Einstein's Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake

2 C Flour
1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Baking soda
1/2 tsp Salt
1 1/4 C Sugar
1 tsp Cinnamon
1 stick Butter (room temp)
2 Eggs (room temp)
1 C Sour Cream
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 C Chocolate Chips

Topping:
4 Tblsp Butter
1/4 C Flour
1/4 C Brown Sugar
1/2 C Chocolate Chips

1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease an 8-inch square baking pan. In a medium bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a small bowl, combine 1/4 C sugar and cinnamon.
2. Beat together butter and remaining 1 C sugar until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then beat in sour cream and vanilla. Fold into the flour mixture until just combined. Add cinnamon sugar mixture and chocolate chips. Spread into pan.
3. Mix together butter, brown sugar, and flour for topping. Crumble over top of batter. Sprinkle with chocolate chips.
4. Bake 30-35 minutes.

Berries on a Cloud

Heat oven to 275 degrees. Spray 13X9 pan very well with Pam.

Meringue Crust
6 egg whites
1/2 tsp cream of tarter
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups sugar

Beat egg whites, cream of tarter, and salt until foamy. Beat in 1 1/2 cups sugar - one tablespoon at a time - until soft and glossy. Don't under beat. Spread in pan and bake 1 hour. Turn off oven and leave in oven with door closed about 12 hours. (Do this at night.)

Cream Cheese Layer
8oz cream cheese (softened)
3/4 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp almond flavoring
1 cup sugar
2 cups chilled whipping cream
2 cups mini marshmallows

Blend softened cream cheese, 1 cup sugar, and vanilla and almond flavorings.In chilled bowl, whip cream until stiff. Gently fold whipped cream and marshmallows into cream cheese mixture. Spread over meringue crust.

Topping
Fresh Strawberries
Glaze (Danish Dessert per instructions on box)

Refrigerate at least 12 hours or up to 24. Top with fresh strawberries and 1 package of glaze or Danish Dessert. Any fresh fruit with glaze is good. Also, canned pie filling works.

Indoor Smore's

5 Cups mini marshmallows
1/3 Cup light corn syrup
6 Tablespoons margarine or butter
1 1/2 Cup milk chocolate chips
1Teaspoon Vanilla
8 Cups golden grahams (I like malt o meal brand better)
1 Cup mini marshmallows

Measure cereal into a large bowl.  Butter a 13x9x2 in pan. Melt 5 cups of marshmallows, the corn syrup, butter and chocolate chips in a saucapan over low heat, stirring constantly; remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Pour over cereal in large bowl. Mix quickly until completely coated with chocolate. Stir in remaining cup of mini marshmallows. Press mixture evenly into pan, and let stand 1 hour before eating.

Pretzel Jello

2 Cups crushed pretzels
3/4 Cup  melted Margarine
1 Tablespoon of Sugar

Mix together in a bowl and press in bottom of baking dish. Bake at 400 for 10-12 minutes. Make sure to let it cool for at least 1 hour.

1 Cup Sugar
8oz Cream cheese
8oz Cool Whip

Blend together and spread on pretzel crust.

1 Cup Boiling water
6z Strawberry Jello
20 oz Frozen Strawberries

I like to thaw the tub of strawberries a little to get out of the tub they come in, then in a bowl mix them with the jello and water. Then spread that on the cream layer, and refrigerate until the jello sets.