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One Bowl Berry Coffee Cake

I had some berries they weren’t being eaten so I made this delicious berry cake. I had fresh berries but you could also use frozen. This cake is so easy to make, and you only need one bowl. I think it would also taste great with cranberries and lemon extract instead of almond.  One Bowl Berry Coffee Cake Makes 1 11x7” Cake Ingredients 2 cups fresh berries (I used blueberries and strawberries)  1/4 cup brown sugar 3/4 cup white sugar 1/4 cup butter, melted 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon almond extract 2 large eggs 3/4 cup sour cream 1/4 cup milk 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup sliced or sliced almonds Brown sugar for topping Directions Preheat the oven to 350F and grease an 11”x7” baking dish. Combine berries and brown sugar in a bowl. Set aside.  Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl. Beat in the eggs and extracts until well combined.  Stir in sour cream and milk.  Add the dry ingredie...
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Pineapple, Banana and Coconut Smoothie

The recipe called for coconut milk which I'm sure would be amazing, but I used coconut flavoured almond milk because that's what I have. Well, it was still pretty amazing, but maybe not as coconutty. I need to stock up on coconut milk if I'm gonna keep making smoothies.

I have to say, the Magic Bullet is useless when it comes to crushing ice cubes, despite what the infomercial says. Mine didn't really break down at all so I had to scoop the ice out. If you're using ice in your smoothies, you should use a real blender. Even with the blender attachment, the Magic Bullet just doesn't do the trick. It works very well for smoothies without ice cubes though, and also worked well on the frozen banana slices.




Pineapple, Banana and Coconut Smoothie
Original Recipe by make and takes
Makes 2 servings (or 1 really big one)

Ingredients
  • 2 cups fresh pineapple chunks
  • 1 medium banana (I keep sliced bananas in the freezer)
  • 1/2 cup coconut flavoured almond milk (or coconut milk)
  • 1/2 cup ice (I used 6 cubes ... and good luck with that)
Directions
  1. Place all the ingredients into the blender and puree until smooth. Transfer to glasses and serve cold.
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  1. Jen @JuanitasCocinaJune 7, 2012 at 2:56 PM

    Now I'm craving this banana coconutty pineapple smoothie! It sounds so refreshing and yummy!

    #31

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  2. MelissaJune 7, 2012 at 3:13 PM

    This sounds delicious--I have been looking for a recipe for coconut milk, and I think I've found it :)

    I'm CCC #5

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  3. Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and PeppersJune 7, 2012 at 3:59 PM

    Love you recipe! Ours are almost the same! lol, Great monds tjhink a like! :) I'm CCC #11.

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  4. UnknownJune 7, 2012 at 9:36 PM

    This sounds really yummy and refreshing! I love the combinations you used.

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  5. Lisa~~June 7, 2012 at 11:33 PM

    Sounds like a wonderful and tropical tasting combo, yum!

    If you haven't already, I'd love for you to check out my CCC entry: Mango Melon Banana & Chia Smoothie.

    Lisa~~
    Cook Lisa Cook

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  6. TeriJune 9, 2012 at 12:51 PM

    Sounds so refreshing!

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  7. UnknownJune 11, 2012 at 1:56 PM

    This smoothie sounds great, its so tropical!

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