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Chocolate Cupcakes

By francesn
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- Easy White Icing
- Sprinkles (optional)
Italian Rainbow Cookie Cake

By francesn
This fun cake can be customized to whatever event you're celebrating
- GANACHE:
- 3 sticks butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated white sugar
- 6 large eggs
- 12 ounces of almond paste, grated with a box grater
- 1 tablespoon pure almond extract
- 1 cup milk
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- red food coloring
- green food coloring
- yellow food coloring
- 1/4 cup seedless raspberry jam
- 1/4 cup apricot preserves
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 12 ounce semisweet chocolate
Basic Cake Ball Pops

By francesn
We make it easy...You make it amazing!™ Favorite cake mix instant pudding and pie filling mix Easy-Add Ready-T...
- 1 box (about 18 ounces) Favorite cake mix
- 1 box (3.4 ounces) instant pudding and pie filling mix
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup water
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup Ready-To-Use White Decorator Icing Easy-Add Ready-To-Use White Decorator Icing Add to shopping list Ready-To-Use White Decorator Icing
- 1 bag (14 ounces) Candy Melts® Easy-Add Candy Melts® Add to shopping list Candy Melts®
Caramel Apple Cheesecake Recipe

By francesn
Place a greased 9-in. springform pan on a double thickness of heavy-duty foil (about 18 in
- 1-1/2 cups cinnamon graham cracker crumbs (about 8 whole crackers)
- 3/4 cup sugar, divided
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1 package (14 ounces) caramels
- 2/3 cup evaporated milk
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans, divided
- 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, divided
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1-1/2 cups chopped peeled apples
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Turkey Chili Recipe

By francesn
combine half of green, red and orange peppers 1 can of kidney beans (drained and rinsed) 1 can of black beans (drai...
- Turkey Chili Recipe
- 2 tbs chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon of garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon of onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon of oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon of paprika
- 2 teaspoons of unsweetened cocoa
- 1 1/2 teaspoons of ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon of sea salt
- 1 teaspoon of black pepper
- 1/2 yellow onion
- 3 tbs olive oil
- 1 lb of ground turkey
- 2 cloves minced fresh garlic
- 1 bell pepper -
2-ingredient Sweet Potato Pancakes

By francesn
These 2-ingredient sweet potato cakes are an amazing low-carb, grain-free pancake alternative! They are also perfec...
- 1/2 cup mashed sweet potato (the flesh from 1 medium-small cooked sweet potato)
- 2 eggs
- oil or butter for cooking
- Optional Seasonings
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- pinch of ground ginger
- pinch of allspice
- pinch of salt
Mini chocolate muffins

By francesn
DIRECTIONS: Preheat the oven to 400°F
- 1/3 cup Dutch-process cocoa
- 1 cup All-Purpose Flour
- 3/4 cups light brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/8 teaspoon espresso powder, optional
- 3/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
Beef Empanadas

By francesn
Beef empanadas are a dish of Spanish and Portuguese origin
- FILLING
- 1 large slice hearty white sandwich bread, torn into quarters
- 2 tablespoons plus 1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 lb lean ground beef chuck
- salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 medium onions, chopped fine (about 2 cups)
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 1/2 teaspoons hot paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 cup cilantro leaves, coarsely chopped
- 2 hard-cooked eggs, coarsely chopped
- 1/3 cup raisins, coarsely chopped
- 1/4 cup pitted green olives, coarsely chopped
- 4 teaspoons cider vinegar
- DOUGH
- 3 cups unbleached flour
- 1 cup masa harina (or unbleached flour as substitute)
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled and cut into 1/2" cubes
- 1/2 cup cold vodka
- 1/2 cup cold water
- 5 tablespoons olive oil
Crockpot Chicken Stew

By francesn
Directions Place veggies in the bottom of a 2 1/2 quart crockpot ( you know, the small one )
- 1 1/2 cups russet potatoes, peeled cut into bite-size pieces, and washed
- 1 1/2 cups carrots, peeled, cut into bite-size pieces, and washed
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder ( to taste)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt ( to taste)
- 3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper ( to taste)
- 1/2 teaspoon sage ( to taste)
- 1/4 teaspoon thyme ( to taste)
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
- 1 (10 3/4 ounce) cans cream of chicken soup
Lemon Cheesecake Bars

By francesn
InstructionsCrust: Preheat oven to 325
- Crust:
- 3/4 3/4 3/4 cup butter chilled
- 2 2 2 cups flour
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/4 1/4 1/4 tsp. salt
- Cheesecake:
- 8 8 8 oz. cream cheese softened
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 1 1 egg
- 2 2 2 Tbsp. milk
- 1 1 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
- 1/2 1/2 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- Lemon Layer:
- 4 4 4 large eggs
- 1 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 cups sugar
- 3/4 3/4 3/4 cup lemon juice
- 1/3 1/3 1/3 cup flour