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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!  

Red Velvet Triffle Kinda good!  I will share this recipe with you.  It is one my mother-in-law used to make.  Only her recipe was pound cake and vanilla pudding.  And that is really good.  But I decided to try a different combination and I must say - yum! Here is the easy recipe: One Red Velvet cake mix - Mix and bake as directed on the box. Three boxes of Cream Cheese Pudding - Mix according to directions on the box. One large carton of whipped cream. Mix and bake Red Velvet cake mix in 9X12 pan.  Let cool.  Cut cake in square pieces.  Mix pudding, one box at a time.  Place several pieces of cake in bottom of triffle bowl.  Pour one box of mixed pudding on top of the cake.  Next put a layer of whipped topping.  Then do another layer of cake, another mixed box of pudding, more whipped topping.  Do three layers of each - cake, pudding, and ending in whipped topping.  Refridgerate over night. ...

Do you like Key Lime Pie?  If so, it is certain you will like these cupcakes!  This is what you need: Cupcakes: 1 box lemon cake mix 1 box (4-serving size) lime gelatin 3/4 cup water 1/3 cup lime juice 1/3 cup vegetable oil 3 eggs Heat oven to 350 Place paper baking cups in each of 24 regular size muffin cups.   Mix cupcake ingredients listed above on low then on medium, scraping bowl occasionally.  Pour into baking cups and bake 19-24 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.  Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Glaze 1 cup powdered sugar 2 1/2 tablespoons Key Lime juice In small bowl mix powdered sugar and lime juice and stir until smooth. With a toothpick, poke 3 -4 holes in cupcakes then put some glaze on top of cupcake. Frosting 1 pkg (8 oz) cream cheese, room temp 1/4 cup butter or marg, room temp 1 tsp vanilla 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar In large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter on medium speed until lig...

Breakfast was great!  Your family will love this!  I had my sweet, fun, crazy kid grandson for the night.  So I wanted to do something fun for breakfast.  I found this recipe on Pinterest so I can tell you - good, simple, really good! 1 cup sliced strawberries 2 tsp sugar                                 >  mix and set aside juice of half a lemon 4 thick slices bread                     > cut pocket in bread, 1/2 cup Nutella                               insert Nutella 1 large egg 3/4 cup milk 2 TBSP melted butter                   >mix with whisk, 1 tsp vanilla                                    dip bread i...

I have never!!!!  Crab in my deviled eggs?  I have always done the basic, very plain deviled eggs.  Just adding mayo and mustard, sprinkled with paprika.  So this was something different for me to try.  And I must say, pretty good! Deviled Eggs 6 boiled eggs 6 oz can crab meat, rinse and drain well 3 1/2 TBSP mayonnaise 1 1/2 TBSP finely chopped celery (I left that out by mistake) 2 tsp dijion mustard 1/2 tsp oregano 1/2 tsp onion powder few drops of Worcestershire Sauce 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp black pepper

Creations from Pallets These are boxes Hank and I made from a pallet!  We cut, nailed, and stained.  Then I used them for Easter baskets for my kids!  Now they can use them for candle boxes, to keep hand towels, DVDs, or whatever!  

My sister has made this really good spread and I did not realize it was from a local place there in Freehome. This is good stuff! Frosty Frog Cheese Spread 8 oz. cream cheese, softened 1/4 cup sour cream 3 to 4 oz. finely grated cheese 1 1/2 tsp minced garlic parsley to taste Place all ingredients in medium bowl.  Use electric mixer to mix all together.   Serve with crackers, celery, carrot sticks.