Desserts

Dark Chocolate Cake

~ lindy

Dark Chocolate  Cake

Cream together:

*3/4 cup Butter, at room temperature
*2/3 cup Granulated Sugar
*2 large Eggs
*2/3 cup Brown Sugar, packed
*2 teaspoons Vanilla

Add:

*1 cup Buttermilk, I used powder Buttermilk reconstituted
*1/2 cup Sour Cream, at room temperature
*2 tablespoons Water

Sift the following and then add to the above wet ingredients:

*1 3/4 cup All-Purpose Flour
*1 cup Hershey’s Special Dark Chocolate Powder

*1/2 teaspoon Kosher Salt
*1 1/2 teaspoons Baking Soda

Mix in a stand mixer all the above ingredients until well combined.  (I used a 1/2 baking sheet lined with sprayed parchment paper) Fill baking sheet three fourths full. Bake the sheet cake in a pre-heated oven at 350*F. for 18-20 minutes. Cool completely before cutting round circles with cookie cutter.  This recipe can also make 24 cupcakes, but it will depend on how full you fill each cupcake cup/liner with the batter.
Recipe adapted from Food Net Work


Strawberry Chocolate Cake Towers

  • 20 Strawberries, sliced, some whole for the topping
  • Dark Chocolate Cake Circles
  • Whipped Cream or 8 ounce Cool Whip Topping
  • Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup or Ganache
  • Dessert glasses or Jars, we used 8 ounce Ice-cream dessert glasses

Start with layering in glass jars:  sliced strawberries, cake circles and whipped cream/topping.  Repeat and top with whipped cream/topping.  Drizzle with chocolate and top with strawberry and dazzle more chocolate if desired.

We made 8 strawberry Chocolate Cake Towers.

    

Enjoy!

Lindy

Mini No-bake Lime Cheesecake 

~ lindy

 

Mini No-bake Lime Cheesecake

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*10 Graham Crackers, crushed
*1 teaspoon Granulated Sugar
*2 tablespoons Butter, melted
*1  8 ounce package Greek Cream Cheese Yogurt, softened
*1/2 can Sweetened Condensed Milk
*1/2 cup Vanilla Greek Yogurt
*Juice from 2 (small) Key Limes or 2-3 teaspoons Fresh Lime Juice
*Top with Whipped Topping of your Choice, we used Reddi Whip, optional
*Slice of Lime for garnish, key limes are small and work well
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Crust
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Crush graham crackers in a Ziploc Bag or we used a small food blender.  Place graham cracker crumbs in a bowl adding the sugar and melted butter, mix, mixture will be crumbly.
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Lime Yogurt Cream Cheese Filling
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Place yogurt cream cheese in a small mixing bowl stirring until smooth.  Then add vanilla yogurt, sweetened condensed milk and lime juice.
Layer the filling in glasses starting with the crust, layering as desire*d.  Top with whipped topping or Graham cracker crumbs and lime slice if desired.
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We made these Mini No-Bake Lime Cheesecakes for our St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Party.  Make them for any party or dinner for a quick dessert.
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Serves 9-10 (4 ounce glasses)
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Recipe adapted from Million Moments

 

  

Enjoy!

Jamie and Lindy