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Desserts

Lisa’s Double Chocolate Chip Pie Recipe

January 17, 2013 by Lisa Pinney

Sharing a quick, easy and delicious pie recipe today.  
It’s a good one to take to a dinner or deliver to 
someone in need of a “pick me up” dessert!  
It’s great warm, just out of the oven 🙂

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Lisa’s Double Chocolate Chip Pie

1 Pillsbury Pie Crust
2 eggs
 1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 sticks butter
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
1 cup white chocolate chips
You can also throw in 1/2 cup pecans or walnuts if you like them–my kids don’t so we’re nut-free–so to speak!

In mixing bowl, beat the eggs about 30 seconds.  
Add the sugars, flour and softened butter.  
Beat until creamy and combined well.  
Stir in the chocolate and white chips.
Pour into your pie crust.   
Bake 325 degrees 55-60 minutes.      

Serving with a dollop of ice cream is a yummy idea!
 
The Ingredients
 
 
In your mixing bowl, combine the eggs,
 
 
 
The sugar…
 
 
The brown sugar…
 
 
 
 
The softened butter…
 
 
 
The flour…
 
 
 
After mixing well, add the cup of chocolate chips…
 
 
And a cup of white chocolate chips…
 
 
 
 
Stir well and scoop into your pie crust…
 
 
It is quite lovely like this when done!  
 
 

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Signature Fried Peach Pies Recipe

January 10, 2013 by Lisa Pinney

Since my blog is called Fried Pies & Fireflies, 
I thought it’s probably time to share the recipe 
that has been my inspiration!  
Our Fried Peach Pies! 
 
The dough is easy to work with and not sticky at all.  
You can fill the dough with any filling of your choice–
we’ve used chocolate, coconut cream, lemon, pumpkin, sweet potato, apple…and so on! 
 
Wanted to share these beautiful pictures of 
Granny Phillips and my Mom.
 
 
 
 
So many times, I watched them making the fried pies–
and so many other delicious food in the kitchen!    
So thankful for those wonderful memories!
 
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Our Signature Fried Peach Pies
 
Dough:  
2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
2 TBSP Butter Flavor Crisco
1 egg yolk
4 TBSP sugar
1 –5 oz can evaporated milk
Mix dry ingredients in mixing bowl.
Cut in the crisco or you can use your dough hook  for the mixer.
Add remaining ingredients and mix well.  
Roll out thin and cut in circles for the pies.  
I use a 3 inch cutter and make small pies 
but you can use a 5 inch as well. 
This dough makes 14 small pies and uses 1/2 of the filling below. 
If you use a larger cutter such as the 5 inch, 
you should use all the filling. Peach Filling:
3 cups fresh peaches, peeled and slices
1/4 cup dried peaches, cut into slivers
1 cup sugarCombine and cook over medium low heat 
about 30 minutes until thickened. 
Set aside to cool.  

Cut the dough into the circle size of your choice 
and flatten a little more.     
Put a good amount of filling onto the center of the dough circle and gently fold over.  Crimp the edges with a fork to seal.  

Heat about 1 inch of oil in frying pan or you can use your deep fryer.  Fry a couple at a time only, unless you have someone helping you– they cook and burn quickly!
Let them drain on a cooling rack and enjoy!  
You can add a glaze or dust with powdered sugar if you like, 
but we just eat them “as is” and they are delicious!
The Ingredients:
Look at these beautiful peaches I put in the freezer 
last summer for such a time as this!
 
 
 
The simple filling ingredients..
 
 
Take about 4 of the dried peach halves and cut into tiny strips…
 
 
 
Put the peaches, sugar adn dried peach strips into a saucepan…
 
 
 
cook the peach mixture about 30 minutes on medium 
low heat until slightly thickened…
oh, my, they smell soooo good! 
 
 
Meanwhile, make the dough…
Place flour into mixing bowl and stir in 
butter crisco with dough hook…
 

Add the salt…


the baking powder…

the egg yolk…

the sugar…


and the evaporated milk…

Let the dough hook do it’s job…

See?…

 
Perfect!

This is my favorite “rolling pin” my Aunt Shirley left for me 🙂
 It’s better than anything I’ve ever used for dough…

I should invest in a cutter, but glasses were good enough for Momma and Granny, so I guess they’re good enough for me!

I flattened the circle a little more…


Heat the oil…


Get the filling ready to make the pies…


Beautiful!


Fold the dough over gently and crimp with a fork…

and then I go back the other way and crimp again…
 
Gently lay the pie in the hot oil…
 
Turn it gently when it gets brown…
 

Drain on the cooling rack…


Soon you have an abundance!


Pretty pies on your serving plate!

Look at that yummy filling!
Hope you enjoy!

 

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Momma’s Homemade German Chocolate Cake Recipe

January 6, 2013 by Lisa Pinney

He only has eyes for her!!
 
 Hee!  Hee!
 
 
What a great Birthday WEEK I had!  
My sweet fella, family and friends made it last for days for me.
That’s what’s so good about getting older…right?  😉
I turned to that handsome mechanic in the 
middle of the week and said, 
“Now this is NOT a trick question…but, do you have 
plans for a birthday cake for me?”
 Poor guy, he still got “the deer in the headlights look!” 
(Why do we frighten them so?)
 “I’m not sure what the right answer is,” he said.  
“Well, the reason I ask is that I really want Mom 
to make me a homemade German Chocolate! 
“Ok, that sounds great!” he says–looking a little relieved!  
 
On my birthday morning, I got to sit at the bar in my PJ’s,
 watch my Mom make it for me and take pictures.  
Special memories!  
If you make one, it must be homemade though–
 please, please, please don’t buy the one in the box…
if you’ve had the real one, the box one is NOT the same.  
To me it’s like the Red Velvet–it just has to be made from scratch!  
I’m thankful for yet another year with my sweet family and friends–and for delicious cake!  
 
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The yummy ingredients:

Doesn’t this just make your mouth water?? 
 
The wonderful topping ingredients….
 You’re gonna melt the chocolate slowly in the microwave 
and stir till smooth….
Momma cracking and separating the 4 eggs…
The yolks…
 
 She didn’t go EXACTLY by the box directions and 
just threw the butter in with the eggs and sugar…
Her always comes out perfectly though!
 Adding the sugar…
 
Next, pouring in that yummy melted German Chocolate…
Adding the vanilla…
Putting the dry ingredients together…
Adding it to the chocolate alternately with the buttermilk…

 

Pretty!!

 


She beat the egg whites until fluffy..




Added them to the batter…


And folded them in gently…



Putting the batter in the 3– 9inch cake pans…

She’s a wonderful Momma!!



So exciting!!!



While they’re baking, you’ll make the topping…

In a saucepan, combine your eggs, butter, 
sugar and evaporated milk…












Add the vanilla..

 

It’s gooey and thick after about 12 minutes 
on medium low heat….

 


Combine your coconut and pecans…


Add it to the hot gooey mixture…


And stir with absolute delight!

I gave Mom my large spreader to use, but 
she likes her “teeny tiny” one…:)

You will add some to each of the layers…

 

Put the next layer on…

 



Oh, my goodness…I could eat that stuff right out of the bowl!!


Next the top layer…

And the top layer..





Perfect!!


Happy Birthday to me!!

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German Chocolate Cake

1pkg.  (4 oz.) BAKER’S GERMAN’S Sweet Chocolate

 

1/2 cup  water

 

4 eggs, separated

 

2 cups  cake flour

 

1 tsp.  baking soda

 

1/4 tsp.  salt

 

1 cup  butter, softened

 

2 cups  sugar

 

1 tsp.  vanilla

 

1 cup  buttermilk

 

 

 

HEAT oven to 350°F.
Cover  bottoms of 3 (9-inch) round pans with parchment paper; spray sides with cooking spray.

 Microwave chocolate and water in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 to 2 min. or until chocolate 
is almost melted, stirring after 1 min. 
Stir until chocolate is completely melted. 

Beat egg whites in small bowl with mixer on high 

 until stiff peaks form; set aside. 

Mix flour, baking soda and salt. 
Beat butter and sugar in large bowluntil light and fluffy. 

Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each. 
Blend in melted chocolate and vanilla. 

Add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating until well blended after each addition. 

Add egg whites; stir gently until well blended. 

Pour into prepared pans. 

Bake 20-25 min. or until toothpick inserted 

in centers comes out clean. 

 Immediately run small spatula around cakes in pans. 
Cool cakes in pans 15 min.; remove from pans to wire racks. 

Cool completely. Spread Coconut-Pecan Filling and Frosting between cake layers and onto top of cake.

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Bailey’s Irish Cream Cake Recipe

December 30, 2012 by Lisa Pinney

 Oh, Julia…I love her!  
She loved good food, 
she loved to cook good food, 
she loved to feed good food the people she loved!
I completely understand 🙂
 
Christmas was wonderful with the exception 
of missing my Jessica, 
who could not come home this year.  
That handsome mechanic looked at me two days 
before Christmas and said, 
“Ok, how much would it cost to get her home?”  
“Well, I already checked flights 
(just knowing a wonderful crazy internet special of 
$200.00 would pop up, but NOT…)
and the cheapest one is $1200.00″…sigh….
so…
 
I sent her a small care package of goodies though —
and I cried—
I think if they don’t come home when they’re 60 I’ll still cry…
shocking I know🙂
 
We thoroughly enjoyed cooking for the rest of the family—
finger foods for our Christmas Eve party 
and then a delicious Christmas dinner.  
I’ll be sharing some of those recipes soon.  
 
There’s nothing like having my family together for holidays, 
and for that, I will ever be truly grateful.  
 
They are my heart!
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Sharing my recipe today for a delicious and light cake you may want to make for that New Year’s party! 
 
 
 Bailey’s Irish Cream Cake
 

Cake 

2 cups cake flour 

1 3/4 cups sugar 

3/4 cup cocoa 

1/2 teaspoon salt 

1 tablespoon baking soda 

2 eggs 

2/3 cup oil 

3/4 cup buttermilk 

1/4 cup Bailey’s Irish Cream

1 cup strong black coffee, cooled

Directions

Sift dry ingredients together. 
Beat egg, oil, buttermilk, Baily’s Irish Cream, and coffee together. 
Add to the dry ingredients; beat together for about 3 minutes. 
Pour into 2 greased/floured 9 ” cake pans.  
Bake at 350 for 20 to 25 minutes or until done. 
Cool completely and frost. 
 Frosting 

2 cups heavy whipping cream 

1/2 cup powdered sugar 

1/2 cup Bailey’s Irish Cream 

 Directions

Beat the whipping cream until soft peaks form.  
Add the powdered sugar and Irish Cream and mix until blended.  Frost cooled cake.  
I shaved some white and dark chocolate to decorate 
the top with chocolate curls.  
This cake needs to be kept refrigerated. 
 
The ingredients…just waiting…
Eggs first…
 
 
Buttermilk…
 
Oil…
 

 

Irish Cream…
 

 

Coffee…

 

 

Mix….

 
Now, the dry ingredients…
 
Cake flour…
 
 
Sugar…
 
Cocoa…
 
 
Salt…
 
 
Baking Soda…
 
 
Mix and pour into your cake pans…
 
After the oven magic happens.. yumminess is created…
 
Turn them out to cool completely.  
 
 The Fluffy Frosting…
 
Whip the cream until soft peaks form and 
add the sugar and Irish Cream…
 
 
Frost each lovely layer….
 
 
How pretty!!
 
 
Looks a little lopsided, but it’s ok…trust me…
 
Shave some chocolate for the top…(I use a potato peeler!)
 
 
Mmm…your guests will be very impressed!  
Happy New Year 2013!  🙂
 

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Momma’s Christmas Candy Recipe

December 23, 2012 by Lisa Pinney

So True!  🙂

 My most favorite holiday memories is being in the kitchen with 
my Mom and my Granny Phillips.  
We would stay in there for hours making goodies–
peanut butter balls, coconut candies, Tiger Butter…
What fun we had!  
I can still remember Granny sitting at the kitchen bar 
watching me and Mom getting all the candy made.  
We would usually eat pizza for dinner–
Granny loved pepperoni pizza!
We had much fun laughing, talking and baking together.  
She would always spend the night afterwards.
I cherish those precious memories and I miss her so! 
 I hope you and your family make some 
special memories this season.  
It’s never too late to start traditions 
no matter how big or how small.  
There’s nothing like family and sweet memories!
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 Had to share one of my very favorite candies 
my Mom makes at Christmas.  
It’s ridiculously simple but just so very very wonderful!  
It’s so quick and easy to make…
always turns out perfectly…
it’s great to give as gifts…
and it would be fantastic made with white chocolate too.  
We just didn’t quite have time to try that idea this Christmas!  
 
 Momma’s Christmas Candy   
 
8 oz Ghiradelli Chocolate 
(you can use any kind you like, but we looovvee Ghiradelli!)
1 1/2 cups mini marshmallows
2 cups dry roasted unsalted peanuts
Place the chocolate in a microwaveable container.  
Microwave on high at 20 second intervals, stirring well until smooth and melted.  
Be very careful not to burn.  
Add the peanuts and marshmallows, 
stirring until coated with the chocolate.
Drop by teaspoonfuls onto wax paper.  
Let sit in a cool place until candy hardens.  
Place in a pretty container and enjoy!
 The good stuff….
 

 

My sweet Momma making the candy 🙂
 



Marshmallows!!!
 



1 1/2 cups to be exact…
 

 

Getting ready to melt the chocolate…
 
 
Remember..20 seconds and stir…
it should only take 2 – 3 times…

 

 

Add the marshmallows…
 

 

And the peanuts…
 
 
Drop onto wax paper with a teaspoon…

 



Like so…
 

 

Before long, you have this beautiful mountain of chocolaty goodness to share! 
 

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Santa Baby’s Recipe

December 9, 2012 by Lisa Pinney

I love being a Grandma soooo very very much!!  
Kaia and Noah are just indescribable !  
I love to have them over, play with them, cook with them, 
take them to the park, 
the beach, the mall, the movies…
Love our sleepovers!
 
I’m pretty good at everything that has to do with those 
precious munchkins except for 
the products that come with them…
you know..
the car seats, the strollers, the pack-n-plays…
 
They really need to have a class for grandparents–
Baby Products 101:  You CAN Do This! 
 
Amy just touches these items and they do 
what they’re supposed to do…
 
Grandma touches them and they do NOT!
 
I’ve just about gotten the carseat down…
yea, Grandma!…it’s only been 4 years!! 
 
I couldn’t open or fold the first stroller and 
I definitely can’t open or fold the double stroller….
that’s just twice as hard…just saying…
 
The thing that really baffles me though is the pack-n-play…
 
It  fits nicely in this small neat little container…




Oh yes, I can get it out of the container…
 
But I cannot set it up at all…

Come to think of it, I can prepare for a catering job for 50 
and have it change to 130 overnight and have it 
turn out perfectly–(true story!)–
but I cannot master the baby products!  
Anyway, the kids dropped it off with Noah the other night as 
he and I were going to have our first sleepover 🙂
 
At bedtime, I text Amy letting her know I could not 
figure out how to put up the sides…
 
My wonderful daughter-in-law sent me a  
YouTube tutorial to watch….she believes in me this much!!
 
I did watch the YouTube video…
I still failed at setting it up…
sigh…
 
The handsome mechanic masters it after work 
and sets it up for Noah and I…
 
Noah was fascinated and truly thankful but then 
proceeded to sleep in my arms 
as we recline on my bed all night…
 
No one is putting him in THAT scary thing 
that the adults can’t even figure out!
Noah’s pretty intuitive…
 
We trip over that handsome guy on the floor, by the pack-n-play, 
as we get up at 5 AM the next morning …
 
He didn’t want to leave us alone with that thing either!  Sweet man!
 
Anyway, as I was preparing to take Noah home , 
the pack-n-play needed to be taken down 
and put back in the cute little carrying case…
 
 Well, this is how it went home in the backseat of my truck…sigh…

I may never get to be a pro at the baby gear but I seem to make up for it in the kitchen 🙂  I’m sharing a great little goody recipe today for you to make for the holidays.  They’re really quick  and easy and oh, so  impressive! 

 Santa Baby’s

2 sleeves of Ritz Crackers
Rolos
White and Milk Chocolate 
Peanut Butter

Lay crackers on jelly roll pan.  
Place 1 Rolo candy on each cracker.  
Place in oven for about 3 minutes on 350 degrees 
and remove from oven.

Spread a small amount of peanut butter on each 
cracker in the next sleeve.    
Place on the Rolo topped cracker, pushing down gently, 
so that the good stuff does not squeeze out of the sides.

You can let them cool so the center will be set or you can place them in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.  

Melt the white  chocolate in the microwave.  
I melt in 20 seconds increments and stir well.  
If you do not melt slowly, the chocolate will get thick and grainy.  
If this happens, you can add a small amount of vegetable oil 
and stir well until thin and glossy.    

Dip each cracker half in the chocolate and let harden on wax paper or you can put back in refrigerator to harden quickly.  

Melt the milk chocolate  as per the directions above,  
and dip the other half.
Repeat the hardening process.    

You can certainly just dip them in one 
chocolate or the other of your choice. 
You can make them extra fancy and add some sprinkles or 
just drizzle the chocolate on–the possibilities are endless!  🙂

The yummy ingredients:

Lay the crackers on your baking sheet…

Open those beautiful Rolo’s…

Top each cracker with one candy and place in a 350 degree 
oven for 3 minutes…

Mmmmm….

Spread a little of the yumminess on each cracker…

Top each melty Rolo with the peanut butter cracker 
and push down gently…

Let them cool until fully set or you can refrigerate 
them about 30 minutes to speed up the process…

Look at that ooey, gooey, goodness!!

Melt your chocolate slowly in the microwave…20 seconds at a time and stir well…if it gets grainy, add some vegetable oil…

It should look smooth and velvety like so…

Dip 1/2 of the cracker in the chocolate…

 

It doesn’t have to be perfect 🙂

 

 Let harden on the wax paper or place them in the refrigerator to speed up the process..

Next, melt the milk chocolate…

And dip the other half of the cracker.  
You’ll place them on the wax paper to harden completely. 

 You’ll end up with these unbelievably outrageous treats to serve at your parties this season or give away as homemade gifts.  

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Red Velvet Cheesecake Cake Recipe

December 4, 2012 by Lisa Pinney

Red Velvet Cheesecake Cake
This is the recipe for Red Velvet Cake that my Mom has always used and is utterly perfect!  
They sell red velvet cake mix, but please, please, 
please, do not buy it!  
It’s not like the real thing…this will be worth it!
2 1/2 cups cake flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 TBSP cocoa
2 oz red food color
1 cup buttermilk
1 c vegetable oil
1 tsp white vinegar
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 pinch of salt
Mix flour, sugar, salt, soda and cocoa together.  
Add buttermilk, oil, vinegar, vanilla, eggs and food color. 
Pour into 2–9 inch cake pans –( I line mine with 
parchment paper and spray with Pam).  
Bake 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes until done.  
Cool completely on wire racks.
Cheesecake Layer
2–8 oz cream cheese, at room temperature
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1/3 cup heavy cream
1 tsp vanilla
Cream the cream cheese, sugar and eggs 
until smooth and creamy.  
Add the heavy cream and vanilla and blend well.  
Pour into 9 inch springform pan–
 (I line the bottom of mine with parchment paper).
Bake 350 degrees 45 minutes until center is set.  
Run knife around the outside but 
leave in pan until completely cool. 
Lisa’s Cream Cheese Frosting
 
This is the Cream Cheese Frosting I use on anything that needs to be slathered with delectable wonderfulness…
just saying…
 
2–8 oz cream cheese, at room temperature
2 sticks butter, at room temperature
1 box confectioners sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2-3 TBSP heavy cream only if needed 
to thin the frosting if too thick
 
Cream the cream cheese and butter until well combined.  Add the confectioners sugar and vanilla.  
Only add heavy cream 1 TBSP at a time if frosting is too thick–if it’s perfect, none is needed!
 

Let’s begin, shall we??
In your mixing bowl, add the dry ingredients:  Flour, sugar….
 
Cocoa…
 
Baking soda and the pinch of salt….
 
Add the eggs one at a time and beat well…
 
Add the buttermilk….yum!  
 
Look how pretty and chocolatey the red velvet cake looks….
but wait…the magic is about to happen..
 
Pour in that lovely red food coloring…
 
And vanilla,
 
Vinegar and oil….
 
Beautiful!!  Just makes me all happy inside!!  I’m not sure why??!
 
Pour into those parchment lined pans…
you won’t have regrets later if you make parchment paper your friend…I promise…
 
 
Wow!  It smells wonderful!  
I want to install a scratch n sniff for my blog….hmm…
will have to ask Jessica about that one….:)
 
This is why parchment paper is one of the loves of my life….nothing sticks to the pans anymore!  
Magic is a wonderful thing!
The Cheesecake Layer
 
 
 
Beat the cream cheese and sugar until smooth…
 
 
 
Yum!
 
 
Add the eggs….
 
 
And the heavy cream..
 
Any vanilla…
 
Pour it into the parchment lined springform pan…
 
 
Oh, my…after 45 minutes…heaven in a pan….
 
 
Frosting
 
There are no “making the frosting” pictures…Not sure why, but I think we can do this without the pics…
 
Just follow those easy peasy frosting instructions and voila…
happy, happy, happy!
 
To assemble:
 
Place 1 layer of the red velvet cake on a plate and 
spread a good dollop of frosting on top. 
 
Top next with the cheesecake layer.
If the cheesecake layer is larger than the cake, you will have to trim it, place it in a bowl and eat it with a spoon at midnight…
just saying…
this does happen sometimes…
and it’s ok…
 
Spread some more delicious frosting on top 
of the cheesecake layer.  
Finally, place the remaining red velvet layer on next.
Top generously with frosting and make pretty swirls.  
Frost the sides with the cream cheese frosting next. 
You may have left over frosting, but this is ok too.  
Just put it in a container and place it in the refrigerator 
for emergencies…
oh, there will be emergencies during the holiday season…
trust me…
So pretty next to my Momma’s Christmas dishes!
 
 
So delicious!!
 

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Chocolate Cheesecake Cake Recipe

November 8, 2012 by Lisa Pinney

 

You know it was a good day
when you didn’t hit or
bite anyone…
Nathaniel P., age 4
Oh, Nathaniel, I’m 47 years old and I understand…🙂
If you’re old enough to remember the show, “Lost in Space”, you’ll know what the title of my post means!  
When I was a little girl, I used to watch this fascinating TV show about a family and a robot that were lost in space.  
The robot from time to time warn the little boy about impending doom by saying, 
“Danger, Will Robinson…Danger!”

So this post is a warning to all the men who see a potential impending doom situation and try to help a lady out….  

BUT…

maybe the lady is tired from an awful day at work….

maybe she’s hungry because she hasn’t eaten 

in a while…

maybe she has then had to stop by the 

grocery store on the way home..

maybe she’s been stopped to help a sweet older lady 

get a gallon container of Gator-Aid from 
the bottom shelf of the beverage isle…

maybe…just maybe…you don’t need to…at this point in her day…you know…her long…tiring…day…..

be standing behind her when she crawls out from under that bottom shelf in Publix…

with her purse in your hand saying…

“Ma’am, I could have stolen your purse.”

THEN…drop said purse back into my buggy 

and turn and walk away….

really…..blink….blink…

Ok, if you had wanted to be helpful, 

why don’t you try assisting older shoppers who cannot reach items on the upper or lower shelves…

DON”T for HEAVEN’S SAKE…BE POKING THE BEAR WITH A STICK!  

It took all I could do to not chase him down 

and leave buggy wheel marks on his back…
just saying…

I know he was TRYING to be helpful…

Bless his heart!  
But sheesh….

It all ended well though…

I was able to rein in the Miranda Lambert 

in me–gunpowder and lead is not permitted 
in my favorite Publix supermarket!  

Anyway, this bad day got better when 

 I was able to go home and bake!  
Yes, bake a chocolate cake!  
Any not just any chocolate cake…
but one with a layer of cheesecake in the middle!  
Yes, my day needed THAT kind of cake! 
 It takes just a little extra time, but so worth it!  
Hope you enjoy!

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Chocolate Cheesecake Cake
 
1 box of chocolate cake mix of your choice
(my favorite is Duncan Hines) 
1TBSP almond flavoring
1/2 c water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs
 
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  
Spray 2–9 inch round cake pans with Pam.  
In mixing bowl, combine all ingredients.  Beat until smooth.  
Pour into pans and bake 25 to 30 minutes or until done.  
Cool in pans 10 minutes.  
Remove from pans and cool on wire racks.  
Place 1 cake layer on plate.  
Spread Chocolate Frosting over top of cake.  
Top with cheesecake layer.  
Spread more frosting over top of cheesecake.  
Place remaining cake layer, over cheesecake.  
Spread frosting over top layer and on sides of cake.  
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Cheesecake Layer
 
2 8 oz pkg cream cheese, softened
1/2 c sugar
3 large eggs
1/2 cup whipping cream
1 TBSP almond flavoring
 
Preheat oven to 300 degrees.  
Line 9 inch cake pan with parchment paper.  
In large bowl, beat cream cheese at medium speed 
with mixer until creamy.  
Add sugar, beating until smooth.  
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. 
Add whipping cream and almond flavoring.  
Pour batter into prepared pan; bake 45 minutes.  
Turn oven off; leave cheesecake in oven with 
door closed for 1 hour.  
Let cool completely in pan on wire rack.  
Cover and chill 4 hours.  
Remove from pan and remove parchment paper.  
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Chocolate Frosting
1 cup butter
12 squares semi-sweet chocolate, melted and cooled
6 cups confectioners sugar
1 TBSP almond flavoring
 or
you  can use 2 cans of chocolate frosting of your choice
(again Duncan Hines is my favorite)
If you are making all the way, beat butter until creamy.  
Add chocolate, beating until combined.  
Add confectioners sugar until smooth.  
Add flavoring, beating until combined.  
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On this day, even though Duncan Hines is my favorite, 
the Pillsbury Dough-boy is the winner 
because he is in my pantry and Mr. Hines is not… 🙂
 Add the water…
 and the eggs…
 
add the yummy flavoring…
 Pour the delicious batter in 2 — 9 inch pans (no picture…sorry!)
 
This is the beautiful result after about 20 minutes in the oven!
 
Cool completely…
 
While cooling, it’s time to make the yummy cheesecake layer…
(Disregard the sour cream in the picture and add the heavy whipping cream…don’t question…I told you it was a bad day….just add the whipping cream and you’ll be a happy camper…trust me!)
 
Beat the cream cheese until smooth…
add sugar and mix well…
Add the eggs and the whipping cream…

Add the flavoring to the cheesecake batter…

 

Pour the batter into the prepared pan…

Pour batter into prepared pan; bake 45 minutes.  
Turn oven off; leave cheesecake in oven with 
door closed for 1 hour.  
Let cool completely in pan on wire rack.  
Cover and chill 4 hours.  
Remove from pan and remove parchment paper.  
 No pictures of this…
not sure why…
can I blame it on the bad day again…
sigh…
Now comes the fun part…assembly!!
Add some yummy frosting to the bottom layer…
Mmmmmm…..this makes me happy already!
Next, we’re going to add the cheesecake layer…
How wonderful!!!
 Next, the top layer is going to be added and I trimmed the cheesecake so it would fit perfectly…
You can safely eat the extra trimmed off pieces…
no calories at all…
trust me…
again…
 Then you’re going to finish slathering it 
with the chocolate frosting…wow!!!  
There is nothing I love more than a chocolate cake 
with chocolate frosting…
and now…
over the top with the yummy cheesecake layer….
just indescribable!!  
 
You’ll want to refrigerate it for a couple of hours before serving.  
This is guaranteed to fix anything that went wrong with your day!
 

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Quick & Easy Peach Cobbler Recipe

September 2, 2012 by Lisa Pinney

Yes, the Disney Castle, silly–that’s where the Magic happens!!
 
I love love love the Castle!  I could stand and look at it for hours.  The one thing about it that “gets” me every time is the 
window near the top with the light in it.  
Something about standing and looking at it just makes me cry–
I’m not sure why…
I can be complicated at times…
I’m just a girl…
but there’s something magical about that lit up window…
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I was taken here last December and was able to go to the 
Special Magical Disney Christmas Party…
It was wonderful!  
I guess there will always be that little girl princess in me that enjoys every bit of that magical land!  
.
 
Just look how beautiful it is at night!!!  Sigh…
 
 
 
Wanted to share a quick and easy dessert today that’s fit for a King!  We’ve tried many Peach Cobbler recipes, but this is the one everyone seems to rave about.  Hope you love it too! 
Quick & Easy Peach Cobbler
 
Ingredients:
 
1 Box Butter Cake Mix 
1 large can of peaches 
(I only had 2 small ones for my recipe below)
1 stick butter
Cinnamon
 
Open the peaches and pour into 13×9 pan. 
Pour dry cake mix over the peaches next.  
Then cut up the butter into slices and place over the cake mix.  Sprinkle cinnamon over next.  
Bake 350 degrees for 45 minutes.  
It’s so yummy served with ice cream!!  
 
The star ingredients:
 
 
Pour the peaches in the 9 x 13 pan…Don’t drain them…keep all that sweet peachy juice…
 
 
Sprinkle the dry cake mix over the peaches….
 
 
How pretty and promising it looks already!
 
 
Now for the important stuff…the butter!!  Cut it in slices….
 
 
Put those lovely pats of butter over the dry cake mix…
 
 
This is the cinnamon that didn’t show up for the first picture…
sometimes the cinnamon shows up late, 
but that’s ok…it’s here now…
 
 
I never measure, but just sprinkle generously over the butter and cake mix…
 
Bake 350 degrees 45 minutes…
your house will smell wonderful…your tummy will feel happy…your family will love you forever!!
 

 

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Momma’s Pecan Tarts Recipe

August 27, 2012 by Lisa Pinney

 
 Mom has always made these delicious little tarts every Christmas
and they are wonderful!  I’m just getting ahead of the game and longing
for Fall weather already and my baking seems to be heading in that direction too.  They take a little time but oh so worth it!
 
Momma’s Pecan Tarts
 
Preheat the oven to 325F.
The Crust:
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
8 oz cream cheese, at room temperature
2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 tsp salt
Beat together the butter and cream cheese until smooth and blended.
Mix in flour and salt, working until incorporated.  Be careful not to overwork.
With lightly floured hands, shape the dough into a mound, then divide in half.
Wrap with plastic. Chill for at least 4 hours or up to 3 days.
 Divide each part of the dough into 24 1-inch balls.
Place each  ball into the mini-muffin tin. 
Mold the dough into each hole, pressing it up the sides.  
 Make the filling as below and spoon 1 TBSP filling into each of the muffin tins. 
The Filling:
2 large eggs
2 cups lightly packed brown sugar
2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups coarsely chopped lightly toasted pecans, divided

Place the eggs, brown sugar, butter, salt, and vanilla in a large bowl.
Whisk together until smooth. 
Add the pecans and stir well. 

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown around the edges.
Let cool.  You should then be able to pop them out of the tins with a small spoon. Let them cool on a cooling rack.  Enjoy!
The yummy cream cheese crust ingredients…

 


Beat the butter and cream cheese till smooth…

 


Add the flour and then change your paddle to a dough hook…works much better…

 


After mixing with the dough hook, your crust mixture will look like this…
Divide in half and wrap in wax paper and refrigerate for a while if you want to…Momma didn’t so I don’t and it seems to work just fine…

 


The filling ingredients…

 


Whisk the eggs…

 


Add the brown sugar and melted butter…

 


Pour in the pecans…

 


You will get a gooey pecan deliciousness that looks like this…

 


Meanwhile, roll the dough into balls and place in the muffin tin…why?  Because Momma said so…that’s why…

 

 Press the mixture up the sides and spoon 1 TBSP of the pecan mixture into the tins…
 Bake for 20 minutes until they are turning brown around the edges. 

 

I have better luck with getting mine out of the tins (even though I spray it with Pam) if I wait until they are very cool and then try to pop them out with a spoon.  
If you try it when they are too warm, they will crumble on you and you will eventually become very frustrated and fall into a sobbing heap onto the kitchen floor…this is not pretty…
so, from experience,  just wait and great things will happen as below…

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