Colonial Seed Cake

Ingredients & Directions 2 oz (1 jar) poppy seeds 1 ts Vanilla 3/4 c Milk 2 ts Baking powder 3/4 c Soft butter (1 1/2 sticks) 2 c Sifted all-purpose flour 3 Eggs 10X sugar 1 1/4 c Sugar 1. Combine poppy seeds and milk in a large bowl. Let stand at room temperature 3 […]

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One-bowl Chocolate Cake

Ingredients & Directions 2 c All-purpose flour 2 c Sugar 1/2 c Baking cocoa 2 ts Baking soda 1 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt 1 c Vegetable oil 1 c Buttermilk 2 Eggs 1 c Hot water Frosting of your choice Colored sprinkles; optional In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients. Stir in oil, […]

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Honey Pancakes

Ingredients & Directions 4 oz Self-raising Flour 2 tb Caster Sugar 1 Egg, Size 3, beaten 1/4 pt Milk 1/4 pt Clear Honey -TO DECORATE- Banana Pieces Fig and Kiwi halves Lighlty crease a heavy-based frying pan and 4 crumpet rings. Sieve the flour into a large mixing bowl and stir in the caster sugar. […]

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Whole Wheat Buttermilk Pancakes

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Whole Wheat Flour 1/2 c Unbleached White Flour 1 ts Sugar 1 ts Baking Powder 1/2 ts Baking Soda 1/4 ts Salt 1 Egg 1 c Buttermilk -or- Sour Milk (1 -cup lowfat milk + 1 -tablespoon vinegar) 2 tb Vegetable Oil Stir together the flours, sugar, baking powder, baking […]

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Martha Stewart’s Cranberry Upside-down Cake

Ingredients & Directions 12 tb Unsalted butter (plus more -for pan); room temperature 2 3/4 c Fresh or thawed frozen -cranberries 9 tb Maple syrup 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon 3/4 c All-purpose flour; plus more 1 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 6 tb Yellow cornmeal; preferably -coarse 1/4 c Almond paste 3/4 c Sugar; […]

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Better Than Better-than-sex Cake

Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- 1 c Unsalted Butter 2 tb Sugar 2 c Flour VANILLA PUDDING LAYER 3 Egg Yolks 1/2 c Sugar 1/4 c Flour 2 c Milk 2 ts Vanilla Extract 2 tb Unsalted Butter CREAM CHEESE LAYER 8 oz Cream Cheese, very soft 1/2 c Sugar 1 ts Vanilla Extract 1 ts […]

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Raspberry-cream Cheese Coffee Cake

Ingredients & Directions 2 1/4 c All-purpose flour 1 c Sugar 1/2 c Plus 2 Tabl unsalted butter –at room temperature 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/4 ts Salt 3/4 c Sour cream 1 ts Almond extract 2 lg Eggs 8 oz Cream cheese, softened 1/2 c Raspberry perserves 1/2 c Sliced […]

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Blackberry Brandy Sour Cream Jell-o Cake

Ingredients & Directions 6 tb Black raspberry jello 1/2 ts Lemon extract 1/2 c Blackberry brandy, hot 1/2 ts Almond extract 1 c Sour cream 1/2 ts Rum flavoring 1 c Butter 3 c Flour, unsifted 2 c Sugar 1/2 ts Baking soda 6 Eggs 3/4 ts Salt 1 ts Vanilla Powdered sugar, sift (opt) […]

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White Chocolate Cheesecake #2

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Graham cracker crumbs –(about 11 double crackers) 5 tb Butter; melted 2 tb Sugar 2 lb Cream cheese; room temp. 1/2 c Unsalted butter; room temp. 4 Eggs; room temperature 10 oz White chocolate; melted 4 1/2 ts Vanilla 1 pn Salt Mix graham cracker crumbs, melted butter and […]

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Granny Twichell’s Secret Chocolate Cupcake Recipe

Ingredients & Directions 10 oz Semisweet chocolate, broken Into 1/2-ounce pieces 1 c Heavy cream 2 oz Unsweetened chocolate, Broken into 1/2-ounce Pieces 5 lg Eggs 1/2 c Granulated sugar 1 ts Pure vanilla extract 3/4 c Cake flour 1/2 ts Baking soda 2 c Semisweet chocolate chips Preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. […]

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