Pound Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 lb Butter 1 lb Sugar (approx. 2 C) 1 lb Eggs (approx. 10) 1 lb Flour (approx. 3 C) Generous pinch of salt Juice and zest of 1 large Lemon (or 1 or 2 T lemon Juice) Cream butter, then add sugar gradually till mix is smooth. Add eggs, one at […]

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Grandmothers’ Chocolate Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c + 1 tablespoon cocoa powder 1 1/4 c Boiling water 1 1/2 c Cake flour 1 1/2 c + 2 tablespoons all purpose -flour 1 1/4 ts baking powder 1 1/4 ts Baking soda 5 Ounces sweet butter, -softened 2 3/4 c Brown sugar 3 lg Eggs 1 1/4 […]

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Satay Vegetable And Sprout Pancakes

Ingredients & Directions PANCAKES 5/8 c Plain wholemeal flour 1/2 Egg 1/2 ts Baking powder 3/4 c Milk FILLING 4 1/2 oz Fresh snow pea sprouts 2 1/8 c Carrot 4 1/2 oz Mung bean sprouts 1/2 c Roasted peanuts 3 Spring onions 1/4 c Roasted peanuts to garnish 4 1/2 oz Button mushrooms DRESSING […]

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Montreal Cheesecake

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 lb Butter; melted 1 c Brown sugar; firmly packed 1 3/4 c Sifted all-purpose flour 1/2 ts Baking soda 2 c Corn flakes; crushed Cheese Topping; (recipe -follows) 1/2 c Chopped nuts; or raisins CHEESE TOPPING 1 lb Cottage; pot, farmer’s or -ricotta cheese 1/2 ts Salt 1 c Sugar 4 […]

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Hot Milk Sponge Cake (jvb)

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Cake flour 2 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt 4 Eggs 2 ts Vanilla 2 c Sugar 1 c Milk 2 tb Butter ~Sift flour, baking powder & salt together. ~Beat eggs and vanilla together; then gradually add sugar and continue beating until mixture becomes light and lemon coloured. ~Blend […]

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Peaches And Cream Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Cake flour, sifted 3/4 c Sugar 1 ts Baking powder 1/3 c Water 1/4 ts Salt 1 ts Vanilla 1/4 c Walnuts, finely chopped 3 tb Cream sherry 1 cn Cling peaches (16 oz size) 3 Eggs 1 pt Heavy cream 8 Walnuts, halved Sift flour, baking powder and salt […]

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Peach ‘n Honey Cheesecake

Ingredients & Directions 1/4 c Butter 1/8 ts Salt 1/4 c Sugar 2 tb Lemon juice; freshly squeezd 1/2 c Flour, all-purpose 2 Egg yolks; slightly beaten 1/4 ts Cinnamon 1 1/2 ts Lemon rind; grated 16 oz Peach slices, honey-flavored 1 1/2 c Cottage cheese 1/4 c Sugar 2 Egg whites; stiffly beaten 1 […]

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Low-fat Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake

Ingredients & Directions 24 Plain chocolate wafer Cookies (half of a 9 ounce Box) Nonfat cooking spray 2 (8 ounce) packages fat-free Cream cheese 1 c Sugar 1 c Cocoa 1 ts Pure vanilla extract 3 tb Sugar-free seedless black Raspberry preserves 1/2 c Fat free egg substitutes 1 (16 ounce) container Fat-free sour cream […]

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Pecan Yeast Cake

Ingredients & Directions 2 Sticks butter or margarine 2 1/2 c Flour 1 c Milk 1 ts Baking soda 1/4 c Unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 ts Salt 1 1-oz unsweetened chocolate 3 Eggs Square 1 c Pecans, toasted; chopped 1 pk Quick-rising yeast (1/4 oz) Cream cheese & berry 1 1/2 c Sugar Preserves; as […]

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Tropical Banana Cake

Ingredients & Directions Norma Wrenn 1 1/2 c Sugar 1 1/2 c Bananas (4 med); mashed 2/3 c Buttermilk 2 Eggs; beaten 1/2 c Wesson oil 2 c All-purpose flour 1 1/4 ts Baking soda 1 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts -salt 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon 1/2 c Black walnuts; finely chop* Bavarian cream frosting […]

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