COOKING FOR ONE> maybe two APPLE COBBLER

 I've been trying out many of the recipes at One Dish Kitchen.  She has some great, conservative ways to make the most of food prep especially with the  high grocery prices. Sometimes you want just enough for you and another person (or  two for you).😄 The key is measurement conversion for more or less. In this case less. I'm not the best mathematician so my version of this One Dish Kitchen dump apple cobbler is my own.

Joanie, the author of One Dish Kitchen suggests using ramekins. She featured many styles and a link to where they could be bought if you choose to purchase online or in store.

 I bought these from Amazon.

This one's a winner and I'll be making it from time to time.🏆

Footnote: I also bought the silicone baking mats from Amazon. I'd been wanting one of these for cooking and crafting. This box came with two. I used the mat to save on clean up. It worked perfectly. Just a swipe with a damp cloth and the cooking juices were gone . I was left with a clean baking sheet underneath ready for the next project.👍

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Dump Cake DUMPED

Dump cakes and cobblers are easy and versatile. I've done a dump pear cobbler, apple cobbler and even one using green grapes. 

After seeing the video at Snappy Gourmet I was  ready to feed my chocolate craving. I had all of the ingredients and more.

Ingredients

 

·         1/2 cup unsalted butter

·         15.25 ounces chocolate cake mix (1 box) (do NOT make according to package directions)

·         3.9 ounces instant chocolate pudding mix (1 box) (do NOT make according to package directions)

·         1 1/2 cups milk

·         12 ounces chocolate chips

·         Toppings (optional): ice cream, sweetened whipped cream or whipped topping, chocolate chips

Instructions

1.            Place butter in a 13x9 inch baking dish (glass or nonstick is probably best). Place baking dish in oven and preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Check on the butter every now and then and once melted, remove pan from oven. Give the butter a quick stir so that it's well mixed and cover the bottom of the pan.

2.            Sprinkle the DRY cake mix on top of melted butter in a flat even layer. Use a fork or the back of a spoon to spread the cake mix evenly over the butter.

3.            Sprinkle the DRY pudding mix on top of the cake mix in a flat even layer. Use a fork or the back of a spoon to spread the pudding mix evenly over the cake mix.

4.            Drizzle the milk on top of the pudding mix. Carefully tilt and swirl pan to cover as much of the pudding as possible with the milk. Using a spoon or back of a fork, gently press down on the milk so that it starts to absorb some of the cake and pudding mix and to cover any dry spots as much as possible. Sprinkle chocolate chips over top.

5.            Bake the cake at 350 degrees F for about 35-40 minutes or until top looks "set" (still soft and jiggly, but not runny and not hard), being careful to not overbake. Serve with your favorite toppings.

              HOT MESS!!!😠🔥🔥

 THIS IS WHERE I WENT WRONG

Drizzle the milk on top of the pudding mix. Carefully tilt and swirl pan to cover as much of the pudding as possible with the milk. Using a spoon or back of a fork, gently press down on the milk so that it starts to absorb some of the cake and pudding mix and to cover any dry spots as much as possible. Sprinkle chocolate chips over top.

It wasn't clear to me that I was supposed to "tilt back and forth" until all of the dry batter was wet. I was unsure as to whether I should mix it since the pudding was supposed to make a gooey fudge on top. 

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE RECIPE ↓

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The Return of the 2 Ingredient Cake REMIX (literally)

 

6 pictures & one 29 second video

Back in March 2021 I did a post on the 2 ingredient cake. I used Fanta soda pop and white cake mix. I'm back again and this time I'm using Faygo strawberry soda and Duncan Hines strawberry cake mix. Actually 2 ingredient cake is a misnomer. There are the three eggs🥚🥚🥚  and the oil🧴  also necessary. Let's give all of the ingredients their props.

In place of water I used soda pop.

Soda pop being poured into the mix

Before

AFTER

How did it taste?  Add some frozen strawberries and whipped topping and  o-o-o-weee😁😁😊😋

It was delicious.  I cut the rest into squares, wrapped and put in the freezer.

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TWO (2) Ingredient Cake

 

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Here's the chart of combinations taken from  ALLRECIPES.com. 

LIME CAKE

Who could forget the ugly cake? 
I vowed to do better next time with a key lime cake. I became a fan of the key lime cake after attending a church tea and tasting one made from scratch by one of the ladies there. There are some things that can't be duplicated and I didn't even try. I just wanted some semblance of the cake and so I tried again after scouring the NET for EASY key lime cakes. Most of what I found was the 1960's version in which holes are punched in the cake with a toothpick and lime jello is poured on top allowing it to seep into the cake. That wasn't what I was looking for. BUT, I sort of ended up with it anyway. *More about that later.

I used a recipe I found at Fabulessly Frugal .  Of course being me I changed some things.
Here's the general recipe:

This isn't the entire recipe but you get the idea. You measure, mix, stir, etc. etc.



Items used for cake.

I used prepared limeade in place of the water the cake mix called for and lime jello to give it flavor and color.

It has such a pretty color.



This is the cake out of the oven cooling.





I used the sheet cake pan again. You may notice a greenish tinge to the cake.

I took this photo to show BEFORE things could go wrong. I cut a sliver of the unfrosted cake and put whipped topping to the side which I then spread over my cake.. The cake was delicious. It satisfied my desire for key lime cake .








*Experimenting  more I  tried to finagle a topping using lime jello and whipped topping.


The two ingredients




Dissolving and mixing the jello using limeade

















I won't show you the results but it was a retro version of the Jello Fluff without the marshmallows.  Showing the results would have made UGLY CAKE #2. The fluff tasted just fine and eventually gelled.  I prefer to leave well enough alone.
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UGLY CAKE

I've heard Sis talk about making an ugly cake but since I rarely bake I couldn't feel her pain. I felt it a few days ago.  The cake was ugly but it tasted good.

Leave it to Sunday Church gatherings to taste everyone's prized recipes.  SInce I usually opt to bring the paper plates, plastic ware, napkins or whatever else can be bought ready made, I don't  cook a dish.

JePa made a mandarin orange refrigerator cake.  Smooth, refreshing, delicious. I had to have the recipe. I was so anxious to make this cake that I googled it and selected the recipe with the ingredients she said were in her version.

Gather the crew

MANDARIN ORANGE PINEAPPLE CAKE printed from Cooks.com

1 box yellow cake mix

1/2 c. Crisco oil
1 sm. can Mandarin oranges with juice, cut up
4 eggs

Combine ingredients and beat 2 minutes. Grease and flour well two 9 inch pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes. Cool completely. Cut layers in half crossways making 4 halves.

TOPPING
1 (15 1/4 oz.) can crushed pineapple with juice
1 sm. box vanilla instant pudding
1 lg. container Cool Whip
Beat ingredients for 2 minutes. Ice between layers, over top and sides. Refrigerate.

So far it's going pretty good.                    

I didn't have two round cake pans so I used this one long one.



That's parchment paper between the layers so that they don't stick.

 After the cake cooled I cut it in half and then cut it again crosswise leaving me with four layers.              


I'm well aware that there is no picture five. It was a picture of the
ugly cake before it was cut.

   After making the topping, I frosted the four layers and put it in the fridge. Here is a slice of the ugly cake.                         I probably shouldn't have cut the layers crosswise .  Whirling the pineapple in the blender along with the pudding and whipped topping would have made it smoother to spread.


No, I didn't eat the entire cake.



I cut the rest of the cake into slices and put them in the freezer. This will be good for those days when I want something sweet.

I plan to try this again but next time I want a Key Lime cake.

I used the Tranquil photo element at Pic Monkey on my photos. It's the same thing  they do to the camera to make aging film stars look good. There was no way it could get any worse since the cake as a whole didn't have a good side.

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