Scots Shortbread (a Festive Cake At Hogmanay)

Ingredients & Directions Flour, rice flour, butter, -castor sugar Only the best materials should be used. The flour should be dried and sieved. The butter, which is the only moistening and shortening agent, should be squeezed free of all water. The sugar should be fine castor. Two other things are essential for success++ the careful […]

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Gypsy’s Arm Cake

Ingredients & Directions THE PASTRY CREAM 5 Egg yolks 6 tb Sugar 1/4 c All-purpose flour 1 pn Salt 1 1/2 3/4 cups milk (up to 1) 1 Cinnamon stick THE CAKE 7 lg Eggs, at room temperature, -separated 1 c Granulated sugar 1 1/4 c Cake flour 1 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt […]

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Murrumbidgee Cake

Ingredients & Directions 7 oz Whole brazil nuts 5 oz Walnuts 1/2 lb Stoned dates 3 oz Candied peel; chopped 6 oz Glace cherries (several -colors if possible) 3 oz Seedless raisins Grated rind of 1 lemon 3 oz Flour 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 ts Baking powder 5 oz Sugar 3 Egss; beaten 1 ts […]

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Ultimate Flourless Chocolate Cake

Ingredients & Directions CHOCOLATE CAKE: 10 oz SEMISWEET CHOCOLATE — COARSELY CHOPPED 2 oz BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE — COARSELY CHOPPED 1 1/2 c GRANULATED SUGAR 1 1/2 ts INSTANT COFFEE GRANULES 3/4 c BOILING WATER 12 oz UNSALTED BUTTER — SOFTENED 6 lg EGGS — AT ROOM TEMPERATURE 1 tb VANILLA EXTRACT RASPBERRY COULIS: 12 oz […]

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Banana Chocolate Cake

Ingredients & Directions 6 tb Butter 3/4 c Sugar 3/4 c Molasses 3 Eggs 2 1/2 c Mashed overripe bananas 2 3/4 c Flour 1 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt 1 ts Vanilla extract 1 c Chocolate chips PREHEAT OVEN TO 350F. Cream together the butter and sugar in a mixer. Add to the […]

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Geranium Sponge Cake

Ingredients & Directions 150 g Butter; (6oz) 150 g Caster sugar; (6oz) 3 Eggs; size 3 150 g Self raising flour; (6oz) 75 g Plain flour; (3oz) 25 g Finely shredded scented -geranium leaves; (1oz) 6 Leaves and flowers for -decoration; (6 to 9) OPTIONAL ICING GLAZE 75 g Icing sugar; (3oz) 4 tb Rose […]

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Cinnamon Chocolate Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Water 1 Stick oleo (margarine) 4 tb Cocoa 1/4 c Crisco Bring to a rapid boil. 2 c Sugar 2 c Flour Mix. Pour cocoa mixture into -flour and sugar. Add: 1/2 c Buttermilk 1 ts Soda 1 ts Cinnamon 1 ts Vanilla 2 Eggs Beat together and pour into […]

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Devils Food Cake (microwave)

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c All purpose flour 1 oz Pre-melted chocolate 2/3 c Sugar 1/3 c Shortening 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/3 c Milk 1/2 ts Salt 2 Eggs 1/2 ts Vanilla Makes one layer cake. Place all ingredients except eggs in mixing bowl. Blend at low speed, then beat at medium speed 1 […]

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Prune Cake (holiday Spice Cake)

Ingredients & Directions –CAKE– 1 c Oil 1 1/2 c Sugar 1 c Buttermilk 2 c All-purpose flour 3 Eggs 2 ts Baking powder 1 ts Salt 1 ts Cinnamon 1 ts Nutmeg 1 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Allspice 2 ts Vanilla extract 1 ts Lemon extract 1 c Pitted prunes, chopped 1 c […]

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