Strawberry & Banana Nutella Crepes

Have you ever had one of those mornings where you feel like eating dessert for breakfast? Please tell me I'm not alone in this! I found this recipe, and decided it was worth repeating...again and again. The only downside to making crepes is the time it takes.  If you don't want to sit in front of the stove for an hour cooking one at a time, I would have two pans going, like I did after cooking the first few.  The upside to making crepes is you don't have to own a crepe maker!  Granted, they may not be as pretty, but your taste buds will agree they are just as delightful. This recipe serves four. 

Ingredients:
1-1/3 cup soymilk
1 cup whole wheat flour
2 egg whites
1/2 cup water
2 Tbsp unsalted butter

2 whole bananas, peeled and sliced

10 strawberries, sliced
4 Tbsp Nutella
 

Directions:

Preheat oven to 200 degrees.

Place soy milk, flour, egg whites and water into a bowl and whisk rapidly until well-combined. I used my kitchen-aid stand mixer for this. 

Heat a medium-sized, shallow skillet on medium heat. Melt 1/2 tsp of butter in the pan and pour 2 Tbsp of batter in the center of the skillet and lean/swirl the pan to spread out the batter as thin as possible

 

When the edges begin to look dry, lift with a fork to check the color. Once the crepe is golden brown on the bottom, using the fork on the edge and flip until both sides are golden brown.  When cooked, place on a cookie sheet in the oven. Continue this process with the butter, pan and then cookie sheet until all the batter is used.

Here comes the fun part! Spread a thin layer of Nutella on the top of the crepe

Then add several slices of banana and strawberry

Roll it up, and add more fruit

And indulge! :]

First time making crepes = success

They are easy to make and ubber delicioso!

Plus, they are sure to impress any guests you are having over ;]

<3 Saleena

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DIY: Ruffled Strawberries

Remember the cake I made for my first craft party? It looked pretty good, but the frosting was WAY too sweet...Of course, everyone who tried it politely pushed their globs of unwanted frosting to the side of their plates.  I decided to try it again, so I volunteered to make the cake for my Bridal Shower.   I found a recipe for strawberry frosting on food.com and decided to try it out.

Initial ingredients included: Powdered sugar, butter, and strawberries (fresh or frozen)

 I pureed the strawberries in the food processor for two reasons: (1) I didn't want chunky frosting, and (2) I used a piping bag to decorate so I needed the frosting to flow smoothly through the tip.

Next I added the strawberries to my powdered sugar & butter mixture...and vuala! 

The scrumptious strawberry frosting was still too sweet, so I added salt and some flour.  It tasted just right... but I needed about three times that amount.  I made a my second batch and it still wasn't enough (this cake takes lots of frosting!).  By this time, I was running low on supplies, so I had to get creative.   *Make sure to refrigerate your frosting if you are using fruit.

My final recipe:

7 1/2 cups Powdered sugar

1 1/4 cups Butter

1 1/4 cups Strawberries

1 1/6 cups (1/2 cup + 2/3 cup)Flour 

1/8 tsp. Salt

It turns out that the extra flour made this frosting quite heavy.  While decorating, I noticed my ruffles started sinking! (thats why the bottom half of the cake looks melted)  So, I had to stick it in the refrigerator for a bit to harden up. After multiple trips to and from the fridge, the cake was finished!  The cake was a hit and the perfect amount! 

No globs of frosting left over on people's plates = success :]

My mom collects Precious Moments, and this particular one has a boy proposing to a girl.  :]  On my actual wedding cake, my cake topper is going to be a Precious Moments bride & groom that my great-grandmother gave to my mom to put on her wedding cake.  Total cost: $15

48 MORE DAYS!!

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