DESSERTS DESSERTS DESSERTS   CAKE  & PIES & PUDDING
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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Butterceam Frosting

1/2 cup butter softened
1 cup chunky peanut butter
3 Tablespoons milk, or as needed
2 cup confectioners sugar
3/4 cup chopped chocolate chips

cream butter & peanut butter. Add sugar. then milk a tablespoon at a time.


This was very good. It's full of chunks from the peanuts and chocolate, so it will never be smooth and pretty.
But it tastes like some kind of wonderful,  Look, if you like peanut butter, butter and chocolate you will like this frosting. It's wicked good.
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supposed to be the BEST for brownies and cake

Rich Chocolate Frosting

2/3 c. butter, softened
5 3/4 c. sifted powdered sugar
1 1/3 c. cocoa
1 c. plus 2 T. whipping cream or 3/4 c. milk
1 tsp vanilla
BEAT 2/3 c. butter at medium speed until creamy. Combine powdered sugar and 1 1/3 c. cocoa; add to butter alternately with 1 c. plus 2 T. cream, beginning and ending with sugar mixture. Beat until spreading consistency. Stir in remaining 1 t. vanilla.
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I LOVE THE CUSTARD BREAD PUDDING- WARM AND COMFORTING
Custard Bread Pudding                               old fashion heaven in a bowl
2 eggs
2 cup milk
1 cup sugar
1 tbls butter
1 tsp cinnamon
10 slices bread, cubed
1 cup raisins
Sauce:
2/3 cup sugar
2 Tbls flour
1 cup water
7 Tabls butter
1 tsp vanilla
in large bowl mix eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon. add bread and raisins. mix.
pour into 11x7x2 baking dish. bake 350 for 1 hour.

in sauce pan combine sugar and flour and water. add butter. boil over medium heat.
cook and stir for 2 minutes. remove from heat. stir in vanilla. serve over pudding.
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Fruitcake                                                             One to REALLY try
                                                                        people rave over this one
5 large eggs
3/4 to 1 lb butter (softened) I used 1 lb.

1 cup sugar
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 3/4 cups flour
1 lb glazed pineapple
1 lb glazed cherries
4 cups pecan halves
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp lemon extract

Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat eggs in a bowl then add to butter and sugar mixture. Mix flour and baking powder together. Retain small amount of flour mixture and save 1/4 cup to coat cherries and pineapple.

Fold flour into eggs, butter and sugar mixture. Add flavorings, add fruit and pecans. Pour into sprayed tube pan, or 5 small loaf pans or two large loaf pans. .

Place in a COLD oven and bake at 250º for 3 hours. If using small loaf pans bake about 2 hours or unti browned.

It is good and rich with all those pecans and butter.  wrap  in Saran Wrap and put in the refrigerator. It will keep for months and get better with age.
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Chocolate Pudding Cake


1 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla

Combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Add milk, oil, and vanilla; stir well. Spoon batter into an 8-inch square greased pan.

Mix an additional 1/3 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons cocoa. Sprinkle over batter in pan. Pour one cup boiling water over the contents of the pan. Don’t stir it!

Bake at 350-degrees for 25-30 minutes. As the cake bakes, it forms two layers, one layer of sweet, moist cake and another layer of rich pudding.
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almost same as above

Chocolate Cobbler             to make self rising flour-add 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1 1/2 teaspoon of
                                         baking POWDER to one cup all purpose flour.

6 Tbsp butter
1 cup self rising four
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 and 1/2 Tbsp Hershey's cocoa
1/2 cup milk (I used skim and it came out fine)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup Hershey's cocoa
1 and 1/2 cup boiling water
Hot Fudge Sauce ( I used Hershey's Hot Fudge Topping)
Vanilla Ice Cream



Melt the butter in a 13x9x2 inch baking pan (used a glass casserole) in a 350 degree oven. Combine the flour, 3/4 cup sugar, pecans, 1 1/2 tbsp cocoa, milk and vanilla in a small bowl. Spoon mixture over the melted butter. DO NOT STIR TO MIX.

Mix the 1 cup sugar and 1/4 cup cocoa together and sprinkle back and forth over the batter. DO NOT STIR TO MIX
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Next, pour the boiling water over the top. DO NOT STIR TO MIX.

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. I liked it warm. It comes out as partly fudgy cake and partly pudding bottom. Warm up some Hot Fudge Sauce in the microwave and spoon on top of the cobbler in the individual bowls then top with cold vanilla ice cream. Oh My

wonder about spooning fudge sauce over entire top and wrapping to take to a group meeting.
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CHOCOLATE CAKE--------MADE FOR AMY'S 12TH B-DAY 1993  &     ALEX'S 1ST--2006
CHOCOLATE CAKE
2 STICKS BUTTER SOFTENED                If there is a better chocolate cake --I can't imagine it
1 3/4 c sugar                                            my word the frosting is pure heaven
1 Tablespoon vanilla
3 large eggs
1 c unsweetened cocoa
2 1/4 c all-pourpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 c milk
heat oven 350 grease and flour one 10X15  pan  (bigger than regular cake pan)
cream butter, sugar, vanilla, until light and fluffy. add eggs.

sift cocoa, flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. add to butter mixture with milk.
pour into pan.
bake 30 minutes or untill center springs back when pressed.  cool for 10 minutes. turn out of pan
cut into two layers with bread knife. put half of cake back into pan.
frost with half of  following.

fudge frosting.
4 sticks soft butter, 8 cups confectioners sugar, 1 cup cocoa, 4 teaspoons vanilla, about 5 T milk.
beat untill smooth. add milk slowly untill it is a good spreading consistancy.
Half of this goes in the middle of the cake and the other half on top.
HOlY COW this is a GREAT cake. Sooo gooood.--very rich but worth it

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This is my old old browine recipe and you can't beat it. I have made it hundreds of times I would
think for Brian and Amy.
BROWNIES
3/4 butter
1  1/2 c sugar
1 1/2 vanilla
3 eggs    cream all
add  
3/4 c flour 1/2 c cocoa
1/2 t baking powder
1/2 t salt
bake 350 for 40 minutes in   8x8
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This is the Easiest cake to make and is so good.  Never lose this recipe. makes a jellyroll pan
TEXAS CHOCOLATE CAKE                         WOW WOW WOW---

Preheat 400                                           don't close it up-gets to moist

Step 1. Melt in saucepan. Bring to boil, then pour over sugar flour mixture below
2 stks butter
4 Tbls cocoa
1 cup water

step 2. While above mixture is heating, stir together in large bowl
2 cups sugar
2 cups flour

Step 3.  After above steps are done, stir in and blend together:
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 tsp baking soda
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla

Step 4.  Pour in greased jellyroll pan. Bake 20 min at 400


FROSTING
5 min before cake is out, combine in saucepan and bring to boil:
1 stk butter
6 Tabls milk
4 Tabls cocoa

Remove from heat and stir in 1 lb. powdered sugar and 1 tsp vanilla.

Poke small holes with fork in cake. Pour hot frosting over warm cake.

as far as I am concerned, this is the worlds best cake.
Make the holes tiny, or else you have ugly holes showing after the frosting
hardens. BUT it is soooo goooood regardless.
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AMY MAKES THIS ICE CREAM DESSERT
Ice cream sandwich dessert
19 ice cream sandwiches
1 12 oz cool whip
1 11 3/4 oz jar of hot fudge

cut ONE ice cream sandwich in half. place a whole on and a half of one along the short
side of a 9X13 pan. fill the bottom in this manner.
spread HALF of cool whip on top of sandwiches. Spoon hot fudge on top of cool whip.
Repeat layers of ice cream sandwiches and cool whip.
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Amys Make Ahead Shortcake
1 14 oz angel food cake
1/2 cup milk
1 5.1 oz instant vanilla pudding mix
1 pint vanilla ice cream
1 cup boiling water
1 6oz. strawberry gelatin
2 10 oz. frozen sweetened strawberries. thawed.

1. cut cake in slices to fit bottom of 9X13 pan.

2. mix milk and pudding mix. add the ice cream. spread on top of cake.

3. add gelatin to boiling water. Mix. add strawberries. Pour over all. refrigerate
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Peanut Butter Bars                                     these are great. a real keeper easy too

½ c. Butter or Margarine, softened
½ c. Sugar
½ c. Packed Brown Sugar
½ c. Creamy Peanut Butter
1 Egg, beaten
1 tsp. Vanilla
1 c. Flour
½ c. Quick Cooking Oats
1 tsp. Baking Soda
¼ tsp. Salt
1 c. Semi sweet Chocolate Chips

Icing:
½ c. Powdered Sugar
2 tbsp. Creamy Peanut Butter
2 tbsp. Milk

In a bowl cream butter, sugar, brown sugar- peanut butter. Add egg & vanilla, mix.
In another bowl combine flour, oats, baking soda and salt. Stir into creamed mixture
. Spread into a greased 13x9 baking pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips
. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes or until lightly brown. Cool 10 minutes.

Combine icing ingredients. Drizzle over bars.

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Slowcooker Rice Pudding                   wowers this is great. i love it

3/4 cup long grain rice
3 cups milk
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup raisins
pinch od cinnamon and salt.
Put all of the ingredients in a crockpot,turn to high and cook for 2 hrs.
vanilla if you like.      Keep a watch on it. DO not let it burn or get to gunky
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It turned out GREAT. Way too good. If anything is better than this, it doesnt need to be!!

EARTHQUAKE CAKE
1 c coconut
1 c nuts

spread on bottom of greased 9X13 pan. Mix german chocolate cake mix according to
box directions, pour over the bottom layer.

Mix together:
1 8oz pkg. cream cheese, softened
2 c powdered sugar
1 stick butter melted

pour over cake layer. Bake 1 hour and 10 min. at 325*
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PEACHES AND CREAM CAKE                            -this is plain TOO good

3/4 cup self-rising flour
1 package cheesecake or vanilla flavored instant pudding mix
3 Tbsp. butter, softened
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1 large can sliced peaches, drained (save juice)
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar

Mix together first 5 ingredients. Spread in lightly greased deep pie plate or casserole dish.
Arrange peaches over batter. Beat the cream cheese, sugar and 3 tablespoons peach juice
for about 2 minutes. Spread over peaches, leaving a 1-inch border. Mix cinnamon & sugar
in a small bowl and sprinkle over cream cheese mixture. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes in a
350 degree oven
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Creeping Crust Cobbler                                       wowo    this is the BESTEST ever

1/2 cup butter or margarine       SUPER EASY AND A WONDERFUL CRISP CRUST
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 cup milk
2 cups of fruit (fresh)
1 addtl cup or less sugar depending on the sweetness of your fruit.

Melt butter in 10" baking dish. Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, add milk and mix.
Spoon over melted butter. Heat fresh fruit with sugar, adjusting sugar to taste. Pour over batter
. Bake in a 350 degree oven about 30 minutes until crust is golden brown.
Crust will rise to the top and looks beautiful.
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THE BEST BROWNIES--------               -       double this recipe for 9X13 pan

1/2 c vegetable oil or melted butter--------    00       1 c.oil
1 c sugar--------------------------------       00   --2c. sugar
1 t vanilla------------------------------    -    00   - 2t.van
2 eggs---------------------------------    -  -00   - 4eggs
1/2 c unsifted all purpose flour---------      -00     -1c. flour              these are very good
1/3 c Hershey's cocoa--------------- --    -- 00    -2/3 c cocoa
1/4 t baking powder---------------- -----     00-    1/2 t baking p
1/4 t salt---------------------------- -----    00-   -1/2 t. salt
1/2 c chopped nuts (optional)----------- --- 00      1 c nuts

Blend oil, sugar and vanilla in a mixing bowl. Add eggs; beat well with spoon.
Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually add to egg mixture
until well blended. Stir in nuts. Spread in a greased 9" square pan. Bake at 350° for
20-25 minutes, or until brownie begins to pull away from edges of pan. Cool in pan.
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The Best Fudge Brownies Ever--------well these are super duper good. very chocolaty and

1 cup butter                                           easy to make  -simple ingredients
2-1/4 cups sugar
1-1/4 cups cocoa
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
4 large eggs
1-1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
2 cups (12-oz bag) chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9x13 pan.

, melt the butter, add  sugar . Return  to heat briefly, just till it's hot, but not bubbling; it'll become shiny-looking as you stir it. Heating the butter and sugar a second time will dissolve more of the sugar, which will yield a shiny top crust on your brownies. Transfer to bowl.add rest. bake 30 min

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try this frosting with apple cake!!   IT SETS UP KINDA HARD!!!!!!! GREAT FOR TAKEALONG
Quick Caramel Frosting ------- put on COOL cake while frosting is warm.
1 stk butter                                            frosting is pourable and runny-hardens QUICK
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
Sprinkle of salt
1/4 cup whole milk
2 cups confectioner’s sugar, sifted or fluffed up (not packed)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Place butter, brown sugar, salt in a medium heavy pan over medium heat.
Stir  until the mixture comes to a boil (this takes about 2 minutes) add milk, stir, bring to boil.
then remove the pan from heat.Add powder sugar & vanilla,beat til smooth; it is runny. 
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HERMIT BARS--wow good

1/2 c shortning
3/4 brown sugar
2 eggs
1/2 c molasses
1 1/2 c flour
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cup raisins
1/2 c chopped walnuts

cream shortening and brown sugar. add eggs. add molasses.
stir in flour,cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, cloves and salt.
  stir in raisins and nuts.

spread into greased 13x9x2 pan. bake 350 for 30 min
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NOW THIS FUDGE PIE DOES NOT GET 'SET' IT STAYS KINDA GOOEY

Amy's Fudge Pie

1 (9-inch) unbaked pastry shell
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
3 eggs
2 cups (12-ounces) semisweet chocolate chips, melted
2 teaspoons instant coffee granules
1/4 teaspoon vanilla or rum extract
1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
1/4 cup all-purpose flour


Line pastry shell with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Bake at 450' for 5 minutes
. Remove foil; set crust aside. In a small mixing bowl, cream butter and brown sugar. Add
eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add chocolate, coffee and extract.
Stir in walnuts and flour. Pour into crust. Bake at 375' for 28-30 minutes. Cool completely
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EVERYONE LOVES THE REESES CAKE. RICH AND WONDERFUL
REESES CAKE

1 chocolate cake mix
1 small pkg.instant pudding
10 reese cups,broken in pieces

icing
3 tablespoons peanut butter
1 box powdered sugar
1 8 oz.cream cheese
1 8 oz.cool whip

make cake according to directions except adding 1/4 cup extra water. add dry pudding mix
and reeses.bake 350 in 9x13 pan for 45-50 min or until done.cool completely. blend icing
ingredients and spread on cake.sprinkle reeses that have been crumbled on top.
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THIS APPLE PIE MAKES ITS OWN CRUST AND IS EASY AND GREAT
Deep Dish Easy Crust Apple Pie                           -OH MY!!!!

6-8 cups of apple slices
2 Tablespoons cinnamon
1 Tablespoon sugar
1/2- to 1 cup melted butter(depending on how many apple slices)
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup flour
1/2 cup pecans

Heap your pie pan or casserole dish with as many apple slices as you like. sprinkle with sugar
and cinnamon. Can use less cinnamon if you like. mix the rest and pour over the apples.
bake 1 hour at 350.
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Pecan Pie Cake                                                                    everyone wanted the recipe

1 yellow cake mix
1 egg
1/2 c melted butter
1-1/2 c light corn syrup
3 eggs
1/2 c dark brown sugar, packed
1 tsp vanilla
1 to 2 c chopped pecans

Mix cake mix, 1 egg, & melted butter until well blended. Reserve 2/3 cup of this batter.
Spread the rest into a greased & floured 9X13" pan and bake ar 325 degree for 15 min
or until slightly browned. Mix reserved batter with syrup, 3 eggs, brown sugar,
vanilla pecans. Pour this on top of crust & cook about 50-60 min.
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THIS CARROT CAKE I HAVE MADE DOZENS OF TIMES AND IS THE BEST ONE
Helen's Carrot Cake                   I HAVE NEVER EATEN A BETTER CARROT CAKE

3 eggs beaten
3/4 c vegtable oil
3/4 cup buttermilk
2 c sugar
2 tsp vanilla
2 c flour
2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 8 oz can crushed pineapple, undrained
2 c grated carrots
1 c raisins
1 c chopped nuts
1 c flaked coconut

combine eggs,oil,buttermilk,sugar&vanilla,mix well.combine flour, cinnamon,baking soda,
salt;stir into egg mixture. stir in pineapple, carrots,raisins, nuts and coconut. Pour intogreased
and floured pan. bake 350 for 55 minutes. cool
frost with
cream cheese frosting
1/2 c butter 1 8 oz. cream cheese, 1tsp vanilla, 1 16 oz box confectioner sugar and
2 tablespoons milk. mix all. spread on cake.
buttermilk substitute=2 parts yogurt to 1 part milk. or, 2 tablespoons vinegar
and fill cup with milk.
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THIS IS ONE OF MY OLDEST RECIPES AND IS SO VERY GOOD
Chocolate Cheese Dessert-              EVERYONE LOVES.

Everyone has this recipe I think. I have been making it for many years. This is good in lemon.

2/3 c chopped walnuts
1 c butter melted
2 c flour

combine in a regular cake pan. press and bake at 350 for 20 min. COOL

1 large pkg cream cheese 8 0z.
1 c confection sugar
1 large cool whip

MIX1 cup whip topping, sugar and cream cheese. beat till smooth. spread on cooled crust.

3 cup milk
2 small pkg chocolate INSTANT pudding

combine. pour over mixture in pan and top with remaining cool whip
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