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1 (12 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips

1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

1 (16 ounce) package miniature marshmallows

2 cups dry roasted peanuts

Directions

1. Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish. In a medium saucepan over low heat combine chocolate chips and milk and stir until chips are melted and mixture is smooth. Meanwhile, combine the marshmallows and peanuts in a large bowl.
2. When chocolate mixture is heated, pour melted mixture over marshmallows and nuts and mix all together. Pour mixture into the baking dish, cover and refrigerate to chill for 2 hours.

Texas Chocolate Frosting

1/2 cup margarine

4 tablespoons cocoa powder

4 cups confectioners' sugar

3 tablespoons milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Melt margarine over a low heat. Gradually beat in cocoa, sugar, milk and vanilla, mix well.

Southern Style Banana Split Cake

2 cups graham cracker crumbs

3/4 cup white sugar

1/4 pound butter, melted

2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese

1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

4 bananas, sliced

1 (15 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained

1 (16 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed

1 (16 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained

12 ounces crushed peanuts

Directions

1. Combine the graham cracker crumbs, white sugar and melted butter. Mix together and press into a 9x13 inch cake pan; refrigerate until chilled.
2. Beat together the cream cheese and confectioners sugar; spread over graham cracker crust.
3. Layer bananas and pineapple over cream cheese mixture; cover fruit with whipped topping.
4. Top with cherries and chopped nuts; refrigerate and serve chilled.

Apple Doozie

• 1 pizza crust
• 1 can apple pie filling*
• 1/2 cup quick oats
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/2 c flour
• 1/2 stick margarine (1/4 of a cup)
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon

Place pizza crust on baking sheet and preheat oven to 350. Open pie filling and dice it up a bit while it is inside the can. Spread over pizza crust.
In small bowl, place flour, oats, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Stir to combine. Cut margarine into slices and place in bowl. Using a long tined fork, cut margarine into mixture until crumbly. Sprinkle over top of pie filling in pizza and bake at 350 for twenty five minutes, or until lightly golden. Top with glaze, below.
Glaze:

• 1 cup Confectioner’s sugar
• 2 Tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanila

Place all in small bowl, stir until smooth. Can add a smidge more milk if mixture is too thick, more sugar if it is too thin. Drizzle over Apple Pizza with spoon.
*To use fresh apples. Peel and chop two to three cups apples. Saute’ in two tablespoons butter until tender. Add a few tablespoons sugar if you like but keep them a bit tart because the topping adds a lot of sweetness.  Continue with recipe

7-Up Pound Cake

• 1 cup butter or margarine
• 1⁄2 cup shortening
• 3 cups sugar

• 1-1⁄2 teaspoons lemon extract
• 1-1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla extract*
• 5 eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 7 fluid ounces 7-Up (Can use diet)

In a large bowl, place butter, shortening, and sugar. Beat until it is fluffy and well mixed. Add in lemon extract and vanilla flavoring. Add in all of the eggs and beat again until blended in.  Add in all of your flour and then seven up. Mix until smooth and creamy. Pour into greased and floured tube pan (Jeanne just uses Baker’s Joy to spray on her pan to make this easier). Bake at 300 for one hour, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Jeanne says to let it sit for thirty minutes before turning out. I let mine sit for ten because that is just what I’m used to but I’ll give thirty a try next time!

Glaze

• 1-1/2 cups confectioner’s sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1/4 tsp lemon extract

Combine all and stir until smooth. Add more milk if too thick, more confectioner’s sugar if too thin. Pour over cooled cake.