Any Home Bakers Here?

[R2elk]

They said open the windows! It is nice outside they said. And I opened the window and there went my nice pollen free home. The grass is yellow and now my living room is too.

There is only white stuff outside here. No pollen.

 

[Show Sebright]

There is only white stuff outside here. No pollen.

I’ll trade. I want my winter back.

 

[SnapdragonQ]

That second picture is me right now

Couple of weeks and that will be me too. I get about a week of staying outside in the evening enjoying the sound of the spring peepers at the creek, then it's time to crank up the allergy meds.

 

[R2elk]

I’ll trade. I want my winter back.

It's currently -1°F. The wind has been blowing the sky dandruff horizontally.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

It's currently -1°F. The wind has been blowing the sky dandruff horizontally.

I think that's head our way, it's already raining at us. Hope we make it home before it gets truly ugly.

 

[ronott1]

There are a lot of blossoms here too!

We do go down to 27F on Thursday morning which could hurt the Almond harvest this year.

 

[Show Sebright]

It's currently -1°F. The wind has been blowing the sky dandruff horizontally.

I’ve never been in weather lower then 20. And I went to Las Vagus.

 

[R2elk]

I’ve never been in weather lower then 20. And I went to Las Vagus.

It was fun (not) trying to start vehicles when it was -40°F.

 

[bruceha2000]

That means for every 40 gallons of sap, you get 1 gallon of syrup.

Yep that is the general ratio.

Thanks. It’s a Norway!

I suspect the Norway will have a lower sugar content than the sugar. In fact I think the sugar has the highest of all maples.

I’ll trade. I want my winter back.

If you want winter I think you have to move north, way north.

 

[Blooie]

What is this?!? Sounds intriguing.

Ugliest doggone cake you ever saw because it cracks and splits and the cream cheese mixture oozes up through the cracks. But everyone who has ever tasted it goes crazy for it. (I don’t ever eat it - I hate chocolate.) Fast and easy to make - Katie makes them all by herself for her family when they want a dessert or treat. She made her Dad’s birthday cake this way.

Earthquake Cake Recipe

1 German Chocolate Cake, mixed according to back of the box
1 or 2 cups Baker’s coconut, depending on how much you‘d like (some folks toast it - I don’t)
1 cup coarsely chopped pecans

Topping
1/2 cup butter
1 8 oz pkg softened cream cheese
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups powdered sugar (most recipes say 4 - tastes way too sweet to my crew, though)

In a well greased or heavily sprayed GENEROUSLY sized 9x13 cake pan, layer coconut, then pecans on top of that, then pour cake batter over all. Spread to evenly cover bottom layers
*Whip cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar and vanilla until fluffy
*Drop by big spoonfuls over cake batter. Swirl it around a bit but don’t stir it in
*Bake at 350 for 45-50 minutes

NOTES:
If desired, you can sprinkle on a layer of mini chocolate chips while the cake is still hot. Too rich and over sweet to us but does make for an extra layer of gooeyness.

Don’t get too close to the edge of the cake pan with the topping. As it bubbles up it can overflow. Ask me how I know that. <sigh>

All cake pans are not created equally - some are shallower than others. If yours is on the shallow side, or you aren’t sure, you may want to put it on a baking sheet when you put it in the oven. This cake is sticky! But Ken says still warm and with vanilla ice cream on it, that’s what Heaven must be all about!