1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, at room temperature
1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Powdered sugar (optional)
Directions: FOR CAKE: PREHEAT oven to 375° F. Grease 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan; line with wax paper. Grease and flour paper. Sprinkle a thin, cotton kitchen towel with powdered sugar.
COMBINE flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt in small bowl. Beat eggs and granulated sugar in large mixer bowl until thick. Beat in pumpkin. Stir in flour mixture. Spread evenly into prepared pan. Sprinkle with nuts.
BAKE for 13 to 15 minutes or until top of cake springs back when touched. Immediately loosen and turn cake onto prepared towel. Carefully peel off paper. Roll up cake and towel together, starting with narrow end. Cool on wire rack.
FOR FILLING: BEAT cream cheese, 1 cup powdered sugar, butter and vanilla extract in small mixer bowl until smooth. Carefully unroll cake; remove towel. Spread cream cheese mixture over cake. Reroll cake. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least one hour. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.
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"Deep down you may still be that same great guy I used to know. But it's not who you are underneath, it's what you do that defines you" Rachel Dawes, Batman Begins
If this was the only thing I ate over the holidays, I'd be happy.
Sherried Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients:
~ 4 lbs. or 4 large sweet potatoes
~ 1 stick butter
~ 1 cup sugar
~ ¾ cup cream sherry
~ ½ cup whipping cream
~ 2 eggs
Directions:
Boil sweet potatoes until tender. Let sweet potatoes cool, then peel. In a large bowl, combine peeled sweet potatoes with remainder of ingredients, and blend until smooth. Pour mixture into a 2 quart greased baking dish. Bake for 45 minutes in a 350° F oven.
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D... Those sound really yummy, and dont look too difficult to make. Maybe ill give them a try
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"Deep down you may still be that same great guy I used to know. But it's not who you are underneath, it's what you do that defines you" Rachel Dawes, Batman Begins
last year i made this absolutely fabulous chocolate bourbon pecan pie. it allowed me to have a semi-traditional thanksgiving dessert but also have my chocolate, which is just necessary for me. plus, i'm not a huge fan of pumpkin pie...blasphemy, i know...
Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie
½ - 15 oz. Package refrigerated piecrusts
4 large eggs
1 C. light corn syrup
6 T. butter, melted
½ C. sugar
¼. C. firmly packed light brown sugar
3 T. bourbon
1 T. all purpose flour
1 T. vanilla extract
1 C. coarsely chopped pecans
1 C. (6 oz.) semisweet chocolate morsels
Fit piecrust into 9 inch pieplate according to package directions.
Whisk together eggs, light corn syrup, and next 6 ingredients, until mixture is smooth. Stir in pecans and chocolate chips. Pour into pie crust.
Bake on lowest oven rack at 350oF for 1 hour or until set.