Thursday, October 2, 2008

Cakes from the Old Recipe Book


Apple Pudding (this is really a cake)

2 cups sugar 2 teaspoons cinnamon

1/2 cup butter 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

2 eggs 1 teaspoon salt

2 cups flour 4 cups shredded apple

2 teaspoons baking soda

Blend together sugar, butter and eggs. Mix together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt and add to first mixture. Stir in apples last. Bake at 350 degrees F. for about 40 minutes in a 9x13 inch pan.

sauce;

1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup light cream

1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla

Heat for 15 minutes over low heat. *DON’T BOIL* Add a dash of nutmeg after cooked

How to eat; Slice cake into bowls, pour warm sauce over cake and top with whipped cream.

Christine Gygi


Banana Cake

2 1/2 cups flour 3/4 cup shortening

1 1/2 cup sugar 3 over ripe, mashed bananas

1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 2/3 cup sour milk

1 teaspoon baking soda 2 eggs

1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla

Place all ingredients in mixing bowl and beat for 2 minutes or until smooth. Bake for 30-40 minutes at 350 degrees F. Makes 2 9x1 1/2 inch round cakes.

Barbara Anderson


Carrot Cake

3 cups flour 2 cups sugar

2 teaspoons baking soda 2 teaspoons salt

2 teaspoons vanilla 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil

4 large eggs 3 raw carrots, grated

1 cup nuts (optional) 1 cup raisins (optional)

1 cup crushed pineapple

Mix together dry ingredients. Add oil and stir. Add eggs and stir. Add carrots, raisins, nuts and pineapple. Bake in greased 9x13 inch pan at 350 degrees F. for 30 minutes. Reduce heat to 300 degrees F. and bake for 30 more minutes. When cooled frost with butter cream icing.

Butter Cream Icing;

1 cup soft margarine 1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup Crisco 1 pound powdered sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla 3 tablespoons milk or cold cream

Cream together margarine, Crisco, vanilla and salt. Add powdered sugar and milk or cream.

Teri Kennedy


Aunts Myrts Carrot Cake

2 cups raw grated carrots 2 tablespoons grated orange rind

2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking soda

2 cups sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla

1 cup vegetable oil 1/2 teaspoons salt

1 cup walnuts 1 teaspoon cinnamon

3/4 cup coconut 1 small can crushed pineapple with juice

3 eggs

Mix dry ingredients together and add all other ingredients and mix well. Bake about 1 hour at 350 degrees F.

Frosting;

1 8 ounce package cream cheese 1 teaspoon vanilla

1/4 cup softened butter powdered sugar

Combine first three ingredients. Add powdered sugar to desired consistency. Frost cake and sprinkle with 1/2 cup chopped walnuts.

Peggy Allen


Chocolate Fudge Cake

1/3 cup shortening 1 1/4 cup flour

1 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon soda

1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 teaspoon salt

2 squares unsweetened chocolate, 3/4 cup water

melted & cooled or 1/2 cup chocolate chips

4 tablespoons cocoa 1/2 cup walnuts (optional)

1 egg

Cream shortening and sugar. Blend in vanilla. Add chocolate (or cocoa). Add egg and beat well. Sift flour, soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture alternately with water, beating after each addition. Spread into greased and floured 9x9 inch pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and walnuts. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 30 minutes.

Shauna Ogle


Cockeyed Chocolate Cake

3 cups flour 2/3 cup cooking oil

2/3 cup cocoa 2 tablespoons vinegar

2 teaspoons baking soda 2 teaspoons vanilla

2 cups sugar 2 cups ice cold water

1 teaspoon salt

Put all ingredients in mixing bowl. Beat with mixer for 2 minutes. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 30 minutes.

I use this recipe with my favorite Coconut-Pecan Frosting for the best German Chocolate cake around.” Barbara Anderson who got it from Georgia Wadsworth


Caramel Chocolate Cake

1 German chocolate cake mix 1 bag miniature Heath Bars, crushed

1 jar Mrs. Richardson’s caramel topping Cool Whip

1/2 can sweetened condensed milk

Bake German chocolate cake mix as directed. Take cake out of oven and poke with straw all over at least 1/2 way through. Combine caramel topping and sweetened condensed milk. Drizzle on cake so that all seeps in. Let cool and spread with Cool Whip and top with crushed Heath Bars.

Ann Hartman


Texas Sheet Cake

2 cups sugar 5 tablespoons cocoa

2 cups flour 1/2 cup sour cream

1 1/2 teaspoons salt 2 eggs

1 cup butter 1 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup water 1 teaspoon vanilla

In a mixing bowl combine sugar, flour and salt. Set aside. In a saucepan combine butter, water and cocoa. Bring to a boil and mix well with flour mixture. Add sour cream, eggs, soda and vanilla. Pour into a greased and floured cake pan. Bake at 375 degrees F. for 15 or 20 minutes.

icing;

6 tablespoons milk 4 tablespoons cocoa

1/2 cup butter powdered sugar

Bring milk, butter and cocoa to a boil in saucepan. Mix with powdered sugar until a smooth consistency.

Tina Ith


Texas Cake

2 eggs 4 tablespoons cocoa

2 cups flour 1 stick butter (1/2 cup)

2 cups sugar 6 tablespoons milk

1/2 teaspoon salt 4 tablespoons cocoa

1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 box powdered sugar (2 cups)

1/2 cup sour cream or milk 1 teaspoon vanilla

2 sticks butter (1 cup) Pecans

1 cup water

Mix eggs, flour, sugar and sour cream; set aside. Place 2 sticks of butter, 1 cup of water and 4 tablespoons of cocoa in pan; cook until boiling point. Add this to first mixture. Pour into greased 10x15 inch sheet pan and cook at 350 degrees for 23 minutes.

Frost hot cake with icing made by cooking 1 stick of butter, 6 tablespoons milk and 4 tablespoons cocoa until blended. Beat in powdered sugar. Add vanilla and pecans.

Tamara Beard


Upside German Chocolate Cake

1 cup pecans 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese

1 cup coconut 2 cups powdered sugar

1 German chocolate cake mix 1/2 cup margarine

Grease 9x13 inch cake pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Sprinkle nuts and coconut on bottom of pan. Mix cake mix according to directions and pour over nut mixture.

Mix cream cheese, margarine and powdered sugar. “Blop” this mixture on top. Bake for

1 hour. Serve topped with whipped cream !

Tamara Beard


Lemon Pound Cake

1 cup butter 2 teaspoons baking powder

2 cups sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt

3 eggs 1 - 12 ounce can evaporated milk

3 cups flour 2 teaspoons lemon extract

Cream butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Alternately beat in the dry ingredients and the milk. Add flavor and beat until light.

Bake in greased loaf pan for 60 minutes at 350 degrees F. Cool 30 minutes.

Paula Brady


Lemon Pound Cake

2 sticks margarine(1 cup) 2 teaspoons lemon flavor

1/2 cup Crisco shortening 1 teaspoon vanilla

3 cups sugar 3 cups flour

5 eggs 1 cup milk

Cream margarine, Crisco and sugar. Add egg one at a time. Add lemon flavor and vanilla. Next alternate adding flour and milk, always ending with flour. Start cake in a cold oven set at 325 degrees F. Bake for 1 1/2 hours or until done. While cake is hot, spoon on glaze.

glaze;

2 cups powdered sugar 1 lemon, juice and grated rind

3 tablespoons water

Mix and spoon on hot cake.

Bruce Dean


Sour Cream Pound Cake

1 cup butter (1/2 pound =2 sticks) 1/4 teaspoons baking soda

3 cups sugar 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

6 large eggs(room temperature) 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

3 cups flour 1/2 pint sour cream

Cream butter, sugar and eggs until very fluffy. Add flour half a cup at a time. Do not use self rising flour. Beat in soda, extracts and sour cream. Grease and flour angel food cake pan with a removable bottom. Pour batter into pan and bake 1 1/2 hours. Use knife to loosen cake which comes out easily set upright on cake plate.

Loretta Wolff


Seven-Up Cake

1 1/2 cups butter 1 cup flour

3 cups sugar 2 tablespoons lemon extract

5 eggs 3/4 cup 7-up

Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour. Beat in lemon extract and 7-up. Pour batter into well greased and floured jumbo fluted mold (bundt pan). I also make small loaves with the same recipe and it works fine. Bake at 325 degrees F. for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Small loaves take less baking time depending on oven.

Loretta Wolff


Oatmeal Cake

1 1/2 cups boiling water 2 eggs

1 1/4 cups oatmeal 2 teaspoons vinegar

1/2 cup butter 1 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 cups sifted flour 1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup brown sugar

Pour boiling water over oatmeal. Let stand for 20 minutes. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Pour into a greased 9x13 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 40 minutes.

frosting;

3/4 cup brown sugar, packed 1 cup walnuts

1/3 cup butter 1 cup coconut

1/4 cup evaporated milk

Heat and mix ingredients until butter melts. Spread on hot cake. Place under broiler until golden brown.

Dawn Oswald


Oatmeal Cake

1 1/2 cups boiling water 1 1/2 cups flour

1 cup oats 1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 cup shortening 1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup raisins (optional)

1 cup brown sugar 1 cup nuts (optional)

3 eggs

Pour boiling water over oats and let sit. Combine shortening, sugars and eggs. Sift dry ingredients together and add slowly; mix well. Add raisins and nuts. Bake for 30 minutes at 375 degrees F., or until done.

topping;

1/4 cup butter 2 egg yolks

1/2 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla

1/4 c sweetened condensed milk 1 cup nuts (optional)

Boil all ingredients together about seven minutes.

Dawn Oswald


Heath Bar Cake

mixture 1:

2 cups flour 1/2 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar 1 cube margarine(1/2 cup)

Mix together like a pie crust.

mixture 2(in separate bowl):

1/2 cup mixture 1 4 Heath bars, crushed

mixture 3:

1 cup buttermilk 1 teaspoon vanilla

1 egg, beaten 1 teaspoon baking soda

Combine buttermilk, egg, vanilla and baking soda. Add this mixture to remaining portion of mixture 1. Pour into a greased 9x13 inch baking pan. Sprinkle candy mixture on top. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 25 to 30 minutes.

Dawn Oswald



Strawberry Shortcut Cake

1 cup miniature marshmallows 1/2 cup shortening

2 cups frozen strawberries in syrup, sliced 3 teaspoons baking powder

1 (3 ounce) package strawberry gelatin 1 cup milk

2 1/4 cups flour 1 teaspoon vanilla

1 1/2 cups sugar 3 eggs

Completely thaw berries; add dry gelatin; mix well and set aside. Generously grease bottom only of a 13x9 inch pan. Sprinkle marshmallows evenly over bottom of pan.

In a large bowl, combine remaining ingredients; blend at low speed until moistened. Blend at medium speed for 3 minutes. Pour batter evenly over marshmallows. Spoon strawberry mixture evenly on top of cake batter.

Bake at 350 degrees F. for 45 to 50 minutes, until golden brown. Serve warm or cool with ice cream or whipped cream.

Dawn Oswald


Pineapple Upside-down Cake

Step 1;

2 tablespoons butter 1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup sugar 1 cup flour

1 egg 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon vanilla 1/8 teaspoon salt

Cream together butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla. Add alternately milk, flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.

Step 2;

2 tablespoons butter maraschino cherries (optional)

1/2 cup brown sugar nuts (optional)

sliced pineapple

Melt butter in an 8-inch round cake pan. Add brown sugar and press down on butter. Arrange sliced pineapple on top of brown sugar. If desired put maraschino cherries and nuts on pineapple. Pour batter over pineapple. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes at 375 degree F. When still warm turn upside down on plate. Serve warm with whipped cream.

Teri Kennedy


Dole Golden Layer Cake

1 can(20 ounce) crushed pineapple 1 package (16 ounce) frozen pound

in juice cake, thawed

1 carton (8 ounce) frozen whipped 1/3 cup almond-flavored liqueur(or 1/3 cup

topping, thawed pineapple juice and 1/2 teaspoon

1 package (4-serving size) instant almond extract)

vanilla pudding mix

optional garnish;

dole sliced pineapple 1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted

Combine undrained pineapple, Whipped topping and pudding mix. Let stand 5 minutes. cut cake lengthwise in thirds. Drizzle with liqueur. Spread one-third pudding mixture over bottom layer of cake. Top with second layer. Repeat layering, ending with pudding. Chill 30 minutes. Sprinkle with toasted, sliced almonds and garnish with pineapple slices, if desired. Serves 12.

Tamara Beard


Cheese Cake

crust;

1 cup graham cracker crumbs 3 tablespoons sugar

3 tablespoons margarine

Combine crumbs, sugar and margarine press into bottom of 9-inch spring form pan. Bake at 325 degrees F. for 15 minutes. Cool.

filling;

3 8- ounce packages cream 2 teaspoons vanilla

cheese, softened 3 eggs

3/4 cup sugar 1 cup sour cream

2 tablespoons flour

Combine cream cheese, sugar, flour and vanilla, mixing at medium speed on mixer until well blended. Add eggs one at a time mixing well after each addition. Blend in sour cream; pour over crust. Bake at 450 degrees F. for 10 minutes. Reduce oven to 250 degrees F. and continue baking for 30 minutes more. Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan. Chill.

Claudia Cutler


Cheese Cake

crust;

10 single graham crackers 1/4 cup butter, melted

1/3 cup sugar

Place graham crackers in food processor and reduce to crumbs. In a bowl combine all ingredients. Pat into a 9x9 inch square pan. Chill.

filling;

12 ounces cream cheese 1 envelope Dream Whip or

1 cup sugar 1 cup whipping cream

Whip together cream cheese and sugar; set aside. Make up Dream Whip as directed or whip the cream as you would for a dessert topping; fold into cheese mixture. Spread onto crust. Chill. Serve with canned fruit topping.

Janice White


Hershey Bar Cheesecake

This cheesecake is served at Schaefer’s Manawa Steak House in Manawa, Wisconsin.

1 8-ounce bar milk chocolate 2 eggs

4 3-ounce packages cream cheese, softened 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

3/4 cup sugar Nut Crust

2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder Sour Cream Topping

dash salt chopped nuts

Melt chocolate bar in top of double boiler over hot water. Meanwhile, beat cream cheese until light and fluffy. Combine sugar, cocoa and salt. Add to cream cheese mixture. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Add melted chocolate bar. Beat just until blended. Do not overbeat. Pour into Nut Crust. Bake at 325 degrees F. for 40 minutes. Without opening door, turn off oven. Cool in oven for 30 minutes, then remove. Cool in refrigerator for 8 hours. Serve garnished with Sour Cream Topping and chopped nuts.

Nut Crust;

3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs 2 tablespoons sugar

2/3 cup chopped walnuts 1/4 cup melted butter

Combine crumbs, walnuts and sugar. Add melted butter. Press crumb mixture into bottom and sides of an 8-inch spring form pan. Chill.

Sour Cream Topping;

1/2 cup sour cream 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

2 tablespoons sugar

Combine sour cream, sugar and vanilla. Blend well. Use as topping for Hershey Bar Cheesecake.

Barbara Anderson who got it from Mike and Debbie McCrae


Professional Bakery Icing

2 egg whites 2 drops butter flavoring

1/2 cup water 1 cup Crisco shortening

1 teaspoon vanilla 2 pounds powdered sugar

Beat all ingredients together until creamy. Add color according to your need.

Loretta Wolff


Coconut-Pecan Frosting

1 egg 1/4 teaspoon salt

2/3 cup evaporated milk 2 1/2 cups shredded coconut

2/3 cup sugar 1/2 cup chopped pecans

1/4 cup butter

In a saucepan combine egg, milk, sugar, butter and salt. Cook over medium heat for about 12 minutes or until thickened and bubbly, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in coconut and pecans. When cooled spread on cake.

Barbara Anderson

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