Depression Coconut Cake Recipe

Hola Amigos! Last week I saw tons of these cakes done on Pinterest, Lemon, Apple-Raisin and Spiced to name a few. Also the lovely +Dawn   at Spatulas on Parade has my favorite on her blog, Chocolate, check it out for some chocolate goodness. I've pinned them of course in case one of these days I would be brave enough to bake a cake from scratch...well little did I know the time came sooner than I thought out of desperation (Oh No! there's nothing sweet to have coffee with), laziness (I don't feel like going to the store)  and well....the prospect of being "depressed" if I didn't have my sweet fix for my afternoon coffee ritual.
I check through a few recipes and came out with my own version of this popular cake.

Coconut Depression Cake

1 1/2 Cup Flour

3/4 cup packed Brown Sugar

1 Tsps Baking Soda

1 Tsps White Vinegar

1/2 Tsps Salt

1/2 Tsps Almond Extract

3/4 Cup Applesauce

1 Cup Coconut Milk

Pre-heat your oven at 350 degrees. In a large bowl combine flour, baking soda, sugar and salt. Make a crater like indentation in the middle and add vinegar, applesauce and almond almond extract. Mix well all the ingredients above. Pour batter into a prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick in the middle comes clean (you know the drill)

Set to Cool

For the Topping

4 oz Marshmallow Cream

2 oz Cream Cheese, softened

1/2 Melted Chocolate Candy

1/4 Cup Coconut Milk 

Toasted Coconut and your favorite Trail Mix ( enough to cover your cake with it)

Mix  the first 4 ingredients until a smooth and good enough consistency  to pour over your cooled cake. if it's too thick add more coconut milk. 

Top it all off with toasted coconut and trail mix (mine was tropical banana coconut raisin!)

Listo

 I like it! It is fast, fun and easy enough for a novice baker like me to make!

I can only imagine all the combinations you can make with this quick recipe.

I didn't add any oil because the coconut milk has enough in it, for the spongy consistency I replaced with applesauce. Also unlike the traditional I used brown sugar. It was just sweet enough to complement the gooey and crunchy topping.

Oh and in case you are asking why trail mix...well I didn't have any nuts use either...I think I needed to go grocery shopping soon, lol

Thank you for visiting the blog today. I encourage you to give this easy cake a try. Make it your own playing around with ingredients and flavor combination until you find one you can't live without.

Remember my friends, everything tastes better with a Pinch of Love and lots of sweet imagination!
Besitos,
Lizy

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Tilapia Filets with Coconut Milk Recipe

Hola Amigos...I'm going a little exotic here! I'm exploring a new dish from an exotic nation in Africa. I'm talking about the West African country of Togo! According to my research, Republique Togolaise, got it's independence from France in April 27th. 1960and while french remains it's official language some other African languages are spoken as well. Togolese cuisine is a combination of French and African cuisine, with a vast use of  maize, rice with sauces, fish, plantains, cassava and spiced with chilli.

If you are wondering why am I exploring this multicultural cuisine today is because I want to introduce you to another great lady I've meet in my 6 months of blogging! Her name is +Marlys Folly , author and blogger at This and That.  A native Canadian, Marlys met her husband in Togo, Africa where she started her journey into African Cuisine. She is an awesome cook as you will see when you visit her blog, not only of African dishes but all kinds of Goodies! She is also a very given soul and always has words of encouragement for you! A great Photographer and host of Foodie Friends Fridays, Marlys is the kind a blogger you love no matter what is she writing about.
This is my first try at African Cuisine so Marlys I hope you and your hubs forgive me if I didn't get something right or misspelled the whole french part of the dish...lol...this recipe didn't give me to many specifics so here we go!

Tilapia Fillets with Coconut Milk

Filets de Tilapia au Lait de Coco

6 Tilapia Fillets

1 (14 oz) Can coconut milk

2 plantains peeled cut in little diamond shapes

1 TBSP grated fresh ginger

3 Cloves of Garlic peeled and chopped

2 onion peeled and finely chopped

1 small hot chilli sliced into thing strips

salt and freshly ground pepper

Season the Tilapia fillets  with salt and pepper and a little bit of olive oil as to marinate. Set aside.

In a large skillet heat oil and fry the onions and garlic for 5 minutes at medium heat (not to burn), then add ginger and plantains, cook for about 5 more minutes. Add coconut milk and bring to a boil.  Cover and cook for 25-30 minutes on medium heat, stirring occasionally.
 In a frying pan or skillet,  fry  the Tilapia fillets until they are nicely brown on both sides.

Transfer the fillets to the pan with the sauce and cook for 5 minutes. A few minutes before serving add the chilli.

Serve with white rice and a side of greens.

Listo,

It was so good! We all had seconds!

The Plantains give the dish texture and an unexpected element of sweetness to play with the heat of the chilli!

For dessert we had Togo Bananas, super quick and easy to make just add 1 TBSP of butter, brown sugar, a bit of lemon and Tumeric! Put in the oven at 350 for 30 minutes and ready, add a bit of chopped nuts for crunch and have yourself a delicious sweet ending to a wonderful meal!

 Delicious! and that color...all natural thanks to the Tumeric! Wow!

Hope you enjoy my exotic dish today! I sure had a blast learning and exploring new flavors from a different culture and  remember no matter where you are from or where you are,  everything tastes better with a Pinch of Love!

Besitos,
Lizy

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30th Birthday Cupcake Kaleidoscope ♥ Think Breakfast at Tiffany's.

Since I have been selling on Etsy, the demand for the shipping of my cupcake kaleidoscopes has increased!
And I am excited about that. There is something very pretty about cupcakes in a jar.

Sort of like a firely in the midnight breeze, captured in a jar by someone sweet.
That kind of pretty.

As of June 15th it is Nicole's birthday.
She loves: Blue, Chocolate, and Coconut.
Right away I thought of a Breakfast at Tiffany's theme.
And it could very well be breakfast if she chooses!

Sparklers!
It is too bad that I couldn't send them in the mail with the kaleidoscope.   It is illegal.  But I did enclose a wax candle and a blue cocktail umbrella!

Edible "30."

You can even see it from the outside of the jar! ♥

I always add a sweet ribbon and a wooden spoon.

Gorgeous surprises should never be underestimated. Especially on birthdays.  This is edible disco dust mixed with chocolate ganache.

What is better than a heart with your name on it?

Inspiration: