Does anyone have any simple and unique dessert recipes and ideas?

I like to cook much more than bake so I rarely make any kind of desserts. I need some recipes and ideas. I'm looking for ways to maybe jazz up a cake mix or something along those lines.Does anyone have any simple and unique dessert recipes and ideas?
Fresh Lemon and Lime Curd Puddings.......serves : 6





50g butter


150g caster sugar


2 medium eggs, separated


Finely grated zest and juice of 2 lemons and 2 limes


200ml full cream milk


50g self-raising flour


Icing sugar, to dust





Preheat oven to 180潞C/Gas Mk 4. Grease 6 x 250ml ovenproof cups or ramekins and place on a baking sheet. Cream the butter and 100g of the sugar until pale and fluffy. Whisk in the egg yolks one at a time.





Pour the juice from the lemons and limes into a measuring jug and make up to 150ml using either more juice or cold water, if necessary. Gradually whisk the juice into the mixture - don't worry if it looks slightly curdled.





Whisk in the milk, then sift the flour over the top of the mixture, whisking well. Fold in half the grated lemon and lime zest. Cover the remaining zest and set aside.





Whisk the egg whites for 3-4 minutes until soft peaks form, then gradually whisk in the remaining sugar. Fold the egg whites into the mixture until evenly incorporated. Divide into the prepared ramekins and cook for about 20-25 minutes until the tops are risen, set and slightly golden.





Remove from the oven. Dust with icing sugar and serve, decorated with the remaining lemon and lime zest.





While cooking, the mixture for these puddings separates and the juices form a thick, curd-like sauce beneath the sponge.





(These puddings are also delicious served cold with a spoonful of whipped cream) (You could make one large pudding in a 1 litre ovenproof dish. Cook for 40-45 minutes)Does anyone have any simple and unique dessert recipes and ideas?
Potato chip cookies





1 pound oleo margerine


one and a half cups sugar


2 teaspoons vanilla


three and a half cups of flour


one cup of crushed potato chips


(plain, dont pack)





cream the oleo and sugar together til fluffy.


add vanilla,flour in fourths and potato chips.


drop from a teaspoon on to ungreased cookie sheet


bake in 350 oven for10-12 mins


cool on paper towel for 5 mins.
Strawberries and Cream Cake





INGREDIENTS


2 3/4 cups cake flour


2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder


2 cups white sugar


1 (3 ounce) package strawberry flavored gelatin


1 cup butter, softened


4 eggs


1 cup milk


1 teaspoon vanilla extract


1/2 cup strawberries, pureed





1 1/2 cups heavy cream


2 tablespoons sugar


1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract


1 1/2 cups fresh strawberries, sliced





1/2 cup margarine, softened


1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened


4 cups confectioners' sugar


2 teaspoons vanilla extract





1 1/2 cups quartered strawberries





DIRECTIONS


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 9 inch round cake pans.


In a large bowl, beat sugar, gelatin and butter until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition. Mix flour and baking powder, and beat alternately with the milk into the sugar mixture. Fold in 1 teaspoon vanilla and pureed strawberries. Divide equally into three 9 inch round cake pans.


Bake 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes in the pans, then remove from pans and cool completely.


To make the filling: Beat whipping cream, 2 tablespoons sugar and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla on high until stiff. Fill each layer with 1/3 of the whipped cream and 3/4 cup sliced strawberries.


To make the frosting: Beat the margarine, cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, and vanilla until creamy. Spread over the sides of the cake, and pipe an edge of frosting around the top of the cake.


Spread remaining whipped cream on cake top. Top with quartered strawberries.
Caramel Apple Cookie


INGREDIENTS


3 Red Delicious apples - peeled, cored and sliced


2 cups apple juice


1 (18 ounce) package refrigerated sugar cookie dough


3 tablespoons white sugar


1 (18 ounce) container caramel dip


DIRECTIONS


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a cookie sheet.


Place apple slices in a bowl and cover with apple juice.


Roll out cookie dough onto prepared sheet. Sprinkle with sugar.


Bake in preheated oven 5 to 7 minutes, until set.


Warm the caramel dip in the microwave, and spread most of it over the cooled cookie. Remove the apple slices from the juice and arrange in rows over the caramel. Drizzle remaining caramel over apples. Cut into squares to serve.








Dump Cake


INGREDIENTS


1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix


1 (15 ounce) can crushed pineapple


1 (16.5 ounce) can pitted dark sweet cherries


1/2 cup butter


DIRECTIONS


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).


Dump pineapple and cherries into one 9x13 inch pan and mix together. Top with cake mix and slice butter or margarine over mix.


Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes or until brown and bubbling. Remove and serve warm or cold.
Pear with wine:


In a pot, put 1liter of red wine, a couple of cloves, some cinnamon (don't have to) and 80 grams (soory) of sugar.


Peal off big riped pears, take off the seads. Put them in the boiling wine for 15 minutes. Take them out and arrange them in individual serving plate. Pour some red wine on top, a splash of raspeberry syrup if you want, and d茅corate with a mint leaf. Serve warm


You can do the same recipe with apples


Flamb茅 bananas :


In a frying pan put a little butter. Split bananas in 2, cook them in the butter (they need to be cooked, but not overcooked), srinkle some sugar on top, pour some dark rhum and light the fire (careful the eyebrows) and while it's burning flip the bananas, and tada. Fast and delicious





Bon app茅tit,





Mouchie
This is a VERY unique cake...but its SOOO delicious. Whenever I make it, everyone aks for the recipe! The secret ingredient is 7-up!





3/4 lb butter, softened


3 cups sugar


5 eggs


3 cups flour


2 tablespoons lemon extract


3/4 cup 7-Up soda


LEMON GLAZE


2/3 cup powdered sugar


1 tablespoon lemon juice








Cream butter and sugar together for 20 minutes.


Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition.


Add flour and lemon extract.


Fold in 7-Up.


Pour into well-greased 12-cup Bundt pan or tube pan.


Bake at 325 degrees for 1 to 1 1/4 hours.


Make Lemon Glaze- mix powdered sugar and lemon juice together.


When cake is cooled, dribble with Lemon Glaze








Another delicious and fun cake is this chocolate cake with a cream filling like the little hostess cakes!!





1 (18 1/4 ounce) box chocolate cake mix


1 (16 ounce) can dark chocolate icing


1/2 cup sugar


2/3 cup shortening


1 teaspoon vanilla


1/3 cup milk


1/4 teaspoon salt


1 teaspoon water


1 cup powdered sugar








Prepare cake as directed on package for two round pans.


When cool, ';slice'; through cakes to make 4 ';thin'; cakes.


Beat sugar, shortening, vanilla, milk, salt and water for 7 minutes.


Add powdered sugar and beat for 5 minutes longer.


Lay one layer of cake on plate.


Spread Cream filling on top only, do not go all the way to the edge.


Lay another layer of cake on this.


Spread cream filling on this too.


Again layer and filling until you have all four layers on here.


Ice the whole cake with the chocolate icing.
MEXICAN FRIED ICE CREAM





3 c. vanilla or chocolate ice cream


2 beaten eggs


1/2 tsp. vanilla


4 1/2 c. sweetened corn flakes or (rice crisp cereal, crushed)


1 tsp. ground cinnamon


Cooking oil for deep fat frying


Ice cream topping





Place six scoops about 1/2 cup each of ice cream in a small pan (freeze for 1 hour). Combine eggs, vanilla in a small mixing bowl. In pie plate combine cereal and cinnamon.


Dip each frozen ice cream ball in egg mixture. Then in cereal mixture. Return coated ice cream balls to pan and freeze (1 hour) or until firm. Reserve remaining cereal mixture. Cover and chill remaining egg mixture. Remove coated ice cream ball from freezer. Dip ball in remaining egg and cereal mixture, return to pan. Cover and freeze for several hours.





Fry frozen ice cream balls (1 or 2 at a time) in deep hot oil at 350 degrees in deep frying pan or deep fryer, 15 seconds or until brown (golden brown). Drain a few seconds, return ice cream balls to freezer while frying remaining ones. Serve immediately with ice cream topping.





(Serves 6 persons.)
APPLE BATTER PUDDING





Peel and slice 4-6 apples and put into buttered baking dish





Add 1/4 cup water


1/2 tsp. cinnamon


plus 1/2 cup hot water


dab of butter





Mix Together:


1 egg lightly beaten


1/2 cup sugar (white)


1 tsp. baking powder


1/4 cup flour





Pour batter over apples





Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes





Serve with whipped topping





Good reheated next day.
you can take two round cakes and make a bunny.





See if you cut one cake like a baseball you have two ears and a cute bunny tie. the other piece acts like the bunny head. so you have two floppy ears, a head and a bunny tie. Its kinda cute for easter.
Try doing something like a chocolate basket, it is quick, easy, looks great, tastes even better.





melt chocolate ( you can use dark, milk , white or all three )





with a spoon drizzle melted chocolate over a piece of wax paper in a criss-cross pattern approx 10-15 cm.


carefully lift paper up and drape over a small glass or bowl and leave at room temperature to set.


When chocolate has set, carefully remove from paper and set on a plate. fill it with anything you like,eg. ice-cream, brownies, fresh fruit.
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