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Chocolate Cake
By jenlin
Directions Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- Butter, for greasing the pans
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pans
- 2 cups sugar
- 3/4 cups good cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup buttermilk, shaken
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup freshly brewed hot coffee
- Chocolate Buttercream, recipe follows
- 6 ounces good semisweet chocolate (recommended: Callebaut)
- 1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 extra-large egg yolk, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
- 1 tablespoon instant coffee powder
Chocolate Hazelnut Souffle
By jenlin
Directions Preheat the oven to 375 degree F
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon sugar, plus 1/4 cup
- 1 tablespoon hazelnut liqueur (recommended: Frangelico)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 ounces milk chocolate, chopped, plus 6 ounces chopped
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup milk
- Pinch salt
- 4 eggs, separated
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
Bread Pudding Cups with Bourbon Sauce
By jenlin
For the bread pudding cups: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- Nonstick cooking spray, for spraying liners
- 4 cups half-and-half
- 2 cups packed dark brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
- 6 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 cups chopped pecans
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, melted
- 12 slices stale cinnamon-raisin bread, torn into 1-inch pieces
- 1 cup apple cider
- 1 cup bourbon
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- Pinch of salt
Slow-Cooker Hot Reuben Spread
By jenlin
Spray inside of 1- to 2 1/2-quart slow cooker with cooking spray
- 1 1/2 cups shredded Swiss cheese (6 ounces)
- 3/4 cup drained sauerkraut
- 1/2 cup Thousand Island dressing
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 2 packages (2 1/2 ounces each) thinly sliced corned beef, chopped
- Cocktail rye bread slices or pretzel crackers, if desired
Applesauce Pie
By jenlin
Melt margarine - add sugar, flour, eggs and mix well
- 2 frozen regular pie crusts
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs - beaten
- 3 T flour
- 1 stick margarine - melted
- 2 T lemon extract
- 1 16 ounce can unsweetened applesauce
Roasted Caprese Bites
By jenlin
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F
- 12 Campari tomatoes
- 3 /4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 12 small fresh basil leaves, chopped
- 12 mozzarella ciliegine, dried well
- 1 /4 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 /2 teaspoon dried oregano
Chicken Parmesan Sticks
By jenlin
Heat the oven to 400 degrees F
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley
- 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 1 1/2 pounds)
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
- Fresh Tomato Sauce, recipe follows, for serving
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 3 cloves garlic, smashed and chopped
- One 28-ounce jar crushed red tomatoes, canned at the peak of the season, or store-bought canned crushed tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons fresh basil leaves
Amaretto and Raspberry Smoothie
By jenlin
Place half the raspberries in a blender with half the ice cream, 1 tablespoon almond liqueur, and 1 teaspoon orange...
- 12 ounces fresh raspberries (or 12-ounces frozen raspberries, thawed), divided
- 1 quart vanilla gelato (or ice cream), lightly softened, divided
- 2 tablespoons almond liqueur (recommended: Amaretto), divided
- 2 teaspoons orange zest, divided
- Ice
- 4 Italian macaroon cookies (recommended: Amaretti), divided
Romaine Wedge Salad
By jenlin
In a medium skillet over medium heat, fry the bacon slices until slightly crisp, 5 to 8 minutes
- 4 slices thick-cut bacon
- 1 /2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 /4 cup sour cream
- 1 /4 cup shredded Cheddar
- 3 tablespoons buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon fresh Italian flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh dill
- 1 /2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 /4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- Splash distilled white vinegar
- 1 heart of romaine, end trimmed, halved
- 1 /4 cup chopped Roma tomato
Black Forest Cake
By jenlin
Make the cake by the directions and bake it in three 9 inch cake pans
- 1 package of Chocolate Cake Mix and ingredients needed to make cake
- 1 can cherry pie filling
- 1 16 ounce container of cookwhip