Desserts

  • Frosty Orange Cappuccino Dessert

    on: Betty Crocker Holiday Nov 1999 # 156 Booklet page 72 PREP TIME 30 Min BAKE TIME 10 FREEZE 3 HOURS INGREDIENTS: 2 cups crushed vanilla wafer cookies (about 50 cookies ) 1/3 cup margarine or butter melted 3 cups whipping ( heavy ) cream 4 teaspoons instant espresso or…

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  • Quick and Easy Carrot Cake

    INGREDIENTS 1 pkg spice cake mix 2 cups shredded carrots 1 8 oz can crushed pineapple 1 cup chopped pecans 2 8 oz pkg cream cheese 2 cups powdered sugar 1 tub 8 oz whipped topping, thawed METHOD: HEAT: oven to 350°F Prepare: cake batter as directed on package ;…

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  • No Bake Oreo Cheesecake

    INGREDIENTS: 45 Oreo Cookies (1-1/2 pkg./350 g each), divided 1/4 cup butter, melted 3 pkg. (250 g each) Cream Cheese, softened 1/2 cup sugar 1 tsp. vanilla 3 cups thawed Whipped Topping METHOD: Line 13×9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides of pan. Coarsely chop 15…

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  • Harley’s Amaretto Macaroon Cheesecake

    A moist chewy macaroon crust sets this almond flavored cheesecake apart from all the rest. Prep time : 25 mins INGREDIENTS: CRUST: 1 – 7oz pkg Angle Flake Coconut, lightly toasted 1/2 cup finely chopped almonds, lightly toasted 1 -14 oz can sweetened condensed milk, divided 1/3 cup flour 1/4…

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  • Dunn’s Famous Cheesecake Recipe

    One of the best cheesecakes you will ever eat, Dunn’s Famous Cheesecake is a Montreal, Quebec favorite   This recipe is from the Montreal Gazette. (Wednesday July 8 1998 by Johanna Burkhardt) I have the actual newspaper clipping, but it is getting old, yellow and very paper worn. It is such…

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  • Molasses Ginger Cookies

    Stale spices will yield a flat-tasting cookie, so make sure your spices aren’t too old.  When you open up the jar of ground ginger it should really smell like ginger !  Ditto for the cinnamon.  And no amount of pre-ground nutmeg will beat the flavor of freshly grated.  If you…

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  • Harley’s Lemon Almond Cake

    Harley’s Lemon Almond Cake A light and refreshing cake that needs no icing METHOD: CAKE: Note: If using cake and pastry flour, omit baking powder and salt Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Cream shortening and sugar in a large bowl on medium speed of an electric mixer until light. …

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  • Dutch Spice Cookies

    Dutch Spice Cookies Thin crisp spice cookies are ubiquitous at Christmastime in most northern European countries. One particularly popular variety is called speculaas in the Netherlands, speculoos in Belgium, and Spekulatius in Germany.  Believed to be named for the Latin word speculum, meaning  “mirror”, these cookies reflect the image of…

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  • Gingerbread People

    Gingerbread People   I used to think gingerbread people were mostly for decorating and looking at, but not for eating.  Now I think they’re as yummy to eat as they are fun to make.  The texture is light and crisp, and the spice is just right.  Best of all the…

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