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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Gumdrop Fruitcake

Ingredients & Directions 4 c Flour; Sifted 1 ts Cinnamon 1/4 ts Cloves 1/4 ts Salt 1 lb White Raisins 1 lb Large Gumdrops; (Omit Black) 1 c Nuts; Chopped 1 c Butter 2 c Sugar 2 Eggs 1 1/2 c Applesauce 1 ts Baking Soda 1 tb Hot Water 1 ts Vanilla Sift and […]

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Shoofly Cake

Ingredients & Directions 2 1/2 c All purpose flour 1/2 c Margarine 1/2 c Sugar 1 c Hot water 1 ts Baking soda 1/2 c Molasses 1/2 ts Salt In mixing bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. Cut in margarine until mixture is like crumbs. Set aside. Stir together water and molasses. […]

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Genoise Sheet Cake (dj/am)

Ingredients & Directions 3 tb Hot clarified sweet butter; -(4 tablespoons ; sweet butter yields 3 tb Clarified) 1 ts Pure vanilla extract 1 c Sifted cake or pastry flour 2/3 c Sugar EQUIPMENT 11 Jellyroll pan; ? Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line bottom of jelly-roll pan with parchment paper. Combine clarified butter and […]

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Munich Cheesecake

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Flour 3/4 c Butter 2 Vanilla bean 1/2 c Milk Sugar 3 Egg 1 c Poppy seeds 1 Lemon peel (grated) Salt 12 oz Cream cheese 3/4 c Raisins (golden) Brown sugar In a mixing bowl, sift together 1 cup flour, 3 tbsp sugar, and 1/4 tsp salt. With a […]

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Lemony Light Vineyard “cheesecakes”

Ingredients & Directions -Karen Thackeray 1 tb Grated lemon peel 1 pk Unflavored gelatin 1 tb Lemon juice 1/2 c Cold water 1/4 ts Vanilla 8 oz Light cream cheese;softened 4 Ice cubes 1 c Plain low-fat yogurt 1 1/2 c Seedless grapes; halved 1/3 c Sugar In small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over cold water; […]

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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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Ukranian Honey Cake (medivnyk)

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Dark honey 1 ts Powdered cinnamon 1/2 ts Nutmeg or mace 1/2 ts Powdered cloves 1/2 c Unsalted butter; softened -(1/4 lb) 2 ts Baking soda 1 c Dark brown sugar; firmly -packed 5 Egg yolks 4 c Flour; sifted 1/2 ts Salt 1 1/2 ts Baking powder 3/4 c […]

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Chess Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 Egg 1 Box of powdered sugar 1 Box of yellow cake mix 3 Eggs 1 Stick of butter 8 oz Cream cheese Mix together 1 egg, cake mix and butter. Press into a 9 x 13 inch buttered pan. Mix together the powdered sugar, 3 eggs and cream cheese; pour over […]

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Colette’s Chocolate Cake

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Sugar 1 c Unsweetened cocoa 1 c Vegetable shortening 1 ts Salt 2 ts Baking powder 1 ts Baking soda 3 c All-purpose flour 2 Eggs, at room temperature 1 c Milk, at room temperature 1 ts Almond extract 1 ts Vanilla extract 1 c Hot, strong coffee Preheat oven […]

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