Chocolate Fudge Cooked Frosting

I love chocolate frosting and this recipe is my favorite. It’s a frosting you cook on the stove top and pour over your cake. Use this recipe with your favorite box cake mix to make a very professional looking cake.

Make a Bundt cake, made with a box mix per directions.  you can use any recipe also if you like for your favorite cake.

In a medium sauce pan bring to boil

4 Tablespoons butter, I use unsalted

3 tablespoons milk

Once butter is melted, remove from heat.

Add 2 tablespoons cocoa, whisk to incorporate

Add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 pound of confectioner sugar, add a few tablespoons at a time until you get the right consistency.  May need more or less than the 1/2 pound.

Whisk until smooth. The frosting will be runny, but it should not be to runny, add more sugar if you feel it should be thicker.

But it should be thin enough that when you pour it on the cake it will spread out evenly almost by itself.

Pour warm frosting over the cake. Work fast to smooth it, it dries fast.

Before the cake frosting dries, now is the time to add sprinkles.

Let cool and slice to eat.

Peanut Butter Frosting

My family loves Peanut Butter and Chocolate anything.  But Reese’s Pieces and cups are a favorite.  You can find a variety of decorating ideas on Pinterest for a cake, but this one was based on something I saw.  The Décor can easily be done by using star tips and candies.  The point of this recipe is not to show you how to decorate or make the cake, but the recipe for the peanut butter frosting.

PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING

INGREDIENTS:
1 cup butter (softened to room temperature)
1 cup creamy peanut butter
4 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla

DIRECTIONS:

Cream butter and peanut butter together.

Add half the powdered sugar and blend.

Blend in milk and vanilla.

Add remaining powdered sugar.

Stir until smooth and well blended.

TIP:  I use a stand mixer with the whisk attachment.  It makes a creamy frosting.

Enjoy!!!

Turkey Cheese Burger Salad

I was trying to spice up dinners during my quarantine and not wanting to go out we were trying to duplicate our favorite foods.  This is my twist on a burger joint favorite.

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Turkey Burger Salad

1 pound ground Turkey

1 head lettuce

1 small diced onion

8 oz. shredded cheddar cheese

2 dill pickles diced

1/2 cup thousand island dressing, or more per taste

Directions:

cook the turkey until browned and cooked through

while that is cooking add to a large bowl, lettuce, onion, pickles and dressing  mix to combine

add cooked turkey mix well. finally add cheese mix to combine.

Best served after making and warm

Enjoy!!

 

 

Lazy Turkey stuffed Peppers

Its warm out but sometimes you still want some comfort food.  This recipe fits the bill.  Very tasty with the ground turkey, but you can substitute ground beef.  Enjoy!!

Meatballs:

2 pounds ground turkey

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 small onion, diced

1/2 cup uncooked rice

1/4 cup flour

1 egg

For the Broth:

8 cups water

2 cans tomato sauce

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon garlic powder

4 large green peppers, cut in large pieces

Directions:

In a large soup pot add the peppers to bottom

add tomato sauce and water and spices  mix to combine

now mix all ingredients for meatballs  make small meatballs and add gently to the pot  simmer about one hour or until meatballs are cooked through  and rice is done

Enjoy!!