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Showing posts with label chocolate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chocolate. Show all posts

11/18/09

Chocolate Chip Pie

1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 (9 inch) pie shell

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

Combine cooled melted butter or margarine and sugar, eggs, pecans, flour and chocolate chips; mix well. Pour the mixture into the unbaked pastry shell and bake in the preheated oven for about 1 hour. Let cool and serve.

Recipe originally from allrecipes.com.

11/14/09

Microwave Brownies

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup baking cocoa

Cream butter and sugar together. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until well incorporated. Stir in vanilla. Sift flour and cocoa together and fold in to butter mixture.

Butter a 10-inch pie plate and sprinkle all over with sugar. Pour in brownie mixture. Microwave on high until top is just dry and center is set--about 5 minutes. Let sit for 10 minutes before serving.

10/10/09

Cornflake Cookies

From Ang/JaJireh on SL. All notes are hers.

2 cups corn syrup
2 cups sugar

Bring these ingredients to a boil on in a heavy saucepan on the stovetop. When boiling, remove from heat and add:

2 tsp vanilla
2 cups peanut butter

Stir, melting the peanut butter. In a separate bowl, have

10 cups cornflakes

already poured. Pour the peanut butter cream mixture over top, stir quickly, pour into a 13x9 baking pan.

Allow to cool, cut into squares, steal two, then hide the pan.

At intervals, return to the hiding place, snag a morsel or two, cover.

When children arrive, allow them each ONE cookie bar, that you've set out on a plate, lest they learn the hiding place. When plate is empty, refill for tomorrow.

Meanwhile, continue sneaking until pan is completely gone, save tomorrows' snack for the young'uns.

4/14/09

Kahlua-Orange Fudge Cake

Recipe from Maui Extension Homemakers cookbook

1 pkg Devil's Food or German Chocolate cake mix
1 (8 oz) ctn dairy sour cream
1/2 c cooking oil
1/2 c water
4 eggs
1/4 c Kahlua or other coffee liqueur
2 TBSP finely shredded orange peel
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 (12 oz) pkg semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 (4-serving size) pkg instant chocolate fudge pudding mix
Powdered sugar (optional)

Grease and flour a 10-inch fluted tube pan or Bundt pan. In large mixer bowl, combine cake mix, sour cream, oil, water, eggs, pudding mix, orange peel and cinnamon. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed until blended, scraping sides of bowl frequently. Beat on medium speed for 4 minutes. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour into prepared pan and bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 50-60 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and cool on rack. Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired. Makes 12-16 servings.