Desserts


Canadian Flag Cake


1 (298g) Sara Lee Pound cake, cut into 16 slices
2 pkgs(85g) Jell-o strawberry jelly powder
2 cups boiling water
3 cups ice cubes
3 cups sliced strawberries (about 1 1/2lbs/750g)
1 tub(1L) Cool Whip whipped topping

Line bottom of 13x9inch baking dish with pound cake slices. Dissolve jelly powder in boiling water; add ice cubes and stir until slightly thickened, about 3-5 minutes. Remove any unmelted ice cubes. Stir in 2 cups of strawberries. Pour over cake slices. Spread whipped topping on top of jelly mixture. Chill for 2 hours. Garnish with remaining 1 cup strawberries to resemble Canadian flag.
*Tip: Cut out pattern of maple leaf. Place in centre of cake, trace leaf pattern using a toothpick. Place a strawberry tip in each leaf point and arrange remaining strawberries in leaf shape.

Sex In A Pan


1st Layer:
1 1/3 cups Graham crumbs
1/4 cup white sugar
1/3 cup melted butter
Mix and press in bottom of 9x13inch (sprayed with cooking spray) glass pan.
2nd Layer:
1 tub of Cool Whip whipped topping
1 8oz pkg cream cheese
1 cup icing sugar
Blend well and pour on top of graham crust.
3rd Layer:
1 pkg of instant Jell-o chocolate pudding
Prepare according to pkg directions and spread evenly over the cool whip mixture
4th layer:
1 pkg Dream Whip
Prepare according to pkg directions and spread over chocolate pudding.
Refrigerate and serve.
*Note: You can use lemon pie filling instead of chocolate pudding and that's called Heaven In A Pan.

Apple Pandowdy


3 cups sliced, peeled apples
1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 tsp each of cinnamon and nutmeg
1/4 cup butter
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg
3/4 cup flour
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 cup milk
half and half cream

Put apples in buttered 1 quart baking dish. Sprinkle with brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Bake in a preheated oven at 375 degrees for 30 minutes, or until apples are soft.
Cream butter; graually add sugar and beat until fluffy. Add egg and beat well. In another bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with milk to butter, egg and sugar mixture, beating until smooth. Spread on cooked apples. Bake for 30 minutes. Serve warm with half and half cream.
*Careful don't eat too much of this at one time, it actually grows in your stomach!!


Chipits Black Forest Cherry Squares


1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup firmly-packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 can (19oz/540ml) cherry pie filling
1 cup Chipits semi-sweet chocolate chips

Cream butter and both sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs. Blend in flour, baking soda and salt. Spread two-thirds into greased 13x9 inch pan. Spoon pie filling evenly over base. add Chipits to remaining dough and drop small spoonfuls of dough evenly over pie filling. Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes. Cool and cut into squares.
*Note: If cherries aren't your preference, you can use your favourite pie filling, mine is raspberries!!


Chocolate Peanut Butter Parfaits


3 TBSP milk
3 TBSP peanut butter
1 cup thawed Cool Whip whipped topping
2 cups milk
1 4oz pkg Jell-o chocolate instant pudding

Stir 3 TBSP milk into peanut butter until smooth. Gently stir in Cool Whip. In another bowl, pour 2 cups milk, add pudding mix, beat with a whisk for 2 minutes. Alternately spoon whipped topping mixture and pudding into parfait glasses. refrigerate until ready to serve. Garnish with peanuts.


Spice Cake


2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp allspice
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup shortening
3/4 cup sour milk*
2 eggs

In a large bowl, blend together first 7 ingredients. Add next 3 ingredients and beat with mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes. Add eggs and beat well. Put in greased 8 inch cake layer pans. Bake at 350 degrees for about 40-45 minutes. Can ice with chocolate or vanilla icing or eat alone.
*Note: to sour milk add 1 tsp of vinegar to milk.

Vanilla Frosting


3 cups icing sugar, sifted
1/4 cup shortening
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup milk

Combine 1 cup of icing sugar, shortening, vanilla and salt. Alternately add milk and remaining icing sugar, mix until smooth. If too thin add more sugar, if too thick add more milk.
*Note: For chocolate icing, add 1/2 cup cocoa and increase milk to 1/3 cup.


Luscious Lemon Cake


1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
3/4 cup flour
rind of 1 lemon, grated
4 TBSP milk
3 rounded TBSP icing sugar
3 TBSP fresh lemon juice

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In bowl, cream butter and sugar; add eggs, flour, lemon rind and milk. Mix well to a soft dropping consistency. Pour into a greased and lined loaf tin, then smooth top. Bake for 40-45 minutes, until firm. In bowl mix icing sugar and lemon juice. Pour over cake as soon as it comes out of the oven. Leave in loaf tin until completely cooled. Remove from tin, cut and serve.


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