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Friday, February 27, 2015

No Bake Twinkie Pie

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 12
  • 12 hostess twinkies
  • 1 (12 ounce) container vanilla frosting or 1 (12 ounce) container chocolate frosting

Recipe

  • 1 arrange twinkies in a pan.
  • 2 cover in frosting.
  • 3 freeze until firm.

Plain Melt 'n' Mix Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups self raising flour
  • 1 1/2 cups caster sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 125 g melted butter

Recipe

  • 1 mix all ingredients in bowl.
  • 2 for chocolate cake substitute 1/4 cup cocoa for 1/4 cup flour.
  • 3 in 1 small tin cook for 45 - 50 minutes.
  • 4 in 2 tins cook for 20 - 25 minutes.
  • 5 ice with your favourite thick butter icing.

Plain Old Yellow Cake From Scratch For 100

Total Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 100
  • 17 cups all-purpose flour
  • 8 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 1/3 tablespoons salt
  • 6 2/3 tablespoons baking powder
  • 1 1/4 cups nonfat dry milk powder
  • 1/4 cup vanilla extract
  • 3 1/3 cups shortening
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 4 1/2 cups water
  • 22 eggs, large (4 1/2 cups)

Recipe

  • 1 grease and flour pan(s) and set aside. preheat oven.
  • 2 sift together flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and dry milk into mixer bowl. if using dehydrated eggs (see below), they are added to the dry ingredients here.
  • 3 place the shortening and 1 1/2 cups water in the mixer bowl on top of the dry ingredients. beat one minute at low speed, scrape down sides, beat 2 minutes longer.
  • 4 combine eggs, 4 1/2 cups water and vanilla. add slowly to wet mixture while beating at low speed.
  • 5 as soon as completely mixed, stop beater, scrape down bowl, then beat at medium speed 3 minutes.
  • 6 pour 1 gallon (about 7 pounds, 7 ounces) of batter into each 18x26 pan.
  • 7 bake thin sheet cakes 26 to 35 minutes, until done. cool, frost if planned, cut each 6x9.
  • 8 bake 9x13 pans 35 to 45 minutes, until done. cool, frost if planned, cut each 4x5.
  • 9 variations.
  • 10 sift in 2-4 tablespoons apple pie spice, ginger, etc for a spice cake base.
  • 11 sift in 1 to 1 1/2 cups cocoa and add 2 additional eggs for light chocolate layers.
  • 12 to substitute dehydrated egg mix, sift 11 ounces (2 3/4 cup) canned dehydrated egg mix in with dry ingredients. after the shortening is added, beat together vanilla and 4 1/4 quarts water and add as if adding the egg mixture.

Raw Chocolate Pudding

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 10 fresh dates, pitted and cut in quarters
  • 10 dried figs, stems removed, cut in quarters
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 tablespoons raw nut butter (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups filtered water

Recipe

  • 1 1. place the dates, figs, cocoa, nut butter (if using), vanilla, and 1 cup of water in a blender and pulse several times until the fruits begin to break down.
  • 2 2. blend until smooth and creamy, slowly adding water as needed for desired consistency.

Mean Old Fudge Sauce

Total Time: 23 mins Preparation Time: 3 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 1 1/3 cups packed brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 cup baking cocoa
  • 1/2 cup light corn syrup, plus
  • 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
  • 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate squares
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 -2 teaspoon rum extract (optional)

Recipe

  • 1 in a heavy saucepan, combine cream and butter.
  • 2 cook and stir over medium-low heat until butter is melted.
  • 3 add the sugars and salt; cook and stir until sugars are dissolved, about 4 minutes.
  • 4 stir in cocoa and syrup.
  • 5 a wire wisk helps to dissolve the cocoa.
  • 6 cook and stir until cocoa is dissolved.
  • 7 add chocolate squares; cook and stir until melted.
  • 8 reduce heat to low; cook for 3-4 minutes stirring constantly.
  • 9 remove from heat.
  • 10 stir in vanilla and rum extract if desired.
  • 11 cool slightly.
  • 12 sauce will thicken as it cools.
  • 13 serve warm over ice cream.
  • 14 refrigerate leftovers.

No Crust Fudge Pie

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 6
  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 3 unsweetened chocolate squares
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs, well beaten
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 -3 cups chopped nuts

Recipe

  • 1 melt butter & chocolate together over low heat.
  • 2 stir in sugar, then blend eggs with the chocolate mixture.
  • 3 add salt, vanilla, & nuts.
  • 4 pour into a well-greased 9-inch glass pie plate.
  • 5 bake at 350f for 45 minute.
  • 6 serve with ice cream or whipped cream.

Raw Chocolate Ginger & Peanut Butter Truffles

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

  • 6 tablespoons organic sunflower seeds (ground)
  • 6 tablespoons organic sesame seeds (ground)
  • 10 tablespoons organic cocoa nibs (ground and divided)
  • 2 tablespoons organic vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
  • 3 tablespoons agave nectar
  • 1 tablespoon sugar substitute (i used z-sweet natural sweetener)
  • 3 tablespoons crunchy organic peanut butter
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger

Recipe

  • 1 grind the sunflower seeds, sesame seeds separately. add to your food processor. grind the cocoa nibs up and take out 5 tablespoons these are for coating the truffles.
  • 2 add the rest of the ingredients and process until the dough holds together well.
  • 3 transfer the dough to a bowl and roll into little balls. i found that i had to squeeze the dough a few times to get it to stick together.
  • 4 roll the truffles in the reserved ground cocoa powder you made and put into the fridge for at least an hour to set up.
  • 5 bon appetit.