Apple Kuchen

Apple Kuchen

pastry
½ c. butter
1 pkg. yellow cake mix
½ c. coconut
2 ½ c. sliced apples
½ c. sugar
1 c. sour cream
1 egg

Cut butter into cake mix and add coconut. Pat this into an un-greased 9×13 pan. Build up edges. Bake 10 min@ 350. Place apples on crust. Mix cinnamon and sugar and sprinkle over apples. Blend sour cream with egg and drizzle over apples. Bake for 25 min. @ 350. 20 min 8

Mom

Lemon Cream Bars

Lemon Cream Bars    

Cookies          

14 oz. sweetened condensed milk

½  c. lemon juice

1 ½ c. flour      

1 c. quick oats 

1 c. brown sugar   

1 tsp. Baking Powder           

2/3 c. margarine

 

Grease 9×13 pan.  Combine 1st 2 ingredients; set aside.  In large bowl, combine all remaining ingredients.  Mix at low speed until crumbly.  Press ½  of crumb mixture into prepared pan.  Spread w/ lemon mixture.  Crumble remaining mixture over all.  Bake 25 to 30 minutes until golden brown.  (Bars will be soft). Chill.  Cut into bars.  Refrigerate any leftovers.            fast            2 to 3 doz.     

 Mom

Toffee Ice Cream Pie

Toffee Ice Cream Pie       

 

Desserts

 

Vanilla wafers  

vanilla ice cream  

Heath bars, crushed           

11/2 c. sugar   

1 c. evap. milk 

1/4 c. butter     

1/4 c. lt. corn syrup   

dash salt                      

                                   

 

Line sides & bottom of buttered 9 inch pie pan w/ vanilla wafers.  Spoon 3 layers of ice cream into cookie shell & sprinkle 1/3 cup of chopped Heath Bars over each layer. Freeze until serving time.  Serve w/ sauce.  Mix sugar, evap. milk, butter corn syrup & salt and boil for 1 minute.  Remove & stir in 3 heath bars (crushed).                    

 

6-8      

 

Mom

Trifle

Strawberry Trifle

           

Dessert

 

1 pkg. yellow cake mix prepared by directions or purchased pound cake     

1 pkg. (16 oz.) frozen strawberry halves, thawed 

1 can (18 oz.) vanilla pudding or 2 cups prepared pudding           

2 cups Cool Whip   

slivered almonds (opt.)             

Use Fresh fruit in season.  Excellent made with peaches.

  

Bake cake in 9×13 pan, as directed on pkg.  Cool.  Cut cake crosswise in half.    Use only 1/2.  Cut into 8 pieces: split each piece horizontally.  Arrange half the pieces in 2 qt. glass serving bowl, cutting pieces to fit bowl.  Pour half the strawberries w/ syrup over cake; spread with 1 cup of the pudding & thin layer of cool whip.  Repeat w/ remaining cake pieces, strawberries and pudding. Top with whipped cream, garnish with a few pieces of the  fruit and slivered almonds if desired.  Chill at least 4 hours.  More is better.

 

Mom

Chocolate Trifle

Use chocolate cake and chocolate pudding in place of vailla.  Use crumbled candy peices instead of stawberries.  My favorites are heath bars and peanut butter cups.

Caramel Brownies

Caramel Brownies         

Desserts          

 

1 lb. brown sugar   

2/3 c. shortening (1/3c. margarine., 1/3 c. Crisco)        

3 eggs  2 1/2 tsp. baking powder           

1/2 tsp. salt      

8 oz. pkg. choc. bits         

1 c. nuts

                                                                       

 

Cream sugar & shortening, add eggs and beat.  Add dry ingredients & blend.  Add nuts & choc. bits.  Batter is very stiff.  Do not have to cream as fine as you do for cake.   Bake in greased 9×13 or 11×15 pan @ 350 for 30 minutes.                                                                                                                          Yummy! 

 

We had these often as kids.  I forgot about them until I saw this recipe.       

Grandmother