Category: Recipes

Best Office Pleaser Lemon CoffeeCake

Want to know the best office pleaser lemon coffeecake recipe? Look no further, I found it.

And I don’t even like lemon, no really — never been my fav, but my boss brings in lemons from her tree so I’ve been experimenting with lemon treats because who can resist fresh anything?!

The sour cream factor is the not-so-secret moist maker and is one of the reasons this is the best coffee cake recipes.

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PS: I zested lemon instead of buying lemon powder.

PSS: My butter wasn’t cold-cold for the streusel, instead it was room-ish temperature (for some reason I do think it made a difference, more buttery and moist, possibly absorbed flavor better this way.

PSS: Didn’t put streusel on halfway through baking, a happy accident as my Hubs HATES crunchy anything, so if you have a Hubs like mine or enjoy the less crunchy part of life, maybe give the delayed streusel sprinkle a try, too.

PSSS: Nobody’s got time or the extra cash for lemon oil, I added a smidge of lemon juice instead.

Here’s the sitch:

STREUSEL

  • ¾ cup King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice powder*
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2″ pieces
  • grated rind (zest) of 1 lemon
  • 3/4 cup chopped pecans
  • *If you don’t have lemon juice powder, increase the grated lemon rind to that of 2 lemons.

CAKE

  • 2 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice powder or the grated rind of 2 lemons
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 8 tablespoons (1/2 cup) unsalted butter*
  • 1/4 teaspoon lemon oil, optional, for flavor
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup sour cream or plain whole milk yogurt (not Greek-style)
  • *See “tips,” below.

GLAZE

  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a tube pan, or a 9″ x 13″ pan.
  2. To prepare the streusel: Stir together the dry ingredients. Cut in the cold butter, then add the grated rind and pecans.
  3. To prepare the cake: Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, lemon powder (or grated rind), and cinnamon.
  4. Beat the butter and lemon oil together until the butter is soft. Add the sugar and beat until light and creamy.
  5. Add the eggs one at a time, followed by the sour cream, beating after each addition and scraping down the bowl as needed.
  6. Add the dry ingredients, stirring just until incorporated.
  7. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Sprinkle the streusel evenly over the batter.
  8. Bake the cake for 40 to 45 minutes, until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean. If you’ve used a tube pan, allow the cake to cool slightly, then turn it out onto a plate. Using another plate, turn it over again so the streusel is on top. If you’ve baked the cake in a 9″ x 13″ pan, serve it right from the pan.
  9. To prepare the glaze: Stir the lemon juice and confectioners’ sugar together. Drizzle over the cake.
  10. Yield: 16 to 24 servings.
Original recipe found, here.  

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3 Ingredient Banana Fudge | Is It Worth It?

All those healthy recipes on Pinterest photograph well, but do they taste as well as they look? I’ll let you know. Today’s case involves a three ingredient banana fudge recipe. banana fudge

Healthy alternatives and paying attention to what we put into our bodies is important. I’m an advocate for health and fitness, but I won’t front. A pint of Everything But The by Ben & Jerry’s is not safe in my freezer.

I like to eat. I like to eat good food. I don’t want to give up brownies for the rest of my life, but I do follow the rule everything in moderation and believe having a healthy relationship with food is just as important as a healthy balance of fitness and diet. I struggle with the latter, too, but I’m getting better.

Now, Let’s get to it. Are these 3 ingredient banana fudge cups worth making and eating as an alternative?

What are the three ingredients?

  • 1 cup of almond butter (or any nut butter)
  • 1/4 cup of coconut oil
  • 2 mashed bananas

I mixed the ingredients and popped them into my LINED muffin tin. I emphasize the word lined because  it was  shocking I didn’t have to grease the tins individually and then hope it all came out of their individual homes. The true test of ‘greasing’ skills.

Here are a few examples of what they looked like when I was making them.

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This made 2 dozen Banana Fudge cups
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It smells pretty phenomenal when you add your nut better, but how could it not. 🙃

And for the moment of truth, did I like the “fudge.” Watch the video below for my real time analysis, complete with honest facial expressions.

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I want to reiterate the choice word fudge. This isn’t fudge and it ain’t gunna taste like the dense chocolate goodness grandma makes, either. It’s good, but not fudge. So don’t take my reaction as hope it will taste like fudge.

If you try it, let me know how you enjoyed this 3 ingredient banana fudge recipe in the comment section.

|EDIT| What you should know:

  • The Hubs couldn’t finish his banana fudge cup, one bite was all he needed to determine this wasn’t the life for him.
  • I ended up only eating two cups and throwing the rest out a week later. Guess it wasn’t worth it for me in the long haul.

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