Super Simple Banana Soft Serve

Being dairy free during the summer is the pits. 

So when I'm craving something cold and refreshing and my signature Cherry Coke Slurpee from the 7-11 down the street isn't cutting it what is a girl to do?

I just found my answer.  While cruising the blog-o-verse I found the 5th annual Ice Cream Cupcake Contest.  So how to create an Ice Cream Cupcake with out ice cream...

Well, I'm not going to give you all the answers (yet!) but this Banana Soft Serve really scratched that ice cream itch I've been having. 

Below is the recipe for my simple soft serve.  This amazing concoction will top my cupcakes (recipe to come later)

Recipe:
(makes about 3 cups or so)

3 frozen bananas cut up into pieces
1/4-1/3 cup milk of choice (I used vanilla Almond milk*)
Mix-ins (optional)**
Food Processor or High Powered Blender

1) Cut up the banana into pieces, put in a container/plastic bag/aluminum foil/whatever you have and freeze.
2) Take banana out and put into food processor or blender.
3) Start mixing.
4) Drizzle milk in slowly until desired consistency is obtained.
5) Enjoy.***

*The vanilla almond milk added a little vanilla flavor and some sweetness.  You could always add some more vanilla or a little sugar if you used plain milk.  Chocolate milk would be awesome as well. 
**You could add any sort of toppings or add-ins you want...walnuts, frozen strawberries, chocolate chips, etc. Just mix them in. 
***If you want it to firm up, put it in an air tight container and stick it back in the freezer for a few hours. 

For the baby: To make this recipe baby friendly instead of milk you could use juice or breast milk/formula.  This would be great for when the baby is teething, something healthy and soothing for their poor little gums. 

New Look, New Try

Ok, so...its been a while. 

No one tells you how much work a baby is...
Ok, EVERYONE tells you how much work it is, you just don't believe them. 

Trying to balance everything is a struggle.  Onward with the struggle I guess.

I've been doing a lot of baking and have been skipping the writing about it part.  I'll try to do better.  The most recent development is my brother's graduation from high school.  So him being the computer dork he is, I made him a Super Mario cake! And I must say it was AMAZiNG.  Yep, I said it.  (It was also for his birthday and eagle scout award ceremony...he's been a busy boy!)

It was two tiered.  The top layer being Lucky Charm flavored (recipe a la Cupcake Project) with some butter cream icing and the bottom tier was chocolate with chocolate icing.  Pretty simple. 

The pictures will be posted soon. 

If you want to see pictures of some other cakes and stuff I have done just go to my Facebook page and look them up.