Devil's Food Pound Cake

This is quick and easy and from the side of the Duncan Hines Devil's Food cake mix. It's my new favorite to take to dinners for a dessert assignment.

1 pkg. Devil's Food cake mix
1 pkg. (4 serving size) chocolate instant pudding
4 large eggs
1 1/4 cup water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
(a handful chocolate chips - optional)

Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour bundt or tube pan. Combine all ingredients in large bowl. Beat at medium speed 2 minutes. Pour into pan. Bake at 350 for 50 - 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 25 minutes. Invert onto heat resistant serving plate. Cool completely.

For glaze I just use the chocolate glaze recipe from the Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook.

4 squares (4 ounces)semisweet chocolate, cut up
3 Tbl. margarine or butter
1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar.

In small saucepan melt chocoolate and butter over low heat. stirring frequesntly. Remove form heat; stir in powdered sugar and 3 Tbl. HOT water (add more hot water if needed) to make of drizzling consistency. Spoon over cake allowing excess to drip down sides. Glazes top of a 10 inch tube cake or tops of 2 8 or 9 inch cake layers.

Easy Fruit Salad

2 cans (15 0z) fruit cocktail (Drained)
1 can (20 oz) pineapple tidbits (juice, too)
1 small pkg. vanilla or lemon instant pudding mix
1/2 cup shredded coconut (optional)
Mix well and refrigerate at least 1 hour
Add sliced bananas before serving (optional)

Bread sticks

Quick and easy Bread sticks:

Makes 30-40 bread sticks I think. You can also cut the recipe in half if you want.

3 c warm water
2 TBS yeast
3 TBS sugar
1 tsp salt
Approximately 6 c flower

Directions:
Let ingredients raise for 10 min.
Roll out into rectangle.
Make strips. Twist or roll into long sticks fold in half and twist.
Let it raise in a 9x13 pan for 1/2 hr.
Cover bread sticks with a 1/2 cube of Melted butter.
Sprinkle garlic or Parmesan cheese over the top.
Bake at 375 degrees for 20 min.

Given to me by Heather Hochhalter

Apple Muffins

I finally have some recipes I think are worth posting.
Prep time: 30 min.
Cook time: 30min
Ready in 1 hr 30 min
Yields: 12
Apple Muffins

Ingredients:
2c all purpose flour
1/2 c white sugar
3 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 c apple juice
1/3 c vegetable oil or ( for healthier muffins substitute apple sauce)
1 egg
1 tsp ground Cinnamon
1 c apples-peeled, cored and finely diced.

Directions:
1. heat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease bottoms only of 12 muffin cups or line with baking cups.
2. In medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt: mix well. In a small bowl, combined apple juice, oil, and egg: blend well. Add dry ingredients all at once; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened (batter will be lumpy.) Stir in chopped apples.
3. Fill cups 2/3 full. Bake for 18 to 22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 1 minute before removing from pan. Serve warm.

Submitted by: Jenn Hall