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Apple Nut Pound Cake

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Apple Nut Pound Cake

Ingredients:

  • 1 pkg. yellow cake mix
  • 1 pkg. (4 serving size) vanilla instant pudding and pie filling mix
  • 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup apple sauce
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 cup oil
  • ¼ cup chopped maraschino cherries
  • Confectioners’ sugar

 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 10 inch bundt pan. Combine cake mix, pudding mix and cinnamon in large bowl. Add remaining ingredients except confectioners’ sugar; stir with wooden spoon until well blended. Pour into pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 25 minutes. Invert onto serving plate. Cool completely. Dust with confectioners’ sugar.

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Eggnog Pound Cake

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Baking the Cake:

  • 1 package yellow cake mix
  • 1 cup eggnog (we used soy eggnog which we found available out of season)
  • 3 eggs
  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • ½ to 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

 Custard Sauce:

  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten
  • 1 teaspoon butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup heavy whipping cream, whipped

 In a large bowl, combine cake mix, eggnog, eggs, butter and nutmeg. Beat on low speed for 30 seconds; beat on medium for 2 minutes. Pour into a greased and floured 10 inch fluted tube pan.

 Bake at 350 degrees F for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

 For sauce, in a small saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt; gradually stir in milk. Bring to a boil over medium heat; boil for 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir a small amount of hot filling into egg yolk; return all to pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer.

 Remove from the heat; stir in butter and vanilla. Cool for 15 minutes. Fold in whipped cream. Store in the refrigerator. Serve with cake.

 Yield: 16-20 Servings

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Turkey Time

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Milky Way Pecan Pound Cake

Milky Way Pecan Pound Cake

Ingredients:

  • 12 ½ oz. Milky Way candy bars
  • 1 cup butter, divided
  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ tsp. baking soda
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • 1 ¼ cups buttermilk
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 2 cups chopped pecans

Method:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 10 inch tube or Bundt pan. Combine the candy bars with ½ cup butter in a saucepan and melt over low heat, stirring occasionally. While the candy is melting, cream ½ cup butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer until light. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. In a small bowl, mix the flour, baking soda and salt. Add the dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk. Mix until smooth. Add the melted candy mixture, and continue mixing. Stir in the vanilla and pecans. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake 1 hour, or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool in the pan for 20 minutes. Remove from the pan and allow to cool completely. Cover and store at room temperature.

Makes 16-20 servings

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Still Time For Eggnog

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Eggnog Pound Cake

1 package yellow cake mix…
1 cup eggnog
3 eggs
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 to 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Custard Sauce:
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1 egg yolk, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped

In a large bowl, combine cake mix, eggnog, eggs, butter and nutmeg. Beat on low speed for 30 seconds; beat on medium for 2 minutes. Pour into a greased and floured 10 inch fluted tube pan.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

For sauce, in a small saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt; gradually stir in milk. Bring to a boil over medium heat; boil for 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir a small amount of hot filling into egg yolk; return all to pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer.

Remove from the heat; stir in butter and vanilla. Cool for 15 minutes. Fold in whipped cream. Store in the refrigerator. Serve with the cake.

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Count Down To Christmas

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This is great for breakfast or a snack in the afternoon.

Pound Cake With Blueberry Butter

 Ingredients:

  • 4 large eggs, separated
  • 1 1/3 cups sugar, divided
  • ½ cup vegetable shortening
  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup light whipping cream

Blueberry Butter:

  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • 1/3 cup blueberry preserves

Method:

To make the pound cake: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan. In a medium bowl, whip the egg whites on high speed with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Gradually add 1/3 cup sugar. Set aside. In a large bowl, add the remaining 1 cup sugar with the shortening and butter. Cream at medium speed with an electric mixer until well mixed. Add the vanilla, salt and egg yolks, and continue to beat for about 3 minutes. Reduce the mixer to low speed, and add the flour and cream, alternately, beginning and ending with the flour.

Pour into the prepared pan. Bake 1 hour and 10 minutes until golden brown, or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to a cooling rack. Cool completely before serving. To serve, slice into ½ inch thick slices, then again into finger slices. Top with blueberry butter.

To make the butter: In a small bowl, stir the butter and blueberry preserves together. Serve with pound cake.

Makes 12 servings.

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THASC is a unique small American business producing cards and other promotional products.

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