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Who does not love pound cake??!!  This is a good and easy recipe.   1 1/2 cups butter (no substitues) room temperature 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, room temperature 2 1/3 cups sugar 6 eggs, room temperature 3 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon vanilla extract In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and cream cheese.  Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy, about 5-7 minutes.  Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.  Gradually add flour; beat just until blended.  Stir in vanilla.  Pour into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.  Bake 300 for 1 1/2 hours or until cake tests done.  Cool in pan 15 minutes before removing to a wire rack.  Cool completely.   Good stuff!  

This is a recipe I found on Pinterest months ago and I am just now getting around to making it.  It is one of those EASY and Very Good recipes that I will use many times.   Strawberry Upside Down Cake 1 cake mix  (I used white cake, but you can use yellow or even chocolate!) 2 cups crushed strawberries (I used fresh strawberries and added a little sugar, put them in a sealed bowl and shook them to juice them a little.) 1 box strawberry jello 3 cups miniature marshmallow. In a 9 X 13 pan, put crush strawberries on bottom.  Sprinkle with jello powder.  Put marshmallows on top. Then mix cake according to directions on box.  Pour on top of marshmallows. Bake 350 for 40-50 minutes.  Do the toothpick test.  Let cool for 15 minutes.  Run a knife around the edge to loosen.  Flip cake out on serving platter.  I put a dollop of whipped topping on each piece I served. Let me know if you decide to bake this and if your ...

This was a favorite I used to bake quite often back in the 80's.  So I decided it would be a great come back to use to help the Father's Day celebration at our house.  If you decided to bake one for your household, I would suggest you eat just one piece and share the rest.  It is sweeeeeeet! MISSISSIPPI MUD CAKE Cake Ingredients 2 cups sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 stick butter or margarine 1/2 vegetable oil 1/2 cup cocoa powder 1/2 cup water 2 eggs 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 cup buttermilk 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 bag mini marshmallows Icing 1 stick butter 3 tablespoons cocoa powder 6 tablespoons milk 1 box (1 lb.) powdered sugar *1 cup pecans, chopped 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Preheat oven to 350.  Grease and flour 13X9 pan. Combine sugar, salt, and flour in large mixing bowl.  Set aside. Bring butter, oil, cocoa powder, water to a boil in saucepan.  Add to the flour m...

Look at this easy, yet cute birthday cake design I did today.  I saw something similar to this on the internet.  I am not sure where.  I had started at Wilton and ended up on Martha Stewart and it was a link from that, I think.  I put sprinkles on instead of bubble gum balls that was on the one I saw. It's for Tonya at work.  She said she likes yellow cake with butter cream icing.  It was hard not to eat the whole bowl of icing.  Really hard.

I could not help myself.  I made the Skillet Apple Pie again.  Yep!  We celebrated Lindsey's birthday, and of course we have to have chocolate for her, but I knew neither of my son in laws care for chocolate, so since the apple pie was a really big hit when I made it the first time, I did it again! And it was a hit this time around, too!  You have to bake this - easy and delicious! I guess I got the dessert before the main dish.....not a bad thing, but this is what we had for the birthday dinner: Spinach Lasagna Rolls, Italian Salad, Garlic bread, and the desserts. 9 lasagna noodles, cooked according to box directions 10 oz. frozen chopped spinached, thawed & drained 15 oz. fat free ricotta cheese 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1 egg salt & pepper 32 oz. tomato sauce 9 TBSP (about 3 oz.) part skim mozzarella cheese, shreded Preheat oven to 350.  Combine spinach, ricotta, Parmesan, egg, salt & pepper in a medium bow...