Date: December 3, 2006

Hosts: Kari & Craig Hanson

Theme: Dessert & Tea


Chocolate Cake & Chocolate Frosting
Ingredients for Cake
• 1¾ cup flour
• ¾ cup cocoa
• 2 cups sugar
• 1½ tsp baking powder
• 1½ tsp baking soda
• salt
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup boiling water

Directions for Cake
• Combine dry ingredients
• Add remainin ingredients, except boiling water.
• Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
• Remove mixer and stir in boiling water. Batter will be thin.
• Pour into 2 greased 9" layer pans or one 9"x13" pan.
• Bake at 300° for about 35 minutes.
• Cool 10 minutes.
• Remove from layer pans and cool completely.


Ingredients for Frosting
• 6 Tbsp butter, softened
• 1/3 cup milk
• ½ cup cocoa
• 2 2/3 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla

Directions for Frosting
• Mix ingredients together until smooth and ice cake as desired.



Apple Pie
Ingredients for Crust
• 1 cup flour
• 1/3 cup lard
• water

Directions for Crusts
• Mix flour and lard with pastry fork until well blended.
• Add water until dough forms.
• Roll with rolling pin.
• Makes one 9" pie crust.


Ingredients for Pie Filling
• 2 Tbsp lemon juice
• 1 Tbsp cornstarch or flour
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 Tbsp butter, melted
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
• salt
• 6 cups peeled and sliced apples

Directions for Pie Filling
• Mix together lemon juice and cornstarch.
• Add remaining ingredients, except apples.
• Add apple slices and toss to coat the slices completely.
• Let stand for 10 minutes.
• Roll out pie crust and then line the bottom of the pie pan with the crust.
• Trim excess and moisten edge.
• Add filling and top with another pie crust.
• Trip top crust ½" beyond edge of pan.
• Fold top crust under bottom crust and flute edge.
• Cut vents in the top crust.
• Lightly sprinkly with sugar.
• Bake at 400° for about 40 minutes or until crust is golden brown.



Grandma's Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 6 cups flour

Directions
• Mix all ingredients.
• Cover and chill overnight.
• Roll to 1/4" and cut into shapes.
• Bake at 375° for 12-15 minutes
• Decorate with frosting and sprinkles after completely cooled.