Mary's Chocolate Cake

This is not my recipe. I post this only for my own reference. This is Williams most favorite cake recipe and we love it more because we love the woman you made this for us for years! We miss you turner Fam!!

Chocolate Cake

Pre-heat oven 375 degrees.  Grease and flour a jelly roll pan.

 

Bring these ingredients to a boil, then add to flour and sugar mixture:

 

1 cup water

1 stick margarine

4 tablespoons of cocoa

 

Flour / Sugar mixture:

2 cups flour

2 cups sugar

 

Mix well, then add:

 

½ cup butter milk or sour milk (to make sour milk, add 1 tablespoon of vinegar to milk and let set for a few minutes)

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon soda

 

 

Pour into prepared pan and bake 20 minutes.  Cake will look moist on top.  Let cool and frost.

Oatmeal Shortbread

Ingreds:


1 cup all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/3 cup quick-cooking rolled oats




In a medium mixing bowl combine flour and sugar. Using a pastry blender cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs and starts to cling. Stir in rolled oats. Form mixture into a ball and knead until smooth.

To make shortbread wedges: On an ungreased cookie sheet pat or roll the dough into an 8-inch circle. Make a scalloped edge. Cut circle into 16 wedges. Leave wedges in the circle. Bake in a 325 degree F oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until bottom just starts to brown and center is set. Cut circle into wedges again while warm. Cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool. Makes 16 wedges.

I got this easy and tasty recipe at this site:
Read more: http://www.kitchendaily.com/recipe/oatmeal-shortbread-144880/#ixzz1EXAw54LU

Brown Rice Porridge

1 c brown rice cooked to package directions
1 c milk
1/3 c brown sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 tbsp butter or margarine

After rice is cooked (leftover brown rice works great too) heat the milk, sugar vanilla and butter/marg in a med sauce pan of med heat until it is mixed well. Add rice. Be careful not to over heat the milk or it will spoil. Heat until it becomes thick and creamy. Serve warm.

My kids loved this, could be a great breakfast or a dessert, which is what I served it as this afternoon. They seriously gobbled it up!

Lemon Blueberry cake

1 box lemon cake mix
20 oz can crushed pineapple, do not drain
20 oz can blueberry pie filling

Mix dry cake mix with pineapple. Pour into a 13x9 inch greased baking dish. Spoon blueberry filling over mix. Bake for 25 - 30 minutes at 350. Serve with ice cream. 10 servings

Quick Coconut Cream Pie

1 pkg instant vanilla pudding mix
1 1/2 c cold milk
1 carton frozen whipped topping
1 c. flaked coconut toasted, divided
1 graham cracker crust

In a bowl, beat pudding and milk on low, 2 mins. Fold in half of the whipped topping and 1/2-3/4 c coconut. Pour into crust. Top with rest of the whipped topping and the 1/4 c coconut. Chill until totally set.

Will loves this and you can get everything, save the coconut, fat free, so this is definately a keeper recipe!

Peanut Butter Fudge

2 c. sugar (no subs)
1/2 c. milk
1 1/3 c. peanut butter
1 jar ( 7oz) marshmellow creme

In a sauce pan, bring sugar and milk to a boil, boil for 3 mins. Add peanut butter and marshmallow creme. Mix well. Quickly pour into a buttered 8x8 inch square pan. Chill until set. Cut when fully set and cool.

My Mom's Coffee Cake

2 c. busciut mix
2/3c milk or water (if you are suddenly out!)
3 tbsp sugar
1 egg
1 tbsp canola oil

Topping:
1/3 c. biscut mix
1/3 c brown sugar
1 tbsp cinnamon

Mix first first ingredients and pour into a greased 8x8 inch glass baking dish.  Mix topping and then sprinkle over top. Slice cold butter (not margarine) over the top, about 1 tbsp. The place in a preheated 350 oven for 25-30 minutes or until golden. Mom has made this coffee cake since I was little and we always loved it. We still do love it!

Pumpkin Spice Muffins

This is a super easy recipe and really delish! I got it (mostly) from a friend!

1 Box Spice cake mix
1 can pumpkin (16oz)
1/2 bag of mini chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350. Dump the cake mix and pumpkin into a bowl and mix until moist. then stir in the chips and separate into your muffin pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden and tops pop back when pressed.

Blackberry Crumble-My Favorite

Blackberry Crumble

3 c. raspberries, blueberries, blackberries OR 12 or 16 oz. frozen berries
2 tbsp. lemon juice
2/3 c. packed brown sugar
1/2 c. all purpose or whole wheat flour
2/3 c. quick cooking oats
1/3 c. margarine or butter, softened
3/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. salt
Cream or ice cream

Spread raspberries(I prefer black) in 8 x 8 inch baking dish or round pie plate. Sprinkle with lemon juice. Mix brown sugar, flour, oats, margarine, cinnamon and salt. Sprinkle on top. Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes or until top is crusty and berries are bubbling. Serve warm with ice cream or cream.