Lekach (honey Cake For Rosh Hashana)

Ingredients & Directions 4 Eggs 1 c Brown sugar 1/2 c Strong coffee 2 tb Oil 1 c Honey 3 1/2 c Flour 1/4 ts Salt 1 1/2 ts Baking powder 1 ts Baking soda 1 ts Cinnamon 1 ts Allspice 3/4 c Blanched almonds 3/4 c Mixed candied fruit 3 tb Brandy From: Ruth […]

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Russian Tea Cakes

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Butter/margarine (2 sticks) 2 1/4 c Sifted flour 1/2 c Sifted powdered sugar 1/2 t Salt 1 t Vanilla 3/4 c Finely chopped nuts 1 t Almond extract Mix butter, sugar, vanilla and almond extract together thoroughly. Sift flour and salt together. Blend all ingredience together. Mix in nuts. Chill […]

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Sourdough Pancakes #1

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Active Starter 1/2 c Pancake Mix 1 ea Large Egg 1 tb Cooking Oil 1/2 c Milk 1/2 ts Soda Mix all ingredients well. Be careful not to over mix. Small lumps are ok. Lightly grease a hot cast iron griddle. Drop onto griddle with a large spoon while the […]

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Brunch Coffee Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 3oz pkg. cream cheese (possible to match jam Flavor) 1/4 c Butter or margarine 2 c Bisquick Mix 1/3 c 7-up 1/2 c Jam (your choice of flavor) Icing 1 c Sifted powdered sugar 1/4 ts Vanilla 1 1/2 tb Milk Blend to a spreading Consistency Cut cream and butter into […]

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Turkish Honey Almond Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Brown sugar 3 tb Sugar 2 lg Eggs 250 ml Beehive Co honey of your -choice* 1 tb Instant coffee 1 ts Ground cinnamon 1/2 ts Nutmeg 1/2 ts Ground cloves 2 c Self raising flour 3 ts Baking powder 100 g Flaked or slivered almonds 2 tb Apricot jam […]

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Shoo-fly Cake (old Lehigh County Recipe)

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Flour 1 c Brown sugar 1/4 c Lard *or: 1/4 c Butter 1/2 c Molasses 1/2 c Water, hot 1/2 ts Soda *pastry Make crumbs by combining the flour, sugar and shortening. Line a pie pan with pastry. Dissolve the soda in the hot water and combine with the […]

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Chocolate Cake #3

Ingredients & Directions 250 g Unsalted butter; melted 250 g Quality dark chocolate; -broken into small blocks 200 g Castor sugar (granulated) 1 c Hot espresso coffee (or one -cup of hot water with a -couple of spoonfuls of -instant coffee dissolved) 200 g Self-raising flour 50 g Cocoa powder 2 ts Vanilla essence 2 […]

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Christmas Beer Cake

Ingredients & Directions 3 c Flour 1 1/2 ts Baking powder 1 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt 3/4 c Butter 1 1/2 c Sugar 3 Eggs 1 1/2 c Sour cream 1/2 c Beer 1 1/2 ts Vanilla Topping: 1/2 c Sugar 2 ts Cinnamon 2/3 c Chopped nuts Cream butter and sugar; […]

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Carrot-banana Cake

Ingredients & Directions 2 c All purpose flour 1 tb Ground cinnamon 2 ts Baking soda 1/4 ts Salt 1 c Vegetable oil 1 c Sugar 1 c Firmly packed golden brown -sugar 4 lg Eggs 1 1/2 c Finely grated carrots (about -1 1/2 large) 1 c Drained canned crushed -pineapple in juice 1/2 […]

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Easy Rum Cake

Ingredients & Directions –CAKE– 1 c Chopped pecans 1 pk Yellow cake mix 1 pk Instant vanilla pudding 4 Eggs 1/2 c Cold water 1/2 c Vegetable oil 1/2 c Dark rum -GLAZE- 1/4 lb Butter 1/4 c Water 1 c Granulated sugar 1/2 c Dark rum Sugar frosting or whipped -cream, optional CAKE: Preheat […]

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