Waldorf Astoria Red Velvet Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Shortening 1 1/2 c Sugar 2 Egg 2 oz Red food coloring 2 tb Cocoa; heaping 1 c Buttermilk 2 1/4 c Cake flour 1 ts Salt 1 ts Vanilla 1 ts Baking soda 1 ts Vinegar FROSTING 3 tb Flour 1 c Milk 1 c Sugar 1 ts Vanilla […]

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Welsh Tea Cakes

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Flour 3/4 c Sugar 1 ts Baking powder 1/2 c Butter 1/2 c Currants — or raisins 1 Egg 1/4 ts Salt 1/2 ts Nutmeg Combine dry ingredients in a mixing bowl; blend well. With a pastry=20 blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal, stir in=20 currants. Place […]

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Jam Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/4 c Sugar 1/2 ts Allspice 1 c Butter 4 Eggs 4 tb Buttermilk, dissolved with ICING: 1 tsp. of soda 6 tb Cream 1 c Blackberry jam 6 tb Butter 2 c Flour 2 c Brown sugar 1/2 ts Cinnamon 1 ts Vanilla Mix the first 7 ingredients together, then […]

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Crackling Bacon Corn Cakes

Ingredients & Directions 6 sl Bacon; cut into 1/2″ pieces 1/3 c Chopped onion 1 c All purpose flour 2 tb Chopped fresh chives 1 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt 1/8 ts Cayenne pepper 2/3 c Milk 1 Egg; slightly beaten 1 tb Vegetable oil 8 oz Whole kernel corn; (1 can, -drained) 1/2 […]

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Cranberry Eggnog Cheesecake

Ingredients & Directions Crust 1 1/2 Coconut bar cookies; crushed 6 tb Butter; melted Filling 1 c Sugar; divided 2 Env unflavored gelatin 1/4 ts Salt 4 Eggs; separated 1 1/2 c Dairy eggnog 16 oz Cream cheese; softened 1 tb Orange peel; grated 1 ts Vanilla 1/2 ts Cream of tartar 1 c Whipping […]

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Norman’s Cheesecake

Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- 1 c Graham cracker crumbs 3/4 c Toasted ground almonds 1/3 c Sugar 1 ts Cinnamon 1/3 c Melted butter FILLING 3/4 c Sugar; plus 2 tb Sugar 1 lb Cream cheese; at room -temperature 4 Eggs; separated; at room -temperature 1 c Sour cream; at room -temperature 1/2 ts Vanilla […]

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Holiday Toffee Cakes

Ingredients & Directions 2 pk Chocolate covered toffee -pieces; 1/2 cup 3/4 c Butter or margarine 1/3 c Sugar 1 tb Milk 2 ts Vanilla extract 2 1/4 c All-purpose flour 1/2 c Semisweet chocolate chips 2 ts Shortening 1. Finely chop chocolate-covered toffee pieces. Set aside. 2. Beat butter or margarine in a large […]

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Walnut-spice Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Butter or margarine 1 c C&H Golden Brown Sugar 1/2 c C&H Granulated Sugar 2 Eggs; OR… 1 -Whole egg, plus… 2 -yolks 1 3/4 c Sifted cake flour 1 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Soda 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 ts Nutmeg 1/2 ts Allspice 2/3 c Sour milk 3/4 […]

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Mix-in-the-pan Lemon Poppy Seed Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 3/4 c All-purpose flour 3/4 c Water 3/4 c Granulated sugar 1/4 c Vegetable oil 2 tb Poppy seed 1 tb Grated lemon peel 1 ts Baking soda 2 tb Lemon juice 1/2 ts Salt Powdered sugar Heat oven to 350 F. Mix flour, granluated sugar, poppy seed, baking soda and […]

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Coconut Ring Cake

Ingredients & Directions 3 c Bisquick 1 1/2 c Sugar 1/2 c All purpose flour 3/4 c Margarine or butter; soft 1 ts Vanilla 6 Eggs 8 oz Cream cheese; softened 1 c Flaked coconut Powdered sugar Preheat oven to 350~. Grease and flour 12 cup Bundt pan. Beat all ingredients except coconut and powdered […]

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