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RED VELVET CHEESECAKE
 
Ingredients
  • 1-1/2 cups chocolate graham cracker crumbs
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
  • 1-1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup whole buttermilk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
  • 2 (1 ounce) bottles red food coloring
  • 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese softened
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
STIR together graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, and 1 tablespoon granulated sugar;  press mixture into bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.
BEAT 3 (8 oz) packages cream cheese and 1-1/2 cups granulated sugar at medium-low speed with an electric mixer for 1 minute.  Add eggs and next 6 ingredients, mixing on low speed just until fully combined.  Pour batter into prepared crust.*
BAKE at 325 degrees for 10 minutes; reduce heat to 300 degrees, and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until center is firm.  Turn oven off.  Let cheesecake stand in oven 30 mintues.  Remove from oven;  cool in pan on a wire rack 30 minutes.  Cover and chill 8 hours.
BEAT 1 (3 oz) package cream cheese and 1/4 cup butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth; gradually add powdered sugar and vanilla, beating until smooth.  Spread evenly over top of cheesecake  Remove sides of springform pan.  Garnish, if desired, with grated chocolate.
*To make "perfect" cheesecake with no cracking, I use a "water bath" when baking cheesecake.  I use the broiler pan that came with my oven.  Fill it with about 1/2 inch of water.  Cover the bottom of springform pan and up the sides with aluminum foil (I double it).  This increased moisture keeps the cake from cracking during the baking process.
 
Thanks to Patricia Bentley for this sinful receipe!


SHE Crab Soup

Serves 4 Cups

Ingredients

  • 1 cup white crab meat
  • 2 tablespoons of butter
  • 1 small minced onion
  • 1 rib of celery (grated)
  • Salt & Pepper to taste
  • 2 cups of milk (your choice)
  • 1/2 cup of heavy whipping cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon Mace (you may use Bay Seasoning)
  • 2 tablespoons of worshester
  • 1 to 2 teaspoons of flour (as needed)
  • 1 tablespoon of water
  • 3 tablespoons of sherry (real, not cooking)

Put crab meat in a double broiler (small pot in lager pot with water).  Add butter, salt/pepper, mace and celery.  Simmer 5 minutes.  HEAT milk so it does not curdle and add to mixture.  Stir into mixture, cream and worchester sauce.  Thicken soup with flour/water paste mixture to disired consistency.  Add Sherry and cook min. 1/2 hour.  Soup will thicken the longer it is heated.

Thanks to my friend Fawn Wheeler for this easy receipe!


My Favorite Banana Bread

Ingredients

  • 1 - 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 stick margarine
  • 1 cup mashes banana
  • 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
  • 2 eggs
  • 2-1/4 cups plain flour
  • 1-1/2 tsps. Baking Powder
  • 1/2 tsps. Baking Soda

Combine softened cream cheese, sugar and margarine, mising until well blended.  Blend in banana and eggs.  Add combined dry ingredients, mixing just until moistened.  Add nuts.  Pour into greased and floured 9x5 inshc loan pan.  Bake at 350 degrees.  1 hour and 10 minutes.  Coold 10 minutes, remove from pan.

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