October 21, 2008

Banana Bread

Cream together:
1/2 cup Brown Sugar
1/2 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Butter
2 eggs
Then add:
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Salt
2 cups Flour
3 mashed bananas

Bake on 325 degrees for 1 hour. When you take it out of the oven spread butter on top & then sprinkle cinnamon & sugar to have a yummy crust on top. Yields 2 loaves.

October 17, 2008

BIG Bottom Cupcakes (aka Black Bottom Cupcakes:)

Chocolate Cake:

1 1/2 cup sugar
2 3/4 cup flour
1 cup instant chocolate (Nesquick)
1 tsp soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk

Beat together and add 1 cup hot water. (if you are using this as a cake recipe you bake it at 350 degrees for 30 minutes in 9 x 13 cake pan. ) If you are using this for the Big Bottom Cupcakes continue below.

Cream Cheese Center for Cupcakes:

Mix together:
8 oz softened Cream Cheese
1/2 cup Sugar
1 egg

then add:
6 oz Milk Chocolate Chips

Fill cupcake liners 1/2 full with chocolate cake batter. Then drop a spoonful of Cream Cheese mixture in middle of cupcake. Bake on 350 degrees for 15-18 minutes. Once baked & cooled, frost with Cream Cheese Frosting or Chocolate frosting. You can also sprinkle sugar on top of the cupcakes before baking to have a crispy crust on top instead of frosting the cupcakes. **the sprinkled sugar topping is my favorite:)

*you can use any chocolate cake recipe or a chocolate cake mix out of a box. This is just my favorite chocolate cake recipe, so I like to use this one.

February 27, 2008

Chicken & Rice Bake

4 - 6 Chicken boobs
1 can Cream of Chicken Soup
1 cup Whole Grain Brown Rice (not instant)
2 cups Water
1 pkg. Lipton Onion Soup Mix
1 lb. fresh mushrooms

Pour mixture over chicken & cover with foil. Bake 2 hours at 350 degrees. Stir chicken after is has baked for an hour.
*I like to cook this in a Crock Pot. If you do this, you need to add 1 more can of Cream of Chicken Soup & 1 cup extra water. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. Make sure to stir throughout the day so the rice doesn't stick to the sides.

January 11, 2008

Italian Meatloaf

2 lbs. hamburger
2 eggs
1 cup crushed Saltine Crackers
1/2 cup Spaghetti Sauce (reserve the remainder of the sauce)
minced onion
salt & pepper

Combine ingredients & form the meat mixture over a block of Mozzarella Cheese. Place in a 9 x 13 baking dish. Pour remainder of Spaghetti Sauce on top of meatloaf & bake at 350 degrees for 2 hours.