Chocolate Lovers Favorite Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 (18 ounce) box devil's food cake mix
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) box instant chocolate pudding mix
• 2 cups sour cream
• 5 eggs
• 1 cup butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 in large bowl, beat first 6 ingredients till well blended (mixture will be thick). stir in chocolate. chips.
• 2 pour into greased 9 or 10 inch bundt pan.
• 3 bake at 350 f for 55-60 minutes.
• 4 (test with a toothpick) cool in pan 5 minutes, remove and cool on rack completely before serving.
• 5 note: can be dusted with powdered sugar or topped with a chocolate or vanilla glaze.

Chocolate Malt Coffee Creamer

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 2 cups instant powdered cocoa mix
• 2/3 cup non-dairy powdered coffee creamer
• 2/3 cup instant malted milk powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients in a large bowl.
• 2 stir until well blended.
• 3 store in an airtight container.
• 4 to serve: stir 2 heaping tsp into 8 oz hot coffee.
• 5 yield: about 3 cup coffee creamer.

Barley And Cranberry Lamb Stew

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 lbs lean boneless lamb, cut into bite-size pieces
• 1 1/2 cups chopped onions
• 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 large rutabaga, cut into eighths and thinly sliced (about 2-1/2 cups)
• 2 carrots, peeled and thinly sliced
• 2 bay leaves
• 5 cups water
• 1 cup wine
• 5 teaspoons instant chicken bouillon granules
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice
• 3/4 cup uncooked pearl barley
• 2/3 cup dried cranberries

Recipe

• 1 in 6-quart pan with cover, heat oil over medium-high heat.
• 2 add lamb cubes in batches, stirring and cooking until browned on all sides (about 4 to 5 minutes per batch).
• 3 remove each batch from pan and set aside. add onion and garlic to pan; cook, stirring, for 4 minutes.
• 4 season with salt, cumin, paprika and black pepper. stir in sliced rutabaga and carrots; cook for 4 minutes.
• 5 mix in bay leaves, water, wine, chicken stock concentrate, tomatoes and juice, and barley.
• 6 bring mixture to a boil. reduce heat to low, cover and cook for 30 minutes.
• 7 stir in cranberries. cook for 15 to 20 minutes longer. remove bay leaves.
• 8 serve in soup bowls.

Dumba's Strawberry Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cake mix
• 1 (3 ounce) package strawberry jell-o gelatin dessert
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup oil
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup strawberry (frozen sweet)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°.
• 2 grease 9x13 pan or 2 9-inch round or 3 8-inch round pans or an 11x16-inch.
• 3 mix together cake mix, jello and flour.
• 4 add water oil eggs and strawberries.
• 5 beat together with mixer on medium speed 4 minutes.
• 6 pour into prepared pan of your choice.
• 7 bake in 9x13 pan 45 - 60 minutes.
• 8 bake less if using smaller pans.
• 9 to know if cake is done press lightly in center if it springs back up it is done, or insert a toothpick if it is clean it is done.
• 10 watch do not overcook.
• 11 cool cake 10 minutes in pan on wire rack then turn cake out on rack to cool completely.
• 12 there are 2 ideas for icing, both are great.
• 13 •icing 1: mix 1 stick of softened butter or margarine with 1 box powdered sugar add 1 c thawed sweet strawberries - ice cake - slice fresh strawberries and arrange on top and between layers depending on which pan was used.
• 14 •icing 2: mix 1 small box instant pudding according to box mix with one medium tub of cool whip. ice cake and arrange fresh sliced strawberries on top and between layers if any. store in refrigerator--can be made day ahead.

Chili Rubbed Lamb

Total Time: 7 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 7 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/4 cup chili powder
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1/4 tablespoon coarse salt
• 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons ground cumin
• 1 1/2 tablespoons dried mexican oregano
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh ground pepper
• 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
• 2 lbs lamb shoulder

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• 2 mix togeher all dry ingredients in a medium bowl.
• 3 season lamb with salt, then rub with 1/2 chili rub. reserve remaining chili rub for another use.
• 4 place a roasting rack in a pan; set lamb on rack, cover with parchment, then foil, and roast until lamb registers 160 degrees on an instant read thermometer, about 4 hours.
• 5 uncover and roast until outside is browned and fork tender, about 3 hours more.
• 6 let cool, shred into bite-size pieces and enjoy!

Creamy Sausage Potato Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb sausage
• 2 cups shredded swiss cheese
• 2 cups little chunks velveeta cheese
• 4 medium potatoes
• 2 cups chopped fresh baby carrots
• 8 ounces cream of celery soup
• 3 cups water
• 2 cups milk
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 cup chopped yellow onion
• 1 tablespoon instant minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons chicken bouillon
• 1 tablespoon crushed mint leaf
• 1 tablespoon parsley
• 1 tablespoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a large pan add the can of cream of celery with the 4 cans of water and chicken bouillon stir in the peeled and diced potatoes along with the chopped carrots. heat on medium.
• 2 brown the sausage in a separate pan, once done drain grease but save then add sausage to the pan with potatos.
• 3 saute the onion and garlic in the sausage grease until almost tender then add to the pan. add the pepper, parsley, and mint.
• 4 cover and bring to boil until vegies are tender.
• 5 in a separte pan stir the flour, milk, and whipping cream together over medium heat. continue stirring for about 5 minutes.
• 6 add the cream to the large pan and turn burner to medium.
• 7 cook 3 minutes.
• 8 stir in both cheeses until melted and then serve.

Chocolate Kahlua Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 package devil's food cake mix
• 1 1/2 cups sour cream
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup kahlua (i used dana's homemade kahlua)
• 2 eggs
• 1 (4 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
• powdered sugar, for dusting finished cake

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 oil a 12 cup bundt pan.
• 3 combine all cake ingredients in a large bowl.
• 4 beat with mixer about 3 minutes.
• 5 spoon into pan.
• 6 bake about 45 minutes or until tester comes out clean.
• 7 cool 15 minutes.
• 8 remove from pan.
• 9 when cool, dust with powdered sugar.
• 10 refrigerate for best flavor.

Chocolate Lover's Dream Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (18 ounce) box fudge cake mix
• 1/2 cup chocolate milk
• 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine, melted
• 3 eggs
• 1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) box instant chocolate fudge pudding
• 1 (12 ounce) bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
• 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 1 1/2 teaspoons water

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350degrees. generously spray a 12 cup fluted tube cake pan(bundt) with baking spray with flour. in a large bowl mix cake mix, chocolate milk, butter, eggs, sour cream and dry pudding mix with a spoon until well blended. stir in the chocolate chips and then spoon the batter into the pan. the batter will be very thick.
• 2 bake 55 to 65 minutes or until the top springs back when touched lightly in the center. cool in the pan for 10 minutes. turn it out onto a heatproof serving platter or onto a cooling rack and cool completely.
• 3 in a 3 quart saucepan heat the glaze ingredients over low heat. stir frequently until the chocolate chips are melted and the mixture is smooth. drizzle the warm glaze over the cake. store loosely covered at room temperature.

Chocolate Lover's Dump Cake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (4 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
• 18 1/2 ounces chocolate cake mix
• chocolate icing
• 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 8 ounces english walnuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 grease a 9x13 inch baking pan. prepare pudding according to package directions. dump cake mix into pudding and stir to mix thoroughly. batter will be thick. dump in a small handful of chocolate chips and fold into batter. optional, add a handful of nuts now.
• 2 pour batter into baking pan and spread evenly. spread remaining chocolate chips and nuts over top of batter.
• 3 bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. when done remove from oven and dump gobs of icing on hot cake and spread. allow to cool and then cut into small squares.

Easy Strawberry Trifle

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 quarts fresh strawberries
• 1 (10 ounce) jar strawberry glaze
• 1 (18 ounce) box yellow cake mix
• 2 (3 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding
• 2 (8 ounce) cool whip

Recipe

• 1 hull and slice strawberries and put into a large bowl. add strawberry glaze and set aside to get sweet. (you could use cherry filling, pineapple with preserves or whatever you like).
• 2 make pudding according to directions. (you could use chocolate, cheesecake or chocolate pudding). set in refrigerator until ready to use.
• 3 bake cake according to directions for a 13 x 9 cake. (you could use pound cake, angel food cake or even chocolate cake)
• 4 when cake is cool, cut into cubes.
• 5 using a punch bowl, or any large glass bowl, layer 1/3 of the cake. spread 1/3 of strawberry glaze over cake. add 1/3 of the pudding. top with 1/3 of cool whip.
• 6 repeat layers ending with cool whip.
• 7 cover and refrigerate for about 3 hours.
• 8 i make it with strawberries, yellow cake mix and cheesecake pudding.
• 9 try strawberries, pound cake and chocolate or cherries, chocolate cake with cheesecake pudding -- or whatever -- try one and let me know! just have fun!

Chocolate Lover's Bundt Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 18 1/4 ounces yellow cake mix
• 1 (4 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup sour cream
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup water
• 4 eggs
• 12 ounces chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 combine first three ingredients and add sour cream, oil and water. mix well.
• 2 add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 3 stir in chocolate chips.
• 4 pour into well greased bundt pan and tap or bump the pan to get rid of any bubbles or air pockets.
• 5 bake at 350 for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
• 6 let cool 10 minutes.
• 7 remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack.
• 8 frost as desired or shake a little powdered sugar on top.

Butter Brickle Dessert

Total Time: 4 hrs 6 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 1 cup saltine crumbs
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 (3 1/2 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding
• 2 cups milk
• 1 quart butter brickle ice cream, softened
• 8 ounces cool whip
• 3 heath candy bars, crushed

Recipe

• 1 melt butter and pour into a 9x13-inch pan.
• 2 add vanilla.
• 3 mix cracker crumbs into butter mixture to moisten and pat sown to make crust. bake 6 minutes at 350°f.
• 4 mix pudding and milk well.
• 5 add softened ice cream.
• 6 blend until smooth.
• 7 pour over crust.
• 8 refrigerate until set.
• 9 spread cool whip over pudding mixture.
• 10 top with heath bars.

Cinnamon Rolls

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup warm water
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup warm milk
• 1 egg, room temperature
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package vanilla instant pudding mix
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups bread flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons bread machine yeast (one pkg.)
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 6 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 in the pan of your bread machine, combine water, melted butter, vanilla pudding, warm milk, egg, 1 t. sugar, salt, bread flour and yeast. set machine to dough cycle. press start.
• 2 when dough cycle has finished, turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and roll into a 17x10 inch rectangle. beat together butter, brown sugar and cinnamon. spread dough with butter mixture.
• 3 roll up dough, beginning with long side. slice into 16 one-inch slices and place in buttered jellyroll pan (or a 9x13 and another small pan). brush outside of rolls with melted butter and sprinkle with additional brown sugar.
• 4 let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes. meanwhile, preheat oven to 350º f. bake for 15 to 20 minutes.
• 5 while rolls bake, beat together cream cheese, softened butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla and salt. remove rolls from oven and top with frosting.

Fast And Easy Tiramisu

Total Time: 19 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 (3 ounce) packages ladyfingers, split,divided
• 2 tablespoons instant coffee
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 cup boiling water
• 2 (8 ounce) packages fat free cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons almond flavored liqueur or 2 tablespoons brandy (optional)
• 2 cups cool whip lite
• 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder

Recipe

• 1 arrange 1 package of the ladyfingers on bottom of baking dish.
• 2 dissolve instant coffee and 1 tablespoon sugar in boiling water.
• 3 brush 1/2 cup coffee mixture over ladyfingers in dish.
• 4 beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
• 5 add sugar and liqueur, mixing until blended.
• 6 gently stir in whipped topping.
• 7 pour 1/2 of the cream cheese mixture over ladyfingers.
• 8 top with remaining ladyfingers; brush with remaining coffee.
• 9 spoon remaining cream cheese mixture over ladyfingers.
• 10 dust with cocoa powder.
• 11 refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.

Dijon Chicken & Veggie Bundles

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 slices sweet potatoes, cut into 3/8-inch thick rounds (if very small sweet potatoes, use 12 slices - 3 per bundle)
• 1 (284 ml) can campbell's low-fat condensed cream of chicken soup
• 1 cup uncooked instant rice
• 2 tablespoons whole grain dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano leaves
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 1lb)
• 20 green beans
• 1/4 teaspoon canola oil

Recipe

• 1 place 2 sweet potato slices onto center of each 4 12-inch parchment paper squares.
• 2 mix soup, rice, 1/2 tablespoons mustard and oregano. top each pair of sweet potato slices with 1/4 of the rice mixture. place on each, a chicken breast, brushed with 1/4 of remaining mustard. top each stack with 5 green beans lightly brushed with oil.
• 3 seal parchment paper, lunch-box sandwich style, first folding over lengthwise twice at top. fold ends over twice and tuck under to form each of 4 bundles. place, with lengthwise seam up, onto baking sheet.
• 4 bake in 375f oven until chicken reaches 165f in center, about 35 minutes. let stand 5 minutes. open bundles carefully to avoid steam.

Chocolate Mallow Mousse

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 cups cold milk
• 2 (3 1/2 ounce) packages instant chocolate pudding mix
• 2 cups thawed cool whip, divided
• 2 cups miniature marshmallows, divided

Recipe

• 1 pour milk into large bowl. add pudding mixes. beat with wire whisk 2 minutes. (mixture will be thick.)
• 2 gently stir in 1-1/2 cups each of the whipped topping and marshmallows.
• 3 spoon into 1-1/2-quart serving bowl or 10 small dessert dishes.
• 4 refrigerate at least 1 hour.
• 5 garnish with remaining 1/2 cup whipped topping and marshmallows.

Dump Cake The Loretta Lynn Dump Cake For Ray Charles

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 14-15
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) box chocolate cake mix (just so long as it isn't one of the extra-moist varieties)
• 1 (12 ounce) can condensed milk

Cinnamon Rolls With Cream Cheese Frosting

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup milk (80 to 90 degrees)
• 1/4 cup water (80 to 90 degrees)
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups bread flour
• 1/4 cup vanilla instant pudding mix
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 in bread machine pan, place dough ingredients in order suggested by the manufacturer. select "dough" setting on the bread machine. check dough after 5 minutes of mixing and add water or flour if needed, a tablespoon at a time.
• 2 when cycle is completed, turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. let dough rest 10 minutes. mix brown sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl. roll dough into a 20x10-inch rectangle. spread with 3 tablespoons butter; sprinkle with brown sugar/cinnamon mixture. roll up jelly-roll style, starting with the long side; pinch the seam to seal. cut into 20 1-inch thick slices. place 12 slices, cut side down, into a greased 9x13-inch pan, and the remaining 9 slices in a greased 7x11-inch pan. cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes.
• 3 bake in a 350°f oven for approximately 20 minutes or until golden brown. cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes before frosting.
• 4 in a mixing bowl, beat frosting ingredients until well mixed. frost warm rolls. remove rolls from pans and store in refrigerator.
• 5 note: the use of the delay timer is not recommended for this recipe.

Fruit And Pudding Dessert

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 1/2 cup ground pecans
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple
• 3 medium firm bananas, peeled and cut into 1/4 inch slices
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 3 1/2 cups cold milk
• 2 (3 1/2 ounce) packages instant lemon pudding mix
• 1 (8 ounce) carton frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, combine the graham cracker crumbs, pecans, butter and sugar. press into an ungreased 13x9x2-inch dish.
• 2 drain the pineapple, reserving juice; set pineapple aside. place bananas in a small bowl; add reserved juice. let stand for 5-10 minutes; drain. arrange bananas in a single layer over crust.
• 3 in a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. gradually beat in milk.
• 4 add pudding mixes; beat on low speed just until combined.
• 5 spread over the bananas; top with pineapple.
• 6 spread with whipped topping; sprinkle with chopped pecans.
• 7 cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

Butter Bundt Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 28 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 43 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 18 ounces duncan hines butter cake mix
• 6 ounces instant vanilla pudding, large box
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup butter
• 4 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup butter (melted)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 spray bunt pan with cooking spray & lightly flour pan.
• 3 mix all the cake ingredients (cake mix, pudding, water, butter, vanilla extract, and eggs). beat for about 4 minutes.
• 4 pour cake batter into pan and bake cake per time on box approximately 33-43 minutes (until tooth pick in center comes out clean).
• 5 after removing the cake from the oven, poke holes in the bottom of the cake all over (with ice pick, or similar).
• 6 let cool about 1/2 hour.
• 7 mix all sugar glaze ingredients together (sugar, water, butter, vanilla extract).
• 8 pour sugar mixture all over the bottom and down sides of cake. leave about 1/2 the sugar mixture in the bowl for the top of cake after flipping.
• 9 let cool about and hour and then flip cake onto cake pan. pour the remaining sugar mixture on top of the cake.
• 10 i usually spread with a spatula and make sure top & sides of cake is covered with the sugar glaze.
• 11 let sit for another hour to set up and serve.

Fast And Easy Icing

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cup cool whip
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package instant pudding mix, any flavor

Recipe

• 1 put all ingredients in a bowl and whisk together just until all ingredients are combined.
• 2 frost cake!

Chocolate Malt Sandwiches

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened dutch cocoa
• 1/4 cup plain instant malted milk powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 1 large egg
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup creme fraiche
• 3 tablespoons hot water
• 10 ounces semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
• 1 cup plain instant malted milk powder
• 3 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
• 1/4 cup half-and-half, plus
• 2 tablespoons half-and-half
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 1. preheat oven to 350 degrees. make cookies: sift together flour, cocoa powder, malted milk powder, baking soda, and salt. with an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy. mix in egg, creme fraiche, and hot water. reduce speed to low; mix in flour mixture.
• 2 2. space tablespoon-size balls of dough 3 1/2 inches apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. bake until flat and just firm, 10 to 12 minutes. let cool on parchment on wire racks.
• 3 making filling: melt chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simming water, stirring. let cool. with an electric mixer, beat malted milk powder and cream cheese on medium speed until smooth. gradually mix in half-and-half, chocolate mixture, and vanilla. refrigerate, covered, until thick, about 30 minutes. mix on high speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes.
• 4 3. assemble cookies: spread a heaping tablespoon filling on the bottom of one cookie. sandwich with another cookie. repeat. cookies can be refrigerated between layers of parchment in airtight containers at room temperature up to 3 days.

Berry Bliss Cake

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (113 g) package jell-o instant vanilla pudding
• 3/4 cup cold milk
• 1 1/2 cups cool whip topping, thawed, divided
• 1 cup fresh raspberry
• 1 cup fresh strawberries
• 1/2 cup blackberry
• 1 (298 g) package frozen prepared pound cake, thawed
• 1/4 cup orange juice

Recipe

• 1 beat pudding mix and milk with whisk 2 minutes. stir in 1 cup cool whip. combine berries; reserve 1/2 cup.
• 2 cut cake into 3 layers, horizontally.
• 3 brush cake layers with orange juice.
• 4 stack cake layers on plate, filling each layer with half of the remaining berries and pudding mixture. top with remaining cool whip and remaining berries. refrigerate 4 hours.
• 5 use a serrated knife to cut the chilled dessert into slices just before serving.

Champaign Cake

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 18 ounces yellow cake mix (use 1/2 for the recipe and 1/2 for cupcakes) or 1 cake mix (use 1/2 for the recipe and 1/2 for cupcakes)
• 3 eggs (or as called for by your cake mix) or 3 egg whites (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1/3 cup oil (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1 1/3 cups water (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1 (3 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple (drained)
• 1 (8 ounce) container cool whip
• walnuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350f and lightly grease/flour 9 x 13" baking pan.
• 2 prepare cake mix as directed.
• 3 pour 1/2 cake mix into prepared pan.
• 4 bake 20 minutes.
• 5 mix together pudding, milk, and cream cheese.
• 6 spread over cooled cake.
• 7 spread drained pineapple over this, then the cool whip, and then the nuts.

Capital Punishment Chili

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon oregano
• 2 tablespoons paprika
• 2 tablespoons msg (monosodium glutamate)
• 9 tablespoons chili powder, light
• 4 tablespoons cumin
• 4 tablespoons instant beef bouillon (crushed)
• 24 ounces old milwaukee beer
• 2 cups water
• 4 lbs extra lean chuck, chili grind
• 2 lbs extra lean lamb, chili grind
• 1 lb extra lean chuck, cut into 1/4-inch cubes
• 2 large onions, finely chopped
• 10 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup wesson oil or 1/2 cup kidney suet
• 1 teaspoon mole poblano chile
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon coriander seed
• 1 teaspoon louisiana red hot sauce
• 8 ounces tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon masa harina flour
• salt

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot, add paprika, oregano, msg, chili powder, cumin, beef bouillon, beer and 2 cups water. let simmer.
• 2 in a separate skillet, brown meat in 1 lb. or 1 1/2 lb. batches with wesson oil or suet. drain and add to simmering spices. continue until all meat is done.
• 3 saute chopped onion and garlic in 1 t. oil or suet. add to spices and meat mixture. add water as needed. simmer 2 hours. add mole, sugar, coriander seed, hot sauce and tomato sauce. simmer 45 minute.
• 4 dissolve masa harina flour in warm water to form a paste. add to chili. add salt to taste. simmer for 30 minutes. add additional louisiana hot sauce for hotter taste.

Chocolate Lovers Trifle

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 chocolate, layer cakes or 2 one 9x13 - inch chocolate cake
• 1 (113 g) package chocolate instant pudding (made according to package directions)
• 1 (1 liter) container cool whip, thawed
• 2 crispy crunch chocolate bars, crushed

Recipe

• 1 make up instant pudding and refrigerate for 20 minutes to thicken up.
• 2 meanwhile, in a large glass bowl, break up half the cake into bite-sized pieces.
• 3 using a spatula, spread half of the pudding mixture onto the cake pieces.
• 4 next spread half the cool whip on top of the pudding.
• 5 sprinkle on half of the crushed bars.
• 6 repeat layers of the cake, pudding, and cool whip, in that order. end with crushed bar.
• 7 refrigerate for 4-6 hours.

Chili Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 6 cups cold water
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 8 ounces canned tomato sauce
• 4 tablespoons mild chili powder
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 tablespoon instant minced onion, dried
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, granulated
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon table salt

Recipe

• 1 brown the meat in a 4-qt dutch oven. when browned, pour off excess grease except for 2 tablespoons.
• 2 in a 2-qt mixing bowl, add water. whisk in cornstarch until fully blended. whisk in flour until fully blended. whisk in tomato sauce until fully blended.
• 3 stir into the water mixture the chili powder, paprika, dried onion, cumin, garlic powder, black pepper and salt. mix well.
• 4 add water mixture to meat in dutch oven.
• 5 bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer.
• 6 simmer 45-minutes. stir well and scrape bottom of pot every 5-minutes to prevent burning. the chili will darken and thicken by the end of cooking.

Berry Berry Delicious Dessert

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 6 cups frozen mixed berries (blueberries, blackberries, strawberries and or or raspberries)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour, divided into 1/4 and 3/4 units
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 3/4 cup old fashioned oats (not instant)
• 2/3 cup golden brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 8 tablespoons butter
• 1 pint vanilla ice cream

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 combine berries, sugar, ¼ cup of the flour and lemon juice. stir and set aside.
• 3 combine all dry ingredients including remaining flour in a bowl. cut butter into pieces and drop into dry mix. mash with a potato masher or large fork to break butter into bits mixed in with dry ingredients. sprinkle clumps of butter/flour mixture over berries.
• 4 bake 45 minutes to 1 hour until top is crisped and golden in color. (cooking and crisping varies depending on the oven calibration and even local weather.).
• 5 serve with scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.

Easy Strawberry Tart

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 cup softened butter
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 package jello instant vanilla pudding mix (4 serving)
• 3/4 cup 1% low-fat milk
• 2 teaspoons grated orange rind
• 1 cup thawed cool whip lite
• 4 cups strawberries, washed,dried & sliced in half lengthwise (reserve 1 whole berry)
• 1/2 cup raspberry jam, warmed & sieved

Recipe

• 1 beat butter and sugar in electric mixer bowl on medium speed until smooth.
• 2 add flour and continue beating until mixture is crumbly.
• 3 press mixture up sides and on bottom of 9 inch flan pan.
• 4 bake at 375°f for 12-15 minutes; cool 20 minutes before filling.
• 5 prepare pudding as directed on package; mixture will be thick.
• 6 fold gently in orange rind and topping.
• 7 spread crust with prepared filling.
• 8 working from the outside edge of tart to center, place berries on filling, cut side of berry facing out.
• 9 place whole berry in center of tart.
• 10 gently spoon glaze over tart.
• 11 chill 30 minutes before serving.

Easy Strawberry Pudding

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 quart fresh sliced strawberry
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 (3 ounce) package strawberry jell-o gelatin dessert
• 1 (12 ounce) box vanilla wafers
• 3 cups cold milk
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 (16 ounce) container cool whip
• 3 (3 1/2 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding

Recipe

• 1 heat strawberries, sugar, and jell-o just enough to dissolve jell-o, stirring constantly. set aside and cool.
• 2 mix pudding and milk by directions on pudding box, but use only the 3 cups of milk.
• 3 add sour cream; fold in 3/4 cup of cool whip.
• 4 layer in 13x9 dish by placing a layer of wafers, a layer of pudding mixture, and a layer of strawberry mixture. repeat until all is used.
• 5 top with remaining cool whip.
• 6 garnish with sliced strawberries & refrigerate for several hours before serving.

Chocolate Kahlua Cake

Total Time: 53 mins Preparation Time: 8 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 package plain devil's food cake mix
• 1 (3 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
• 3/4 cup kahlua
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar (sifted)
• 1/4 cup kahlua

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 lightly grease and flour a 12 cup bundt pan (shake out extra flour) mix cake mix, pudding mix, kalhua, water, oil, and eggs in a large mixing bowl, with a electric mixer beat for 1 minute,scrap the sides of the bowl, and beat for another 2-3 minutes.
• 3 pour batter in the pan and bake for 45-47 minutes, cool for 20 minutes.
• 4 run a sharp knife around the edge of the cake and transfer to a plate.
• 5 make the glaze of confectioners sugar and kalhua and mix well.
• 6 spoon glaze over cake and allow it drip over sides and in center.
• 7 enjoy!

Chocolate Layer Dessert

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup butter (melted)
• 3/4 cup sliced almonds
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1 cup icing sugar
• 2 cups cool whip
• 1 (106 g) package instant chocolate pudding mix
• 1 (106 g) package instant vanilla pudding
• 2 1/2 cups 2% low-fat milk
• 2 cups cool whip (for top)

Recipe

• 1 mix the first three ingredients together.
• 2 press into a 9x13 pan.
• 3 bake at 325 f for 20-25 minutes. cool.
• 4 beat cream cheese and icing sugar together.
• 5 mix in 2 cups of cool whip.
• 6 spread over crust.
• 7 mix chocolate, vanilla pudding and milk together.
• 8 spread over cream cheese.
• 9 spread remaining 2 cups of cool whip over the pudding layer if desired.
• 10 grate chocolate over top if desired.
• 11 refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.

Chocolate Malted Cookies

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 1 cup butter flavor shortening
• 1 1/4 cups brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup instant malted milk powder
• 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 2 cups all-purpose flour (or 1 cup all-purpose flour plus 1 1/4 cup freshly ground soft wheat flour or 1 cup oat flour)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chunks
• 1 cup milk chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl, beat the shortening, brown sugar, malted milk powder, chocolate syrup and vanilla for 2 minutes.
• 2 add egg.
• 3 combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture, mixing well after each addition.
• 4 stir in chocolate chunks and chips.
• 5 shape into 2-in. balls; place 3 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• 6 bake at 375 for 12-14 minutes or until golden brown.
• 7 cool for 2 minutes before removing to a wire rack.
• 8 yield: about 1-1/2 dozen.

Chocolate Malted Whopper Cookies

Total Time: 12 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup instant malted milk powder (ovaltine etc)
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 11 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature (1 stick with 3 extra tbs)
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup whole milk
• 2 cups malted milk balls, coarsely chopped (i use whoppers, 6 oz in total)
• 1 cup chocolate chips or 1 cup semisweet chocolate chunk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 sift together flour, malted milk powder, cocoa, baking powder and salt set aside.
• 3 beat the butter and sugar together on medium speed for 3 minutes, until very smooth.
• 4 add the eggs one at a time, beating for a minute after each one.
• 5 beat in the vanilla.
• 6 reduce mixer to low add 1/2 of the dry ingredients and mix well.
• 7 pour in the milk & mix.
• 8 add the rest of the dry ingredients and mix well.
• 9 **the batter will look more like frosting than cookie dough.**.
• 10 put mixer on low or mix by hand the malt balls and the chocolate chips/chunks or whatever you are using. i prefer doing this by hand.
• 11 drop by rounded teaspoons 2" apart.
• 12 bake for 11-13 minutes, when cookies are done they will be puffed and slightly soft to the touch.
• 13 let cool for 2 minutes then place on cooling rack.
• 14 cookies freeze well up to 2 months.
• 15 enjoy!

Deliciously Easy Pudding In A Cloud

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (4 ounce) container whipped topping, thawed
• 1 (4 ounce) box instant pudding mix
• 2 cups cold milk

Recipe

• 1 divide thawed whipped topping among 6 dessert glasses, using about 1/3 cup in each.
• 2 with the back of a spoon, make a depression in the center and spread topping up the sides of the glasses.
• 3 prepare pudding mix with milk as directed on package for pudding.
• 4 spoon pudding mixture into glasses.
• 5 chill. garnish as desired.

Cranberry Focaccia

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup water, warm (105f - 115f)
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast
• 2/3 cup evaporated milk (regular, 2%, or fat free)
• 1/4 cup water, warm (105f - 115f)
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3 1/4 cups bread flour
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/3 cup coarse sugar

Recipe

• 1 dough:.
• 2 combine warm water & sugar in large bowl. sprinkle yeast over mixture; let stand until foamy, about 10 minutes.
• 3 stir in next 7 ingredients. add 2 1/2 cups flour, stirring to combine. stir in additional flour a bit at a time to make a soft dough. knead 10 minutes by hand on a lightly floured surface or 5 minutes on a mixer on low speed.
• 4 place dough in a lightly buttered or oiled large bowl. cover bowl with plastic wrap and allow to rise until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
• 5 punch down dough on a lightly floured surface. knead in cranberries. shape into a flat round about 8" in diametre. place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. cover lightly with plastic wrap and let rise until doubled, about 45 mintues.
• 6 preheat oven to 375f (190c).
• 7 topping:.
• 8 gently brush with melted butter and sprinkle with coarse sugar.
• 9 bake in preheated oven for 40-45 minutes, or until golden. remove from baking sheet and cool on wire rack.
• 10 tip: if not serving right away, wrap in foil and freeze in a plastic bag. when ready to serve, defrost on counter. place in preheated 375f oven for 8-10 minutes, serve.

Breakfast Polenta With Dried Cranberries And Almonds

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup almonds, sliced
• 4 cups 1% low-fat milk
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1 cup instant polenta
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon (optional) or 1/2 teaspoon dried orange peel (optional)
• honey

Recipe

• 1 place the milk and cranberries in a medium, heavey saucepan. bring the milk almost to a boil, turn off the heat and let sit until the cranberries are soft and plump, about 5 minutes.
• 2 toast almonds in dry fry pan over medium heat, shaking offten and being careful not to burn.
• 3 use a slotted spoon to transfer the cranberries to a small bowl. bring the milk almost back to a boil (if using cinnamon or dried orange peel option add now) and whisk in the polenta in a very slow, steady stream (if not done this way you will get lumps). cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until the polenta thickens and starts to pull away ftom the sides of the pan, about 3-5 minutes.
• 4 stir in the cranberries and divide among individual bowls.
• 5 sprinkle the toasted almonds over each bowl and drizzle with honey.

Berries 'n Cream Trifle

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 (300 ml) can eagle brand sweetened condensed milk (regular or low-fat)
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 packag 3 instant vanilla pudding (113g)
• 2 cups whipping cream, whipped
• 1 (298 g) package pound cake, cubed
• 1/4 cup sherry wine or 1/4 cup orange juice, divided
• 1 (540 ml) can pie filling (raspberry, cherry or blueberry)

Recipe

• 1 combine eagle brand and water. add pudding; beat well. chill until set.
• 2 fold in whipped cream.
• 3 spoon 2 cups pudding mixture into 12 cup round glass bowl. top with half the cake cubes. sprinkle 2 tablespoons sherry over the cake. top with half the pie filling and half the remaining pudding mixture. repeat the layering, ending with the pudding mixture.
• 4 chill 4 hours or until set. garnish as desired.

Butter Coffee Twists

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 tablespoons instant coffee granules
• 1 teaspoon hot water
• 3/4 cup butter
• 3/4 sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon warm water

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 stir together flour and baking powder.
• 3 in a large mixing bowl combine 1 tsp hot water and coffee granules, stir until dissolved.
• 4 add butter beat with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds or until creamy.
• 5 add sugar and beat mixture until fluffy.
• 6 add flour mixture a little at a time until well blended.
• 7 divide dough into 30 small balls.
• 8 keep half of the balls covered and chilled until ready to use.
• 9 lightl flour your work surface.
• 10 roll each ball into a 9 inch long rope, then twist slightly.
• 11 place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• 12 combine the egg and 1 tbsp of water.
• 13 brush over cookies.
• 14 bake at 350 f for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
• 15 cool 1 minute on cookie sheet before transfering to wire cooling rack.
• 16 drizzle with icing while slightly warm.
• 17 icing.
• 18 in a small bowl combine powdered sugar and vanilla extract,and enough water to achieve desired consistency.
• 19 beat until smooth.

Easy Asian Chicken Noodle Soup

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 cups water
• 2 green onions, sliced
• 1 teaspoon finely chopped gingerroot
• 1 (3 ounce) package oriental-flavor instant ramen noodles
• 1 cup sliced bok choy
• 2 cups cooked chicken strips, about 1/4 inch wide

Recipe

• 1 in large saucepan, combine water, onions and gingerroot.
• 2 bring just to a boil over medium heat.
• 3 increase heat to medium-high.
• 4 add noodles from soup mix; boil 2 minutes.
• 5 add contents of seasoning packet from soup mix; stir to blend.
• 6 add bok choy; cook an additional 2 minutes.
• 7 stir in chicken strips; cook until thoroughly heated.

Berried Delight

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (8 ounce) cream cheese
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 3 cups cool whip, divided
• 2 pints strawberries, hulled and halved
• 2 (6 ounce) packages jello instant vanilla pudding mix
• 3 1/2 cups milk
• 1 1/2 cups graham crackers
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup melted butter

Recipe

• 1 beat cream cheese, softened with sugar and 2 t. milk until smooth.
• 2 fold in 1 1/2 cups cool whip and spread over crust.
• 3 top with strawberries.
• 4 prepare vanilla pudding using milk and pour over berries.
• 5 chill several hours or over night.
• 6 shortly before serving, spread 1 1/2 cups cool whip over pudding.

Dulce De Leche (caramel) Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 3 1/2 ounces instant butterscotch pudding mix
• 2 teaspoons hershey's dulce de leche syrup (or any liquid caramel syrup)
• 2 large eggs
• 14 ounces caramels, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375.
• 2 in small bowl, combine flour and baking soda.
• 3 in separate bowl, cream together butter, sugar, brown sugar, pudding mix and syrup until smooth.
• 4 beat in eggs until smooth.
• 5 gradually beat in flour mixture and mix just until fully incorporated.
• 6 chill dough for 30 minutes.
• 7 drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheet.
• 8 bake 7-8 minutes (cookie will be soft and just barely done).
• 9 cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute then remove to wire cooling rack.
• 10 immediately top each cookie with chopped caramels by slightly pushing caramel pieces into the top of each cookie.

Babs Chocolate Birthday Cake With Buttercream Icing

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 1 cup milk
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup boiling water, with
• 2 teaspoons instant coffee
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk

Recipe

• 1 for cake: put oven on to 350°f grease and flour two 8-inch cake pans.
• 2 in a large bowl, mix together first five (dry) ingredients. make well in bowl for wet ingredients.
• 3 in a separate medium bowl, mix together oil, milk and eggs. pour into the well in dry ingredients.
• 4 as you begin to beat the batter, add the cup of hot coffee. beat until well mixed then for two minutes on high.
• 5 pour into prepared pans. bake for 30 minutes or until toothpick placed in center comes out dry.
• 6 cool for 10 minutes. remove from pans and continue to cool on racks until completely cooled. finish by icing with buttercream that follows:.
• 7 for icing: cream butter and shortening with mixer. add vanilla extract.
• 8 gradually add confectioners' sugar while continually beating with mixer. icing will seem dry.
• 9 add milk continually, mixing and scraping sides of bowl, until icing appears light and right consistency for icing cake.
• 10 cover until you are ready to icing. may be stored in refrigerator for 2 weeks if not used completely.
• 11 makes about 3 cups.

Buffalo Chicken Pizza -a New Must Try Difference!!

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (3/4 ounce) package instant yeast
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 2/3 cup water, very warm
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 3/4 cup pizza sauce, classico
• 1/2 cup chicken strips, chopped (tyson southwest strips)
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese
• 1/4 cup colby-monterey jack cheese
• 1/3 cup buffalo wing sauce, franks
• 1/4 cup celery leaves, chopped

Recipe

• 1 1-prepare pizza crust according to package directions. (i did change the sugar from to brown). roll out and place on pizza stone or baking sheet.
• 2 2-spread pizza sauce, place chicken on, then sprinkle with cheese and drizzle on hot sauce.
• 3 3-bake pizza at 425 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
• 4 4-sprinkle with chopped celery leaves and serve with ranch.
• 5 *note-another variation is to mix the pizza sauce into the wing sauce with a ratio of 2(pizza) to 1(wing).

Amaretti

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups almonds, ground
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon espresso, instant
• 1 teaspoon cocoa
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 60 blanched almonds (optional)
• 1 teaspoon lemon rind

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f lightly grease cookie sheets.
• 2 using an electric stand mixer, beat eggs and 1 1/2 cups of sugar for a couple of minutes until you see a considerable increase in volume. add the lemon rind, espresso, cocoa and almond extract. slowly add the ground almonds until blended.
• 3 roll the dough into 1" balls. pour remaining 1/2 cup of sugar into a small flat dish. roll the formed balls in the sugar and place on cookie sheets about 2" apart. if using the blanched almonds, press one almond per cookie in the center.
• 4 bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. remove and cool on a rack.

Cheaters Vanilla Slices (australian)

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (250 g) packet sao biscuits
• 1 (85 g) packet vanilla instant pudding mix
• 500 -600 ml thickened cream
• 1 cup icing sugar
• 1 teaspoon margarine
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• aluminum foil

Recipe

• 1 line a lamington tin or even a roasting pan with foil with enough extra to fold back over the top. dimensions must be in multiples of sao biscuits; either 3x4 or 4x3.
• 2 place sao biscuits in a 3x4 or 4x3 pattern on bottom (if need be use rolled paper to make a 'wall' to hold the edge.
• 3 pour thickened cream into bowl and pour pack of vanilla instant pudding mix over the top (can add a few drops of vanilla extract or essence for added flavour). whisk quickly and make sure all powder is dissolved, it thickens quickly.
• 4 pour mix over base of biscuits, spread as evenly as you can.
• 5 place an equal number of sao biscuits over the filling, pressing down to even it out if need be.
• 6 make a tangy lemon icing with icing sugar, melted marg (about 1 teaspoonful) and enough lemon juice and maybe a little boiling water - spread over the top of the top layer of sao biscuits then seal with the extra foil left over.
• 7 leave in fridge overnight.
• 8 take all out of foil and cut each sao in half plus cut between each biscuit square. makes 24.
• 9 tip: must be left overnight, but 24 hours is better.

Fruit Salad

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) box instant pistachio pudding mix
• 1 (8 ounce) cool whip
• 1 (16 ounce) container large curd cottage cheese
• 1 (17 ounce) can fruit cocktail or 2 (17 ounce) cans fruit cocktail
• 1 (10 ounce) can mandarin oranges or 2 (10 ounce) cans mandarin oranges
• nuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 drain fruit well.
• 2 mix pudding with cool whip.
• 3 fold fruits and cottage cheese into cool
• 4 whip mix.
• 5 refrigerate overnight.

Chocolate Malt Coffee

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1/2 cup chocolate milk, warmed
• 1/2 cup hot espresso
• 2 tablespoons instant malted milk powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla-flavored syrup
• chocolate whipped cream, garnish
• chocolate, shaved, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 in serving glass or mug, combine warmed chocolate milk, hot espresso, malted milk powder and syrup.
• 2 stir gently to combine.
• 3 garnish with chocolate whipped topping and shaved chocolate, if desired.
• 4 serve immediately.

Berries And Cream Trifle

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) angel food cake
• 24 ounces fresh strawberries
• 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk, chilled
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) instant vanilla pudding
• 2 cups whipping cream, whipped (no sugar added)
• 1 pint raspberries

Recipe

• 1 thinly slice strawberries and sprinkle with sugar. toss to coat. cover and refrigerate as long as possible (preferably overnight).
• 2 beat water and sweetened condensed milk with extract until combined.
• 3 whisk in pudding mix for 2 minutes. refrigerate until mostly set
• 4 gently fold whipped cream into pudding mix, 1/3 at a time.
• 5 cube angel food cake into 1 inch cubes.
• 6 in a trifle bowl layer: 1/2 cake cubes, 1/2 strawberries, 1/2 cream. repeat topping it off with raspberries.
• 7 cover and refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.

Barefoot Contessa's Outrageous Oreo Crunch Brownies

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups butter
• 1 lb semi-sweet chocolate chips (original recipe calls for 28 oz., i feel that is too much but i will leave that up to you)
• 6 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
• 6 large eggs
• 3 tablespoons instant coffee granules
• 2 tablespoons vanilla
• 2 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups chopped oreo cookies (50 cookies)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 butter and flour an 11" x 17" pan (i used a 9 x 13 and had thicker brownies).
• 3 in a heat-proof medium bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water, heat butter, chocolate chips and unsweetened chocolate until melted and smooth. allow to cool slightly.
• 4 in a large bowl, whisk eggs, coffee, vanilla and sugar.
• 5 blend chocolate mixture into egg mixture; cool to room temperature.
• 6 in a medium bowl, sift together one cup flour, baking powder and salt.
• 7 add flour mixture to chocolate mixture. in a small bowl, stir oreos and remaining 1/4 cup flour.
• 8 add oreo mixture to chocolate mixture.
• 9 pour batter into baking pan and smooth top with a rubber spatula.
• 10 bake 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted 3-inches from center comes out clean; do not overbake.
• 11 allow to cool. refrigerate, tightly wrapped, until cold; cut into squares.
• 12 share them with your friends and they will be forever indebted to you!

Cuban Bread

Total Time: 2 hrs 48 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• 15 ounces water
• 1 ounce instant yeast
• 24 ounces bread flour
• 1/2 ounce salt
• 1 ounce sugar

Recipe

• 1 place the water in mixing bowl.
• 2 mix all other ingredients in separate bowl.
• 3 add dry ingredients. on top of the water.
• 4 mix on low or speed #2 for kitchen aid mixers (12min.).
• 5 add a little oil at the end of the mix, this will make it easy to remove the dough from the bowl.
• 6 lightly flour or oil flat surface and flatten the dough by hand. lightly stretch and fold in all 4 sides (note: this will help to get a higher dough when baked off.
• 7 place the dough in an oiled bowl with the folded sides down.
• 8 after 30min punch down and do one more strech and fold. let ferment 30 more minutes.
• 9 punch down and form dough into a round loaf (about a 20 oz loaf).
• 10 set loaf in or on what ever your going to bake in or on. (oiled or greased pan).
• 11 at this point you can choose to score the bread now or i wait about 20 minutes or even the end of proofing (take care not to cut to deep if at the end.).
• 12 let loaf proof about 30 to 60 minutes (dough should dent to the touch but don't over proof).
• 13 you can eggwash just before you bake but i place a small iron skillet at the bottom of the oven when heating to 400°f i place the bread on the oven racks and add a 1/2 oz of cool water to the skillet to steam. 3 times or 1st 5min. no egg wash is needed if your going to steam.
• 14 bake at 400°f about 18 minutes (don't forget to turn your bread after about 12min or halfway (even browning).
• 15 remove the bread and place on a cooling rack.(if you use a bread pan be sure to remove your loaf from the pan so it doesn't become soggy when cooling).
• 16 cool and enjoy.

Chocolate Malted Shop Pie

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 pint vanilla ice cream
• 1/2 cup crushed malted milk balls (crush additional for topping)
• 2 tablespoons milk, divided use
• 1 (9 inch) graham cracker pie crust
• 3 tablespoons instant chocolate-flavored instant malted milk powder
• 3 tablespoons marshmallow cream
• 1 cup whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 stir ice cream in chilled medium bowl to soften; blend in 1/2 cup crushed malted-milk balls and 1t milk.
• 2 spread this in bottom of pie crust and freeze.
• 3 blend malted powder, marshmallow topping and remaining milk in medium bowl.
• 4 add cream and whip until soft peaks.
• 5 spread this over frozen layer in crust.
• 6 freeze until firm.
• 7 sprinkle with additional crushed malted-milk balls before serving.

Easy Sugar & Fat Free Chocolate And Banana Pudding Popsicles

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (1 1/3 ounce) box fat free & sugar-free instant chocolate pudding mix
• 2 cups milk (or what your pudding box requires)
• 1 banana

Recipe

• 1 1. make pudding as directed on pudding box, we used cook and serve pudding.
• 2 2. then take the pudding and pour into each mold adding in little slices of banana as you go. fills about 4-5 molds, will depend on size of molds you have.

Chocolate Lush Layered Dessert

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1 cup flour
• 3/4 cup walnuts or 3/4 cup pecans, finely chopped
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened to room temperature
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 (12 ounce) container cool whip
• 2 boxes instant chocolate pudding mix (any favorite flavor may be used)
• 1 cup milk (i use a little less than 21/2 cups for a firmer filling)

Recipe

• 1 mix butter and flour together then add the ground nuts ( save a few for the toping). pat into a 9x13 baking dish.
• 2 bake 20 minutes at 350:.
• 3 cool.
• 4 in a mixing bowl mix cream cheese and powdered sugar together, stir in 1/2 of the cool whip.
• 5 spread this mixture over cooled crust. beat the pudding with milk and spread over the cream cheese. top with the rest of the cool whip, sprinkle with the reserved nuts.
• 6 refrigerate until serving time. sometimes i drizzle melted chocolate or chocolate ice cream topping over the top, makes it look even more rich.

Creamy Spiced Tea

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup unsweetened instant tea
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 6 1/3 cups water

Recipe

• 1 in large saucepan, combine tea, orange peel and spices. add sweetened condensed milk; mix well.
• 2 over medium heat, slowly stir in water. heat thoroughly but do not boil.
• 3 serve hot.
• 4 refrigerate any leftovers.
• 5 tip: may be stored in refrigerator up to 5 days. mix well and reheat before serving.

Baked Teriyaki Chicken With Instant Rice

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 large chicken breasts
• 1 (12 ounce) bottle teriyaki marinade
• 2 cups instant rice
• 2 cups water

Recipe

• 1 place chicken in freezer bag. add bottle of teriyaki marinade. close bag securely and shake to coat chicken. place in refrigerator overnight.
• 2 preheat oven to 350*. spray baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. remove chicken from marinade and place in baking dish. cover with foil. place in oven and bake covered for 30 minutes. after 30 minutes, remove foil, turn over chicken and bake for 30 minutes longer until chicken is no longer pink.
• 3 in a medium saucepan, boil water. when full boil, remove from heat and add rice. stir. cover and let sit for 5 minutes.
• 4 serve chicken with rice.

Almond-coffee Ganache (vegan)

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/8 cup vanilla soymilk
• 3/4-1 teaspoon instant coffee powder
• 1/2-1 teaspoon margarine (here ( earth balance)
• 1/3 cup dark chocolate chips (either chocolate chips or broken up chocolate bar)
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract (or hazelnut extract)

Recipe

• 1 in a small (and looking at the quantity here, the smaller the better) saucepan, scald the milk.
• 2 remove from heat and whisk in the instant coffee powder.
• 3 add margarine, chocolate chips and almond extract and whisk till deliciously smooth.
• 4 taste, swoon, refrigerate until set.

Chocolate Malted Milk Cheesecake

Total Time: 5 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 5 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup instant malted milk powder
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 5 eggs
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1/2 cup chopped malted milk balls

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees. line bottom only of 13x9 inch pan with foil. spray foil with nonstick cooking spray.
• 2 in large bowl cream cheese at medium speed until fluffy.
• 3 in medium bowl, combine sugar, malted milk powder and cocoa, mix well. add to cream cheese, beat at low speed until combined. beat at medium speed until smooth.
• 4 add sour cream, vanilla, and salt and beat well
• 5 add eggs 1 at a time, beat until just combined after each addition
• 6 pour batter into foil lined pan. place pan in larger shallow pan, place in oven. add hot water to shallow pan until half full. bake at 350 degrees for 50 to 55 minutes or until set.
• 7 remove from oven. remove cheesecake from water bath, place on wire rack. cool about 1 hour, or until lukewarm. invert cheesecake onto cookie sheet, refrigerate at least 3 hours or overnight.
• 8 to serve, beat whipping cream until stiff peaks form. cut cheesecake into squares and top with whipped cream and garnish with chopped malted milk balls.

Breakfast Polenta

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 cups milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup instant polenta
• 1/3 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 1/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 1/4 cup sour cream

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan over med-high heat, combine the milk and vanilla and bring to a boil.
• 2 add the polenta; decrease heat to med-low, and stir continuously with a wooden spoon until slightly thickened, about 3 minutes.
• 3 stir in the brown sugar, mixing well.
• 4 spoon into cereal bowls and top with the brown sugar and sour cream, dividing them equally.
• 5 serve immediately.

French Silk Mocha - Coffee & Chocolate Dry Mix In Bulk

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 2/3 cup instant coffee granules
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4-1 cup instant nonfat dry milk powder
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened baking cocoa (i use hershey's )
• 1 cup powdered coffee creamer

Recipe

• 1 place first 3 ingedients into a large plastic freezer bag, roll up bag to remove air, seal bag, unroll and using a rolling pin, crush to a fine even grind. add remaining ingredients, toss to combine. *rolling the dry milk together with the other ingredients eliminates the clumping issues when added to the liquid.
• 2 add 3 teaspoons, more or less to taste to 6 ounces boiling water.
• 3 variations: add 1 or more hard candies into hot coffee (butterscotch, peppermint, toffee, etc).

Chocolate Malt Brownies/malted Milk Glaze

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 cups instant malted milk powder
• 1/2 cup pecans
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1/4 cup instant malted milk powder
• 1 dash salt
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350*.
• 2 melt chocolate in pan, remove from heat and set aside.
• 3 cream butter, add sugar and vanilla, beat in eggs, then blend in melted chocolate, set aside.
• 4 sift flour, baking powder, salt and malted milk powder.add this to chocolate mixture, stirring well.
• 5 fold in nuts.pour batter into a greased and floured 8" square pan.
• 6 bake for 25-30 minutes.
• 7 brownies should be moist.
• 8 cool.
• 9 spread malted milk glaze over brownies.
• 10 to prepare malted milk glaze:.
• 11 combine all ingredients and mix well.stir in additional milk if necessary to give spreading consistency.

Chocolate Malt Ice Cream Cake

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 (18 ounce) package pillsbury plus dark chocolate cake mix
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/3 cup oil
• 3 eggs
• 13 ounces evaporated milk
• 1 (6 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter
• 3/4 cup instant malted milk powder
• 1 quart chocolate ice cream, slightly softened

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease and flour 2 13x9 inch pans*.
• 3 in large bowl, combine all cake ingredients at low speed until moistened; beat 2 minute at highest speed.
• 4 pour half of batter into each prepared pan.
• 5 bake at 350 degrees for 14-17 minutes, or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center. do not overbake.
• 6 cool 15 min.; remove 1 cake from pan onto wire rack. cool completely.
• 7 to prepare topping, in med-size heavy saucepan, combine powdered sugar, margarine, evaporated milk and chocolate chips.
• 8 cook over med-low heat until mixture comes to a boil; stirring occasionally; cook 8 minute stirring constantly.
• 9 remove from heat; stir in vanilla. cool 1 hour without stirring.
• 10 note: time does not include freezing or cooling.
• 11 to assemble cake, in large bowl combine malted milk powder and ice cream; spread over cooled cake in pan. place remaining cake layer over ice cream. spread fudge topping over top. cover; freeze. at serving time, thaw slightly, cut into squares. if desired, top each serving with whipped cream or topping and a cherry.
• 12 * cake can be prepared with one 13x9 inch pan. using half of batter, bake 1 layer; remove from pan. clean pan; grease; grease and flour. bake second layer using remaining half of batter. cool layer in pan.
• 13 note: high altitude--above 3500 feet- bake at 375 degrees for 12-15 minute.

Dulce De Leche Popcorn Balls

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (3 ounce) bag microwave popcorn, popped
• 2/3 cup fat-free sweetened condensed milk
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 (3/4 ounce) butterfinger candy bar, crumbled (fun size)
• 1/4 cup instant butterscotch pudding mix
• 1/3 cup low-fat graham cracker crumbs (optional)

Recipe

• 1 place popped popcorn into a very large bowl, removing any unpopped kernels.
• 2 in a medium microwave-safe bowl, combine sweetened condensed milk, brown sugar, crumbled candy bar and pudding mix; stir.
• 3 microwave on high 1-1/2 minutes or until boiling; stir.
• 4 cook on high 30 seconds, stir (mixture should be thickened).
• 5 pour over popped popcorn, mix until well coated.
• 6 form a ball with your hands that have been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
• 7 roll in graham cracker crumbs, if desired.
• 8 place on parchment paper or waxed paper; let stand at least 1 hour (they become less sticky as they stand).