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Rhoda's Candied Sweet Potatoes - Kicked Up!
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
Candied sweet potatoes - with a twist! The bourbon really kicks up the flavor, and the vanilla bean adds just the p...
- 8 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/8ths
- 3 cups light brown sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup fresh orange juice
- 2 vanilla beans, split in half lengthwise*
- 2 teaspoons orange zest
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup bourbon
- Note: I used 1 Tablespoon Singing Dog Vanilla Bean Paste
- 1 stick butter, cut into pieces
Halloween Poke Cake
By dette
Marbled cake goes Halloween with orange jello 'poke' which makes is moist and delicious! Topped with a homemade cho...
- 1 (18-1/4 ounce) package fudge marble cake mix
- 2 (3-ounce) packages orange gelatin
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1/2 cup cold water
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/3 cup baking cocoa
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 12 to 15 candy pumpkins
Mantecaditos - Puerto Rican Shortbread Cookies
By garciamoss
Mantecadito cookies are perfect served with coffee or milk and can easily be prepared even by the beginner baker
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cool to touch
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening, cold
- 1 teaspoon almond emulsion or almond extract
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
Chocolate Cream Cheese Croissant Bake
By smclane
Cream cheese filling baked over a layer of crescent roll pieces with chocolate in the middle
- 2 (10 to 13 ounce) package refrigerated mini croissants, chopped into 1" pieces
- 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 cup milk
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
Coconut Loaf Cake
By kelsa94
Fine grained pound cake baked in a loaf pan is slathered in a rich and creamy cream cheese and coconut frosting
- CAKE:
- 3/4 cup (12 tablespoons) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 5 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon coconut flavor, optional
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 1/2 cup heavy cream or whole milk
- 2/3 cup sweetened flaked coconut
- FROSTING:
- 1/2 cup (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup (8 ounce package) cream cheese, room temperature
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/4 cup coconut milk powder, optional; for enhanced flavor
- Pinch salt
- 1/4 teaspoon coconut flavor, optional; for enhanced flavor
- 3/4 to 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
No Bake Mango Cheese Cake
By vlacer
Refreshing and delicious mango cheesecake is easy to make and is no bake, perfect for a hot summer day when you don...
- CRUST:
- 1 cup finely crushed graham crackers
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- FILLING:
- 1 1/2 cup cream cheese
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup mango pulp
- 1 - 2 pieces mango, coarsely chopped
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon gelatin
- 1/2 cup hot water
- GLAZE TOPPING:
- 1 cup mango pulp
- 1 tablespoon gelatin
- 1/2 cup hot water
- 1 piece mango, sliced thinly (half moon shape)
Cream Cheese Crumb Cake
By á-17891
Preheat oven to 350° Grease a 9×13 pan and set it aside In your mixer or with a hand mixer, beat cream cheese and...
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Crumble
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar (you can use light brown sugar or white sugar if you prefer)
- 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp flour
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 cup butter, softened or melted
Raw Mini Chocolate Cream Cakes
By garciamoss
Perfect individual servings of delicious chocolate cream cakes that are not only healthy, but gluten free too!
- PECAN CHOCOLATE CRUST:
- 1 cup pecan meal (just ground up pecans, can use any nut meal of liking)
- 3 to 4 medjool dates (or 2 to 3 tablespoons maple syrup)
- 1/2 cup cacao powder (cocoa powder)
- Pinch sea salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- CHOCOLATE FILLING:
- 2 cups cashew, pieces
- 1/2 cup coconut oil, liquid
- 1/2 cup maple syrup ( or may use agave nectar)
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3/4 cup raw cacao powder (or cocoa powder)
- Optional toppings:
- Pecans, crushed
- Chocolate sauce
Stollen Bites
By á-9642
Stollen is a sweet yeasted bread flavored with bits of fruit served at Christmas
- SPONGE:
- 1 cup (4 1/4-ounces) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 3/4 cup (6-ounces) lukewarm water
- 2 teaspoons instant yeast
- FRUIT:
- 1/2 cup (2 3/4-ounces) dried pineapple, chopped in 1/4-inch dice
- 1/2 cup (2 3/4-ounces) golden raisins or dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup (3-ounces) candied cherries, snipped into quarters
- 2 tablespoons (1-ounce) rum or brandy
- DOUGH:
- 2 1/2 cups (10 1/2-ounces) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 6 tablespoons (3-ounces) softened butter
- 1/4 cup (1 1/2 ounces) Baker's Special Dry Milk or nonfat dry milk powder
- 1/3 cup (2 3/8-ounces) granulated sugar
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon orange zest or 1/8 teaspoon orange oil
- 1/2 cup (2 1/2-ounces) toasted almonds, chopped
- TOPPING:
- 1/2 cup (1 stick, 4-ounces) butter, melted
- 2 cups (8-ounces) confectioners' sugar, glazing sugar, or non-melting sugar
Deep-Fried Twinkies
By cwyorkiex3
Twinkies might seem like enough of a treat, but this recipe calls for deep frying the cream-filled snack with batte...
- TWINKIES:
- 6 Twinkies
- Popsicle sticks
- 4 cups vegetable oil
- Flour for dusting
- BATTER:
- 1 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon oil
- 1 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- BERRY SAUCE:
- 1 jar (10-ounce) seedless raspberry preserves
- 1 cup fresh or frozen mixed berries
Chunky Monkey Banana Brownies
By á-46561
Brownies are good, but brownies with bananas are better
- 2 cups Gold medal UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour (bleached flour toughens baked goods)
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1/2 cup banana, mashed with a fork (about one medium-large banana)
- 10 ounces Hershey’s semi-sweet chocolate baking melts (or 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips)
- 1/4 cup Nestle's chocolate chips for the top
Irish Cream Cake Pops
By kayjayjohnson
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray 9x13 pan with cooking spray
- 1 cup sifted cake flour
- 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 2/3 cup butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3/4 cup milk
- 3/4 cup Bailey's Irish Cream
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