Sweet Potato Casserole - October featured recipe

[Photo courtesy of allrecipes.com]

4 1/2 cups cooked adn mashed sweet potatoes
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/3 cup milk
1 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/3 cup butter
1 cup chopped pecans

preheat oven to 350 degree, grease 9x13 baking dish. In Large bowl, mix together mashed sweet potatoes, 1/2 cup butter, milk, sugar, vanilla extract and eggs. Spread sweet potato mixture into prepared baking dish. In a small bowl mix together brown sugar and flour. Cut in 1/3 cup butter until mixture is crumbly then stir in pecans. Sprinkle pecan mixture over the sweet potatoes. Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven or until golden brown.

Zucchini Bread

1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 egg, beaten
1 cup sugar
1 cup finely shredded, peeled zucchini
1/4 cup cooking oil

Preheat oven to 350°. Grease the bottom and sides of an 8x4x2 in. loaf pan.

In medium bowl combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, baking powder and nutmeg. Set aside.

In another medium bowl combine egg, sugar, shredded zucchini and oil. Add zucchini mixture all at once to flour mixture. Stir just until moistened. Batter will be lumpy. Spoon batter into prepared pan.

Bake for 50-55 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack.

Kim's Frosting

1 c solid white shortening

1 tsp Wilton Flavor (vanilla or butter)
2 tbl milk or water
1 lb or 4 cups powder sugar
1 tbl wilton meringue powder
pinch of salt

cream shortening flavoring and water, add dry ingredients on medium speed until all mixed together. add milk to soften more powdered sugar to thicken *Great for decorating or just eating with your fingers, yummm

*Chocolate Version

Add 3/4 cup cocoa or three 1 oz chocolate squares, melted and additional 1 to 2 tbl water to recipe. mix until well blended

courtesy of Wilton Cake Decorating and Kim Bates