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Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie
By pattisw
For the crust, combine the flour, sugar, and salt in a medium bowl
- CRUST:
- 1 1/2 c. flour
- 1 T. sugar
- 1/2 t. salt
- 4 T. cold butter (cut into small pieces)
- 4 T. cold Crisco (cut into small pieces)
- 5 [to] 7 5 to 7 T. ice water
- FILLING:
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 2 T. flour
- 2 eggs, slightly beaten
- 1 c. light Karo syrup
- 2 T. melted butter
- 1 t. vanilla
- pinch salt
- 2 T. top-shelf bourbon
- 2 or 3 t. dutch-processed cocoa powder
- 3 c. shelled pecan halves
Triple Chocolate Berry Cake
By pattisw
This cake is labor intensive,but beautiful for parties and holiday get togethers
- Cake
- 2 3/4 cups cake flour
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 3/4 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
- Ganache
- 3 cups whipping cream
- 1 1/2 pounds bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
- Mousse
- 4 1/3 cups chilled heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 1 1/4 pounds bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
- Assembly and serving
- 2/3 cup seedless raspberry jam
- 1 15 3/4x11 3/4-inch transfer sheet with gold-thread design*
- 3/4 pound bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 3 1/2-pint baskets raspberries
- 1/2 pound cherries
- 1 1-pint basket small strawberries
- 1 1/2-pint basket blueberries
- 1 1/2-pint basket blackberries
Triple Chocolate Buns
By pattisw
1.Measuring carefully, place all dough ingredients in bread machine pan in order specified by owner's manual
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 3/4 cups bread flour
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts, toasted*
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Homemade Peanut Butter Cups
By pattisw
Melt chocolate in a bowl set over a small pot of simmering water
- 8 ounces of 70% bittersweet chocolate, cut into small pieces
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup cream cheese
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- 4 x paper or foil muffin cup liners
Buckeyes
By pattisw
I make this candy every year at Christmastime
- Centers
- 1 lb. of butter (not margarine), cut into pieces
- 2 lbs. of peanut butter
- 3 lbs. of confectioners sugar
- Dip
- 2 - 12 oz. packages of semi-sweet chocolate chips