March 14, 2010

Texas Sheet Cake

Texas Sheet Cake

Sift in large bowl:
2 c. Sugar
2 c. Flour

Bring to a brisk boil and pour over dry ingredients:
1 stick of butter or oleo
4 T. cocoa
1/2 c. shortening
1 c. water

Add to above mixture and mix well:

1 c. buttermilk
1 t. vanilla
1 t. baking soda
2 eggs beaten

Bake 350 for 20 min. (in of course a jellyroll pan or large cookie sheet, greased)

Icing

Mix 1 stick oleo (butter) (melted)
6 T. milk
4 T. cocoa

Bring to a boil, remove from heat, add 1 box (1 lb) powdered sugar, 1 t. vanilla and 1 cup of chopped nuts (you are what you eat). Pour over cake as soon as comes out of the oven. MMMM

January 9, 2010

Snickers Cookies

Snickers Cookie

Super easy...

1 bag of mini snickers
1 roll of sugar cookie dough
colored sugar for rolling

Take off small amount of dough, wrap around snicker mini, roll in sugar, place on parchment lined cookie sheet (IMPORTANT!), bake at 350 until lightly golden (about 10 minutes give or take!).

Yummy... Yield... how every many snickers you don't eat while making the cookies... :) really it just depends on how much dough you use in covering them. 2-4 doz.

January 2, 2010

Corn Bread

Corn Bread

3/4 c corn meal
1/4 c. sugar or honey
3 t. baking powder
1-1/4 cups sifted flour
1/2 t. salt
1 beaten egg
1/4 c. melted fat (butter y'all)

Bake at 350 till golden brown.