Fruit Dip or Hot Fudge

HOT FUDGE, OR ICING FOR A CAKE, OR SAUCE FOR FRUIT

Cheri Bowen

8 oz. chopped chocolate (we love Symphony bars)
1 - 2 C. heavy cream
1 T. Karo syrup

Boil cream and Karo syrup together for 5 minutes or until it boils down. The cream will boil up to almost triple the amount of cream you use. I boil until the cream has boiled back down to normal size again. It’s longer than five minutes. Pour hot cream into chopped chocolate and stir. Use, when warm, as a hot fudge topping. Also delicious as a dip for strawberries etc. Chill to thicken and use as an icing for cakes. This tastes wonderful on homemade Boston cream pie. Make double or as much as you want for whatever you’re serving.

The photo below is of the beautiful arrangement of strawberries Cheri brought to the brunch.

BURNT ALMOND FUDGE ICE CREAM

BURNT ALMOND FUDGE ICE CREAM

Cheri Bowen

6 eggs

3 C. sugar

2 qt. cream

2 cans evaporated milk

½ teas. Salt

2 T. vanilla

3 sq. (1 oz. each unsweetened chocolate) and 1 Large Symphony Choc. Bar

1 Instant choc. pudding

1 (5 oz.) pkg. slivered almonds

Milk

1 bottle Crackle ice cream topping (the kind that goes hard and crunchy when placed on cold ice cream)

Beat eggs, add sugar and continue to beat until lemon yellow or foamy. Add melted chocolate and pudding; mix well. Mix in vanilla and salt. Add in evaporated milk, cream, and milk. Chop almonds and roast in 400 degree oven until toasted. Add cooled almonds to ice cream mixture. Pour into freezer and add enough milk to bring to full line. Freeze as usual. The Crackle topping needs to be poured into the ice cream just before it is done and the ice cream maker stops. This will give the ice cream a chocolate chip.

BLACK FOREST TRIFLE

Black Forest Trifle

Lucy Bray

(serves 8+)

1 Chocolate cake

1 can of cherry pie filling

2 packages of chocolate pudding

(made with 3 cups of milk)

2 cups of heavy whipping cream

1 tsp of vanilla

1 tbsp of sugar

Make the cake, let it cool,

Make the pudding, (3 cups of milk)

Add the sugar and vanilla to the cream and whip,

Layer Cake, Cherries, Pudding and Cream (3 times)

Put in the refrigerator for a few hours

(over night is even better)

And enjoy!!

Trading the cherries for crushed up Oreo’s is another very yummy option!!

MILLIONAIRE'S SHORTBREAD

Millionaire’s Shortbread

Clare DeVroom

(makes 20 squares)

(shortbread)

2 cups of flour

1 ½ sticks of butter

½ cup of sugar

(Caramel)

3 cans of condensed milk

1 ½ sticks of butter

1 cup of sugar

(To finish)

1 ½ cups Chocolate chips

Combine the flour and butter until it resembles fine bread crumbs,

Add the sugar and mix into dough,

Press the dough into a greased 9 x 13 tin,

Bake at 350 degrees,

For 20 minutes or until pale golden,

Leave to cool

(For the caramel)

Put the condensed milk, butter and sugar in a saucepan, heat gently until the sugar dissolves, bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer very gently for about 5 minutes until the mixture is thickened and pale golden in color,

Pour over the shortbread and leave to set for 2-3 hours

Melt the chocolate and pour it over the caramel

Leave to set, and then cut into squares

Enjoy!!

DEATH BY CHOCOLATE

DEATH BY CHOCOLATE
(Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies)
Kim Gibson

1 box Chocolate Brownie Mix
1 bag Mini-marshmallows
1 Tbsp. Butter/Margarine
1 cup Peanut Butter
2 cups Chocolate Chips
1 1/2 cups Rice Krispies

Directions:
Bake brownies according to directions on the box, but with 3-5 minutes left, pull brownies out and sprinkle marshmallows over the top. Return to oven and finish baking. Let brownies cool.

In a saucepan over medium heat, melt butter, peanut butter and chocolate chips until melted. Remove from heat and stir in Rice Krispies. Pour over cooled brownies and spread. Let cool. Cut and enjoy!

CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE

CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE
Freyja Robison
(The pound cake was wrapped in the cute Valentine bags. We forgot to take one out for a photo)

1/2 lb. Butter
1/2 cup Crisco
3 cups Sugar
3 cups All Purpose Flour
5 Eggs
1 cup Whole Milk
1 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Baking Soda
1/2 cup Cocoa
1 tsp. Vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. All done by hand. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each one. Sift all dry ingredients and mix liquids together. Add liquid and dry ingredients alternately to butter and sugar mixture. Pour into greased and floured pan(s). Bake for 75 min.

FUDGE TRUFFLE CHEESECAKE

FUDGE TRUFFLE CHEESECAKE
Windy Reay
From: Hershey's Chocolate Lover's Cookbook

2 cups (12 oz. pkg.) Hershey's Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
3 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese softened
1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk
4 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla extract
Chocolate Crumb Crust (recipe below)

Heat oven to 300 degrees. In microwave-safe bowl, place chocolate chips. Microwave on High 1 1/2 minutes; stir. If necessary microwave additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, just until chips are melted and smooth when stirred. (or melt chips in double boiler;preferred)

In large mixer bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk until smooth. Add melted chocolate, eggs and vanilla; mix well. Pour into prepared Chocolate Crumb Crust.

Bake 1 hour and 5 minutes or until center is set. Remove from oven to wire rack. With knife, loosen cake from side of pan. Cool completely; remove side of pan. Refrigerate before serving. Garnish with truffles or berries, if desired. Cover; refrigerate leftover cheesecake.
10 to 12 servings.

Chocolate Crumb Crust
1 1/2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs
1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/3 cup Hershey's Cocoa
1/3 cup butter, melted
In medium bowl, stir together wafer crumbs, powdered sugar, cocoa and butter. Press firmly onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.

CUPCAKE POPS

CUPCAKE POPS
Rachel Bingham

This recipe has a very large set of instructions. Please refer to the following link:

http://www.facebook.com/l/0a507;www.bakerella.com/chocolate-cupcake-pops/

WHITE CHOCOLATE POPCORN

WHITE CHOCOLATE POPCORN
Michelle Cutler
(This recipe calls for a high level of skill!)

1 pkg. white chocolate chips, melted
2 pkgs. pop secret homestyle microwave popcorn

Pour melted chips over popped corn and stir until coated (approx. 2 min.) Chocolate will set us as it cools. Enjoy!