9
Creamy Peanut Butter Pie
1 cup butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup peanut butter
12-ounce container frozen
whipped topping, thawed
In a medium saucepan, combine 1 cup butter and brown sugar. Cook over
medium heat until butter is melted and mixture is smooth, stirring frequently.
Refrigerate 10 minutes. In large bowl, beat peanut butter and brown sugar mixture
at LOW speed until blended. Increase speed and beat one minute at HIGH speed.
Reduce speed to LOW and add whipped topping; beat one additional minute.
Pour into graham crust and refrigerate. In a small saucepan over low heat, melt
chocolate, 2 tablespoons butter, and milk. Stir constantly until smooth. Cool
slightly then spread over top of pie. Refrigerate for several hours or overnight
before serving.
Makes one 9-inch pie, cut into 8 servings.
Orange Pineapple Cake
18
1
⁄
4
-ounce box yellow cake mix
4 eggs
11-ounce can mandarin oranges,
undrained
1
⁄
2
cup vegetable oil
15
1
⁄
4
-ounce can crushed pineapple,
undrained
In a large bowl, blend cake mix, eggs, oranges, and oil at MEDIUM speed for 3 to
5 minutes. Divide batter into two greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans.
Bake approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour at 325ºF. Let cake cool on wire racks.
To make icing, in a medium bowl, beat pineapple, pudding, and whipped topping
mix at LOW speed for 3 minutes. Ice the cooled cake and store in the refrigerator.
(Tip: Cake flavor is enhanced if left overnight in refrigerator.)
Pound Cake
1 cup butter, room temperature
3 cups sugar
6 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar on MEDIUM speed.
Add eggs, one at a time, and beat thoroughly after each addition. Add vanilla and
almond extracts and continue mixing. Reduce speed to LOW 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.
1 teaspoon almond extract (optional)
1 cup whipping cream
3 cups flour
1-ounce box vanilla sugar-free instant
pudding
12-ounce container frozen light
whipped topping, thawed
9-inch graham crust
2 ounces semi-sweet baking chocolate
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon milk
