Ingredients
- 1/3 cup butter
- 1 (10.5 ounce) package large marshmallows
- 6 cups cornflakes cereal
- 1 teaspoon green food coloring
- 1/4 cup cinnamon red hot candies
Directions
- Melt margarine in a large pan over low heat. Add marshmallows and stir constantly until marshmallows melt and mixture is syrupy. Remove from heat. Stir in food coloring. Add corn flakes and stir until well coated.
- Drop mixture, by 1/4 cupful, onto cookie sheet. Using buttered fingers, quickly shape into individual wreaths. Dot with cinnamon candies
Next, several people asked me for the recipe to Ivy's lemon birthday cupcakes (those who ate the cupcakes at church were from the same recipe). I doubled the recipe, and it made three dozen. If you click the recipe link, note I skipped the glaze step and instead made icing.
Directions
Blend all ingredients in a large mixer bowl; then beat 2 minutes at medium speed.
Bake in greased and floured 10-inch bundt or tube pan at 350 degrees for 55 to 60 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly pressed.
Cool in pan 15 minutes; remove from pan.
The icing was made from a recipe from a friend who has a future in cake-baking. Amber Rumancik is a cake decorating genius. So, I don't want to give away her trade secrets. Tops of cupcakes (made by me, who is NOT a cake decorating genius) included mini marshmallows and Airhead Xtremes candy. See my notes from the previous post about these, too.
Whew, almost couldn't find this one. It's a blessing and a curse that you can look up a recipe on your phone and scroll as you cook. Lastly, here is a recipe for Cheddar Rice Casserole. I promise it's the first time I ever made a casserole from scratch, without condensed soup. Since my husband doesn't eat potatoes (he must be an alien, right?), we eat and keep lots of rice on hand. Many of the ingredients you probably already store in your kitchen. Where it may require a little extra time to cook, it might save you a trip to the store. I also added in 1/2 diced green pepper, 2 cloves minced garlic, and topped with 1 more cup of cheese instead of breadcrumbs.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
- 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 cups milk
- 3 cups cooked long-grain rice
- 8 ounces grated sharp Cheddar cheese, divided
- 1/2 cup soft fresh breadcrumbs tossed with 2 tablespoons melted butter
Preparation:
Cook onion in 3 tablespoons butter until onion is tender; blend in 3 tablespoons flour and salt, pepper, and dry mustard. Gradually add milk, stirring constantly. Continue to cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is thickened. Add half of the cheese to the sauce mixture; stir until melted.
Put half of the cooked rice in a lightly buttered 1 1/2-quart to 2-quart baking dish. Layer rice with half of remaining shredded cheese and half of the hot sauce mixture. Repeat layers of rice, shredded cheese and sauce mixture. Top with buttered bread crumbs. Bake at 375° for 25 minutes. Serves 6 to 8.
Picture and recipe from http://southernfood.about.com/od/ricesidedishcasseroles/r/bl30105r.htm
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Those rainbow cupcakes are too cute!! Love!
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