Dulce de Leche Cookie Sandwiches and the Pintester Movement

Wow! I can't believe the third Pintester Movement is here! I really wanted to test a pin solely for the purpose of the Pintester Movement, but I time flew by, until I made an executive decision to post about cookies I made from Joy the Baker.

Zebra Bundt Cake

I really like the flavour of bundt cake and pound cake. I like the richness and texture of the cake. And so I decided to make this zebra bundt cake. My zebra lines didn't turn out as clean as possible, but that may be because I didn't follow the instructions and just randomly poured the chocolate and vanilla batter. If you want pictures, showing how to make the layers, check out the recipe link above. The flavour was delicious and because it was topped with ganache, a.k.a. the best frosting, glaze, topping ever! I plan on writing a post about ganache soon, but until then, you can use this recipe or the one from the polka dot cake.

Banana bread

Have you ever bought bananas and you kind of forgot about them until they were already ripe and browned slightly? I personally don't like eating browned or soft bananas, so the best way to use them up is by baking banana bread!

The instructions are pretty simple and easy to follow and Chef John even made a video!

Ingredients:

• 3 ripe bananas, peeled
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 cup soft butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1/8 tsp vanilla
• 1 tbsp milk
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup coconut flakes
• 1/3 cup dark chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit or 160 degrees Celsius.
2. Mash the bananas with a potato masher and put aside.
3. In a medium sized bowl, mix together the flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Whisk the mixture for a minute instead of sifting it.
4. In another bowl, cream together the butter and sugar using a spatula. Whisk in the mashed bananas. The butter mixture and bananas won't want to mix, but keep mixing until combined.
5. Whisk in the eggs on at a time. Add the vanilla extract and milk.
6. To the wet mixture, add the chopped walnuts, coconut flakes and chocolate chips. Stir in the flour mixture until just integrated.
7. Transfer the batter into a lightly oiled loaf pan. Tap the pan so there won't be any air bubbles in the bottom.
8. Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
9. Let the bread sit in the pan for 15 to 20 minutes. Let it cool completely on cooling rack before slicing.

Enjoy!!!