Garden Patch Cake Recipes

GARDEN PATCH CAKE

Steps:

• In large bowl, beat oil, eggs, sugar and vanilla.
• Combine dry ingredients; add to egg mixture and mix well.
• Stir in vegetables.
• Add chocolate chips and mix well.
• Pour into a greased and floured 13x9-inch baking pan.
• Bake at 350°F for 35-40 minutes or test done.
• For frosting, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until light and fluffy.
• Gradually beat in powdered sugar until smooth.
• Spread over cooled cake.
• Store in the refrigerator.

PASS THE GARDEN CAKE

Steps:

• For the tomatoes: Knead the red fruit chews together in your hands until soft and pliable. Divide into 4 equal pieces and roll into small balls. Use a skewer to make wrinkles in the top and drill a small hole in each.
• For the carrots: Knead the orange fruit chews in your hands until soft and pliable. Divide into 4 equal pieces and form each piece into a carrot shape. Drill a hole in the top of each with a skewer.
• For the eggplant: Knead the purple fruit chews together in your hands until soft and pliable. Divide into 4 equal pieces and form each piece into an eggplant shape. Knead the green fruit chews in your hands until soft and pliable. Divide into 4 equal pieces, form each piece into a stem shape and place one on each eggplant.
• For the lettuce: Knead the green and yellow fruit chews together in your hands until soft, pliable and evenly mixed. Divide into 4 equal pieces. Roll out each piece into a 4-inch-long rope and lightly press to flatten. Roll up each rope to form concentric circles like a head of lettuce, flaring out the outer layer to form leaves.
• For the bunny butt and feet: Place the regular marshmallow on the end of a skewer and frost it entirely with the frosting. Roll the marshmallow in the coconut to completely coat. Remove from the skewer. Dab a small dollop of the white frosting on the flat side of the regular marshmallow to use as glue, towards the top in the 12-o'clock position. Glue on the mini marshmallow to create a bunny tail.
• To make bunny feet, use the pink icing to pipe paw pads onto each almond. Dab 2 small dollops of the white frosting on the flat side of the regular marshmallow to use as glue, towards the bottom in the 4- and 8-o'clock positions. Glue on the bunny feet.
• For the sunflowers: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a small bowl, combine the almonds, yellow food coloring and 1/2 teaspoon water and mix until the almonds are yellow. Spread out on the lined baking sheet to dry.
• Insert the almond slices into the frosting around the edge of the mini cupcakes in 2 rows to mimic the petals of a sunflower. Carefully sprinkle the center of each cupcake with the chocolate sprinkles to mimic sunflower seeds.
• For the cake assembly: If using a 1/2 sheet cake, use a toothpick to draw a 12-by-8-inch rectangle in the center of the cake, 1 1/2 inches from the edges. This rectangle will be the dirt garden plot. Cut about 58 of the rolled wafer cookies in half and set aside.
• If using a 1/4 sheet cake, draw a 10-by-6-1/2-inch rectangle in the center of the cake, 1 inch from the edges, to form the dirt garden plot. Cut about 36 of the rolled wafer cookies in half and set aside.
• Fill a large resealable plastic bag with the green frosting. Using a toothpick, punch 8 to 10 holes in one of the corners along the bottom of the bag. Squeeze the bag and pipe grass in the border around the garden plot. Carefully spread an even layer of the ground cookies inside the rectangle to create dirt for the garden plot. Using the remaining ground cookies, make 4 evenly spaced long dirt mounds in the plot.
• Press the rolled wafer cookie halves around the outside of the cake to form a fence.
• Place the eggplants along one of the dirt mounds. Place the carrots along the second dirt mound and plant some into the dirt. Insert mint sprigs into the top of the carrots to create carrot tops. Place the lettuce heads along the third dirt mound. Place the tomatoes along the fourth with mint sprigs to mimic vines.
• Place a sunflower mini cupcake in each corner of the garden and place 2 mint sprigs around each to mimic leaves. Place the bunny butt in the garden plot.

GARDEN PATCH CAKE

Steps:

• In large bowl, beat oil, eggs, sugar & vanilla. Combine dry ingredients; add to egg mixture & mix well. Stir in vegetables. Add chocolate chips & mix well. Pour into a greased & floured 13x9-inch baking pan. Bake at 350F for 35-40 minutes or test done. For frosting, beat cream cheese, butter & vanilla until light & fluffy. Gradually beat in powdered sugar until smooth. Spread over cooled cake. Store in the refrigerator. Per serving: 9008 Calories; 460g Fat (45% calories from fat); 70g Protein; 1220g Carbohydrate; 974mg Cholesterol; 2964mg Sodium Posted to CHILE-HEADS DIGEST V3 #,

GARDEN PATCH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Beat or blend cottage cheese, sour cream, flour, eggs and seasonings.
• Fold into veggies.
• Pour into a 2-quart casserole.
• Top with parmesan cheese.
• Bake at 325°F for 45 minutes.

GARDEN HARVEST CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Weigh or lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour and the next 4 ingredients (through salt) in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Add grated apple, grated carrot, shredded zucchini, and walnuts to the flour mixture; toss well. Combine canola oil, buttermilk, and eggs in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk. Add egg mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until combined. Spoon batter into an 8x4-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350 for 50 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan on a wire rack; remove cake from pan. Cool completely on wire rack before slicing.

GARDEN PATCH SAUTé

Steps:

• Heat oil in 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook zucchini, yellow squash and mushrooms in oil 4 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until vegetables are crisp-tender.
• Stir in tomatoes. Sprinkle vegetables with chives and garlic salt. Cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring frequently, just until tomatoes begin to soften.

GARDEN PATCH VEGETABLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Microwave Directions.
• Combien soup, sour cream and milk in a large mixing bowl.
• Stir in vegetables, cheese and 2/3 cup French Fried Onions.
• Spoon into microwavable 2 quart oblong baking dish with lid.
• Cover and microwave on HIGH 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender; stir halfway through.
• Uncover; and sprinkle remaining French Fried Onions on top and microwave for 1 additional minute.
• Oven Directions.
• Prepare casserole as mentioned above.
• Bake, covered, in a 400 degree oven 45 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• After 45 minutes, stir and add remaining French Fried Onions on top. Cook for one additional minute.

GARDEN PATCH STEW

Steps:

• Melt margarine in 4-quart Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook onion and carrots in margarine, stirring occasionally, until onions are tender.
• Stir in broth and rice. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 20 minutes.
• Stir in remaining ingredients. Cover and simmer 10 to 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

GARDEN PATCH MINESTRONE

Steps:

• In 5-quart Dutch oven or stockpot, heat oil over medium heat. Add carrots, celery, onion and garlic; cook about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until vegetables are almost tender.
• Stir in zucchini, basil, uncooked pasta and sauce mix (from Hamburger Helper box), beans, tomatoes and hot water. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat; cover and simmer about 10 minutes or until pasta and vegetables are tender.