Mini candied fruit's cakes (mini cakes aux fruits confits)

It's Fall ! So today, in honor of all the colors who can exist in this world, I'm going to bake multicolor mini cakes.

I've already done this recipe, but for a large cake. Today, I'm going to do it with individual ones.

The base is always the same : a yogurt cake.

Yogurt cake is very used by mothers, here. It's easy, not too long and you can offer it in a variety of form and taste.

You'll need :

• 1 yogurt pot of 125 grammes (nature or vanilla, for example)
• 2 measure (yogurt pot) of brown sugar
• 1 measure of neutral oil
• 3 measures of flour
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder (that's the difference between the large cake and the little ones)
• 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon of rum !
• 125 grammes of candied fruits
• (optional) 25 grammes of white raisins. 

Preheat your oven at 260°C (500°F / Th 9).

Step 1 :

Stir together yogurt, eggs and sugar.

Step 2 : 

Add the 3 measure yogurt of flour and the 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder ON IT.

Mix again !

Step 3 : 

Pour the rum and the vanilla.

Step 4 : 

One measure of neutral oil !

Step 5 :

Pour some flour on candied fruits and raisins, and stir gently to coat all that. It will prevent fruits to fall down in the bottom of the cake, during the cooking.

Step 6 :

Pour them into the mixture and stir gently, once again.

Step 7 : 

With 2 tablespoon, fill up small paper pans. 

Step 8 :
Reduce the oven at 180°C (350°F / Th 6) and let those babies cook for 20 minutes.

Bon appétit.

Récapitulative :

• 1 yogurt pot of 125 grammes (nature or vanilla, for example)
• 2 measure (yogurt pot) of brown sugar
• 1 measure of neutral oil
• 3 measures of flour
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
• 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon of rum !
• 125 grammes of candied fruits
• (optional) 25 grammes of white raisins. 

Preheat your oven at 260°C (500°F / Th 9).

Stir together yogurt, eggs and sugar.

Add the 3 measure yogurt of flour and the 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder ON IT.

Mix again !

Pour the rum and the vanilla.

Add one measure of neutral oil !

Pour some flour on candied fruits and raisins, and stir gently to coat all that. 

Pour them into the mixture and stir gently, once again. 

With 2 tablespoon, fill up small paper pans. 

Reduce the oven at 180°C (350°F / Th 6) and let those babies cook for 20 minutes.

Pork ribs for our Jake Sully (Côtes de porc pour notre Jake Sully)

Monday afternoon, while I was working, the sport's teacher of my son called me. My gnome broke his nose, during sport time at school.

They were playing Rugby. While my son is as large as a safety match.

My gnome has the chance to have a sport teacher who wants to make them discover different sports.

This way, last year, they tried boxing, acrobatics, and Graeco Roman wrestling ...

When he told me they were doing wrestling, I swallowed. But the Gnome reassured me :

"Don't worry, maman, I've got a technic ! I fall down on the floor and with my 20 fingers, I cling on everything I can ! No one can lift me up !"

This year, they began with climbing and rugby. I swallowed again.

Two days ago, my phone rang and the teacher's voice told me :

"Madame S ? Most of all, DON'T WORRY ..."

I don't know for you, but for me, when a sentence begins like this, strangely, this is not a good way to make me feel at ease.

He told me :

"I'm sorry but firemen are going to take him to the hospital, they can't wait for you".

I left my work and I had to go to take my girl at school, before.

On the road, I crossed the firemen's truck, with my son in it, and it was a very bad feeling, for me.

When the Gnomette and I arrived at the hospital, we discovered my son, with 3 nurses around him. I know some men who would give their nose to be in this situation ...

He was trying to be strong and male. But when he saw us, he felt in tears and broke our hearts. 
We stayed 2 hours at this hospital, and they made all the exams. His nose is really broken.

We have another rendez-vous with doctors on friday morning to know what we're going to do. 

r the moment, I call him My Little Jake Sully ...

So, to comfort him, my husband cooked him Pork's ribs. He loves that.

You'll need :

• 4 porks loins. You need fat pork, for the sauce.
• Neutral oil
• Some butter
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 3 bay leafs. 

Step 1 :
On a high fire, let melt butter with oil.

Step 2 : 

Let gold entires cloves and bay leafs, for some minutes.

Step 3 : 

Always on a high fire, make grill your pork, on both side. Let it caramelize for 10 minutes or so.

Step 4 :

Cover with a lid and let cook on low fire for 20 minutes, turning them time to time.

Step 5 :
After those 20 minutes, here how they look like.

Step 6 :

Now, take a 1/4 of water glass, pour it in the pan and make it turn to deglaze. 

It's done !

Bon appétit !

Recapitulative :

• 4 porks loins. You need fat pork, for the sauce.
• Neutral oil
• Some butter
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 3 bay leafs. 

On a high fire, let melt butter with oil.

Let gold entires cloves and bay leafs, for some minutes.

Always on a high fire, make grill your pork, on both side. Let it caramelize for 10 minutes or so.

Cover with a lid and let cook on low fire for 20 minutes, turning them time to time.

After those 20 minutes,  take a 1/4 of water glass, pour it in the pan and make it turn to deglaze.