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Reese’s Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Cheese Ball

1/2 c butter, softened 1/2 c light brown sugar 1/2 c peanut butter 1 pkg (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened 3/4 c powdered sugar 1 tsp vanilla 1-1/2 c mini reese's peanut butter cups, chopped 1/2 c reese's pieces In a large bowl, beat the brown sugar and butter together until combined. Then add in the cream cheese and peanut butter and beat until combined. The beat in the powdered sugar and vanilla until combined. Stir in the chopped peanut butter cups. Place the mixture on a large piece of plastic wrap. Bring up all the corners of the plastic wrap and wrap into a ball. Freeze the ball for about 1 1/2 hours or until it is firm enough to keep its shape. Place the Reese's Pieces on a flat plate and roll the unwrapped cheese ball in the Reese's Pieces. Make sure to press the Reese's Pieces into the cheese ball until it is fully covered. Place the ball on a serving dish, cover with plastic wrap and freeze the cheese ball for another 2 hours or overnight. If frozen overni...

THIN FRENCH APPLE TART

INGREDIENTS 1 crust refrigerated pie dough 1⁄4 cup sugar 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 lbs golden delicious apples, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced 2 1⁄2 tablespoons honey 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 425. Place dough on a lighlty floured surface; roll into a 12 circle. Place on a 12 inch pizza pan. Combine sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle 1 T sugar mixture over dough. Arrange apple slices spokelike on top of dough, working from outside edge of dough to the center. Sprinkle apple slices with remaining sugar mixture. Bake at 425 for 30 minutes. Combine honey and vanilla in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at High 40 seconds. Brush honey mixture over warm tart. Serve warm.

Fruit Pizza

Crust: 1/2 cup powdered sugar 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup margarine, softened 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 cup oil 1 egg 2 cups plus 2 TBL flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt Mix sugars, oil and margarine. Stir in egg and vanilla. Add remaining ingredients. Spread onto pizza pan and flute edges. Bake at 375 until brown - about 20 min. Middle layer: 2 cups cool whip 8 oz softened cream cheese 1 cup powdered sugar Mix together and spread on cooled crust Topping: Create your own fresh fruit topping combination I usually use strawberries blueberries raspberries kiwi potentially mandarin oranges. Brush with melted jelly if desired to glaze. Drizzle with melted chocolate chips. Enjoy!! **Last time I made this, I used the America’s Test Kitchen Tart Crust Recipe and it was amazing.

Carrot-Pineapple Cake

 1–1/2 cups flour 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon salt 2/3 cup salad oil 2 eggs 1cup shredded carrot 1/2 cup, crushed pineapple 1 teaspoon vanilla Stir dry ingredients together. Add remaining ingredients and mix till all are moistened Beat 2 min at medium speed with electric mixer. Bake in greased and floured 9x9x2-inch pan at 350°F 35 min. Cream Creese Frosting 3 ounce cream cheese  4 tablespoons butter  1 teaspoon vanilla  Dash of salt  2-1/2 cups confectioners sugar  Cream together, cream cheese, and butter. Be in vanilla and salt. Gradually add confectioners sugar. 

Apple Cake

1 cup (2 sticks) margarine 2 cups sugar 3 eggs 3 cups flower 1-1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp cinnamon 1/8 tsp nutmeg 2 tsp vanilla 3 cups chopped apples 2 cups walnuts (floured) powdered sugar Beat sugar and margarine, add eggs, one at a time while still mixing. Gradually add ultra dry ingredients, then vanilla. Fold in apples and walnuts. Pour into a bundt pan and bake at 325 degrees for 1-1/2 hours. Let is stand for 15 minutes before removing from pan. Sprinkle a dish with powdered sugar before your turn cake onto the dish. Then sprinkle top with powdered sugar.

Martha Stewart Cream-Cheese Pound Cake

Adding cream cheese gives pound cake a perfectly moist and dense texture that's simply irresistible. Prep Time: 20 mins Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Yield: 2 Ingredients 1 ½ cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature 1 bar (8 ounces) cream cheese, room temperature 3 cups sugar 6 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons salt Nonstick cooking spray Directions: Preheat oven and cream butter and cream cheese: Preheat oven to 350°F. With an electric mixer, beat butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add sugar and beat: Add sugar; beat until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in vanilla. Add flour and salt: With mixer on low, add flour and salt in two additions, beating until just combined. Prep pans and divide batter between them: Generously coat two 8 1/2-by-4 1/2- by-2 1/2-inch loaf pans (1 1/2 quarts each) with cooking spray; immediately pour in batter (pan will seem full). Tap pans on ...

Grasshopper Brownies

 Brownies: 2 boxes brownie mix Mint Frosting: 4 cups powdered sugar 1 cup soft butter 2 Tbsp. water 1-1/2 tsp. peppermint extract 4 drops green food coloring Chocolate Topping: 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips 3/4 cup butter 1) To make the Brownies follow the recipe for "cake-like" brownies. Or, if there isn't one, add 3 more eggs. Pour into a large, greased cookie sheet, bake and let cool completely 2) To make the mint frosting, combine powdered sugar, butter, water, peppermint extract and food coloring. Mix. Spread over cooled brownies and refrigerate until hard on top. 3) To make chocolate topping microwave chocolate chips and butter for 2 minutes. Stir until all chocolate chips are melted and the mixture is smooth. Add 1-2 tsp. peppermint extract. As soon as this mixture thickens and is no longer hot, spread over mint topping on brownies. Put back into the refrigerator until hard.