Cake:
1 pkg white cake mix
1 (3 3/4) oz pkg vanilla pudding
1/2 cup oil
4 eggs
1 cup water
Mix ingredients together and beat for
2 mns. Pour into greased and floured 12 cup bundt
pan.Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Let cool in
pan for 15 minutes then turn out onto a platter.
Cool.
Filling:
3 tbs cherry gelatin
1/2 cup boiling water
1 tbs rum flavoring
Dissolve
gelatin in boiling water and add rum flavoring.
Using a fork, pierce the top of the cake in an
interesting pattern. Pour the gelatin mixture over
the top of the cake to highlight the pattern. Allow
the gelatin to set by cooling.
Glaze:
3/4 cup powdered sugar
5 maraschino cherries, finely chopped
1 1/2 tbs maraschino cherry juice
Mix together and cook on low heat
for two minutes. Drizzle over the cake. For a
beautiful holiday touch:
Use a mirror as a serving platter and dust it with
powdered sugar.
Submitted by Terry Maly
Easy Christmas Cookies
Ingredients:
3/4 cup margarine,
softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. lemon juice
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
Toppings:
cinammon
allspice
sugar
brown sugar
Blend the sugar and margarine; add eggs and lemon
juice; mix well. In a separate bowl, blend all dry
ingredients together and stir into margarine
mixture. Chill dough in fridge for at least one
hour. Roll and cut dough into shapes. Sprinkle each
cookie with cinnamon and sugar, allspice and sugar,
or brown
sugar. Bake at 400 degrees for 6 to 8 minutes or
until golden brown.
