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My mother-in-law makes the most scrumptious Coffee Cake She originally got the recipe from her mother-in-law (my husband's grandmother Sallee ) and has now passed the recipe on to me. My husband requests it every year around Thanksgiving and Christmas. I especially enjoy eating it for breakfast on Christmas morning or for a late night snack! Coffee Cake Recipe INGREDIENTS 1/2 c. imperial brand margarine, softened 3/4 c. sugar 1 t. vanilla 3 eggs 2 c. flour 1 t. baking soda 1/2 pint regular sour cream Ingredients for the filling/topping: 1 c. walnuts, chopped 6 T. real salted butter, softened 2 t. cinnamon 1 c. brown sugar, packed DIRECTIONS Preheat the oven at 375 degrees. Grease a 10 inch tube pan and set aside. Cream the vanilla, sugar, and margarine in a small bowl. Add the eggs and beat the well. Add portion of flour, baking soda, and sour cream to batter. Slowly alternate ingredients as you are integrating into the batter and mix well. In a separate ...

Irish Mint Brownies In honor of St. Patrick's Day tomorrow! Mint Brownie Recipe Brownie: 1 c. butter 4 eggs 2 c. sugar 4 oz. unsweetened chocolate squares 2 tsp. vanilla 1 c. flour Combine ingredients and bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Frosting: 2 c. powdered sugar 1 T. milk 4 T. butter 1/2 t. peppermint 3 drops green food coloring (optional) Spread on cooled brownies. Topping: 4 T. butter 1 (12 oz.) bag of milk chocolate chips Melt & stir until smooth; spread on brownies. **This recipe is extremely rich! I like a hint of mint and more chocolate topping. I would recommend trying chocolate frosting for the topping instead of the melted chocolate chips. This gives the recipe a thick layer of chocolate on top and a more intense chocolate flavor. bon appétit

I have never been a huge fan of pumpkin pie until I met my husband. I have always felt that there are so many other decadent pies out there, why would I bother eating basic pumpkin pie? Each year around Thanksgiving he requests that I make this pie using the recipe on the can of Libby's brand pumpkin. I found out that this recipe has been on Libby's brand cans of pumpkin since 1950. I can honestly say old fashioned pumpkin pie has grown on me. Famous Pumpkin Pie INGREDIENTS 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 2 large eggs 1 can (15 oz.) pure pumpkin 1 can (12 fl. oz.) evaporated milk 1 unbaked 9-inch (4-cup volume) deep-dish pie shell Whipped cream (optional) DIRECTIONS MIX sugar, cinnamon, salt, ginger and cloves in small bowl. Beat eggs in large bowl. Stir in pumpkin and sugar-spice mixture. Gradually stir in evaporated milk. POUR into pie shell. BAKE in preheate...