1 teaspoon almond extract (optional)
1 cup whipping cream
3 cups flour
7 tablespoons sugar
2 eggs
8 ounces semisweet baking chocolate, melted and cooled
1 cup milk chocolate chips
1 cup chopped walnuts
In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar on speed 2. Add eggs, one at a time, and beat thoroughly on speed 3 after each addition. Add vanilla and almond extracts and continue mixing. Reduce to speed 1 and alternately add cream and flour. Pour batter into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan. Bake for about 1 hour and 20 minutes at 325ºF, or until tests done.
Pound Cake
1 cup butter, room temperature
3 cups sugar
6 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside. With mixer, beat together butter, sugar, and eggs at speed 2 until smooth.
Add melted chocolate and continue mixing on speed 2 until blended. Reduce to speed 1 and add dry ingredients. Add chocolate chips and walnuts; mix well. Drop by tablespoons onto cookie sheets, one inch apart. Bake at 350ºF until cookies look dry and cracked, but feel soft when lightly pressed, about 11 minutes. Let cookies stand on sheet for 5 minutes. Transfer to racks and cool completely.
Makes about 2 dozen.
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
11⁄4 cups butter, room temperature 1 teaspoon baking soda
2⁄3 cup sugar1 teaspoon salt
2⁄3 cup brown sugar1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 eggs1⁄2 teaspoon allspice
11⁄2 teaspoons vanilla3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
11⁄2 cups flour11⁄2 cups raisins
In a large mixing bowl combine butter and sugar on speed 3. Add eggs and vanilla and mix on speed 3. Stir baking soda, salt, cinnamon and allspice into flour. Add flour and oats to mixing bowl. Beat on speed 1 about 1 minute or until mixed. Stir raisins in by hand. Drop spoonfuls onto cookie sheet. Bake at 375ºF for about 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Makes 4 to 5 dozen.
Triple Chocolate Cookies
1⁄4 cup flour
1⁄4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
1⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
1⁄8 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons butter, room temperature
Bake or microwave sweet potatoes until done. Peel potatoes, then slice into large mixing bowl. Add remaining ingredients and beat on speed 1 until mixed for about 1 minute. Makes 6 servings.
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1⁄2 teaspoon salt
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Honey Dijon Sweet Potatoes
4 medium sweet potatoes, about 21⁄2 pounds
1⁄4 cup butter
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