Best Grandma Sharons Mexican Wedding Cakes Recipes

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MEXICAN WEDDING CAKES II



Mexican Wedding Cakes II image

Light, crunchy, round, buttery balls, with chopped nuts in them, coated with confectioner's sugar. These look nice when placed on a tray in the mini paper cupcake liners.

Provided by Julie Lavado

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Latin American     Mexican

Yield 21

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 cup butter, softened
8 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups chopped walnuts
½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
  • Mix all the ingredients together with a mixer until well blended. Roll dough into round small balls.
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes.
  • Cool completely then roll in additional confectionary sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 207.7 calories, Carbohydrate 13.7 g, Cholesterol 23.2 mg, Fat 16.3 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 3.1 g, SaturatedFat 6.3 g, Sodium 62.8 mg, Sugar 3.3 g

MEXICAN WEDDING CAKE



Mexican Wedding Cake image

Delicious moist cake that can be for breakfast, brunch, or desert. Rich and sweet with a fruity flavor. Great with a good cup of coffee!

Provided by Donna Luckadoo

Categories     Breads

Time 55m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 cup crushed pecans
1 (16 ounce) can crushed pineapple
2 (8 ounce) packages soften cream cheese
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 cup of softened butter or 1 cup margarine

Steps:

  • SIFT TOGETHER flour, soda, and sugar, and then add pecans.
  • Next add slightly beaten eggs and the crushed Pineapples.
  • Pour batter into a 9x13 cake pan that has been greased and flour.
  • Bake 40 minutes at 350 degrees; cake will be dark.
  • While cake is still hot, using a fork punch holes in top of cake.
  • Mix icing with mixer until smooth and spread on cake while it is still hot!
  • Let cake cool and serve.
  • Enjoy!

MEXICAN WEDDING COOKIES



Mexican Wedding Cookies image

This recipe was brought to The Times in a 1990 article about traditional Christmas cookies, but we think these butter-rich confections are delicious any time of year. Sometimes called Mexican wedding cakes (or polvorones or Russian tea cakes or snowballs), their provenance is often debated, but this much is true: they are dead-simple to make and addictive to eat. This version is done completely in a food processor, so you can clean-up in minutes, and get to the important business at hand: eating cookies and licking your fingers.

Provided by Dena Kleiman

Categories     dessert

Time 35m

Yield 2 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 6

1/2 cup pecan halves
2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
pinch of salt
1 cup unsalted butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

Steps:

  • Put pecans, 1 cup of the sugar and salt in food processor and blend until nuts are ground fine. Cut the butter into tablespoon-size pieces and add it to nut mixture with processor running. Process until smooth. Add vanilla extract. Add flour and continue blending, using pulse mechanism of processor.
  • Scrape dough into a bowl. Cover tightly and refrigerate one hour. 3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Scoop dough with tablespoon and form 1-inch balls by rolling dough between palms (lightly flour hands, if necessary). Place balls 1 1/2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
  • Bake 15 minutes or until the cookies barely begin to brown. Cool for 2 minutes. Use small spatula to lift cookies from sheets. Roll the cookies in the remaining sugar.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 164, UnsaturatedFat 4 grams, Carbohydrate 20 grams, Fat 9 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 5 grams, Sodium 14 milligrams, Sugar 12 grams, TransFat 0 grams

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