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Perfectly Chocolate Cake

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Jenni| 1 Comment

Perfectly Chocolate Cake

Normally when I’m making birthday cakes I use the boxed cake mixes but I love dense, rich, moist, cakes and this recipe from Allrecipes hit the spot! I’m guessing that to make a yellow cake you could just omit the cocoa powder, but I haven’t tried it so don’t quote me on that! I was perfectly pleased with how this cake turned out. And topped with Grandma Esther’s Chocolate Truffle Frosting, this cake turned out to be quite divine! Although, it is rich so remember to buy some vanilla ice cream or at least have a gallon of milk on hand! Continue reading →

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Mexican Wedding Cookies

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Jenni| 9 Comments

Mexican Wedding Cookies

Last week Guenna and I made these delicious cookies for our Homeschool Co-op. We were supposed to bring an authentic Mexican snack food and I found this recipe online.  The only thing I really changed was that I didn’t add the anise seeds (thought the kids would appreciate the cookies better without that spice), and they called to make these in the food processor. I tried it in my high powered VitaMix, it did NOT work so I finished them by hand and they turned out just fine. So if you have a food processor then blend it all in there, otherwise follow my instructions and you will do great it’s just a little more work. By the way, if you are thinking these look an awful lot like Russian Tea Cakes, you are absolutely right! I think it’s the same recipe :) Hope you enjoy!

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Oatmeal Coconut Pecan Squares with Chocolate Chips

Posted on August 29, 2008 by Jenni| Leave a comment

Oatmeal Coconut Peacan Squares

I have a confession to make. Tonight I went to Starbucks to work on some blogging (which is not a good idea considering I was really distracted by all the conversations going on around me, I got to know these two people sitting next to me, way more than I wanted to!) My Confession: I did order a drink, but I brought my own dessert to eat with my coffee, I wrapped it in a napkin and put it in my purse :) I had been wanting to try this recipe from everybody likes sandwiches all week.  The only thing that I changed about her recipe was that I doubled it and used a 9×13 inch pan instead of the 8×8. And wow, what a delicious dessert bar! The flavor was amazing and the smell in the kitchen was very inviting, it finished cooking  before dinner which made it hard to want to eat dinner first. I’m glad I tried this recipe, thanks!

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