RSS Feed for DessertsCategory: Desserts

Yvonne’s Mandarin Orange Cheese Cake »

Preparation time: 60 minutes Serves: 8-10
Crust:
1½ cups graham wafer crumbs
½ cup melted margarine
¼ cup brown sugar
½ tsp. Cinnamon
Topping:
2 large pkgs. Cream cheese
4 eggs
¾ cup white sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup sour cream
¼ cup white sugar
Glaze:
2 – 10 oz. cans mandarin oranges
1/8 cup white sugar
Measure 1 cup of juice from oranges and set aside. Cover mandarin oranges [...]

Favorite Christmas Cake »

Preparation time: 120 minutes  Serves: 8-10
2 ½ cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
2 eggs, slightly beaten 
3 cups mincemeat (28 oz. can)
1 can eagle brand milk
1 ½ cups mixed candied fruit
½ cup halved red and green glazed chopped cherries
1 cup walnuts
Preheat oven to 300. Grease 1 9” tube pan, line with waxed paper and grease again. Sift [...]

Apple Gingerbread »

Preparation time: 45 minutes Serves: 8
6 apples      
½ cup white sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon   
2/3 cup boiling water     
1/3-cup butter      
1-cup molasses     
2¾ cups flour 
1½ tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. ginger
¼ tsp. cloves
1 egg well beaten
   
Slice apples into a 9 x 9 well buttered pan or pie plate. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Melt butter in water, add [...]

Paulines’ Lemon Pie »

Preparation time: 45 minutes Serves: 8
1 cup sugar
4 tbsps cornstarch
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups boiling water
3 egg yolks (well beaten)
Rind and juice of 1 lemon
1 tsp butter
Blend sugar, cornstarch and salt, add boiling water, cook until clear. Add egg yolks (beat a bit of the hot mixture with the egg yolks first), and cook 2 minutes [...]

Dorothy’s Yummy Cinnamon Rolls »

Preparation time: 40 minutes Serves: 8
3 cups flour      
1/8 cup sugar      
1/4 cup baking powder
Pinch of salt
2/3 cup cold butter
1 egg
1/4 cup softened butter
1 1/2 cups milk
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 cup icing/confectioners sugar
Put dry ingredients all in large bowl, then cut in 2/3 cup cold butter, add 1 egg and 11/2 cups milk, [...]

Key Lime Pie »

Preparation time: 60 minutes Serves: 8
1 cup plus 2 1/2 tbsp graham cracker crumbs
5 tbsp unsalted butter, melted  
1/3 cup sugar     
3 egg yolks     
1 1/2 tsp. grated lime zest   
3 tbsp confectioner’s sugar
14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
2/3 cup fresh or bottled key lime juice
1 cup heavy cream
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, combine [...]

Golden Pumpkin Pie »

Preparation time: 60 minutes Serves: 8
1 9” unbaked pastry shell
1 tsp cinnamon
14 oz can pumpkin
1/2 tsp ginger
1 can eagle brand milk
1/2 tsp nutmeg
2 eggs
1/2 tsp salt
Preheat oven to 425, In large bowl combine filling ingredients, mix well and turn into crust. Bake 15 mins., reduce oven to 350 and continue baking 35-40 mins. or until [...]

Chocolate Pudding »

Preparation time: 55 minutes Serves: 6
2 cups hot water
1 cup sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup cream
1 cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup sugar
2 tbsp butter
3 tbsp cocoa
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup nuts
Cook first three ingredients from 3-5 min. and cool. Cream butter, sugar and cocoa. Add cream and flour alternately, add vanilla and nuts. Drop this mixture [...]