Recipe Corner

Just Desserts

Here are a whole bunch of dessert recipes that I sent to Naomi a while back. I don't have any pictures, but enjoy!

Almond Pound Cake (Fay Smith, Courtney's Grandma)
3 cups sugar
2 sticks butter
1/2 cup shortening
5 large eggs
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 cups flour
1 small can evaporated milk, plus water to make 1 cup liquid
2 teaspoons almond extract

Cream sugar, butter, and shortening. Add eggs and salt and cream well. Add remainng ingredients. Pour into 12 cup bundt pan, very lightly greased. Put into COLD oven; set temp at 320 degrees. Bake 90 minutes. Cool 15 minutes and remove from pan.

Texas Sheet Cake
1 cup water
4 tablespoons cocoa
2 sticks butter

Boil 2 minutes, remove and add:

1 cup sour cream
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt

Bake 40 minutes @ 350 degrees.

Icing
6 tablespoons milk
1 stick butter
4 tablespoons cocoa

Boil 1 minute, remove and add:
1 pound powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

Beat and add:
1 cup chopped walnuts

Apple Cake (Fay Smith)
4 cups grated apple (approx 4-5 large apples)
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon

MIx ingredients. Pour inton 13x9 lightly greased glass pan. Bake 30-40 minutes @ 350 degrees. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Pumpkin Chip Cookies
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup oil
2 cups pumpkin
2 eggs
4 cups flou
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1/3 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ginger
2 cups chocolate chips
1-2 cups raisins (optional, I never use them)

Cream wet ingredients. Sift dry. Add to wet. MIx in chocolate chips and raisins. Drop by spoonfuls onto greasded cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes. GREAT in the autumn!

Frango Mints (Josephine Lacy, Courtney's other grandma - Jojo)
1 cup butter
2 cups powderedf sugar
3 squares unsweetened chocolate
4 eggs
3/4 teaspoon peppermint
2 teaspoons vanilla

Cream together butter & sugar/ Ad chocolate and eggs (1 at a time). Beat until fluffy. Place and cupcake liners and freeze for 12 hours. My mom makes these at Christmas - they are rich, but WOW!

posted by Courtney @ 2:02 PM