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INGREDIENTS:
- 1 box French Vanilla Cake Mix (I prefer Duncan Hines)
- eggs, water, and oil as directed on cake mix package
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 box (4 1/2 cup serving size) Lemon Instant Pudding Mix
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup lemon Jell-O gelatin
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 teaspoon lemon juice
- zest of 1 large lemon
- 2-3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream (or milk)
DIRECTIONS:
- Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease and flor 18" x 13" rimmed baking sheet (half sheet pan).
- In a large mixing bowl add cake mix, eggs, water, oil, buttermilk and pudding mix. Using an electric mixer, beat one minute on low. Continue beating another minute on medium high, scrapping down sided of bowl if needed. (do not over mix)
- Pour cake batter into prepared sheet pan. Bake for 22-25 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool in pan on a wire rack.
- While cake is cooling, make frosting. Using an electric mixer cream butter and cream cheese until well combined and fluffy. Add powdered sugar, gelatin powder, vanilla extract, lemon juice, lemon zest and 1 tablespoon of cream or milk. Beat until smooth. Add more cream/milk if needed, 1 tablespoon at a time, until desired consistency.
- Frost cake, garnish with berries and lemon slices if desired. Serve from pan and enjoy.
https://tidymom.net/2017/lemon-sheet-cake/
YOU WILL NEED
10 tablespoons (145 grams) unsalted butter
1 1/4 cups (250 grams) granulated sugar
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons (80 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder, natural or Dutch-process
1/4 rounded teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large cold eggs
1/2 cup (65 grams) all-purpose flour
2/3 cup (75 grams) chopped walnuts or pecans, optional
DIRECTIONS
- PREPARE BATTER
- BAKE BROWNIES
Position an oven rack in the lower third of the oven and heat to 325 degrees F. Line the bottom and sides of an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil, leaving an overhang on two opposite sides. (This helps when removing the baked brownies from the pan, once cooled).
Add enough water to a medium saucepan so that it is 1 to 2 inches deep. Heat water until barely simmering. Combine butter, sugar, cocoa powder, and the salt in a medium heat-safe bowl. Rest the bowl over simmering water (if the bottom of the bowl touches the water, remove a little water).
Stir mixture occasionally until the butter has melted and mixture is quite warm. Don’t worry if it looks gritty, it will become smooth once you add the eggs and flour. Remove the bowl from heat and set aside for 3 to 5 minutes until it is only warm, not hot.
Stir in vanilla with a wooden spoon or spatula. Then, add eggs, one at a time, stirring vigorously after each one.
When the batter looks thick, shiny and well blended, add the flour and stir until fully incorporated, then beat with the wooden spoon or spatula for 40 to 50 strokes. (The batter will be quite thick). Beat vigorously here. You want to see the batter pulling away from the sides of the bowl (if you do not have the strength to do this by hand, use a hand mixer). Stir in nuts, if using. Spread evenly in lined pan.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick can be inserted into the center and come out almost clean (you want it to be a little moist with batter). Note: Some have found they need to bake an extra 10 minutes, so keep an eye on the doneness of the brownies and use the toothpick test as your guide.
Cool completely then remove from pan. For the cleanest lines when cutting, place into freezer for 20 to 30 minutes to firm up. Cut into 16 squares.
https://www.inspiredtaste.net/24412/cocoa-brownies-recipe/
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups creamy peanut butter
- 8 ounces Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Minis, chopped
- 1 cup honey roasted peanuts, chopped
- 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- kosher salt
DIRECTIONS:
- Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a medium bowl and set aside.
- Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and both sugars on medium speed until smooth. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat on high until well incorporated, stopping to scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed. Add the peanut butter and, continue mixing on high until well combined.
- Carefully add flour mixture to wet ingredients; mix on low just until combined and soft dough is formed. Add in chopped peanut butter cup, chopped peanuts, and chocolate chips; mix on low until combined.
- Chill the dough for about 1 hour in the refrigerator.
- Preheat oven to 350° and line cookie sheets with parchment paper or a silicone baking mats.
- Scoop chilled dough into heaping tablespoon balls, or use a large (3 tablespoon) cookie scoop for larger cookies and place on prepared cookie sheets. Sprinkle each cookie with a pinch of kosher salt. Bake each batch until lightly browned on the sides. The centers will look soft; 10-12 minutes for small cookies or 15-18 minutes for large cookies.
- Remove cookies from oven and let cool on the cookie sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.
https://tidymom.net/2018/peanut-butter-blowout-cookies/