Summery Sherbert

Submitted by Jane
Ingredients:
Sherbert
Directions:
Go to Store. Purchase yummy sherbet. Go back home. Get out very large bowl. Scoop in yummy sherbet. Grab biggest spoon in sight. Enjoy.
Nutrition: check your label!

Chocolate Ganache Icing

One of our favorites!
Submitted by Elise
Ingredients:
8 oz semisweet or dark chocolate, cut up
8 oz heavy whipping cream
(more or less as long as part are equal)
Directions:
Heat heavy cream slowly, almost reaching a boil. Add chocolate in pieces, and stir until blended. Place in a tupperware with tight lid and refrigerate for at least 6 hours. Beat [...]

Chocolate Cake

The groom’s cake at our wedding – great with strawberries
Submitted by Elise

Ingredients:
2 C sugar
1⅓ C flour
¾ C cocoa powder
1½ tsp baking soda
1½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 C whole milk
½ C oil
2 tsp vanilla
1 C boiling water
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 9X13-inch pan or 2 – 9-inch round pans. Mix [...]

Oreo Truffles

Perfect for parties
Submitted by Elise
Ingredients:
1 package Oreos
8 oz cream cheese, softened
16 oz Hershey Special Dark chocolate (or 2 XL bars)
Directions:
Blend oreos in food processor until fine. Add cream cheese. Mix until smooth, then
1 pkg Oreos in food processor until blended fine. Place in bowl and chill for 2 hours in freezer.
Scoop out little balls, and roll [...]

Cream Cheese Pound Cake

Submitted by Amy
Servings: 10-12
Ingredients:
1½ C butter or margarine, softened
3 C cake flour (all-purpose flour is fine)
1 – 8 oz package cream cheese, softened
1 tsp vanilla
3 C sugar
6 eggs
Directions:
In a mixer, cream together butter and cream cheese. Slowly add the sugar and then the eggs, one at a time. Mix well and add the vanilla and [...]

Chocolate Sauce

Submitted by Carol
Quick, easy, and great for people who have dairy allergies.
Yield: approximately ¾ C
Ingredients:
½ C sugar
3 T cocoa
1½ T cornstarch
½ C water
dash of salt
2 T butter or margarine
Directions:
Sift dry ingredients together and add water.  Boil 1 minute stirring constantly. Stir in 2 T. butter or margarine. Heat 30 seconds. Remove from heat and add [...]

Key Lime Pie Parfait

Submitted by Roxanne
Servings: approximately 4
Ingredients:
½ C fresh key lime juice
¼ C sugar
¼ tsp lime zest
2 large eggs
1 – 14 oz can fat-free sweetened condensed milk
1½ C whipped cream*
1 C graham cracker crumbs
lime zest for garnish
Directions:
Combine the first 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Stirring until smooth. Pour into a double boiler, and cook over simmering [...]

Perfect Peach Gelato

Submitted by Roxanne
Servings: approximately 6 – ½ C servings
Ingredients:
15 T sugar
9 T water
1½ lbs peaches (nectarines are really yummy too)
2 T lemon juice
1 tsp lightly beaten egg white
Directions:
Cook sugar and water until dissolved. Puree peaches with the water. Transfer 2 cups of peach puree to a bowl and stir in lemon juice. Chill until cold, [...]

Frozen Lemonade Pie

Submitted by Sara Beth
Servings: 8
Ingredients:
1 – 6 oz can frozen lemonade concentrate*
1 – 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
1 – 12 oz container frozen whipped topping, thawed
1 – 9 inch prepared graham cracker crust
Directions:
In a large mixing bowl, combine the lemonade and sweetened condensed milk, stirring well to mix with a wire whisk until smooth. [...]

Never Fail Sugar Cookies

Submitted by Marla
Servings: 2-3 dozen cookies
Ingredients:
1 C butter, softened
1 C sugar
3 T milk (2%)
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
3 C flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cream of tartar
½ tsp salt
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine butter, sugar, milk, eggs and vanilla in a large bowl. Stir until well mixed. Sift flour, baking soda, cream of [...]