Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... December, 2008

12-01-08 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie

[JustAmy]

Welcome To....


'Amy's Place' welcomes all poets
and those who enjoy poetry.
'Amy's Place' is more than just about poetry.
Come in, relax, and share with fellow FReepers
your thoughts about any of the things on the *Menu*.

Enjoy! :)











Never Forget!





Bad Penny



Amy's personal guardian ~
the ever charming, lovable, huggable,
LouieWolf




Many thanks for stopping by. : )

[Majie Purple]

And I Thank You,Amy!!!
Yes indeed, A W’s voice does have the qualities You mention!
:)

[MEG33]

I may make an apple cake, too..This is a Hummingbird cake..with bananas, crushed pinapple and pecans. I use canned apples in my apple cake and it is so easy.
I can freeze what isn’t eaten.
Cake is cooling..mess cleaned up..

[jaycee]

This little guy is going to have himself a Merry (little) Chirstmas. I was searching for something and this little thing popped up. I felt sorry for him...LOL...so I'm giving him a chance to show off! Get your magnifying glasses!

Hi

[MEG33]

We are misty ,too...It will be in the 70s tomorrow so I may go get some more groceries..I need another dessert for Saturday or Sunday if my son and family come.We’ll go out and eat..and have dessert here.

[jaycee]

Meg, I just looked up my Hummingbird Cake recipe and it is strange. It calls for crushed pineapple, 2 cups chopped bananas, 2 cups nuts and by the nuts, it says optional. It has no apples in it. Remember the friend I visited back a month or so ago, she gave it to me and it is in her hand-writing. Does yours call for bananas? Do you think she could have left out the apples or this is just a different recipe? Just got me to thinking and I knew I had a recipe for Hummingbird Cake.

[Majie Purple]

LOL!
Your # 1839... oh soooo cute & funneh!!

[Lady Jag]

Hi, Jaycee!

[MEG33]

The apple cake has canned apples..Different cakes.
I use 1 cup of chopped nuts in my Hummingbird cake..if I use them at all.

[MEG33]

Hummingbird Cake

PREPARATION:
Preheat oven to 350°.Grease and flour bundt pan..

INGREDIENTS:
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 eggs, beaten
1 1/4 cups vegetable oil (I use 1 and 1/3..think 1/4 will work)
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract I spilled a bit more ..LOL
1 can (8oz) crushed pineapple, well drained ( I don't drain mine)
1 cup chopped pecans
2 cups chopped firm ripe banana

Cream Cheese Frosting:
16 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup butter, room temperature
2 pounds confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 to 1 cup chopped pecans

Sift flour, sugar, salt, baking soda and cinnamon together into
mixing bowl several times. ( I sift once and use my spatula
to throughly mix dry ingredients)
Add eggs,vanilla, and vegetable oil to the dry ingredients.
Stir and fold with a wooden spoon until ingredients are
moistened..
Fold in bananas, pineapple,nuts.

BAKE in 350 degree oven for 45 to 60 minutes..I bake mine about
55 minutes.
Let cool on rack for 20 minutes before taking it out of pan.
Let the cake cool completely before covering.

Do not beat batter! I don't frost this cake to cut down on calories as I bake it often and use it like coffee cake as well as dessert..

[MEG33]

APPLE BLOSSOM CAKE

PREPARATION:
Preheat oven to 325°.Grease and flour bundt pan..
(I use Pam with Flour Spray nowadays..so much easier)
INGREDIENTS:
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 and 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon apple pie spice
3 eggs, beaten (The original recipe called for two eggs..I do both..depending on how many eggs I have.)
1 1/3 cups vegetable oil
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract I spilled a bit more ..LOL
1 can sliced apples ,chopped
1 cup chopped walnuts
Sift together and combine dry ingredients in large mixing bowl.Add beaten eggs and oil and vanilla, stirring until all ingredients are moistened...Gently stir in apples and nuts..Do not beat the batter.

Bake in 325 degree oven for about 1 hour 20 minutes..Recipe said an hour and a half..
.
I use this as an everyday sort of cake and don’t frost it and sometimes don’t use nuts....but here’s a recipe:

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Cream Cheese Frosting:
16 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup butter, room temperature
2 pounds confectioners’ sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 to 1 cup chopped walnuts

[Lady Jag]

Snow should arrive here midmorning after everyone's gone to work plus it will be day 8 for families without electricity.

[MEG33]

Enjoying your doggie dressup pics, yorkie..What dogs go through! LOL
Chachi is so talented, Lori ;o)

[MEG33]

It is so hard for all affected I know..
(((HUGS)))

[Billie]

First, thank you Meg, for you sweet words re today's opening. I have loved doing these Christmas openings and music more than any others I think. Each one I think is the prettiest scene or the very best music, and then I find another one to put together with the very best music and get excited about it.   I. just. like. pretty. things. :)

Second, your first post today was such a beautiful scene, too. It was dark and Christmasy, as was today's opening. :)

Jaycee, hugs to you for pumping everybody up every day you're here. You're a jewel.

Now....since we're talking about cakes, guess who just put a Chocolate Kahuluah Cake in the oven - right after I finished glazing the Fresh Apple Cake I took out of the oven earlier this afternoon - after a trip to the vet's for a little minor surgery to repair a toenail my sweet baby somehow managed to tear almost all the way off. OUCH! Every step he took made the nail jump up - hanging on only at the very top. :( The vet trip was not in the plans for the day. Sigh. Baking was!

[MEG33]

Oh Ouch, Poor Baby!
I would love a cake sample..one of each.
I love pretty things, too, Billie..and always enjoy your pretties!
I saved mine just because it was pretty..Yours reminded me to post it.

[MEG33]

Happy Flake Appreciation Day Everyone

[jaycee]

I am studying those two recipes right now. The Hummingbird cake is not supposed to have apples. Guess we’ve talked about Apple Cake so much (my friend Helen made a wonderful apple cake, I think I told you and put Caramel Icing on it and we would eat it at the pool.

I’m so glad you straightened me out, Megsie! I would like to make one cake and I’m not sure what kind yet. Or I might just make some cookies...”Sandies”, my hubby’s very favorite when he was here. They are not real sweet and he adored them. Now I have to see what kind of cake Billie is talking about. LOL!
Thank you, Meg.

[MEG33]

;o)
I love sandies, too.

[jaycee]

Jaycee, hugs to you for pumping everybody up every day you're here. You're a jewel.

Your compliment made me feel so good tonight. One thing about you.....YOU make everyone feel special! You truly have a wonderful way about you that makes others feel good! Isn't this place wonderful? There are lots of 'good folks' visiting Amy's Place. We all just have a great "mutual admiration society".....LOL!

Billie, will you teach me how to make it snow? ~~sniff~~sniff~~~~sigh~~~

[jaycee]

I love that picture.