Recipes With Course: Cakes & Candy
No Cook Fudge
Just the perfect fudge for the cook who never seems to be able to reach the perfect soft boil stage. Ingredients2 lbs powdered sugar 1 cup cocoa 2 pasteurized eggs 2 tsp milk 2 tsp vanilla 1/2 cup butter, melted 3 heaping tbsp peanut butterDirectionsStep 1Mix ingredients and add milk ...
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Delores’ New Orleans Style Bread Pudding
Delores tells me she lets her bread go stale just so she can fix this for her family. A true Cajun classic. Great for parties, holidays and family gatherings. Ingredients1 loaf French bread 2 quarts milk or 2 cans milk 4 eggs 1 cup sugar 1 cup brown sugar 2 ...
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Chocolate Whiskey Balls
My mother made these occasionally at Christmas time. Ingredients1 cup vanilla wafers, ground/crushed 1/4 cup whiskey 1 cup pecans, ground 2 tbsp Karo syrup 1 cup powdered sugar 1 tbsp cocoaDirectionsStep 1Mix all ingredients well. Knead dough with hands as necessary. Form into small balls and roll in powdered sugar. ...
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Milk Chocolate Brownies
This will take ordinary brownie mix to the next level. Bayou brownies! Ingredients1 package (2l.5 oz) brownie mix 6 oz pecans or walnuts, chopped 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 1 cup Cool Whip 1/4 cup chocolate chips 1/4 cup white chocolate chipsDirectionsStep 1In large bowl, mix cool whip, eggs and ...
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Praline au Benne
This recipe is our 1000th recipe posted to the website. We dedicate it to three very special Cajuns ladies, no not Clotile, Florine, or Thibodeaux’s wife, but Ms. Brenda Richard, Ms. Bert LeBlanc and Ms. Amanda LeMoine Ellerbe who have been major contributors to this website. Merci Mon Ami! Ingredients1 ...
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Peanut Butter Chocolate Fudge
This is a great holiday fudge. My mother made this recipe when my sister and I were little. I think my dad ate most of it! Ingredients1 (16oz) package old fashioned cream drops (chocolate covered with white filling inside) 1 cup peanut butter 2 - 3 tbsp margarineDirectionsStep 1Mix all ...
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Icebox Cookies
We made these every Christmas growing up in Louisiana. Even Maw-Maw remembers making these for her children at Christmas. Ingredients2 cups brown sugar 2 sticks oleo, softened (butter) 2 eggs 31/2 cup plain flour 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla 1 cup pecans, choppedDirectionsStep 1Cream oleo ...
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Plum Cake
This is a very delicious cake. It goes great with good coffee and good company. C’est la bonne compagnie! Ingredients2 cups sugar 2 cups self-rising flour 3 eggs 3/4 cup Wesson oil 1 tsp ground cloves 1 tsp cinnamon 2 small jars of "plums with tapioca" baby foodDirectionsStep 1Mix all ...
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