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Brandy in the Kitchen

Postby Brandy524 » Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:55 am

I've found a lot of new recipes lately that I've been wanting to try, and knowing how much we theme park people love food, I thought I'd document my successes and/or failures for y'all to enjoy. And also give you the recipes so that you can try them yourself.

Cake Batter Candy (see below)
Cake Pops!
Cadbury Creme Egg Cupcakes
Homemade Twix!
Peppermint Patties
Biscuits with chocolate syrup
Strawberry Freezer Jam
Bear Bryant's hat
Absurdly Easy Fudge
Old-Fashioned Snickerdoodles
Perfect Blueberry Pie
Soft Pretzels
Candied Bacon
Strawberry Cake
Pre-DSB Cake
Homemade Laundry Detergent
Cookie Dough Bites
Safe-to-Eat Sugar Cookie Dough
Chicken and Dumplings
Microwave Potato Chips
Chocolate Cobbler
Homemade Pop Tarts
Vanilla Crumb Pie
Orange Julius
Butterscotch Cookie Bars
Cake Batter Cupcakes
To Die For Blueberry Muffins
Southern Fried Squash
Mexican Wedding Cakes
The BEST Blondies (or so the recipe claims....)
Fudge Pie
Melting Moments
Lemon Meringue Pie
Impossible Coconut Pie
Pumpkin Muffins
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Cake Batter Candy
Last night I made a little item called Cake Batter Candy. It. is. heavenly. You seriously have to try this guys. And bonus, there's no baking required. Here's the recipe:

1 (14 oz.) can of sweetened condensed milk
2 cups of confectioner's sugar, divided
1 box cake mix
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 Tablespoons of Vegetable Shortening

1. In a large bowl, mix condensed milk and 1 cup of powdered sugar until fully combined.
2. Add cake mix and vanilla. Mix well.
3. Add remaining powdered sugar until dough is pretty firm (like play dough).
4. Form dough into cubes (or balls) and place on parchment lined cookie sheet.
5. Pop in freezer for 20 minutes.
6. For the chocolate coating, in a microwave safe bowl add chocolate chips and microwave in 30-second increments, making sure to stir after each. Takes about 2 minutes total.
7. Stir shortening into the melted chocolate and mix until smooth.
8. Remove cake batter cubes (or balls) from freezer and dip into chocolate. Pop back into freezer of fridge to set.
9. Store in fridge.

*The recipe says to form the dough into cubes or balls and dip them individually in the melted chocolate. I, being lazy, decided not to do that. See the pictures.
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Start with a mixing bowl.
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One 14 oz. can of sweetened condensed milk. And shamefully, I licked the lid before I threw it away.
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Pour it into the mixing bowl.
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Next up is confectioner's sugar.
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Add one cup to the milk.
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Mix them well.
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Next add your cake mix. The recipe actually called for only one cup of mix, but I accidentally added the whole box. I think it worked well. If you only put one cup I don't think it would have firmed up enough.
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And your vanilla. Yes I used artificial. Real vanilla is too expensive for as much as I use it.
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Into the bowl they both go.
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Mix them in. At this point it should start getting thick.
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Now add the second cup of sugar and mix it in. You should have a firm dough.
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At this point I deviated from the original recipe. Instead of rolling into balls or making cubes, I sprayed an 8" square pan with cooking spray.
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Dumped my dough into the pan.
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And pressed it into the pan. Then into the freezer for 20 minutes or so.
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Next, scrape the leftover dough from the bowl and eat it.
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Seriously, this stuff is so good I could have eaten every crumb.
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Next measure your chocolate chips. The recipes calls for 3 cups, but that was for dipping. I went ahead and used the full amount, but next time I won't. They ended up with a little too thick of a layer on top.
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Microwave at 30 second intervals until melted, stirring between each.
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Since I wasn't dipping my candies, I didn't add the shortening to my chocolate.
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Pour the melted chocolate on top of the firm cake mixture.
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Smooth the chocolate and put back into the freezer to set.
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Once set, cut into squares.
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This makes a good many pieces. And one piece is plenty for a serving because it's so rich! Try these. They're pretty easy and so, so good!
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Last edited by Brandy524 on Wed Apr 10, 2013 8:16 am.
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Re: Brandy in the Kitchen

Postby tiger01 » Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:00 am

They look delicious!
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Re: Brandy in the Kitchen

Postby the ghost » Thu Mar 31, 2011 5:25 pm

Very cool and clever... I think the only ways I've ever seen cake batter eaten are as cake and as just batter, so this is a cool idea as it is different. I am totally going to make these sometime! :airtime:
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Postby Nrthwnd » Thu Mar 31, 2011 11:00 pm

<drool>

Looks great.

Samples, please?

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(I know, I know - "make it yourself", lol!)
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Re: Brandy in the Kitchen

Postby dino » Fri Apr 01, 2011 3:12 am

I sooo have to make these this weekend.
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Re: Brandy in the Kitchen

Postby Brandy524 » Fri Apr 01, 2011 8:40 am

Everyone that has tried them has practically drooled over them. They are so good. And so, so easy. Let me know if any of you try them!
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Re: Brandy in the Kitchen

Postby doublestufforeo » Fri Apr 01, 2011 10:02 am

I'm so going to make these! They look absolutely delicious!
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Re: Brandy in the Kitchen

Postby QueerRudie » Fri Apr 01, 2011 12:36 pm

Outstanding- I have felt for a long time we needed a 'cooking' type of thread for things just like this! I'm looking forward to the visual feast you present to us- as this first one is -beyond- yummy looking!
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Re: Brandy in the Kitchen

Postby Snowboard246 » Mon Apr 04, 2011 8:55 am

As soon as I get home, I am going to try and make this, it looks absolutely delicious and epic! :)
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Re: Brandy in the Kitchen

Postby BeemerBoy » Mon Apr 04, 2011 9:06 am

QueerRudie wrote:Outstanding- I have felt for a long time we needed a 'cooking' type of thread for things just like this!

I'm enjoying this one as well, Brandy, but I still miss Gerd's too.
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