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York Peppermint Brownies

2008-10-13 Brownies Jackie
I love anything mint, so what better brownie to make than one that incorporated york peppermint patties? The first thing I will say about this is you need to refrigerate the York peppermint patties at least 24 hours before making this. Cutting them up was a little interesting and they all stuck together so it made sprinkling them over the top a little difficult. When I first made these brownies (before adding the York Peppermint patties), we found that the brownies were a little too fudgy so I doubled the flour amount. Continue reading

German Chocolate Mousse Cake

This is a new twist on the German Chocolate cake. Instead of just having the German cake with the coconut pecan frosting, this also includes a German chocolate mouse which I’ve based off the frosting. I’m really hoping this is going to work. I’ve had to completely make the mousse from scratch. Now, there is one major difference between this cake and my other ones…I’m not using the normal rectangle size pan, but instead a 9″ round pan. Continue reading

Chocolate Cheesecake

Here’s the chocolate cheesecake recipe I created awhile ago minus the raspberry and strawberry additions. Chocolate Graham Cracker Pie Crust: This time, for the graham cracker crust, we’re using the recipe from Terri’s cheesecake. Ingredients: 8 tbsp butter 1-1/2 cups crumbs (about 21 squares) 4-1/2 tbsp sugar 2-1/4 tsp heaping cocoa Directions: Preheat oven to 375 F. Mix all ingredients together and pour into spring form pan. Bake at 375 F for 8 minutes. Continue reading

Chocolate Cheesecake with Raspberry or Strawberry

This is my third attempt at finding a chocolate cheesecake recipe and I think I found the right one. After trying two previous types, Jesse and I have decided to create our own by merging things we liked from both recipes and try to come up with one really good one. And I have to say, it worked out really well. Here’s the recipe with my few changes… Chocolate Graham Cracker Pie Crust: Continue reading

Chocolate Raspberry Cake

My pan size is a little bigger than what most would use. I have this lasagna pan that is bigger than a standard 9×13 that I tend to use since I get a bigger cake, but thinner layers. It works really well and I finally found a cake carrier that the cake will fit in. Since the pan is bigger, I bake the cakes for about 30 minutes and then I add minutes as needed. Continue reading

Chocolate Banana Cake

This is what you get when you think of something and it starts sounding really good. Bananas and chocolate just seem to go so well in my head, and after making Ian’s cake, I didn’t see why I couldn’t do the same thing with Bananas. So here is a variation on the Dark Chocolate Oreo Cake. Ingredients: 2 packages of Dark Chocolate cake mix 3 packages of whipped chocolate frosting Continue reading

Salsa

2008-08-13 Appetizer Jackie
With salsa, there’s a bunch of different things you can do with it. Everyone has their own recipe and way they make it, but here’s mine. Before I found the guacamole recipe, Jesse was having me make this as often as I could since it is a pretty healthy snack. I continually experiment with this recipe and it’s really easy to do. All of the ingredients are pretty much to taste, so if you want more onions, you can add more if you want. Continue reading
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