cards and recipes

Last week we had a fun Relief Society meeting where we made cards (thank you ladies who did all the behind the scenes work!!).  We also had a recipe exchange.  There were two recipes that didn't have enough copies, so I'm posting them on the blog.  I don't know who made the apple cake (please feel free to take credit by commenting) & the Hot Beef Dip was Lynette's.

Apple Cake

1 ½ cups oil

2 cups sugar

3 eggs

3 cups flour

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp vanilla

3 cups peeled and sliced apples

1 cup coarsely broken walnuts

In a large bowl beat together oil and sugar. Add eggs and beat until mixture is creamy. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, salt, cinnamon and baking soda. Stir into the batter. Add vanilla, apples and walnuts: stir to blend. Pour mixture into a greased 9x13 in. pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 1 hours or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cook and frost with cream cheese frosting.

Cream Cheese Frosting

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened

½ cup butter, melted

1 (16 ounce) package powered sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

Cream softened cream cheese. Blend in the butter. Add powdered sugar and vanilla. Beat well. Spread over cake.

Hot Beef Dip

8 ounces cream cheese (low fat works fine)

1 cup sour cream

½ cup mayonnaise

1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese

3 scallions, green and whites parts finely chopped

1 package beef sandwich meat (thin sliced, like Buddig brand), finely chopped

1 Tbsp. dried parsley flakes

Put the cream cheese, mayo and sour cream in a microwaveable bowl. Cover and cook on high in the microwave for 45 seconds. Blend them together and add the other ingredients. Microwave on high for an additional 2 ½ minutes, but stir once part way through (or the cheese clumps and gets oily).

Serve hot or warm with crackers and vegetables to dip.