Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts

Thursday, November 28, 2013

Mandarin Crush Cake


This light and citrus flavored cake is sure to be a crowd pleaser.
This easy recipe is sure to please the cook as well.
Prep Time: approximately 10 minutes.
Total Time: approximately 40 minutes.
Preheat oven at 350 degrees



Ingredients:
Box of Yellow Cake Mix
12 ounces Crush soda
11 ounce can  Mandarin Oranges
1 tub vanilla icing
1/2 teaspoon vanilla flavoring

Direction:
1. Stir Crush soda into cake mix.
2. Bake about 35 minutes or until done. 
3. Let cake set 5-10 minutes. 
4. Poke holes in cake and pour juice from oranges onto cake.

5. Let cake cool completely.
6. Whip icing and vanilla until very fluffy and cover cake.

7. Place orange segments on top of cake.


Enjoy!

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Jellied Cranberry Salad


If you're getting ready for the cranberries,
you might be ready for Cranberry Salad.
This is a super simple recipe made of only three ingredients.

So let's gather up and get started.
You'll want a 2-quart square or rectangle baking dish.




Ingredients:
1 Can of Jellied Cranberry Sauce(16 oz.)
1 Can Whole berry Cranberry Sauce(16 oz.)
2 cups of boiling water
2 packages Jell-O Raspberry Flavor Gelatin
1 tub of sour cream (16 oz.)

Directions:
1. Whisk together cranberry sauce and 1 cup of the boiling water; set aside.
2. Dissolve gelatin in the remaining cup of boiling water.
3. Stir gelatin mixture into cranberry mixture.
4. Pour half the cranberry mixture into you baking dish and half can of whole berry cranberry sauce into mixture. Cover and chill for 1-2 hours or until set. Save the remaining cranberry mixture 
at room temperature.
5. Spread sour cream evenly over set cranberry mixture.
6. Pour the remaining cranberry mixture over sour cream.

7. Cover and chill  for 2-24 hours. 
8. Pour remaining whole berry cranberry sauce.


Cranberry Salad is a fun addition to a holiday meal.
It also looks nice with a little extra garnish;
a sprig of green or a dash of crushed nuts on top
gives a nice touch.

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Dreamy Peppermint Coffee Creamer


Adding that special winter touch to your coffee is easy with your own
Dreamy Peppermint Creamer.


Let's Gather our Ingredients:
1 can Sweetened Condensed Milk
1 can Evaporated Milk
1 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla
6 good drops of Peppermint essential oil
 or 
Peppermint oil -Which oil and how much you use will depend on 
how strongly you want your peppermint flavor.

I poured all my ingredients except my peppermint oil into my bowl 
and
Whipped with a hand mixer until frothy.
Add peppermint a drop or two at a time, tasting between your drops.
When you reach the flavor you prefer whip again until nice and bubbly.
Add a pretty touch with a dash of nutmeg.


Do enjoy a warm cup of coffee!