Tag: Desserts

Lazy Daisy Oatmeal Cake


I was digging into old favorite recipes and came across this one. It used to be one of my family’s favorite desserts when we were growing up. It is especially good served warm. I love this one.
Try it with some ice cream or whipped topping.
It is sure to please.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cup boiling water
  • 1 cup regular Oats (not quick cooking)
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Directions
Pour boiling water over oats. Cover and let stand for 20 minutes. Beat butter until creamy, gradually add sugars, beat until fluffy. Blend in vanilla and eggs. Stir in oats. Mix the flour, salt, soda, and spices. Add this mixture to creamed mixture. Mix well. Pour into well greased and floured 9 inch square pan. Bake @ 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes.

Frosting

  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 3 Tablespoon 1/2 & 1/2 or milk
  • 1/3 cup chopped nuts
  • 3/4 cup coconut

Combine all ingredients. Spread over cooked cake. Put under broiler and broil until bubbly. Watch carefully.

Dump Cake

Baking Supplies
Baking Supplies
This is another old favorite recipe. They don’t make desserts any better or easier than this. You could certainly try different combinations of fruit. This is great served with ice cream or whipped cream. Cool Whip works, too. Put these 3 ingredients on your grocery list, keep them in your pantry, and you will never be at a loss for a quick last minute dessert.

Ingredients

  • 1 can cherry pie filling
  • 1 can crushed pineapple, (20 oz)
  • 1 package white or yellow cake mix
  • 1 stick butter or margarine
  • Nuts (optional)

Directions
Dump can of pie filling in 9 x 13 inch baking pan. Next dump in the can of pineapple, next dump dry cake mix on top of this, spreading evenly. Cut butter into small pieces and place evenly over cake mix. Top with nuts, if desired. Bake @ 350 degrees for 35 minutes or until golden brown.

Bourbon Pecan Pie

Pecans
Pecans
Pecan Pie is one of my favorite desserts and this is one of my favorite recipes for it. I like this recipe, because the addition of bourbon cuts the sweetness.

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs,beaten
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup light corn syrup
  • 1/2 cup dark corn syrup
  • 2 Tablespoons bourbon
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 unbaked 9 inch shell

Directions

Combine the first 7 ingredients, mix well. Place pecans in bottom of pastry shell. Pour the sugar mixture over pecans. Bake @ 375 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes or until set.

Fantastic Fruit Pizza

Fruit Pizza
Fruit Pizza
This is a really great dessert recipe, certainly a favorite recipe of mine. It is easy and refreshing and always a hit!

Ingredients

  • 8 oz Cream Cheese
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup orange or apple juice
  • 1 pkg Pillsbury Sugar Cookie Dough
  • Sliced Fruit for toppings (strawberries, blueberries, peaches, raspberries, mango, etc)
  • 1 cup whipping cream, whipped
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 tsp cornstarch
  • 1/2 cup sugar

Directions

Slice cookie dough into 1/4 ” pieces. Lay them on pizza pan then press edges together to seal. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 min. Cream the vanilla, cream cheese and 3/4 cup sugar then add the whipped cream. Spread over cooled crust. Arrange sliced fruit on top. Cook the orange juice, cornstarch, and 1/2 cup sugar until thick. Cool, then drizzle over fruit.

Better than Dairy Queen Cake

Ice Cream Cake
Ice Cream Cake
This is my family’s most frequent request for their birthday cake. Originally it was a “Peanut Buster Bar Dessert”, but my family liked it better without the peanuts and with different flavored ice cream. So if you want the Buster Bar dessert, just add a layer of Spanish peanuts on top of the chocolate and use vanilla ice cream.

  • 1 package Oreo cookies, crushed
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine

Combine and pat into bottom of 9×13 inch pan. Freeze for a couple of hours.

  • 1 can evaporated milk
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2/3 cups chocolate chips
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Combine the above ingredients and boil for 8 minutes, let cool.

Spread 1/2 gallon softened ice cream, on the frozen cookie crumb crust. My family likes cherry chocolate chunk. Use any flavor that goes with chocolate! Refreeze and then spread cooled chocolate sauce on ice cream.

Freeze and top with cool whip and freeze again.