Hurdy Gurdy Cake

Ingrients & Directions Prunes; dried and cooked Apricots; dried 1/2 c Raisins 1/2 c Pecan halves 1/2 c Any fruit juice 1/3 c Honey 3 tb Butter 1 ts Ground ginger 3/4 c Shortening 1 c Sugar or half honey and half -sugar 1/2 c Molasses 1 ts Ginger 1 ts Cinnamon 1 ds Allspice […]

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Black Magic Cake

Ingrients & Directions 1 3/4 c Flour; Unbleached, Sifted 2 c Sugar 3/4 c Cocoa; Baking 2 ts Baking Soda 1 ts Baking Powder 1 ts Salt 2 ea Eggs; Large 1/2 c Vegetable Oil 1 c Coffee; Black, Strong 1 c Buttermilk 1 ts Vanilla Extract ———————–HUNDRED DOLLAR FROSTING———————– 1/4 c Butter Or Regular […]

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Crumb Cake

Ingrients & Directions TOPPING 1/4 c Sugar 1/4 c Brown Sugar 2 ts Cinnamon 1 c Flour, Unbleached, Unsifted 1/2 c Butter Or Margarine –CAKE– 2 1/4 c Flour, Unbleached, Unsifted 1/4 c Sugar 1/4 ts Salt 1 pk Yeast, Dry 3/4 c Milk 1/2 c Butter Or Margarine 1 lg Egg TOPPING: For topping, […]

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Apricot Chiffon No – Bake Cheesecake

Ingrients & Directions 1 1/2 lb Cream cheese; room -temperature 1 c Granulated sugar 1 tb Each fresh grated orange & -lemon peel 1 ts Vanilla extract 2 Envelopes unflavored gelatin 1/4 c Orange Juice; fresh squeezed Apricot Puree; (recipe -below) 1 pt Whipping cream; lightly -whipped Nut crust; made with pecans In a large […]

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White Fruitcake (groom’s Cake)

Ingrients & Directions 1 c Shortening 1 c Sugar 5 Eggs 1 ts Rum flavoring 1 1/2 c Sifted enriched flour 1 1/2 ts Baking powder 1 ts Salt 1/2 c Unsweetened pineapple juice 1/4 lb Candied citron finely cut -(1/2 cup) 1/4 lb Candied orange peel, finely -cut (1/2 cup) 1/4 lb Candied lemon […]

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Dacquoise (dax Almond And Hazelnut Cake)

Ingrients & Directions 8 Egg whites 8 oz Castor or icing sugar 1/8 ts Salt 5 oz Almonds: ground 1/8 ts Cream of tartar 3 oz Hazelnuts; grated -BUTTER CREAM- 4 Large egg yolks 5 oz Unsalted Butter 4 oz Castor sugar 2 oz Almond brittle; powdered 12 fl Milk 3 oz Hazelnuts; roasted & […]

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Moist Pear Cake

Ingrients & Directions 175 g Butter; softened (6oz) 175 g Golden caster sugar; (6oz) 3 md Size eggs 1 ts Vanilla essence 3 Rocha pears; peeled, cored -and ; chopped 175 g Self-raising flour; sifted -(6oz) 50 g Deluxe dark chocolate; (2oz) 1 ts Icing sugar; sifted Preheat the oven to 160?C/325?F/Gas Mark 3. Cream […]

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Hungarian Seven-layer Cake

Ingrients & Directions –CAKE– 6 lg Eggs, separated 3/4 c Granulated sugar 1 c Sifted all-purpose flour 1/4 ts Salt -BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE- -FILLING AND ICING: 5 oz Unsweetened chocolate (for a -sweeter icing use -semisweet) 1/4 c Water 1/2 c Granulated sugar 1 tb Dry instant coffee 4 Egg yolks 1/4 lb Unsalted butter room […]

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Black Forest Pudding Cake

Ingrients & Directions 1 1/4 c Sugar 1 c Flour 3 tb Cocoa, unsweetened 2 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 1/3 c Butter, melted 1 1/2 ts Vanilla 1/2 c Packed brown sugar 1/4 c Cocoa, unsweetened 1 1/4 c Hot water 1/4 c Kirsch or 2 tb. water plus 1/2 ts almond or […]

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