Baked Crab Rangoon & Pound Cake

I made Crab Rangoon, and a homemade pound cake - along w/ the Party Punch (previous post), to bring to a Lingerie Party over the weekend.

*New Recipe Alert* Baked Crab Rangoon 24 won ton wrappers 1/4 cup mayo 4 oz (1/2 pkg) cream cheese 2 green onions - finely chopped 12-16 oz crab meat The Crab Rangoon was really simple. I couldn't find the won ton wrappers in the grocery store, so I looked online and ended up finding tons of posts about homemade ones. So, I decided to give it a try. I was a little leery b/c I've never attempted to make homemade bread of any kind.

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Won ton Wrappers

2 cups flour

1/3 - 1/2 cup water

1 egg

3/4 tsp salt

extra flour as needed - for rolling out dough

Knead & let sit for 30 minutes. Roll out thinly, and cut into 24 squares. The recipe calls for the use of a regular size muffin pan - to make 12. I was telling my Mom about this recipe, and she suggested I use the mini-muffin pan, which is 24. That was a smart idea! And was perfect for the amount of dough the won ton wrapper recipe made. So, once those are cut I sprayed the mini muffin pan, and filled each hole w/ a won ton wrapper, leaving the corners out and open for now. To make the filling: Mix all ingredients together and fill in the muffin tins over the won ton wrappers. You can leave them open, or what I did was take the corners and fold them over the top, covering the crab mixture. I like this way better. They look more polished & fancy. Bake in oven at 350 for 18 minutes. I looked at the grocery store, and found some "Sweet & Sour" Sauce that was red. I purchased that to go along w/ the Crab Rangoon as dipping sauce. These are a tasty yummy treat. Perfect for an appetizer for a get together of any kind. I did try this recipe on Thursday night, when I made the fajitas. I wanted to be sure it would turn out nicely for the party. I made the won ton wrappers open that night. I got the Bake Crab Rangoon recipe from kraftfoods.com. The won ton recipe also can from the Internet. It's a basic recipe & I found it on tons of different sites. I don't remember which site I printed mine from.

*New Recipe Alert* To-Die-For Pound Cake I got this recipe from a co-worker. I was very proud of myself for attempting, and succeeding to make a cake from scratch. It seemed like a lot, but was pretty simple. I made the batter & baked the cake. I made the icing - that was easy - and had that ready for when the cake was done & cooled. I think it turned out pretty good, and seemed to go over well at the party.

Ingredients:

• 1 8 oz pkg cream cheese, softened
• 3 sticks unsalted butter, softened
• 3 cups sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 tbsp vanilla
• 2 cups cake flour
• 6 eggs

Frosting:

• 1 bag of powdered sugar
• 1 8 oz pkg cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 stick butter ("little bit of butter" is what I was told - I used 1/2 stick)
• 1 tbsp vanilla (I added this for more flavor)

Cake: Mix cream cheese, butter, sugar until fluffy & smooth. Add vanilla & salt. Slowly add flour & mix well. Add eggs one at a time. Completely blend mixture. Pour mixture into greased baking pan. Bake at 325 for 1.5 hrs - I did 300 for about 45-60 minutes - that's how my oven works! I also put a round cake pan w/ water in the oven while baking. I was given this tip by the same lady who gave me the recipe. It's supposed to help keep moisture in the oven.

Frosting: Mix all ingredients & set aside till cake is cooled & ready to frost.