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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...

Southwest Salad with Avocado Dressing

I remembered my mom making Rachael Ray's Green Ranch Dressing and thought if I could thin it out a bit more, it would work really well as a dressing for salad. Normally it's pretty thick and we use it as a dip or spread. You can add buttermilk to thin it out as much as you like. And if you really wanted to be bad, you could add some grated cheese to this recipe.


Southwest Salad with Avocado Dressing
Dressing adapted from Rachael Ray
Makes 1/2 cup

Ingredients
For the Salad
  • 1 large head of lettuce, chopped
  • 2 ripe avocados, diced
  • 1/2 cup fresh or canned corn kernels
  • 3 medium tomatoes, diced
For the Dressing
  • 1 avocado, chopped
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 2/3 cup buttermilk (or more)
  • 1 tablespoon Tex-Mex seasoning
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 2 tablespoons chopped scallion
  • 1 teaspoon hot sauce (or to taste)
  • juice of one lemon
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Directions
  1. Place all the salad ingredients in a large bowl. Refrigerate. Easy right?
  2. Place all the dressing ingredients in the blender and let it go until everything is well combined and creamy. Add more buttermilk if needed. Refrigerate then toss the salad with the dressing just before serving.

Comments

  1. Yummy in my tummy! I can't wait to try this!

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  2. I love making my own salad dressings, I love how you thinned this with buttermilk. Fun for a summer bbq!

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  3. I love Rachael Ray and I love a southwest twist to my salad. Yours looks fantastic.

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  4. I love everything in your salad! Plus the dressing sounds terrific!

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  5. Your salad sounds delicious - especially the dressing!

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  6. I have wanted to try making an avocado dressing. Sounds delicious!

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  7. That salad dressing sounds amazing!

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