Baking Chefs

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/4 c Sugar 1 c All purpose flour 1/4 c Plus 2 tablespoons Unsweetened Dutch Process (alkalized) cocoa 1/4 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Baking soda 1/4 ts Salt 4 tb Unsalted butter, softened to Room temperature 1 lg Egg 2 lg Egg whites 2 ts Instant espresso powder Freeze dried […]

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Butter; softenend to room -temp 2 1/4 c Flour 2 c Granulated sugar 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt 1 ts Orange extract (a little -less if flavor too strong) 1 c Orange flavor yogurt 3 Eggs 1 tb Orange rind grated 1/2 md Orange; juice of GLAZE FOR […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Butter 1/2 c Soft shortening 3 c Sugar 5 Eggs 3 c All-purpose flour (Mama Always used Gold Medal) 1 ts Baking powder 1/8 ts Salt 1 c Milk 1 ts Each vanilla and lemon Extract (Mama always Substituted almond For the lemon) Cream butter, shortening and sugar until very […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 Crust 1/2 c Sugar 1 c Graham Cracker Crumbs 1/8 ts Salt 1/4 c Butter, Melted 1 ts Vanilla 1 Filling 1/8 ts Almond Flavor 2 Eggs, Well Beaten 1 1/2 c Sour Cream 8 oz Cream Cheese, Softened 1 Cinnamon, Garnish CRUST: Mix crumbs and butter. Press on side and […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c All-purpose flour 3/4 c Sugar 1/4 c HERSHEY’S cocoa 1 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt 1 c Water 1/4 c Vegetable oil 1 tb White vinegar 1 ts Vanilla extract Heat oven to 375’F. Line muffin cups (2 1/2″ in diameter) with paper bake cups. In medium bowl, […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Honey 2 Oranges’ strained juice 1 1/2 c Sugar; granulated 2 tb Cognac or brandy 1 c -Water 1/4 ts Cloves; ground 1 tb Lemon juice 1/2 ts Nutmeg; ground 1 lb Walnuts; finely chopped 1 ts Baking powder 1 1/4 c Butter ; softened 1/2 ts Baking soda […]

Ingredients & Directions 1 1 lb package (3 cups) pitted . . -dates 1 c Sifted enriched flour 4 oz Red candied pineapple 1 c Sugar 4 oz Green candied pineapple 1 ts Baking powder 4 oz Red candied cherries 1/4 ts Salt 4 oz Green candied cherries . . 1 lb Shelled Brazil nuts […]

Ingredients & Directions 8 oz Cream cheese; softened 8 oz White chocolate flavor -instant pudding; 2 packages 2 c Cold milk; divided 8 oz Cool whip Lite; thawed 1 Graham cracker pie crust; 9 -inch Beat cream cheese and 1/2 cup of the milk in large bowl with wire whisk until smooth. Add remaining 1-1/2 […]

Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- 1 1/2 c Gingersnap cookie crumbs 1/2 c Finely chopped pecans; -(about 2 ounces) 1/3 c Unsalted butter; melted FILLING 1 cn Sweet potatoes; well drained ; (16-ounce) 2 pk Light cream cheese; room -temperature ; (8-ounce) 3/4 c Sugar 1 ts Vanilla extract 3 lg Eggs 3/4 ts Ground cinnamon […]

Ingredients & Directions –BASE– 1 1/2 c All-purpose flour 1/2 c Granulated sugar 1/3 c Margarine or butter,softened 1 1/2 ts Baking powder 2 Egg whites 1 ts Vanilla 2 c Frozen raspberries, thawed -and drained (reserve juice) TOPPING 2 c Plain low-fat yogurt 2/3 c Granulated sugar 2 tb All-purpose flour 2 ts Grated […]