Recipes pour in for pudding cake plea

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April 30, 2008

BY SANDY THORN CLARK

Swap Shop readers David Kosowski and Sandy Pierce, both of Chicago, Pat Nowlan-Beilfuss of Oak Park, Laura Mahrenholz of Mount Prospect and Catherine E. Duffy of Tinley Park all sent variations of Lemon Pudding Cake in answer to a plea from S.P. of Palatine.

And speaking of lemon cakes, Jasmine Thompson of Chicago shares her family's favorite recipe for Lemon-Whiskey Bundt Cake:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Generously butter 10- to 12-cup Bundt pan; dust with flour. In large bowl, blend 1 (18.5-ounce package) yellow cake mix and 1 small package instant lemon pudding mix. Beat in 4 large eggs, then 1 cup whole milk (do not use low-fat or non-fat), 1/4 cup whiskey, 1/2 cup vegetable oil and 1 tablespoon lemon zest.

Mix 1 cup chopped pecans with 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour in small bowl; mix into batter. Transfer to prepared pan. Bake cake about 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Set cake pan on rack while preparing glaze.

To make glaze: Stir 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 stick unsalted butter and 1/2 cup whiskey in heavy small saucepan over medium-low heat until butter melts, sugar dissolves and syrup bubbles, about 5 minutes. Spoon hot syrup over cake. Cool cake completely in pan. Turn cake out of pan. Cover and store airtight at room temperature. Cake can be made 1 or 2 days ahead.

Mahrenholz also e-mailed her family's favorite recipe for Chicken Wings for T.A. of Chicago: Mix together 2 (16-ounce) bottles of Russian dressing, 2 envelopes of dry onion soup and 1 (20- to 24-ounce) jar of apricot marmalade in an ovenproof dish. Add 2 to 3 pounds raw chicken wings. Cover and bake in 350-degree oven for 1 hour or until wings are tender.

Requests

Please share recipes for mangos and jerk chicken.

T.J., Chicago

Any chance someone has a recipe for a dipping sauce we can use with steak wraps?

M.J.S., Evanston

I would appreciate recipes for interesting potato salads I can make for a reunion potluck.

D.G., Cresthill

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