Fruit cake

So lately I have been on the hunt for an easy recipe for a cake, and thanks so natashaskitchen.com I found such a simple recipe for this cake and absolutely  love it. 

Here's the recipe for this amazingness :) 

Here's the recipe from natashaskitchen.com

The combination of kiwi, strawberries, blueberries and raspberries worked really well, but you can sub any of the fruit with whatever you like and make this cake your own. The base is a biskvit cake (classic Russian sponge).

Author: Natasha of NatashasKitchen.com

Skill Level: Medium

Cost To Make: $12-$15

Serving: 12

Ingredients

Cake Ingredients:

• 6 large eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour

Frosting Ingredients:

• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 2 (8oz) packages cream cheese, softened at room temp
• ¾ cup sugar

Toppings/Fillings:

• 3-4 Kiwi
• 1 lb Strawberries
• 1 to 1½ cup Blueberries
• 1 cup raspberries

Instructions

1. Butter and Line the bottoms of two 9″ cake pans with parchment paper.
2. Preheat Oven to 350˚F.
3. Combine 6 eggs and 1 cup sugar in the bowl of your electric mixer and beat on high speed for 7 minutes or until tripled in volume and fluffy. Sift in 1 cup all-purpose flour and fold it in with a spatula just until all of the flour is incorporated. DO NOT OVERMIX or your cake won’t rise well.
4. Transfer your dough to your buttered and lined cake pans. Set aside.
5. Bake at 350˚F for 22-25 minutes or until the top is lightly browned. Let the cakes cool down on wire racks, then remove from the pans.

Frosting:

1. Beat together cream cheese and ¾ cup sugar until smooth (1 min).
2. Add 1 cup cold heavy whipping cream and beat on high speed until fluffy (3 minutes).

Assembling your Biskvit Cake:

1. Slice your kiwi and strawberries into thin rings/half circles.
2. Once your cakes are fully cooled, carefully cut each layers in half using a sharp serrated knife. Place the bottom layer on a cake stand. Spread a thin layer of frosting over it. Cover with sliced kiwi and strawberries.
3. Spread a thin layer of frosting on the next cake layer and place the frosted side down over your fruit.
4. Repeat with the remaining layers and spread frosting over the top and sides. Decorate the top ands sides of the cake with fruit. I placed my larger fruit down first: First Strawberries, then raspberries, followed by blueberries then kiwi. I just placed berries onto the cake until it looked full and pretty. For the bottom border, I cut raspberries in half and alternated the raspberries with blueberries to make a ring around the base of the cake. You can also put kiwi slices around the bottom if you like.

Shrimp Alfredo

This super simple recipe is simply delicious.

• 1 package (16 ounces) fettuccine
• 1 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 cup butter, cubed
• 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, cubed
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
• 6 cups frozen broccoli florets
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• Dash pepper

Directions

• Cook fettuccine according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute shrimp and garlic in butter until shrimp turn pink. Remove and keep warm. In the same skillet, combine the cream cheese, milk and Parmesan cheese; cook and stir until cheeses are melted and mixture is smooth.
• Place 1 in. of water in a saucepan; add broccoli. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 6-8 minutes or until tender. Drain. Stir the broccoli, shrimp, salt and pepper into cheese sauce; cook until heated through. Drain fettuccine; top with shrimp mixture. Yield: 4 servings.

Copy cat recipe of Olive garden salad dressing (I LOVE this one)

I have made this and it taste exactly like Olive Garden salad dressing ! It is so good and so easy to make.

salad dressing : I pkg Italian dressing mix( mix this up as you would following instructions on back of pkg. and then adding all other ingredients.), 1/2 tsp each of dried Italian seasoning & salt. 1/4 tsp pepper, 1/2 tsp. sugar, 1/4 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tbsp. mayo ( it says no Miracle whip) 1/4 c olive oil, 2tbls, white vinegar, 1 1/2 tbls water.

Heres the website you can find complete details how to make this salad dressing:http://www.thecountrycook.net/2012/01/olive-garden-salad-dressing.html

Source: food.com via Jodi on Pinterest