Rolled Orange Sponge Cake

Ingredients & Directions 2 tb Confectioners sugar 4 lg Eggs — separated 3 Egg whites — room temp. 3/4 c Granulated sugar 2 tb Finely grated orange zest 1 tb Lemon juice 1/8 ts Salt 1 c Minus 1 T sifted cake flour 1/2 c +2 T orange spreadable Fruit Preheat oven to 350. Line […]

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Bleeding-heart Chocolate Cupcakes

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 lb (2 sticks) unsalted butter 8 oz Semi-sweet chocolate; broken -into pieces 3/4 c Sugar 1/2 ts Vanilla extract 7 Eggs 1 pn Salt 7 tb Flour If there was an X-rating for desserts, these luscious little cakes would be tagged “adults only.” Not too sweet and loaded with chocolate, the […]

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Pear Walnut Coffee Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1/4 c Butter 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/2 c Sugar 1/4 ts Salt 1 Egg 1/2 c Sour cream 1 c Flour 1 1/2 c Pears, peeled, cored, diced 1/2 ts Baking powder 1 ts Vanilla -NUT TOPPING- 1/2 c Brown sugar 2 tb Soft butter 3/4 ts Cinnamon 1/2 c Walnuts, […]

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Apple Cake

Ingredients & Directions Cake Mix 1 1/3 c -all-purpose flour; sifted 1 1/2 ts -baking powder 1/2 ts -salt 1/4 c -granulated sugar 1/4 c -shortening 1 Egg equivalent using -scrambled egg mix 1 tb Powdered milk Apple Mix 4 c Tart apples; sliced, pared -and cored 1 tb Lemon juice and finely -shredded peel […]

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One-egg Cake

Ingredients & Directions 2/3 c Sugar 1/4 c Shortening 1/4 ts Salt 1 ts Vanilla 1 Egg 1 1/2 c Flour 1/2 c Milk 2 ts Baking powder Cream shortening and sugar. Add unbeaten egg. Add flavoring. Beat thoroughly. Sift flour, measure, and sift with salt and baking powder. Add alternately with milk to creamed […]

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New Duchess Spice Cake W/ Maple Buttercream F

Ingredients & Directions 2 1/2 c Sifted cake flour OR 2 1/3 c Sifted all-purpose flour 1 c Sugar 1 ts Baking soda 1 1/2 ts Cinnamon 3/4 ts Nutmeg 3/4 ts Cloves 1 ts Salt 1 c Brown sugar 2/3 c Shortening 1 c Buttermilk 3 Eggs Grease and flour 2-9″ layer cake pans […]

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Rom Baba (sponge Cake With Rum)

Ingredients & Directions CAKE INGREDIENTS 1 Envelope Active Dry Yeast 6 tb Warm Water 1 ts Salt 6 tb Granulated Sugar 6 tb Milk; Lukewarm 1/2 c Butter; Melted; then Cooled -to Room Temperature 5 Eggs; Slightly Beaten 1 Orange Rind; Grated; -(Approx. 2 Tbs.) 3 c All-purpose Flour; Sifted -SYRUP INGREDIENTS- 1 1/4 c […]

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Grandma’s Current Pound Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Currants 9 Eggs; separated 1 lb Margarine or butter 4 1/4 c Flour, all purpose; sifted 2 c Sugar 1 ts Lemon extract 1 ts Mace 1 ts Vanilla Rinse Currents in hot water, drain and dry on a towel. Cream butter until fluffy, add sugar and spice and […]

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Joli’s Cranberry Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 Stick margarine 1 1/3 c Sugar 2 Eggs 1 ts Baking powder 1 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt 2 c Flour 1 c Sour cream 1 ts Almond flavor 1 c Whole cranberry sauce 1/2 c Walnuts TOPPING 1 c Confectioner’s sugar 2 tb Warm water 1/2 ts Almond flavoring […]

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Pumpkin Kahlua Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 pk Spice cake mix; no pudding 16 oz Canned pumpkin 4 Eggs 1/4 c Kahlua 1 Envelope Dream whip -GLAZE- 1 1/2 c Powdered sugar 1/4 c Butter; melted 2 tb Kahlua Combine cake mix and pumpkin, beat at low speed until cake mix is moistened. Increase speed to medium and […]

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