Britney's Green Apple Caramel Cake

Britney Grover makes this amazing cake. I have wanted the recipe for a while and finally got it from her. Thanks again Britney. I thought I would post it here for anyone that is interested. Here it is-

1 1/3 cup vegetable oil
3 cups flour
1 Tbsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
3 granny smith apples
1 tsp vanilla

mix oil, sugar, and eggs on high until yellow. Add dry ingredients(sifted) to wet ingredients. Add peeled and sliced apples and then add vanilla very last. Put in bundt pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 65 min.

Caramel sauce:
1 cup brown sugar
1 stick butter
1/4 cup evaporated milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 tbsp karo syrup
pinch of salt

stir until just melted and pour over each piece. Serve with vanilla ice cream.

Silky Peanut Butter Chocolate Layer Pie

What You Need!
1 (8-9inch) pie crust
1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1 cup creamy peanut butter
3/4 cup sugar
1 Tbsp. vanilla
1 tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed, divided
1 cup chocolate chips, melted
1 Tbsp. shortening

Make It!
PRECOOK pie crust till golden brown, while it’s cooling make filling.
BEAT cream cheese, peanut butter, sugar and vanilla with mixer until blended. Stir in 1-1/2 cups COOL WHIP. Mix 1-2 spoonfuls melted chocolate with the shortening.
COAT pie crust with the thinned chocolate. Spoon approximately 3/4 - 1 cup filling over the chocolate spread to the edge of pie being careful not to mix the layers.
LAYER the rest of the filling and chocolate alternately into crust.
COOL 4 hours or until firm. Top with remaining COOL WHIP.

M&M Cookies

1 egg
½ cup sugar
½ cup brown sugar
1/3 cup butter
1/3 cup shortening
1 tsp. vanilla
½ tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt

Mix all together in mixer. Add 1 ½ to 2 cups of flour (depending on how sticky the dough is). Then add ½ bag M&Ms (or chocolate chips work great too). Scoop into balls on cookie sheet and bake at 375 for 10 minutes. Don’t over bake.

Apple Crumbly Sugarfree

5 or 6 Apples peeled and sliced
1 T cinnamon (more if you like)
1tsp stevia

topping:
1C flour
1/2C butter or shortening
1/8t stevia
1/8t molasses or honey (optional)

350 for 30-35 minutes.

Stevia is an extract from a plant that is 300 times sweeter than sugar so be careful when you use it.

Smore's Galore

20 graham crackers
6 hershey chocolate bars or 2 1/2 cups chocolate chips
1 pkg. small marshmellows
6 tbs. butter
3 tbs. milk

Preheat oven to 350.

Lay 12 long graham crackers and fill cookie sheet. Fill any holes with small pieces of graham crackers. Toast for 2 minutes in oven. Let cool.

In bowl combine 3 cups marshmellows, 3 tbs butter, and 3 tbs milk. Melt in microwave for 1 minute. Stir and add chocolate. Wisk really good. Spread mixture onto graham crackers.

In another bowl break up rest of the 20 graham crackers into small pieces (size of a quarter or nickel). Melt 3 tbs. butter in microwave. Pour over graham crackers and stir with your hands. Add the rest of the bag of marshmellows. Spread over chocolate mixture. Sprinkle 1 1/2 cups choc. chips over top.

Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes. cut with a pizza cutter. Enjoy.

Key Lime Coconut Cupcakes with White Chocolate Frosting

For the cupcakes:

3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar

2 eggs, at room temperature

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 heaping teaspoon grated key lime zest
1 1/2 tablespoons key lime juice (bottled or freshly squeezed)

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 cup buttermilk

1 1/3 cups loosely packed sweetened coconut flakes (3.5 ounces)

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar on high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
With the mixer on low speed, add the eggs, 1 at a time, scraping down the bowl after each addition.
Add the vanilla extract, key lime zest and juice and mix well.
In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
In 5 parts total, alternately add the dry ingredients and the buttermilk to the batter, beginning and ending with the dry. Mix until just combined.
Fold the coconut into the cupcake batter.
Line a muffin pan with paper liners and fill each liner almost to the top with batter. A spring loaded 1/4 cup ice cream scoop works great for this and ensures the cupcakes are all the same size.
Bake for 25 minutes or until the tops begin to brown and a toothpick comes out clean.
Remove cupcakes from oven and allow to cool in the pan for 10 minutes and then transfer cupcakes to a baking rack to cool completely.
While the cupcakes are cooling you can make the frosting.

For the Frosting:

5 ounces good quality white chocolate, chopped into small chucks

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature

3 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted

Pinch salt
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 tablespoon key lime juice (bottled or freshly squeezed)
1/4 cup sour cream

Finely grated key lime zest, for garnish

In a small heat proof bowl set over a pot of simmering water, carefully and slowly melt the white chocolate.
Remove from heat and let cool until just slightly warm.
Meanwhile, in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter until light and fluffy.
With the mixer on low, gradually add the powdered sugar until well combined.
Add the salt, vanilla extract, key lime juice, and sour cream and mix until very smooth.
Add the melted white chocolate and mix just until incorporated.
Frost the cupcakes and garnish with a bit of grated key lime zest. Enjoy!

Makes
12 to 14 cupcakes

Menu Swap First Meeting

We had our first meeting for the menu swap group for the joyful living workshops. The group decided that the easiest way to share the recipes is on a blog, so here it is.
Last night we shared some of our favorite desserts. The recipes will be posted here soon.
We also decided we are going to meet once a month and try to keep it on the 2nd Thursday of every month at 7 pm.
At our next meeting we are going to talk about how we plan our menus and bring a meal plan for one week. Everyone is going to bring a sample of one of the items on their meal plan and that recipe.