Earthquake Cake

I've made this twice in the past week to RAVE reviews. Try it out!!!

(I forgot to take a picture, I will next time because it is pretty cool looking.)

Prepare a 9x13 glass dish by spraying with Pam, rubbing with melted butter, and dusting with powdered sugar.

Then sprinkle 1/2 to 1 cup of chopped pecans and 1/2 to 1 cup of coconut on the bottom of the pan.

Mix a German Chocolate cake mix according to the directions on the box and spread it evenly over the pecans and coconut.

Mix 1 8 oz. package of soft cream cheese, 1 cube of soft butter, and 1 pound (half a bag) of powdered sugar into a smooth frosting.

Drop the frosting in spoonfuls onto the top of the cake batter in a organized or random fashion.

Bake at 350 degrees for 50 min. It will not look done when you take it out of the oven, but if you do the toothpick test in the cake parts, it should come out clean.

It is sooooo great warm, but also good completely cool.

BEWARE!!!! You will fall in love with this cake!

Christmas Bark

This is the yummiest treat for the holidays, and it is SUPER easy.

(I'll take a picture to post with this after I make some this weekend.)

Makes approx. 40 pieces
1 sleeve saltine crackers
1 cup butter
1/2 cup light brown sugar
12 oz. milk chocolate chips
1 cup chopped pecans
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Place crackers in one layer on a parchment-lined baking sheet
3. Melt butter and brown sugar in medium saucepan. Cook for 3 min., stirring constantly.
4. Pour butter-sugar mixture over the crackers. Spread evenly.
5. Bake for 15 min.
6. Remove from oven and sprinkle with chocolate chips. When they start to melt, spread evenly over the entire layer of crackers.
7. Sprinkle chopped pecans on top.
8. Refrigerate 1 hour.
9. Remove from the refrigerator and crack into pieces.(The pieces are prettier if they are diamond or triangle shaped, like bark ripped off a tree:)

It sounds crazy, but it is SO good!

Cherry Chocolate Cake

This is one of the easiest, yummiest cakes ever!!

1 box of German Chocolate Cake
1 can of cherry pie filling
2 eggs

Bake according to box directions. Then let cool for 10 to 15 minutes

Frost with:

1 cup sugar
5 tablespoons
1/3 cup milk
Boil for 1 min.
Then, remove from heat and add 1 cup milk chocolate chips and stir until melted

Cool for 10 min. and frost the cake. It's awesome warm or cool!

Best EVER Sugar Cookies

My mom's super yummy sugar cookies are made with this recipe:

BEST SUGAR COOKIES EVER

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1/2 cup sour cream

1 tea. soda

1 tea. vanilla

1 cube butter (REAL butter!)

3 1/2 cups flour

1/2 tea. salt

Extra soft cookie tip: roll out to just under a 1/4 inch thick before pressing the cookie cutters in

Bake @ 350 for 6 to 8 min. (just until the bottoms are golden)

Awesome Frosting (use for cake decorating too!!):

1/3 cup shortening

1/3 cup butter

1 tea almond extract

4 cups powdered sugar

2 tablespoons of milk

Tip: If you don't want the frosting to crack...add 1 tablespoon of Karo syrup! Decorate right away to make sure that the candy or sprinkles stick.

This frosting can be kept in an air tight container in the fridge for up to 3 weeks.

Variety Cookies

My mom is an AMAZING cook. She always has cool recipes. She gave me this one that she found in a ward cookbook and it makes a BIG batch of yummy cookies. You can toss in just about anything, hence the name.

Cream: 1 cup shortening, 1cup softened butter, 2 cups packed brown sugar, and 2 cups of regular sugar

Add: 2 teaspoons of vanilla and 6 beaten eggs

Sift and Add: 5 cups of flour, 2 teaspoons of baking soda, and 2 teaspoons of salt

Then Add: 4 1/2 cups rolled oats

Finally, the vArIeTy: I added 1 cup coconut, a bag of real chocolate chips, and 3/4 cup pecans yesterday...YUUUM! You could sub anything instead, like: 2 cups white chocolate chips, 1 cup peanuts, 1 cup raisins...wHaTeVeR!

Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes

Cookin' Up Some Corduroy

I love that episode of Seinfeld...anyway, I need a minute to type in some recipes, in the meantime, check another blog!

Favorite Recipes

This blog will display all of my favorite recipes....