Blueberry & Cream Cheese Croque Cake#BakingBloggers

Today at Baking Bloggers are visiting France. Made this croque-cake.  A Croque Cake is layered with white bread slices ,ham, cheese, etc which can be replaced by different ingredients of your choice, this is also know as a giant croque monsieur.  

Ingredients
4 + 3 Big Slices Bread 

2 + 2 Small Eggs 

30 Grams + 30 Grams Granulated Sugar 

80ML + 80 Ml Soy milk - can use normal milk
¼ Teaspoon + ¼ Teaspoon Vanilla Essence
10 Grams + 10 Grams Butter 

120 Grams Cream cheese - cut into tiny cubes 

100 Grams Fresh Blueberries - I used frozen

Method
Line and the sides and grease 7 Inch loaf pan 

Cut the sides of the bread and keep aside.  The white part cut into into 2 parts length ways or to fit your pan. 

In a big bowl beat the 2 eggs at a time add one part of the sugar, essence, soy milk and butter, give it a good whisk. 

First dip the sides of 4 bread slices 

Arrange the sides of the bread slices in the loaf pan length ways. 

Then place the white part of the bread dip in egg mixture on top of it. 

Now  sprinkle the cubes of cheese and blueberries on top.  

Beat the next part of  2 eggs at a time add the remaining part of the sugar, essence, soy milk and butter,  give it a good whisk. Again dip the sides of  the white bread slices, arrange it on top then dip the white cut part of the bread slice and on top of this  sprinkle the cubes of cheese and blueberries on top. 

Again the bread slices dipped in egg mix and pack this well. Pour any remaining egg mix on top. 

Press lightly and bake it in a preheated oven at 200°C for 25 to 30 minutes or till golden top top and skewer inserted comes out clean.

Lift the paper up on to a cooling rack. 

When cooled, dust it with icing sugar on top (this is optional).

Cut into slices on a cutting board and serve. 

Enjoy this beautiful and delicious Blueberry & Cream Cheese Croque Cake. Have with for breakfast like we did or for evening tea.
Lables : French, France, Baked, Blueberries, Cream Cheese, Egg, Bread Slices, Baking Bloggers, Cakes

August 2020: French Baking 

• Alsatian Bacon and Onion Tart (Tarte Flambée) from Making Miracles
• Blueberry & Cream Cheese Croque Cake from Sneha's Recipe
• Broyé du Poitou (Shortbread from Poitiers) from Tara's Multicultural Table
• Chocolate-Covered Cherry Bon Bon Cookies from Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice
• Crème Brûlée from Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Easy Cauliflower Gratin from Cook with Renu
• Fraisier - French Strawberry Cake from Veg'n'Bake
• French Breakfast Puffs from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Gratin aux Courgette from Sid's Sea Palm Cooking
• Pain de Campagne (French Country Bread) from Caroline's Cooking
• Pissaladière - Bacon Onion Anchovy and Olive Tart from Food Lust People Love
• Poulet à la Normande from Culinary Adventures with Camilla

Dulce De Leche Banana Cake#BakingBloggers

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  Made this cake using all the leftovers ingredients I, had in the fridge. Over ripe bananas, leftover dulce de leche, little fresh cream and 3 triangles of cream cheese. 
  

  

  My hubby doesn't eat bananas, but, clever me finds endless ways of giving him this fruit, in smoothies, parathas and cakes. The only thing, I, have to be careful while using it, if he see it going into the dish then he will not eat it. Thinks that he will catch cold and cough if he eat's bananas, tried reasoning with him, but in vain.

  

   This cake it turns out moist, buttery and delicious. It tastes even better the next day.   You can see flakes of DDL, since it was thick and refrigerated, looks like chocolate chips.

  Ingredients  
• 150 Grams Butter
  55 Grams Cream cheese
  75 Grams Caster Sugar
  3 Small Eggs
  210 Grams All Purpose Flour
  1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
  ½ Teaspoon Baking soda
  ¼ Teaspoon Salt
• ¼ Cup Fresh Cream
  1/3 Cup Packed Dulce De Leche
  3 Medium Size Bananas – mashed /blended
  1 Sachet(8 grams) Vanilla Sugar
  
  Method

  

  Preheat the oven to 180°C. . Greased and line an 9” round baking pan ( used an 8" pan silicone mould, had leftover batter so made it in a small bundt pan).
  

  

  Blend the bananas, you can mash them with a fork too. (had to blend them cause hubby shouldn't see traces of it). 

  In a bowl sieve flour, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla sugar and salt. Set it aside.
  

  

  Beat the butter, cream cheese, DDL and sugar on high speed until light and fluffy. Add in eggs, one at a time and mix until smooth. Mix in bananas.

  Slowly add in the flour mixture and  little of cream, blend just until smooth and all the flour and cream is incorporated.
  

  

  Pour batter into the baking pan. Bake for 45  minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. 
  

  

  The Bundt pan too 20 minutes to bake.
  

  

  While baking the house was filled with the fragrant aroma.
  

  

  Let the cake cool for 10 minutes in the pan before removing it. Let the cool completely before cutting into it. 
  

  

  

  The big cake I dusted with icing sugar

  

  the small one got over in one go along with our tea.

  

  Lables : Cake, , Banana, Cream Cheese, Dulce De Leche, Baking Bloggers, Hi Tea
  Baking Bloggers
  
  June 2020: Let's Go Bananas!
  Banana After School Snack Cake from Karen's Kitchen Stories
  Banana Oatmeal Muffins from Sid's Sea Palm Cooking
  Brown Sugar Banana Cake from Cookaholic Wife
  Chocolate Sunflower Seed Breakfast Muffins from Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice
  Dulce De Leche Banana Cake from Sneha's Recipe
  Hummingbird Muffins from Veggies First Then Dessert
  Margy's Best Banana Bread from Food Lust People Love
  Peanut Butter Banana Baked Oatmeal from Making Miracles
  Raw Banana Baked Chips from Cook with Renu
  Roasted Banana Ice Cream from Caroline's Cooking
  Soft Baked Banana Oatmeal Bars from A Day in the Life on the Farm
  Sourdough Banana Bread from Culinary Adventures with Camilla
  Triple Chocolate Banana Bread from Palatable Pastime    

Cream Cheese Bundt Cake#BundtBakers

This cream cheese cake is so quick to make. It's rich  in taste and perfectly moist, tender cake. Since we are only two I, bake small cakes. 

To is our posting day for Bundt Bakers this months' theme is Sweet or Savory Bundts with Cheese and our host is  Stacy , thank you for hosting this month event.

Ingredients 

40 Grams Cream cheese - I used Philadelphia 

60 Grams Unsalted Butter 

100 Grams Caster Sugar 

2 Eggs 

100 Grams Cake Flour 

½ Teaspoon Baking powder
¼ Teaspoon Baking soda
½ Teaspoon Vanilla Essence

Method

In a bowl beat the cream cheese till light and fluffy, add the butter and continue to beat till creamy now add the sugar and beat for 2 minutes. Add the egg on at a time and continue to beat . Now add the essence and beat . Add the sieved flour a little at a time and beat till all flour is incorporated. Pour this into a greased bundt pan and bake in a pre heated oven at 170°C for 30 - 35 minutes.

Cool and unmould dust with icing sugar- optional

 Serve with a cuppa of tea.

Labels : Bundt, Bundt Bakers, Cream Cheese 
Here are the cheesy sweet or savory Bundts: 

Bacon Broccoli Mac and Cheese Bundt from Food Lust People Love
Chocolate Cream Cheese Bundt Cake from Making Miracles
Cream Cheese Bundt Cake from Sneha's Recipe
Cream Cheese Swirl Coffee Cake from Patyco Candybar
Easy Peasy Cheesy Pull Apart Bread from A Day in the Life on the Farm
Mascarpone Lemon Cud Bundt Cake from Nunca es Demasiado Dulce
Sausage Egg and Cheese Breakfast Bundtlettes from Palatable Pastime
Strawberry Cream Cheese Bundt from Sweet Sensations



#BundtBakers is a group of Bundt loving bakers who get together once a month to bake Bundts with a common ingredient or theme. You can see all of our lovely Bundts by following our Pinterest board. We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient. Updated links for all of our past events and more information about BundtBakers can be found on our home page.

Olives & Cheese Crackers#Improve

Crackers with Cheese, is good snack or appetizer which everyone loves. Makes a great party pleaser. They're tempting and totally addicting!

Ingredients

9 Cracker Biscuits - as required
100 Grams Cream Cheese
1 Cube Processed Cheese
For Topping:
Spicy Chicken Salami - as required
Black / Green olives - as required - I used stuffed Green Olives
Pizza Seasonings  - as required

Method

Blend both the cheese in the blender till smooth. Pour this into a piping bag.
Pipe cream cheese spread evenly on top of the crackers. Sprinkle a pinch of pizza seasonings. Arrange  a chicken salami and a green olive.    Serve and Enjoy!!

My Notes
Can use any topping of your choice, like, Finely chopped sausage or any fresh or dried fruits. The choice is unlimited.

Labels : Cheese, Crackers, Chicken, Salami, Cream Cheese, Olives, Improve, Starters, Appetizer

Check out what the other bloggers have made!
Improv Cooking Challenge: January 2020
Ingredients: Cheese and Crackers
Broccoli Cheese Casserole by A Day in the Life on the Farm
Homemade Cheese Crackers by Cookaholic Wife
Oven-Baked Parmesan Chicken Tenders by Palatable Pastime
Seasoned Keto Crackers by Our Good Life
Marinated Goat Cheese Spread by Culinary Adventures with Camilla
Homemade Boursin Garlic and Herb Cheese Spread by Pandemonium Noshery
Savory Cheddar Herb Cheesecake by Kate's Recipe Box
Cheesy Turkey Casserole by Making Miracles
Olives & Cheese Crackers by Sneha's Recipe
Brie and Havarti Crackers by Sid's Sea Palm Cooking
Baked Parmesan Cracker Chicken Tenders by Simply Inspired Meals
Cracker Crumb Topped Fennel & Carrot Quiche by Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice

Creamy Mackerel Tulip Salad For Two#FishFriday

These are so beautiful , make very good appetizer or salad. When you have a party surprise to your guests with these tulips. they are one bite and delicious too!

Ingredients 

1.1/2 Tablespoons Mackerel Paste
1.1/2 Tablespoons Cream cheese
A Dash of Dried Basil and Smoked Paprika
A Sprinkle of finely chopped Scallion greens

Method

In a bowl, combine the mackerel paste, cream cheese, dried basil and smoked powder and scallion green.

Wash cherry tomatoes, wipe and cut a cross on top (not all the way through). 

Scoop out the seeds and with kitchen shears 

snip off any inner tough membranes. 

Insert a skewer  at the bottom of each tomato.

And cover it with scallion green.

They are so pretty and  ready to be filled. 

Fill each tomato with the mixture.

Place tomatoes in the serving plate.. ready .... 

Serve as an appetizer or salad. Enjoy !!

Labels : Fish, Mackerel, Cream Cheese, Smoked Paprika, Dried Basil, Cherry Tomatoes, Fish Friday, Salads, Appetizer

Welcome to the Feast of the Seven Fishes, hosted by Karen of Karen’s Kitchen’s Stories for Fish Friday Foodies. 

• Artichoke Crab Dip Pasta Bake from Food Lust People Love
• Baccala Soup from Palatable Pastime
• Baked Mussels from Caroline's Cooking
• Creamy Clam Dip from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Creamy Mackerel Salad for Two from Sneha's Recipes
• Italian Seafood Salad (Insalata di Mare) from Karen's Kitchen Stories
• La Vigilia di Natali from Culinary Adventures with Camilla, who made new dishes for all of the courses for this Italian Christmas Eve dinner! Fun fact: She once spent a year in Rome and learned the food traditions of Italy. You need to check out her menu!