Key Lime Cheesecake

Ingredients & Directions For the crust: 3 lg Eggs 1 1/2 c Fine graham cracker crumbs 3/4 c Key lime juice 2 tb Sugar 1 ts Vanilla 1/4 c Unsalted butter, melted and 1 dr Green food coloring, if Cooled Desired For the filling: Whipped cream for garnish 1 1/4 lb Cream cheese, softened Lime […]

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Variety Sponge Cake

Ingredients & Directions 7 Eggs, separated 1 c Sugar 1/2 Lemon , juice of 1/2 c Potato starch 1/4 c Cake meal In a large mixing bowl beat the egg yolks until light. Add the sugar and lemon juice and continue beating until very fluffy. Combine the dry ingredients and stirr into the batter. In […]

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Portuguese Almond And Potato Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 lg Baking potato, about 10 -ounces 1 c Almonds, with skins 2 ts Baking powder 3 lg Eggs, separated 3/4 c Sugar 1/4 c Unsalted butter, softened 1 tb Brandy 1/2 ts Almond extract Powdered sugar Marzipan “potatoes,” -optional (see recipe) Bake or microwave potato until soft. Force pulp through a […]

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Corn Griddle Cakes

Ingredients & Directions Dry Ingredients: 2/3 c Flour; all-purpose 1/3 c Flour; whole-wheat 1 tb Sugar 2 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt Wet Ingredients: 3/4 c Milk; low-fat 1 Egg 2 tb Vegetable oil 1 1/3 c Corn kernels; (either Frozen; canned, or Fresh cooked) Stir the dry ingredients together in a medium size […]

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Pumpkin Cheesecake #03

Ingredients & Directions 2 tb Butter; softened 1/3 c Gingersnap crumbs 4 pk (8-oz) cream cheese; at room -temperature 1 1/2 c Firmly packed dark brown -sugar 5 Eggs 1/4 c All-purpose flour 1 ts Cinnamon 1 ts Allspice 1/4 ts Ground ginger 1/4 ts Salt 2 c Pumpkin puree Maple syrup and walnut -halves […]

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Italian Celebration Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 Frozen family sized pound -cake, (16 oz) thawed 3 tb Orange flavoured liqueur -(can subst. orange juice) 15 oz Carton ricotta 1/2 c Mini chocolate chips 3 tb Candied fruit Cocoa-Mocha Frosting (recipe follows) Slice top and end pieces off pound cake to form rectangle. Slice crosswise to form three even […]

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Grasshopper Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 Box white cake mix 6 tb Creme de menthe Liqueur, div 11 oz Hot fudge sauce* 8 oz Frozen whipped topping, thaw *(the kind for ice cream sundaes) Prepare cake mix according to directions, adding four tb creme de menthe. This adds a light mint flavor & a lovely color. Bake […]

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Hawaiian Cheesecake

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Graham cracker crumbs 1 c Sugar 1/4 c Butter or margarine; melted 3 Eggs 2 pk (8 oz size) cream cheese; -quartered 1 c Sour cream 1 tb Lemon juice Notes: From Hawaiian Electric Kitchen. Preheat electric oven to 325F. Combine crumbs, 1 tablespoon of the sugar, and the butter; […]

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Chocolate Snack Cake From Mix

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Snack-cake mix 3/4 c Ice water 1/4 c Unsweetened cocoa 3 1/2 ts Shortening 1 Egg, slightly beaten 1 ts Confectioners’ sugar 1 ts Vanilla In 8-inch layer-cake or square pan, stir cake mix and cocoa with rubber spatula until well blended. Briskly stir in egg, vanilla, ice water & […]

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