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Goodies
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Cakes and Such, Pies, Cookies and Frozen Treats
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Now, remember... I did say that this isn't a diet book! I can't tell you with a straight-face that these recipes are good for you, but, oh, they are good! Be sure to check out and become familiar with the chapter on substitutions as this is where you just may need them.
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| Descriptions of just a few of the many wonderful treats! |
| Quick! Quick Chocolate Cake |
I store this cake, actually all cakes, in the refrigerator which seems to deepen the cake's flavor. Now...it's last minute, supper's almost ready, and you are craving something sweet, maybe a little piece of chocolate cake. The one above is something of a production, but this next recipe is for everyday chocolate cake. You've probably seen this recipe as Poor Man's Chocolate Cake, but no matter what you call it, it's kid-making easy, and it does make a really decent cake, whether warm from the oven, or cooled and frosted. |
| Coconut Cream Cake |
Besides a bookstore, any bookstore, my greatest weakness is an old-fashioned bakery, steamy-windowed, sugar-scented, broad counters loaded with hearty breads, cases laden with flaky pastries and towering cakes, a den of nutritional iniquity! Ahhhhhh, the cakes... Every coconut cake recipe I've ever found has called for coconut only in the frosting. Now really! This coconut cream cake is truly worthy of that old-fashioned bakery, gorgeous to look at, delectable to eat, thick with coconut in both the cake and the frosting. Try the frosting on your favorite carrot cake, too, as it's a nice variation on the usual cream cheese frosting. |
| In-a-Bag Ice Cream |
The first time I did this with a group of kids, they made their ice cream individually but didn't wrap the big baggies in newspaper. The packets quickly got too cold for their little hands, plus one of the other teachers got a little over-enthused and we had milk mix and ice all over the place! You'll have ice cream in 5-10 minutes! |
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Even recipes for those oh-I-really-shouldn't treats!
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