Strawberry Chocolate Mousse Cake

I've made this at least five times in the last six months and it's been a HUGE hit everytime!

Strawberry Chocolate Mousse Cake

1 cup of chocolate graham cracker crumbs or you can crumble oreo's without the icing - yum!
3 Tablespoons of melted butter
2-3 cups of strawberries, stemmed and halved
2 cups of semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup of water
2 Tablespoons light corn syrup
2 1/2 cups of whipping cream, divided
1 Tablespoon of sugar

In a bowl, mix chocolate cracker or cookie crumbs and butter. Be sure and blend thoroughly. Press mixture evenly into the bottom of a 9-inch springform or cheesecake pan. Stand the strawberry halves, touching, side-by-side, pointed ends up with cuts sides against side of pan. (these go around the outside of the cake). Set this whole ensemble aside.

Pour chocolate chips into blender. In a small pan over medium heat, mix water and corn syrup; bring to a boil and simmer for 1 minute. Immediately pour the mixture over chocolate chips and blend in blender until smooth. Cool to room temperature.

Meanwhile, in a large bowl, beat 1 1/2 cups of the cream to form stiff peaks. With a spatula, fold cooled chocolate into whipped cream to blend thoroughly. Pour into your already prepared pan; level the top. (Points of strawberries might extend above chocolate mixture.) Cover and refrigerate 4 to 24 hours.

Up to 2 hours before serving, in medium mixer bowl, beat remaining one cup of cream to again form soft peaks. Add sugar; beat to form stiff peaks. Remove side of pan; place cake on serving plate. Dollop whipped cream onto top of cake. Arrange remaining halved strawberries on whipped cream. You can place this in the refrigerator to firm a bit more before serving, or you can serve immediately.

Chocolate Rum Cake

Moist and delicious! Good for holidays or anytime!

Chocolate Rum Cake

1 pkg. chocolate cake mix
1 pkg. instant chocolate pudding mix
4 eggs
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup white rum

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease a Bundt cake pan. In a bowl, Beat cake mix, instant pudding mix, eggs, oil, 1/2 cup of water, and 1/2 cup of rum for two minutes. Pour batter into Bundt pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Can be made with or without Rum Glaze.

Rum Glaze

1/2 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
1/4 cup white rum
1/4 cup water


In a saucepan combine the butter, sugar, 1/4 cup of rum, and 1/4 cup of water. Bring mixture to a boil and cook for 2 minutes. Pour immediately over still warm cake while warm.

Blueberry Cream Cheese Pound Cake

Blueberry Cream Cheese Poundcake

1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
1 (3.4 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
1/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup water
3/4 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature
1 (16.5 ounce) can blueberries, drained, juice reserved
1 cup confectioners' sugar

Preheat oven to 350°F (175° C). Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.
In a large bowl, stir together cake mix, pudding mix and sugar. Make a well in the center and pour in water, oil, eggs and cream cheese. Beat on low speed until blended. Scrape bowl, and beat 4 minutes on medium speed. Stir in the blueberries. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
Make Glaze: In a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar with 2 tablespoons reserved juice from the blueberries. Drizzle over cooled cake.

Dark Chocolate Cupcakes

My daughter's favorite!

Dark Chocolate Cupcakes

1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup oil
1 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon vinegar

Mix all ingredients together until moist and well blended. Put in paper cups inside muffin tin and bake for 20-25 minutes at 350 degrees F. These can be eaten with or without icing. Our favorite icings are peanut butter and butterscotch, with this recipe.

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