Snow Angel Recipe 455

SNOW ANGEL COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar and vanilla until blended. Beat in eggs, one at a time. In another bowl, whisk flour, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and cloves; gradually beat into creamed mixture., Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm enough to roll., Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 4-in. angel-shaped cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets., Bake 12-14 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in a large bowl, beat confectioners' sugar, shortening, lemon juice and enough water to reach a spreading consistency. Spread or pipe over cookies; sprinkle with coarse sugar.

SNOW TUNNEL CAKE WITH A BIRTH DATE FORMULA

Steps:

• 1. Bake cake as directed on the box. Cool. Turn out onto a serving plate. Slice 1 inch layer off the top. Gently hollow out a trench in the cake 1-1/2 inches wide and 2 inches deep. Tear cake from trench into small pieces.
• 2. Combine milk and pudding mix. Beat on low speed for 2 minutes. Fold cake pieces and 1-3/4 cup of topping into the pudding mix. Fill trench with the mixture. Replace top of cake. Spread remaining whipped topping over sides and top of cake. Chill cake until set.
• 3. You can use your imagination... maybe vanilla pudding and strawberries?? The possibilities are limitless.
• 4. EXTRA, A BIRTHDAY FORMULA: You will seem like a wizard when you try this simple formula for guessing someone's age! 1. Have your friend give you the number of the month of his birthday. 2. Have him multiply that number by 5. 3. Then have him put the number 3 at the end of that answer. 4. Ask him to add 12. 5. Then double that result. 6. Then have him add the day number that he was born. 7. Ask him to tell you that number. 8. NOW YOU..subtract 30 from his number, and you will have his birthday!
• 5. You will seem like a cooking wizard when you bake and surprise someone this delicious birthday cake. Don, forget to light the candles and sing HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

SNOW ANGEL ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Stir the sweetened condensed milk and vanilla extract together in a large bowl.
• Place the strawberries into a blender, and puree until almost smooth. Mix the strawberries into the condensed milk mixture until thoroughly combined.
• With a large spoon, gently mix in the snow, about 1 cup at a time. Mix in the milk, 2 tablespoons at a time, until the snow ice cream is soft and holds its shape when spooned. Serve immediately; store leftover ice cream in an airtight container in the freezer.

SNOWBALL CAKE I

Steps:

• Line a 4 quart round mixing bowl with parchment paper.
• Break cake up into small bite-sized pieces.
• Drain the crushed pineapple, reserve the syrup. You should have 1 cup of syrup if not add enough water to make 1 cup.
• Dissolve the gelatin in the 4 tablespoons of cold water. Add the boiling water, pineapple syrup, sugar and lemon juice. Mix well and place in the refrigerator until mixture just starts to thicken.
• Add the crushed pineapple to the gelatin mix and then fold in 4 cups of the whipped topping.
• Place a layer of cake pieces, then a layer of the pineapple mixture in the prepared bowl. Continue until all the cake and pineapple mixture is used up. Refrigerate for at least 12 hours or overnight.
• Turn the chilled cake out onto a serving platter and frost it with the remaining whipped topping and sprinkle with the coconut.

SNOWBALL CAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, sprinkle gelatin over cold water; let stand for 1 minute. Add boiling water; stir until gelatin is dissolved. Stir in sugar and lemon juice until sugar is dissolved. Add pineapple. Refrigerate until partially thickened, about 20 minutes. Fold in 4 cups whipped topping., Line a 3-qt. round bowl with plastic wrap. spoon about 2 cups pineapple mixture into bowl. Layer with half of the cake cubes and half of the remaining pineapple mixture. Repeat layers. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours., Unmold onto a serving plate. Spread remaining whipped topping over cake. Sprinkle with coconut.