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CAKE AND COOKIE RECIPES
APPLE BRAN CAKE
HOW TO MAKE A POPCORN "CAKE"
1/4
cup margarine
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2cup margarine
1 large egg
3.5 oz. bag microwave popcom (unflavored)
1/2cup milk
10 oz. package miniature marshmallows
11/4cups all purpose flour
Food Coloring, Cake Decors, Gumdrops
2 teaspoons baking powder
Recipe fills 11/2quart size mold (bear, star, etc.) or 8-inch
1/2 teaspoon salt
round cake dish. With 1 tablespoon margarine grease the
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
mold or pan. Pop the popoom (using "Popcorn" pad on
1 cup bran flakes crushed to 1/2 cup
your oven.) Let package stand while making syrup. In
Streusel (below)
3-quart casserole place remaining margarine and
marshmallows. MICROWAVE AT 'HI' 2 TO 3 MINUTES,
In large mixing bowt, Peat together margarine, sugar, egg
stirring every minute, until smooth and syrupy. Stir in 2
and milk. In small bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt.
drops food color and add cake decors. Carefully open
Add gradually to beaten mixture and mix thoroughly. Stir in
the applesauce and crushed bran flakes. Spread mixture in
popoom package. Add popped com in handfuls to syrup,
greased 8-inch square dish. Sprinkle with Streusel.
sorting out any unpopped kemels. When mixed, mold
MICROWAVE ON 'HI' 10 TO 14 MINUTES, or until cake
firmly. Unmold immediately onto tray or plate. Accent
springs back when touched. Let stand 5 minutes before
features (eyes, mouth, etc.) with gumdrops. Serve within
serving. Makes 9 servings,
a day. To serve, pull off amount desired. Makes about 10
STREUSEL: In small bowl, combine 2/3 cup bran flakes
to 15 servings.
(crushed to 1/3cup), 1/3cup brown sugar (firmly packed),
1/2teaspoon ground cinnamon and 2 tablespoons softened
margarine. Mix until crumbly.
RASPBERRY OATMEAL BARS
3/4
cup butter
PUMPKIN BARS
1 cup packed brown sugar
4 eggs
11/2cups unsifted all purpose flour
1 cup salad oil
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 can (15 oz.) pumpkin
11/2cups quick-cookingoatmeal
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup finely chopped pecans
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 jar (12 oz.) raspberry jam
1 teaspoon soda
In 8-inch square dish, place butter. MICROWAVE ON 'HI'
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 TO 2 MINUTES to melt. Add brown sugar, flour, baking
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice*
powder, salt, oatmeal and pecans. Blend well. Remove half
of crumbs to a bowl and press remaining crumbs evenly in
Blend eggs, oil, sugar and pumpkin together in large mixing
dish. Top with jam, then rest of crumbs. MICROWAVE ON
bowl. Measure flour, baking powder, soda, salt and pumpkin
'HI' 7 TO 10 MINUTES. Bars should look set at edges with
pie spice into 1-qt. measure. Mix together lightlywith a fork.
dry top. Cool. Makes about 30 bars.
Stir intopumpkin mixture. Divide batter equally into two 8x8-
in baking dishes. One at a time, cover with plastic wrap,
FUDGE BROWNIES
MICROWAVE ON 'HI' 51/2TO 7 MINUTES, or untilwooden
pick inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand until
I/2 cup butter
thoroughly cooled. Top with Cream Cheese Frosting.
1/4 cup cocoa
*Or use 2 teaspoons cinnamon, 1/2teaspoon ginger, 1/2
2 eggs
teaspoon cloves and 1/2teaspoon nutmeg.
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup unsifted all purpose flour
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING: Combine 2 packages
(3 oz. each) cream cheese with 1/2cup butter or margarine
In 8-inch square dish place butter and cocoa. MICROWAVE
in medium mixing bowl. MICROWAVE ON '2' FOR 1 TO 2
ON 'HI' 2 MINUTES, until butter is melted. Beat eggs slightly
MINUTES until soft but not melted. With a fork, stir in 1
in bowl. Add sugar, flour and butter-cocoa mixture and beat
tablespoon cream or milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Gradually
at medium speed of mixer until blended. Pour mixture into
add 4 cups confectioners sugar until of spreading
the square dish. MICROWAVE ON 'HI' 6 TO 8 MINUTES.
consistency. Frost pumpkin bars and cut into 2-inch squares.
Makes about 16 squares.
Makes 32 squares
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