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Culinary Tales/ Sweet Things

No-Bake Red Velvet Cheesecake Truffles

With Valentine’s Day around the corner whipping up these easy and delicious No-Bake Red Velvet Cheesecake Truffles is a must! Besides Valentine’s they are also perfect for an array of holidays or even if you just want a quick way to satisfy your sweet tooth.

No-Bake Red Velvet Cheesecake Truffles

They’re made with cream cheese, cocoa powder, red food coloring, vanilla extract, brown sugar, melting chocolate, and sprinkles!

Start by letting the cream cheese soften by placing it on the counter at room temp for about 30 minutes before hand.

Place your softened cream cheese, cocoa powder, brown sugar, red food coloring, and vanilla in a large bowl.

Using a hand mixer , mix until well blended. Place your cream cheese mixture in the freezer for about 30 minutes to an hour. You want it to be a thick enough consistency to hold form.

Line a small baking tray with parchment paper. Remove your cream cheese mixture from the freezer. Scoop the mixture into small balls one by one placing them a few inches apart on the tray.

Once you’ve filled your try place it in the freezer for another 30 minutes. This is to make sure they’re really solid before dipping and to give us time to get our chocolate melted. The melting chocolate is very temperamental and cools quickly so, be sure to have everything ready to dip before heating it up.

To melt the chocolate follow the directions on your package. I placed mine in a pot on the stove on low heat. Stirring it. At one point it started to thicken a little too much so I added a smidge of butter to loosen it up.

Dip each ball in the chocolate using a fork. Then place it on the parchment paper and quickly add sprinkles. Remember the chocolate hardens quickly!

Once you’ve finished dipping and decorating, they’re ready to enjoy. If you’re not serving them right away be sure to keep them refrigerated!

No-Bake Red Velvet Cheesecake Truffles

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Serves: 16-18

Ingredients

  • 2 Blocks Cream Cheese (softened)
  • 1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1/2 Cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
  • 3-4 Drops Red Food Coloring
  • Package Melting Chocolate
  • Heart Sprinkles

Instructions

1

Place your softened cream cheese, cocoa powder, brown sugar, red food coloring, and vanilla in a large bowl.

2

Using a hand mixer , mix until well blended.

3

Place your cream cheese mixture in the freezer for about 30 minutes to an hour.

4

Line a small baking tray with parchment paper. Remove your cream cheese mixture from the freezer.

5

Scoop the mixture into small balls one by one placing them a few inches apart on the tray.

6

Once you've filled your try place it in the freezer for another 30 minutes.

7

To melt the chocolate follow the directions on your package. Once chocolate is melted use a fork to dip them - one at a time.

8

Placing each on the parchment paper, quickly add sprinkles.

January 24, 2021
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Culinary Tales/ Sweet Things

Easy Strawberry Poke Cake

Today I’m making this Easy Strawberry Poke Cake. Not only is this cake super easy to make, it’s delicious and very appropriate for Valentine’s Day!

The idea behind the poke cakes is that after the cake comes out of the oven and is cooled, you pour a liquid over top – most of the time Jello! To make this cake I’m sticking true to form and using strawberry jello! I’m using a box cake mix. Could you make the cake from scratch? Sure. Do you need to? Absolutely not. This is going to taste homemade and it’s going to cut the time in half.

I’m also decorating the cake with strawberries and raspberries to keep with the flavors and red theme of Valentine’s Day!

Easy Strawberry Poke Cake

Start off by following the directions on your cake box. Mix the egg whites, vegetable oil, and cake mix in a large bowl.

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees . Spray your cake pans with non-stick cooking spray and pat with a little flour . Pour your batter into the pans. Place the pans in the oven to bake . They should take about 24 minutes to bake. You can test them with a toothpick , stick it in the middle and if it comes out clean it’s ready!

After removing your cakes from the oven let them cool in the pan on a rack for about 15 minutes. Next transfer them to a plate to cool for and additional 15 minutes. After they are completely cool you’re going to replace them in the pan so that you can pour the jello over top.

Take a fork and poke wholes all around the cake. Boil 1 cup of water on the stove top and then add the jello packet to the water stirring. Pour the jello mix over top of the cake slowly and evenly!

Place the cakes in the fridge for at least 3 hours. After they’ve chilled for long enough, remove them from the cake pans and get ready to frost them!

Mix 3/4 of a tub of cool whip with one can of frosting. Separate the frosting in to two bowls and place a little red food coloring in to one bowl. After mixing it frost the top of the bottom cake with it.

Next, place the other cake on top.

Begin frosting the edges of the cake. The easiest way is to sort of spin the cake slowly as you apply the frosting with a spatula. Finally, apply frosting on top evenly.

Once your done frosting it sprinkle some white crystal sprinkles all over the middle and place strawberries around it in two separate layers of a circle. Lastly, place the raspberries right in the middle on top of the crystal sprinkles!

Easy Strawberry Poke Cake

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Serves: 8-10 Cooking Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 boxes white cake mix
  • 1 box strawberry jello mix
  • 1 can of vanilla frosting
  • 1 Cup of Strawberries
  • 1 Cup of Raspberries
  • 2 Tbsp of Sprinkles

Instructions

1

Bake cakes according to box directions!

2

Let cakes cool for 15 minutes. Remove from pans and cool for an additional 15 minutes.

3

Place them back in the pan so that you can pour the jello over the top.

4

Take a fork and poke wholes all around the cake.

5

Boil 1 cup of water on the stove top and then add the jello packet to the water stirring.

6

Pour the jello mix over top of the cake slowly and evenly!

7

Place the cakes in the fridge for at least 3 hours.

8

After they've chilled for long enough, remove them from the cake pans.

9

Mix 3/4 of a tub of cool whip with one can of frosting.

10

Separate the frosting in to two bowls and place a little red food coloring in to one bowl.

11

After mixing it frost the top of the bottom cake with it.

12

Place the other cake on top and begin frosting the sides.

13

Sprinkle some white crystal sprinkles all over the middle and place strawberries around it in two separate layers of a circle. Lastly, place the raspberries right in the middle on top of the crystal sprinkles.

February 10, 2020
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Cocktails/ Culinary Tales

Blood Orange Crush

With Valentine’s Day coming up, I’m sharing the recipe for this Blood Orange Crush. I knew I wanted to make a cocktail using Blood Oranges. I love everything about them. First off, they are gorgeous!

Secondly, they taste amazing! Depending on where you live they can be difficult to find, but they are definitely worth the search.

They’re also super healthy, the red flavonoid pigments that give the oranges their bold crimson color are filled with antioxidants that can help to prevent a whole range of free radicals and diseases. Taste wise, they are so much smoother than regular oranges, and a little sweeter too. They are good in salads, cakes, donuts, & scones amongst other foods. They are fantastic paired with any liquor. So, I’m pairing them with vodka in this Blood Orange Crush.

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February 14, 2018
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