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Baked Pumpkin Custard
By idocakes
This custard is just like pumpkin pie with no crust
- 1 can fat free sweetened condensed milk
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 15 oz canned pumpkin
Peanut Butter Toffee Cookies
By idocakes
1.Preheat oven to 350. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled), plus more for fingertips
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
- 1 large egg
- 2 chocolate-covered toffee candy bars (1.4 ounces each), chopped
Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cupcakes Recipe
By idocakes
In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, water, peanut butter, oil and eggs; beat on low speed for 30 seconds
- FROSTING:
- 1 package (18-1/4 ounces) chocolate cake mix
- 1-1/4 cups water
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 3 eggs
- 24 miniature peanut butter cups
- 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 2/3 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/3 cup peanut butter
- Additional miniature peanut butter cups, chopped
FRENCH TOAST STUFFED WITH BANANAS AND WALNUTS
By idocakes
In a large, shallow bowl, using a fork, beat the eggs until lightly frothy
- FOR SERVING:
- "Layering two slices of bread, sandwich style, with a mixture of bananas and walnuts results in French toast with a surprise filling. Try other favorite nuts in place of the walnuts, if you like. Accompany with bacon, ham or sausage."
- 6 eggs
- 1/4 cup (2 fl oz/60 ml) milk
- 4 very ripe bananas
- 1/4 cup (1 oz/30 g) coarsely chopped walnuts
- l/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 8 slices egg bread
- 4 tablespoons (2 oz/60 g) unsalted butter
- Confectioners' (icing) sugar
- Jam or pure maple syrup
Artichoke-Cheese Squares
By idocakes
Heat a medium-sized skillet over moderate flame, then add oil
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/3 cup minced onion
- 2-3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 whole eggs
- 2 egg whites
- 1 14 ounce can artichoke hearts, drained, trimmed, and chopped
- 1/4 cup dry bread crumbs *
- 1/2 pound Swiss cheese
- 2 tablespoon fresh minced parsley
- 1/4 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Pepper or dash Tabasco, to taste
Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes
By idocakes
Baked inside sugar cones, these cupcakes-in-hiding combine the best aspects of an ice cream sundae (all those great...
- 12 sugar cones
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup milk
- For Decorating
- Swiss Meringue Buttercream (http://www.marthastewart.com/284223/swiss-meringue-buttercream), plus 1/2 recipe chocolate variation
- Gel-paste food color, optional
- Melted chocolate
- Chopped roasted salted peanuts
- Maraschino cherries
- Assorted candy sprinkles
Mom's Turkey Soup Recipe
By idocakes
Making the Turkey Soup Prepare the turkey soup much as you would a chicken soup
- Making Stock
- 1 1 to to all the usable turkey meat from the turkey carcass to save for making sandwiches later or for adding to the soup.
- 4 4 1 1/2 to and pepper, about 1 tsp of salt, 1/2 tsp of pepper. It sort of depends on how big your turkey is. You can always add salt to the soup later.
- 5 5 4 to To 180-200F least 4 hours, uncovered or partially uncovered (so the stock reduces), occassionally skimming off any foam that comes to the surface. To help maintain a steady, even heat, you can cook the stock in a 180-200F oven.
- 6 6 6 Remove the bones and veggies and strain the stock, ideally through a very fine mesh strainer.
- 7 7 to to to stock for future use in soup you may want to reduce the stock by cooking it longer, uncovered, at a bare simmer, to make it more concentrated and easier to store.
Gale's Famous Truffles
By idocakes
Courtesy of Gale Gand, "Butter Sugar Flour Eggs" by Gale Gand, Rick Tramonto, Julia Moskin, Clarkson N
- 1 1/2 cups creme fraiche or sour cream.
- 2 tablespoons espresso coffee, finely ground
- 12 ounces best-quality bittersweet chocolate, chopped with a heavy knife
- 1 1/2 pounds semisweet chocolate
- 1 1/2 cups unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
Nonpareils
By idocakes
Recipe courtesy Gale Gand
- 1 pound chocolate, tempered
- 1 jar colored sprinkles
Hershey’s Perfectly Chocolate Cake
By idocakes
Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans
- 2 cups sugar
- 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup cocoa (we used Hershey’s)
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup boiling water