Orange Butter Cake

Ingrients & Directions 1 1/2 c Cake flour 1/2 c Cornstarch 1/2 ts Salt 1 tb Baking powder 1/2 c Butter — softened 1 1/2 c Sugar 1/2 c Egg whites (about 4) 1/4 c Egg yolks (about 4) 1/2 c Fresh squeezed orange juice 2 tb Grated orange zest -ORANGE GLAZE- 1 1/2 c […]

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Chocolate Truffle Cake

Ingrients & Directions —base— 1/4 c Unsalted butter 2 tb Unsweetened cocoa powder 1/4 c Packed light brown sugar 2 tb All-purpose flour 3/4 c Finely chopped walnuts 1 lg Egg 2 ts Vanilla —filling— 1 1/2 c Walnuts 1/4 c Unsalted butter 1 c Packed light brown sugar 1/4 c Honey 1/4 c Heavy […]

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Poppyseed-almond Cake

Ingrients & Directions 1 1/4 c Granulated sugar 1/3 c Canola oil 2 lg Eggs — at room temperature 2 tb Poppyseeds 3/4 ts Almond extract 1 1/2 c Cake flour 3/4 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 1/2 c Milk 1/3 c Sliced almonds Confectioner’s sugar Preheat oven to 350~. Place rack in middle […]

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Raisin Streusel Cake

Ingrients & Directions STREUSEL 1/4 c Unsalted margarine; room -temperature ; (1/2 stick) 2/3 c Sugar 4 1/2 ts Ground cardamom 2 1/4 ts Ground cinnamon 1/2 c Matzo cake meal –CAKE– 1/2 c Matzo cake meal 1/2 c Potato starch 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 ts Ground ginger 5 lg Egg whites; room temperature 1 […]

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Jujube Cake

Ingrients & Directions 1/2 lb Dried jujubes 2 tb Ginseng powder 1/2 lb Glutinous rice flour Knead the jujube with the glutinous rice flour, add Ginseng. Make dough into any form of large biscuit, place in biscuit molds. Steam cook for 5 to 10 minutes. Cakes should be very soft but keep their shape. From […]

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Brown Sugar Pound Cake

Ingrients & Directions 1 c C and H Golden Brown Sugar — firmly packed 1 c Butter 4 Eggs 1 ts Vanilla 1 3/4 c All-purpose flour 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt Beat together sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition. Stir […]

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Don Chaney’s Cheesecake

Ingrients & Directions -CRUST- 6 tb Butter, melted 1 ts Cinnamon 3 tb Sugar 2 c Graham cracker crumbs FILLING 24 oz Cream cheese, at -room temperature 1 c Sugar 3 lg Eggs, at room -temperature 1/2 ts Vanilla extract TOPPING 2 c Sour cream 1/2 ts Vanilla 3 tb Sugar Preheat oven to 375 […]

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Banana Pineapple Pecan Cake

Ingrients & Directions -BATTER- 3 c All-purpose flour 2 c Granulated sugar 1 tb Baking soda 1 tb Salt 1 tb Cinnamon 1 cn (14 oz) crushed -pineapple 3 Eggs 1 1/2 c Oil 2 c Mashed ripe bananas -(about-6) 1 1/2 c Pecans, chopped 2 tb Vanilla -ICING- 1/3 c Crushed pineapple, drained 1/4 […]

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Orange Bundt Cake

Ingrients & Directions 1 c Butter 3 ts Baking powder 2 c Sugar 1/4 ts Salt 3/4 c Fresh orange juice 1 Orange — grated rind of 3 c Flour — sifted 5 Eggs — room temp Glaze—– 1 c Butter — melted 1/3 c Bourbon 2/3 c Sugar Preheat oven to 350~. Grease and […]

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Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake

Ingrients & Directions 1 pk (6 oz) chocolate chips 1/2 c Sugar 1 1/4 c Graham cracker crumbs 2 tb Sugar 1/4 c Butter; melted 2 pk (8 oz) cream cheese; -softened 3/4 c Sugar 1/2 c Sour cream 1 ts Vanilla 4 Eggs Source: The Philadelphia Orchestra Cookbook Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Combine […]

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