Azoresgal~Life on an Island

This Tangerine cake is a little burst of sunshine in the midst of all the gray weather we are having, and all the doom and gloom of late, being felt world wide. Where ever it is you may find yourself when reading this, I hope you and yours are all well! Ingredients 2 eggs 2 tangerines 1/2 cup vegetable oil (125ml) 1 cup sugar (225g) 2 cups self-rising flour or all-purpose flour + 2 teaspoons baking powder (226g) Instructions Preheat oven to 350F/180C. Grease and flour a flan pan or bundt cake pan. To a blender cup add, eggs, tangerines (cut in half without seeds), oil and sugar. Blend. In a medium bowl add flour and baking powder if using. Pour the tangerine mixture into the flour and mix well. Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. Let it cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan. ** Sprinkle with icing sugar or top with a cream cheese frosting Tangerine Cream Cheese frosting 1 cup  cup crea...

  A rich and fudgy, easy to make, chocolate chip banana bread!  Made super quick with the use of a boxed cake mix, and made in one bowl!  Oh and please trust me,it tastes just as good as it looks! INGREDIENTS 3 Bananas Ripe, Mashed ( about 6 small island bananas) 1/3 cup Oil 3 Eggs Large 1 box Chocolate cake mix Or Devil’s Food cake 1 cup Chocolate chips Regular or mini 1/2 cup  chocolate chips for topping (optional) INSTRUCTIONS Preheat oven 180C/350F In a large mixing bowl, mix together mashed bananas, oil and eggs until smooth. Add cake mix, chocolate chips and mix until just combined. Don’t over-mix! Pour batter into two greased/floured loaf pans (Dimensions: 8×4). Sprinkle extra chocolate chips and  on top. Bake 45- 50 minutes or until an inserted toothpick in the center comes out clean. *Don’t replace oil with butter because butter makes this bread too dense. *Make sure to use the ripest bananas you can find because ...