Triple Tasty Fudge Bars

My mother-in-law asked for the recipe since she really like them at a Christmas party we attended. The recipe itself comes from some random cook book I own.


Ingredients:

1 15-ounce package fudge frosting mix
1 18.5 ounce German chocolate cake mix
1/4 cup water
1 egg
1/2 cup sour cream
6 ounces of chocolate chips

Directions:

Prepare frosting mix as directed on package. I personally skipped this and just used the canned frosting.

Combine dry cake mix (I used Fudge rather then German Chocolate), 1/2 cup frosting, water, and egg. Stir by hand until cake mix is moistened (mixture will be stiff).

Pat into 9x13-inch pan, greased on the bottom only.

Beat sour cream into remain frosting. I used equal parts frosting and sour cream.

Spread over base.

Sprinkle with chocolate chips.

Bake at 375F for 40-50 minutes. Top will be puffy and an inserted toothpick will NOT come out clean (chocolate chips also don't really melt).

Cool and cut into bars

Pumpkin Bread

My mother-in-law gave me a couple of small pumpkins for the boys to decorate for Halloween only they never got to because we didn't have any paint couldn't really afford paint and I didn't really want paint in the house anyway. My boys have painted my couch twice now and I'm not looking to give them another opportunity. Suddenly I had 2 pumpkins that I couldn't just throw away because then I'd of felt bad, so I used this tutorial to make pumpkin puree. I had 12 CUPS of puree and no ideas what to do with it. This is a combination of several recipes and it turned out fabulous!

Ingredients:

3 cups flour SIFTED
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 and 1/3 cups pumpkin puree
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
3 eggs, beaten
1 and 1/2 cups raisins (optional)
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)



Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), and grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans.

Mix together flour, sugar, baking soda, pie spice, salt and baking powder. Add pumpkin, oil and eggs; mix well. Fold in raisins and nuts.

Pour into loaf pans and sprinkle the tops with cinnamon and sugar to give it a little crunch, you can also sprinkle more nuts on top.

Bake for 1 hour or until inserted toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool 15 minutes before removing from pans.

Individual pizzas

I am always on the lookout for quick easy lunch recipes. My boys refuse to eat sandwiches so I have to cook for them and MacNcheese gets old. A friend suggested this to me so I thought I would pass this on.

Ingredients:
Half an English muffin
Spaghetti sauce (or even just tomato sauce).
Cheese
Pepperonis.

Directions:
Spoon about a tablespoon of the spaghetti sauce onto the English. Top with grated cheese and a pepperoni. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes.
As with all pizzas these can be customized to each individual. My kids had great fun decorating there own pizzas.