Tag: dessert

Texas Sheet Cake

Posted on by heather

Runyan’s Recipe for Chocolate Texas Sheet Cake

Melt Together

2 Sticks Butter or Margarine

4 Tsp. Cocoa

1 Tsp. Vanilla

1 Cup WAter

Pour Over

2 Cups Flour

2 Cups Sugar

1 Tsp. Baking Soda

Add

2 Eggs

1/2 Cups Milk

Grease a 16 by 12 cookie sheet. Put the ingredients in order into a pot on the stove at medium low heat when you melt the butter and the other first 3 ingredients – put the heat on low for pouring over and adding other ingredients. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes, and then turn the pan and bake for another 20 minutes.

 

Frosting

1 stick butter

4 Tbsp. Cocoa

6 Tbsp. Milk

1 Lb. Powdered Sugar – this equals about 3 and 3/4 cups

For the frosting, put the ingredients on a pot on the stove on medium-low heat. Mix together until all the powdered sugar is dissolved, then pour over the cake.

 

 

Banana Bread

Posted on by bryce

No need for a mixer for this recipe! Clean-up is easy too, if you want, you can mix everything in one mixing bowl.

The best bananas to use for banana bread are those that are over-ripe. The yellow peels should be at least half browned, and the bananas inside squishy and browning.

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 55 minutes
  • Yield: Makes one loaf

Ingredients

  • 2 to 3 very ripe bananas, peeled (about 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cups mashed)
  • 1/3 cup melted butter
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • Pinch of salt
  • 3/4 cup sugar (1/2 cup if you would like it less sweet, 1 cup if more sweet)
  • 1 large egg, beaten
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour

Method

1 Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C), and butter a 4×8-inch loaf pan.

2 In a mixing bowl, mash the ripe bananas with a fork until completely smooth. Stir the melted butter into the mashed bananas.

3 Mix in the baking soda and salt. Stir in the sugar, beaten egg, and vanilla extract. Mix in the flour.

4 Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pan. Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour at 350°F (175°C), or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean.

5 Remove from oven and let cool in the pan for a few minutes. Then remove the banana bread from the pan and let cool completely before serving. Slice and serve. (A bread knife helps to make slices that aren’t crumbly.)