Pumpkin Cake

PUMPKIN CAKE:
1 - 15 oz. can pumpkin puree
1  1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1/2 cup water
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/3 cup oil
4 eggs
1 box French Vanilla Cake Mix, yellow works as well

Preheat oven to 325 *.

Mix ingredients together and bake in a 2 quart mold or larger for 40-55
minutes, depending on mold.  Or make cupcake in any individual tray.

Pumpkin Roll

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Cindy's Berry Cake and Keylime Cheesecake

This berry cake is so simple!  I made this for an Easter gathering last weekend.  Use the Medium Round Molds or any of the molds for a different look.  Make mini cakes using the Round Tray.  Bake your favorite cake or use the one in our catalog.

The filling/frosting is the kicker though!  

Whip in an electric mixer:

4 cups heavy whipping cream (1 quart)

1/2 cup confectioner's sugar

1/4 cup of cream cheese (optional)

1 tsp. vanilla

Then decorate with your favorite berries and mint leaves.

I'm both delighted and a little sheepish at telling you that this is a mix from Costco.  It's a Keylime Cheesecake mix with a crushed chocolate cookie crumb shell.  The reason I'm sharing this with you is because this made the simplest, yet elegant dessert.  It called for a lined baking pan, but it was much easier to turn this "bar cookie" into a delicate, bit-sized treat using the Mini-Muffin Tray.  Use this tray with ANY of your no-bake, frozen, refrigerated desserts!

Rice Cake - Nian Gao - a Chinese treat!

• 1 lb. glutinous rice flour (1/2lb. of the "red" bag and 1/2lb. of the "green" bag)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2.5 cups milk
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• raisins and/or dates

Directions

1. Beat eggs with sugar and slowly add glutinous rice flour and milk.
2. Stir the mixture until the ingredients are fully blended with each other before adding baking soda.
3. Add oil gradually while stirring continuously.
4. Stop when oil no longer appears as a separate layer from the rest of ingredients.
5. Add vanilla extract last.
6. Stir and make sure there is no air bubble.
7. Place Flexipan of choice on Perforated Baking Sheet
8. Pour batter into Flexipan of choice
9. Sprinkle with raisins and/or dates
10. Bake at 325°F for approx. 45 minutes. (Cake should be lightly browned and solid when you move it.)

*Note:  in the Asian section of your grocery store, you should be able to find bags of rice flour.  Typically, you will find a red bag and a green bag.  Use 1/2 lb. of each to create the best consistency for this cake.  If you can't find it, other rice flour will work, it just may be a different consistency.