Pumpkin Cake
Ingredients:
1 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 (16 ounce) can pureed pumpkin
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups white sugar
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cups chopped nuts
Directions:
1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 10 inch bundt or tube pan.
2) Cream oil, beaten eggs, pumpkin and vanilla together.
3) Sift the flour, sugar, baking soda, ground nutmeg, ground allspice, ground cinnamon, ground cloves and salt together. Add the flour mixture to the pumpkin mixture and mix until just combined. If desired, stir in some chopped nuts. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
4) Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Let cake cool in pan for 5 minutes then turn out onto a plate and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.
Makes 1 -10 inch bundt cake
Eclair Cake
Ingredients:
graham crackers ( 1 box )
4 boxes instant vanilla pudding mix (3 oz. each)
2- 16oz containers of cool whip
1 container chocolate frosting
Directions:
1) line a 9x12 cake pan with 1 layer of graham crackers
2) mix pudding according to the directions on the box
3) fold pudding and cool whip together
4) take half of pudding mixture and spread on graham crackers
5) add another layer of graham crackers
6) spread the remaining mixture on graham crackers
7) microwave frosting for 30 seconds then spread on top of the pudding mixture
You can place marichino cherries on top to decorate if you wish
Makes one 9"x12" cake
*Super Easy & Super Good
NEIMAN MARCUS COOKIES
(Recipe may be halved)
2 cups butter
4 cups flour
2 tsp. soda
2 cups sugar
5 cups blended oatmeal ***
24 oz. chocolate chips
2 cups brown sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 8 oz. Hershey Bar (grated)
4 eggs
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. vanilla
3 cups chopped nuts (your choice)
1) *** Measure oatmeal and blend in a blender to a fine powder.
2) Cream the butter and both sugars.
3) Add eggs and vanilla, mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking
powder, and soda.
4) Add chocolate chips, Hershey Bar and nuts. Roll into balls and place
two inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
5) Bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees.
Makes 112 cookies. Have fun!!!
Eggnog Quick Bread
This cake gets better with age. It tastes like Christmas!! Smaller loaves make excellent gifts.
Ingredients:
2 eggs
1 cup dairy eggnog (not canned)
3 teaspoons rum extract
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Directions:
1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease bottom only of a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan, or three 5 3/4 x 3 1/4 inch loaf pans.
2) Beat eggs in large bowl. Blend in sugar, eggnog, butter, rum extract, and vanilla.
3) Stir together flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg. Mix into eggnog mixture; stir to just moisten dry ingredients. Pour batter into prepared pan or pans.
4) Bake bread in large pan for 40 to 60 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Breads baked in the smaller pans require 35 to 40 minutes. Cool 10 minutes, and then remove bread from pan. Cool completely. Wrap tightly, and store in the refrigerator.
Makes 1 - 9 x 5 inch loaf
Banana Nut Bread
Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups cake flour
1 2/3 cups sugar
1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2/3 cups shortening
2/3 cups buttermilk
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas
2/3 cups finely chopped nuts
1) Heat oven to 350. Grease and flour baking pan. 2 8-inch loaf pan or 1 bundt pan. (I use the bundt pan).
2) Measure and mix all ingredients into large mixing bowl. Blend on low for 1/2 minute then beat on high speed for about 3 minutes or until completely blended.
3) Pour into pan(s) and bake 45 to 50 minutes until wooden pick inserted into cake comes out clean.
4) I usually put a confectionery sugar glaze on top.
My kids love this bread and I make it at least 7 or 8 times a year.
DUMP CAKE
2 cans cherry pie filling
1 lg. can crushed pineapple
1 box yellow cake mix
1 stick butter or margarine
In 9x12 ungreased baking dish, DUMP the cherry pie filling. Drain the pineapple and DUMP it all over the top of the pie filling. Open the box of cake mix and DUMP the contents over the fruit (yes, straight out of the box). Spread it around evenly. Slice the butter into thin slices and lay them all over the top of the cake mix.
Bake at 350 degrees until golden on top.
Ta-da! You're done. Super easy !!!!
