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McCormick Red Velvet Cupcakes
By ctozzi
1. Preheat oven to 350°F
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 bottle (1 ounce) McCormick® Red Food Color
- 2 teaspoons McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract
- Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting (recipe follows)
Banana Split Cake
By ctozzi
Use Banana Layer Cake to make this
- 1 recipe Banana Layer Cake
- 1 oz frozen whipped dessert topping, thawed
- 1 cup sliced fresh strawberries
- 1 8 ¼ ounce can crushed pineapple, well drained
- 1 11 to 12 ounce jar fudge ice-cream topping
- ½ cup chopped peanuts
- Banana slices (optional)
Lemon Icebox Cake Recipe
By ctozzi
For a store-bought option, try Moravian cookies, which are very thin and crisp; we recommend Moravian Meyer lemon c...
- Cookies:
- 4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling out
- 1 cup cornstarch
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 pound (4 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (from 2 to 3 soft lemons)
- 4 tablespoons lemon zest (from about 4 lemons)
- Honey Mascarpone Cream Recipe:
- 4 cups heavy cream
- 1 container (8 3/4 ounces) mascarpone cheese
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons honey
- Candied Lemon Slices:
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 regular or Meyer lemon, cut into thin slices (about 1/8 inch thick)
Classic Crème Brulée
By ctozzi
Crème brulée should be smooth and silky
- Topping:
- 3 cups (750 mL) whipping cream
- One 2-inch (5-cm) piece of vanilla bean or 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract
- 6 egg yolks
- 1/3 cup (75 mL) granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup (75 mL) granulated sugar
Mushroom falafels
By ctozzi
This easy recipe for mushroom falafel tastes great with a dollop of tzatziki
- 8 oz. mushrooms, sliced
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 cup shallot or yellow onion, very finely diced (I used 4 small red onions)
- 3 cloves garlic, very finely minced
- a handful of basil leaves, chopped
- 1 tsp. ground cumin, optional
- 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
- salt
- 1/2 cup whole milk ricotta
Pie Crust (Pat in the Pan)
By ctozzi
1. Combine the cream cheese and the butter in a mixer
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, 1 stick, softened but still cool
- 2 ounces cream cheese, softened, but still cool
Baked Apple Pie Egg Rolls
By ctozzi
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F Peel and chop up apples
- 2 apples 1 granny smith and 1 gala (about 2 heaping cups worth)
- 1 large lemon juiced
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 4 Tbsp. flour
- 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. all spice
- 1/8 tsp. salt
- 16 egg roll wrappers
- 1 egg lightly beaten
- . SWEETENED WHIPPED CREAM DIP . .
- 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- cinnamon to sprinkle on top
Libbys Pumpkin Roll
By ctozzi
FOR CAKE: PREHEAT oven to 375° F
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar (to sprinkle on towel)
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2/3 cup LIBBY'S® 100% Pure Pumpkin
- 1 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
- 6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Powdered sugar (optional)
Mini Toffee Bundt Pound Cakes
By ctozzi
Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 325F
- For the Brown Sugar Glaze:
- 2 1/2 cups cake flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 1/2 cups sugar
- 6 large eggs
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 3/4 cup toffee bits
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
- 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter
Peanut Butter Easter Eggs
By ctozzi
In a large bowl, cream butter; gradually add the confectioners' sugar, cracker crumbs, peanut butter and vanilla
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 2-1/3 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-1/2 cups dark chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons shortening
- Pastel sprinkles