Pecan Pie Cake

Does your family love Pecan Pie but one pie just isn't enough to feed everyone?  Then try this recipe.  My hubby's favorite pie is Pecan Pie and he likes this cake so much that he requests it when he needs to take a dessert to work when they have company lunches.

PECAN PIE CAKE

1st layer:

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 (18.25 ounce) package butter pecan cake mix
2 tablespoons water
2 cups chopped pecans
2 eggs

2nd layer:

1/2 cup butter, softened
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1 cup white sugar
1 cup corn syrup (light or dark)

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Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
Reserve 3/4 cup cake mix for second layer. Set aside.
For the first layer: In a large bowl, combine 1/2 cup margarine or butter, brown sugar, cake mix (minus 3/4 cup), water, pecans and 2 eggs. Mix well.  Spread batter into pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 20 minutes.

For the second layer: In a large bowl, combine 1/2 cup butter or margarine, 2 eggs, milk, sugar, corn syrup and reserved 3/4 cup cake mix. Mix well and pour over first layer.  Bake at 325 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes. **

**After reading all the comments on the website where I got the recipe I added an extra 15 minutes to the cooking time until the cake pulled away from the sides of the pan.   
When I cut into my cake it looked like the cake on the website in that the bottom of the cake was sort of gooey. Hopefully my picture will give you an idea how your cake should look.

 

 

Honey Butter

This recipe is one of our family favorites. 


Honey Butter

1 stick of butter
1/2 cup hone
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 to 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Beat together until light and fluffy.


It also makes a great gift....(put in a jar, tie a ribbon around the lid or decorate the lid) :

Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream Cake

I don't know about you but I have a stack of magazines that I have saved because they have a recipe, or sometimes a couple of recipes in them that I want to try.  But the problem is if I don't try to recipe when I first see it in the magazine I forget about it.  I am going to be going through the stack of magazines and putting those recipes on the computer so I'll be sharing them here with you on my blog.  Hopefully there will be one or more that you'll like as well.   I'll share one with you tonight.

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream Cake

4 cups rice cereal (such as Rice Krispies)
6 oz. semi-sweet chocolate, chipped
3/4 cup cream peanut butter (not natural)
3 pints chocolate chip or other ice cream

1. Place the cereal in a large bowl

2. In  a small sauce pan, combine the chocolate and peanut butter.  Cook over low heat, stirring until the chocolate melts, and the mixture is smooth, about 2 minutes.

3. Add the chocolate-peanut butter mixture to the cereal and mix to coat.  Spread the cereal mixture onto the bottom and 1 1/2 in. up the sides of a 9 inch spring form pan.  Freeze until set, about 10 minutes.

4. Let the ice cream soften at room temperature just until spreadable, about 10 minutes.  Spread ice cream evenly into the chilled crust and freeze until firm, at least 4 hours and up to 2 days.

Tortilla Soup (aka Cheesy Chicken Enchilada Soup)

I'm trying to do better about blogging so today I'm going to share one of my favorite recipes with you:



Tortilla Soup aka Cheesy Chicken Enchilada Soup

1 can Rotel Tomatoes
1 can Red Enchilada Sauce
2 cans Cream of Chicken Soup
2 cans Chicken broth
4-5 cooked Chicken Breasts, shredded
1 Lb. Velveta cheese, cubed

Mix together canned items and simmer on stove top. Add Velveta cubes and stir often until melted. Add milk if too thick. Add chicken when soup is smooth. Serve over totilla chips (or fritos, if preferred).

(NOTE: my family likes more chicken in the soup so I use at least 6 chicken breasts.   I put my Rotel through the blender so it's not chunky.)

(entries closed) Book Drawing - Tuesday, Feb.5

Etched...Upon My Heart: What We Learn and Why We Never Forget by Jill Kelly

New York Times best-selling author Jill Kelly shares deeply personal experiences as a mother trying to make every moment count, against the backdrop of trying circumstances, in Etched....Upon my Heart: What We Learn and Why We Never Forget.  "This book is everything I hope my daughters eventually learn, always remember, and never forget.  It's everything I would share with you, woman to woman and mother to mother."

The following is quoted from Amazon:

"Every Christian parent today wrestles with the challenge of how to raise kids in a God-honoring, morally sound way. In ETCHED . . . UPON MY HEART, Jill Kelly offers up the unforgettable episodes of her life-some sorrowful, others filled with joy-as a "living epistle" to her daughters. For the many other Christian mothers who also long to pass on their hard-won knowledge of God's steadfast love and healing grace to their children, Kelly's down-to-earth reflections provide an inspiring example.

As she writes, "God will break our hearts, but He will hold the pieces. He will cradle us and redeem every tear we cry." Although great personal pain-her young son Hunter's death, her husband's infidelity-informs these pages, Kelly's story is ultimately one of forgiveness, reconciliation, and hope. Through the moments in time that Jill Kelly recounts, readers will recognize the daily reality and eternal value of God's plan for their own lives."

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NOTE: I have not read this book as my copy was lost in the mail and did not arrive in time for me to read it and give my review before the drawing was to be held.

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To enter the drawing just leave your name and email address.  Follow my blog for an extra entry (be sure to leave a message letting me know you are following my blog).  Drawing will be held on Tuesday evening, February 5.   The winner will be contacted via email.  

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Disclosure of Material Connection: I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above for free in the hope that I would mention it on my blog.  Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.  I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CRF, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising." 

I have several new embroidery designs that are great for hooded bath towels that require a wash cloth for ears, tail, etc.  These are the towels that I have made so far and can't wait to get more towels and try some of the other designs.    

Newest member of our family .......

Four weeks ago I received a belated birthday present from my husband, an eight week old, 1 lb 15 oz. ball of fur, long haired chihuahua. Even though she was a little thing I refused to give her a prissy name but I could see right away that she was going to be hubby's little princess so I gave her the name Xena. Little did I know that her name would fit....she is my little warrior, she loves fighting with me (or anyone else that will fight with her), however she also is a sweet, loveable little girl as well.

This picture was taken the day after we got her when I took her to the vet for her first check up.