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Submitted by: Patricia Hartley, Telford
Cut regular Twinkies in half. Place in 9 x 13 pan. Mix together:
1 8-oz. cream cheese
1 8-oz. Cool Whip
1 14-oz. can of sweetened condensed milk
Spread over Twinkies
Top with:
2 cups fresh strawberries (sliced)
2 packages of strawberry gel
*Mix together
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Submitted by Tom M., Jonesborough
1 package fresh cranberries
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup cranberry juice
zest of 1 orange
2 cups sugar
Combine all ingredients in a medium size sauce pan. Will come to a foam. cook for about 10 minutes until berries pop, stirring the whole time. Refrigerate. Note: this is best made the day before you intend to serve it.
Submitted By: Mae Burke, Fall Branch
Cake:
2 cups sugar
1 1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs well-beaten
1 large banana (mashed)
1 tbsp. vanilla
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
3 cups apples (chopped fine)
1/2 cup pecans
Frosting:
1 stick margarine (softened)
1 - 8 oz. pkg, cream cheese (softened)
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 cup pecans (chopped fine)
Mix sugar and vegetable oil. Add eggs, banana, and vanilla. Add flour, soda, baking powder and salt. Mix well. Stir in apple and pecans (batter will be stiff). Bake for 60-70 minutes. Let cool before frosting. Mix all ingredients for frosting together and stir well. Spread on cake.