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Pina Colada Layer Cake
By Texaschef11
Preheat the oven to 350. Spray 3 9-inch round cake pans with baking spray (or butter and sprinkle with flour)
- 3 3/4 cups cake flour
- 1 3/4 tsps baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 1/4 cups light brown sugar
- 2 sticks unsalted butter at room temp
- 1 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 5 eggs
- 2 tsps vanilla extract
Cake Batter Truffles
By Texaschef11
Beat together butter and sugar using an electric mixer until combined
- Truffle Coating:
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup yellow cake mix
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1-2 Tablespoons sprinkles
- 16 ounces (8 squares) almond bark (or white candy melts)
- 4 Tablespoons yellow cake mix
- sprinkles
Pumpkin Butter
By Texaschef11
1) Combine all ingredients in a large saucepan
- 1 (28-oz.) can pumpkin puree
- 3/4 cup apple juice
- 2 teaspoons ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon mace
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1-1/2 cups granulated sugar
Whiskey Glazed Sweet Potatoes
By Texaschef11
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F
- 3 * 3 pounds sweet potatoes (about 4 large)
- 1 * 1 cup pecans
- 4 * 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more for preparing baking dish
- 3/4 * 3/4 cup agave syrup, preferably amber
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup whiskey
- 2 * 2 cups crisp apples, peeled, cored, and sliced into 1-inch pieces
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Maple Cream Cheese filling
By Texaschef11
Preheat oven to 350F. Prepare to baking sheets lined with parchment paper
- Pumpkin Whoopie Cookies
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 TBSP cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- ½ tsp ground fresh nutmeg
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1 cup canola oil
- 3 cups chilled pumpkin puree
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Maple Syrup Cream Cheese Filling
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 3 TBSP maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla
Pumpkin Cheesecake with Bourbon Sour Cream Topping
By Texaschef11
In a bowl whisk together pumpkin, egg, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, salt and brown sugar
- Crust:
- 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
- 1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- In a bowl combine the cracker crumbs, the pecans, and the sugars, stir in the butter, and press the mixture into the bottom and 1/2 inch up the side of a buttered 9-inch springform pan. Chill the crust for 1 hour.
- Filling:
- 1 1/2 C. solid pack pumpkin
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 C. firmly packed light brown sugar
- 24 oz. cream cheese, cut into bits and softened
- 1/2 C. granulated sugar
- 2 T. heavy cream
- 1 T. cornstarch
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 T. bourbon liqueur or bourbon if desired
Snickers Cheesecake
By Texaschef11
Preheat oven to 300°. Sprinkle crumbs into bottom and halfway up sides of a 9-inch springform pan coated with c...
- 2/3 cup chocolate graham cracker crumbs (about 5 cookie sheets)
- Cooking spray
- 2 cups fat-free cottage cheese
- 1 (8-ounce) tub light cream cheese
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup fat-free sour cream
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 2 large egg whites
- 1/4 cup fat-free caramel sundae syrup, divided
- 2 (2.07-ounce) chocolate-coated caramel-peanut nougat bars (such as Snickers), chopped and divided
French Vanilla Bliss Truffles
By Texaschef11
In a small saucepan, heat cream and butter over medium heat, stirring until butter is melted and mixture is hot
- 1/4 * 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 3 * 3 tablespoons butter, cut up
- 1 * 1 12-oz pkg semisweet chocolate chips
- 3 * 3 tablespoons French vanilla liquid coffee creamer
- 1 * 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
- 1 * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup finely chopped nuts (pecans or walnuts)
- 1/2 * 1/2 cup powdered sugar
Chocolate Cupcakes with Cheesecake filling and Chocolate Frosting
By Texaschef11
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- Chocolate Frosting:
- Chocolate Cake
- 2 cups cake flour
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
- 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
- 1 cup buttermilk
- Cheesecake Filling
- 1 (8-ounce package) cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
Green Chile Sauce
By Texaschef11
In a small Dutch oven over medium-high heat, add the oil
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 3/4 cup finely diced Spanish onion
- 1/2 large jalapeno, seeded and minced
- 1 clove garlic, chopped
- 4 tablespoons flour
- 1 (27-ounce) can roasted green chiles, chopped, juices reserved
- 1/2 cup white vinegar
- 2 teaspoons sea salt
- 1 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice