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Caramel Pineapples

January 24, 2012 by Tiffany

Caramel and pineapple are a surprisingly good combination. The tropical sweetness of the pineapple balances the sugary goodness of the caramel.

This dessert was served to us at a gathering a few months ago. There are only two ingredients and it involves a bit of dangerous cooking.

It takes 3-4 hours of boiling a can of sweetened condensed milk to turn it into caramel. But you must make sure that the can stays completely submerged during the boiling time or you risk the can exploding. Sugary sweet magic happens during all that boiling. When you open the can, it’s full of marvelous caramel!

Chill the caramel and then you can slice it. The slices are wonderful on top of pineapple rings.

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Caramel Pumpkin Cake

October 11, 2011 by Tiffany

Every once in a while, I make something that bumps to the top of my list of posts. This is one of those recipes.

The cake is the same recipe I use for Pumpkin Sheet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting, but baked in a 9×13 pan so it’s thicker. While it’s still hot from the oven, poke it full of holes and pour warm caramel sauce over the top.

The caramel soaks into the cake, infusing one perfect fall flavor with another. Amazing!

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Old Fashioned Spice Cake with Caramel Glaze

August 29, 2009 by Tiffany

old fashioned spice cake glaze running

I have a confession to make. It does involve bananas, like my last confession, but only indirectly. It will also lead to how this cake was born. A week or so ago, I fed my family muffins and milk for dinner. That’s it. Everyone survived. My 14 year old son did give me a questioning look when I told him that’s what we were having. I offered that he could fix an egg for himself, but he downed 4 or 5 muffins in just a few minutes and seemed satisfied.

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