Sweetness
Herren Fruitcake
Last Updated on Tuesday, 01 December 2009 13:10 Written by B Tuesday, 01 December 2009 13:08
Ingredients
- 2 cups uncooked quick-cooking oats
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter/margarine, melted
- 1 1/2 cups red and green M&M's, divided
- 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
Directions
- Combine first 6 ingredients, stirring well. Add butter, and stir or beat at low speed with an electric mixer until mixture is crumbly. Reserve 1 1/2 cups crumb mixture; press remaining crumb mixture into a lightly greased 13x9 pan. Bake at 375 for 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Reduce oven temperature to 350.
- Place 1 cup chocolate pieces in a microwave-safe bowl, microwave at High 1 to 1 1/2 minutes, stirring after 30 seconds. Press chocolate pieces with the back of a spoon to mash them (the candies will almost be melted with pieces of color coating still visible). Stir in condensed milk. Spread evenly over crust in pan, leaving 1/2inch border on all sides.
- Combine reserved 1 1/2 cups crumb mixture and remaining 1/2 cup of M&M's; sprinkle evenly over chocolate mixture, and press lightly.
- Bake at 350 for 25 to 28 minutes or until golden; cool in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars.
Abby's Famous Pecan Pie
Last Updated on Tuesday, 01 December 2009 13:10 Written by Chezkarl Thursday, 12 November 2009 08:16
- 1 9-inch unbaked pie crust
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
- 3 eggs, slightly beaten
- 1/3 cup butter, melted
- 1/2 t. salt
- 1 t. vanilla
- 1 heaping cup pecan halves
Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, combine corn syrup, sugar, eggs, butter, salt and vanilla; mix well. Pour filling into unbaked pie crust; sprinkle with pecan halves. Bake for 45 to 50 mins or until center is set. (Toothpick inserted in center will come out clean when pie is done.) If crust or pie appears to be getting brown, cover with foil for the remaining baking time. Remove from oven and cool.
Rum Cake
Last Updated on Tuesday, 01 December 2009 13:10 Written by B Wednesday, 28 October 2009 08:17
Cake:
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1 Tbsp. grated orange zest
1/2 cup dark rum
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. salt
3 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 pkg (3 3/4 oz) Jello vanilla pudding mix
1 cup chopped pecans
Glaze:
1 stick butter
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup dark rum
Preheat oven to 325 degrees
Mix milk, orange juice, oil, eggs, orange zest, rum, and set aside.
In separate bowl sift flour, salt and baking powder. Mix in sugar and pudding mix- make a well in center and add milk and oj mixture, mix well.
Sprinkle chopped pecans in a greased and floured bundt pan and pour cake mixture on top.
Bake for 1 hour at 325 degrees. Cool. Invert on plate, prick then spread glaze evenly over top. Do this in stages so that the cake has time to absorb all the glaze.
Glaze:
Melt butter in saucepan, once butter is melted add sugar. Bring to boil and stir constantly for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add rum.