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Ruby Red Grapefruit Sorbet
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
This sorbet is very simple, wonderful palate cleanser and a really refreshing dessert
- 2 large ruby grapefruits, juiced, or 1 1/2 cups pink grapefruit juice
- 1 teaspoon grapefruit zest
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon vodka
- 1 teaspoon grenadine (optional)
Laura Bush's Buttermilk Coconut Pie with Whipped Cream
By CandyH
Laura Bush's Buttermilk Coconut Pie with Whipped Cream is a classic Texan recipe from the former First Lady herself
- 1 unbaked nine-inch pie shell
- 1/2 stick melted butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup sweetened coconut, shredded, plus 1/2 cup toasted coconut for garnish
- 1/3 cup buttermilk
- 2 cups whipped cream
Autumn Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
By PineyCook
Cinnamon, spice, and everything nice! That's what this delicious cake with cream cheese frosting is made of!
- CAKE:
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 3/4 cups light-brown sugar, packed
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 4 large eggs
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup pecans, chopped (optional)
- CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
- 1 (12-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Easy Cranberry & Apple Cake (Ina Garten) Recipe
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
This recipe comes from "The Barefoot Contessa"
- 12 ounces fresh cranberries, rinsed and picked over for stems
- 1 Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored, and medium-diced
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 tablespoon grated orange zest (2 oranges)
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1 1/8 teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided
- 2 extra-large eggs, room temperature
- 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1/4 pound (1-stick) unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
Cocoa Ribbon Pound Cake
By Chez_Alexander
1. Preheat oven to 350F. 2
- 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
- 8 oz mascarpone cheese
- 3 cups sugar
- 6 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups flour, sifted
- 2 tsp salt
- Cooking spray
- 5 TBS cocoa powder
- 2 TBS milk
Coconut-Lemon Crepe Cake
By Chez_Alexander
1. Make the crepes: In a blender, combine all of the crepe ingredients and blend until smooth
- CREPES:
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon coconut extract
- 4 eggs, plus 4 yolks
- 1 stick unsalted butter, melted, plus more for greasing
- FILLING:
- One 14-ounce can coconut cream
- 2 cups mascarpone
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- GARNISH
- Confectioners' sugar
- Toasted coconut flakes
- Lemon zest
Apple Fries with Caramel Cream Dip
By MrsGiggles78
Lightly battered apple slices are fried to a crisp, then sprinkled with a little cinnamon sugar
- APPLES:
- 4 to 5 tart apples, we used Pink Ladies
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup sugar
- Wondra flour
- Vegetable oil for frying
- Cinnamon and sugar, to taste
- DIP:
- 1 (8-ounce) cream cheese
- 1 small container cool whip (or 1 cup whipping cream with 1/2 cup sugar- whipped until stiff)
- 1 cup caramel sauce
Coffee Meringue Ice Cream Cake
By á-174535
Ice cream? Meringue? Made into a cake? Perfect! The light crunchy layers of meringue filled with homemade coffee ...
- Parchment paper
- Vegetable oil cooking spray
- 5 large egg whites
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon fine salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon liquid coffee extract, divided
- 1 1/3 cups sliced natural almonds, about 4 1/2 ounces
- 1 1/4 teaspoons flaky sea salt, such as Maldon, divided
- 3 scant tablespoons high-quality roasted coffee beans
- 2 1/2 pints coffee ice cream, preferably Haagen-Dazs
Dark Chocolate Zucchini Bread with Coconut Glaze
By á-160091
Zucchini makes this chocolatey loaf cake moist and delicious
- BREAD:
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup light or dark brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/3 cup Hershey's special dark cocoa
- 1 2/3 cup unbleached all purpose flour
- 2 cups zucchini, shredded and gently squeezed
- 1 cup dark (or semisweet) chocolate chips
- COCONUT GLAZE:
- 2 cups powdered confectioner's sugar
- 2 tablespoons coconut milk
- 1/4 cup sweetened (or unsweetened) coconut, shredded
Holiday Pinwheels
By carvalhohm2
My whole family loves these Holiday Pinwheel cookies! We enjoy them often but the recipe as written works great to ...
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup light corn syrup
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
- Green food coloring
Christmas Cherry Pie
By á-46687
So simple and delicious! Vibrant colors and a medley of fruit in its filling make this pretty pie a standout
- 1 (14 1/2-ounce) can pitted tart cherries
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple, undrained
- 1 (3-ounce) package cherry gelatin
- 10 to 13 drops red food coloring, optional
- 3 medium firm bananas, sliced
- 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
- 1 pastry shell (9-inches), baked
- Whipped topping
Old-Fashioned Pound Cake
By HeatherS
Combine dry ingredients in mixer bowl
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups butter, softened
- 1/2 cup low-fat milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 6 eggs
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