1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup ( 8 Tablespoons) butter
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 t salt
1 to 2 t espresso powder, optional
1 t vanilla
3 large eggs
1/2 cup cocoa powder 

Glaze

1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup heavy cream

Preheat oven to 375

melt the chocolate and butter a microwave works great or over low heat on top of the stove.  Transfer to a mixing bowl
stir in the sugar, salt, espresso powder, and vanilla.
Add eggs beating briefly until smooth.  Add Cocoa powder and mix until smoo...
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batter;
1 1/2 pounds butter
6 cups sugar
12 eggs
2 T vanilla
6 cups sour cream
9 cups flour (AP)
2 T baking powder

crumb topping
3 cups sugar
1 t salt
2 cups butter
6 cups flour
4 T cinnamon

Make batter:  Cream together butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla.  Add sour cream, flour and baking soda.  
Crumb topping:  Mix together ingredients until crumbly.  Do not over mix.  Place 1/2 the batter in a greased pan.  Top with half of the crumb topping.  Top with remaining batter, with a skewer make swirls in the batte...
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Large recipe
cream cheese 5 pounds
sugar 2 cups
eggs 8 ea
yolks 6 ea
Cream and combine

pumpkin 2 pounds
Add and cream

Flour 1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp
Cinnamon 1 T plus 1 t
clove 2 tsp
ginger 2 t
vanilla 2 T
Heavy Cream 1 pint
Add and cream.

Crumb crusted filled pans, bake at 400 for 15 minutes reduce heat to 275 and bake for 45 more minutes

Small recipe
cream cheese 2 lbs 8 ounce
sugar 1 cup
eggs 4 ea
yolk 3 each
pumpkin 1 lb
flour 3 T
Cinnamon 2 t
clove 1 t
ginger 1 t
vanilla 1 T
heavy cream 1 cup
cream cream cheese, sugar,...
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3 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 t salt
2 1/2 cup sugar
1 cup butter
juice and zest of 4 lemons
5 eggs
1 cup milk
2 tsp yellow food coloring optional

Sift dry ingredients together
Cream sugar and butter
add eggs in one at a time mixing until just combined. Add lemon juice and zest, and mix Add milk and mix until just combined Bake at 350 20-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean

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butter 1/2 cup
brown sugar 1 cup

Pineapple slices 6 to 8 each
Marachino cherries 6 to 8

Egg yolks 3 ea
sugar 1 cup
pineapple juice 5 Tablespoons

Flour 1 cup
Baking powder 1 tsp

Egg whites 3 each

Melt butter in a round deep baking pan, add brown sugar, spreading evenly over bottom of pan
place slices of pineapple in center then arrange around the edges, place a cherry in holes
Beat egg yolks, add sugar and pineapple juice
sift flour and baking powder together and add to the egg mixture

Beat egg white until ...
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One of my favorites
6 tablespoons butter, plus more for the pan
1 1/2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips or 8 ounces of chocolate chopped
6 large egg yolks
6 large egg whites
1/2 cup granulated sugar

Preheat oven to 275
Butter a 9 inch cake pan ( a spring form works well)
Melt butter and chocolate cool slightly and whisk in egg yolks
Beat egg whites until soft peaks then gradually add sugar. Beat until stiff and glossy.
Whisk 1/4 of the egg whites into chocolate mixture. Gently fold mixture into remain...
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Water boiling 3 1/2 cups
Oats 2 cups
Brown sugar 2 cups
sugar 2 cups
butter 1 cup

eggs 4 each
flour AP 3 1/2 cups
Cocoa 2 T
Soda 2 t
salt 1 t
chocolate chips 2 pounds ( more if desired)


Combine oats and water and let stand
cream sugar, butter eggs


add flour, cocoa, soda and salt mix together

Mix cream mixture and dry mixture
Add oats and 1/2 the chocolate chips to combine

Pour batter in greased pan
Add the remaining chips to top of cake
bake at 350 for 40 minutes or until done

I like to add additional chips aft...
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Here is just a little zip to the strawberries..instead of just adding sugar...
Add some orange juice and vanilla along with the sugar...to macerate your strawberries...perfect for that angel food cake.or very good with this lemon pound cake.

1 3/4 cup powdered sugar or superfine sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup cake flour, sifted
12 egg whites
1/3 cup warm water
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 1/2 teaspoon cream of tarter

preheat oven 350

Combine egg whites and whisk in water, ex...
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Water, boiling 1 3/4 cup
Oats 1 cup

Brown sugar 1 cup
Sugar 1 cup
Butter 1/2 cup
Eggs 2 each
Flour 1 3/4 cup
Cocoa 1 T
Soda 1 t
Salt 1/2 t
Chocolate chips 16 oz

Combine oats and water and let stand
Cream sugar, butter and eggs
Combine flour, cocoa, soda, salt and mix
Mix cream mixture and dry mixture.
Add oats and 1/2 of chocolate chips to combine
Pour batter in greased pan and add 1/2 chips to the top of cake
Bake 350 for 40 minutes

Serve with whipped cream
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sugar 2 pounds 8 ounce
oil 3 and 3/4 cup
Eggs 11 each
Pastry Flour 1 pound 12 ounce
Bread Flour 8 ounces
Baking powder 1 Tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon
Baking soda 2 Tablespoons
Salt 1 Tablespoon
Cinnamon 2 Tablespoons
Carrots, ground 2 pounds 12 ounces
walnuts, chopped optional 1 and 1/2 cup

Cream together first three ingredients, stift together dry ingredients, fold into cream mixture, Fold carrots and walnuts into cake mixture and bake at 350 until a toothpick comes out clean.

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1 package chocolate cake mix
1 package chocolate pudding mix
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup rum
1/2 cup water
3 eggs
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1 teaspoon dried lavender ( may use fresh)

preheat oven to 350.  Grease and flour cake pan.  In a large bowl mix cake mix, pudding mix, vegetable oil,, rum and water.  Add eggs and lavender.  Do not over mix.   Pour into prepared pan.  Cool

Serve with Lavender whipped cream

1 cup heavy cream
3 teaspoons lavender
powdered sugar to taste
lavender for garnish

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1 package spice cake mix
1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin
3 ea eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup water

Pumpkin cream cheese frosting
1 pound cream cheese
pumpkin puree 3 tablespoons
Powdered sugar 2 cups

blend cake mix, pumpking, eggs, oil and water in mixer until moistened.  medium speed for 2 minutes
pour into paper lined muffin cups filling 3/4 full
bake at 350 18 to 25 minutes

Frosting
add softened cream cheese to mixer and mix 3 to 5 minutes add pumpkin puree, and slowly add powdered sugar
mix until fluffy
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Crust:
2 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 cup ground almonds
2 Tablespoons sugar
1/2 stick of butter melted

In medium size bowl mix together dry ingredients.  Stir in melted butter.  Mix until moistened and press into the bottom of a spring form pan.  Set aside.

Filling:
8 ounces white baking chocolate
4 packages of 8 ouncs cream cheese  (32 ounces)
1 cup granulated sugar
4 large eggs
2 egg yolks
2 tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

In a double broiler melt the white chocolate and set aside.

In the bowl of y...

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1 box graham crackers
2 small boxes instant vanilla pudding (you can use any flavor you like)
1 small container of cool whip
3 cup milk

Icing
3/4 cup cocoa
5 ounces butter melted
4 tablespoons corn syrup
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups powdered sugar
6 tablespoons milk

Spray a 9 by 13 pan.  Line the pan with whole graham crackers.  Mix pudding with 3 cups of milk...beat well and then blend in cool whip.  Pour 1/2 of this over the graham crackers.  Place more graham crackers on top of pudding and do  another ...
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Cream Cheese 1 pounds
sugar 1 cup
eggs 4 each
egg yolks 3 each
pumpkin 1 pound
flour 3 tablespoons
cinnamon 2 teaspoons
clove 1 teaspoon
ginger 1 teaspoon
vanilla 1 tablespoon
heavy cream 1 cup

Cream the cream cheese, sugar, add eggs, and egg yolks.  Add pumpkin and cream.  Add flour and spices to combine.
Add vanilla and heavy cream and mix.   Pour into a crumb crust.
Bake 400 degrees for 15 minutes reduce to 275 and bake about 45 minutes.
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egg whites 2 pounds
Sugar powdered 1 pound
salt 1/4 oz
cream of tarter 1/4 oz

vanilla 1/2 oz
almond extract 1/2 oz

flour cake 6 oz
flour bread 6 oz
sugar powdered 1 pound


Whip egg whites to a froth, sift together sugar, cream of tarter and salt, add in a steady stream with machine running, whip to a wet and shiny peak.

Fold in vanilla and almond flavor gently

Sift together three times the cake, bread flour and powdered sugar and fold in gently.  Place in clean and moist angel food cake pans 1/2 to3/4 fu...
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1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup ( 8 Tablespoons) butter
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 t salt
1 to 2 t espresso powder, optional
1 t vanilla
3 large eggs
1/2 cup cocoa powder 

Glaze

1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup heavy cream

Preheat oven to 375

melt the chocolate and butter a microwave works great or over low heat on top of the stove.  Transfer to a mixing bowl
stir in the sugar, salt, espresso powder, and vanilla.
Add eggs beating briefly until smooth.  Add Cocoa powder and mix until smoo...
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batter;
1 1/2 pounds butter
6 cups sugar
12 eggs
2 T vanilla
6 cups sour cream
9 cups flour (AP)
2 T baking powder

crumb topping
3 cups sugar
1 t salt
2 cups butter
6 cups flour
4 T cinnamon

Make batter:  Cream together butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla.  Add sour cream, flour and baking soda.  
Crumb topping:  Mix together ingredients until crumbly.  Do not over mix.  Place 1/2 the batter in a greased pan.  Top with half of the crumb topping.  Top with remaining batter, with a skewer make swirls in the batte...
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Large recipe
cream cheese 5 pounds
sugar 2 cups
eggs 8 ea
yolks 6 ea
Cream and combine

pumpkin 2 pounds
Add and cream

Flour 1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp
Cinnamon 1 T plus 1 t
clove 2 tsp
ginger 2 t
vanilla 2 T
Heavy Cream 1 pint
Add and cream.

Crumb crusted filled pans, bake at 400 for 15 minutes reduce heat to 275 and bake for 45 more minutes

Small recipe
cream cheese 2 lbs 8 ounce
sugar 1 cup
eggs 4 ea
yolk 3 each
pumpkin 1 lb
flour 3 T
Cinnamon 2 t
clove 1 t
ginger 1 t
vanilla 1 T
heavy cream 1 cup
cream cream cheese, sugar,...
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3 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 t salt
2 1/2 cup sugar
1 cup butter
juice and zest of 4 lemons
5 eggs
1 cup milk
2 tsp yellow food coloring optional

Sift dry ingredients together
Cream sugar and butter
add eggs in one at a time mixing until just combined. Add lemon juice and zest, and mix Add milk and mix until just combined Bake at 350 20-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean

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butter 1/2 cup
brown sugar 1 cup

Pineapple slices 6 to 8 each
Marachino cherries 6 to 8

Egg yolks 3 ea
sugar 1 cup
pineapple juice 5 Tablespoons

Flour 1 cup
Baking powder 1 tsp

Egg whites 3 each

Melt butter in a round deep baking pan, add brown sugar, spreading evenly over bottom of pan
place slices of pineapple in center then arrange around the edges, place a cherry in holes
Beat egg yolks, add sugar and pineapple juice
sift flour and baking powder together and add to the egg mixture

Beat egg white until ...
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One of my favorites
6 tablespoons butter, plus more for the pan
1 1/2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips or 8 ounces of chocolate chopped
6 large egg yolks
6 large egg whites
1/2 cup granulated sugar

Preheat oven to 275
Butter a 9 inch cake pan ( a spring form works well)
Melt butter and chocolate cool slightly and whisk in egg yolks
Beat egg whites until soft peaks then gradually add sugar. Beat until stiff and glossy.
Whisk 1/4 of the egg whites into chocolate mixture. Gently fold mixture into remain...
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Water boiling 3 1/2 cups
Oats 2 cups
Brown sugar 2 cups
sugar 2 cups
butter 1 cup

eggs 4 each
flour AP 3 1/2 cups
Cocoa 2 T
Soda 2 t
salt 1 t
chocolate chips 2 pounds ( more if desired)


Combine oats and water and let stand
cream sugar, butter eggs


add flour, cocoa, soda and salt mix together

Mix cream mixture and dry mixture
Add oats and 1/2 the chocolate chips to combine

Pour batter in greased pan
Add the remaining chips to top of cake
bake at 350 for 40 minutes or until done

I like to add additional chips aft...
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Here is just a little zip to the strawberries..instead of just adding sugar...
Add some orange juice and vanilla along with the sugar...to macerate your strawberries...perfect for that angel food cake.or very good with this lemon pound cake.

1 3/4 cup powdered sugar or superfine sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup cake flour, sifted
12 egg whites
1/3 cup warm water
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 1/2 teaspoon cream of tarter

preheat oven 350

Combine egg whites and whisk in water, ex...
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Water, boiling 1 3/4 cup
Oats 1 cup

Brown sugar 1 cup
Sugar 1 cup
Butter 1/2 cup
Eggs 2 each
Flour 1 3/4 cup
Cocoa 1 T
Soda 1 t
Salt 1/2 t
Chocolate chips 16 oz

Combine oats and water and let stand
Cream sugar, butter and eggs
Combine flour, cocoa, soda, salt and mix
Mix cream mixture and dry mixture.
Add oats and 1/2 of chocolate chips to combine
Pour batter in greased pan and add 1/2 chips to the top of cake
Bake 350 for 40 minutes

Serve with whipped cream
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sugar 2 pounds 8 ounce
oil 3 and 3/4 cup
Eggs 11 each
Pastry Flour 1 pound 12 ounce
Bread Flour 8 ounces
Baking powder 1 Tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon
Baking soda 2 Tablespoons
Salt 1 Tablespoon
Cinnamon 2 Tablespoons
Carrots, ground 2 pounds 12 ounces
walnuts, chopped optional 1 and 1/2 cup

Cream together first three ingredients, stift together dry ingredients, fold into cream mixture, Fold carrots and walnuts into cake mixture and bake at 350 until a toothpick comes out clean.

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1 package chocolate cake mix
1 package chocolate pudding mix
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup rum
1/2 cup water
3 eggs
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1 teaspoon dried lavender ( may use fresh)

preheat oven to 350.  Grease and flour cake pan.  In a large bowl mix cake mix, pudding mix, vegetable oil,, rum and water.  Add eggs and lavender.  Do not over mix.   Pour into prepared pan.  Cool

Serve with Lavender whipped cream

1 cup heavy cream
3 teaspoons lavender
powdered sugar to taste
lavender for garnish

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1 package spice cake mix
1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin
3 ea eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup water

Pumpkin cream cheese frosting
1 pound cream cheese
pumpkin puree 3 tablespoons
Powdered sugar 2 cups

blend cake mix, pumpking, eggs, oil and water in mixer until moistened.  medium speed for 2 minutes
pour into paper lined muffin cups filling 3/4 full
bake at 350 18 to 25 minutes

Frosting
add softened cream cheese to mixer and mix 3 to 5 minutes add pumpkin puree, and slowly add powdered sugar
mix until fluffy
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Crust:
2 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 cup ground almonds
2 Tablespoons sugar
1/2 stick of butter melted

In medium size bowl mix together dry ingredients.  Stir in melted butter.  Mix until moistened and press into the bottom of a spring form pan.  Set aside.

Filling:
8 ounces white baking chocolate
4 packages of 8 ouncs cream cheese  (32 ounces)
1 cup granulated sugar
4 large eggs
2 egg yolks
2 tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

In a double broiler melt the white chocolate and set aside.

In the bowl of y...

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1 box graham crackers
2 small boxes instant vanilla pudding (you can use any flavor you like)
1 small container of cool whip
3 cup milk

Icing
3/4 cup cocoa
5 ounces butter melted
4 tablespoons corn syrup
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups powdered sugar
6 tablespoons milk

Spray a 9 by 13 pan.  Line the pan with whole graham crackers.  Mix pudding with 3 cups of milk...beat well and then blend in cool whip.  Pour 1/2 of this over the graham crackers.  Place more graham crackers on top of pudding and do  another ...
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Cream Cheese 1 pounds
sugar 1 cup
eggs 4 each
egg yolks 3 each
pumpkin 1 pound
flour 3 tablespoons
cinnamon 2 teaspoons
clove 1 teaspoon
ginger 1 teaspoon
vanilla 1 tablespoon
heavy cream 1 cup

Cream the cream cheese, sugar, add eggs, and egg yolks.  Add pumpkin and cream.  Add flour and spices to combine.
Add vanilla and heavy cream and mix.   Pour into a crumb crust.
Bake 400 degrees for 15 minutes reduce to 275 and bake about 45 minutes.
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egg whites 2 pounds
Sugar powdered 1 pound
salt 1/4 oz
cream of tarter 1/4 oz

vanilla 1/2 oz
almond extract 1/2 oz

flour cake 6 oz
flour bread 6 oz
sugar powdered 1 pound


Whip egg whites to a froth, sift together sugar, cream of tarter and salt, add in a steady stream with machine running, whip to a wet and shiny peak.

Fold in vanilla and almond flavor gently

Sift together three times the cake, bread flour and powdered sugar and fold in gently.  Place in clean and moist angel food cake pans 1/2 to3/4 fu...
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