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Holiday Cake: Chocolate Chip Gingerbread

From Denny: Would this make a beautiful holiday food gift or what? Who doesn't like chocolate or gingerbread during the holiday season? The winter white vanilla glaze gives a strong visual contrast for presentation. We do eat with our eyes...

This beautiful cake would be great for those holiday gatherings to beautify the dessert table. Come on; if you are able to slightly warm the servings, melting the chocolate chips, then one whiff of that gingerbread and chocolate and this cake will go fast!

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Chocolate Chip Gingerbread

Servings: Makes 16 servings

From: McCormick spices

Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes

Chocolate chips and cocoa added richness to traditional gingerbread. For an elegant touch, bake the cake in a Bundt pan instead of the typical square.

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups flour

1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

2 tsp baking powder

2 tsp McCormick® Ginger, Ground

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp McCormick® Cinnamon, Ground

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened

1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1 cup molasses

1 egg

1 cup boiling water

1 cup chocolate chips

Vanilla Butter Glaze (recipe follows)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray 10-cup Bundt pan with no stick cooking spray with flour. Mix flour, cocoa, baking powder, ginger, baking soda and cinnamon in medium bowl. Set aside.

Beat butter, sugar and molasses in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in egg. Add flour mixture alternately with water, stirring just until blended. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour into prepared pan.

Bake 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pan 15 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.

Prepare Vanilla Butter Glaze. Spoon over cooled cake. Let stand until glaze is set.

Vanilla Butter Glaze: Mix 3 tablespoons butter, melted, 2 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar, 3 tablespoons water and 1 1/2 teaspoons McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract in medium bowl until well blended and smooth. Let stand 5 minutes.

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Healthy Chef Recipe: Yam Chocolate Spice Bars

From Denny: Here's an interesting twist for the holidays - chocolate chips in your yams! This is a quick recipe utilizing a spice cake mix, canned sweet potatoes, chocolate chips, real butter and reduced-fat cream cheese to create a delectable but easy to make dessert!

This recipe comes from Holly Clegg who has been a celebrity in Louisiana from some time now. Why? She was on the cutting edge of the food trends to reduce calories in our favorite comfort foods while adding nutrition.

Holly's father suffers from arthritis and she has developed a book of recipes to help those with arthritis reduce inflammation through food choices (think watermelon and sweet potatoes). Holly also has a book on diabetes recipes. Her mind is always thinking of healthier ways to trim, substitute or re-think our favorite recipes for modern times and health needs.

Louisiana yams and sweet potatoes are quite popular in our state so the local chefs are constantly thinking of new ways to include these vitamin A and vitamin C packed veggies into our everyday diet. Holly also suggests this recipe is a good way to use up leftover sweet potatoes.

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Here are a few tips to get you through the holidays from Holly Clegg:

1 cup canned = 1 medium cooked, fresh
1 (16-ounce) can = 1 cup mashed sweet potatoes
When using canned sweet potatoes, add at end of recipe
Baked sweet potatoes freeze well
Store at room temperature

Yam Chocolate Spice Bars

Servings: 48 squares

Sweet Potatoes: Sweet to Savory

From: Holly Clegg for Albertson's grocery stores - and HollyClegg's Site

Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 50 minutes

"One bite of this incredible fall favorite made with a spice cake mix, yam filling and chocolate chips was a taste sensation. Everyone requested this recipe. Good use for leftover cooked sweet potatoes."

Ingredients:

1 box (18.25-ounce) spice cake mix

1/2 cup butter, melted

1 egg

1 package (8-ounce) reduced-fat cream cheese

1 can (15-ounce) sweet potatoes, drained and mashed

1 box (16-ounce) confectioners’ sugar

2 egg whites

1 tsp vanilla extract

2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350° F. Coat 13x9x2-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.

2. In mixing bowl, beat together cake mix, butter, and egg until well mixed. Spread batter into prepared pan.

3. In mixing bowl, beat together cream cheese, sweet potatoes, confectioners’ sugar, egg whites, and vanilla until creamy. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour mixture over batter in pan.

4. Bake 40-50 minutes or until top is golden brown. Cool to room temperature and cut into squares.

Terrific Tip: Most bar cookies freeze well, so feel free to make ahead and pull out when you have a craving.

Nutrition Nugget: You know yams are an excellent source of antioxidant-rich carotenoids because of their deep orange color – great for reducing inflammation.

Nutritional Information:

Calories 134

Calories from Fat 42

Total Fat 5g

Saturated Fat 3g

Cholesterol 12mg

Sodium 116mg

Total Carbohydrate 22g

Sugars 16g

Protein 2g

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Fast Holiday Candy Recipe: Pecan-Raisin Clusters

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From Denny: Talk about a simple recipe that is fast to create! Perfect for holiday entertaining this little gem of a recipe comes from Cynthia L. Nobles and it was featured in our local Louisiana newspaper a couple of months ago. Of course, I quickly recognized it's worth as a recipe perfect for the holidays, whether it's gift-giving or entertaining the friends and relatives! :)