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Peaches and Cream
By mitzzy
This refreshing no-bake casserole is one of my favorite summertime desserts and it all has to do with heavenly whit...
- 20 amaretti cookies, crushed to a fine consistency
- 8 tablespoons melted, and cooled butter
- 4 large white peaches, peeled, pitted and cut into thin slices
- 2 large white nectarines, peeled, pitted and cut into thin slices
- Juice of 1 large lemon
- 2 cups whipping cream
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
Gooey Butter Cake
By mitzzy
I love this recipe, I bake it in two round pie pans-that way everyone gets the gooey middle and the chewy edge
- Cake:
- 1 18 1/4-ounce package yellow cake mix
- 1 egg
- 8 tablespoons butter, melted
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Combine the cake mix, egg, and butter and mix well with an electric mixer. Pat the mixture into the bottom of a lightly greased 13 by 9-inch baking pan. Prepare Filling
- Filling:
- 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 8 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 16-ounce box powdered sugar
Winter-Spiced Molten Chocolate Cakes with Rum-Ginger Ice Cream
By mitzzy
These cakes are great for parties because they can be completely assembled the day before and then quickly baked be
- Ice cream
- 1 pint vanilla ice cream, softened
- 2 tablespoons chopped crystallized ginger
- 1 tablespoon dark rum
- Cakes
- 14 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 1/4 cups (2 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter
- 2 teaspoons ground coriander
- 2 teaspoons ground cardamom
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
- 6 large eggs
- 6 large egg yolks
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- Additional powdered sugar
- Crystallized ginger strips
Snowballs
By mitzzy
Step one: Mix first four ingredients well in a medium sized bowl and then form mixture into little balls and set th...
- 1 cup icing sugar
- 1 cup rice crispies
- 1 cup crunchy peanut butter
- 3 tablespoons soft butter
- 1 cup icing sugar
- small dish of shaved coconut
- red or green food coloring
CRUNCHY CHOCOLATE MALLOW MOUNDS
By mitzzy
In medium saucepan, melt semi-sweet chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk over low heat, stirring often unt...
- •1 package (350 g) (1) CHIPITS® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips (2 cups/500 mL)
- •1 can (300 mL) sweetened condensed milk (regular or low fat
- •1 cup (250 mL) dry roasted peanuts
- •1 package (200 g) CHIPITS® SKOR® Toffee Bits
- •1 teaspoon (5 mL) vanilla
- •2 cups (500 mL) miniature marshmallows
Lemon Wafers with Lemon Glaze
By mitzzy
In a bowl, beat butter and sugar until smooth
- 1/2 cup butter room temperature
- 1 cup granulate sugar
- 1 large egg
- Zest from 1 lemon divided
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons corn starch
- 3 tablespoon icing sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- For the Glaze
- 3/4 cup icing sugar sifted
- 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice, divided
Orange Cranberry Shortbread
By mitzzy
Pre heat oven to 325 degrees
- 1 1/4 cups cornstarch
- 1 1/4 cups icing sugar
- 2 1/2 cups cake and pastry flour
- 2 cups softened butter
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 2 tbsp finely grated orange zest
- 2 tbsp orange liquor - I use Grand Marnier
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Chocolate Fudge Brownies
By mitzzy
Oh… do I have a brownie for you
- BROWNIES:
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated white sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- GLAZE:
- 2/3 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 to 5 teaspoons hot water (or more, as needed)
Tropical Carrot Cake with Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting
By mitzzy
This cake can be prepared one day ahead
- Cake
- 2 1/3 cups sifted all purpose flour (sifted, then measured)
- 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
- 1 cup dry-roasted macadamia nuts
- 3/4 cup chopped crystallized ginger
- 3 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 4 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups finely grated peeled carrots
- 2 8-ounce cans crushed pineapple in its own juice, well drained
- Frosting
- 3 8-ounce packages Philadelphia-brand cream cheese, room temperature
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3/4 cup canned sweetened cream of coconut (such as Coco López)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon (scant) coconut extract
- 14 whole dry-roasted macadamia nuts
- 1/4 cup chopped crystallized ginger
Cherry Snowballs
By mitzzy
Cream butter and sugar. Add remaining ingredients and mix
- 1 cup butter
- 1/4 cup icing sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup ground almonds
- 1 tsp vanilla
- Maraschino cherries – well drained