I didn't even know I was an addict, although I'm sure every addict denies it, isn't that the premise of those addictin shows. I wonder if Dr. Drew will have food porn addicts in his next season. Maybe I should apply...but I do have a double addiction really, shoes and food.
Back to the food addiction. Apparently I am not alone. You too may be an addict and not know it. I don't really see this as a concern but it seems women must have a constant source of issues to worry about so we never really feel in control of our lives or ourselves so I guess looking at pictures of food is not such a bad addiction to have. It's free and doesn't cause harm to anyone, does it.
But according to the article in Women's Health this month we food porn addicts are rampant. On Pinterst alone there are 50% more photos of desserts pinned than fashion or style. We don't want the recipes we just want to look at the pretty pictures of the over-the-top cakes, squares, cupcakes, etc. A simple brownie photo is not enough for us, we want chocolate syrup dripping down the edges, fluffy clouds of whipped cream atop the sauce and sprinkles of chopped nuts or colourful candy bits and then to take us over the edge with delight the single bright red cherry to top it all of!
There is even a sight, again no recipes, just illict photos of food items called FoodPornDaily.com. No joke!
So what to do? Well, it seems looking at all these desserts increases our appetites and causes us to crave these sugar and fat laden items even more than normal. But there is any easy fix...just do a little exercise and it seems if we make our own food we control our portions more than eating out and then we can have room for dessert. Actually, the article didn't say anything about making room for dessert but I think there is always room for dessert.
So after reading this article I decided a nice Butter Cake with a nice layer of butter laden vanilla frosting would help me over my depression about my addiction. I enjoyed a nice slice while looking at the cakes on Pinterst! I added in about 3/4 of a cup of mini chocolate chips just because. If you now feel depressed about your addiction the recipe follows and believe me a cup of tea and a little slice of homemade cake will make it all better!
Butter Cake
Preheat oven to 350F. Parchment line the bottoms and spray 2 8-inch round pans with cooking spray.
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups sugar
4 large eggs, room temperature
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1 cup whole milk
Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt and set aside.
In large bowl of electric mixer, cream butter and sugar on medium-high for about 3-5 minutes until mixture is pale and creamy. Scrap sides of bowl as needed. Turn mixer down to medium and add in eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each. Add the vanilla and mix.
With mixer on low, alternately add the flour and the milk, mixing just until evenly blended. You add 1/3 of the flour mixture, then 1/2 of the milk, then another 1/3 of the flour mix, then the remainder of the milk and then the remainder of the flour.
If you wish stir in some chocolate chips using a spatula so you don't over mix the batter and toughen up your finished product.
Divide the batter evenly between your prepared pans and bake on the middle rack for about 25-35 minutes.
This batter works well as cupcakes. Just reduce your baking time to about 20 minutes.
Cake is done when the top springs back when lightly touched or a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Ice with your favourite icing!
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