Showing posts with label Desserts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Desserts. Show all posts

9/23/2024

Hot Fudge Sauce

 2 cups sugar

2/3 cup cocoa

6 Tbls flour

1 tsp salt

2 cups milk

2 Tbls butter

2 tsp vanilla

Mix dry ingredients together well, add milk and cocoa and heat until thick, stirring constantly.  

8/01/2008

Gooey Butter Cake

Cook Time: 45 Minutes
Ready In: 1 Hour
Yields: 24 servings

"This a very rich cake, but mmmmmmmm so good. Best eaten with milk or coffee. You can also make it a Chocolate Gooey Butter Cake if desired. Just use a chocolate cake mix in place of the yellow."

INGREDIENTS:
1 (18.25 ounce) package
yellow cake mix
4 eggs
1 cup butter
2 cups confectioners' sugar
8 ounces cream cheese

DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter one 9x13 inch cake pan.
2. Melt the butter slightly. Mix it with 2 of the eggs and cake mix. Pour batter into prepared pan. Mix the remaining 2 eggs with the cream cheese, and the confectioner's sugar. Pour this mixture evenly over the first mixture. Do not stir.
3. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes.

Nutrition Info (per serving)
Calories 245 (51% from fat) Protein 2.8g Fat 14.3g (sat 7.5g) Carbohydrate 27.1g Fiber 0.2g Cholesterol 67mg Iron < 1mg Sodium 258mg Calcium 43mg

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © 2008 Allrecipes.com Printed from Allrecipes.com 7/3/2008

Dirt Cake

1 large package Oreo cookies
½ stick margarine
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
3½ cups milk
2 small packages vanilla pudding mix
12 oz Cool Whip

Crush Oreo cookies in a food processor or blender. Mix together margarine, cream cheese, and powdered sugar; set aside. In another bowl, mix milk and pudding mix and fold in Cool Whip. Combine the margarine, cream cheese and powdered sugar mixture to pudding mixture and mix well. Layer in container starting with a layer of the crushed cookies, then pudding, cookies, pudding, ending with cookies on top. Refrigerate overnight. Add silk or plastic flowers or gummy worms, toy farm stuff, dump trucks, etc to make it fun. Or, you can use clay or plastic flower pots with 8” diameter at top (Cover drainage hole with foil or plastic lid and line the sides of clay pot with plastic wrap or something suitable). In summertime, it’s fun to serve this in a child’s plastic sand bucket and use sand shovel for serving. Enjoy!

7/31/2008

Honey Walnut Cream Cheese Spread

8 ounces cream cheese, softened (can be reduced fat)
2 tablespoons honey
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 dash cinnamon
1 ounce crushed walnuts
Mix all ingredients in a bowl or blender. Spread on bagels, plain or flavored. Very yummy.

*similar to Panera Bread's Honey Walnut Cream Cheese - goes well with Cinnamon Crunch bagels!!

Recipe #166528 at RecipeZaar

Cherry Berry Pie

CRUST:
1-1/2 cups of flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1/2 cup Crisco shortening

Mix all ingredients in a stand mixer on medium speed swiftly until crust appears “pea like.” Carefully sprinkle ice cold water in crust mix until it just starts to be fully moistened and gathers together. Pat into disc, wrap and refrigerate for at least one half hour. Roll out on floured surface and make and crimp piecrust. Freeze until ready to use.

FILLING:
4-1/2 cups Montmorency tart cherries –frozen
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/2 tsp real almond extract
1 tsp fresh squeezed lemon juice
1/2 tsp orange zest
½ cup dried Michigan cherries
1-1/2 cups of frozen blueberries

Combine frozen cherries, dried cherries, sugar, cornstarch. Stir constantly on med-hi heat until boiling. Add blueberries. Boil for one minute or until thickened. Add almond extract, lemon juice and zest. Pour blueberries in bottom of pie shell and pour cherry mixture over them.

CRUMB TOPPING:
1 cup sugar
1 cup all purpose flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 stick butter softened

Mix together all crumb topping ingredients by hand or a pastry blender until crumbly.

Cover filling with crumb topping. Bake in preheated 400 degree oven for 45 minutes to one hour or until filling is bubbling over crust.


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The amazing cherry pie recipe above is the winning Professional Best of Show recipe from the American Pie Council’s recent National Pie Championship. The national event was held in Celebration, Fl., was covered by the Food Network and the Today Show and featured participants from around the US and even Canada.

The winner was a bakery café owner from DeWitt, Michigan, Linda Hundt. It was a very bittersweet victory, however. Her prize-winning pie, which topped nearly 130 other entries, was named in honor of her brother-in-law who passed away just one week before the competition.
She suspects that she may have had Heavenly pull during the competition, but I wouldn’t count out the beauty of the recipe entirely.


From The American Pie Council:
The owner of the Sweetie-licious Bakery Cafe, a vintage-style bakery in downtown DeWitt, Linda Hundt is known for her 50s-style dresses and aprons, her pearl necklaces and her pearls of “pie wisdom” including her mantra, “Eat Pie and Love Life.” After leaving her career in politics, Hundt started her pie business in 2002, selling pies to high-end restaurants and at farmer’s markets. Coming from a long line of pie bakers, Hundt names her award-winning pies in honor of the family members who have inspired her over the years. In her bakery and on her website, she tells the heartfelt and sometimes humorous stories behind each of her pies. Her brother-in-law Tom earned his pie, the Best of Show-winning “Tom’s Cheery Cherry Cherry Berry Pie,” by being a great supporter of Hundt’s dreams and a friend to everyone he met. Her “Mommy’s Pumpkin Pie” earned its name after a fire swept through Hundt’s mother’s home just before the holidays. Having to cook
Christmas dinner at her daughter’s house in an unfamiliar oven, the normally wonderful cook burned the entire meal, except for the pumpkin pie. That fool-proof recipe earned the name “Mommy’s Pumpkin Pie.”

The APC/Crisco National Pie Championships were held April 24-26, 2009 at the Ramada Orlando Celebration Resort and Convention Center in Celebration, Fla., in conjunction with the Great American Pie Festival. At the annual event, bakers of all skill levels, all ages, and all degrees of training, from all over the United States and Canada, compete in a bake-off to determine North America’s best Professional, Amateur and Commercial bakers as well as budding Junior Chefs.

As the winner of the Professional Division of the APC/Crisco National Pie Championships, Hundt took home the prestigious Best of Show title as well as $5,000, a Crisco gift basket and a new Sears Kenmore range. Professional bakers entered pies in eight categories: Apple, Citrus, Crisco Classic Chocolate, Crisco Classic Cherry, Fruit/Berry, Cream, Nut and Open. The Best of Show winner was chosen from among the eight first place winners.

“This was an amazing year at the National Pie Championships with more bakers and more pie entries than ever before,” said Linda Hoskins, APC’s Executive Director. “In these lean times, people are getting back to basics and looking for economical home-based meals and activities. Fortunately, making and eating pie fits both desires perfectly.”

This year, the competition attracted 138 bakers who baked 465 pies in the Commercial division, 130 pies in the Professional division and 266 pies in the Amateur division. Talented pie makers came from 28 states, from as far away as Washington, California and parts of Canada.

The event drew more than 170 judges, including Kim Montello, Johnson and Wales University, Jim Whaples, Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association and professional chefs such as Robert Paulk, Certified Master Baker and David Ramirez, Executive Pastry Chef at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando and 2009 captain of Team USA in the Coupe du Monde (World Pastry Cup), as well as many food writers and editors. Judges also included everyday pie lovers who were selected through an application process. Talented pie makers came from 28 states, from as far away as Washington, California and parts of Canada.

A complete list of winners is available at www.piecouncil.org.
Crisco is a registered trademark of The J. M. Smucker Company. For more information, visit
www.crisco.com.

The American Pie Council offers individual membership for amateurs as well as professionals and commercial bakers. Pie lovers receive multiple benefits including the “Pie Times” e-newsletter, membership directory and member-only online “pie talk” access for idea exchange, pie recipes, coupons and discounted entry into the annual APC/Crisco National Pie Championships.

The American Pie Council is the only organization committed to maintaining America’s pie heritage, passing on the tradition of pie-making and promoting America’s love affair with pie.
For more details, to become a member of the APC or to register for the National Pie Championships, visit
www.piecouncil.org

Frozen Lemonade Pie

Serves: 8 servings

Ingredients

Graham Cracker Crust:
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup sugar
7 tablespoons butter, melted

Lemonade filling:
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk, chilled
1 (12 ounce) container whip topping, thawed
1 (6 fluid ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate, keep frozen
1 teaspoon candied lemon peel

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In medium bowl, combine cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup of sugar, and the melted butter. Press firmly on bottom and up sides of pie plate. Bake for 7 minutes and let cool completely.

In a medium bowl, add chilled sweetened condensed milk and cool whip and fold gently. Add frozen lemonade and continue to gently fold. Do not let the mixture become soupy. Pour mixture into the pie crust and freeze overnight. Garnish with candied lemon peel.

7/24/2008

Doll Party Cake

2 packages (18.5 oz, each) cake mix, any flavor (plus all ingredients needed for mix)
4 cups prepared frosting
Doll pick cake decoration, 7 inches*
Ribbons, lace, tulle, straight pins and craft flowers

For cake, preheat oven to 325°F. Grease and flour Pampered Chef’s Classic Batter Bowl. Prepare one cake mix according to package directions. Pour batter into bowl. Bake 1 hour, 10 min (or 1 hr 15 min) or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Remove to cooling rack. Cool 15 min. Loosen cake and gently turn out onto cooling rack. Cool 3 hours. Repeat with remaining cake mix to make a second cake.

To assemble cake, trim off rounded bottoms of cake to level. Slice off 2 inches from large end of one cake and arrange on serving platter to serve as bottom of doll’s skirt. (Wrap and freeze unused top portion of first cake for later use).

Frost sides and top of cake on platter; top with second cake. Frost second cake. Wrap top of doll with ribbon or lace, secure in back with pins. Insert doll into cake. Decorate skirt as desired. Refrigerate cake until ready to serve. To serve, remove doll and cut into slices with serrated knife.

Yield: 16 servings.

*[Doll picks (the top half of a doll on a stick) can be purchased at craft stores or stores that carry cake decorating supplies.]

7/17/2008

Cherry Dump Cake

1 can cherry pie filling
1 20 oz. can crushed pineapple with juice (do not drain)
1 yellow (or butter) cake mix (dry, straight out of the bag)
1 8 oz. bag chopped pecans (optional)
1/4 cup butter, melted (1 stick)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Take out, but do not prepare, 13x9 inch baking pan.

Dump cherry pie filling and undrained pineapple into pan. Spread around to combine fruit just a little. Sprinkle dry cake mix evenly over the fruit. Sprinkle nuts over cake mix. Drizzle butter evenly over nuts.

Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, or until mixture looks just a bit browned. Let cool for 15 minutes or so. Serve with or without Ice Cream.

Prep time: 5 minutes; Serves 12

7/15/2008

Polka Dot Cookies

1 package (18.5 ounces) devil's food cake mix
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
2 cups (12 ounces) white chocolate chips

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Coat cookie sheets with nonstick cooking spray.

2. In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, oil, and eggs, and beat with an electric beater for 3 to 4 minutes, until well blended.

3. With a spoon, stir in the white chocolate chips. Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto the cookie sheets.

4. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes, or until the cookies are firm. Remove the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

Makes 3 to 4 dozen

Peanut Butter Cookies

1 cup butter
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2½ cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs

Mix well and bake for around 12 minutes in 350 degree oven.

No Bake Cookies

½ cup (1 stick) butter
½ cup milk
2 cups sugar
1 tsp vanilla
½ cup cocoa*
½ cup peanut butter
2½ cups uncooked oats

Add butter, milk, sugar and vanilla together. Boil 2 minutes. Stir in peanut butter until well incorporated. Stir in oats and cocoa until well mixed. Spoon drop onto wax paper.

*chocolate chips can be melted and used in lieu of cocoa.

Macadamia Nut Cookies

1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 ½ cup flour
1 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon soda
One bag white chocolate chips
One 6 oz bag of diced macadamia nuts (salted)

Mix well then bake for around 12 minutes.

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Deep-fried Oreos

1 large bag of Oreo cookies
2 cups of pancake mix
1½ cups of milk
2 eggs
4 teaspoons oil

Preheat fryer to 375 degrees. Mix all of the ingredients listed above until there are no lumps. Dip a cookie in the mixture and put it in fryer. The cookie will float. Fry for one or two minutes each. Let drain on paper towels. Optionally sprinkle them with powder sugar.

Recipe from: http://www.renteria.net/archives/2003/12/04/deep-fried-oreos-recipe/

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

1¾ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1¼ cups packed light brown sugar
½ cup granulated sugar
½ cup (1 stick) butter, softened
½ cup unsweetened applesauce
2 egg whites
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2½ cups quick-cooking or old-fashioned rolled oats
½ cup mini semisweet chocolate chips

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Coat baking sheets with nonstick cooking spray.

2. In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.

3. In a large bowl, beat the brown and granulated sugars, the butter and applesauce until smooth; beat in the egg whites and vanilla.

4. Gradually beat in the flour mixture until smooth; with a spoon, stir in the oats and chocolate chips. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 to 3 inches apart on the cookie sheets.

5. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes, or until golden; cool on pans for 2 minutes then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

Makes about 4 dozen cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 cup butter; softened, not melted
1 cup white sugar
½ cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1½ tsp vanilla
½ tsp each: almond extract, burnt sugar flavoring, butter flavoring
2 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 (16oz) package chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cream together butter, sugars, eggs, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Sift together dry ingredients; stir into creamed mixture, blending well. Add chocolate chips by folding in. Bake 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on wire rack.

7/12/2008

Lemon Squares

Crust:
½ cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
½ cup butter or margarine
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind/zest

Topping:
1 cup plus 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar
½ cup lemon juice
½ cup water
2 tablespoon cornstarch
2 large eggs
1 ½ teaspoon lemon rind/zest

Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray pan with vegetable pan spray.

Crust: Place brown sugar and butter in large mixing bowl, beat until light and fluffy. Mix in flour and lemon zest until well mixed. Mixture should be crumbly. Pat crust into pan. Bake 10 minutes or until light golden brown.

Topping: Add 1 cup sugar, lemon juice, water and cornstarch to saucepan or microwave safe bowl and mix. Heat mixture to boiling over medium heat or in microwave on HIGH power. Stir constantly on range top or occasionally in microwave 1 to 2 minutes or until clear and thickened. Remove from heat.

Add remaining 1 tablespoon sugar and eggs to mixing bowl, beat with wire whisk until thick and lemon colored. Slowly beat slightly cooled lemon mixture into egg mixture until well mixed. Pour topping onto prepared crust; bake 20 minutes or until topping is firm and light brown around edges.

Cool in pan on wire rack. If desired, thin buttercream or canned vanilla icing with a small amount of lemon juice, drizzle with spoon or pipe from cut bag on topping. Sprinkle with grated lemon zest. Refrigerate before cutting into bars.

Monkey Bread

1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3 cans (7 1/2 oz) Refrigerated Buttermilk Biscuits
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
3/4 cup butter or margarine, melted

Heat oven to 350 degrees Farenheit. Lightly grease 12-cup fluted tube pan. Mix sugar and cinnamon in plastic food-storage bag.

Separate dough into 30 bisbuits, cut each into quarters. Shake in bag to coat. Arrange in pan.

Mix brown sugar and butter; pour over biscuit pieces.

Bake 28 to 32 minutes or until golden brown and no longer doughy in center. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Turn upside down onto serving plate; pull apart to serve. Serve warm.

12 servings. Recipe compliments from Pillsbury.