peanut butter pudding cake

Peanut Butter Pudding Cake

1 cup roasted peanuts, chopped & divided
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
8 ounces cream cheese
1 cup confectioners sugar
1 (4.5 ounce) container frozen whipped topping
1 (3 ounce) box instant vanilla pudding
1 (3 ounce) box instant chocolate pudding
2 3/4 cups milk
1 (9 ounce) container frozen whipped topping
1 ounce chocolate, grated

Layer 1: In a small bowl, thoroughly mix 2/3 cup peanuts, flour and softened butter. Press into bottom of 8 x 12 inch baking dish. Bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees F. Cool thoroughly.

Layer 2: Cream peanut butter and cream cheese. Add sugar and mix well. Fold in 4 1/2 ounces frozen whipped topping. Spread over cooled layer 1.

Layer 3: Mix puddings with milk until thickened. Spread over layer 2.

Layer 4: Top with 9 ounces frozen whipped topping. Sprinkle with chocolate and 1/3 cup peanuts. Chill 2 to 3 hours.

Makes 12 servings.

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ribbon loaf

Ribbon Loaf

1 small box lime-flavored gelatin
1 small box raspberry-flavored gelatin
1 (15 ounce) jar applesauce, divided
18 double graham crackers
2 cups frozen nondairy whipped topping

Place lime gelatin in a medium bowl and combine with 3/4 cup applesauce, stirring well. In another medium bowl, combine raspberry gelatin with 3/4 cup applesauce and blend well.

Place 2 double graham crackers (unbroken), end to end on a serving platter. Spread with 1/4 cup of lime gelatin-mixture. Top with 2 double graham crackers laid end to end to cover. Spread 1/4 cup of the raspberry gelatin-mixture over crackers and top with two more crackers laid end to end. Repeat layers ending with a plain cracker top.

Cover entire loaf with whipped topping and chill several hours or overnight.

To serve, slice across the loaf into 3/4-inch slices and place on individual serving plates.

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dirt cake

Dirt Cake

This cake is a joke, a bit of whimsy to lighten up any party. It is really a dessert. You may substitute vanilla pudding for the chocolate if you want and use up to 20 ounces of Oreo cookies. Use a clean new plastic flower pot or take the precaution of lining a new clay pot with foil and wrap the stems of live flowers if you use them in order to prevent any toxins from entering the dessert.

1 new flower pot
1 new garden trowel
5 gummy worms
1 bunch plastic flowers
16 ounces Oreo cookies
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup confectioners? sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 (4 ounce) packages instant chocolate fudge pudding
1 (12 ounce) container whipped topping, thawed

Crush the cookies until they resemble potting soil. Set aside. Cream the butter or margarine, cream cheese, sugar and vanilla extract until smooth and fluffy. Set aside. Combine pudding mix and milk until well blended. Fold in whipped topping. Gently fold the cream cheese and pudding mixtures together. To put the ?cake? together, layer one-third of the cookie crumbs followed by 1/2 of the pudding mixture, 1/3 of the crumbs, the remaining pudding mixture and topping with the remaining crumbs.

Refrigerate 10 to 12 hours before serving. Remove from refrigerator. Decorate with flowers and stick gummy worms into the ?dirt? with a little of each worm showing. Serve by digging out portions with the trowel.

Serves 10 to 12.

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yummy gelatin dessert

Yummy Gelatin Dessert

This is a marvelous, light summer dessert that can be varied by using other fruits and other flavors of gelatin.

1 large box strawberry-banana-flavored gelatin
1 (29 ounce) can sliced peaches, drained and cut into smaller pieces
3 or 4 bananas, sliced
1 (9 ounce) container frozen nondairy whipped topping, thawed
1 loaf-style angel food cake, broken into walnut-size pieces

Make gelatin according to package directions. Line bottom of tube pan or springform pan with wax paper. Place half of fruit in bottom of pan, spread on half of whipped topping, then half of cake pieces. Repeat layers. Pour cooled gelatin over ingredients. Refrigerate for several hours before serving. Invert onto serving plate and carefully peel off wax paper.

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strawberry lasagna dessert

Strawberry Lasagna Dessert

Posted by bettyboop50 at recipegoldmine.com April 27, 2001

Source: Bakery Shoppe

I received this in my e-mail and just had to share it with everyone. It sounds delicious! I can wait to make it. Edna said that she replaced the kirsch with apple juice and that she received rave reviews.

16 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 (3 ounce) packages vanilla instant pudding mix
1/2 cup confectioners sugar
1 cup milk
8 cups mashed strawberries
1/4 cup kirsch
1 cup granulated sugar
2 loaves pound cake
1 cup whipping cream

Beat the cream cheese, pudding mix, confectioners sugar and milk in a mixer bowl at high speed till smooth.

Combine the strawberries, kirsch and sugar in a medium bowl, mixing well. Remove 1 cup of the strawberry mixture. Pur?e in a food processor and reserve.

Slice the pound cake into 1/2-inch slices. Line a 9 x 13-inch dish with cake slices. Layer 1/3 of the cream cheese mix, 1/3 of the strawberry mixture, remaining cake in the prepared dish. Layer half the remaining cream cheese mix, half the remaining strawberry mixture, remaining cake and remaining cream cheese mixture in the prepared dish.

Swirl the remaining strawberry mixture over the top. Chill for 4 to 8 hours.

Beat the whipping cream in a small mixer bowl until stiff peaks form.

Cut the dessert into 3-inch squares to serve.

Top with the reserved strawberry pur?e and whipped cream.

Serves 10.

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tidbits for the cardinal

Tidbits for the Cardinal

Cake
4 eggs, separated
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/4 cup cake flour
1 cup sherry

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large bowl beat egg whites until very stiff. In a small bowl beat yolks until lemony; add sugar and continue beating. When stiff, add slowly, by tablespoonsful, the cornstarch and cake flour. Carefully fold yolk mixture into beaten whites. Spoon into a well-buttered 8 x 8-inch pan. Bake for 15 minutes.

Turn off oven, slightly open door, and allow cake to cool in the oven. When cold, cut into 16 squares. Arrange in a serving bowl and slowly saturate with sherry. Pour hot Syrup over cake and refrigerate. Serve cold.

Syrup
2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup water

Bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes.

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black and white torta

Black and White Torta

Posted by bettyboop50 at recipegoldmine.com May 21, 2001

12 Servings

Torta Crust
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup baking cocoa, sifted
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted

Dark Chocolate Filling
16 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
1 1/2 cups heavy cream

White Chocolate Filling
16 ounces white chocolate, coarsely chopped
3 cups heavy cream
2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin
2 tablespoons cold water
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Garnish
White and dark chocolate shavings or curls

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Mix graham cracker crumbs, baking cocoa, sugar and melted butter in a bowl. Press evenly over the bottom and side of a 10-inch springform pan. Bake in the center oven rack
for 5 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

Melt the bittersweet chocolate with the cream in a double boiler over hot but not simmering water, stirring to blend well. Pour into the prepared pan and chill for 30 minutes.

Melt the white chocolate with 1 cup of the cream in a double boiler over hot but not simmering water, stirring to blend well. Set aside.

Soften the gelatin in cold water in a small heat-proof bowl for 5 minutes. Place in a saucepan with water halfway up the side of the bowl. Heat for 3 to 4 minutes or just until the gelatin dissolves, stirring constantly, do not simmer.

In a large chilled bowl of an electric mixer, beat the remaining 2 cups cream with vanilla extract until soft peaks form. Beat in the white chocolate mixture and the gelatin mixture gradually. Spread evenly over the chilled dark chocolate layer.

Chill for 8 hours or overnight.

Run a thin knife around the side of the pan to loosen the torta. Place on a serving plate and remove the side of the pan. Garnish with grated chocolate or chocolate curls.

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twinkie-toffee temptation

Twinkie-Toffee Temptation

1 small box vanilla instant pudding
2 cups milk
10 single Twinkies?
8 ounces Heath? bars, crushed
4 ounces Cool Whip?

Prepare pudding with milk. Set aside.

Slice Twinkies? in halves lengthwise. Line a 13 x 9-inch dish with bottom halves of Twinkies?, filling side up. Sprinkle on 1/2 cup crushed candy. Pour in pudding. Spread Cool Whip? over the top. Top with remaining candy. Cover and refrigerate.

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texas pecan nuggets

Texas Pecan Nuggets

4 1/2 cups pecans, finely chopped
1 3/4 cups brown sugar, loosely scooped, not packed
1 cup finely grated coconut
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons honey
4 large egg whites
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In large bowl, mix pecans, brown sugar, coconut and salt. Add honey, egg whites and vanilla extract; blend by hand or with a rubber spatula just until ingredients hold together.

On a baking sheet lined with parchment baking paper or foil, drop batter by rounded tablespoons 1 inch apart. Bake about 12 minutes or until light golden brown. Do not over-bake. Cool completely on lined cookie sheet.

If cookies stick, peel paper or foil from cookies. To store, layer cookies between fresh parchment paper in airtight container.

NOTE: Bake on a dry day. Humidity makes these cookies very sticky. Makes 4 dozen nuggets.

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Grasshopper Bars

Grasshopper Bars

1 1/2 cups flour
2 cups granulated sugar
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons instant cocoa mix
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/3 cups butter, softened
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 tablespoons corn syrup
2 cups coarsely chopped nuts

In large bowl, mix together all base ingredients except nuts. Stir in nuts and pour into a greased 13 x 9-inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees F until center is soft and edges are slightly firm, about 40 to 45 minutes. Do not overbake. Cool.

Mint Frosting
2 cups confectioners sugar
4 tablespoons butter, softened
2 tablespoons milk
Green food coloring
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract or Cr?me de Menthe

In small bowl, combine all ingredients and spread over cooled base. Place in freezer for 15 to 20 minutes.

Glaze
3 ounces unsweetened chocolate
3 tablespoons butter

In small saucepan or microwave, melt chocolate and butter together and pour evenly over frosting. Refrigerate until hard. Carefully cut into bars and remove from pan.

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