Love the spinach dip at restaurants like TGIFriday's and the Olive Garden? Make it at home with these easy-to-follow copycat recipes.

Buttercream frosting that's so good it might not make it to the cake. White chocolate with almond and vanilla extract gives a heavenly aroma and flavor to this buttery frosting.

1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
6 egg yolks
1 1/2 cup milk
6 ounces chopped white baking bar
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup softened butter (no substitutes)
In a medium mixing bowl combine granulated sugar and flour; add the egg yolks. Beat mixture with a wire whisk until combined; set aside. In a heavy, medium saucepan heat milk over medium heat just to boiling. Remove from heat.
Gradually beat hot milk into egg mixture with the wire whisk; return entire mixture to saucepan. Cook over medium heat until bubbly, whisking constantly.
Cook for 2 minutes more. Remove from heat. Add chopped white baking bar, vanilla, and almond extract. Let stand l minute; stir until smooth.
Transfer mixture to a bowl. Cover surface with plastic wrap to prevent a skin from forming; cool to room temperature. In a medium mixing bowl beat softened butter on medium to high speed until fluffy.
Add cooled baking bar mixture, one-fourth at a time, beating on low speed after each addition until blended.
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Love the spinach dip at restaurants like TGIFriday's and the Olive Garden? Make it at home with these easy-to-follow copycat recipes.
The name, vodka, comes from the Russian phrase zhiznennaia voda, or "water of life". It can be made from everything from potatoes to beets. It's considered to be fairly flavorless which makes it a great liquor for mixed drinks.
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reviews & comments
January 2, 2016
I love this shortcut recipe but I find that it seprates. I am going to try to cook the pudding to really, really thick and see if it works better, I had to refrigerate the iced cake because it was really thin and runny. Any hints?