my spot: 2011

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Holiday Baking

Lemon Pound Cake

Preheat oven to 350 degreees. Grease and flour a bundt pan. Combine Lemon Cake Mix, 5 large eggs, 1 cup water, and 1/3 cup oil in a large bowl. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour into pan.

Bake at 350 degree for 50-60 minutes. Cool in pan for 25 minutes. Invert onto heat resistant serving plate. Cool completely.

For glaze, place Duncan Hines Lemon Creamy Home-Style Frosting in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave on high power for 10-15 seconds. Stir until smooth. Drizzle over cake.

Fourth Week of Advent

Fill me with your praise!

I want to sing your glory,

filled with joy

for the message of hope you send.

Sunday, December 18, 2011

O Christmas Tree....

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Sugar Plum Tree

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Nothing says loving like something from the oven....

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Nothing says loving like something from the oven...

Third Week of Advent

I pray and listen to the good news you send.

I ask and feel the healing.

I am freed by you by the things in this world

that let me hide from you.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Feast of St. Nick...

Monday, December 5, 2011

Second Week of Advent

God of Strength, I need your courage.

Give me the humility to ask for your help

and open my heart to accept

your healing and love in my life.

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Christmas Countdown

First Week of Advent

As I begin this Advent journey, teach me to turn to you in my fear and sorrow. I don't want to keep making my heart hard against you.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Holiday Baking

Pumpkin Coffee Cake

yellow cake mix

16 oz canned pumpkin

1/2 c brown sugar

1/2 c oil

3 eggs

1 tsp pumpkin pie spice

Combine ingredients.

Mix on medium speed for 2-3 minutes.

Spread in to greased and floured 8x8 pan.

In a medium bowl, combine 1/2 c sugar,

1/4 c margarine and 1 tsp cinnamon.

Cut until crumbly. Sprinkle over batter.

Cut gently mixture into batter
leaving most of the mixture on top.

Bake at 350 degress for 40-45 minutes.

Monday, November 28, 2011

First Week of Advent

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Holiday Baking

Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Small can of crushed pineapple

1/3 cup melted margarine

2/3 cup brown sugar

yellow cake mix

Drain pineapple and reserve juice. Stir together melted margarine and brown sugar. Spread mixture on sprayed cake pan and follow with pineapple. Prepare cake mix, using pineapple juice for part of the water. Pour batter in pan. Bake per package directions. Cool 5 minutes. Loosen edges and invert onto servin dish.