No matter the cooking task at hand-whether it’s rolling dough or mixing ingredients-getting children more involved in the kitchen is a great way to begin new traditions and spend good, quality time as a family.
From baking cookies to stirring up pudding, introducing children to the joys of cooking begins with exciting, simple recipes.
Easy chocolate cake recipe:
This is a moist chocolate cake recipe, it is a 3 layer cake with 2 layers of raspberry cream filling and topped with a chocolate raspberry butter cream icing. Are you salivating yet?
To make this cake use your favorite chocolate cake recipe or for the inexperienced baker just use 2 dark chocolate cake mixes.
Mix with
8 medium eggs
2 cups cold water
2/3 cup oil
Mix on medium speed until well blended, scrape bowl, mix for 1 more minute.
Pour in equal portions into 3 (10×2 inch baking pans).
Bake at 350 degree preheated oven for approximately 30 to 40 minutes, or until done. Cool on rack, remove from pans, level cakes by cutting off rounded tops.
Purchase a good fruitful raspberry pastry filling (H&H) is the best, place about 1 pound of filling in a bowl and add whip cream to it (whip the cream first) now fold them together until you reach the desired flavor and thickness (don’t make it too thin).
Use any chocolate butter cream recipe that you like and add to the icing (black raspberry extract) until you reach the desired flavor (if you make the icing too thin, just add some more 10x sugar).
On the bottom layer put a dam of icing around the edge, and you are filling in the center and smooth to level, repeat for 2nd and 3rd layer, decorate as you want, use shaved chocolate or chocolate jimmies in the center of the top.
Cheesecake:
This is a cheesecake that I have been making for over 20 years if you follow the recipe to the “T” you won’t have any problem, it is also colorful as well as the most wonderful piece of pastry that you ever put in your mouth.
1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
2 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons butter or margarine melted
2 pounds cream cheese
1 cup sugar
8 ounces sour cream
2 eggs
1 cup flour
Crock pot recipes:
I never thought a crock pot can be so versatile. On a recent challenge with a couple of friends, we came out with a three-course meal; appetizer, main dish and a dessert, all done in with a crock pot! With the help of our cookbooks, you can make wonders. Let me share the crock pot recipes with you and try it for yourself. Maybe you can argue that this may not be a three-course meal, but it sure was a party-saver…
1. Smoked Sausage And Beans
2 lg. pork-n-beans (3-21 oz. cans)
1 pt. chili sauce
1 c. barbecue sauce
1 c. sweet and sour sauce
1 1/2 lbs. smoked sausage (sliced into bite-size pieces)
On a 12-inch Dutch oven, place all ingredients in Dutch oven. Mix together.
Bake for 30 minutes at 375 degrees.
Spiced Fruit Cobbler
4 cans or 1 qt.fruit
1 tsp. Nutmeg
1 tsp. Cinnamon
2 tbsp. Sugar
1 pkg. White cake mix
1 1/2 c. Water
2 eggs
Place drained fruit slices in bottom of Dutch oven. Sprinkle with spices and sugar. Blend cake mix, water and eggs.
Pour over fruit mixture. Cover and cook 25-35 minutes at 350 degrees.
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