Kanga’s Kitchen

I LAVA YOU!!!  *Cue Disney-Pixar's volcano love-story short film* And I so wanted to make you/us a really nice cake for our anniversary today! https://itsybitsykitchen.com/chocolate-mocha-cake/ Amidst child-rearing & housekeeping & home-educating & hospital-facilitating & everything else. Although I didn't find a legit cake board to put it on, there was a big enough paper plate Bfor the base cocoa/coffee layer. Then the first layer of creamy espresso filling, then the second chocolate cake layer, then another espresso-filling layer, then the final layer of chocolate cake, So far, so good. Next to start with the creamy chocolate espresso frosting - which was too stiff, so I stirred in some milk. But when I started frosting the cake, then the cake started falling apart. And then my 7-year-old started hollering questions and all kinds of stuff, and I'm just like "Please go play! I really need space to focus on saving this cake!" Eventually i...

  After a week’s fun vacationing with Roo, and then a crazy day visiting with kangaroo family & watching Ruby’s sports event, there wasn’t time for me to make my love a birthday cake. But better late than never, right? He loves Reese’s & coffee, so let’s give this recipe a try: https://lifecurrentsblog.com/peanut-butter-coffee-cake/

We love coffee at my house! ☕️  So of course, Christopher Robin & I had a coffee-flavored wedding cake. The recipe my friend used (from Martha Stewart) is no longer available online, but here’s a similar recipe: Mocha Cake (shoutout to Mel's Bakery in Barbourville, KY) Coffee is a fitting illustration of marriage; because while black coffee is good (and even preferable to some people, as it was to me before getting pregnant with Roo) - most people would agree that perfect coffee requires a perfect blending of the black-coffee base with some combination of milk/creamer & sugar/sweetener, just like a perfect marriage requires a perfect blending of one man & one woman into a lifelong one-flesh union. “No longer two but one” (Mark 10:8).  One Flesh Marriage   (Nancy Cambell, Above Rubies)

  https://jernejkitchen.com/recipes/chocolate/espresso-cake

Mini Pooh Pizzas -  https://family.disney.com/recipe/mini-winnie-the-pooh-pizzas/ Spray cookie sheet and set aside. Roll out pre-made pizza dough. Separate into sections, and form each section into a Pooh-head with ears. Transfer to cookie sheet and top working pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, black-olive eyes & nose, and pepperoni eyebrows & nose crinkle. Bake according to pizza-dough package instructions. Pooh Chips & “Honey” Cheese Dip -  https://family.disney.com/recipe/winnie-the-pooh-chips-and-dip/ Cut 12 soft tortillas into little Pooh-head&ears shapes. Bake at 350 about 10 minutes, or till crisp. Whisk 1 Tbsp flour & 1 Tbsp butter in pot on medium heat till it becomes foamy. Whisk in 1/2 cup milk and continue stirring till it simmers and then thickens enough to coat back of spoon. Turn to low heat and stir in 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese till melted. Hundred Acre Woods Acorns -  https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/acorn-treats/ Line cookie shee...

When the family’s fresh out of dessert, then it’s time to bake something sweet with Ruby. She wanted to do a chocolate cake, and we had a few very-ripe bananas, so what do I ask our kitchen EchoDot? Well, of course.... “Alexa, show me banana chocolate cake recipes.” And wa-la! Now, this recipe’s technically vegan; but it totally works with regular milk instead of the called-for “almond milk.” 🥛 And it’s easy, and delish!    https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/244229/vegan-double-chocolate-peanut-butter-banana-cake/

  Cherry Coconut Cauliflower Ice Cream Cake recipe Base: ¾ cup raw, shelled pumpkin seeds (pepitas) 1 soft medjool date, pitted 1 tbsp coconut oil 1 tbsp agave (or maple syrup, or a similar sweetener of choice) Filling: 1½ cups boiled or steamed cauliflower florets 4 tbsp coconut cream (from a chilled can of full-fat coconut milk) 3 tbsp coconut oil, liquefied 3 tbsp agave (or maple syrup, or a similar sweetener of choice) 1 tsp pure vanilla extract (or ½ tsp raw ground vanilla bean) ⅜ tsp salt Additional Cherry Layer: ¼ cup fruit-sweetened black cherry jam  ⅛ tsp salt Optional Toppings: edible dried rose petals, rose buds, and a bit of lavender nuts