HippieDog's Favorite Recipes

German Chocolate Caramel Cake

Another Super Easy----dreamy cake to make :)

German Chocolate Caramel Cake

1 box German chocolate cake mix
1 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk 
1 jar caramel ice cream topping
12 ounce container Cool Whip
chocolate candy bar 

Prepare cake as directed. Immediately poke cake with straw and pour sweetened condensed milk over holes. Pour half jar of caramel topping over condensed milk. Cover and refrigerate. When ready to serve and cake has cooled. Top with whipped topping and garnish with candy bar curls.

Recipe Source: Lion House Sinful Cake 

Marshmallow Cereal Bars

Not your average Marshmallow Krispy Bars. 

Marshmallow Cereal Bars

1 cube butter
9 cups marshmallows, reserve 1 cup
10 cups rice krispy cereal

Melt butter in large pan and add 8 cups of marshmallows. You can use either size. When marshmallows are melted. Remove from heat and immediately stir in cereal. Stir in 1 cup mini marshmallows.

Spread in buttered 9x13 baking dish. Cut in bars :)

 

 

Lemon Pudding Cake

This is one of the easiest cakes you'll ever make.

It's so great for summertime :)

We love LEMON anything!

 

Lemon Pudding Cake

1 package white cake mix
1 6 ounce package cook and serve lemon pudding
1 8 ounce container whipped topping, thawed

Prepare cake as directed and let cool. Prepare lemon pudding as directed. Spread  warm pudding on top of cake. Refrigerate and frost with whipped topping before serving.

Keep refrigerated.

Recipe Source: Lion House Lemon Surprise 

Chocolate Almond Cake

Chocolate Almond Cake

4 ounces semi sweet baking chocolate melted with 2 TB coffee
1 stick butter, softened
2/3 cup sugar
3 egg yolks
3 egg whites
pinch salt
1 TB sugar
2/3 cup pulverized almonds
1/4 tsp. almond extract
1/2 cup cake flour

Icing

2 ounce semi sweet baking chocolate
2 TB coffee
5 to 6 TB butter

Butter and flour an 8 inch round cake pan. Place chocolate and coffee in glass heat proof bowl. Place over a pan of almost simmering water. Stir to combine once mixture has melted. Set aside.

Cream butter and sugar together, until fluffy and pale yellow.

Beat in egg yolks until well blended.

Beat the egg whites and salt in separate bowl, until soft peaks form. Sprinkle on the sugar and beat until stiff peaks are formed.

Gently stir melted chocolate in butter mixture, add almonds and almond extract. Immediately stir one fourth beaten egg whites. Gently fold in a third of remaining egg whites, sift in one third flour. Alternate rest of flour and egg whites until all combined.

Pour batter into prepared cake pan. Bake 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Cake is done when it has puffed and toothpick comes out clean around edges. The center of cake should move slightly when the pan is gently shaken.

Allow to cool for 10 minutes. Invert on cooling rack. Frost with icing when cool.

For frosting, place chocolate and coffee in small pan, cover and set in the larger pan of almost simmering water. Remove pans from heat and let chocolate melt for 5 minutes. Stir until smooth and creamy. Spread on cake with spatula and press toasted sliced almonds over icing.

Recipe Source: Julia Child's Chocolate Almond Cake
found the recipe over at: Apron Strings

Country Oatmeal Bread

I'm not sure what it is about Thursdays, but it seems like I always bake something on this day of the week.

Probably because it's my fun day, meaning I know I always can look forward to a three day weekend and in this case....a five day weekend! Hooray!

We are tagging along on Monday with Jake's class to the zoo. It's suppose to rain that day, so we will see how that goes. Personally, I love rainy days at the zoo---so that's ok with me :)

Today I made a family favorite, probably not my little family of three's favorite meal but my older boys and the rest of my family. I think it was the very first recipe I ever made, around 5th grade to be exact :)

Shepherds Pie......I absolutely love this casserole. I think we make it here in Utah a lot different than other places.

You can find the recipe here and I also made some yummy Oatmeal Bread. I used the bread machine....I always get excited when I can bust out the bread machine. It reminds me of my Dad :)

Hope you're all having a Lovely Day!

Country Oatmeal Bread

2 TB butter, melted and cooled
1 cup milk
1/4 cup plus 2 TB water
2 TB sugar
1 1/2 cup bread flour
1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup quick oats
1 tsp. Kosher salt
2 1/4 tsp. active dry yeast
1 TB quick oats, for topping

Place all ingredients except 1 TB quick oat topping in bread machine. This is the order I used to put my ingredients in, but just follow your bread manual.

Select Dough Setting and Press Start.

When dough cycle is complete, place dough in greased loaf pan. Set in a warm place and cover until bread doubles in size.

Brush top with water and sprinkle 1 TB quick oats for topping.

Bake 425 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until light golden brown.

Remove from pan and allow to cool on wire rack.

Recipe Source: Dine and Dish