This smooth and creamy ice cream is made without eggs. Easy to make but so hard to stop eating! 2 cups whole milk 2 cups heavy cream 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1/4 tsp. salt 2 tsp. vanilla extract 2 cups fresh strawberries, mashed 2 drops red food coloring (optional) In large bowl, combine all ingredients and [...]
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This is what childhood memories are made of. 1 bottle root beer 2 scoops vanilla ice cream 1 glass mug, frosted Chill the glass mug in freezer for 2 hours before serving. Remove frosty mug from freezer and pour root beer into mug. Add ice cream and serve with straw and spoon.
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These are classic oatmeal cookies with coconut. The coconut makes them both crip and chewy. 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt 2 sticks butter, room temperature 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1 cup light brown sugar, packed 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract 2 large eggs 1 cup [...]
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This recipe won second place in the 10th Pillsbury Bake-Off in 1958. Ronald Reagan (then an actor) and Irene Dunne were the guests of honor and presented the awards. 1 lb. dried apricots 2 cps water 1 cup + 2 Tbsp. sugar 2 cups sifted flour 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt 3/4 cup unsalted butter [...]
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An old-fashioned chocolate cake so moist your guests will think it came from a bakery! 1/2 cup butter 1 1/2 cup sugar 2 eggs 2 (1-oz.) squares unsweetened chocolate, melted 2 cups sifted cake flour 1 tsp. salt 1 cup buttermilk 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1 tsp. baking soda 1 Tbsp. vinegar Chocolate Frosting (recipes follows) [...]
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Here’s a recipe for the classic Red Velvet Cake in a tiny package. Perfect for birthday parties, group celebrations and transporting to pot luck dinners. 1 tsp. vinegar 1 tsp. baking soda ½ cup shortening 1½ cups sugar 2 eggs 2 bottles (1 oz.) red food coloring 2 tsp. cocoa 1 tsp. salt 1 cup [...]
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Here is our old fashioned frosting updated with semi-sweet chocolate chips instead of cocoa. Weekends are a great time to make a homemade cake. 1 (6 oz.) pkg. semi-sweet chocolate chips (Ghiradelli is the best) 1/2 cup light cream 1 cup butter 2 1/2 cups unsifted powdered sugar Ice Prepare large mixing bowl of ice [...]
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Once you taste this moist, mouthwatering chocolate cake, you’ll never make a boxed cake again. This recipe is from the lost archives of Chef Way from Arizona. I acquired his personal recipes from an estate sale. I’ve tested so many chocolate cakes, and this one is really does “take the cake!” 2 cups sugar 2 [...]
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This retro recipe will be the star of any special celebration. 8 Milky Way bars 2 1/2 sticks butter 2 cups sugar 4 eggs, well beaten 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1 1/2 cup buttermilk, room temperature 2 1/2 cups cake flour, sifted 1/2 tsp. salt 2 tsp. vanilla extract 1 cup nuts, chopped Preheat oven [...]
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