More Summer Cakes

Chocolate Eclair Cake
By Jennifer Taylor

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Description
Easy and delicious.

Ingredients
I box graham crackers
2 3.4 oz. boxes instant vanilla pudding
4 cups milk
1 small container Cool Whip
1 can chocolate frosting

Directions
In a 13x9 inch baking dish, put a layer of graham crackers, next mix pudding, milk and Cool Whip together. When kind of set, layer pudding on top of graham crackers and keep layering graham crackers and pudding until the top layer is just graham crackers. Lastly, spread chocolate frosting on top and refrigerate.

Prep Time: 10 Min
Cook Time: 2 Min
Total Time: 12 Min
Servings: 10


Carol's Pineapple Cheesecake
By Carol Drewry

Description
A refreshing change to regular cheesecake.

Ingredients
1 - 8 oz of Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened
1 can - 12 oz of crushed pineapple, drained
1 container - 16 oz of Cool Whip (can use sugar free)
1/4 cup of sugar or splenda
1 - 8 inch already prepared graham cracker crust

Directions
Take the softened cream cheese and sugar and blend until smooth. Fold in cool whip. Then fold in crushed pineapple. Pour into graham cracker crust and chill in refrigerator for 4 hours. If you are in a hurry, place in freezer for at least 1 1/2 hours until firm. Serves 8 to 10. You can change recipe to make a Pineapple Rum Cheesecake by adding coconut and rum flavoring or 1/8 cup of rum to your liking.

Prep Time: 20 Min
Servings: 10

Summer Cakes

I went to a shower recently and had this cake. It was so tasty we got on the subject of summer type cake recipes so here are a few.

Pistachio Fluff Crunch

Ingedients
1 Angel Food Cake prepared or store bought
1 box Pistachio Pudding, made per directions
1 tub of cool whip
1 bag of crushed up heath bars/or king size heath bar

Directions
Tear angel food cake into bite size pieces
put in pan
fold Cool Whip into pudding
cover angel food with pudding
sprinkle the crushed heath bar over cake
Yum!

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SODA CAKE
Mix white or yellow cake mix with one can of soda (no other ingredients needed
this can be a flovor like orange, strawberry, cherry or coke
bake the cake per directions on box
when cake is done baking let cool for about an hour
if fruit flavored soda was used top with cool whip and fruit

DIET SODA CAKE - weight watcher approved
SERVES 12

Ingredients
1 (18 ounce) box dry cake mix (any flavor)
10 ounces diet soda (any flavor)
1-2 egg white (slightly beaten, optional but cake stays together better and is fluffier)

Directions
Mix the dry cake mix, the diet soda, and the egg white(s) until well blended.
Pour into a 9 X 13 sprayed pan or prepared cupcake tins.
Cook according to the directions on cake mix box.
Slice into 12 pieces - 4 points per slice.

Suggested Combinations:
* yellow cake mix / diet lemon-lime soda (with a dollop of Cool Whip -- tastes like a "Twinkie")
* orange cake / diet Mountain Dew
* cherry chip cake / diet cream soda
* diet lemon-lime soda / lemon cake
* angel or yellow cake / diet orange
* white cake / diet peach soda
* spice cake / diet lemon-lime
* diet ginger ale / white cake
* diet cherry soda / chocolate cake
* Diet cola / devils food or chocolate mix
* diet vanilla coke / chocolate cake
* devils food cake / diet Vanilla coke
* diet root beer / chocolate cake
* diet cherry coke / chocolate cake
* marble cake / diet cream soda
* lemon cake / tangerine Diet Rite

even more ideas
http://www.recipegoldmine.com/cakesodapop/cakesodapop.html

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Almost Better Than Sex Cake

Ingredients
1 box of chocolate cake mix (you'll need the ingredients that cake mix calls for)
1 bag of chocolate chips
1 jar of carmel (size up to you)
1 tub of cool whip
1 bag of crushed up heath bars/or king size heath bar

Directions
Follow cake mix directions
when done beating batter fold in chocolate chips
bake the cake per directions on box
when cake is done baking let cool for about an hour
poke holes all over cake
pour the carmel on top of cake
when done add cool whip on top,
sprinkle the crushed heath bar over cake

Prep Time: 10 Min
Cook Time: 30 Min

Grandma Waid's Potato Salad

Summer was never so good as days when we had this potato salad, a pitcher of lemonade and cold cuts on the table . . . the potatoes were boiled early in the day when the windows could be opened to keep the steam and heat to a minimum. I have been known to make sandwiches of this salad. Yum!

Boiled Potatoes cut into 1-1 1/2 inch (bite sized) pieces
Hard Boiled Eggs, Chopped (you may reserve one egg sliced for garnish)
Miracle Whip to taste (my family prefers Miracle Whip but you can use Mayo instead)
1 Large Onion, chopped - sweet is better
Celery Seed
Seasoning (salt, pepper and other seasoning to taste)

Potato salad is a very personal experience but start with the above and work with it. Grandmother never had me measure when I started cooking only baking needed that kind of precision.

The potato to egg to onion ratio is tricky since sizes vary with all three of those items.
About 8 medium russets or large red potatoes to 6 eggs.

It is easiest to mix the rest while the potatoes are boiling. It should look a bit like egg salad and then add another big serving spoonful of Miracle Whip. Liberally sprinkle that with celery seeds. You can use celery instead of celery seeds. I use whatever seasoning salt I have on the shelf and add pepper separately.

You can use the potatoes peeled or with the skins. Grandmother thought whole potatoes should be cooked in the skins, then peeled and cut after cooling. (If you are in a hurry, drain and fill pot with cold water.) Fold potatoes and other salad ingredients together.

If storing completed salad for later use (and it tastes better later) this may well need more Miracle Whip before serving as the potatoes absorb liquid.