Dr Pepper Cake

This is my new all time favorite chocolate cake -- so very moist and delicious.  I found this on a blog, and it was for cupcakes.  But the recipe works fine for a 9x13 cake pan.

I did not care for the icing on the blog...and I've tried making another recipe and it wasn't quite right so that part of the recipe is still to be perfected.

Dr. Pepper Chocolate Cake

Ingredients:

1- 15.25 oz Boxed Cake Mix, Devils' food flavored 

3/4 cup buttermilk, room temperature

1/2 cup vegetable oil

3 large eggs, room temperature

1 cup Dr. Pepper

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Spray a 9x13 cake pan with cooking spray.

2.  In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, add chocolate boxed cake mix.  Mix on low speed to break up any clumps.  Add buttermilk and vegetable oil and mix on medium speed until flour mixture is moistened.

3.  Add eggs one at a time, making sure each egg is incorporated before adding the next.  Once all the eggs have been combined, slowly stream in Dr. Pepper with the mixer running on low.  Mix until combined.

4. Pour into the pan and bake according to the instructions on the cake mix box.

Cream Cheese Brownies

Cream Cheese Brownies

1 pkg German chocolate cake mix

¾ cup flour

½ cup sugar

1 egg

1 tbsp vegetable oil

1/3 cup water

1 tsp baking powder

8 oz cream cheese, softened

1 egg

½ cup sugar

½ cup milk chocolate chips

 

Prepare cake mix as directed on box, plus add the flour, sugar,

egg, vegetable oil, water, and baking powder.

 

Pour batter into greased jelly roll pan.

 Mix remaining ingredients—cream cheese, egg, sugar, and

chocolate chips—and drop by tablespoon onto batter.

 

Cut through batter with knife several times for marbled effect.

 

Sprinkle with additional chocolate chips and nuts (optional).

Bake at 350°F for 25 to 30 minutes. Cut when cool.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

We left Chocolate Chip Cookies for Santa this year.....and he was very happy with them.  These cookies were soft and chewy, thanks Aunt Marcia for sharing this recipe!

Chocolate Chip Cookies
Source: Marcia Dotson

2 sticks butter, softened
1/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 package Jello-O Vanilla Instant Pudding Mix
1 pkg  (11.5 oz) Baker's Real Milk Chocolate Chips

Heat oven to 375*

Beat butter, sugars, eggs, and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.  Mix in flour, baking soda, and pudding mix.  Stir in milk chocolate chips.  Drop by teaspoonfulls, 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.  Bake 10 minutes or until golden brown.  Cool on wire racks.

Bon Bons

This recipe for Bon Bons came from my Mother-n-Law, Lois.  Very easy to make and so good!  She kept these stored in the fridge and just put out on a pretty Christmas platter just before serving them.

Bon Bons
Source: Lois Dotson

2 1/2  boxes powdered sugar (16oz)
1 can Eagle brand milk
1 stick butter
1 box angel flake coconut
12 maraschino cherries - chopped

Mix well, roll into balls and chill. 
Dip into melted chocolate almond bark. 
Let cool/set up on waxed paper.

Cat Turds

Most people call these "Minute Cookies"....but my family isn't most people.  My brother started it really.  He came over one day and I had a batch of these cooling on waxed paper and he walked in and said it looked like I had cat turds cooling on the table.  So the name stuck and now we call them Cat Turds.

Cat Turds

Mix in a large skillet:
1 stick butter
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup cocoa

Boil 1-2 minutes, remove from heat and add:
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups quick cook oats
**optional -- add a big spoonful of marshmallow fluff

Mix well and drop onto wax paper.  Let cool/set.

Huckies Cookies

When I lived at home I baked a lot.  My dad loved my baking and my Grandpa lived just up the road and he loved getting special deliveries of my homemade cookies, cakes, and other desserts.  I've made many cookie recipes...but this is my absolute favorite.  If I could only make one cookie, this would be it. 

Huckie's Cookies
Source: Hilda Ethridge

Cream:
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup shortening

Beat in:
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp soda
2 cups sifted flour
3 tsp baking powder
2 cups oats
1 cup coconut
1 cup milk chocolate chips

Cook on a greased cookie sheet 10-12 minutes in a 350* oven.

Frozen Ice Cream Dessert

I can remember sitting in Huckie's kitchen eating this glorious dessert!  I loved it so much that I asked her for the recipe....I was probably only 12 years old at the time....and I was already collecting recipes.

Frozen Ice Cream Dessert
Source: Hilda Ethridge "Huck"

1 package Oreo cookies, crushed
2 sticks butter
1/4 cup cocoa
 vanilla ice cream
1 can milnot
1 cup sugar
1 container cool whip


Recipes uses 2 pans....a 9x13 pan and a 9x9 pan.

Crush the Oreo cookies then melt 1 stick butter.  Combine butter and cookies and press into pans.  Chill.

Slice 1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream on crusts and freeze.

In a sauce pan, melt 1/2 stick butter then add the cocoa, sugar, and milnot.  Boil 15-20 minutes or until thick.  Cool well.  Spread over ice cream and spread cool whip over the dessert.  Serve and enjoy.

Dirt Cake

It's amazing how many comments you get when you post on Facebook that you are making dirt cake (and pictures).  When I showed up at Aunt  Helen's house on Thanksgiving I had three different people ask....did you bring that dirt cake.  I have a feeling that if I hadn't I would have been in deep trouble!

Since it's such a family favorite, I'd best share it here on the blog so that it will make it into my cookbook whenever I get around to working on that.

Dirt Cake
1 package Oreos  (not double stuff)
1 8 oz Philadelphia Cream Cheese (softened)
1/2 cup butter
1 cup powdered sugar
1 large  container cool whip
2 boxes instant vanilla pudding
3 cups milk
1 tsp vanilla

Crust the entire package of Oreos and place about 2/3 of the crumbs in the bottom of a 9x13 pan.  Set aside.

Mix cream cheese and butter until smooth.  Add in powdered sugar and fold in whipped topping.  Mix well then set aside.

In a separate bowl, mix pudding milk and vanilla.  Then fold the mixture  into the cream cheese mixture.

Pour over the crumb mixture.  Sprinkle with reserved crushed Oreos. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve. 

(you can decorate the cake by putting gummy worms on top also)

Chocolate Poke Cake

This is a family favorite.  It's a favorite of mine not only because it tastes awesome but because it's so quick and easy!

Chocolate Poke Cake

1 German Chocolate Cake Mix
1 can Sweetened Condensed Milk
1 (12 oz) jar caramel sauce (usually found with the ice cream toppings)
1 container cool whip
1 bag of Heath toffee bits or the Heath milk chocolate toffee bits

Cook the cake per box directions in a 9x13 pan.  Let cool for a few minutes then use a wooden spoon to poke holes about 1/2 way down. Shake the can of sweetened condensed milk then pour over the cake.  Then pour the caramel sauce over the cake. Let cake completely cool.  Top with cool whip and sprinkle toffee bits over the cake (using as many or as few as you like).

Chocolate Gravy

A lot of people have never had chocolate gravy….and if they haven’t they usually turn up their nose and think I’m crazy…but my Dad used to make it for me as a kid on Snow Days.  I’ve not had it since I was a kid.  I'm not exactly sure how Dad made his gravy; it wasn’t quite as good as Dad’s but was pretty close.  I don’t know if his recipe was different or if’s just the memory of my Dad making it.

Chocolate Gravy

1 ½ cups milk

1-2 Tbsp Cornstarch – add a little at a time to thicken

2 tbsp cocoa

½ cup sugar

 

Cook on medium heat until it boils.  Boil & let thicken.  Remove from heat and add 1 tsp vanilla.

 

Serve on hot biscuits.

Just Married Chocolate Cake

This recipe was given to me when I got married 15 years ago by my husband’s Aunt….it was given to her when she got married in 1951.

JUST MARRIED CHOCOLATE CAKE


Source: Helen Chapman

Mix together:
½ cup butter
2 cups sugar
2 eggs

Sift together:
½ tsp salt
6 tbsp cocoa
2 cups flour

Mix together:
½ cup sour milk
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla

Mix all together, add 1 cup boiling water over all. Beat with spoon – do not use a mixer.

Bake 350 for 30-40 minutes.

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Cherry Coke Chocolate Cake

For the Dotson Thanksgiving, I made a new recipe from the Tasty Kitchen website. And it was REALLY good!  I have plans to make it again, but this time doubling the amount of cherries to the cake.  Here's the recipe below if you'd like to try it.  Also, when I made the frosting, I added a little cherry juice to add flavor and color to the frosting.   Here is the link to Tasty Kitchen, go on over there and check out their yummy recipes!  http://tastykitchen.com/

Cherry Coke Chocolate Cake

1 jar (10 Oz) Maraschino Cherries, Drained, Reserve 1/4 Cup Juice

1 box (about 18-20 Oz. Box) Devil's Food Cake Mix
1 cup Cherry Coke
½ cups Vegetable Oil
3 whole Eggs
1 container (12 Oz) Whipped Vanilla Frosting
1 cup Marshmallow Creme
24 whole Maraschino Cherries With Stems, Drained Well, For Topping

Chop the jar of cherries, set aside. In a large bowl, mix cake mix, Cherry Coke, oil, eggs and reserved 1/4 cup cherry juice. Stir in chopped cherries. Pour batter into a 9×13 cake pan which has been sprayed with cooking spray. Bake at 350F for 35-40 minutes. Cool cake completely for about 1 hour. Mix together frosting and marshmallow creme to frost cake. Top cake with whole maraschino cherries.  Or dip cherries with stems in chocolate. Refrigerate cherries to set chocolate before putting them on the cake.