Phyllis in Bethalto wanted the complete recipe for
Warm Delights.
This came from a Hillbilly Housewife's e-mail
newsletter:
gramaj
"I found that you can make your own
Warm Delights very easily. Put 4 level
tablespoons of any variety cake mix in
a small bowl (I used a cereal bowl). Stir
in 2 tablespoons water - you may have
to add a little more if it is too dry - until
well mixed; some tiny lumps are okay.
You can sprinkle ice cream topping like
hot fudge or caramel over the top. Cook
for 1 minute in a microwave. Take out
and let sit for a couple of minutes and
it’s ready to eat. I used a chocolate cake
mix from Aldi’s and some Smuckers hot
fudge ice cream topping. It was a good
as the real thing and by far cheaper! You
can probably make dozens of them from
one cake mix.
Alice
Fellow HBHW reader Jacqueline had a
similar idea and another great frugal tips to share:
Betty Crocker ‘Warm Delights’ at $1.39 each.
You can get about 7 batches from
just 1-$1 cake mix.
My substitute:
use any flavor of cake mix you like.
have a supply of ‘flavors’, syrups, jams
or ice-cream sundae sauces (choc.,
strawberry, pineapple, my favorite)
marshmallow syrup, dry coconut, etc.
a can or two of canned frostings if you
like (optional)
Recipe: at a ratio of 1 serving of Dry
cake mix to 1/2 serving of water and mixing,
add the special sauce or ingredient of your
choice, swirl it through cake mix several
times. Top with the final topping (Chocolate
syrup, etc.), bake in microwave oven for
just seconds. Enjoy!
Here are samples I love to make and eat!
1: 1/2 cup Dry chocolate cake mix, 1/4 cup
water, Mix until smooth. Drop a heaping
tablespoon of canned chocolate fudge icing
and swirl through cake mix. Top with marshmallow
syrup (a jar of marshmallow cream that I dilute
with several spoons of water and stir till it will
pour). Bake in microwave for approximately
55-65 seconds.
2: 2/3 cup yellow cake mix, 1/3 water. Mix
until smooth. Drop in sweetened coconut,
swirl. Top with marshmallow syrup. Bake in
microwave for anywhere from 60 to 75
seconds. Eat and enjoy!
The only thing tricky about this recipe is to
remember that whatever measurement of
cake mix you use, be sure to use 1/2 that
same measure of water. Be sure your cooking
dish will hold the amount of cake (it rises
and can run over) and watch the baking time.
Different amounts and different sauces can
cause it to need a few seconds more of
baking time.
Stick a fork into the cake part to see if it
looks like baked cake, if not, add a few
seconds cooking time. NEVER measure
the cooking time in MINUTES! Get inventive
and try different combinations. Really good
and Cheap!"
gramaj
http://www.nancyskitchen.com
