It was my mother's birthday last week and she asked for an orange cake. I must specify that she asked for a orange cake made of orange cake mix. I use to make one for her years ago when I was still living at with them.
When she asked for an the orange cake mix, I was like.. really? Are you sure? And yes she meant it! I went to 4 different grocery stores and guess what... no Orange Cake mix.
Since I couldn't find the mix, I decided that if she really wanted an Orange Cake, I would make one... a REAL one. I found a very good recipe at Dulce Dough.
And the result:
It was an absolutely YUMMY cake!!! I wanted to keep one piece to take a photo... however Gabrielle decided to eat the last piece with Emanuelle. Yes that's right they ate the piece I had kept for the photo.... so sad!
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I absolutely LOVE Shrimp, Asparagus and lemons....
and all of them together make a FABULOUS recipe!
Angel Hair with Lemon Shrimp and Asparagus
Ingredients:
1/2 box (16 ounces) - Capelli d'Angelo pasta
1 pound - Asparagus spears, trimmed and cut into 1 inch pieces
1 tbsp - Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 pound - Medium Shrimp, peeled and deveined
1/2 cup - Red Pepper, chopped
1 cup - 35% Thick Cooking Cream
1/2 tsp - Salt
2 tbsp - Lemon Juice, freshly squeezed
2 tsp - Lemon Zest
1/4 cup - Parmagioano Cheese, freshly grated
Steps:
1- Bring a small saucepan of water to a boil. Add asparagus; boil for 1 minute. Drain; rinse under cold water and set aside.
2- Bring a large pot of water to a boil
3- Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add asparagus , shrimp and red pepper; cook 5 to 7 minutes or until shrimp is cooked and vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally.
4- Reduce heat to medium low. Stir in cooking cream and salt. Heat thoroughly, stirring occasionally.
5- Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and return to pot.
6- Add shrimp mixture to hot pasta; toss. Add lemon juice and lemon zest; toss.
7- Transfer to serving platter; sprinkle with cheese and serve.
*I got this recipe from Barilla a few years ago, but I altered it a little to my liking.
