Louisiana Crunch Cake

Hey! Everyone found Another cake recipe I know you going to love...The cake is so good and light and so moist...Good  Job Twins!!!

Louisiana Crunch Cake

3 c. cake flour

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. baking soda

2 c. granulated sugar

2 sticks butter softened room temp

1/4 c. sour cream

4 large eggs room temp

1 c. buttermilk

2 tsp. vanilla extract


Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. tube cake pan ready.
In a medium bowl sift together cake flour, salt, baking powder and soda...Set aside.
Beat softened butter and sugar together until very fluffy (about 5 minuets). Mix in sour cream. Add eggs one at a time and beat until mixture becomes light and fluffy. Mix in vanilla extract.
Add in buttermilk and the cake flour mixture in alternates and beat until fully combined (see video for example)
PLEASE DO NOT OVER BEAT OTHERWISE CAKE IS GOING TO BECOME ROCK HARD!!!
Thoroughly grease a non stick tube pan! If your pan in not a non stick pan, you will need to grease and flour it.
Add approx 1/4 cup of granulated sugar to the pan, and tap around the sides and bottom until evenly coated. Sprinkle coconut flakes to the bottom of pan...You may add more or less coconut, its totally up to you. Pour in batter. Bake for 50 minuets to an hour, or until a wooden skewer inserted into cake comes out clean. DO NOT OVER BAKE!!!!! Otherwise cake will become dry. Once cake is finished baking, remove from pan and let cool.

Vanilla Almond Glaze:
2 c. powdered sugar
4 tbs. butter...melted
4 tbs. canned evaporated milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. almond extract

Directions:
Whisk together powdered sugar butter and milk. Add vanilla extract and almond extract and mix. Add more milk for a thinner consistency.
Drizzle glaze over cake and let set for 10 min.
Serves about 8-10
Found:
http://twingodesses.blogspot.com/2010/12/louisiana-crunch-cake-with-vanilla.html

Dried Butter Beans With Smoke Turkey Tails

Letting the smoked turkey tails simmer down into the beans will make their own creamy mixture. the smoke flavoring it paid for it all.

Dried Lima beans, cornbread and a side of mixed greens Wow!

It's very Easy,to cook dried lima beans from scratch. If you’ve never had them, please try them. They are very filling and satisfying and your family and friend with love them like we did... when my mom sat them on our dinner table for the cold months we was happy and full.

What Is Dried Lima Beans? when the pod on the plant completely dry and you can hear the beans rattling around, in the outer shell can easily be removed to get the perfectly dried beans inside.The beans can last for years in a dry and sealed place.This process can apply to many plants like peas and beans and this how gardner get seeds for the next planting.

Recipe:

Boil Two Smoke Turkey tails In 5 to 6 cups of water with 1 stick Butter Or margarine about 1 hour half or until tender.

1 pound dry Lima butter clean and pick over

1 medium onion chopped

1/4 cup red bell pepper chopped

1 bay leaf

2 tablespoon olive oil

2 tablespoon chopped garlic

1 cup chopped celery

Cook on low heat about 1 hour and a half unto creamy. Add 3 tablespoon butter and black pepper to you liking.