Wheat Brownies & Chocolate Butter Cream Frosting

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2 cubes butter melted
1/2 C. cocoa

2 C. sugar

4 eggs

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp. vanilla

2 C whole wheat flour
1 c nuts

Melt butter in microwave and add remaining ingredients

ONE AT A TIME, beating after each addition with the
exception of the nuts. Stir the nuts in last. Pour into 9 x 13 pan.
Bake @ 350 degrees for 25 min. Frost when cool.

Chocolate Butter Cream Frosting

6 T. butter

1 1/2 t. vanilla

1/2 C. unsweetened cocoa
41/2 C. powdered sugar
1/4 C. milk OR cream

Cream butter, vanilla, cocoa. Gradually beat in sugar one
cup at a time beating thoroughly after each addition. Stir
in milk or cream and beat until spreading consistency.

Unconventional "Storage" Items - Cream Cheese

The following recipes both call for cream cheese.  I thought that would be an ingredient that I would be unable to "store".  Once I looked at the expiration date I realized I could store cream cheese for several months in my frig.  I try to always have 8 to 10 in the frig and buy Western Family when it is on sale. 

Baked Penne Pasta

3 cups Barilla Plus multi grain pasta cooked (4 cups cooked)

2 - 10 oz. pkg frozen spinach cooked and drained really really well

                      or 2 cups re hydrated freeze dried spinach

2 tsp. dried basil

1 - 26 oz. can Hunts Roasted Garlic and Onion sauce (or whatever brand you prefer)

1 - 28 oz. can diced tomatoes (drain)

1 - 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese

1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (can buy in bulk and freeze in smaller pkgs.)

Parmesan cheese

Cook pasta according to directions

Cook spinach and squeeze out all water

In a separate pan, combine spaghetti sauce, tomatoes and softened cream cheese

Cook until cream cheese melts

Drain pasta and combine with spinach and sauce

Pour into a 9 X 13 dish

Sprinkle the top with Parmesan cheese

Bake in 375 degree oven for 20 minutes

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Cream Cheese Brownies

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Prepare 1 German Chocolate Cake mix (I prefer Betty Crocker) as instructed on box.

Pour batter into sprayed or greased 10 X 15 jelly roll pan

Beat until creamy

1  8 oz. pkg. softened cream cheese

1/2 cup sugar

Add:

1 egg and beat until smooth

Dollop cream cheese mixture all over cake batter and swirl

around.  Sprinkle about 1 1/2 cup choc. chips (I always have some

stored in the freezer--they last forever) all over cake and cream

cheese mixture.  Bake for 35 min. and ENJOY!!

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 Thanks to Patty W. for sharing these recipes.

Brownie Custard

Blend beans and eggs until smooth

1 15 oz can black beans, drained
2 eggs……….blend beans and eggs in blender until smooth


½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
2 T. Hershey cocoa powder
¼ tsp salt
1 cup Splenda
1 tsp vanilla
½ cup applesauce
4 T carob chips or chocolate chips
Optional - ½ tsp mint flavoring

Add the rest of the ingredients

It was runny with a crust around the edges.

¼ cup sugar free chocolate syrup to drizzle over top after it is cooked.
You may also sprinkle with coconut.
Mix and bake 30 minutes at 350 in greased square pan. If you double the recipe, bake in 11-15 inch jelly roll pan.

I liked it best warm with ice cream

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from: Stake Taster Table before General RS Meeting

Zucchini Brownies

This is definitely a kid approved use for zucchini. 
We made these today and they were quite yummy.




 The recipe comes from allrecipes.com.  I did omit the walnuts and since I was feeling kind of lazy we used canned frosting but it was still delicious. 

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups shredded zucchini
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
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• 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup margarine
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking pan.
2. In a large bowl, mix together the oil, sugar and 2 teaspoons vanilla until well blended. Combine the flour, 1/2 cup cocoa, baking soda and salt; stir into the sugar mixture. Fold in the zucchini and walnuts. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.
3. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until brownies spring back when gently touched. To make the frosting, melt together the 6 tablespoons of cocoa and margarine; set aside to cool. In a medium bowl, blend together the confectioners' sugar, milk and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Stir in the cocoa mixture. Spread over cooled brownies before cutting into squares.