Sunday, March 13, 2011

Mint Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

* 1 (18.25 ounce) package chocolate cake mix
* FROSTING:
* 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
* 2 cups confectioners' sugar
* 1 tablespoon water
* 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
* 3 drops green food coloring
* TOPPING:
* 1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips
* 6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
* 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract

Directions

1. Prepare cake batter according to package directions. Pour into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
2. In a bowl, combine the frosting ingredients until smooth. Spread over cooled cake.
3. For topping, in a microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate chips and butter; stir in extract. Spread over frosting. Refrigerate until set.

Friday, March 4, 2011

Cheesecake

Ingredients:

* cooking spray
* 2 tablespoons flour
* 4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
* 3 eggs
* 1 cup sugar
* 2 teaspoons vanilla
* 1/2 cup sour cream


# Spray 10in springform pan with cooking spray.
# 2 Toss the flour in the pan, coating well.
# 3 Mix cream cheese and eggs.
# 4 Add sugar and vanilla, mix well.
# 5 Fold in sour cream.
# 6 Pour into pan.
# 7 Bake in center of 325* oven for 1-1-2 hour.
# 8 Turn oven off, allow cheesecake to sit in oven for 1 hour.
# 9 Chill.
# 10 Top with choice of toppings.

Easy Pork Chops and Stuffing

* 6 Pork Chops (comes out to about 1.5 pounds or so but you can do more or less to your needs)
* 1 Envelope of Dry Onion Soup
* 1 Can (10-3/4 oz.) Condensed cream of mushroom soup
* 1/4 C. water
* pepper, to taste
* dry boxed stuffing mix, optional, see instructions

Preparation:
Place chops in crockpot. Cover with onion soup, condensed soup (directly from the can) and 1/4 cup water. Add pepper to taste. Cover and cook all day (7 to 8 hours) on LOW or 1/2 Day (3 to 4 hours) on HIGH in crockpot. You can also add a package of dry boxed stuffing (with herb packet) on top of chops first then the onions and soup and water.
Unbelievably moist, tender chops.