Mint Brownie Squares

Brownie Part

1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
4 eggs
1 1/2 cup Hershy's syrup

mix together bake at 350 for 25-30 min

Mint Layer

2 cup powder sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 tble water
1/2 tsp mint ecstract
3 drops green food coloring

mix sugar and butter and water, add mint and food coloring when creamy. When brownies are cooled completly frost with mint layer.

Chocolate top

6 tble butter
1 cup choc chips

melt together in microwave. pour over mint layer. Put in fridge, but cut before it gets to the top gets to hard.

Texas Sheet Cake

This recipe is from someone in my ward, so I don't know if mom's differs a bit:

2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 1/2 sticks butter
1/2 cup cocoa
1 cup water
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 tsp baking soda
2 eggs, beaten
1 tsp vanilla

Mix together flour and sugar; set aside. Bring to boil butter, cocoa, and water. Pour over flour mixture. Blend buttermilk, soda, eggs and vanilla. Pour into 18x12 pan, greased and floured. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes.

Frosting
1 stick melted butter
1/2 cup cocoa
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 box + 1 3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Bring butter, cocoa, and buttermilk to a boil. Add powdered sugar and vanilla and mix with mixer. Frost cake 15 minutes after removing it from the oven.

Banana Cake

This is Kamae's recipe, but she is practically family

2 1/4 cups flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt

Mix together well. Grease and flour pan.

3 bananas
3/4 cup sour milk (1tsp lemon juice)
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs

Beat bananas with blender, then add all but eggs, adding them one at a time. Add to dry ingredients. Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes. Cool completely.

Cream Cheese Frosting
3 oz cream cheese
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups powdered sugar
Blend cheese and butter, then add vanilla and sugar one cup at a time. Spread over cooled cake, chill 1 hour (store cake in fringe, its good cold!)

Cowboy Coffee Cake

2 1/2 cups flour
2 cups brown sugar
2/3 cup crisco
1/2 tsp salt

Mix and set aside 1/4 cup (though I set aside more!)

2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 cup sour milk (tsp vinegar or lemon juice)
2 eggs beaten

Mix with above, pour into greased 9x13 pan. Sprinkle remainder on top. Bake 375 for 25 minutes