, vanilla extract

ground chicken, ground almonds, chives, chopped, sugar, salt, eggs, baking powder, water , as needed, water, chicken soup powder

all-purpose flour, polenta , fine grind, baking powder, salt, sweet unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), sugar, almond paste, vanilla extract, almond extract, eggs, separated, heavy cream, powdered sugar , for serving, preheat oven to 375 degrees f., butter and lightly flour the insides of a 10-inch round cake pan., sift together the flour , polenta, baking powder and salt. set aside., in a mixer , on medium speed, cream the butter until light and fluffy. add 1 cup of the sugar and beat until pale and fluffy add almond paste and beat again. blend in vanilla and almond extracts, then beat in the egg yolks, 1 at a time, being sure that each is mixed in before the next is added. alternately, beat in small amounts of the sifted dry ingredients and the cream to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients., in a clean mixer , beat egg whites until opaque, then add remaining 1/4 cup sugar and beat until whites form soft peaks. fold into batter gently but thoroughly. pour the batter into the cake pan. bake on the middle shelf of the oven for about 60 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. (do not test or move the cakes before they have baked for at least 45 minutes since they are delicate and may fall.), allow the cake to cool and when cooled remove from the pan and dust the top with powdered sugar. cut into eighths or tenths., serve this cake with summer fruits-peaches, nectarines, apricots, berries-tossed with a little sugar, freshly squeezed lemon juice and a pinch of gray salt.

white cake mix* (duncan hines classic white , my choice), eggs, sour cream, water, vegetable oil, note: spice , chocolate or your favorite cake mix may be substituted, after baking , these layers can be spread with icing or filling between the layers, then top and sides iced., this is a quick easy , very pretty icing for the cake, but if using this icing, enjoy the cake the day it is iced, because it will not hold up for longer storage, divinity frosting (a no-brainer, home-style fluffy white frosting mix (betty crocker home style white frosting mix), boiling water, light corn syrup, vanilla extract (i like to add almond extract also), powdered sugar, chopped pecans, toasted

macaroni grill reese s peanut butter cake, unsalted butter, creamy style peanut butter, brown sugar, eggs, all purpose flour, baking powder, salt, milk, vanilla, peanut butter filling, cream cheese, softened, creamy style peanut butter, chocolate glaze, water, unsalted butter, cocoa, powdered sugar, vanilla, preheat oven to 350 degrees. grease and flour 2 9 cake pans., in large mixing bowl, cream butter and peanut butter until light and fluffy. add brown sugar. mix to blend. add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition., in small bowl, combine flour , baking powder and salt. add flour mixture to butter and peanut butter mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. add vanilla., pour batter into pans. bake until cake tests done , about 45 minutes. cool on wire rack to room temperature before frosting the cake., spread half of peanut butter filling over tops of each cake. chill ., spread half of warm chocolate glaze over peanut butter topping on each cake , using metal spatula dipped in hot water. as glaze cools, it will thicken., peanut butter filling : cream ingredients together until light and fluffy., chocolate glaze : place water and butter in small saucepan. bring to boil. add cocoa, sugar and vanilla to water mixture. mix until smooth.

tennessee apple stack cake, dried apples , (6 oz each), brown sugar , packed, ground ginger, ground allspice, shortening, sugar, eggs, milk, molasses, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ground ginger, whipping cream , whipped, place dried apples in a saucepan ; add water to cover. bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 25 to 30 minutes or until tender. drain and mash apples. stir in brown sugar, 1 1/2 tsp ginger, cloves, and allspice; set aside., beat shortening at medium speed of an electric mixer until light ; gradually beat in the sugar. continue beating until light and fluffy. add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. stir in milk and molasses., combine flour , baking powder, soda, salt and remaining 1 tsp ginger; gradually add to creamed mixture, beating until mixture forms a stiff dough. divide dough into 8 equal portions; cover and chill for 1 to 2 hours., dough into an 8-inch circle on greased baking sheets. bake at 350o for 10 minutes or until golden brown. carefully remove layers to wire racks; cool completely. stack layers, spreading equal portions of reserved apple mixture between layers. cover and chill for 8 hours. spread whipped cream or whipped topping over top of cake before serving., cream or whipped topping over top of cake before serving.

cape cod cranberry bundt cake, olive oil , plus some for oiling the pan, eggs, sugar, flour, buttermilk, fresh, frozen or dried cranberries, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, preheat oven to 350 degrees. in a large mixing bowl beat eggs using an electric mixer until foamy. add sugar, and continue beating until mixture is light and fluffy. stir in olive oil. in a small bowl combine baking soda and buttermilk. alternately beat the flour and the buttermilk mixture into the egg mixture. stir in remaining ingredients, and pour into a 9 inch tube or bundt cake pan, lightly oiled with olive oil and floured. bake for 1 hour or until a tester comes out clean.

home-style fluffy white frosting mix, boiling water, light corn syrup, vanilla extract, powdered sugar, chopped pecans, toasted, toasted pecan halves

home-style fluffy white frosting mix, boiling water, light corn syrup, vanilla extract, powdered sugar, chopped pecans, toasted

home-style fluffy white frosting mix, boiling water, light corn syrup, vanilla extract, powdered sugar, chopped pecans, toasted

hard-cooked large eggs, mcpherson corn bread, refrigerated fluffy buttermilk biscuits, rubbed sage, pepper, low-salt chicken broth, chopped celery, chopped onion, egg whites, lightly beaten

makes 3-4 dozen cookies, decorations (your choice ) granulated sugar, colored sugar crystals, frosting, candies, chips, nuts, raisins, decorating gel, granulated sugar, butter flavor crisco, eggs, light corn syrup, vanilla, all-purpose flour (plus 4 tbsp), divided, baking powder, baking soda, salt, combine sugar and shortening in large bowl. beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. add eggs, syrup, and vanilla. beat until well blended and fluffy., combine 3 cups flour , baking powder, baking soda, and salt. add gradually to creamed mixture at low speed. mix until well blended., divide dough into 4 quarters. wrap each quarter of dough with plastic wrap. refrigerate at least 1 hour. keep refrigerated until ready to use., heat oven to 375of. place sheets of foil on countertop for cooling cookies., spread 1 tbsp or more of flour on large sheet of waxed paper. place 1 quarter of dough on floured paper. flatten slightly with hands. turn dough over and cover with another large sheet of waxed paper. roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness. remove top sheet of waxed paper. cut out with floured heart-shaped cutter., transfer to ungreased baking sheet with large pancake turner. place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. roll out remaining dough., sprinkle with granulated sugar or colored sugar crystals, or leave plain to frost or decorate when cooled., bake 1 baking sheet at a time at 375of for 5 to 9 minutes, depending on the size of your cookies (bake smaller, thinner cookies closer to 5 minutes; larger cookies closer to 9 minutes)., do not overbake. cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. remove cookies to foil to cool completely, then frost and decorate if desired.

mile high lemon meringue secrets, lemon meringue pie may be an american classic , but it can be tricky to prepare. there s the crust with all its issues, then the tart filling and the meringue itself, which is all too prone to weeping. and that topping is never, ever as tall and fluffy as we would like. we wanted to figure out how to make a perfect lemon meringue pie with a sky-high topping. here s what we discovered, make the meringue with a hot sugar syrup (what the professionals call italian-style meringue). this ensures that the meringue is cooked through and stable enough to be piled high on top of the filling. the addition of a little cream of tartar to the egg whites while mixing also helps to stabilize the meringue.flavor the filling with both lemon zest and lemon juice for the brightest citrus flavor. remember to strain the filling to remove the zest, which would mar the otherwise silky smooth filling.use a rubber spatula to spread the meringue over the filled pie, making sure to stick the meringue to the edge of the pie crust to prevent the topping from shrinking. once all the meringue is on the pie, use the spatula to make the spikes and peaks of meringue., all-purpose flour , for dusting, brisee (pie dough) for 1 single 9 inch pie crust, egg, heavy cream, cornstarch, cake flour, salt, sugar, egg yolks, lightly beaten, fresh lemon juice, lemon rind, unsalted butter, cut into small pieces, egg whites, sugar, salt

butter-flavored baking spray, vanilla cake mix (recommended : betty crocker), canola oil, eggs, white cranberry juice, cook n serve tapioca pudding (recommended : jell-o), light coconut milk (recommended : thai kitchen), coconut extract, shredded coconut, fluffy white frosting (recommended : betty crocker), coconut extract, fresh blueberries, shredded coconut, recipes blueberry sauce , recipe follows, frozen blueberries, blueberry vodka (recommended : stoli), blueberry jelly, cornstarch, orange , zested