Mmmm, is it icing or frosting? I am sure there is some sort of technical difference, and more than likely I am calling it the wrong one- but, you know either way just what it is, so who cares? Oh! If you came here looking for something to do with used coffee grounds….keep reading. You will love it. First my frosting-errr icing…hmmmm.
Maybe I will just call it fricing. Note: spell-check is mad.
Fricing:(noun): [frI-sing] A word created for creamy sweet substance by ignorant blogger who didn’t want to find the proper definition of both frosting and icing.
There. It’s a word now. I need to call Mr. Webster.
Drum roll, please.
It’s fluffy. It’s buttery. It’s sweet.
Cake, as I have mentioned before is one of my all time favorites. I don’t make them much, though. Why? Remember- my hubby tends to like desserts you eat out of hand.
Back to butter cream. Or buttercream. Or fricing.
It’s similar to my other recipe here. But….not exact.
1/2 c salted butter-softened but not too soft. Let’s aim for a “perfect” banana “softness”
1/2 c butter flavor crisco (I know that stuff is unhealthy- sometimes you just have to live a little!)
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp almond extract (use the real stuff)
4 cups shifted powdered sugar
3-4 teaspoons cream (or half and half)
To make:
cream together the butter and shortening until they are fluffy, add in the vanilla and almond extracts.
Fold in the sugar and cream slowly by hand, when it is incorporated, return to mixer and continue to beat until fluffy.
I can’t wait to make homemade cream filled cookies with this fricing. Gotta finish the cake first.
Y’all want to see some highlights?
My mom got her Pillow Pets. She loves them. Why didn’t I invent that?
These are treasure rocks. Something to do with leftover coffee grounds.
To make them, take 1 c leftover coffee grounds, 1 c flour, 1/2 c salt and enough water to make a dough. Hide little trinkets inside and bake at 150 for 15-17 minutes. Or, set them out in the sun all day. Cool, huh? Have a rock hunt. If I were a guy, I would hide a diamond in one. How cool would that be?! A rock in a rock. So clever.
* the craft “recipes” have been adapted from a DVD called “Kid Concoctions”
I made ice cream sandwiches.
Check out my fancy-schmancy drizzle- I was feeling very “Jackson Pollock”
This was dinner last night. OMG so good. Easy. Less than 10 ingredients. Another keeper, I promise.
The Internet is a strange and wonderful place sometimes…. through the Internet, I “met” Kira. Kira is the Australian version of me. Seriously. Except she makes her own butter. I haven’t done that yet…
What is it?
As far as the movie ticket winner goes… I will be posting that a bit later today. Sorry. The fairies told me to. 😉
How many people can grab “ice cream”like this?!
Can you tell? Yep…Rice Krispies treats. You can (and should) fill the cones up with small candies or toys. You kind of need to- they are top heavy with out some weight in the cone part. Lil’ tip from mama.
Then, I dipped them in those candy-melt things that they sell at craft stores. While they were wet, I did up the sprinkles. My hubby thought they would be hard to bite into-( nope! ) And, they were delicious. Better than ice cream in some ways… you know how ice cream tastes awesome the first few bites and then your taste buds go “numb?” That won’t happen here. (hooray!)
I made these for our rainy July 4th. How do ya like my bunting? I never knew what that stuff was called. Now I do. Bunting. Folded fabric decor. Cool. Of course I took this picture before the skies opened up. 
“You have to line them up, mommy” 
“okay, there. Can I eat one now? I got my picture.”
“Okay, just one…”
with a little pink fondant rose. Who can resist?
Then, I brushed the insides with oil and dusted with cocoa powder.
Ta-da! I have been messing around a bit more with my photos and I have come to realize I need glasses. Ugh. Can I just use some drugstore ones or do I have to go to a doctor? I really dislike offices. Hmmm.