Pistachio Cake

This is what I made for St. Patrick's Day. It was the last piece and doesn't look too pretty, but it tastes YUMMY!


Pistachio Cake

Cake:
1- White Cake Mix
1/2 C veg oil
2 small pkgs Instant Pistachio Pudding
3 eggs
1 1/2 C water

Spray bottom of 9x11 pan and bake 350 for 23-25 minutes (until top is golden brown)

Frosting:

12 oz. Cool whip thawed
1/2 C milk
1 small pkg Instant Pichastio Pudding

Combine milk and pudding then fold in cool whip.
Frost and enjoy!

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Black Forest Cupcakes

1 box Devil's Food cake mix

3 eggs

1/2 C sour cream

1 tsp. almond extract

1 large can cherry pie filling (set aside)

1 C filling for topping

MIX cake mix, eggs, sour cream, almond extract, and pie filling until cake mix is moist. Do not overmix. Pour batter into paper liners 3/4 full.

BAKE at 350 degrees for 17-19 minutes, until barely done in center. allow to cool completely on rack.

FROST cupcakes with chocolate ganache, making a slight edge around cupcake to hold the pie filling.

ADD 1 tablespoon pie filling to top of each cupcake.

CHOCOLATE GANACHE

1 C heavy whipping cream

12 oz. semi sweet chocolate chips

HEAT cream in a saucepan until it comes to a boil.

REMOVE from heat and pour over chocolate in a mixing bowl. Stir until well blended. Cool in fridge until it reaches a thicker consistency for icing.

ENJOY!!!

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Homemade Oreos

So, cookies are kind of my specialty. I love trying new recipes. I made these super easy homemade Oreos and they turned out really good. I thought I would share the recipe:

2- pkgs Devil's food cake mixes

4- eggs

1 1/2 C shortening

Mix together in large bowl. Roll into small prune-size balls. Bake at 350 degs on cookie sheet for 10 minutes. Let cool on sheet for a few minutes, then cool completely on wire rack.

Filling:

8 oz. cream cheese

3 C powdered sugar

1/2 stick butter

Mix together and put between 2 cookies.

Its just that easy! Enjoy!

Sugar Cookies

Yesterday I decided to make sugar cookies for Easter. Everyone at my work loves them and begs me to make them. They are almost as good as my snickerdoodles. Here is the recipe if anyone that wants to try it.........
Soft Sugar Cookies

Cream together:
2 C Sugar
1 C butter

Add:
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 C sour cream

Mix and add:
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 C flour

Add:
2 1/2 to 3 cups flour until dough is stiff

Refrigerate for 2 + hours

Roll on floured surface and add flour as needed (so it's not too sticky). Make about the thickness of your little finger. Cut out with cookie cutters (bigger cookie cutters work better).

Bake 350 degrees for 12-14 minutes (do not overcook).

Remove immediately from cookie sheet to cool on wire rack. When completely cooled, frost with cream cheese frosting and decorate as desired.

Note: I use a lot of parchment paper. I use it on my cookie sheets and in between layers of cookies so that the frosting doesn't smear.