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Banana Pudding

Submitted by: Flo Brandstetter

Ingredients:
6 bananas
1 can crushed pineapple (unsweetened)
1 box french vanilla pudding
2 pints whipping cream
1 can Eagle brand milk
Vanilla wafers

Directions:
Drain pineapple, saving juice.

Whip cream, vanilla pudding and Eagle brand milk, until thick. Stir in pineapple juice, then crushed pineapple. Place vanilla wafers on bottom of serving dish, sliced bananas, then pudding mixture. Repeat layers.
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Bourbon Balls

Submitted by: Flo Brandstetter

Ingredients:
1 box (12 ounces) vanilla wafers
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 cup chopped nuts
3 tablespoons of "King Golden" syrup or "Karo"
1/3 cup bourbon
Powdered Sugar


Directions:
Mix first 4 ingredients well. Add syrup and bourbon and mix well. Roll this mixture in 1-inch balls; then roll in powdered sugar. Makes 3 dozen. Store in a tin and keep refrigerated.
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Girl's Night Out Cheesecake

Submitted by : Sharon

Prepare crust using:
1 cup chocolate graham crackers/crushed
1 tbsp sugar
1/4 cup melted butter

Mix crackers, sugar, and butter in bowl.
Press into the bottom of a 9" (non-stick) springform pan.
Bake at 350° for 10 minutes and cool.
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Cheesecake ingredients:
3 8 oz. pkgs. softened cream cheese
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup sour cream
2 tsp real vanila
3 tbsp flour
3 eggs

Marble mix ingredients (for reserve batter):
1/4 cup cocoa
1/4 cup sugar
1 tbsp oil
1/2 tsp real vanilla
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Combine cream cheese, sugar, sour cream, and vanilla in a large (mixer) bowl and mix until smooth.
Add 1 tbsp flour at a time, mixing well between additions.
Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well between additions.

***Reserve 1 1/2 cups of batter in a small bowl, set aside.***

Combine and blend marble mix ingredients in a small bowl.
Add to reserve batter and mix until well blended.
Spoon plain and chocolate batters alternately over crust, ending with some chocolate drops for the top layer.
Swirl gently with a spatula or knife to create a marbled effect.

In a pre-heated 450° oven, bake for 10 minutes.
Without opening the oven door, reduce heat to 250° and bake for 30 minutes.
Turn oven off (do not open door) and let sit for 30 minutes.
Remove and cool completely before removing rim of pan.
Chill.
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Mandarin Orange-Crushed Pineapple Cake

Submitted by: Flo Brandstetter

Ingredients:

Cake:

  • 1 box Yellow Cake Mix
  • 1 box instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 1 cup Crisco Oil
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 11-ounce can mandarin oranges (DO NOT DRAIN)

Icing:

  • 1 12-ounce (med. size) container of Cool Whip, thawed
  • 1 box instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 1 large can crushed pineapple w/ juice

Directions:

Grease and flour 2 round cake pans.

For Cake:

In large bowl, mix all ingredients together, beating with mixer for 2 minutes. Divide cake batter evenly into prepared pans. Bake according to package directions. (I use dark coated Teflon pans, and bake at 325 degrees for 30 minutes, or until toothpick inserted comes out clean)

Cool cake for at least an hour.

Icing:

In large bowl, empty container of cool whip, box of vanilla pudding mix and crushed pineapple (undrained). Mix well with either large spoon, or beater. Spread icing on first cake layer, adding second cake layer and spreading the remainder of icing.

MOIST & DELICIOUS!!!!
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St. Mary's Fair Blue Ribbon Coconut Cookies

Submitted by: Carol Kolman
  • 1 cup white Crisco
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened)
  • 2-1/2 cups light brown sugar
  • 2 tbl spoons coconut flavoring
  • 1 tbl spoon Vanilla
  • 2 tbl spoons milk (I used evaporated)
  • 2 eggs
  • 3-1/2 cups flour or 4 if needed
  • 2 tsps salt
  • 1-1/2 tsps baking soda
  • 2 cups shredded coconut

Cream the sugar and Crisco/butter together, mix in the eggs, add the wet stuff, gradually add the combined dry stuff, put in the coconut ( add more if you like). Drop by spoonfuls onto cookie sheet. Bake in preheated 350 oven until light golden brown, about 12 minutes.
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Strawberry Stuff

Submitted by: Beverly Kerig

This is good, easy and requires no cooking.

Take 1/2 pound cake and cut into slices. Spread pound cake with Strawberry Preserves. Mix 1 large box of Vanilla Instant pudding as directed. Make layer's of pudding, cake and preserves and fresh Strawberries. Top the layer's with cool whip.
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Yummy Peanut Butter Cups

Submitted by: Laura
  • 1pkg Chocolate Chips
  • 1 cup Peanut butter (plain or chunky)
  • 1- pkg of paper mini cupcake holders
  1. Put chocolate chips in in a microwave safe measuring cup.
  2. Place in Microwave for 1 minute...stir chocolate every 15 seconds.
  3. Pour a bottom layer of melted chocolate inside mini cupcake holders spread out.
  4. Place 1/4 tsp. of peanut butter on top of the melt chocolate cups.
  5. Pour remaining melted chocolate on top of peanut butter.
  6. Freeze for 2-4 hours

ENJOY! Makes approximately 40 mini cups.
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