Some recipe Submissions we have recieved

From Kelly in Chico:

Cocoa- Java Cake

¾ c butter

3 eggs

2 c flour

¾ c cocoa powder

1 t baking soda

¾ t baking powder

½ t salt

1½ c sugar

2 t vanilla

1 c strong coffee (3 T/8oz)

Directions:

- Allow butter and eggs to stand at room temp for 30 minutes

- Grease 3 8 x 1½ round pans. Line bottom of pans with waxed paper. Grease and lightly flour waxed paper and sides of pans

- Preheat oven to 350°

- Mix dry ingredients. Mix wet ingredients. Add alternately until just combined.

- Spread into prepared pans.

- Bake 30-35 minutes

- Cool 10 minutes

- Remove from pans

- Cool on wire racks

- Layer and frost

- Top with nuts

Chocolate Pecan Frosting

Combine 2 c semisweet chocolate pieces with ½ c butter.

Heat over low heat until melted. Stir often.

Cool for 5 minutes

Stir in 6 T milk.

Add 4½ c sifted powder sugar.

Mix until smooth

Add chopped pecans.

Note: For cupcakes: Make only half of the frosting recipe. Bake 19 minutes @ 350°


From Lorraine in Santa Barbara:

Apple Pie

Make a pie crust in a pizza pan

Cover with sliced apples

Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar

Spray with lemon juice

Cover with pie crust. Slit.

Sprinkle top with cinnamon sugar

Bake at 350 until apples are soft (40-50 minutes)

Lightly ice while warm (powdered sugar, margarine, vanilla, milk)

From Phyllis in Kalispell:

Persimmon COokies

½ cup butter

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup persimmon pulp

2 cups flour

½ teaspoon cinnamon

½ teaspoon cloves

½ teaspoon nutmeg

¼ teaspoon salt

1 cup raisins

1 cup nuts

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°

Cream together butter, sugar and egg.

Dissolve baking soda in persimmon pulp. Puree and add to first mixture.

Sift together flour, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and salt. Add raisins and nuts.

Mix all ingredients well.

Drop by rounded teaspoonful on greased cookie sheet.

Bake at 350° for 10 minutes.