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Mint Chocolate Chip Frosting
By á-70803
Mint chocolate chip frosting is everything you can imagine it to be; refreshing, rich, and smooth to the taste!
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup milk, as needed
- 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 6 ounces chocolate chips, chopped in food processor to fine chips
Dirty Pirate Popsicle
By kayjayjohnson
Spring is right around the corner and the heat is already on us! Cool off with an adult Dirty Pirate Popsicle made ...
- 2 1/2 cups Coke
- 1/3 cup Captain Morgan Spiced Rum
- 1/3 cup Kahlua
French Fruit Tart
By Lesley
If you've ever been to France, you've surely seen dozens of these glorious fruit-laden tarts in the patisserie shop...
- TART DOUGH:
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 9 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 1 large egg yolk
- VANILLA PASTRY CREAM:
- 2 cups whole milk
- 6 large egg yolks
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
- 1 1/2 pieces of vanilla bean (or 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract)
- 3 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces and at room temp.
- Fresh fruit, mostly berries
Native American Pueblo Feast Day Cookies
By á-39535
These pine nut cookies are perfect for Pueblo Feast Day, and are flavored with anise seed and cinnamon
- 2/3 cup plus 1/4 cup sugar, divided
- 2/3 cup lard or 2/3 cup vegetable shortening
- 1 egg
- 2 cups unbleached flour, sifted
- 4 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon anise seed
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1/2 cup pine nuts or piñons (may substitute walnuts, peanuts, or roasted sunflower seeds), chopped
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Pound Cake Bread Pudding
By wing118677
Great way to salvage old pound cake
- 3 About 3 cups of cake cubes
- 4 eggs
- 1 3/4 cups of milk
- 1/2 cup of granulated sugar
- whipped cream for topping, or other desired sauce
Pumpkin Raisin Cake Recipe
By sandiB2010
This nutty, golden cake is one of my mom's best
- 2 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 eggs
- 1 (15-ounce) can solid-pack pumpkin
- 3/4 cup canola oil
- 2 cups uncooked oat bran cereal
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
- 1 cup raisins
- Confectioners' sugar, optional
Snow White Vanilla Cake
By carvalhohm
Beautiful snow white cake with homemade vanilla buttercream frosting is perfect for any occasion
- WHITE CAKE:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, 1 stick
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 cups ice water
- 1 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 4 egg whites, beaten until they hold stiff peaks (set aside while you make the batter)
- VANILLA BUTTERCREAM FROSTING:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, 2 sticks
- 3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 to 2 tablespoons milk
Skillet Blackberry Cobbler
By dedmund
Refrigerated pie crust is an easy way to encase the juicy goodness of sweetened blackberries
- 1 box of 2 refrigerated pie crusts (such as Pillsbury)
- 2 (14 to 16-ounce) bags frozen blackberries
- 1 stick butter, melted
- 1 1/3 cups sugar (for berries)
- 1/2 cup flour
- 3/4 cup sugar (for crust)
- 1/2 stick butter, cut into small cubes
- 1/2 cup water
The Frog Commissary Carrot Cake
By idocakes
This is a copycat recipe from a great Philly restaurant, The Frog Commissary which unfortunately closed down
- CARROT CAKE:
- 1 1/4 cups corn oil
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 eggs
- 4 cups grated carrots
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup raisins
- PECAN CREAM FILLING:
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/4 cup flour
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups heavy (whipping) cream
- 6 ounces (3/4 cup) unsalted butter
- 1 1/4 cups chopped pecans
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
- 8 ounces soft unsalted butter
- 8 ounces soft cream cheese
- 1 pound powdered icing sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ASSEMBLY:
- 4 ounces shredded coconut (1 1/2 cups), toasted*
Sugar Free Angel Food Cake
By aerin8
Sugar free angel food cake is perfect if you are watching your sugar intake
- 1 cup sifted cake flour
- 1 1/2 cups Splenda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 12 egg whites
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
Paula Deen's Rich Chocolate Meringue Pie
By kshepherd322
This rich and creamy Chocolate Meringue Pie will satisfy any sweet tooth
- MILE HIGH MERINGUE:
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 2 1/2 cups whole milk
- 4 egg yolks, lightly beaten
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 (9-inch) prepared pie crust, baked
- 5 egg whites, room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 10 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon clear or regular vanilla extract
- Unsweetened cocoa powder, if desired
Caramel Apple Cake
By scratch cook
The same satisfaction of a caramel-dipped apple, but in cake form
- 1 (2-layer size) package yellow cake mix
- 1 (3.4-ounce) package JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding
- 1 cup water
- 4 eggs
- 1/3 cup oil
- 1/4 cup milk
- 3 Granny Smith apples, peeled and coarsely chopped
- 20 KRAFT caramels
- 3 tablespoons milk
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