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The Perfect Turkey
Preparation Time Is 30 minutes
Cooking Time Is 3.50-4 hours
Ready In 17 hours

Ingredients

1 (18 pound) whole turkey, neck and giblets removed
2 cups of kosher salt
1/2 cup of melted butter
2 large peeled and chopped onions
4 peeled and chopped carrots
4 stalks of chopped celery
2 sprigs of fresh thyme
1 bay leaf
1 cup of dry white wine

Directions

1. Rub the turkey inside and out with the kosher salt. Place the bird in a large stock pot, and cover with cold water. Place in the refrigerator, and allow the turkey to soak in the salt and water mixture 12 hours, or overnight.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Thoroughly rinse the turkey, and discard the brine mixture.Brush the turkey with 1/2 the melted butter. Place breast side down on a roasting rack in a shallow roasting pan. Stuff the turkey cavity with 1 onion, 1/2 the carrots, 1/2 the celery, 1 sprig of thyme, and the bay leaf. Scatter the remaining vegetables and thyme around the bottom of the roasting pan, and cover with the white wine.
3. Roast uncovered 3 and 1/2 to 4 hours in the preheated oven, until the internal temperature of the thigh reaches 180 degrees F (85 degrees C). Carefully turn the turkey breast side up about 2/3 through the roasting time, and brush with the remaining butter. Allow the bird to stand about 30 minutes before carving.

FootnotesTip:
Aluminum foil can be used to keep food moist, cook it evenly, and make clean-up easier.

Extreme Chocolate Cake
Preparation time is 30 minutes
Cooking time is 35 minutes
Ready in 1 hour and 5 minutes
655 calories per serving
2 cups of white sugar
1 3/4 cups of all-purpose flour
2 1/4* cups of unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 teaspoons of baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder
1 teaspoon of salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup of vegetable oil
3* teaspoons of vanilla extract
1 cup of boiling water
3/4 cups of butter
5 1/3 cups of powdered (confectioners') sugar
1 2/3* cups of milk
* These ingredients are not put in all at once.
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9 inch cake pans.
Use the first set of ingredients to make the cake. In a medium bowl, stir together the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla, mix for 3 minutes with an electric mixer. Stir in the boiling water by hand. Pour evenly into the two prepared pans.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to cool completely.
To make the frosting, use the second set of ingredients. Cream butter until light and fluffy. Stir in the cocoa and confectioners' sugar alternately with the milk and vanilla. Beat to a spreading consistency.
Split the layers of cooled cake horizontally, cover the top of each layer with frosting, then stack them onto a serving plate. Frost the outside of the cake.