The Dessert Blogger

Have you ever craved pie, but you just wanted a piece or two? Or you want a flavor of pie that someone in your family doesn't? Well, I have the solution for you! I decided to make mini cherry pies that I baked in a cupcake pan and they were super easy and tasty. I had leftover homemade pie crust from Thanksgiving that I used, but you could also use store bought crust. You could also choose any filling that you wanted, but I just happened to have cherry filling on hand. The only ingredients that you will need to buy are pie crust and pie filling. This is a perfect snack for a night when you have your friends over and everyone is in the mood for pie of different flavors or just a midnight craving! My mom came up with the idea and we guessed on the baking amount.

Ingredients:

• Pie crust
• Cherry Pie filling
• egg whites (optional for dusting crust)
• cup for cutting out crust circles
• cinnamon and sugar (optional for dusting crust)
• cupcake pan
• oil for greasing pan 

Procedure: 

1. grease the cupcake pan
2. use a cup to cut out circle of crust
3. pre-heat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit
4. pour cherry pie filling into the crust 3/4 of the way full
5. cut four thin slices of crust and cross them over the cherry filling
6. paint on the egg whites over the top of the crust 
7. sprinkle the crust with cinnamon and sugar
8. place the pan in the oven 
9. set timer for 22 minutes
10. after 22 minutes, cool for five minutes and serve... ENJOY!

I took both of these pictures:)

The Dessert Blogger

If you are a chocolate lover, then you are going to LOVE the chocolate lava cake that I made! It was probably one of the fastest and easiest desserts I have baked in a while. The only other lava cakes that I have had are the ones from Domino's pizza, but I believe that mine came pretty close to tasting just as yummy! I saw this recipe for a crock pot chocolate lava cake on Facebook a while back, but I forgot to save it so I looked up other recipes that might be similar. None of the recipe's that I found had similar ingredients to the one I found on Facebook. I was a little nervous about baking by what I thought the recipe was, but the lava cake ended up tasting delicious! Next time you go to the store, make sure to pick up a chocolate cake mix, chocolate pudding mix, eggs, vegetable oil, and milk for the lava cake. It is also nice to have a crock pot cover so you won't have to wash the crock pot when you are done baking. Making the lava cake will be a perfect midnight snack or a for when it is a snowy, cold night!

Ingredients: 

• Chocolate cake mix
• Chocolate pudding mix
• eggs 
• milk
• vegetable oil

Procedure:

• Make the chocolate cake mix and pour it in the crock pot
• Make the pudding (skip the chilling) and pour it over the cake mixture
• turn the crock pot on high
• set a timer for two hours
• put the lid on crock pot
• after two hours, put the crock pot on warm
• Enjoy!

I took all of these pictures:)

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This week I attempted to make a caramel apple dessert pizza. I think that it would of tasted better if I wouldn't of burnt the sugar cookie crust! This dessert was very easy and quick. The prep time took about fifteen minutes and then you bake the crust for thirteen minutes. After the crust cooled, it took about ten minutes to put together the pizza. I liked cooling mine before I ate it too! This dessert would be perfect for the time around fall because of the caramel apples that are sprinkled over the top! The only difficult part about this dessert is getting the crust a perfect texture. If you think that the crust is looking golden, pull it out even if it still is a bit under-done in the center because it will still bake a little more in the pan once you take it out of the oven. My family really enjoyed the pizza and I will definitely make it again!

Recipe: http://www.thegunnysack.com/caramel-apple-fruit-pizza/
Sugar Cookie crust (can be bought at the grocery store in tubes)

Caramel Apple Topping:

• Two large apples, diced
• 1 can of club soda water (or ginger ale) 
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted
• 1/2 cup caramel sauce (ice cream topping) 

Cream Cheese Frosting 

• 4 oz package cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup butter, softened 
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 tbsp half-n-half, if necessary

1. Beat the cream cheese until smooth

2. beat in the softened butter

3. Mix in powdered sugar

4. Add vanilla and half-n-half, if necessary 

Assembly

1. Press dough into a greased 9x13 inch pan and bake at 375 degrees for 15 to 17 minutes. 
2. Put the diced apples in the club soda water immediately after dicing them. Soak them in the water for about 3 minutes and then drain the water. 
3. Spread the prepared cream cheese frosting on the cooled sugar cookie crust. 
4. Top with the diced apples, sprinkle with chopped pecans, and drizzle the caramel sauce over the top. 

 

This is what it turned out to look like:) 

20 Time Week 12

This last week I created another blog post and video tutorial!  Go see it at www.everythingontop.wordpress.com !  I made my favorite cake frosting, German Chocolate Cake Frosting.  The picture I have included is from my most recent video!  As you can see, I’ve had a lot of fun making them!  This was in theme of my recent birthday.  Currently, I am starting my presentation.  I have been looking at and gathering stats from views on my blog and videos.  I hope to incorporate some clips from all my videos.  I am also starting to think about a recipe my classmates will enjoy.  I would like to bring in the last recipe I create this semester.  I will either bring it in after I make a video, of incorporate the class trying them in my video!

20 Time Update

This past week, I didn't get a whole lot done. However, I did finish uploading all of my pictures onto my computer, so now I just need to compile them into the video! My adventures have almost come to a close, except a have a couple more coming up over Thanksgiving break, including skiing in Keystone and Beaver Creek, so I'm looking forward to that! It's time to finish this project up!

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20 Time Update

This week we had a short 20 time, but I got a lot done. I was able to complete my presentation plan and make sure I am hitting all the standards. The I worked on a powtoons that is going to be part of my presentation. I am a little stumped on where I want to go with that, but I am working through it currently. I am also working on a script for my presentation, which will help me with my slideshow. Next, I need to post another Instagram picture, and keep pushing through the presentation and the other trouble spots. Although my project didn't go exactly as planned, (probably because of my extremely high goals) I am happy with where I am at, and with a little more research I can make it amazing. So right now I need to dig in and work hard on getting this finished!




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20 Time Update

As our projects begin to come to a close, I've got some work to do! This week was kind of uneventful, and I didn't get around to working on my iMovie. I also didn't do much adventuring, so I haven't advanced much on my project! Right now, I'm just regrouping and getting caught up with uploading pictures and videos to iMovie since I was slacking last week! Next, I'll get to back work on my video soon, and I'll be squeezing a few more adventures in over the next couple weekends. I'm going to be back on track as soon as possible!

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20 Time Update

This week I really only worked on improving my presentation and I will keep doing that until I am finished with my project.

20 Time Update

If we are being honest here, I am very behind on my 20 Time project. I am hoping that this Saturday I will become all caught up and even get some desserts done for the next week. I plan to bake two desserts this weekend and get caught up on my final project. I will also try to get caught up on my actual food bogs. The two desserts that I want to make on Saturday are this apple caramel pastry and personal pies in jars.




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20 Time Update

For my 20 time project I haven't gotten very far because I have to buy ingredients from the store and I haven't scheduled a time to do that with my mom. I will set a scheduled time to get my materials with my mom as soon as possible. Once I get that done I'll do my project and do my presentation.

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20 Time Week 11

This past week I have been very busy with other activities, and I wasn’t able to post.  But I know that this next weekend I am free to take as much time as I need to complete the blog post.  I might even make two if I have enough time.  Other than this past weekend, however, I think I am very close to my goal.  I have also started to think about my presentation and I hope to start it this week.  To keep the audience engaged, I want to bring in food.  But I’m trying to figure out a recipe that my class with enjoy the most.  I’m really working hard on my presentation and I hope that my class is impressed!!I also plan to compile some videos for my presentation.  Including interviews from people who have tried it would also be a great way to demonstrate how my project has been coming along.  Go see my blog at www.everythingontop.wordpress.com !

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20 Time Project Update

Currently, I have been able to continue solving the 4x4 fluently, and I now have four of the eight necessary algorithms memorized for the 5x5. I will continue to work on memorizing the other four algorithms, and making sure that I continue to solve the 4x4 as well. As I am currently, I should be on track to have the rest of the algorithms memorized by the time I need to start working on my presentation. For my presentation, I am hoping to be able to work something out so that I can solve one of the cubes during my presentation.

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20 Time Week 10

This last week, I have finished another video!  This one was Halloween theme and I created some Pumpkin Spice Cake Pops!  My family really enjoyed them and I hope to hear from others about their experience making my dishes!  I already have my next recipe and hope to put it together this weekend!  I have chosen to create a birthday theme because my birthday is Thursday.  I am also hoping to start putting together my presentation.  I would still, however, like to put together a few more posts before I present so that people can see how far I’ve come!  I think this project has been running very successfully and I can’t wait to show you guys what I have done!  Remember to go see my blog at www.everythingontop.wordpress.com !  A birthday recipe is coming soon!!

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The Dessert Blogger

It's Sydney Headley here with my weekly dessert blog! This week I tried to make no-bake Oreo bars and I would say that they were a success! They took about 15 minutes to make, but the only hard part is waiting two hours for them to  chill in the fridge. When you decide to make these, all you need to buy are two packs of Oreos, a package of cream cheese, white chocolate chips, a stick of butter, and chocolate sauce if you would like! If you need to cure your sweet tooth, this is the perfect dessert for you!

Recipe:

Makes 16

Crust-

24 Oreo's

4 tbs butter, soft or melted

(you can use a food processor to chop up the Oreos or you can put them in a plastic bag  and use a coffee mug)

Make sure you mix in the melted butter with the Oreos and then press in the Oreo and butter mixture into the bottom of a 9x13 inch pan. I would put parchment paper in the bottom of the pan before you press in the crust.

Filling:

bag of white chocolate morsels

6 oz of cream cheese (at room temperature)

12 Oreos roughly chopped

Put the bag of white chocolate morsels and cream cheese in a pot on the stove and melt/mix them together. Once they are melted together, take the pot off of the stove and mix in the crushed Oreos.  Put this mixture on top of the crust, make sure to spread evenly.

Topping-

6 Oreo's roughly chopped

drizzle chocolate sauce over the top

Put the chopped Oreos and chocolate sauce over the white chocolate and cream cheese mixture.


This is what the Oreo Bars should look like!

20 Time Update

Last week, I accomplished a lot! Over the weekend, I got to have an awesome dinner with the Green Bay Packers' kicker, Mason Crosby, and had so much fun. I also went to the Packers @ Broncos game the next day and watched the Packers get trampled, unfortunately. Now I'm continuing my video and uploading pictures. Next, I'll be adventuring and editing my video more. It's been a pretty successful week.

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I started the more fun part of my project so I'm very excited to work on it. It is turning out to look a lot nicer than I imagined and my project is looking more and more organized as I work.

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This week I was able to connect a lot more with some of Instagram account followers. I am continuing to gain followers which is super exciting. I smile every time I get a notification. I also started to plan out my final project. I have decided upon a presentation with a short 1 minute PSA. I am filling in some gaps and finishing up the actual research for my final project. Right now I am working on my final project. Next, I want to continue tying up lose ends and really work towards the finish line. I am extremely excited to show everyone what I have accomplished.



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For my 20 time project I have meditated twice now and tried two different techniques. I have been writing down my thoughts in a google doc and have decided to expand on techniques. I am unsure of how I want to present my project and can't decided if I want to present orally and demonstrate my techniques, or of I want to make a google slides and put in pictures of the techniques I tried. 

20 Time update

Last week I made no bake Oreo bars and they were a success! I also worked on putting my Oreo bars into my final presentation. Right now I am figuring out when I am going to bake my next project, pumpkin bars. I don't think I will need to purchase anything for this dessert because my mom likes to keep a large supply of pumpkin (in a can) on hand. I plan to bake this on Saturday morning for my family.


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20 Time week 9

This week I am a little behind.  I wanted to post last weekend, but I didn’t have the time to post.  I have made my recipe and filmed, but I have yet to film a few more shots.  Right now, I am looking ahead to my next recipe so I don’t fall too behind.  Thursday or Friday I would like to post to my blog my Halloween recipe.  The weekend after Halloween will be when I will post next.  Our presentations are also in the near future, so I am beginning to think about what it will be about.  I would like to bring in food so others in the class can try what I have been creating.  Also, who wouldn’t be paying attention to my presentation if I bring food?!  I was also thinking I could include statistics of how many views my blog has received.  You can go see my blog at www.everythingontop.wordpress.com !

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