For the glaze: Combine water and sugar in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla extract. Immediately, brush the glaze over the top of each cake layer with a pastry brush, a little at a time, using all the glaze.

Use margarine rather than butter in this frosting because butter tends to melt out of the frosting as the cake sits awhile. Roast pecans until dark, then cool. Combine the granulated sugar and water in a 1 quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat to soft thread stage (230 degrees on a candy thermometer), about 15 [...]

In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients. Mix with pulp of baked potatoes, and refill shells. Return to oven and heat for 2 to 3 minutes, or till hot.

* To toast sesame seeds, spread out in a small pie tin and bake at 350 degrees F. until golden brown, about 5 to 10 minutes. Mix all ingredients together. Spoon over hot patties.

Praline Powder PRALINE POWDER Preheat oven to 300oF. Bake the almonds until dry but not brown. Boil sugar, water, and cream of tartar, shaking the pan in a rotary motion to prevent burning. Cook until the syrup becomes light brown. Add dried almonds and vanilla, and pour onto a large oiled baking sheet. Cool. When [...]

Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Toast the coconut on a baking pan in the middle of the oven, shaking the pan occasionally for 10 minutes. Let the coconut cool. In the bowl of a mixer, combine the granulated sugar, egg whites, orange juice, corn syrup, grated orange rind, and salt. Set the bowl [...]

Mix all ingredients together. Spoon onto hot patties.

* Use 1 4-oz can of mushroom stems and pieces. Melt margarine in a small skillet. Add onion slices and cook and stir until tender. Stir in remaining ingredients and heat through. Serve, hot, over patties.

Combine Sugar and 3 Tbs. water in small saucepan; bring to boil. Remove from heat; immediately add Mini Chips and stir until melted. Blend in marshmallow creme; add HOT water, a teaspoonful at a time, until glaze is desired consistency. Makes One Cup of Glaze

Melting Moments lemon curd or thick honey Cream the butter and sugar until very light. Add flour and cornstarch gradually, mixing well. Put small spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets and bake for about 15 minutes at 350 F. Cool on a rack, and when cool, sandwich together with a little lemon curd or thick honey [...]