Chocolate Chip Cake

Ingredients:

• 1 yellow cake mix (18.25 oz)
• 1 vanilla pudding mix (3.4 oz)
• 1 cup milk
  
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup mini chocolate chips
• 5 Tbsp german chocolate sweet chocolate, grated, divided
• 2 Tbsp conf. sugar

Directions:

1. Combine cake and pudding mixes, milk and oil and eggs. Beat on low speed until moistened. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. Stir in chocolate chips and 3 Tbsp grated chocolate. Pour into greased and floured 10" fluted tube pan or bundt pan. Bake at 350* for 55-65 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool for 10 min before removing from pan. to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust top of cake with confectioner's sugar and sprinkle on grated chocolate.

Chunky Apple Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Southern Living, SEPTEMBER 2001

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 4 Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced
• 1 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
  
• Cream Cheese Frosting
  
• Chopped walnuts, toasted (optional)
  

Directions:

1. Stir together first 4 ingredients in a large bowl until blended.
2. Combine flour and next 3 ingredients; add to butter mixture, stirring until blended. Stir in apple slices and 1 cup walnuts.
3. Spread into a greased 13- x 9-inch pan.
4. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
5. Spread with Cream Cheese Frosting; sprinkle with walnuts, if desired. 

Cream Cheese Frosting

 Ingredients:
•  1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 3 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Beat cream cheese and butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.
2. Gradually add sugar and salt, beating until blended.
3. Stir in vanilla.

Pumpkin Bars With Cream Cheese Frosting

• Ingredients
  2 cups Bisquick
  1/2 cup oil
  1 (16 ounce) can solid pack pumpkin
  4 eggs, beaten
  2 teaspoons cinnamon (2 teaspoons cinnamon plus Pampered Chef, Recipezaar has a mock pampered chef cinnamon plus recipe)
  4 ounces cream cheese, softened
  1/3 cup butter, softened
  1 tablespoon milk
  1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  2 cups powdered sugar
  


• Directions
  1 Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2 Beat, oil, pumpkin, eggs and cinnamon mixture on medium speed for 1 minute.
  3 Stir in Bisquick and continue mixing at medium speed until smooth.
  4 Pour batter into a jelly roll pan or bar pan or 13 x 9" pan and bake for 23-26 minutes.
  5 Let cool completely before frosting.
  6 While bars are baking, cream cheese, butter, milk and vanilla together until well blended.
  7 Slowly add powdered sugar until well blended.
  8 Store in the refrigerator until you are ready to frost your pumpkin bars.
  9 Let sit out at room temperature for 10 minutes before frosting.
  10 Can also be used to make pumpkin muffins/cupcakes with cream cheese frosting.
  

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