Queen’s Cake

Ingrients & Directions 1 c Butter (softened) 1 c Granulated sugar 5 Eggs 1 ts Lemon extract 1 ts Orange extract 2 c All-purpose flour -(reserve 1 Tbsp) 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Cinnamon 2 c Currants This is another Colonial Williamburg, VA recipe. But it is served in the Raleigh Tavern Bake Shop. […]

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Sugar ‘n’ Spice Apple-nut Cake

Ingrients & Directions 4 tb Butter 1/2 ts Nutmeg 1 c Sugar 1 x Salt, pinch 1 ea Egg 1 ts Vanilla 1 c Flour 2 c Apples, finely chopped (2lg) 1 ts Baking soda 1/2 c Nuts 1 ts Cinnamon Cream butter and sugar; add egg; sift in dry ingredients. Add vanilla, nuts, and […]

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Pumpkin Walnut Cream Cheesecake

Ingrients & Directions VCDT13A Crust: 1 c Chopped walnuts 1/2 c Sugar Mix and pat into bottom and Filling: And softened in a microwave 5 Jumbo eggs; out of shell and 1 c Brown sugar 1/4 c Cornstarch 1 cn Pumpkin 2 c Dried bread crumbs 1 Butter 1 ts Cinnamon Springform pan 2 lb […]

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Crazy Banana Cake – Jean Ramsay

Ingrients & Directions 1 1/2 c Flour 3/4 c Sugar 1 t Baking Powder 1/4 t Baking 1/8 t Salt -Soda 2/3 c Chopped Walnuts 2/3 c Mashed 1/3 c Oil -very ripe Bananas 1/3 c Buttermilk 2 lg Eggs 1 t Banana Flavoring Into a square cake pan, measure flour, sugar, baking powder, baking […]

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Almond Butter Coffee Cake

Ingrients & Directions 1/4 c Sugar 1 Egg 1/4 ts Salt 3 1/2 c Sifted flour 1/4 c Shortening 1/16 ts Mace 1 c Milk, scalded 1/16 ts Cardamom 1/2 Yeast cake Add sugar, salt and shortening to milk and cool to lukewarm. Add crumbled yeast and let stand 5 minutes. Add egg and 1 […]

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Nutty Orange Coffee Cake (updated)

Ingrients & Directions 3/4 c Sugar 1/2 c Chopped pecans 2 ts Grated orange rind 1 pk (8 oZ) cream cheese 2 cn (11 oz) refrigerated -buttermilk biscuits 1/2 c Butter; melted 1 c Powdered sugar 2 tb Fresh orange juice Combine the first 3 ingredients in a small bowl (this is the sugar mixture […]

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Jello Cake

Ingrients & Directions 1 pk Strawberry jello 4 serv 1 pk Cake mix-white NOT yellow TOPPING 1 Envelope dream whip mix 1 sm Package ins.van.pudding mix 1 1/2 c Cold milk 1 ts Vanilla Dissolve jello in 3/4 c boiling water. Add 1/2c cold water and set aside at room temp. Mix and bake cake […]

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Walnut Pound Cake

Ingrients & Directions 1/2 c Shortening 1 c Milk 1 c Butter 1/4 ts Salt 3 c Sugar 1/4 ts Baking Powder 5 Eggs 2 ts Vanilla 3 c Flour 1 c Chopped walnuts (fine) Cream butter and Shortening thoroughly; add sugar, 1/2 cup at a time. Beat until light. Add eggs, one at a […]

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Bell Pepper And Fresh Corn Pancakes

Ingrients & Directions 2 c Uncooked fresh corn kernels 1 sm Red bell pepper, seeded and 1 Egg yolk -chopped 1/4 c Corn meal 1 sm Green bell pepper, seeded 1/4 c Flour -and chopped 1/2 ts Salt 4 Egg whites 1/4 ts Freshly ground pepper 2 tb Oil 2 tb Chopped fresh basil Combine […]

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Julia’s Birthday Cake

Ingrients & Directions 1 pk Chocolate cake mix; batter -prepared ; according to the ; package directions ; (18.25 ounces) 2 c Heavy cream; (1 pint) 1/2 c Sugar 1/2 ts Vanilla extract 1 pt Fresh strawberries; washed 1/2 c Semisweet chocolate chips; -coarsely chopped (3 ; ounces) Bake the cake batter according to the […]

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