Banana Layer Cake

Ingredients & Directions 2 1/2 c Cake Flour; Sifted10 1/2 ts Double-Acting Baking Powder 1/2 ts Baking Soda 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 c Shortening 1 c Sugar 2 Eggs 1 ts Vanilla 1 c Mashed Bananas; 3 Medium -Size 1/4 c Buttermilk; Or Sour Milk 1. Sift flour, baking powder, soda and salt together. 2. […]

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Old-fashioned Crumb Cake

Ingredients & Directions 2 1/2 c All-purpose flour 3/4 c Butter, softened 1 1/2 ts Cinnamon 1 c Sugar 1 ts Nutmeg 1/2 ts Salt Egg, beaten 1 c Sour milk 1 ts Baking soda To make sour milk, add 1 ts white vinegar to 1 c milk. Blend flour, butter and cinnamon until mixture […]

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Poverty Style White Bean, Chestnut And Apricot Cake

Ingredients & Directions 5 c Cooked white beans 1/2 c All-purpose flour 4 Eggs; separated 1/2 c Sugar 1/2 c Honey 5 Marron glaces (candied -chestnuts); roughly chopped 1/4 c Thinly-sliced dried apricots 2 tb Baking powder Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch spring form pan. In a food processor, blend beans until […]

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Robert De Niro’s Crab Cakes/citrus Sauce

Ingredients & Directions 1/4 c Red bell pepper, dice fine 1/4 c Onion, dice fine 1/4 ts Garlic, mince 1 tb Butter 1 Egg yolk 1/2 ts Mixed dried herbs 1/2 ts Dijon mustard 1 ts Lemon juice 1 ds Cayenne pepper Tabasco sauce 1 lb Crabmeat; pick over, flake 1/4 lb Raw salmon, dice […]

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The Perfect Pancake

Ingredients & Directions 2 ts Baking powder 1 1/2 c Milk 1 ts Sugar 3 tb Melted vegetable shortening 1 ts Salt -(margarine can be 1 1/2 c Flour -substituted in a pinch) 2 Eggs Sift baking powder, sugar, salt into a bowl. Add eggs, milk and shortening (shortening can melted in microwave at high […]

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Jimmy’s Chocolate Cake

Ingredients & Directions is is my y nephew’s grandmother’s : -(Edna Stave) recipe. It has : -been in their mily for r years. As you see; it has : -been updated by the use of : -a microwave. e oven t temperature is correct. It : -is a very dense cake. Preheat oven to 275 […]

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Sour Cream Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1/4 lb Margarine 3/4 c Sugar; (or 1 cup if desired) 1 ts Baking soda 2 Eggs 1 ts Vanilla 2 c Flour 1 ts Baking powder 1/2 pt Sour cream 1/2 ts Salt Chocolate chips; nuts Cream sugar and margarine. Add eggs. Add the rest of the ingredients. Bake at 350 […]

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Diet Italian Cheese Cake

Ingredients & Directions 3 tb Diet margarine; melt 2/3 c Graham cracker crumbs 2 ts Sugar 15 oz Low-fat ricotta 3 Eggs 2 tb Skim milk 1 tb Grated lemon rind 1 tb Rum extract or rum 4 pk Sweet ‘n Low 2 tb Almonds; slice/blanch 4 Cherries; chop 1 tb Dark raisins Make crust […]

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Canned Poppy Seed Cake

Ingredients & Directions 3 c Flour 1 1/2 ts Salt 1 1/2 ts Baking powder 2 1/4 c Sugar 1 1/2 tb Poppy seeds 3 Eggs 1 1/8 c Cooking oil 1 1/2 c Milk 1 1/2 ts Almond extract 1 1/2 ts Vanilla extract -GLAZE- 1/2 ts Vanilla extract 1/2 ts Butter flavoring 1/2 […]

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Heath Bar Chocolate Cake

Ingredients & Directions CAKE 1 c Dark brown sugar 1/2 c Shortening 2 Eggs 2 c All purpose flour 1 ts Vanilla 1/4 c Cocoa 2 ts Instant coffee powder 1 ts Baking soda 1 c Buttermilk 5 3/4 oz Heath bars crushed TOPPING 1 1/2 c Whipping cream 1/4 ts Instant coffee powder 3 […]

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