Kathy's Southern Kitchen

WATERGATE SALAD! If you’re looking for a last minute side dish, or dessert for your Easter dinner, I’ve got you covered.

Recipe is below and L1nks are in the comments

Ingredients

1 3.4 ounce package pistachio pudding
1 20 ounce can crushed pineapple with juice
1 cup miniature marshmallows
1 cup pecans, chopped and toasted
1 8 ounce container Cool Whip

Directions

In large bowl, stir together pineapple and pudding mix until well blended. Add marshmallows and pecans and stir. Fold in Cool Whip. Refrigerate at least one hour before serving.

Here’s an easy and delicious CARROT CAKE! Perfect for Easter dinner💐🩷💐

Recipe is below and L1nks are in the comments

Thank you Christy for this amazing recipe❤️

Recipe is below⬇️

(Reshare 2025)

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose White Lily Baking Community, sifted
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 cups granulated sugar
4 eggs
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
2 4-ounce containers baby food carrots
1/2-1 cup grated carrots + 1 teaspoon flour, optional

Directions

Preheat oven to 325F and grease and flour 3 8"-9" cake pans.

2. Sift flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon together in a large bowl. Add sugar and stir. Add eggs and oil and whisk together until well blended. Fold in carrots. Pour two cups of batter into each cake pan.

3. Bake 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool completely before frosting.

Cream Cheese Frosting

Shute Pecan Company

2 sticks salted butter, softened
2 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
8 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon clear vanilla
1 cup Shute Pecan Company pecans, chopped

Mix butter and cream cheese until fluffy and blended. Add vanilla and mix until blended. Add sugar in 3 intervals and mix until blended and fluffy.

If you like deviled eggs, you’re going to LOVE these
Chick-fil-A Style Eggs! It’s a new spin on an old classic! Delicious!

Ingredients

6 boiled eggs
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup Chick-Fil-A Sauce
1 teaspoon dill pickle relish
3 tablespoons bacon bits

Directions

Place egg yolks in medium sized bowl. Add mayonnaise, CFA sauce and mix on high speed until smooth and creamy. Add relish and bacon and stir until blended. Fill egg whites and garnish as desired.

This video was filmed in 2025. Unfortunately the items worn in this video are no longer available 😭

CAST IRON SHORTBREAD COOKIES!

Let me show you what we’re doing with some of the strawberries we picked yesterday!

Full recipe is below and L1nks are in the comments ⬇️

Cast Iron Shortbread

Ingredients

2 sticks salted butter, softened (reserve butter wrappers)
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup cornstarch
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup pecans, chopped
Granulated sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Using a stand mixer, cream butter, sugar and vanilla on low speed until fluffy.
2. Sift cornstarch and flour together and add to butter mixture. Add pecans and mix on low speed until a dough is formed.
3. Line 2, 10.5 cast iron skillets with parchment paper. Wipe parchment paper with butter wrappers. Divide dough in half and place in skillets. Using your hands press dough into parchment paper out to the edges of the skillet. Sprinkle granulated sugar on top.
4. Bake 20-22 minutes until browned. Remove from oven and let shortbread cool in the skillet. Once cooled, break into pieces.

For Marshmallow Cream dip mix together 16oz jar of marshmallow fluff, 8 ounces softened cream cheese, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 teaspoon of lemon juice together until well blended.