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Grilled Barbecued Bacon-Chicken Skewers
By DIANETHORNTON
Soak skewers in water at least 30 minutes to prevent burning
- 15 bamboo skewers (6 inch)
- 3 large boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 1 lb)
- 4 large green onions
- 1 package (2.1 oz) refrigerated fully cooked bacon (15 pieces)
- 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
Southern Red Velvet Cake
By DIANETHORNTON
Recipe courtesy Cakeman Raven, Cakeman Raven Confectionery, NYC
- Cream Cheese Frosting:
- Vegetable oil for the pans
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon fine salt
- 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
- 1 cup buttermilk, at room temperature
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons red food coloring (1 ounce)
- 1 teaspoon white distilled vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Cream Cheese Frosting, recipe follows
- Crushed pecans, for garnish
- 1 pound cream cheese, softened
- 4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
- 2 sticks unsalted butter (1 cup), softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Crisp and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
By DIANETHORNTON
Sift together flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/4 cups packed dark-brown sugar
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
Pumpkin Roll
By DIANETHORNTON
Preheat your oven to 350°F
- cake-
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 2/3 cup pumpkin
- 1 t ginger
- 1/2 t nutmeg
- 2 t cinnamon
- dash of cloves
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1 t baking powder
- 1/2 t salt
- cream cheese filling -
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 6 oz. cream cheese softened
- 3 T butter
- 1/2 t vanilla
- scant 1 T pure maple syrup
Tiramisu Cupcakes (Martha Stewart)
By DIANETHORNTON
Preheat oven to 325 degrees
- 1 1/4 cups cake flour (not self-rising), sifted
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 vanilla bean, halved lengthwise, seeds scraped and reserved
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, cut into pieces
- 3 large whole eggs plus 3 egg yolks, room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- Coffee-Marsala Syrup (http://www.marthastewart.com/263388/coffee-marsala-syrup)
- Mascarpone Frosting (http://www.marthastewart.com/261318/mascarpone-frosting)
- Unsweetened cocoa powder, for dusting