Apple Pie Cake

 

• 1 yellow boxed cake mix
• 3 eggs
• 1 can apple pie filling
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. Beat the eggs well.
3. Add the cake mix and stir until well blended.
4. Grease and flour a bundt cake pan.
5. Pour half the mixture in the cake pan.
6. Mix the sugar and cinnamon well. 
7. Pour half the cinnamon and sugar mixture evenly over the layer.
8. Add the other half of the cake mixture and spread evenly.
9. Pour the other half of the cinnamon and sugar mixture evenly over the layer.
10. Bake for 40 minutes or until a knife comes out clean. 
11. Let cool on the neck of a beer bottle or similarly necked bottle for 10 minutes. 
12. Place plate on top of the bundt pan and flip. 
13. Cake should come out in one piece (the 10 minute wait is the secret). 
14. Make the glaze and pour over the top of the cake.  It will run down the sides.

Glaze for Apple Pie Cake

• 1 stick of butter
• ¼ cup water
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• ½ cup bourbon (sometimes I use Fireball instead)

1. Place all the ingredients of the glaze in a saucepan.
2. Heat to boiling, constantly stirring.
3. Cook five more minutes, still stirring.
4. Remove glaze and pour it over the cake. 

 Cut, serve and enjoy. 

 

 

Sydney's Chocolate Kiss Peanut Butter Cookies

 

By Sydney 12/12/03

A kiss in each cookie. This makes a lot (36) of them.

• 2 sticks butter
• 2/3 cup chunky peanut butter
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1 cup white sugar (plus some extra to the side for sprinkling)
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups flour
• 1 bag of Hershey Milk Chocolate kisses

1. Cream butter and peanut butter together.
2. Gradually add sugar and brown sugar, beating at medium speed until fluffy.
3. Add eggs and vanilla and beat well. 
4. Combine dry ingredients.  Mix well.
5. Add dry ingredients.  Mix well.
6. Shape into 1 ½ balls.  Place on parchment lined aluminum air bake cookie sheet. 
7. Squash with a fork.
8. Sprinkle sugar on the tops.
9. Bake at 350 degrees for 14 minutes. 
10. Remove sheet and place kiss on top of each cookie.
11. Let cool for 3 minutes.
12. Transfer cookies with a spatula to a cooling rack.
13. Repeat as many times as needed.   
14. Eat rest of kisses as needed, popping one into Paw Paw’s mouth every once in a while.

 Tip:  Most cookies break less if you use a flexible spatula.