Raspberry Limoncello Torte

What you need:

Crust
1/2 cup butter
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 tsp. vanilla
1 cup flour

Filling
1 egg
1/4 cup sour cream
8 oz. cream cheese
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Topping

1 pint raspberries (2 cups)

3 tbs. powdered sugar

2 tbs. Limoncello (Italian lemon dessert liqueur)

Crust:
Whip butter until creamy and then add sugar and beat until smooth. Add vanilla and flour until it forms a ball. Butter bottom and sides of a 9 inch spring form pan. Press crust mixture onto the bottom and up 1 inch on the sides.

Filling:
Beat the cream cheese until light. Add sugar and beat until blended. Add the vanilla, egg, and sour cream. Beat until smooth. Pour into crust and spread evenly.

Put tinfoil over the top of the springform pan and bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes and then 400 degrees for 20 minutes. You can bake the crust until it is the color that you want. For example you can have a light colored crust or a dark colored crust, but you have to be careful not to burn it.

Topping:

In a small bowl using a fork, mash 3/4 of the berries with the sugar and liqueur until fruit is broken down but still slightly chunky. Refridgerate for 20 minutes or overnight for flavors to meld. Add this to the top of the torte before serving. Can be served warm or cool.

Hart Family Waffles

This is my absolute favorite waffle recipe ever! My mom would make this all the time for breakfasts and dinners while I was growing up. Now I make it for the occasional Sunday breakfast or brunch in my house!

What you need:

4 eggs

2 cups flour

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. baking powder

2 cups buttermilk (or 1 cup sour cream and 1 cup milk)

1 cup melted butter

Preheat waffle iron. Beat eggs until light. Sift together dry ingredients. Add dry mixture and buttermilk alternately to eggs, begin and end with the dry mixture. Add melted butter.

I usually cut this recipe in half, as it makes quite a lot of batter. Also this recipe is very good with raspberries, blueberries, chocolate chips, or anything else that might cook well in the batter!

Bavarian Apple Torte

This is another winner that I got off of my friends blog www.nummiesforyou.blogspot.com. I have made this a couple of times for family dinners and everyone has loved it!

What you need:

Crust

1/2 cup butter

1/3 cup sugar

1/4 tsp. vanilla

1 cup flour

Filling

1 egg

1/4 cup sour cream

8 oz. cream cheese

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 tsp. vanilla

Topping

3 apples (peeled, cored, sliced thin) (either Gala or Granny Smith apples)

3/4 cup sugar

1 tsp. cinnamon

pinch of cloves

pinch of nutmeg

1/4 cup sliced almonds

Crust:

Whip butter until creamy and then add sugar and beat until smooth. Add vanilla and flour until it forms a ball. Butter bottom and sides of a 9 inch spring form pan. Press crust mixture onto the bottom and up 1 inch on the sides.

Filling:

Beat the cream cheese until light. Add sugar and beat until blended. Add the vanilla, egg, and sour cream. Beat until smooth. Pour into crust and spread evenly.

Topping:

Mix apples, sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg in a bowl until all the apples are covered. Lay apples flat on top of the filling in a fan shape or flower shape or any design you like. Sprinkle almonds in a ring around the outer edge of the apples. Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes and then 400 degrees for 25 minutes. Serve warm or chilled with ice cream.