Mystery Dessert Recipes

MYSTERY PUDDING!

Steps:

• Mix 1 cup of flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons of Baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• Second bowl 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1 egg, 1/4 cup syrup of fruit cocktail, combine the two and add 1 1/2 cups of fruit cocktail and the 1/2 cup of chopped nuts.
• Combine all ingredients and spread batter into 8x10 pan sprinkle top with 1/4 cup brown sugar.
• Bake in oven @ 350 F for 50 minutes.

MYSTERY PUDDING DESSERT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Mix together the nuts, butter & flour, blending well, then press the mixture in the bottom of a 13x9" baking dish.
• Bake for 20 minutes, until golden brown, then remove from oven and allow to cool to room temperature.
• When the crust has cooled, beat together cream cheese and powdered sugar. Then add about 1 cup of the Cool Whip, mixing well.
• Carefully spread this cream cheese mixture over the cooled crust.
• Whisk together vanilla pudding mix and 1 3/4 cups of milk, blending well.
• Carefully spread it over the cream cheese layer, and let it set, several minutes.
• When vanilla pudding is set, whisk together chocolate pudding mix and 1 3/4 cups of milk, blending well.
• Carefully spread this chocolate mixture over the vanilla pudding layer and let it set, several minutes.
• Spread remaining Cool Whip over chocolate pudding and refrigerate.

MYSTERY PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Generously grease a 9 inch pie pan.
• In a large glass or metal bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Mix together sugar and baking powder, then slowly add mixture to egg whites, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form. Beat in vanilla extract. Fold in crushed crackers and pecans. Spread mixture evenly into pie pan.
• Place pie in preheated oven and reduce temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Bake for 30 minutes. Cool thoroughly. Top with whipped topping and fresh fruit.

APPLE MYSTERY DESSERT

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease 9 inch pie pan.
• In large bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and dash of cinnamon.
• Stir in 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla and eggs.
• Add apples and walnuts and mix well.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes, or until browned and firm to the touch.
• Hard Sauce:.
• In small bowl, combine all sauce ingredients and beat at high speed of mixer (or Kitchen Aid).
• Shape into 2 inch thick roll and wrap in plastic wrap.
• Refrigerate until firm.
• To serve, cut hard sauce into slices and top each serving of dessert with one.

MYSTERY PUDDING

Steps:

• 1. Sift flour, sugar, and soda well.
• 2. Combine flour mixture with egg and fruit cocktail with syrup. Mix well.
• 3. Pour into greased 8x8 square cake pan. Sprinkle brown sugar over batter. Bake at 350 for about 45 minutes. Top will be lightly browned and set. Cool and eat plain or with whipped topping.

MYSTERY DESSERT

Steps:

• 1. Mix together the first 3 ingredients; press into 8 or 9 inch square pan and bake at 350-degrees for about 15 minutes; cool. Combine the cream cheese, 1 cup cool whip and the confectioners sugar. Chill for several hours or overnight.
• 2. Mix until smooth and spread gently over crust. Mix chocolate pudding and milk; spread over cream cheese mixture. Cover pudding with the remaining cool whip and sprinkle with mini chocolate chips.

MYSTERY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9-inch square baking pan with cooking spray. In a large bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt.
• Using an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar on high speed until well-combined, 3 to 5 minutes. On low speed, beat in the flour mixture in 3 parts, alternating with the tomato soup in 2 parts. Fold in the nuts and raisins. Spread the batter into the pan and smooth the top. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool the cake in the pan on a rack.
• If you choose to make the frosting, combine the cream cheese, butter, vanilla and sugar in the bowl of a mixer and mix until just smooth and creamy. If the frosting is too stiff, beat for a few seconds longer, being careful not to overbeat it. If you choose, stir in the zest, cinnamon or liqueur.
• To serve, remove the cake from the pan and either sprinkle with powdered sugar or cover with the frosting.

BETTY CROCKER MYSTERY FRUITCAKE (1957)

Steps:

• 1. Step one: Bake a Betty Crocker Spice cake mix per the package instructions. Cool the cake and crumble it into a very large bowl or pan.
• 2. ALTERNATIVE TO STEP ONE: Bake a white or yellow cake mix to which you have added: -- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon -- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg -- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger -- 1/4 teaspoon allspice or cloves
• 3. Step two: Add all the fruit to crumbled cake and stir -- probably with your hands inside a couple of plastic bags -- or plastic gloves if you have them -- or a large wooden spoon would do, as well.
• 4. Step three: Open the can of fluffy frosting and mix it with the cake and fruit (If you have it in a box, then make the frosting and add to the fruit.)
• 5. Step four: Line a tube pan with foil and fill with the mixture. NOTE: Personally, I don't like my food to touch foil -- so I would use parchment paper following these instructions: A. Prepare one-piece tube pan (10x4): Cut heavy brown paper bottom (trace bottom of pan) and one 4" wide strip to go around the inside of the pan (slit the top every half inch or so, to conform to shape of pan), and another 5" wide to go around the tube. B. Lightly grease the pan with butter, place the paper liners inside, then lightly butter the paper (or can grease the paper before putting into pan -- greased side next to cake, not the pan.) The grease on the pan, holds the paper, the grease on the paper is for the cake.)
• 6. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 24 hours before eating
• 7. Makes a 5 pound cake