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Whipped Mascarpone Frosting/Filling
By SewingDragonfly
From cakecentral.com The author notes
- 1 pound mascarpone cheese, at room temperature
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- Seeds scraped from 1 vanilla bean, or 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- Pinch table salt
Chocolate Spritz
By SewingDragonfly
From Mirro
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 T milk
- 2 cups cake flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 squares (1 oz each) unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
By SewingDragonfly
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 40 miniature chocolate covered peanut butter cups, unwrapped
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
By SewingDragonfly
From KAF...Pumpkin and chocolate chips make a great pair for Halloween
- Cookies
- 2 1/4 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- grated rind (zest) of 1 orange, optional
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- Glaze (optional)
- 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 2 1/2 tablespoons milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pumpkin Cupcakes with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
By SewingDragonfly
From www.smittenkitchen.com
- Frosting:
- 1 stick unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups cake flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp. ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp. ground cloves
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup buttermilk mixed with 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 1/4 cups canned solid-pack pumpkin
- 2 (8 oz.) packages cream cheese at room temperature
- 1 stick unsalted butter at room temperature
- 2 cups confectioner’s sugar
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
Orange-Pineapple Freeze
By SewingDragonfly
The Dannon Book of Yogurt
- 2 cups pineapple-orange yogurt, well stirred
- 1 6-ounce can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
- 1 tsp grated orange rind
- 1 T Cointreau (optional)
Candied Yam Cupcakes
By SewingDragonfly
If you only get candied yams at Thanksgiving, bake up a batch of these treats anytime! All the hearty spiced goodne...
- Cupcakes
- 2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
- 1 1/4 cups firmly packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 can (15 oz.) sweet potatoes drained and pureed (about 1 cup)
- 1 teaspoon Wilton Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1 teaspoon maple extract
- 1/2 cup milk
- 3/4 cup Chopped pecans, toasted
- Topping
- 1 jar (about 7 1/2 oz.) Marshmallow cream
Pralines
By SewingDragonfly
From Emeril Lagasse
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 T. light corn syrup
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup whole shelled pecans, toasted
Red Velvet Kiss Cookies
By SewingDragonfly
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- 14 tablespoons (198g) butter
- 1 3/4 cups (219g) all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup (88g) cocoa powder, (use regular, not the extra dark cocoa)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 3/4 cups (350g) brown sugar, 350g (packed)
- 1 large egg, plus one egg yolk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon red liquid food coloring
- 1 cup (175g) mini semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup red sanding sugar
- 1 12-ounce (340g) bag Hershey's Hugs**, for topping (you can use either the milk chocolate stripped Hugs or the red an white peppermint striped ones which are available around the Christmas holidays)
Zucchini Brownies
By SewingDragonfly
From KAF...Do these dark, super-moist fudge brownies look like they're made with zucchini? No, they don't — and t...
- Brownies
- 8 ounces zucchini (about one 8" fresh zucchini, trimmed), cut into chunks*
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, Dutch-process cocoa preferred
- 1/2 teaspoon espresso powder, optional; for enhanced chocolate flavor
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- heaping 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour or King Arthur White Whole Wheat Flour
- 3/4 cup semisweet or bittersweet chocolate chips
- If you don't have a scale, 8 ounces is about 1 1/2 cups shredded zucchini, lightly tamped down.
- Frosting
- 3/4 cup semisweet or bittersweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup heavy cream or 3 tablespoons milk