Pina Colada Upside-Down Cake

1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/4 cup light brown sugar
1 (20 ounce) can sliced pineapple
Maraschino cherries
1 (18.25 ounce) box yellow cake mix
1 cup Heublein pina colada
1/2 cup water
2 eggs
1/2 cup flaked coconut

Topping
1 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup pina colada

In 13 x 9-inch pan melt butter. Sprinkle brown sugar over butter. Arrange the drained pineapple slices over the brown sugar. Place a cherry in the center of each slice.

Combine cake mix, pina colada, water and eggs, mixing according to package directions. Fold in coconut. Pour batter over pineapple. Bake at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes. The cake should be springy to touch. Invert immediately on a plate.

For topping: Beat together cream and pina colada. Serve over warm cake.

pina colada upside-down cake

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cakes
upside down cake

Chile-Orange Glazed Oven-Roasted Turkey

3 tablespoons ground dried New Mexico or
    California chiles (or 3 tablespoons chili powder)
1 (12 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
2 tablespoons grated orange peel
1 teaspoon ground cumin

Mix ground chiles (or chili powder), orange juice concentrate, orange peel, and cumin.

The last 20 minutes the turkey cooks (at bone, the temperature in the breast will be about 150 degrees F for birds up to 18 pounds, 115 degrees F for birds over 18 pounds), spread glaze generously over turkey.

Continue to cook until a thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the turkey breast to the bone registers 160 degrees F; if glaze starts to get very dark, drape dark areas with foil.

Yield: Enough to glaze a 12 to 24-pound turkey.

Chile-Orange Glazed Oven-Roasted Turkey

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turkey

Gator’s Plaza Cafe Jalapeno and Bacon Baked Oysters

Posted by GayleL at recipegoldmine.com May 15, 2001

Source: wsfa.com - (3/5/99) Recipe from Gators Plaza Cafe, Montgomery, Alabama

1/4 pound bacon, chopped
1/2 diced red onion
1/2 diced red bell pepper
1/2 diced green bell pepper
1/4 cup flour
1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
1 1/4 cups milk
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 to 2 tablespoons jalape?o peppers, chopped
Oysters

Saut? bacon, onion and bell peppers until soft. Remove from heat and add flour, stirring until well blended.

Over medium heat, gradually add cream and milk stirring constantly until thickened.

Add peppers and cheese. Season to taste and adjust peppers to achieve the heat you like. Top oysters with mixture and bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees F.

NOTE: Sauce may be made up to two days in advance.

gator’s plaza cafe jalapeno and bacon baked oysters

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restaurant

Queso Fundido with Shrimp

12 ounces queso blanco
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup lime juice
5 drops Tabasco sauce
24 medium shrimp, cooked and peeled

Slowly melt the Queso Blanco, either in the microwave or over a low flame. Stir continuously with a wooden spoon. When almost melted, add the garlic, lime and Tabasco sauce, and heat through. Place shrimp on skewer and dip into cheese mixture.

queso fundido with shrimp

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fondue

McCormick Montreal Steak Seasoning

4 tablespoons salt
1 tablespoon black pepper
1 tablespoon dehydrated onion
1/2 tablespoon dehydrated garlic
1/2 tablespoon crushed red pepper
1/2 tablespoon dried thyme
1/2 tablespoon dried rosemary
1/2 tablespoon dried fennel

Mix together and store in a shaker. Shake or rub 1 tablespoon seasoning onto 1 pound steaks, pork chops or hamburgers before grilling or broiling.

mccormick montreal steak seasoning

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name brand

Texas Sheet Cake

2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs
1 cup (2 sticks) margarine
4 tablespoons cocoa
1 cup water

In bowl, mix flour, sour cream, salt, sugar, baking soda and eggs.

In a pan, bring to boil margarine, cocoa and water. Add boiled mixture to dry ingredients, mix well, and pour into a large sheet cake pan, 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches, that has been greased and floured well. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes. This batter is very thin.

Frosting
1 box confectioners’ sugar
1 cup chopped pecans
4 tablespoons cocoa
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup (1 stick) margarine
6 tablespoons milk

Mix sugar, vanilla extract and nuts in a pan. Boil margarine, milk and cocoa and add to dry ingredients, beating until smooth. Frost cake while cake is hot, as the frosting is very thick.

texas sheet cake

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layer cake

Chocolate Bourbon Cake

12 ounces chocolate chips
1 cup butter, cut into pieces
 8 eggs, separated
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar, divided
1/2 cup bourbon
1/2 pound pecans, finely chopped

Grease 9-inch springform pan and sprinkle with sugar. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.

Melt chocolate chips; add butter. Stir until butter is incorporated.

Beat egg whites until frothy, then add 3/4 cup of the sugar. Beat until stiff peaks form.

Beat yolks separately with remaining 3/4 cup sugar until thick. Mix chocolate into yolks and add bourbon. Fold in whites and add chopped pecans. Pour into prepared springform pan. Bake for 1 1/4 to 1 3/4 hours.

Remove ring and trim top edges to flatten. Put a cardboard circle on top and invert on wire rack; cool.

Remove bottom of pan. Glaze and chill or allow to set up before serving.

Glaze
16 ounces chocolate chips
1/3 cup vegetable oil
Pecan halves

Melt chocolate chips with oil. Pour and spread over cake and allow to drip. Garnish top with a row of pecan halves around edge of cake.

chocolate bourbon cake

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cakes
liqueur cakes

Taco Tarts

Posted at recipegoldmine.com 12/27/2001 5:23 pm

1 cup margarine
2 (3-ounce) packages cream cheese
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 packages (1-1/4 to 1-1/2 ounces each) taco seasoning mix
1 pound ground beef
3/4 pound sliced Monterey Jack cheese

In a bowl, combine the margarine, cream cheese, flour and 2 teaspoons of the taco seasoning mix. Mix with fingers until well-blended. Cover and refrigerate at least 1/2 hour or until dough is firm.

Meanwhile, season ground beef with one full package of the taco seasoning mix. (Add remainder of first packet to make it spicier.) Cook meat according to directions on seasoning package. Remove dough from refrigerator. Form dough into balls the size of a pecan, flatten with hands and press into miniature tart or muffin pans. (There should be about 48 pastry crusts.)

Fill each crust with about 1 rounded teaspoon of meat mixture. Bake at 350 degrees F for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, cut cheese slices into 1-inch squares. Remove pans from oven and top each tart with a cheese slice. Return to oven and bake 2 minutes longer.

Serve hot or warm.

Taco Tarts

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appetizers
hot appetizers

Borsata Wine Sauce

Serve warm over fruitcake.

2 cups Riesling wine
1 cup water
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon flour

Beat eggs well; add sugar and flour. Mix wine and water and bring to boiling. Pour over egg mixture, then blend with electric mixer. Bring mixture to boiling point, lower heat and cook 1 to 2 minutes, stirring constantly.

borsata wine sauce

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desserts
sauces, toppings

Pear Bread

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 cup chopped pecans
3/4 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs, slightly beaten
2 cups granulated sugar
2 cups peeled and grated pears
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Combine first six ingredients in a large bowl. Make a well in center of mixture.

Combine remaining ingredients and add to dry mixture, stirring just until moistened. Spoon into two greased 8 x 4 1/2-inch loaf pans. Bake at 325 degrees F for 65 minutes or until done.

Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan.

pear bread

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quick bread