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DEL.ICIO.USMoms, share your favorite holiday recipes
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
We’ve had bunches of requests for a day to share recipes, so here it is!
However, before we get started I need to tell you that the AJC is super picky about the recipes they generally run. They have to be tested, and they have to include all their nutrition information. So I might get into trouble since these are clearly rogue recipes. I cannot vouch for them in anyway. The AJC is not responsible for how well they turn out. Please use common sense when evaluating these recipes!
So without further ado, here are two recipes to get us started.
New Mom posted her triple chocolate cake recipe a few days ago and JJ has already adjusted it slightly and reposted. In case you missed it, here is JJ’s version of New Mom’s recipe:
1 box devils food cake mix
1 small box chocolate instant pudding
1 12 oz bag chocolate chips
1-3/4 C milk
2 eggs
Mix all ingredients together. Add the chocolate chips last, easier to stir (I stirred by hand).
Pour the mixture into a Bundt cake pan, bake at 350-degrees.
I ended up baking it 65 minutes. New Mom said to cook for 55minutes to an hour, but I ended up putting it back in for 10 minutes.
Also, her recipe did not add any vegetable oil. I ALWAYS thought you had to have oil in ALL cake recipes. I added about 1 tablespoon after it was all mixed up and in the pan. That may be why it took longer to cook.
If you serve it warm, the choc chips will be mushy. I prefer mine in the fridge for a couple of hours for the chips to harden up.
I have a super easy one to throw out too. MOMania’s fill-in host Keith told me this one yesterday on the phone. It came from her mom-friend Andi. It’s a great recipe for school parties, cookie swaps or last-minute presents.
1 bag of square pretzels
2 bags of red and white peppermint-flavored Hershey’s Kisses (I can’t find these on the Hershey’s site but Keith witnessed them with her own eyes so I guess they are being sold. But I think any small piece of chocolate would do.)
1 bag of red and green M&M’s
Cover the bottom of a brownie-type baking pan with a single layer of pretzels. Put one Kiss on top of each pretzel. Heat in a 250-degree oven until the Kiss gets mushy. You don’t want it to melt through the pretzel. You just want it to get soft. Pull them out of the oven and press one M&M on top of each Kiss. The Kiss should press down flat onto the pretzel. Let cool and it will all harden together. Keith said they were very tasty!
So, here’s your chance. Tell us your favorite, your fastest, your easiest, your get-you-out-of-a-pinch, your best recipes!
Comments
By Joe
December 18, 2008 8:22 AM | Link to this
Why do you only ask Moms for recipes? I’d gladly give you my recipe for peanut butter fudge, but apparently I don’t qualify.
By candy
December 18, 2008 8:37 AM | Link to this
Hey Joe - I would love your recipe for peanut butter fudge.
By Theresa
December 18, 2008 8:44 AM | Link to this
Hey guys — This topic got pulled from the mom blog so that’s why it specifies moms! But we are happy to have anyone’s recipe!! So please Joe share your recipe!!!
By JJ
December 18, 2008 8:54 AM | Link to this
Hey Joe, come on over to Momania. We welcome ALL receipes there!!! And we’d love to have you come over to our blog.
By Joe
December 18, 2008 9:07 AM | Link to this
I was just being antagonistic…I can’t help myself (I drive my wife crazy with this problem :-)). I’ll be happy to post my recipe when I get home from work tonight.
By Matt
December 18, 2008 10:26 AM | Link to this
LOL @ Joe!! See, we all can get along…
By Wanda
December 18, 2008 10:36 AM | Link to this
Chocolate Chip Cookies 1 box white or yellow cake mix 1/2 oil 6 oz milk choc. chips 2 eggs.
Mix all ingredients with wooden spoon. Bake @ 350 for 8 to 10 min. You can use any kind of cake mix ex.: carrot cake with chopped pecans is really good.
By Clyde
December 18, 2008 11:38 AM | Link to this
In this chateau,Mom doesn’t cook,I do.