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Southern Sweet Potato Casserole
By mzander
Boil and mash potatoes. Mix in sugar, butter, eggs, vanilla and milk
- 3 cups sweet potatoes
- 1 ⁄2 cup sugar
- 1 ⁄2 cup butter
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 ⁄3 cup milk
- Topping
- 1 ⁄3 cup melted butter
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 ⁄2 cup flour
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Crazy Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Icing
By mzander
*Pre-heat oven to 275 degrees
- CAKE
- 1.5 cups very ripe bananas (3 fresh bananas or 4 thawed, previously frozen bananas)
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 3 cups all-purpose flour / plain flour
- 1.5 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup soft butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1.5 cups buttermilk (OR milk soured with one tbsp vinegar or lemon juice)
- ICING
- 1/2 cup softened butter
- 8 oz cream cheese, room temp.
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3.5 cups icing sugar
Death by Chocolate
By mzander
Easy to make chocolate bundt cake with lots of chocolate! Serve warm with some vanilla ice cream
- 1 box yellow cake mix (you can use any brand)
- 1 box vanilla instant pudding
- 1 box chocolate instant pudding
- 4 eggs
- 3/4 cup of oil
- 1 cup of sour cream
- 1 (12 ounce) bag of semi sweet chocolate chips.
Cakelike Brownies
By mzander
Lunchroom Ladies 50 year old recipe
- 1 c butter
- 1/2 c cocoa
- 2 c flour
- 2 c sugar
- 4 eggs
- 4 tsp vanilla
- 1 c chopped nuts.
- Icing*
- 1/4 c softened butter
- 1/4 c can milk (regular milk is fine)
- 1/4 c cocoa
- 3 c powdered sugar
- dash salt
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Cream Cheese Filling
By mzander
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- 3 cups All Purpose Flour
- 1 Tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 - 15 oz. can of pumpkin
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Cream Cheese Filling
- 1 - 8 oz. package of cream cheese, softened
- 1 stick of unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 - 16 oz. package of powdered sugar
- about a capful of vanilla extract
- a pinch of cinnamon (to taste)
Baked Spaghetti Casserole
By mzander
Preheat oven to 350 and PAM a 13x9 deep baking dish
- 1 (1 lb) box angel hair pasta
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese...
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1/2 cup margarine
- 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup chopped green pepper (optional)
- 1/2 cup mushroom (optional)
- 1 (26 ounce) jars tomato and basil pasta sauce
- 1/2 cup hot water
- 1 cup shredded pizza cheese ( mozzarella and cheddar)
EASY CROCK POT POTATO SOUP
By mzander
Put the hash browns in the crockpot
- 1 -(30 oz ) Bag of Squared Style Frozen HashBrowns
- 1 Box of Chicken Broth (32 oz)
- 1 Can of Cream Of Chicken Soup (14 oz)
- 1 pkg. cream cheese (8 oz, not fat free)
- 3 oz bacon bits
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- salt and pepper to taste
Glitter Candle jars
By mzander
1. Put a glob of glue in side of glass jars
- Old glass jars (I used jelly jars and canning jars)
- Glitter your choice of color
- Elmer's type glue
- Tea lights
- Small sponge brush
Peanut Butter Dream Bars
By mzander
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- 1 16 ounce package peanut butter sandwich cookies, divided
- 4 tablespoons butter (1/2 stick) butter, melted
- 4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 8-ounce container Cool Whip, divided
- 1 3.9 ounce package instant chocolate Jello-O Pudding Mix
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1/2 cup milk chocolate & peanut butter chips OR 1/4 cup milk chocolate chips + 1/4 peanut butter chips
Cream Cheese Banana Nut Bread
By mzander
**Very Moist*
- 3/4 C. Butter, softened
- 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
- 2 C .Sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 3 C. all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 1/2 C. mashed bananas (about 4 bananas)
- 1 C. Chopped Nuts
- 1/2 tsp. Vanilla