Try a New Recipe Tuesday- April 5

Welcome to another week of recipe sharing!  :-)

In spots 1-4 are my posts for the first 4 days of the A to Z Blogging Challenge: A is for Apple Cake, B is for Buttercream Frosting, C is for Chocolate Cake and D is for homemade Donuts.  Hope you enjoy them!  Come visit each day in April for another recipe for each letter of the alphabet!

The most viewed post from the last hop was:

Cheap Dinner for Many from Extreme Parenting

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Homemade *D*onuts

Welcome to Day 4 of the Blogging A to Z challenge.  Today, for the letter D, I am sharing my recipe for homemade *D*onuts. They are a favorite here in my house!  I make them with a vanilla glaze, a chocolate glaze and a cinnamon sugar topping.

Ingredients:
2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
3/4 cup buttermilk
2 eggs. lightly beaten
2 tablespoons butter, melted

Lightly grease donut pan.  Preheat oven to 425 degrees.  Combine buttermilk, eggs and butter.  In a separate bowl, mix together dry ingredients and add to the other bowl a little at a time, mixing well.

Bake for 8 minutes.

I like to put my glaze/frosting on my donuts while they are still warm, so it melts over it and coats it well, so I would suggest you make your frosting first.  Here are the frostings/toppings I like to use:

Vanilla

3  cups confectioner's sugar

2 tablespoons milk

1/3 cup softened butter (5 1/3 tablespoons)

2 teaspoons vanilla

Chocolate

same as above, but add a little unsweetened cocoa at a time until the color/taste is to your liking

Cinnamon Sugar

Mix 1 tablespoon cinnamon and 2 tablespoons sugar in a bowl.  Melt a little butter in another bowl. Dip the warm donut in the butter and then the mixture and coat it well.  :-)

Enjoy!  :-)

Come check out my previous posts in the challenge:

B- Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

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My Week in Review/THMJ/Weekly Wrap-up

What a busy and fun week at the Home to 4 Kiddos.  So busy that it will probably be Monday before this post gets done and posted.  :-)

The kiddos participated in part 2 of the herb program.  Remember 2 weeks ago-- that the kiddos helped cook an entire meal with herbs?  This time, they planted herbs, seeds and made rosemary clippings.  I am so ready for spring!

On Thursday, Kiddo #3 got his braces.  3 down, 1 to go!  :-)

Friday was the last day of homeschool bowling and it was a sad day because the bowling alley is closing.  It has been super busy there, but the owners are getting older and their children and/or grandchildren do not want the business.  That is equally as sad-- when family businesses do not continue because of younger generations not wanting to take them on.  Family-run businesses are sadly becoming a thing of the past in this country and they helped to make it great.  Ok, sorry, I digress.  After bowling, Kiddo #1 and I attended a meeting for his homeschool graduation.  It will be lovely affair.  The graduates and their families are all planning it together.  It will be a very special and personalized event.

Saturday was 4-H and Kiddo #4 got to try her hand at quill writing.  There is going to be a history fair next month and the kids were all "practicing" their crafts before they man their tables in May.

Also on Saturday, Kiddo #4 attended a computer workshop for pre-teen girls.  They worked with the scratch program from MIT and designed the beginnings on their own animated fashion show.  They will attend the continuation of the program soon.

On Sunday, we attended the 4th birthday party of a dear friend's grandson.  It was a fun day.  It is such a sweet age!

Phew, and it is Monday again.  The time goes by quickly.  :-)

Have you seen my other posts this week?

The A to Z Blogging Challenge started and here are the first few posts:

A is for Apple Cake
B is for Buttercream Frosting
C is for Chocolate Cake

Check back every day this month for a recipe for every letter of the alphabet!  :-)

Also this week:

Try a New Recipe Tuesday linkup
My Week in Review linkup


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*C*hocolate Cake

Welcome to the third day of the A to Z Blogging Challenge!

Back in February when we had a tornado warning, Kiddo #4 made us a really delicious *C*hocolate *C*ake.  We enjoyed it together and had an impromptu movie night, watching The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.  It was a beautiful family evening!  :-)

Here is Kiddo's recipe for this moist and delicious cake.  The recipe for the Buttercream frosting was shared yesterday!  You can find that post here.  And click here for the Apple Cake from Day 1.

2 cups sugar
1 3/4 cups flour
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 cup boiling water
1 cup milk
1/2 cup oil
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Directions: In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside. In another large bowl, whisk together eggs, boiling water, milk, oil and vanilla extract. Add wet mixture to dry mixture and whisk or stir until well combined. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Bake for 27-32 minutes. Check at 25 minutes just to make sure cake is not dry.

Enjoy!  We surely did!  It was SO delicious.  :-)

Coming up tomorrow- Homemade *D*onuts!

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Chocolate *B*uttercream Frosting

Welcome to Day #2 and the Letter B!

Tomorrow, I will share the recipe an absolutely delicious Chocolate Cake that my daughter made during a tornado watch back in February.  We enjoyed the cake immensely and had an impromptu family movie night, as well. It was wonderful family time and kept our minds off of the storm.

Today, I am sharing her Chocolate Buttercream frosting that went on her cake.  It was one of the best I have had.  I hope your family enjoys it as much as mine did!

6 oz. semi sweet chocolate
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Directions: Melt chocolate in a double boiler in a heat proof bowl. In a stand mixer, mix butter and sugar until creamy and smooth. Add vanilla extract. Add in chocolate and mix until well blended.

Here is yesterday's post if you missed it:  *A*pple Cake

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My Week in Review #54

It's that time of the week again-- time to share all about your adventures this past week!  

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*A*pple Cake

Welcome to Day 1 of the Blogging from A to Z Challenge!  I will be sharing a recipe every weekday in April, one for each letter of the alphabet.

Today, I am sharing the recipe for my *A*pple Cake.

You will need 3 separate bowls.

Ingredients:
* 3 cups of sifted flour                                                                                             
*4-5 apples cut up                                                                                            
*1/2 cup of sugar                                                                                                
*2 teaspoons of cinnamon                                                                                
*1 cup of sugar                                                                                                   
*4 eggs                                                                                                                
*1 cup of oil                                                                                                        
*1/4 cup of orange juice                                                                                   
*3 teaspoons of baking powder                                                                             
*2 ½ teaspoons of vanilla

In Bowl # 1:

                             Sift 3 cups of flour.

In Bowl #2:

                             Cut-up 4-5 apples

                             1/2 cup of sugar

                             2 teaspoon of cinnamon

In Bowl #3: - Large bowl for mixing:

                             1 cup of sugar

                             4 eggs

                             1 cup of oil

                             1/4 cup of orange juice

                             3 teaspoons of baking powder

                             2 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla

Mix the sugar, eggs, oil, juice, baking powder vanilla with an electric mixer. Add flour slowly while mixing.  Add 1/2 of the apple mixture to the batter and mix by hand. Pour 1/2 of the batter into the greased baking pan. Add the remainder of the apples into the pan. Pour the remainder of the batter into the pan. Bake at 350 degrees for an hour and ten minutes.  Enjoy!  :-)

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