My Recipes

Cheap and Easy Crockpot Chicken and Mushrooms

Simple but good.

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts sliced

salt

pepper

Italian seasoning

1 cup sour cream

2 cans cream of mushroom soup

2 small cans of mushrooms or 12 oz. sliced fresh mushrooms

1/4 cup chicken broth

After slicing the chicken, sprinkle the chicken breasts with salt, pepper, italian seasoning then place in the crockpot.

Mix together the remaining ingredients and pour over the chicken pieces.

Cook on low 6-8 hours or high for 4-5 hours. Serve over rice or egg noodles.

My Grandma Amy E. Gordon's Banana Split Cake

Banana split cake made with banana filling and chocolate frosting.

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, stir or sift before measuring

1 1/2 cups granulated sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 cup butter

1 cup milk

1/4 cup caramel sauce

3 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

Banana Filling, below

Chocolate Frosting, below

Preparation:

Grease and floured bottoms of two 9-inch layer cake pans. Sift together the 2 1/2 cups flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and soda. With an electric mixer, cream butter until smooth; mix in the milk, caramel sauce, vanilla, and eggs until blended. Slowly stir dry ingredients into the batter; beat until smooth. Spoon into the prepared cake pans. Bake at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes. Fill with Banana Filling and Frost.

Banana Filling

3/4 cup confectioners' sugar

1/4 cup flour

1/2 cup milk

5 tablespoons butter

2 ripe but firm bananas, sliced

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Combine confectioners' sugar, flour, and milk in a saucepan; cook, stirring, until smooth. Continue cooking until mixture thickens; transfer to mixing bowl, cover, and chill thoroughly. Beat butter into the chilled mixture, a tablespoon at a time. Fold in sliced bananas and vanilla.

Chocolate Frosting

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup caramel sauce

2 tablespoons butter

1 1/4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

 

In a saucepan, combine chocolate chips, caramel sauce, and butter. Cook over low heat until chocolate is melted; blend in confectioners' sugar and vanilla. If necessary, thin frosting with a little milk.