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Menu Monday Cupcakes!!!! This past weekend was my son's first birthday. I planned to make cupcakes but came up short on time. While I had a boxed mix in the cupboard, I really wanted to make something from scratch. I Googled "improving a boxed cake" and kept seeing the term "WASC" come up. WASC? Turns out it stands for white almond sour cream and apparently a lot of bakers use this simple recipe as a basis for all cake flavors. So I gave it a shot. It came out great! It had awesome flavor, was moist, dense but light at the same time. Try it!
WHITE ALMOND SOUR CREAM CAKE (CUPCAKES)
1 box white cake mix 1 cup flour 1 cup sugar 3/4 teaspoon salt 2 Tablespoon vegetable oil 1 1/3 cup water 2 teaspoon vanilla 2 teaspoon almond extract 1 cup sour cream* 4 large egg whites
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Throw all the ingredients into a mixing bowl in the order given and beat until well blended. Make sure to stop and scrape the bottom so that all the ingredients get blended. This made 24 cupcakes plus a small bread loaf pan. Most of the recipes I looked at said it would make 36 cupcakes but I don't have that many cupcake pans. I followed the baking directions on the cake mix box which said 18-22 minutes but mine took a little longer. Pretty much bake until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
*I was short on sour cream so I made up the difference with Greek yogurt.
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Menu Monday Who doesn't like breakfast? Well-my mom for one, but most people enjoy pancakes, and what is more fun than having pancakes for dinner? I thought I'd share my favorite recipe for Menu Monday although maybe this post should be titled "Meatless Monday"? Did you know that not having meat once a week can be very beneficial? According to the Meatless Monday website:
Going meatless once a week may reduce your risk of chronic preventable
conditions like cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity. It
can also help reduce your carbon footprint and save precious resources
like fresh water and fossil fuel.
It is also frugal! Meat can be expensive. Here are some fresh ideas for meatless meals: Meatless Meals.
Pancakes
2 cups all-purpose flour (I like to use 1 cup white & 1 cup wheat) 2 tablespoons sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 2 large eggs 1 cup milk + enough greek yogurt to make 2 cups when added to the milk 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
fruit/chocolate chips (optional)
1. Heat your skillet or griddle using medium heat. 2. Fill a large measuring cup with 1 cup of milk. Add enough yogurt until you reach the 2 cup measure. Add the vinegar, stir well, and let sit 5 minutes. 3. Whisk together the flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. 4. Beat the eggs in a separate bowl, add in the milk mixture and oil. 5. Incorporate the milk mixture into the flour mixture and stir just until combined. Your batter will be lumpy. 6. Grease your griddle. 7. Drop batter onto the skillet using a 1/4 sized measuring cup. Add fruit or chocolate chips if desired by sprinkling over the top. 8. When the bottom of the pancakes are golden brown, the edges are firm and the tops are bubbly, flip and cook until browned on the other side.
