Pecan-Sour Cream Pound Cake

This cake looks great from the photo in the cookbook (2nd picture)! Mom requested one. The recipe was taken from cookbook:  All Recipes Cookbook by Oxmoor House 2002 submitted by Carole Resnick on pg. 304. The recipe is below.

It turned out very nice (see first picture). There were some things I have and may tweak, such as the moisture level, if I made it again. I loved that there was not a lot of pecans in it. Give it a try and comment below on how yours turned out. Enjoy!

 

Pecan-Sour Scream Pound Cake

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cake Time: 1 hour 30 minutues

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

1/4 cup chopped pecans

3 cups cake flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup unsalted butter, softened

3 cups white sugar

6 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 (8 ounce) container sour cream 

2 cups confectioner's sugar

3 tablespoons orange juice

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit (150 degrees Celsius).  Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan. Sprinkle pecans in pan; set aside. Mix together flour, salt, and baking soda into a medium bowl; set aside.

2. In a large bowl, cream butter and white sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, then stir in vanilla. Add flour mixture alternately with sour cream. Pour batter over pecans in the prepared pan. 

3. Bake in the preheated oven for 80 to 90 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 20 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.

4. In a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, orange juice, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Drizzle over warm cake.

Yield: 12 servings

 

Delicious Meatball Recipe?

Have you ever seen a picture of something and wondered how to recreate the photo? Or how to make the object that was in the photo? Ever since I ordered this cute Tasting Party Spoon Set from a school fundraiser, I have been wanting to make these meatballs! If you know the recipe shown in the picture please let me know! Until then I will toil around the kitchen until I can fix something similar. Thanks!

Chocolate Cookies & Kisses Cheesecake

Crust:

16-20 whole chocolate cookies

5 tbsp butter

Filling:

2 pkg (8 oz) cream cheese

2 eggs

1 (14 oz can) sweetened condensed milk

1/2 cup sugar
1 tbsp vanilla extract

Topping:
1 chocolate cookie
Chocolate kisses

Directions:

Preheat oven to 300º F.

Take about 16 to 20 whole chocolate cookies and put them in a ziplock bag to crush. Pour crushed crumbs in medium sized bowl, stir in butter. Scoop crushed cookie mixture into a 9 inch springform pan, spread evenly over bottom. Chill crust to firm, about 20 minutes.

Blend cream cheese at medium speed until fluffy. Add egg, sugar, and vanilla extract. Slowly blend in sweetened condensed milk until smooth. Mix well. Pour cream cheese mixture over crust.

Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Cheesecake is done when golden on top or jiggles slightly in center when shaken gently. Turn off oven, leave cheesecake in oven to cool for 1 hour. Remove from oven, lightly run knife around edge and remove springform.

Take one chocolate cookie and use a cheese grater to spread cookie shavings over top of cheesecake. Place chocolate kisses in a design of your choosing over cookie shavings. Then let chill for 2 to 4 hours or overnight until ready to serve.

I absolutely enjoyed making this! I created this recipe from memory of one that I found in a cookbook - when I find it, I will post it. Here are some articles and tips from other websites that may be helpful in baking good cheesecakes:

All Recipes - Tips for Perfect Cheesecakes  http://allrecipes.com/howto/perfect-cheesecakes/
All Recipes - How to Bake Cheesecake http://allrecipes.com/howto/baking-cheesecake-step-by-step/


Enjoy & Happy Holiday's from Sweet*Tee's Kitchen!

Southern Homemade Potato Salad

Hello, Readers! Here is another great recipe from MissIceTee's Kitchen series! It's called Homemade Potato Salad - but I threw in the "southern" to convey how good it tastes! I remember my sister use to make it well - so yesterday, I decided to try my hand at it and was completely happy with the results! 

There are other Potato Salad recipes out there and I'm sure they probably taste good. But this is the one that I used. You can also alter the ingredients to your liking. Enjoy and Happy Eating!

Southern Homemade Potato Salad

Ingredients:

4 large baking potatoes.
1/4 white or yellow onion (optional)
2 large eggs
1/2 tsp salt
1/3 cup mayonnaise
4 oz sweet relish
paprika

Peel the potatoes and then slice into chunks. If you aim for 1 inch by 1 inch chunk you will do well.
Boil the potatoes until they are done but not overcooked I use the test here where I stick the fork in and it meets a little resistance but not too much. How long you boil them depends upon how big they are. You do want the potatoes done though since no further cooking is involve. If you overcook them, they don't really hurt the recipe since the extra potato just mixes in with the creamy portion of the mixture.

Boil the eggs over medium high heat until hard boiled.

Allow the potatoes and eggs to cool. You can run cold water over them in a strainer to speed up the process.

Peel and slice the eggs into 1/2 inch pieces.

Chop the onion into very small pieces. I made this optional because you WILL be able to smell the onion on your breath. Therefore, if a little close contact is planned anytime soon you probably want to leave the onion out.

Stir all ingredients gently except for the paprika.

After all ingredients are well mixed, pour into a bowl. Add the parika across the top. Store in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

This recipe was retrieved on April 10, 2011 from http://www.chitterlings.com/psalad.html

Bavarian Apple Torte

I have not made a cheesecake in a couple of years! Last week I made this for a coworker and ended up making 2 more - one for Mom and one for Me. It was delicious! I highly recommend it, especially if you love apples. I can't remember which cookbook I got this recipe from 3 or 4 years ago but when I find it, I will post it as the source. Happy Eating!

Bavarian Apple Torte

Crust

¾ cup  butter or margarine, softened

½ cup  sugar

1½ cups all purpose flour

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Filling

2 packages cream cheese (8oz) softened

¼ cup sugar

2 eggs

¾ teaspoon vanilla extract

Topping

3 cups thinly sliced peeled apples - wedge shaped (preferably tart apples)

½ cup sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Combine the first four ingredients. Press unto the bottom of an ungreased 9” inch springform pan.  In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Pour over the crust. Combine topping ingredients; spoon over filling.

Bake at 350º for 55-65 minutes or until center is set. Cool on a wire rack. Store in refrigerator. Cut into wedges with a serrated knife. Serving size 12-14.

**Note: Even a tight-fitting springform pan may leak. To prevent drips, place the pan on a baking sheet in the oven.