1 package Betty Crocker white cake mix 1 cup boiling water 1 package (3 oz.) lime flavored gelatin ½ cup fruit juice or water ½ cup drained crushed pineapple ¼ cup chopped nuts Few drops lemon juice 1 cup chilled whipping cream ¼ cup confectioners’ sugar Bake cake mix in a 9-inch layer pan as…
Month: March 2025
Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Cookie-wiches
¾ cup packed brown sugar ½ cup sugar ½ cup butter, softened ½ cup shortening 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla 1 egg 1 ¾ cups flour 1 teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips ½ cup chopped walnuts Heat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, combine brown sugar, sugar, butter and…
Chocolate Cherry Trifle
1 (14 oz.) pkg. Frozen chocolate pound cake, thawed 1 (5.9 oz.) pkg. + 1 (3.9 oz.) pkg. Instant chocolate pudding mix 5 cups milk 1 ½ tsp. Almond extract 2 (21 oz.) cans cherry pie filling 4 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed Maraschino cherries Cut pound cake crosswise into 20 slices; reserve. On low…
Chocolate Brownie Crust
1 ¼ cups reduced-fat chocolate wafer crumbs (about 40 wafers) 2 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons butter, melted 1 egg white In a food processor, combine wafer crumbs, sugar and butter; pulse until blended. Add egg white; pulse until moistened. Press mixture onto the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie plate. Bake at…
Cherry Berries On A Cloud
3 egg whites ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar ¾ cup sugar 1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened ½ cup sugar ½ teaspoon vanilla 1 cup chilled whipping cream 1 cup miniature marshmallows Cherry-Berry Topping Cherry-Berry Topping Stir together 1 can (21 ounces) cherry pie filling, 1 teaspoon lemon juice and, if desired, 2 cups…
Baklava
4 ½ cups walnuts, finely ground (about 1 pound) 1 ½ cups sugar ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 pound phyllo pastry sheets 1 pound butter, melted 1 ½ cups water 1 ½ cups sugar 1 teaspoon lemon juice Preheat the oven to 300°. Butter bottom of a 15x10x1 ½ -inch jelly-roll pan. In a large…
Apple Butter Pie Tarts
1 box refrigerated pie crusts 1/4 cup apple butter Streusel: 1/4 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup oats 2 tablespoons butter, softened Spray mini muffin tins with cooking spray. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Use a 2 inch cookie cutter to cut circles of pie dough, or tear off…
Squash and Apple Bake
2 pound butternut or buttercup squash ½ cup brown sugar, packed ¼ cup butter or margarine, melted 1 tablespoon flour 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon mace 2 baking apples, cored and cut into ½ inch slices Heat oven to 350⁰. Cut each squash in half. Remove seeds and fibers; pare squash. Cut into ½ inch…
Self-Rising Flour
1 cup all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon salt 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder Stir or sift together the flour, salt, and baking powder.
Rolled Buttercream Fondant
1 cup light corn syrup 1 cup shortening ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon clear vanilla extract 2 pounds confectioners’ sugar In a large bowl, stir together the shortening and corn syrup. Mix in the salt and vanilla flavoring, then gradually mix in the confectioners’ sugar until it is a stiff dough. If you are using…
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