My Inspiration Cake (1953)

Ingredients & Directions CAKE: 1 c Chopped pecans 2 1/4 c Flour 1 1/2 c Sugar 4 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt 2/3 c Shortening 1 1/4 c Milk 1 ts Vanilla 4 Egg whites 2 oz Semi-sweet chocolate, Grated FROSTING: 1/2 c Sugar 2 oz Unsweetened chocolate 1/4 c Water 1/2 c Shortening […]

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Commercial Cake

Ingredients & Directions lb – 1. 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO SERVING INDIVIDUAL CAKES WILL BE PLACED ON PLATES FOR SELF SERVICE PASTRY BAR. 2. 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO SERVING TOP EACH CAKE WITH FRUIT TOPPING AND TOP WITH ONE SPOON OF WHIPPED TOPPING. 3. POST AMOUNTS USED TO THE KITCHEN REQUISITION AND RETURN WORKSHEET. Recipe […]

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Ginger And Lemon Cheesecake

Ingredients & Directions –BASE– 300 g Plain chocolate digestive -biscuits 70 g Hazelnuts; skinned and -chopped 100 g Unsalted butter TOPPING 1 420 gram ful fat cream -cheese 2 Pieces stem ginger Seeds from 1 split vanilla -pod 2 Lemons; finely grated zest ; and juice 3 lg Eggs 200 g Caster sugar 150 ml […]

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Halloween Pumpkin Shaped Cake

Ingredients & Directions 2 pk Cake mix, prepared 2 cn White frosting Food coloring 1 Hostess Ho-Ho (or similar -cake-roll snack item) This is actually more a method than a recipe, but given the recent requests for Halloween goodies I thought it might be of interest. I originally saw this in Parents Magazine about two […]

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Tropical Double Fudge Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 pk Devil’s food cake 1/2 c Semi-sweet chocolate chips; 1 sm Instant vanilla pudding – melted 1/2 c Light sour cream 1/4 c Raspberries; pureed -SAUCE- 1/2 c Mango; chopped Powdered sugar 1/2 c Raspberries Kiwis; sliced Make the batter for the devil’s food cake as directed and mix in the […]

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Warm Upside-down Cheesecakes With Pineapple Sauce

Ingredients & Directions 1 tb Unsalted butter 1 Large egg 1/4 c Graham cracker crumbs 1 ts Cornstarch 3/4 c Cream cheese, softened (6oz) 1/2 c Drained canned crushed 1/4 c + 1 tsp sugar Pineapple, reserve 1 T juice 1/4 ts Freshly grated lemon zest 1/2 c Water 1/4 ts Vanilla In small saucepan […]

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Cinnamon Rolls (cake Mix Dough)

Ingredients & Directions -ROLLS- 18 oz YELLOW CAKE MIX (1 BOX) 5 c FLOUR 2 pk YEAST 1/2 c WARM WARM (110-120 DEG) 2 c WARM WATER FILLING 1/4 c SOFTENED BUTTER 1/2 c SUGAR 2 ts CINNAMON IN A LARGE MIXING BOWL, COMBINE CAKE MIX AND 3 CUPS FLOUR. IN A MEDIUM BOWL SOFTEN […]

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Austrian Maple Spice Cake

Ingredients & Directions -FOR THE CAKE- 3 c Self raising flour 2 tb Cinnamon 1 ts Ground cloves 2 ts Ground ginger 2 tb Dutch cocoa 1 c Pure maple syrup 1/2 c Honey 1 1/2 c Castor sugar 1 1/2 c Buttermilk 1 ts Pure vanilla extract FOR THE GLAZE 3 tb Marmalade or […]

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Uncle Honey’s Caramel Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Shortening 1 c Sugar 2 Eggs 1/2 c Milk 1 1/2 c Flour 2 ts Baking powder 1 pn Salt 1 ts Vanilla ICING: 3 c Sugar 1 tb Corn syrup, light — white Karo 1 c Milk 1 Stick margarine Sift flour, measure; sift again with salt. Cream shortening; […]

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Cinnamon Cheesecake

Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- 1 1/2 c Graham wafer crumbs 1/4 c Sugar; optional 1/2 c Melted butter FILLING 1 lb Cream cheese; softened 3 Eggs 1/2 c Sugar TOPPING 1 1/2 c Sour cream -are prettier 1/2 c Flaked and toasted 1 c Sugar -almonds. Use 1 ts Vanilla extract -unblanched ones, they 1/2 […]

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