FOR THE CHOCOLATE GANACHE 1/2 c Heavy cream 2 tb Unsalted butter 4 oz Semisweet chocolate,chopped -finely FOR THE FROSTING 2 1/2 Sticks (1 1/4 cups) + 2 T Unsalted butter, softened 4 1/2 c Confectioners sugar 1 c Unsweetened cocoa powder 2 ts Vanilla 1/4 c + 2 T milk 1. MAKE THE CAKE: […]

Pastry: In bowl, combine flour & salt; mix. Cut in shortening & butter until mix resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle with water, 1 Tbls. at a time, tossing with fork until pastry holds together to form a dough. Divide in half; shape each half into a disk. Wrap in plastic wrap; freeze 1 hour or refrigerate […]

Melt together in the top of a double boiler, over hot water, the unsweetened chocolate and sweet cooking chocolate. Stir until smooth; remove from heat and cool. Beat the egg whites with a rotary beater until stiff. Gradually beat in sugar. Add the cooled chocolate mixture and continure beating until well mixed. Fold in flaked […]

With packaged gingerbread mix at hand, youll never want for a quick dessert. Top hot gingerbread (baked in pan or muffin cups) with one of these: Canned crushed pineapple, then whipped cream Lemon sherbet Ice cream, then chocolate sauce Cream cheese, whipped with a little light cream and nutmeg Speedy Custard Sauce. Add grated orange […]

In top of boiler not over heat, combine 1 1/2 cups sugar, 2 unbeaten egg whites, 2 tsp. light corn syrup & dash of salt. Add 1/3 cup cold water. Beat 1/2 minute at low speed of electric mixer to blend. Place over boiling water (upper pan should not touch water). Beating constantly with electric […]

-FILLING – 1 c Dried peaches, soaked 1 hr — in 1/2 c water 1 c Pitted dates, soaked 1 hr in — 1/2 c water 5 md Bananas, peeled 1/2 c Shredded coconut 12 Fresh peaches, pits removed 2 c Black raspberries 2 ts Grated lemon peel CRUST: Sprinkle coconut evenly over the bottom […]

Preparation Time: 0:30 These panckaes are wonderful with a little unsweetened applesauce spread over them and sprinkled with cinnamon. Or try pure maple syrup or no-sugar pure-fruit jam. Mix the flour and baking powder together. Mix the wet ingredients together, including the Egg Replacer mixture. Combine the wet and dry ingredients and beat until well […]

Reduce flour to 1 cup & add 1/4 cup cocoa in flour mixture. Stir 1/2 cup each pecans, walnuts, chocolate chunks & white chocolate chips into butter mixture along with flour mixture. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls, 2″ apart, on parpared baking sheets. Bake 12-14 minutes or until set & lightly firm to touch.

In bowl with electric beaters, cream butter until light & smooth. Add sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, beating until mixture is very creamy & smooth. Beat in lemon juice & peel.

Sift flour, measure, and sift with baking soda, salt, and ginger. Combine 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, molasses, butter, and eggs. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk to sugar and molasses mixture. Beat until well blended. Pour into well-oiled baking pan. Sprinkle with nuts and 1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar. Bake in moderate oven (375 […]