Dump Cake

I got this one from my good friend Jennifer!

Ingredients

1 can (21oz) Cherry or Blueberry pie filling
1 can (15 oz) Crushed pineapple
1 box (about 18oz) yellow or white cake mix
1.5 sticks of butter
Whipped cream or vanilla ice cream

Dump pie filling and crushed pineapple into 9x13 baking dish. Stir together.

Sprinkle cake mix over the top of the fruit. Slice butter and distribute over the surface of the cake mix.

Bake at 350 for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Then top with whipped cream or ice cream to serve.

My two cents worth:

• We tried both pie fillings and Chris can not decide which he likes best.
• We used yellow cake mix and it was GOOD.
• We did not top with anything and it was still GOOD.
• Easy Peasy.
  

Peach Crunch Cake

I got this one from my friend Jennifer.

Ingredients

24.5 oz jar of sliced peaches in light syrup
1 package yellow cake mix
1 stick butter, cut into 16 pieces
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 350.
Layer ingredients in a 13x9 dish, in order starting with the peaches.
Bake about 40 minutes.
Serve warm or cold..with or without ice cream.

My 2 cents worth

• I am actually not a huge warm fruit kinda girl. So I actually have not tasted this.
• Chris LOVES it so much that he will not take it to work to share.
• I really like the dump-it-all-in kinda recipes - easy!
• I left off the nuts - no big deal.

French Breakfast Puffs

I got this one from The Pioneer Woman. I am so excited I have her cookbook!

Ingredients

PUFFS
3 cups all purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup shortening
2 eggs
1 cup milk

COATING
1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Preheat oven at 350. Lightly grease 12 muffin cups.

In a large bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg. Set aside.

In a separate large bowl, cream together the sugar and shortening. Add the eggs and mix again.

Alternate adding 1/3 of the flour mixture and 1/3 of the milk to the creamed mixture, beating well after each addition.

Fill the muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until golden. Remove the muffins from the pan and set aside.

To make the coating, melt the butter in a bowl or glass pan. In a separate container, combine the sugar and cinnamon.

Dip the warm muffins in the butter, coating thoroughly then roll in the cinnamon-sugar mixture. "Don't be afraid to really coat'em up!" (Quote from PW)

My 2 Cents Worth

• Just do it!
• Eat Them!
• Yummmmy!

Gooey Butter Cake

I got this from my friend Jeanna.

1 box yellow cake mix
1 egg
1 stick butter, melted

Preheat over 350. Lightly grease a 13x9 pan. Combine cake mix, egg, and melted butter. Mix well and pat into bottom of prepared pan. Set aside.

1 (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 (16 oz) box confectioners' sugar
1 stick butter, melted

Using a mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla. Dump in confectioners' sugar and beat well. Reduce speed of mixer and slowly pour in butter. Mix well. Pour filling onto cake mixture and spread evenly. Bake for 40-50 minutes. You want the center to be a little gooey so don't bake it past that point. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely. Cut into squares.

My 2 cents worth:

• If you cook it too long it is not as good. You want it gooey.
• It is made to eat not right out of the oven so make it early to take somewhere or when people are coming over.
• It is called BUTTER cake - it IS good!!
  

German Coffee Cake

I got this from my friend Kendra.

Ingredients:

3 cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/4 cup brown sugar
1 1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1 1/4 cup buttermilk
1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

Mix flour, sugar, brown sugar, salt, and vegetable oil together. Remove 1/3 of the mix and set aside.

Mix remaining ingredients together and add to the remaining 2/3 of the first mixture. Mix together until smooth.

Pour into a greased 9x13 pan. Crumble the mixture which was set aside over the top.

Bake at 325 for 20 to 30 minutes or until middle is firm to touch.

My 2 cents worth:

• This is yummy! Be careful, I can not stop eating it!
• This is good even if it is not hot out of the stove so it could be good to take somewhere.
  

Tortilla Cookies

I got this recipe from a book called Simple Hospitality.

Ingredients:
Flour Tortillas
Sugar
Cinnamon
Melted Butter

Cut your flour tortilla with your favorite cook cutter. Place the shapes on a cookie sheet that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Brush the tortillas with melted butter and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Bake at 350 for about 6 minutes or until crispy.

The author also states that these little cookies are your friend all year round. Change the cookie shape or color of sugar to celebrate any holiday. For example use a heart shaped cookie cutter and red sugar for a great valentine's cookie.

My Two Cents Worth on This:

• Oh My!! These are YUMMMY!
• I love love love cinnamon toast and so these were right up my ally. I could not stop eating them!!
  

Mock Apple (Zucchini) Cobbler

I had a huge zucchini and I had no idea what to do with it so my friend Becca sent me this recipe.

ZUCCHINI MIX:
Ingredients:
2/3 cup lemon juice
8 cup zucchini
1 cup sugar
1 tbsp cinnamon

Peel and take out seeds of zucchini. Cut into cubes. Put in saucepan and add lemon juice, sugar, and cinnamon. Simmer until tender.


CRUMB MIX:
Ingredients:
4 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 tsp salt
3 sticks of butter

Mix all ingredients together and add half of crumb mixture to zucchini mix. Divide the rest in half. Pat half of mix on bottom and 9x13 inch pan and bake at 375 for 10 minutes.

Pour zucchini mix over crust and spread it out. Add remaining crumb mix over top. Bake for 35 minutes.

My Two Cents Worth:

• I am not a cobbler/pie fan so for me, it was OK.
• My hubby loved it.
• I promise you can fool anyone with this. I was surprised too. Everyone would think this is apple. Promise.
• Really fun to take somewhere to see people's reactions.
• The crust is to die for. Before or after you cook it. Fattening but GOOD!

Sugar Coated Pecans

I got this recipe from my mom but it looks like she got it from cooks.com.

Ingredients
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg white well beaten
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 cups pecans

Beat egg whites. Add vanilla and brown sugar. Coat pecans well. Spread evenly on buttered cookie sheet. Bake 30 minutes at 250. Let stand in oven to cool. Break apart and store in jar.

My 2 cents worth on this one:

• This does not even sound good to me so I have never even tried it.
• My hubby and some of our friends who have tried it love it so much they can not stop eating it.
• This stuff is gone within hours in our house!
  
• It is really easy!!