Dessert Recipies

[Tempest]

My aunt gave me this recipie a long time ago, I have no idea where it came from though. These brownies are awesome, but are a little more involved than the ones I usually make (which are just chocolate with walnuts). Making them tonight because I want something sweet.


Caramel-Pecan Brownies

Nonstick cooking spray
4 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter or margarine
2 cups granulated sugar
4 eggs
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 package (14 ounces) caramels, unwrapped
1/3 cup heavy cream
2 cups pecan or walnut halves, divided
1 package (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips, optional

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees (325 for glass baking dish). Line a 13- by 9-inch baking pan with foil extending over edges to form handles. Coat foil with nonstick cooking spray.
2. In large microwave-safe bowl, microwave unsweetened chocolate and butter on High 2 minutes, or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Stir sugar into chocolate until well blended. Spread 1/2 of batter in prepared pan.
3. Bake 25 minutes, or until batter is firm to the touch. Meanwhile, in another microwave-safe bowl, microwave caramels and cream on High 2 minutes, or until caramels begin to melt. Whisk until smooth. Stir in 1 cup of the nuts. Gently spread caramel mixture over baked brownie batter in pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Pour the remaining unbaked brownie batter evenly over caramel mixture; sprinkle with the remaining 1 cup of nuts. (Some caramel mixture may peek through.)
4. Bake 30 minutes more, or until brownies feel firm to the touch. Cool in pan. Run knife about edges of pan to loosen brownies from sides. Lift from pan using foil as handles.

[dirtyrat]

I LOVE brownies!

[Tempest]

A good cake recipie from someone at my church:

Pumpkin Sheet Cake

1 can (16 ounces) pumpkin
2 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt

In mixing bowl beat pumpkin, sugar and oil. Add eggs and mix well. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Add to pumpkin mixture and beat until well blended.
Pour into greased 15x10x1 backing pan. Bake 350 degrees 25 to 30 inutes or until cake tests done. Cool.


Frosting for Pumpkin Sheet Cake

1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese softened
5 tablespoons butter or margarine softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups powdered sugar
3 to 4 teaspoons milk
Chopped nuts

Beat cream cheese, margarine and vanilla in a bowl until smooth. Gradually add sugar and mix well. Add milk until frosting reaches desired spreading consistency. Frost cake - top with chopped nuts.


No one else bakes dessert?? I know you do! Share your recipies so I (and...others, too) can make them!

[UNODRAGONE]

I posted this under rave recipes but it fits here :) I hate cheese cake except for my moms it is awesome!!


cheese cake:

8 oz sour cream
8 oz cream cheese
8 oz whip cream
1 tblspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup sugar
2 graham cracker pie crust
strawberries ( sometimes I use the can option in the baking aile or you can mix it up with rasberries too)

mix cream cheese, sour cream, whip cream, sugar and vanilla in a bowl using a electric mixer. Once the batter is smooth pour it evenly into each pie crust smoothing it out on top. Top it off with the strawberries or raseberries and then chill in the frig over night. Damn good!