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Desserts: Sweet Treats, Cakes & Pies, Oh My!

Our Favorite Desserts, Cakes, and Pies Submitted by Family, Friends, and Customers! 

In the Midwest, we love our hotdish, but desserts are the coveted prize at the end of the party. From pure chocolate indulgence to light and fresh lemon, your sweet tooth will thank you!

02 Feb: Demon Cake

Beat sugar, Crisco, eggs and salt well. Dissolve soda in sour milk and add to mixture. Add flour. Dissolve cocoa in warm water and add this last. Bake in 350 degree oven for 45 minutes.

02 Feb: Cherry Slices

Mix all together, except cherry pie filling. Spread 2/3 of mixture in a greased sheet cake pan (12×18-inch).Blob cherry pie filling over mixture. Blob rest of mixture over top. Bake 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 325 degrees and bake 30 minutes more. Make a glaze of powder sugar and drizzle over top.

02 Feb: Four Layer Dessert

BOTTOM LAYER: Mix flour, sugar and margarine together and press into 9×13-inch pan. Bake 15 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool. SECOND LAYER: Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar and Cool Whip and spread over crust. THIRD LAYER: Beat pudding, milk and vanilla and spread over second layer. FOURTH LAYER: Spread rest of Cool Whip and spread Heath toffee bits or nuts on top. Vary recipe with chocolate pudding and shaved chocolate topping or butterscotch pudding and butter brickle bits topping.

02 Feb: Chocolate Chip Pie

CRUST: Mix together margarine and graham crackers and pat into 9×13-inch pan. FILLING: Melt marshmallows in milk in double boiler. Cool. Whip whipping cream and grate chocolate into mixture. Fold into cooled marshmallow mixture and pour on crust in pan and chill overnight. Very good!

02 Feb: Poppy Seed Cake

Mix all ingredients together in large bowl. Pour 3/4 of batter into greased and floured bundt pan or tube pan. Mix remaining 1/4 batter with 2 tbsp. white sugar, 1 tsp. cinnamon and 2 tsp. cocoa which has been thoroughly combined before adding to cake batter. Pour the mixture on top of the other batter in the pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes. Remove from pan while warm. May dust with powdered sugar.

Searching for New Appetizers, Desserts, or Main Courses?

If you’d like to try more recipes submitted by our family, friends, and also customers, don’t forget to check out the Western Products cookbook page. Here you will find hundreds of tempting recipes, from appetizers to main courses, as well as bread and desserts!

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