Mexican Bean Cake

Ingrients & Directions 1/3 c Butter or margarine 3/4 c Sugar 1 Egg 2 c Unseasoned pinto bean puree* 2 ts Vanilla extract 1 c Flour 1 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt 1 ts Ground cinnamon 1/2 ts Ground cloves 1/2 ts Ground allspice 2 c Peeled and diced apple 1 c Raisins 1/2 […]

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Cranapple Cake

Ingrients & Directions 2 1/2 c Unsifted all-purpose flour 1 1/2 ts Baking soda 1 ts Cinnamon 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 1 1/4 c Unsweetened applesauce 1 c Light-brown sugar firm pack 2 Large eggs – whites 1/2 c Vegetable oil 1 c Frozen cranberries, halved 1 c Red cooking apple shredded […]

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Chocolate Cherry Upside Cake

Ingrients & Directions 1 1/2 c Cake flour (not all-purpose) 1 ts Cinnamon 3/4 c Sugar 1/3 c Oil 1/4 ts Salt 1 ts Vanilla 1 ts B. soda 3/4 c Water 1 1/3 c Cocoa 1 cn Cherry pie filling 1 ts Vinegar Mix & sift all dry ingredients. Slowly mix in remaining ingredients. […]

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Walter’s Famous Coconut Cream Cake

Ingrients & Directions 1/2 c Butter 1 c Sugar 3 Egg 1/2 c Milk 2 c Cake flour 2 ts Baking powder 1 ts Vanilla Yield: 12 Cream the butter and sugar well, and add the beaten eggs. Next add the milk gradually. Sift the flour before measuring, then sift again with the baking powder. […]

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Tra-la Coffee Cakes

Ingrients & Directions 10 California dried figs 3 tb Shortening; melted — (stewed and drained) 1 1/2 c Sifted all-purpose flour 2 Eggs 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 c Sugar 2 ts Baking powder 1/2 c Milk TOPPING 1/2 c Brown sugar 3 tb Butter or margarine; melted 1 tb Flour Chopped walnut meats 1 ts […]

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Pumpkin Pie Cake

Ingrients & Directions 1 ea Box Yellow Cake mix Reserve 1/2 c Brown sugar -1 cup for topping 1/2 c White sugar 1/2 c Butter, melted 2/3 c Milk 1 ea Egg 1 t Vanilla 29 oz Pumpkin 1 1/2 t Cinnamon 3 ea Eggs TOPPING 1 c Cake mix (reserved) 1/4 c Butter, cold […]

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Black Walnut Cake

Ingrients & Directions 2 c Sifted flour 1 ts Vanilla 2 3/4 ts Baking powder 3 Eggs, separted 1/4 ts Salt 3/4 c Milk 2/3 c Shortening 1 1/2 c Ground black walnuts 1 1/2 c Sugar Sift flour, baking powder and salt together. Cream shortening with sugar and vanilla until fluffy. Add beaten egg […]

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Oatcakes

Ingrients & Directions 3 1/2 c Oats; quick 1 ts -salt 2 tb Flour 1/2 c Shortening 1/2 c -water ,approx. Combine the oats, salt and flour. Cut in the shortening and add enough water to dampen and form a ball. (A food processor does the work in a jiffy). Leave to swell for ten […]

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Jill’s Fruitcake

Ingrients & Directions 4 c All-purpose flour, divided 1 1/2 c Pecan halves, divided 1 c Chopped almonds 1 c Chopped pecans 1 c Chopped dates 1 lb Fruitcake mix 1/2 lb Red and green candied – cherries 1 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt 1 tb Ground cinnamon 1 tb Ground cloves 1 tb […]

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