Coffee Cake

I got this recipe from my local newspaper. It calls for any fruit and i just so happened to have blackberries from my mom's garden that i had frozen so that's what i used. I will make this again and again! and side note...don't do what i did and read the instructions wrong.i added 1 tablespoon of almond flavoring and 1 1/2 tablespoon of salt in my first batch. can you imagine what that tasted like?? blah!!! that first cake went right in the trash :)

1/2 cup butter, softened

8 oz cream cheese

1 tsp almond flavoring

2 cups sugar

4 eggs

1 1/2 cup flour

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

1 3/4 cup fruit (blackerries, bluberries etc..)tossed in 1 tblsp flour and 2 tbslp sugar

Lemon glaze:

2 cups powdered sugar

2 tbsp lemon juice

2 tbsp heavy cream

1 tbso softened butter

Preheat oven to 350. Combine butter, cream cheese, almond paste and sugar and beat until fluffy.

Add eggs, flour, baking powder, and salt then fold in your fruit. Bake in well greased bundt pan for 35-45 minutes.

While it cools, combine ingredients for glaze and stir until smooth. Drizzle over your cake.

Puppy Chow

We went to a bbq over the weekend and i made this. An oldie but goodie. This stuff is addicting...can't keep your hands out of the bowl...addicting :)

1/2 cup butter

1 cup peanut butter

2 cups milk chocolate chips

1 (17.5) ounce rice cereal

1 pound (give or take?) powdered sugar

Melt peanut butter and milk chocolate chips. Pour over cereal and toss til well coated. Place cereal in a paper sack-add powdered sugar and shake til all coated. Tip...store in freezer. SO GOOD!

Blackberry Cobbler

My mom gave me blackberries from her blackberry bush and i knew exactly what i wanted to do with them. Blackberry.Cobbler. yum!!

1 stick butter

1 cup flour

1 cup milk

1 cup sugar

2 tsp baking powder

2-3 cup of fruit

Heat over to 350. Melt butter in 9X13 pan. Mix together flour, milk, sugar, baking powder. Pour over the melted butter in pan. Place fruit over mixture and sprinkle 1 cup of sugar over top (i omitted this...i sprinkled justa little) Bake for 30-35 minutes

Coconut Cream Pie

Tell me how good this looks! I loooove coconut and i was looking for something cool for tonight's dessert. i must be craving sweets b/c it seem that's all i'm posting about these days! :)

I found this at allrecipes.com and the original recipe calls for vanilla pudding but i subsituted Coconut pudding instead and i'm so glad i did!! i was looking for something easy and this is it! it got rave reviews online too!

Coconut Cream Pie

1 9 inch pie shell, baked

2 3.5 oz coconut pudding mix

1 and 1/2 cup milk

1 and 1/2 cup flaked coconut

1 8 oz .container frozen whipped topping, thawed

1. In a large bowl, combine the pudding mix and milk until pudding mixture thickens. Fold 1 cup of coconut and half of the non-dairy whipped topping into the pudding. Pour the combination into the prepared pie crust.

2. Spread the remainder of the non-dairy whipped topping on top of the pie and sprinkle with the remainder of the coconut. Refrigerate and serve chilled.

SEE...Even Dakota's dying to get a taste!!! :)

My Favorite Cake in the world!!!

I made Daniel a cake for Father's Day. We love this cake around here! It's so moist and melts in your mouth...not to mention the frosting is delicious! Definately definately definately make this! i got this here http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2007/06/the_best_chocol/ suprised? :)

Pioneer Woman Chocolate Sheet Cake

Combine in a mixing bowl:2 cups flour2 cups sugar1/4 teaspoon salt
In a saucepan, melt: 2 sticks butterAdd 4 heaping tablespoons cocoa. Stir together. Add 1 cup boiling water, allow mixture to boil for 30 seconds, then turn off heat. Pour over flour mixture, and stir lightly to cool.

In measuring cup, pour 1/2 cup buttermilk.Add:2 beaten eggs1 teaspoon baking soda1 teaspoon vanillaStir buttermilk mixture into butter/chocolate mixture. Pour into sheet cake pan and bake at 350-degrees for 20 minutes.

While cake is baking, make icing:Chop 1/2 cup pecans finely.Melt 1 3/4 sticks butter in a saucepan.Add 4 heaping tablespoons cocoa, stir to combine, then turn off heat. Add:6 tablespoons milk1 teaspoon vanilla1 lb minus 1/2 cup powdered sugarStir together.Add pecans, stir together, and pour over warm cake.

Cut into squares or because it's so good...just eat straight from the pan! :) Seriously, this is my favorite cake ever and i'm not sure anything can top this! well..i like carrot cake and german chocolate too :)

Banana Pudding

I made this pudding last night. Due to the fantastic weather we had at 80 degrees, i wanted something cool and carson LOVES bananas. I don't believe i've ever had banana pudding with whipped topping but it was very good! This is daniel's favorite all time dessert. Sorry...no pic because it was gone in a flash!

1 large box vanilla pudding
2 cups cold milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 small tub of whipped topping
Nilla Wafers
2 large bananas

Mix pudding, milk and vanilla-use mixer. Pour in large bowl and fold in 1/2 of the whipped topping. Layer wafers and bananas in bottom of container or bowl and pour half of pudding over top. Layer wafer and bananas agan and pour pudding over top. Top with whipped topping.