Cherry Almond Bars

These cherry bars were inspired from a few different images that i found on pinterest but the recipe i followed was originally made for berry bars. Because i had a can of cherry pie filling in my pantry, i thought i would try this way. No surprise, it's very good! Because it is not too soft you can easily pack it for lunch or dip it in a tea. I also decided to add almond powder to the recipe to keep it tasty.

Once you finished your preparation and are choosing which cake pan you will use, you can go for the classy cake pan and have a flat dessert that you will cut into squares. Or you can go for a long and high one (the one for banana bread) and then slice it: option that I chose.

If you serve it warm, you should definitly follow it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. This is just heaven!

Ingredients

•  ½ cup unsalted butter, softened 
• 1 cup sugar 
• 1 ½ cup flour 
• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon powder 
• 3 eggs, beaten 
• 1 can of cherry pie filling 
• ½ teaspoon baking powder 
• ½ teaspoon vanilla 
• ½  cup almond powder
  

Directions
* I made about 12 slices  

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Speard butter on the bottom and flour. 
2. Put soft butter into a bowl and beat it.  Add 1 cup sugar, 1 ½ cup of flour and baking powder to the butter.  Mix until fully combined: it can be hard at this moment, but no worries, the mix is going to be good. 
3. Add the eggs and vanilla in the bowl and mix to combine fully.  Add in almond powder and mix. 
4. Spoon 3/4 of the mixture in the bottom of the pan.  Place cherries and their juice on top of the mixture.  Add the mixture left over inbetween the cherries. 
5. Place in the 200°C oven and bake until set (when toothpick removed is clean, and top has browned) about 30 minutes.  Do not over brown. 
6. Allow to cool on a rack for 20 minutes.  Slice and serve.

Cupcakes Cerises et Chocolat

C'est la mode, et ça plaît aux petits comme aux grands, alors voilà j'ai craqué, je me suis mise au cupcakes.
 

Je suivi la recette de ....... Sans faire le nappage, pas vraiment le temps et juste envie de quelque chose de simple. Ils sont super moelleux et la recette s'adapte parfaitement aux muffins.

Ingrédients

• 125g beurre
• 100g chocolat noir pâtissier
• 100gde confiture de cerise ou le jus des cerise si vous utiliser des conserves
• 150g de sucre
• Une pincée de sel
• 2 œufs
• 150 farine à gâteau (qui va lever)

Préchauffer le four à  180°
Faire fondre le beurre dans une casserole. Lorsqu'il est complétement fondu, ajouter le chocolat coupé en carrés, laisser le fondre et se mélanger au beurre. Quand la consistance est lisse et fluide, retirer du feux et ajouter la confiture/le jus des cerises et les deux œufs. Petit à petit, ajouter la farine  en remuant doucement pour ne pas faire de grumeaux. Puis, bien mélanger.
Disposer les papiers à cupcakes dans les cases, si vous n'en utilisez pas beurrer et fariner chaque case. Verser la pâte dans chacune d'elles.
Laisser cuire 20 minutes pour les cupcakes, 25 si vous faites des muffins.

Une fois que les gâteaux sont cuits, laisser refroidir si vous voulez les décorés. Sinon, attaquer, c'est toujours meilleur quand c'est chaud !

Cherry clafoutis

My first recipe is sentimental, it come from my grandma, who got it from her grand ma, who.... I hope you will like it as much as I do!

Dans le four

Ingredients

• 2 tbs flour (all purpose)
• 1 pinch of salt
• 120g granulated sugar
• 3 eggs
• 30g butter
• 60ml milk
• 2 tbs greek yogurt / cherry yogurt

Directions

1. Preheat oven at 180°
2. Mix sugar and eggs until a smooth and white mix. Soften the butter (microwave or sauce pan) and add it in the mix. Add the flour, salt, milk and yogurt and mix it.
3. Once your preparation ready, butter the cake pan and pour it the fruits and the mix on top.
4. Cook 40 to 45 minutes

Tricks

• If you are using can fruits use only 100g or it will be too sweet
• You should add 2 tbs of cherry yogurt or 2 tbs juice from the can, that will make your cake even better!
• Variations: cherry, apricots, plums.