Food

Pecan pie bars in a 9×13 pan give you 24 bars with a buttery shortbread crust and a gooey pecan filling. Bake the crust at 350°F for 18 to 20 minutes, add the filling of 3 eggs, corn syrup, brown sugar and 2 cups of pecans, and bake for 22 to 26 minutes more. They […]

Key lime bars in an 8×8 pan make 16 small squares: a graham cracker crust topped with a filling of sweetened condensed milk, egg yolks and lime juice. Bake the crust for 10 minutes at 350°F, then the filling for 15 to 18 minutes, and chill for at least 3 hours. They are key lime […]

Magic cookie bars in a 9×13 pan need just six ingredients: a graham cracker and butter base, a can of sweetened condensed milk, then chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, coconut and nuts. They bake at 350°F for 25 to 30 minutes and cut into 24 to 36 bars. These layered bars are also called seven-layer bars […]

A tres leches cake in a 9×13 pan serves 15 to 20. Bake a light sponge from 5 eggs and 1 cup of flour at 350°F for 25 to 30 minutes. Soak it with evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk and cream, chill it overnight and top it with whipped cream. The 9×13 pan is the […]

An 8×8 cake needs about 1 1/2 to 2 cups of frosting to cover the top and sides generously, or about 1 cup for the top only. This recipe makes 2 cups of vanilla buttercream from 1/2 cup of butter and 2 cups of powdered sugar. Most frosting recipes are written for a 9×13 or […]