Chocolate Snowdrops

INGREDIENTS

• 1 (18.25 ounce) package devil's food cake mix with pudding
• 2 1/4 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar for decoration

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Combine cake mix, whipped topping and egg; mix well. Mixture will be sticky.
3. Drop 1 inch sized balls of dough into confectioners' sugar; roll slightly to form uniform size balls. Place on lightly greased baking sheet 2 inches apart. Bake 10-12 minutes. Remove to racks to cool. Store in tightly covered container.

Hello! I thought I'd share another cookie recipe. This one SO easy and inexpensive to make. But they are always a big hit!! They come out soft, chewy and moist. I got this recipe from AllRecipes.com a few years back. It is important NOT to overcook these. And using parchment paper when baking the cookies helps. Also something that is VERY important is when storing cookies (any homemade cookies) is to store them in a tightly covered container. If you put them on a plate and cover them with plastic wrap they are going to go hard. If you don't have any rubbermaid or tupperware-like containers you are better off using a large Ziplock bag to keep the air out.

Enjoy!!

Bailey's Irish Cream Bars

Hello! Here's a merry recipe for you!

I like to bake anytime of the year but especially Christmas. I made these for the neighborhood Christmas Cookie exchange a few years ago. They were a big hit.

However, when making them in these quantities this recipe gets expensive! You go through those bottles of Bailey's pretty quickly!! A little in the mixing bowl and a little for me! LOL! ;) just kidding!

Ingredients:
***For Cake:***
1 package yellow cake mix
3 eggs
2/3 cup Bailey's Irish Cream
1/3 cup oil
***For Swirl:***
1 can cream cheese vanilla frosting
1 package white chocolate chips (12 oz)
1/4 cup Bailey's Irish Cream

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350. Prepare a jelly roll pan (about 15 x 10 x1 ). Mix cake mix with eggs, Irish Cream and oil. Set aside 1/2 cup of prepared cake batter for swirl. Pour cake batter into prepared pan. In a small bowl, blend all swirl ingredients. Drop large spoonfuls of this mixture over the cake batter. Swirl with a fork to make a marble effect. Bake 25 - 30 minutes. Cool and cut into squares.

I have also made a Bailey's Irish Cream cake...but can't find the recipe at the moment! There are lots of Irish Cream baking recipes on the internet...and they all sound yummy!

Enjoy!

Bailey's Irish Cream Cake

I made this for a neighborhood party last night. Everyone liked it. Comes out moist. Wish I had thought about tinting the frosting green though, like the cake pictured here!
I did not add the crushed nuts to my cake, as I don't like nuts. However, I did put the crushed nuts on top of the cake's frosting....easier to pick out that way! ;)

I hope that you give this a whirl and enjoy it!

Bailey's Irish Cream Cake

1 pkg. yellow cake mix (without pudding)
3/4 cup chopped nuts
1 package instant French vanilla pudding
4 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup Bailey's Irish Cream
Bailey's Irish Cream frosting (recipe below)

Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour a 12 cup bundt pan. Sprinkle nuts into bottom of pan. Combine remaining ingredients in large mixing bowl. Beat four minutes on high speed, pour into pan. Bake 45 to 55 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cake cool and invert onto plate.


Bailey's Irish Cream Frosting

1 pound powdered sugar
5 1/2 tablespoons butter, softened
1/4 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons Bailey's Irish Cream

Beat all ingredients in a small bowl until fluffy.

Have a SCRUMPTIOUS DAY!

Baked Apple Pancake

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

Did I mention how yummy the food was last weekend? It was all comfort food. yummy yummy yummy. Nothing fancy schmancy...just GOOD.
We told the Inn owners that they should put out a cookbook. Even better, they gave us all a print out of the recipes that we had all weekend! I decided that tomorrow I will make this breakfast treat for my family. So I thought that I would share this recipe with you too. Maybe you'll want to give it a try tomorrow. FYI, this isn't like regular pancakes....I don't even like pancakes.



Ingredients:

1/3 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup butter
2 apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
1 egg
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon melted butter
1 1/4 cups flour
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Combine maple syrup, brown sugar, and butter in a 9 inch round baking pan. Put in the oven for about 5 minutes, until the butter melts. Remove and stir to dissolve the sugar.

Arrange apple slices, overlapping, over the syrup mixture in the pan. Set aside.

Whisk together the egg, milk and melted butter. In a medium bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Pour in the milk mixture and stir until smooth. Pour batter over the apples.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from oven and turn out onto a serving plate. Makes 4 to 6 servings.

Enjoy!!!


Have a Scrumptious Saturday!