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This recipe is modified from the Flourless Chocolate Cake recipe at King Arthur.
This recipe is pretty rich, so I halved the amount of cocoa powder and frosting from the original recipe. I also used dark chocolate chips instead.

This is very dense. It’s kind of a cross between a cake, brownie and fudge.

1 cup dark chocolate chips
8 tablespoons (113g) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/4 cup coconut sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract, optional
3 large eggs
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/4 tsp cinnamon

Frosting:

1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
1/2 tbs coconut oil
1/4 cup (113g) heavy cream, half and half or milk

Preheat the oven to 375F.
Line an 8″ round cake pan with parchment paper or spray with non stick cooking spray.

Melt the butter and chocolate chips. Add the coconut sugar, salt and vanilla. Mix well. Add the eggs and beat until smooth. Add the cocoa powder and cinnamon.

Pour into prepared pan and bake 25 – 30 minutes. Let cool.

For the frosting, melt the dark chocolate chips and coconut oil. Stir in the cream. Mix well and pour over the cake.

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This is my go to cheesecake recipe. It’s quick and easy to make. It’s adapted from the cheesecake recipe in the Betty Crocker’s Diabetes Cookbook.

1 cup oatmeal
2 packages cream cheese, softened (softening the cream cheese will make it a lot easier to blend)
1/3 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
2 cups vanilla yogurt
2 TBS all purpose flour, I used Bob’s Red Mill gluten free flour

Preheat the oven to 300 F.
Spray a 13 x 9 inch pan with non stick cooking spray, or cover in melted butter. Sprinkle the oatmeal evenly in the pan.
In a large bowl, use a mixer to beat the cream cheese until smooth.
Add the sugar, eggs and vanilla. Mix well.
Add the yogurt and flour. Mix well.
Spread evenly over the oatmeal layer in the pan.
Bake for 1 hour. Turn the oven off and open the door slightly. Cool the cheesecake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and cool 15 minutes. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
Serve with mixed berries and whipped cream.

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This recipe was adapted from a recipe in Hannaford’s fresh magazine, July/August 2019 issue, called Mema’s Wacky Cake. I cut down on the sugar and swapped out vegetable oil for applesauce. I also used Bob’s Red Mill 1 to 1 Baking Flour to make it gluten free.

1 1/2 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 Tbs vanilla extract
1 Tbs white vinegar
6 Tbs applesauce
1 cup cold water
Vanilla frosting or whipped cream for topping

Preheat oven to 350.
In an 8″ square baking pan, combine the flour, sugar, cocoa powder and baking soda.
Make one large hole and two smaller holes in the dry ingredients. In one small hole, pour the vanilla. In the other small hole, pour the vinegar. In the large hole, add the applesauce. Pour water over the top and mix with a fork until well blended.
Bake for 25 – 30 minutes. Let cool 15 minutes. Cut into squares.
Top with frosting or whipped cream before serving.

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I reduced the original recipe of this,found in the Taste of Home April/May 2018 issue, page 59, to half. I also used gluten free all purpose flour. It came out really good.

6 tbs butter, softened
1/4 – 1/2 cups sugar
1 egg
3/4 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup oatmeal
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
pinch salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup sour cream
1 cup chopped rhubarb
1 cup chopped strawberries

Topping:
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/8 cup flour
1/2 tsp cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 and grease a 9″ x 9″ pan.
In a bowl, mix butter and sugar until fluffy. Add egg, mix. Add vanilla, mix well.
In a bowl, combine flour, oatmeal, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Add to butter mixture, alternating with sour cream. Fold in rhubarb and strawberries.
Spread in the greased pan.

Combine the topping ingredients in a bowl and sprinkle over the batter.
Bake for 45 – 50 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

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This recipe was adapted from an Apple-Pumpkin Upside-Down Cake recipe in Taste of Home, September/October 2017.
Super good!

2 eggs
2 Tbs. plus 1/4 cup softened butter, divided
2 Tbs. plus 3/4 cup sugar, divided
1 tsp ground cinnamon + 1/2 tsp
2 apples, peeled and thinly sliced
1/2 cup canned pumpkin
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 cup milk or buttermilk

Preheat oven to 350F.
Melt 2 Tbs butter. Stir in 2 Tbs sugar and 1/2 tsp cinnamon. Spread into a 9 inch pie plate. Arrange apple slices in a single layer over butter mixture.
Cream remaining butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in pumpkin. Add eggs.
In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and remaining cinnamon. Add to creamed mixture, alternating with milk, beating well after each addition.
Spread batter evenly over apples. Bake 30 – 35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool 10 minutes and invert onto a serving plate, if desired. Serve warm with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

Note: I made this gluten free by using Bob’s Red Mill All Purpose Gluten Free flour.
I also decreased the sugar to 1/4 cup.

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I used to make this Easter Bunny Cake recipe with my grandmother when I was little. We would make it every Easter. I started making it on my own years later. Super good! I haven’t made it in quite a few years, but this year my sister requested that I make it.
My sons helped me make it.
I did modify the recipe to use less sugar, now that I have high blood sugar and know how bad sugar is for you. Below is the original recipe and my modified recipe.

Original Crisco Easter Bunny Cake Recipe:

2 egg whites
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 3/4 cups sifted, all purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup milk
1/2 cup Crisco oil
2 egg yolks

Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour two standard size round pans.

In a large bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add 1/3 cup granulated sugar and continue to beat until peaks are stiff but not dry. Set aside. In another large bowl combine flour, 1 cup granulated sugar, baking powder and salt. Add vanilla, milk, Crisco oil and egg yolks. Mix at medium speed 3 minutes, scraping bottom and sides of bowl often. Fold egg whites into batter until well blended. Pour into pans. Bake at 350 F for 25 to 35 minutes or until center springs back when touched lightly and wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 20 minutes before removing from pans. Cool completely before frosting.

My Easter Bunny Cake Recipe:

2 egg whites
1/6 cup granulated sugar
1 1/4 cup organic all purpose flour, 1/4 cup whole wheat flour, 1/4 cup buckwheat flour
1/4 cup dark brown sugar
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup milk
1/2 cup organic cold pressed canola oil
2 egg yolks

Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour two standard size round pans.

In a large bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add 1/6 cup granulated sugar and continue to beat until peaks are stiff but not dry. Set aside. In another large bowl combine all flours, 1/4 cup dark brown sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Add honey, maple syrup, vanilla, milk, canola oil and egg yolks. Mix at medium speed 3 minutes, scraping bottom and sides of bowl often. Fold egg whites into batter until well blended. Pour into pans. Bake at 350 F for 22 to 35 minutes or until center springs back when touched lightly and wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 20 minutes before removing from pans. Cool completely before frosting.

Buttery Cream Frosting: Fills and frosts two standard rounds

1/2 cup Butter Flavor Crisco All-Vegetable Shortening or 1/2 Butter Flavor Crisco Stick
7 cups confectioners’ sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 cup milk, plus more if needed

In medium mixing bowl, beat Butter Flavor Crisco All-Vegetable Shortening. Add confectioners’ sugar, one cup at a time. Add vanilla. Slowly blend in milk to desired consistency, adding up to 2 Tablespoons more if needed. Beat on high speed for 5 minutes, or until smooth and creamy.

My Buttery Cream Frosting: Fills and frosts two standard rounds

1/2 Butter Flavor Crisco Stick
5 cups confectioners’ sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 cup milk, plus more if needed

In medium mixing bowl, beat Butter Flavor Crisco Stick. Add confectioners’ sugar, one cup at a time. Add vanilla. Slowly blend in milk to desired consistency, adding up to 2 Tablespoons more if needed. Beat on high speed for 5 minutes, or until smooth and creamy.

Easter Bunny Cake Assembly:

Cut ears and bow tie from one cake, by cutting two equal sized arcs from the left and right sides of one cake. The left and right arcs are the left and right ears. The middle piece is the bow tie.

Arrange whole cake (this is the face) on large serving plate, with two ears positioned at top left and top right, and bow tie placed under the face. Brush off any excess crumbs; set aside.

Frost entire cake. Sprinkle with coconut. Arrange thin licorice strips for whiskers and smile, gumdrops for eyes and nose and Smucker’s Jelly Beans for bow tie decoration.

I only put coconut on the ears, since some people don’t like coconut. I used M&M’s for the eyes, nose and bow tie decoration, since we don’t really eat gumdrops and jelly beans. I also made red frosting for the whiskers instead of licorice strips.

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For my oldest’s birthday last week, I made a banana cake. Found a recipe at Allrecipes.com and tweaked it a bit.

Here’s what I came up with:

2 1/2 cups all-purpose unbleached flour
1 tablespoon baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 pinch salt
1/4 cup unsalted butter
1/4 cup + 2/3 cup plain low fat yogurt
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
4 ripe bananas, mashed

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9 x 13 pan with non-stick cooking spray. In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; set aside.
In a large bowl, cream butter, 1/4 cup yogurt, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Mix in the bananas. Add flour mixture alternately with the 2/3 cup yogurt to the creamed mixture. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and cool.
Top with whipped cream or try this cream cheese frosting I previously posted.

TIP: Make half a batch and bake for 30 minutes in a round 8 inch pan. You can also make this gluten free by switching out the all purpose flour for your favorite gluten free flour.

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