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Triple Treats
Yield: 1 1/2 dozen bars
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon butter or margarine, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels
2/3 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/4 cup slivered almonds or 1/4 cup chopped
walnuts
1.
Cream 1/2 cup butter and brown sugar in large
mixing bowl. Add egg, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla,
and flour. Beat until fluffy. Spread evenly in
ungreased, 8 x 8 x 2-inch dish. Cook on Cook
Level 7 for 4 to 5 1/2 minutes, or until firm.*
Allow to cool.
2.
Beat together 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar,
milk, 1 tablespoon butter, vanilla, and almond
extract, until creamy. Spread on cooled bottom
layer. Chill.
3.
Place chocolate morsels in 1-cup glass
measure. Heat on full power for 20 to 45
seconds, or until melted. Stir well.
4.
Cream confectioners' sugar and butter in small
bowl. Add chocolate to creamed mixture. Beat
until fluffy. Spread on white layer. Sprinkle
with nuts. Refrigerate. Cut into bars before
serving.
Rocky Road Cake
Yield: 1 cake
1 (13 1/2 oz.) pkg. chocolate fudge chip snack cake mix
1 cup water
1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels
1/4 cup crunchy-style peanut butter
1.
Prepare cake according to package instructions
using 1/2 cup water and 1 egg white. Pour
batter into 9 x 2-inch round dish. Cook on Cook
Level 5 for 4 1/2 to 6 minutes, or until top
springs back when lightly pressed with finger.*
2. Place water in 2-cup glass measure. Heat on
full power for 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 minutes, or until
boiling. Stir in gelatin to dissolve.
3.
Poke holes in cake with toothpick. Pour gelatin
over cake. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
4.
For topping: Combine instant pudding mix and
milk in small bowl. Beat for 1 minute with
electric mixer. Fold in whipped topping.
Spread over cake. Chill.
Micro-tip: This is a good dessert for St.
Patrick's Day, or for other holidays. Use other
flavors of gelatin, if desired.
Lime Gelatin Delight Cake
Yield: 1, 9-inch round cake
1 (9 oz
.
) pkg. white cake mix
1/2 cup water
1 egg white
1 cup hot tap water
1 (3 oz.) pkg. lime flavored gelatin
1 (3 oz.) pkg. instant lemon flavored pudding mix
1 cup milk
1 cup nondairy whipped topping
1. Combine cake mix and water in 9 x 2-inch
round dish. Mix according to package
instructions. Cook on Cook Level 5 for 5 to 7
minutes.*
2.
Immediately after removing from oven, sprinkle
marshmallows evenly over top.
3.
Combine chocolate morsels and peanut butter
in 2-cup glass measure. Heat on full power for
45 seconds to 1 minute 15 seconds, or until
melted. Stir halfway through cooking time.
4.
Drizzle well-blended chocolate mixture over
marshmallows. Cool.
* Turn quarter-turn halfway through cooking time
(non-turntable models, only).
