Red Velvet Cupcake Toppings

By Dominique A Arrington

For this recipe you will need: a medium bowl, 1 ¾ cups of confectioners sugar, 8 ounces of room temperature cream cheese, 6 ounces of room temperature butter, 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, milk, a small bowl, red food coloring, ¼ cup of all purpose flour, ¼ cup of brown sugar, 1/3 cup of chilled butter, a cookie sheet, and parchment paper or aluminum foil.

Step 1:

Cut the butter into small cubes no bigger than ¼ an inch.

Step 2:

In the small bowl add your ¼ cup of all purpose flour.

Step 3:

In the same bowl, add your ¼ cup of brown sugar and mix them together.

Step 4:

Once the flour and brown sugar are combined well, add in the ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract.

Step 5:

In a cutting or stabbing motion with a butter knife or small plastic spatula, break the butter up into small pieces into the dry mixture a few pieces at a time. You should start seeing the butter combine with the cry ingredients into small crumbs.

Step 6:

Once majority of the butter has been added and majority of the mixture is crumbled, add 4 drops of red food coloring scattered throughout the mixture.

Step 7:

Preheat your oven for 350° F.

Step 8:

Line the cookie sheet with parchment paper. If you do not have parchment paper at home you can use a well greased sheet of aluminum foil.

Step 9:

Sprinkle your streusel crumbs throughout the cookie sheet making sure that they are not all combined into large clumps.
Step 10:

Bake your streusel at 350°F for about 7-8 minutes and begin your icing.

Step 11:

Let your pretty red crumble cool before adding it as the finishing touch to your cupcakes.

Step 12:

Place the eight (8) ounces of room temperature cream cheese into the medium bowl and begin to whip at a medium-low speed. You want to make sure the cream cheese is room temperature because that will allow it to create the creamy, smooth texture of icing.

Step 13:

Add the four (4) ounces of room temperature butter to the bowl and combine the two ingredients until you start seeing them form into the whipped consistency.

Step 14:

Turn the mixer down to low and add in your 1 ¾ cups of powdered sugar. Incorporate all the ingredients together until it has the smooth whipped consistency of an icing

Step 15:

Once at a good consistency add in your teaspoon of vanilla extract and mix for about another minute.

Step 16:

Check the consistency of your icing, some brands of cream cheese whip better than others. If the icing is a little too thick or lumpy add a tablespoon of milk and mix that into the icing for about 30 seconds. Test the consistency again and add more milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, as needed until it is the right consistency.

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Decadent Red Velvet Cupcake Recipe

By Christan Monin

I first made this Red Velvet cupcake recipe for a wedding cake tasting for a friend. The cake was wonderful, however, I have made some tweaks and additions that I think really make these cupcakes superb. The addition of extra chocolate emboldens the cupcakes' flavors and leaves the final product a gorgeous, deep red that is as luxurious as its' name. I advocate adjusting your recipes to your own tastes. Feel free to add more or less of the flavoring, adjust the amount of red dye you use. Adding just half an ounce of the dye will brighten your cupcakes in an instant for any festive occasion! If you prefer something even more decadent a filling can always be made for the center of each cupcake. Chocolate ganache, Bavarian cream, or even the cream cheese filling make a decadent center that amp up this recipe. Just use a 10 inch feather weight piping bag with tip 230, and you have utterly sublime cupcakes that will enthrall any crowd.

The Cream Cheese frosting is the perfect compliment to your Red Velvet cupcakes. The perfect combination of cream cheese and sugar gives this frosting a subtle and elegant flavor that enhances the flavors of the cupcake.

Makes 10-12 Cupcakes

3 ½ tsps cocoa powder
½ ounce red food dye

½ cup butter (1 stick)
1 egg
1 cup sugar

1 ¼ cups cake flour
½ tsp salt

½ cup buttermilk

¼ tsp baking soda
1 tsp vinegar
1 tsp vanilla (or any flavor of your choice)

Mix the cocoa powder and red food dye together using a metal whisk until completely blended and smooth. Set aside. In a stand mixer beat the egg. Add the butter and sugar and mix until light and creamy (speed 5). Combine the red dye mixture to the eggs and sugar; mix well (speed 3). Sift together dry ingredients and add to mixture alternating with the buttermilk (always start and end with the dry ingredients). Combine the baking soda and vinegar; add to the mixture. Once combined add the vanilla (or alternate flavoring).

Bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes.

Cream Cheese Frosting

8 ounces cream cheese frosting
½ cup butter (1 stick)
1 tsp vanilla
1 box confectioner's sugar (1 pound)

Cream together the cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla. Slowly add the sugar mixing the entire time (start at speed 1 so as not to engulf yourself in a cloud of sugar). If the mixture appears too thick add water or milk one tablespoon at a time. The frosting is perfect when it looks elegant and satiny.

Happy Baking!

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Cream Cheese Recipes

By Audrey Okaneko

n I think of cream cheese, I immediately think of bagels. I love bagels and cream cheese. However cream cheese is wonderful in many other recipes.

I think one of my favorite recipes is crab and cream cheese wontons. Although meant as an appetizer, I can easily devour a dozen of them leaving no room for the actual dinner.

Crab and Cream Cheese Wontons

4 ounces of crab meat (you can use fresh or canned)

2 ounces cream cheese (solid is best, not whipped)

1/4 teaspoon grated lemon zest

1/2 teaspoon lemon juice

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt or to taste

1/8 teaspoon black pepper

2 teaspoons chives

Small dish of water

Wonton wrappers

Mix the crab, cream cheese, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt, pepper and chives together. Taste and adjust seasoning to your taste.

Put a spoonful of mixture into each wonton shell. Use water to moisten the edges and fold into triangles.

When ready to eat, heat in oil until brown on both sides.

Another of my favorite recipes using cream cheese is this recipe for chocolate cupcakes, using cream cheese to make them very moist:

Chocolate Cream Cheese Cupcakes

1 package chocolate cake mix (any brand)

1 package cream cheese (softened)

1/2 cup white sugar

1 egg

1 cup mini chocolate chips (I always use milk chocolate, as I like the cupcakes sweet)

Preheat oven to 350F. Put cupcake papers into pan. Prepare chocolate cake mix according to package instructions and set aside. In a separate bowl, mix together the sugar and the softened cream cheese until smooth. Beat egg and add to sugar mixture, mix well. Gently mix in the chocolate chips. Fill cupcake cases 1/2 full of chocolate cake batter. Then add 1 full teaspoon of cream cheese mixture to center. Top with more chocolate cake batter. Cupcake cups should be 3/4 full. Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes or until tops spring back when lightly touched in center.

Note: You can use peanut butter chips instead of chocolate chips for a wonderful peanut butter and chocolate taste.

And finally, a wonderful cream cheese dip to serve with either crackers or vegetables:

Horseradish & Cream Cheese Dip

2 packages (3 oz. each) cream cheese, softened

2 tablespoons prepared horseradish

1/4 cup mayonnaise (I use low fat)

1/4 teaspoon salt

pepper to taste (experiment using both white and black pepper)

6 slices of bacon, crumbled

Mix the cream cheese, horseradish, mayonnaise, salt and pepper. Add bacon pieces and mix. Refrigerate over night so flavors can blend.

This is just a small sample of what you can do with cream cheese as your main ingredient in recipes.

Bon Appetite!!

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Learn to Bake

By Rayna Roy

In today's world, where shopping and eating is more of a matter of convenience than an art, baking has become something that we consider an extravagance, the province of those who wish to wear the crown of domestic god or goddess. With baking often taking quite a lot of time, most people do not have the same interest in baking that was shown by their parents or grandparents.

Baking should be given more precedence than it is shown. The notion of our daily bread and living on bread alone gives us an idea of how necessary baked goods really are to us. Truth be told, baked goods such as bread are still important to most of us, it is just that we let someone else do the baking nowadays.

So, at one end of the spectrum we have bread as our most elemental staple. At the other we have cake as the ultimate celebratory food, used to mark our most important social functions. There can be no doubting that baked foods are essential to us and, while baking each day is a luxury many of us cannot afford time-wise, maybe by baking our own goods every now and again we can better treasure those simple meals and special social occasions by more directly adding to them.

Baking is the technique for extended cooking of food by dry heat, normally in an oven. It covers a huge number of different dishes and bakeware. All the cuisines internationally have a signature bread, dessert, or pastry, so the options can be overwhelming. What if our early efforts are not treasured or prove too difficult to complete successfully? Is there something that might be a sure-fire hit and will be a basic introduction to baking? Well, you will be pleased to know that there is a treat that fits the bill here nicely.

Strangely enough, although their charm is in their small size, cup cakes are huge in today's world! They are not just for kids and, like so many of the basic pleasures we have always loved, they have been touched by the gourmet's hand. Something that is popular, festive and - believe it or not comparatively easy to make - is a good project for the unprofessional baker.

You might be surprised to know that these tasty little dishes have been around since the 19th century and were originally baked in single clayware cake pans or ramekins. Here is a bit of trivia for you: they are named fairy cakes in the UK and Ireland, probably because you can easily envisage one feeding a whole party of thumb-sized sprites. Anyway, cupcakes have a long pedigree, but they have also evolved.

If you live anywhere near a metro area, the probabilities are good that there will be a bakeshop nearby that specializes in cup cakes, because they are currently a favorite. While the hope here is that you will bake your own cupcakes every now and again, these bakeries are great places to get inspiration in terms of decorating and recipes go. Nothing like a ready-made excuse: when you are leisurely savoring their goods, you can say it is all being done in the name of research!

In fact, there are lots of reasons why cupcakes make a good early adventure into the fine tradition of baking. One of the biggest motivators here is that it is not all hard work, an element of play comes into things and anyone can exercise their creative powers - regardless of how gifted they are. Time to break out the frosting and sprinkles!

After you have mastered the cupcake, it is not too much of a stretch to make a cake proper. The ingredients are the same and similar decorating techniques are employed. If you found the presentation element to be the most satisfying, then you will want to explore 3-D cakes or cakes in the round. By that we're talking about cake as sculpture. Certain examples here include birthday cake trains hauling cars of lollies or a village of holiday cake cottages. Several manufacturers, such as Wilton and Nordic Ware, sell 3D cake pans in the shape of castles, trains and more. Cakes made with such pans become real centrepieces at the event or party and they are going to be remembered.

Again, you will find all sorts of information on the web on how to mix, knead, and bake flour, water and yeast (believe it or not, the ingredients are that basic, though what you can add to the standard triad is virtually limitless). It might take you a few attempts to get your chosen recipe perfect, but knowing that you made the most basic of foods with your own hands imparts a deep, quiet gratification that cannot be denied.

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Learn to Bake

By Rayna Roy

Kid Birthday Cake Idea Collection - Cake Decorating Without Fear

By Patricia Jensen

Our kid birthday cake idea collection makes cake decorating fun and fearless. You don't have to be a pastry chef to create a professional quality cake for your child's birthday or other special event. Learn unique and easy cake decorating ideas to make spectacular homemade cakes.

PARTY CAKE CONCEPT AND DESIGN

The most important kid birthday cake idea is choosing a cake concept which fits with your party theme. You can start with a simple sheet cake topped with small toys or figures, or piece the cake itself to form a unique design.

For example, a Construction Party cake could be topped with tiny toy dumptrucks and bulldozers pushing a chocolate chip mountain. Or, the cake itself could be cut, pieced and frosted to look like a dump truck.

For a Train Party, set a miniature choo-choo train on licorice tracks atop your cake, or line up several brightly colored frosted loaf cakes to form train cars.

For a Luau party, a simple round or sheet cake can be festooned with a silk flower lei, or form a string of cupcakes in a circle and adorn each one with silk or frosting flowers. Connect with a licorice string to make a cupcake "lei".

Baking cakes in an oven-safe glass bowl or in a special 3D sports ball pan is great for making any kind of perfectly round ball cake, or the dress part of a Barbie doll cake. A wonder mold cake pan makes small single serving doll cakes and other cute creations!

Think of the design you'd like to make and what shapes you need to make it - round, sheet, loaf, cupcakes, or a combination.

Peruse cake decorating books for a kid birthday cake idea which fits your needs. Many books provide templates forcutting and piecing cakes to create any number of popular designs. You decide just how simple or challenging your cake will be.

For a no-fuss kid birthday cake idea, apply an edible cake art image to the top of a frosted cake. Many popular themes and copyrighted images such as Disney are available to provide a professional looking cake design.

Themed cake pans are another popular cake decorating option. They provide the shape and visual design to follow for an impressive finished cake. Popular TV and cartoons characters are well represented in cake pans, as well as teddy bears, butterflies, pirates, Tigger,Mickey Mouse, and lots more.

FROSTING CHOICES

Homemade Frosting - Dig up that famous family recipe or check out one of the many online recipe sites and make your cake frosting from scratch. Be sure to plan ahead how much of each color will be needed for both basic foundation and decorative trim.

Canned and Tube Frostings - Easiest and quickest, prepared canned frostings are available in grocery stores in the baking aisle with the cake mixes. They generally come in white, chocolate, and a handful of other popular flavors. Keep a few ready-to-use tube frostings on hand in various basic colors to add the finishing touches.

Fondant Frosting - Gaining in popularity in this country in recent years, fondant frosting gives a beautiful smooth finish to your cake decorating creation. Fondant can be rolled out and draped over a cake, poured on as a glaze, or sculpted into shapes. It is easily tinted, and can be flavored as well. Ready-made fondant is available through party supply outlets. There are also many recipes online for homemade fondant.

CAKE DECORATING WITH CANDY AND SMALL TOYS

Cookies, candies, and other materials can be used for special and impressive effects. Frosted sugar cones can serve as the fins on a space ship cake or the turrets on a castle cake. Make a surprise cake filling with jello.

A wide variety of plastic stand-ups or cake toppers are available in craft stores. Or, simply use a toy which fits in with the party theme as a cake topper and give it to the party child when the party is over. Action figures, small dolls, animals and cartoon characters all make good choices.

Add cool candy accents with M & M's, licorice pieces, licorice whips, animal crackers, oreo cookies, paper umbrellas, pretzel sticks, tootsie rolls, jimmies, gummies such as worms, bears, etc, gumdrops, mini marshmallows, colored coconut, jellybeans.

THE LATEST CAKE DECORATING FADS!

There are many novel choices for placing the finishing touches on your party cake. Dress it up in style with one or more of these unique special effects:

Spray Color Mist - is a fun addition to your baking repertoire. Frost your cake white, then spray on edible color from an aerosol can. Available in many colors, it can be used with stencils to make unique designs, as a highlight to whipped topping - even on your child's mashed potatoes!

Luster Dusts - are an edible food safe "dust" which can be used on any frosting recipe that dries hard and firm to the touch. Brush it on white frosting for a metallic-like glossy sheen or layer it for interesting color effects.

Cake Stampers - can be used along with brush-on color for fondant icing. Simply stamp shapes and designs into the finished fondant and tint with brush-on color.

Cake Stencils - Place stencil on iced cake and sprinkle edible glitter, confetti sprinkles, or use spray-on color mist.

Edible Color Markers - These unique markers are used just like an ink marker. Draw fun designs on cakes, cookies, fondant frosting, even cheese, fruit slices and bread. Decorating marker kits are available for children.

Edible sugar-shape decorations,
decorative candles, themed cake picks and rings,and edible glitter are all fun tools in your cake baking arsenal.

Now you're armed with lots of great ideas for cake decorating success - without fear!

Go forth and create... and above all, have fun!

For more cake decorating information, check out our webpage: Kid Birthday Cake Idea Collection

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Patricia B. Jensen is a mother of three and kids party enthusiast. She is the webmaster and owner of Kids-Party-Paradise.com - a complete resource for kids party ideas including invitations, cakes, decorations, games, costumes, favors, and food.

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Cake Decorating Expert

By Reden Abanes Dollano

For some, cake decorating is a hobby, and for others, it is a career. The amateurs are those who find it fun and gratifying to bake the cakes and then decorate them for their family and friends, saving money by doing it themselves. With expert training along with good decorating tips and ideas, anyone can master this art. With this art form you will be able to stretch your imagination. If you continue building your skills, you will experience the joy of making others happy with your expertise.

The art of decorating cakes takes place when a man or woman has turned the kitchen into an art studio. When a cake is decorated in an artistic design it is pleasing to both the creator and the recipient. Creating a cake does not have to be a stressful experience, you just need to get creative. Don't be afraid to try new ideas and techniques. For the amateur, it is the simple cake decorating tips, which are the best ways to help you get started. Decorating can be as simple as using a stencil and dusting confectioner's sugar or cocoa powder on the top of a cake.

Cakes can be iced with butter cream, royal fondant, or cooked icing. Adding to the icing cakes can be topped with flowers, spun sugar, or candy. Cakes can be created to look like a hot dog, pizza, or just about anything you have the imagination to create.

If you want to be an amateur cake decorator, you will need to learn the basics and pick up as many of the tips you can. There are many tips and ideas widely available. You may decide to continue making and decorating cakes as a pastime or you may decide to look into making a career out of decorating and baking cakes.

Whatever your desires or your goals when it comes to cake decorating, now that you are armed with this guide dedicated to cake decorating mastery, you will become a force to be reckoned with and win the envy and admiration and praise of those around you... all while having incredible fun as you go!

GETTING STARTED...

To begin decorating, you will need to ensure that you have all of the decorating tools needed.

Tips (otherwise called tubes) are an integral part of decorating cakes. Tips are simple metal cones, which you squeeze icing or a medium through to form different shapes and designs.

The size and shape of the opening on a decorating tube determines the type of decorations the tip will produce. There are 7 basic decorating tip groups: round, star, leaf, drop flower, rose, basket-weave and specialized.

A new decorator should have at least one or two tips from the first five tip groups. Then, as you become more proficient in your decorating you will want to expand your collection with tips from other groups.

Today, we will walk you through the process of trimming and splitting a cake into layers, icing it, and then finishing it with a few simple decorating techniques.

Don't worry; you won't need a pastry bag or tips, just a little patience. We recommend that you equip yourself with a few tools that can make all the difference in the finished appearance of the cake and minimize your frustration:

- a long serrated knife for trimming and cutting
- a 10-inch flexible icing spatula
- cardboard rounds, and, ideally, a rotating cake stand.

For an alternative to the rotating cake stand, improvise by setting a dinner plate upside down on top of an upside- down cake pan. The cake won't spin freely, as it does on a rotating cake stand, but this arrangement does elevate the cake and gives you an edge to grip and spin.

LEVELING AND SPLITTING THE CAKE

A cake can be cut into layers, or cakes baked separately can be layered together.

Either way, level cakes are much easier to ice than mounded ones that must be supplemented with an overabundance of icing. Use a long serrated knife to level an uneven cake and/or to cut it into layers. When the cake has cooled completely, set it on a cardboard round that is cut about 1⁄8 inch larger than the cake.

Place the cake close to the edge of the counter for more clearance when cutting.

First, determine the cake's lowest point. Steady the cake by gently pressing an outstretched hand on its surface. Holding the knife parallel to the work surface and using a steady sawing motion, begin cutting at the same level as the cake's lowest point, slicing off the mound. Remove the trimmed area.

If you are cutting the cake into layers, measure the height of the cake (that has been levelled, if necessary) and cut a small incision into the side with a paring knife to mark the desired thickness of your layers. Repeat every 3 or 4 inches around the circumference of the cake.

With a serrated knife held parallel to the work surface, cut superficially into the cake. Then, with an outstretched palm gently pressed on the surface, slowly spin the cake away from you while pulling the knife toward you. The goal is to connect the incisions and score the cake, not slice it, to create a clearly defined midpoint. Following the midpoint-marking, cut deeper and deeper in the same manner.

Gradually move the knife closer to the cake's center with each rotation. When the knife progresses past the cake's center, the cut is complete. Carefully slide the knife out then remove the cake from the cardboard round.

ICING THE CAKE

When filling and icing a cake with a butter-cream frosting, the challenge is to prevent crumbs from catching in the icing.

To help frosting spread more smoothly, get rid of loose crumbs with a pastry brush.

Cold icing is difficult to spread and pulls on the surface of the cake, so if you've made the icing ahead and chilled it, give it ample time to warm and soften. Also, placing the cake's sturdy bottom crust face-up on the top layer minimizes crumbs and provides distinct, clean edges that are easy to ice. Spreading a thin coating of frosting on the sides helps seal in any crumbs, allowing for a smoother overall look.

Finally, applying a base coat, or "crumb coat," of icing seals in loose crumbs so that they do not mar the cake's appearance.

To anchor the cake, spread a dab of frosting in the center of a cardboard round cut slightly larger than the cake. Center the upper layer of a split cake crust-side up or one cake of separately baked layers bottom-side up on the cardboard round.

Spread a dab of frosting on the center of the cake stand, then set the cardboard round with the cake on the stand.

Place a large blob in the center of the cake and spread it to the edges with an icing spatula. Imagine that you are pushing the filling into place rather than scraping it on as if it were peanut butter on a slice of toast.

Don't worry if crumbs are visible in the icing; since the filling will be sandwiched between layers, these crumbs will not be noticeable.

To level the icing and remove any excess, hold the spatula at a 45 degree angle to the cake and, if using a rotating cake stand, turn the cake.

If you're not using a rotating stand, hold the spatula at the same angle, and, starting at the edge farthest away from you, gently drag the spatula toward you. It will take a few sweeps to level the icing.

Using a second cardboard round, slide the top cake layer crust-side up on top of the frosted bottom layer, making sure that the layers are aligned.

Press the cake firmly into place.

A thin base coat of icing helps seal in crumbs. To coat the top, place a blob of icing in the center of the cake and spread it out to the edges, letting any excess hang over the edge. Don't worry if it is imperfect.

Scoop up a large dab of icing on the spatula's tip: Holding the spatula perpendicular to the cake spread the icing on the side of the cake with short side-to-side strokes.

Repeat until the entire side is covered with a thin coating.

Refrigerate the cake until the icing sets, about 10 minutes.

Apply a final thick coat of icing to the top and the sides, following the steps above, making sure that the coat is even and smooth.

When icing the sides, apply a coat thick enough to cover and conceal the cardboard round. Dipping the spatula into hot water will help create a smooth coat.

As you ice the top and sides, a ridge will form along the edge where they meet.

After you've finished icing, hold the spatula at an angle, and, with a very light hand, starting at the farthest edge of the cake, smooth the ridge toward the center. Rotate the cake and repeat until the ridge no longer exists.

SOME FINISHING TOUCHES

With a perfectly coated cake, you've got a base on which to apply some finishing touches to give the cake a polished look. You can just add simple ingredients like flaked coconut or almonds, or chocolate shards, or sprinkles or what have you, and this can look truly lovely and simple... BUT if you really want to take your cake decorating and all those finishing touches and flourishes to the next level, then you really need to dedicate yourself to a good decorating guide or road map.

And I have just the guide for you! It's called Cake Decorating Genius, and all the wonderful information and advice presented above was gleaned from this incredible book.

I really wanted to uncover all the insider secrets and tips in the area of cake decorating for you, and so we've created and compiled the most comprehensive manual that you will ever read! We worked with all the top experts and professionals in the field to bring all this incredible content together, and believe me, this is information that will truly take your cake decorating skills to an impressively high level!

Here's to your cake decorating success,

Reden Dollano

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5 Fantastic Ideas For Kids' Birthday Cake

By Albert Lee

The most vital birthday cake idea for your kid is choosing a party cake concept that will fit with the party theme he or she likes to have. For starters, have a sheet cake that is simply topped and decorated all over with your kids' most beloved figures or toys.

You need not settle for the standard circular, rectangular or square cake. You can hide any small disasters in the cake form you produced by piecing it together to form something totally unique. You can shape it up like your kid's favorite animal, cartoon character or action figure.

Some example of fantastic kids' birthday cake ideas:

1. Construction birthday party cake

Is your child a lover of construction vehicles and motor vehicles then this cake idea will be a big hit. You can top it with several tiny toys shaped like bulldozers and dump trucks shoving mountains of chocolate chips or candies. You can also have the cake itself to look like a frosted dump truck loaded with candies and chocolates.

2. Train birthday party cake

Your kid cannot go over with anything connected with trains? Then it would be terrific idea to present him with a birthday cake topped with a miniature train with candy trimmings and running on tracks made of licorice. You can also make a big enough train made from several frosted and brightly colored loaf cakes. Line up these loaf cakes to form train cars. Adorn with candies and chocolate bars for windows.

3. Luau party cake

Is your kid a lover of all things Hawaiian? Then you can present her with a totally luau kid birthday cake made of a simple sheet or round cake festooned with silk flowers for leis. You can also have several cupcakes decorated with frosted flowers and stringed together with long brightly colored marshmallows or licorice. The product would appear like a "cupcake lei."

4. Doll birthday cake

As a base, bake your cake placed in a glass bowl that's oven safe or a special 3D pan shaped like a sports ball. This will make your cake turn out a perfectly round ball shape. You can top it up with your kids' favorite doll.

5. A fabulous castle cake is also a spectacular idea of a kid's birthday cake fit for a princess.

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Princess Cake Ideas For a Princess Birthday Party

By Shelby Strong

You've got the princess Disney costumes set aside from the girls dress up costumes. You've even made a selection from the princess costumes adult for you to wear to the birthday party. Everything is lined up for the perfect princess birthday party... except the cake. Well don't get your Cinderella princess dress all in a ruffle! There are a lot of great options for the perfect princess birthday cake, from a Snow White princess standing cake to simple cupcake holders. Whatever your style, there is a princess cake option that will, quite literally, put the icing on the cake for your princess party.

The most extravagant cake idea is the standing princess doll cake. You'll need a Barbie-sized plastic doll for this cake of a Cinderella princess or Snow white princess or other princess of your choice. Bake a cake in a round bundt or bell-shaped pan. Strip the doll, wash her quickly, and gently press her into the center of the cake. Decorate the cake as the dolls dress, using the princess Disney costumes as a guide. This standing cake looks just like the princess herself, and is memorable for the birthday girl to have a cake that looks just like her girls dress up costumes.

Castle cakes come in all shapes and sizes. They can be as simple as a sheet cake with a couple castle-shaped toppers or as extravagant as piled loaf cakes cut into a castle, complete with moat. Castle cakes are more than just cakes; they are centerpieces to the party. The memory of a mother in a princess costumes adult, carrying a lit castle cake to the center of a table of singing friends is a memory that is sure to last a lifetime.

Cake toppers are a simple way to make any cake special. Look for toppers shaped like a Cinderella princess, Snow White princess, or other princess. What is the birthday girl's favorite princess Disney costume? Is she wearing a special girls dress up costume to the party? If so, you can search for a cake topper that would match the birthday girl's attire. A simple sheet cake can be a princess playground with just a cake topper two.

Cupcake toppers are a simple, convenient expansion to cakes with cake toppers. Lined cupcakes make the birthday cake a less messy option, and individual cupcake toppers give each child a special trinket to bring home with them.

There are cupcake holders available as well, typically modeled after the princess Disney costumes. Each cupcake holder has a princess on it, and provides the same benefit of the cupcake topper. Although there isn't a large, beautiful cake with this option, it makes for an easy cake that keeps the girls dress up costumes clean.

Shaped cake pans are a special way to turn a sheet cake into a masterpiece. There are cake pans shaped like crowns, which can be decorated with candy "jewels." Cake pans shaped like castles are an easier option than the traditional standing castle cake. After baking the cake, these castle-shaped cakes are easier to frost into a beautiful castle fit for any princess. Coaches, unicorns, and princess shaped pans are also great options for the perfect princess cake.

Toss an apron over those princess costumes adult and step into the kitchen for a princess cake masterpiece. With a these ideas, you'll be able to make the most memorable cake fit for a queen-I mean, princess.

Shelby is the mother of 2 girls and 1 boy and lives in Orem, Utah. She also runs a home-based business called My Cute Dressups at http://www.mycutedressups.com that sells Princess dress up clothes and other fun pretend play items for kids, toddlers, and even teenagers and adult princess costumes. She also has an eBay store and a local store run by the same name. She has seen a noticeable difference in her kids after encouraging dress up play. Visit her website for more biographical information or to see her exciting line of Princess Costumes like Cinderella dresses, Snow White Costumes, Sleeping Beauty dresses, wedding dress up, Medieval Princess, Yellow Beauty, Winter Beauty, Rapunzel dress, doll clothes that fit American Girl, 18 inch doll clothes. She has a Cinderella doll dress that matches exactly with the girl Cinderella dress as well as matching Snow White doll dress.

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Making a 3D Cake At Home

By Angie Kennedy

Making a 3D cake at home can be as simple or complex as you like. For my daughter's birthday, she wanted a dinosaur cake, and I didn't think the simple pan cake with a picture or figurines would do. I researched different cake styles, pans, ideas and came up with building my own cake.

Using simple box cake mix, with a few tweaks to make it stand up to a lot of icing and a little imagination, I was able to come up with a real hit for her birthday celebration. It all comes down to cutting basic round cake layers and I make a rectangle pan cake and have found that the small egg shaped pan works very well to add some shaping to the cake for legs, facial features etc. A crumb coat layer is essential in building the cake and using the icing to stick the layers together.

I actually get something to look at for the shape like a toy or picture for inspiration and draw out a sketch of how I am going to use the cut pieces and put them together on my cake board. I then actually put the pieces together and move them around until I get exactly the scale and shape that I want.

When that is done, glue them together with the icing and prepare to frost, which is the most time consuming aspect. Using a basic butter cream frosting recipe, frosting bag and basic tips (star tip and round tip), color gels for coloring and a lot of patience you can bring your shape to life. There are many resources online for inspiration and help.

My favorite is http://www.coolestcakes.com

Angie Kennedy

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Mastering That 3D Cake

By Angie Kennedy

In "Making a 3D cake at home", I went through the basics of taking a boxed cake mix and basic cake pans and building them into a wonderful character or object of your choosing. It usually takes 2 boxed cake mixes to accomplish the scale of cake that can reasonably feed a crowd of people. Most box cake mixes turn out a cake that is soft, moist and easily can crumble and fall apart, which makes is difficult to manage when manipulating into your shape. Taking out the fat from the egg yolks added and only adding egg whites makes the cake more spongy, and much easier to handle when cutting and standing up on it side. It gives the cake the strength it needs to stand up to a lot of icing as well. I love the texture of the cake that results from doing this. I also substitute milk for the water, to add a little more moisture. While building the cake, my daughter and I eat every leftover corner or cutout left behind, because it is so good. Using a good serrated knife, or bread knife when cutting the cake helps to keep from tearing or crumbling the cake. Once you have cooled your cake completely and cut your round cakes into halves, (I cut 2 round cakes into halves) you can begin to assemble them on a prepared cardboard cake board.

The shape of the object you are building will determine the way you place your cake pieces on the board. I will use the dinosaur for my example. I placed the cut round halves with cut side to board, using 3 halves side by side for thickness. The halves will stand well until you get everything arranged to the shape you want them, then you can use icing to glue them together and crumb coat your cake. I then take the last half of the round cake, cut it in half and stand these two pieces up on their side on the cake board for the head, placing it in on the front side of the other 3 half rounds. For the tail, I cut the last round cake into a half moon shape and place it behind the rounds. You can curve it whichever way you want. For the legs, I made 4 egg shapes, using the Wilton egg shaped pan, which are perfect for the legs. Place these to each side. You can secure these with small wooden dowel rods, or just glue on with icing. Stand back and look at your shape, tweak where you need to. I curved my dinosaur a little on the board. When you get everything arranged into the shape you want, go ahead and place buttercream icing between pieces to stick them together and gently ice over all the pieces for a crumb coat. This prevents excess crumbs on your final icing.

Icing the cake, like I said is the most time consuming part of the process. I use buttercream icing from a basic recipe. You will need to double the recipe for enough icing to fill in your cake. A wonderful basic buttercream icing recipe is as follows.

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup shortening

4 cups powder sugar

2-3 tbsp. milk

1 tsp. vanilla flavoring

I use gel coloring to color the icing. I usually separate it into separate bowls and color it, using a large part for the body and smaller portions for shading and details on the form ie., eyes, claws, spiney forms on dinosaur. I used green for the large portion of the body, a shade darker to enhance around the legs, and create the spines on the back and tail, black for the claws, white for the eyes and teeth. I used just a plain small round tip for the small details. It is necessary to fill in the spaces between the head and body, around the legs and between the tail and body, building with the icing with the star tip to get the full shape you want. Looking a picture of your object is a big help with enhancing the coloring. Embellishments with candies and chocolated cut to shapes is another great idea. I put small chocolate chips in the eyes. You can get as extravagant is you like. The options are endless. After your first one, a basic sheet cake just will not do. It is a lot of fun and your kids will love getting into the decorating. The hard part is watching it get devoured at the party!

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Ronco Pasta and Sausage Machine - Make Delicious Homemade Food

By Donna Ellickson

One Of My Grandmother's Best Sausage Recipes - Italian Style Pasta Sauce With Cabbage

By Gerri Lauder

While searching through my recipe files the other day I found a true family gem. This recipe was used by my grandmother, Nona, to feed our family on cold winter nights. It was one of her best pasta and sausage recipes that she learned from her mother in the "Old Country". I still recall the warm feeling I got enjoying the comforting, mellow flavors of the creamy cabbage and sausage. I had not made it for a long time but I still remembered how wonderfully sumptuous it was. It now is one of my family's favorite pasta and sausage recipes. Italian sausage never tasted better. The secret is in the way you braise the cabbage.

Here is a list of what you will need for four to six servings:

1 Head of Napa or Savoy cabbage
1/2 Teaspoon sea salt
4 Tablespoons of olive oil
2 Tablespoons unsalted butter
1/3 Cup chicken stock
1/2 Chopped yellow onion
2 Teaspoons minced garlic
8 oz. Sweet Italian sausage
1/3 Cup heavy cream
1/2 Teaspoon white pepper
1 Tablespoon Italian parsley
1/2 Cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

The first step is always the same when making pasta, start boiling some pasta water.

1. Wash the individual cabbage leaves, dry and give them a rough chop. Next, heat a pan and add the butter and 2 Tablespoons of olive oil. When they are melted, add the cabbage and salt and saute for a few minutes coating all of the leaves with the oil-butter mixture. Add the stock and cover with a tight fitting lid. Reduce the heat to a soft simmer and let the cabbage braise for ten to fifteen minutes while you prepare the rest of the dish.


2. As the cabbage is braising, take a 10-inch skillet and heat 2 Tablespoons of olive oil to medium and saute the onions until they are limp and translucent. If you are using sausage links, remove the meat from it's skin casings as you should do with all pasta and sausage recipes, and break it up before putting it in the skillet. Add the garlic and sausage. Stir the meat and brown it well on all sides.


3. Remove the braised cabbage and mince the leaves as small as you can. Add the cabbage and all of the juices to the sausage in the skillet, turning the entire mixture to incorporate the flavors. Cover with a tight lid and cook at a low temperature for 10 more minutes, stirring often.


4. Remove the lid and add salt and white pepper to taste. Add the cream and stir with a wooden spoon blending and heating the mixture until the ingredients meld well. Remove from the heat when the cream is warm but not boiling and add the chopped parsley and grated Parmigiano-Reggiano. At this point, you may add your pasta. I personally like to finish my Italian pasta dishes by putting the al dente pasta in the skillet with the sauce to coat all of the pasta.

This dish works well with pasta having some texture like conchigili (shells), or my personal favorite fusilli. I sometime use my pasta maker machine to make fresh pasta for a special treat. All you have to do is make sure you have the freshest ingredients and in the short time it takes to make this Italian sausage recipe, you will see the happiest smiles around you dinner table.

Making fresh pasta at home has been a Lauder family specialty for years. Kids, grandkids, friends and neighbors all take a hand in making the dough and sitting at the table to feast on the results. Watch a video on rolling dough through a pasta machine on Geri's website, find great cookbooks and select a pasta machine for your next family pasta party.

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The Baked Potato Diet

By Justin Collins Lee

s there such a thing as the baked potato diet? Can you really lose weight by eating potatoes? Well, yes their is. You can actually lose weight, using a diet which includes potatoes, but that does not mean, you just eat only that. By adding healthy toppings and fillings, you can lose weight with a diet which is enjoyed by many people all around the world.

The humble potato, has been described by some as a super food, because of the amount of vitamins and minerals which are contained within it. You may not realize, but the potato contains basically no fat, and because of this, you don't have to constantly keep an eye on what you are eating. The average sized 100 gram baked potato, only contains around 165 calories, if you compare this to french fries which contain nearly 220 calories per 100 grams, the numbers, speak for themselves.

It may sound boring, but the baked potato diet can become extremely varied, because of the amount of fillings you can add. Regular toppings such as butter or cheese, can be changed to include sour cream, poached eggs, chopped tomatoes and onions. By simply adding low fat sauces, and a couple of herbs and spices, a baked potato, can become a full meal in minutes.

One of my favorite fillings for a baked potato includes, low fat cottage cheese, red pepper and carrot. My dicing the red pepper and carrot, and mixing it with the low fat cottage cheese, you can turn bland cottage cheese into sweet crunchy potato filling.

These are just some ways of using the potato, to lose weight. I have used this weight loss program many times in the past couple of years, to shed those extra pounds. I have also implemented many other diet programs into my daily routine too.

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Mini Crab Cake Sliders

By Kim Beck

Just like with fish, I have to get a bit creative when I am serving crab to my grandsons. With this recipe they just look like little burgers and they gobble them down. But it's not that hard to get them to like them because they are just delicious. The outside of the cakes are crispy and crunchy and the lemon-mustard sauce makes them irresistible.

I usually serve them with some homemade sweet potato fries, coleslaw and fresh fruit. They are also wonderful with potato or macaroni salads, chips and baked beans. For just myself, my husband and two small grandsons this recipe is the perfect size. If you love crab, you will love these little sliders.

What you will need:

MINI CRAB CAKES

- 1 lb. lump crabmeat, picked and cleaned
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup light mayonnaise
- 1/3 cup finely chopped green onion
- 1 tbsp. Spicy Whole Grain Mustard
- 1 cup seasoned breadcrumbs
- 2 tbsp. butter, divided

LEMON-MUSTARD SAUCE

- 3 tbsp. light mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp. Spicy Whole Grain Mustard
- 1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp. fresh lemon zest
- 6 small slider buns or buns, split

The first thing to do is to preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Next in a large bowl combine the crabmeat, eggs, mayonnaise, green onions, mustard, breadcrumbs and slat and pepper to taste. Form into 6 small patties.

Heat the butter in a large nonstick skillet over a medium-high heat. Add the patties; cook until golden brown on both sides. Transfer the patties to a baking sheet. Place the baking sheet of patties in the oven and bake for about 10 minutes or until they are heated through. While the patties are in the oven, for the sauce, in a small bowl combine the mayonnaise, mustard, lemon juice, lemon zest and slat and pepper to taste.

To serve, place 1 crab cake on the bottom half of a slider bun, and top with the lemon-mustard sauce. Add your favorite topping; lettuce, tomato etc. to the sliders and they are ready! The total preparation time is about 10 minutes and the total cooking time is approximately 15 minutes. These little crab sliders are delicious, hope you give them a try, you will love them!

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The Best Vegetables for Weight Loss Revealed Today

By Adaleya Johnson

If you are trying to lose weight, you know how difficult it can be to feel full on a restricted diet. One of the biggest mistakes dieters make is cutting foods out of their diets without adding anything new. When you feel like you are restricting too severely, you are less likely to stick with your new eating plan. Vegetables are packed with vitamins and nutrients. They provide your body with the majority of what it needs to function, so many of your cravings for unhealthy foods will go away. If you are just learning about vegetables and you want to add them to your diet a little bit at a time, start with these nutrient powerhouses for weight loss.

Sweet Potatoes

The bright orange color of sweet potatoes means they are providing you with beta carotene. Like all potatoes, they fill you up so you will not feel hungry when dieting. Many people do not enjoy the bland taste of white potatoes, but sweet potatoes are richer and more flavorful. You can sweeten them up with cinnamon or make them savory by sprinkling them with sea salt. Sweet potatoes can be baked or grilled with a drizzle of olive oil. Consider substituting a baked sweet potato for pasta, French fries, or a high-fat meat entrée.

Cucumbers

Cucumbers have a high water content, which means eating them will fill you up and keep you hydrated. They are very low in calories, so they make a great snack or addition to a salad. Cucumbers are also a fantastic addition to vegetable smoothies. Smoothies are a great way to get vegetables into the diet of someone who prefers the taste of sweets because they can be made with a mix of fruits and vegetables.

Celery

Celery is a favorite among dieters because it is considered a negative calorie food. This means the food has fewer calories than it takes to eat it. Eating a stalk of celery requires more energy to eat than you are consuming, you it calorie-wise, it is as if you are eating nothing. Celery can also be mixed with peanut butter, so you can combine a serving of vegetables with a serving of protein. Best of all, celery satisfies that need for a crunchy snack that often rears its head when dieting.

Dark Leafy Greens

Dieting or not, dark leafy greens are one of the healthiest foods a person can eat. If you are trying to lose weight, leafy greens are your key to success. They are packed with vitamins and minerals, and are an important part of a healthy diet. Research has even shown that dark leafy vegetables have powerful anti-carcinogenic qualities, so you are not only losing weight you are reducing your risk of disease and illness. Dark leafy greens are sometimes a difficult adjustment for new dieters, so start slow. Steam spinach, add kale to fruit smoothies, and find a great recipe for garlic-flavored collard greens.

Sea Vegetables

Dieters who are serious about boosting health and losing weight can incorporate sea vegetables into their diet. Many consider foods like Nori near-perfect because they contain so many vitamins and nutrients. Best of all they are super low-calorie, so you can fill up on these greens without concern for overeating.

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Burger And Fries: Healthy Style

By Maria Noble

A burger and fries is one of the most popular meals around. Families enjoy them almost everywhere, from fast food joints, to sit down restaurants and even at home. While a burger and fries don't have the best reputation as being a healthy dinner option, there are a number of things - like using whole wheat hamburger buns - that you can do to up their nutritional value.

Use Leaner Meats Or Even Veggies For Your Burgers

A full fat hamburger can have as many as 28 grams of fat in just four ounces. That's over 40% of your daily recommended value! Instead choose a leaner beef or turkey meat. When shopping, compare nutritional labels to pick the best choice for your family.

If you're looking to avoid meat entirely, veggie burgers can be a healthier option. Veggie burgers are often made from combinations of carrots, mushrooms, tomatoes, peppers, black beans and some sort of ingredient to bind everything together such as oatmeal or breadcrumbs. You can make them at home or even purchase pre-made veggie burgers from the store.

Use Whole Wheat Hamburger Buns

Instead of using a white bun, switch to whole wheat hamburger buns. Whole wheat hamburger buns can be packed fibre and other nutrients. Be sure to compare ingredient and nutritional information the next time you shop - you may be surprised at some of the differences out there.

Oven Baked Fries

No burger is complete without a side of fries. However, they don't have to be actually fried! Oven baked frozen fries are a better alternative than their fried counterparts, but you can actually do better than that. Scrub a potato thoroughly and then slice it into long rectangles. Some people prefer to leave the skin on for added nutrients, while others prefer to peel it first. Toss with some olive oil, salt, pepper and any other spices and bake in the oven at a high heat for around 20 minutes. Check on them once or twice and turn halfway through to ensure that they're browning on both sides.

For a tasty twist, try sweet potatoes fries. They can be prepared in a similar way than regular white potato fries, but before cooking them, let them sit in some cold water for 30 minutes to help reduce the level of starch and help them crisp while cooking.

Making a healthier version of burgers and fries isn't as difficult as you might think. If this is one of your family's favourite meals, don't give it up. Instead, make some easy changes, such as using whole wheat hamburger buns, lean meats or even vegetables to make your burgers. If you've never tried a healthy burger, you might be surprised at how tasty one can be.

Maria Noble is a Canadian mother and writer who likes writing about ways to improve her family's health, including eating whole wheat hamburger buns and other whole grain bread. A lot of her research comes from analyzing one of her favourite products WONDER Invisibles Bread.

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The Sweet Truth About Sweet Potatoes

By Rob Adelphia

Have you ever tried sweet potato pie, fries, chips, casserole, baked sweet potato, soup, hashbrowns, or sweet potato pecan pancakes? Okay, you get the picture. Well, it is about time you gave this super-food another shot. You may already be aware that sweet potatoes are not potatoes at all. In fact, they belong to the morning-glory family (Convolvulaceae-say it ten times fast!). Sweet potatoes reproduce vegetatively by using a vine cutting. They are used to make noodles, alcohol, starch, flour, candy,etc.They are also fed to livestock. But, don't let the pigs have all the fun. There is plenty of good to go around.

Here is a breakdown: In a 1 cup serving you will enjoy... 0 cholesterol, 0 total fat, 0 saturated fat, low sodium (72 mg). The other good news: high in Vitamin A (769% of daily value), Vitamin C (65%), Vitamin E (7%), Vitamin K (6%), Vitamin B6 (29%) etc. Omega-3 fatty acids (8.0 mg) and Omega-6 fatty acids (120 mg) Minerals also: Calcium (76.0 mg), Magnesium (54.0 mg), Phosphorus (108 mg), Potassium (950 mg). It also contains phytochemicals like lutein and zeaxanthin, which promote eye heath.

Not convinced yet? It is also a good source of dietary fiber. What does fiber do? It slows the rate that sugar is absorbed into the bloodstream which is good for you because spikes in glucose fall rapidly, which can make you feel hungry soon after eating and lead to overeating. Fiber moves faster through your intestines, which can help signal that you are full. The scrubbing effect of fiber helps clean out bacteria and other buildup in your intestines which helps to reduce your risk for colon cancer. A high-fiber diet helps you have soft and regular bowel movements, reducing constipation (eureka!).

In losing and keeping off that extra weight it is essential that we don't diet but, instead, watch our diet. Sweet Potatoes are just one excellent way of doing this. While steaming is the preferred method, boiling and even stir fry (at low heat) will work. Consuming some fat (3-5 grams) significantly increases our uptake of beta-carotene from sweet potatoes. By the way, even the leaves and sprouts can be eaten.

Enjoy a sweet potato today. You won't regret it and it just may be the start of something sweet for you.

Remember, you are the only you, you have.

Get out there and live it, and live it loud.

Rob is a happily married man with three awesome children. He is a motivational teacher and writer. He has written for newspapers, blogs, and published poetry. His goal is that you would live your life out loud! He is always looking for another adventure. He's been skydiving, bungee jumping, triking, white water rafting, hiked to the top of Mt. Elbert and has dressed as a nun for Halloween. He also has been mercilessly pummeled with snowballs by his children. When he wasn't ready.

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Low Fat Sweet Potato Pie Recipe

By Romika Maitra

Pies are the most popular desserts and they can be enjoyed by any age group. But have you ever thought of calorie contain of these pies? Yes, pies are always considered to be a rich dessert full with calorie and sugar. So why not try a low fat recipe for pie. Give a good surprise to your family by presenting a low fat sweet potato pie recipe to them.

I am sure this recipe will find a good place on your dinning table, especially at huge gatherings.

So let's not waste time and take a look at the ingredients. For cooking the dish, you will require 12 cups crushed cornflakes, 6 tsp sugar, 2 tbsps reduced fat spread, 80 ounce can of sweet potato in light syrup, 32 ounce can of crushed pineapples along with 20 ounce bag of marshmallows.

How to make sweet potato pie:

While preparing the sweet potato pie, you can crush the cornflakes with sugar in a bowl. Take a baking pan and melt the reduced fat spread. Place the melted spread into the cornflake-sugar mixture and stir them properly. Transfer the mixture into an oiled baking pan. Take a bowl and mix the sweet potato (drained) and pineapple (un-drained) and pour the mixture on top of crust. Put the marshmallow on top of the pie. Place the baking dish inside the oven at 350 degrees and bake for around 20-25 minutes. Once they are baked, you can keep them aside so that they get cooled before slicing them.

The recipe is really healthy as sweet potato is rich in vitamins and very low in fat. This could become an impressive holiday dish for your family and friends.

Happy Cooking! Enjoy!

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