Homemade Oreos

K, these are seriously the best ever. They are so yummy! Enjoy!!

Dough:
1 Devil's Food Cake mix
1/2 c. shortening or margarine, softened
2 eggs

Combine all ingredients into bowl. (Make sure not to melt shortening.) Roll into small balls and bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Tap pan to flatten cookies when they come out.

Frosting:
3 oz. cream cheese
2 T. softened margarine
2 c. powdered sugar

Whip until fluffy and put between cookies!

Pumpkin Cake with Chocolate Ganache

Hi Everybody,

Here is a yummy cake recipe that I had at bunco last week. It was definately a winner with everyone.

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Pumpkin Cake with Chocolate Ganache

2 c. sugar
2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. cinnamon
½ tsp. ground cloves
¼ tsp. allspice
¼ tsp. ginger
4 large eggs
1 can pumpkin (15 oz.)
1 c. vegetable oil (I used canola)
1 c. wheat bran cereal (I used all bran)
1 c. semisweet chocolate chips
1 c. chopped pecans (I’ve made with and without and like it better without)

For the cake, I started with wet ingredients and just added all dry, mixed until constituted. Don’t over mix. Bake in a Bundt pan at 350 (recipe says 1 hour but that was too long in my oven) I baked for 50 minutes and it was more moist than at 1 hour.

Ganache:
½ c. whipping cream
1 c. semisweet chips
Microwave cream in a 2 cup glass measuring cup on High for 1 minute. Add chocolate, stir until melted and let stand for 10 minutes before drizzling over cake. With the ganache, less is definately more!