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Betty Crocker & Hershey - a Sweet for Every Style

Betty Crocker has just partnered with Hershey Company to launch a sweet for every style. The fans for the two will now be able to experience the very new line of cupcake mixes, cookie mixes as well as frostings that have all been made with the iconic flavors that include Hershey’s, Reese’s and Almond Joy.

All together they launched a dozen new baking products that your family can enjoy. The new mixes and frostings have a retail price of $2.59 to $2.79 and come in sizes 15.4 oz (cupcake mixes), 12.5 oz (cookie mixes) and 16 oz (frostings).

Jared Pippin, associate marketing manager of Betty Crocker, said that “We are very excited about our continued partnership and the launch of all these new flavors. Our consumers love the new combinations and that we have created a sweet to match the style, including favorites such as s’mores, Cookies ‘n’ Crème, and Reese’s.”

The new line includes six premium frostings, three cookie mixes and three cupcake mixes. Ideas and tips on how you can use them for the best and sweetest result possible, you are invited to check out Betty Crocker's website at www.bettycrocker.com. But you are also encouraged to use your own imagination and come up with your own creations.

 

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Cuisine Diva Makes Banana Cake

I've been a fan of banana bread for years. I usually use a recipe from the Mrs. Field's Cookie Cookbook. I didn't have enough bananas to make a full recipe so I played around with it a bit and added less bananas than I usually do and cooked it in cake pans instead of the regular loaf pans I normally use.

This is a less sweet, less dense, cake-like version of banana bread. I like to toast leftovers in the toaster oven then spread with a bit of cream cheese. Yummy! If you want a fancy, two-tiered banana cake whip up a batch of cream cheese frosting and have fun decorating. 

Banana Cake Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspon salt
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter - room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups mashed very ripe bananas (about 3 to 4 whole bananas)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Banana Cake Recpie Instructions

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees
• Spray two 9 inch by 5 inch round cake pans with non-stick cooking spray
• In a medium bowl sift together the flour, baking soda and salt
• In a large bowl cream together the butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer
• Add the eggs and beat on low speed until well blended
• Add the bowl of dry ingredients then stir in the banana, vanilla and walnuts
• Pour the batter evenly between the two cake pans
• Cook for 40-50 minutes until cooked through

I use a potato masher to mash my ripe bananas before adding them to the cake batter. To make the Mrs. Fields Cookie banana bread recipe double the amount of bananas, add the batter to 2 loaf pans and cook for 60 to 70 minutes. This makes a very dense, very sweet, very sticky banana bread. 

I've had my copy of the Mrs. Fields Cookie Cookbook forever. I don't think it's on print anymore. I did a search on Amazon and saw it listed by a few vendors so you might still be able to find a copy. The cookbook is filled with TONS of dessert recipes, not just cookies. It's one of my all time favorite dessert recipe books!

 

 

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