Our favorite easy desserts - 6 recipes
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Ingredients
- 2 large water or soda bottles (empty)
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 sticks butter
- 6 eggs
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 4 tbsp cocoa powder
Method
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Ready 2 large plastic bottles, cleaned and dried.
- Add 1 cup of flour to each bottle.
- Add 1/2 cup of sugar to each.
- Melt butter, then add equal halves to each bottle.
- Add 6 eggs, 3 in each.
- Add 1/2 tbsp of baking powder to each.
- Add 1/2 cup of heavy cream to each.
- Shake the bottles thoroughly until the contents are well mixed.
- In one of the bottles only, add the cocoa powder.
- Beginning with the cocoa powder mixture, add a dolop of batter to the center of a circular
- baking tin. Do the same with the other mixture, placing the dolop directly in the center of the previous one.
- Continue with alternating additions of each mixture until all batter is used and the tin is full.
- Place in the oven and bake for 30 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
Top rated Easy desserts recipes
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake
By bakingmecrazy
This decadent cheesecake is the perfect ending to any holiday or special meal
- 1 3/4 cups chocolate graham cracker crumbs
- 1/4 cup finely chopped peanuts
- 9 Tbsp. melted butter, divided
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 Tbsp. vanilla
- 2 1/4 cups sour cream
- 1 1/2 lbs. cream cheese, softened and cut in small cubes
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels, melted and slightly cooled
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 16 mini chocolate peanut butter cup candies
- 1/2 cup chopped peanuts
- 1/3 cup fudge ice cream topping
- Whipped cream, for garnish
Wow-Worthy Chocolate Cake Anyone Can Make
This stunning chocolate cake uses creamy mascarpone cheese in place of butter for the batter, giving it an incredibly fluffy texture.
Triple Chocolate Cheesecake with Salted Burnt Caramel Sauce
By rapm155, Tasty Delights
Decadent, luscious and creamy with drizzled with Burnt Salted Caramel Sauce
- 2 pkgs. brick cream cheese, room temperature
- 500 ml sour cream
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1/3 cup + 3 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp instant coffee
- 1/2cup chopped 50% dark chocolate, melted
- 2 tbsp cocoa
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 lg eggs
- Crust:
- 2 sleeves, crushed Oreo cookies
- 3-4 tbsp melted shortening
- Caramel Topping:
- 1/4 cup dolce de leche condensed milk
- 1/4 cup caramel topping
- 1 tsp coarse sea salt (for sprinkling)
Mom's Creamy Rice Pudding
By MPozzobon
In large heavy saucepan, combine rice, milk, sugar and salt
- 1/2 cup short-grain rice (arborio or Italian-style)
- 4 cups milk (1 L)
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup raisins
- 1 tsp vanilla
- Cinnamon
Caramel Apple Tatin Cheesecake
By rapm155, Tasty Delights
An easy showstopping dessert! Get the full recipe
- 1 pkg puff pastry
- 6 granny smith apples, peeled, cored, quartered
- 1 cup caramel sauce
- 250 ml cream cheese, room temp
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1 egg
Wow-Worthy Chocolate Cake Anyone Can Make
This stunning chocolate cake uses creamy mascarpone cheese in place of butter for the batter, giving it an incredibly fluffy texture.
Baked Fresh Figs with Rasberry and Walnuts
By EasyCookin, Easy Cooking with Molly
Fresh figs, baked to perfection along with rasberry and walnut
- 10 whole Fresh Figs
- 2 Tablespoons Chopped Walnuts
- 1 Tablespoon Raspberry Jam
- ½ teaspoons Ground Cloves (optional)
Smores pie
By lakeviewssteacher
Quick and easy dessert
- One graham cracker pie crust
- One box sugar free chocolate pudding
- 1 cup miniature marshmallows
- Sugar free whipped topping
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