New Blog/New Recipe

I just started a new blog that has all my digital scrapbook pages in it (see sidebar). I'm doing a 31 in 31 challenge, which is 31 pages in 31 days. I got started a little late, but have caught up. I just can't beleive how much faster digital scrapbooking is and how much cheaper it is, and how much time I can spend doing it. So, it's about 1:45 and I'm still in my p.j's (so is Zack), Ashlyn is playing at a friend's house and I just got four pages done. I did have to journal so I don't feel like today is a whole big waste!

Here is a new recipe that I wanted to share. I got this recipe from Shelly (see sidebar)and when I made it, it was soooo good and a big hit. Even the little kids liked it. So you definately should give it a try! Shelly did it in a one big cake shaped like a sunflower. I didn't have the cake pan so I did individual bunt cakes for each person.


Banana Cake with burnt butter frosting

2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup shortening
1/3 cup buttermilk or sour milk
2 medium ripe bananas, smashed
2 eggs
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Mix everything together. Beat 3 minutes at medium speed. Pour into 9x13 pan (I used the Demarle sunflower mold). Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Burnt Butter Frosting

1 cube butter
1 tsp vanilla
3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
milk to consistency

Melt butter in pan on stove until foam cooks off and the color is a deep caramel. Pour butter over powdered sugar. Add vanilla and milk to the consistency you want. Beat for about one minute.

Note: I like this cake warm so I make the frosting pourable so I can just pour it on, let it drizzle down the sides and eat it. You can make it thicker and spread it on like a more traditional cake.

Karri's Note: regarding the burnt butter, if you let the foam totally cook off, it tastes really really burnt! I only melted it and cooked it for just a little bit and it was yummy!

By the Way, for all you that have had 1-4 p.m. church before, any suggestions on what to do before church starts? We're used to not doing anything until church started and that's what we've been doing til 1 p.m. a whole lot of NOTHING. We use to go visit family after church, but that is when we were done by 2 and I felt like we got things accomplished. I feel like Sundays are wasted (besides the spirtual uplifting we get from church) because we don't get home til 4, eat dinner and then go to bed.