New England Sponge Cake

Ingredients & Directions 3 Eggs 1 1/2 c Sugar 1 ts Orange or lemon juice 1 1/2 c Cake flour 1 tb Grated orange or lemon rind 1/2 c Boiling water 1/4 ts Salt 1 1/2 ts Baking powder Beat egg yolks until thick, add sugar gradually, fruit juice, and rind. Add hot water, stirring […]

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Kitty’s Crabcakes

Ingredients & Directions 1 lb Crab meat — picked over 1 Egg 1 tb (heaping) mayonnaise 1 tb Dry mustard — (scant coffee Spoon) 2 tb Cracker crumbs 2/3 c Parsley — chopped 1/2 ts Salt Black pepper Mix crabmeat, egg, mayonnaise, mustard, pepper and salt. Pat with bread crumbs and parsley. Brown in skillet. […]

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Dynamite Cheese Cake

Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- 1 c Graham cracker crumbs (or -vanilla cookies) 1/2 c Ground nuts 1/3 c Sugar 1/4 c Margarine –CAKE– 3 pk (8oz) cream cheese; softened 1 1/2 c Sugar 1 Lemon , juice of 6 lg Eggs 1 ts Vanilla 1/2 ts Almond extract 1 pt Sour cream Crust: Mix together […]

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Graham Cracker Cake

Ingredients & Directions 25 Double graham crackers, -broken (3 1/3 cups) 1/2 c Shredded desiccated coconut -(unsweetened, if desired) 2 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/2 c (1 stick) unsalted butter 1 c Superfine or strained sugar 4 lg Egg yolks 1 ts Vanilla extract 1 c Milk 4 lg Egg whites 1/8 ts Cream of […]

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Lemon Supreme Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 pk Lemon cake mix 1 pk (small) lemon pudding mix 4 lg Eggs 1 c Water, plus 1 tb Water 1/3 c Cooking oil 1 cn (6 oz) lemonde concentrate, -thawed (when I made it I -used twice the lemonade and -powdered sugar called for) 2 c Powdered sugar Mix cake […]

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Pineapple Chocolate Cake

Ingredients & Directions 2 1/3 c Cake flour; sifted 1 Egg; unbeaten 2 1/4 ts Baking Powder 2 Egg yolks; unbeaten 3/4 ts Salt 3 oz Unsweetened chocolate;melted 1/2 ts Soda 3/4 c Milk 2/3 c Butter or shortening 1 ts Vanilla 1 1/4 c Sugar 1/3 c Boiling water Sift flour once, measure, add […]

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Oatcakes (traditional Method)

Ingredients & Directions 4 oz Oatmeal 1 ts Fat ;Water, hot 1 pn Salt 1 pn Baking soda As the dough stiffens when lying about, it is best to make a bannock at a time, using the above quantities, the next being prepared whilst the one is on the girdle [not a typo!]. Put the […]

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Chocolate Velvet Cheesecake

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Vanilla Wafer Crumbs 2 ea Large Eggs 1/2 c Chopped Pecans 6 oz Semi-sweet Chips, Melted 3 T Granulated Sugar 3 T Almond Flavored Liqueur 1/4 c Margarine, Melted 2 c Sour Cream 16 oz Cream Cheese, Softened 2 T Granulated Sugar 1/2 c Brown Sugar, Packed Combine crumbs, pecans, […]

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Boston Favorite Cake

Ingredients & Directions 6 tb Butter 1 c Sugar 2 Eggs, separated 1 1/2 ts Vanilla 1 3/4 c Cake flour 2 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt 2/3 c Milk 1. Preheat oven to 350F. 2. Butter and lightly flour two 8″ round cake pans. 3. Cream the butter until softened and slowly add […]

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Apple Crumb Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1/3 c Butter 4 Granny Smith Apples 3/4 c Sugar 1 ts Lemon peel 1/2 ts Cinnamon 1/8 ts Mace 1/3 c Currants 2 1/2 c Flour 3 tb Sugar 1/2 ts Salt 1 pk Active dry yeast 3/4 c Water 1/3 c Butter 1 Egg 1 ts Lemon peel 3/4 c […]

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