Grandmother’s Fruitcake

Ingredients & Directions 4 c All-purpose flour, divided 1 lb Chopped dates 1 lb Candied citron 1 lb Chopped pecans 1 lb Dried figs, coarsely chopped 1 pk Raisins (15-oz.) 1 pk Currants (10-oz.) 1 c Butter or margarine, – softened 2 c Sugar 12 lg Eggs, beaten 1 c Milk 3/4 c Light corn […]

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Low-fat Cheesecake

Ingredients & Directions 12 lb Cottage Cheese 40 Eggs 8 c Fructose (natural sugar) -(first measure) 2 c Fructose (natural sugar) -(second measure) 12 c Flour 1/4 c Vanilla 7 lb Sour Cream 3 tb Cream of Tartar 2 c Chocolate Chips -or Carob Chips (optional) Graham Cracker crumbs Mix cottage cheese, vanilla, and sour […]

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Chocolate Chip Swirl Coffeecake

Ingredients & Directions 6 tb Butter 1 1/2 c Walnuts or pecans 3/4 c Brown sugar, packed — chopped 1 tb Cinnamon 6 oz Semisweet chocolate chips 1 1/2 ts Orange zest; grated ———————–MOM’S SWEET YEAST DOUGH———————– 1 pk (1/8 oz) Active dry yeast 1/2 c Sugar 1/4 c Water, warm (105-115 deg. F) 3 […]

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Montmorency Cake

Ingredients & Directions 14 oz Semisweet chocolate; broken -into bits (or use chips) 2 tb Instant coffee granules; opt 1/2 c Kirsch 4 Eggs; separated 12 tb Unsalted butter; room temp 1/3 c All-purpose flour 1 pn Salt 2/3 c Granulated sugar 1 lb Fresh cherries or one 1-lb -can pitted sour cherries -packed in […]

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Potica (traditional Slovenian Holiday Cake) Pt 2

Ingredients & Directions See part 1 tremendous potica! Well, my grandmother has been gone for twenty years, but when I ran across a recipe for potica on the Slovenia home page, I had to try it. And I was disappointed. It just wasn’t the same as my grandmother’s. So I challenged my mother to remember […]

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Mix In Pan Carrot Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Flour, all purpose 3/4 c Water 1 c Sugar 1/3 c Oil 1 ts Baking powder 1 tb Lemon juice 1/2 ts Baking soda 1 ts Vanilla 1/4 ts Salt 1 Eggs 1 ts Cinnamon -CREAM CHEESE FROSTING 1/2 ts Allspice 3 oz Cream cheese; softened 1 c Carrots, […]

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Triple-layer Chocolate Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 tb Instant espresso powder 1 1/4 c Hot water 2 Squares (2 oz) unsweetened -chocolate, chopped 2 c All-purpose flour 1/2 c Unsweetened cocoa powder 1 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/4 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 3/4 c Butter, softened 1 c Granulated sugar 3/4 c Firmly packed brown sugar […]

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Potato Pancakes (latkes) (healthy Heart)

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Shredded potato (can use Frozen “Simply Potato” Shreds) 2 tb Oat flour (or 2T rolled oats Milled into flour) 1/4 c Chopped onion (or 4T dried Onion) 1/4 c Water pn Salt, fresh ground black Pepper Mix flour and water, add onions and potato. Add a bit more water […]

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Coconut Pound Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Margarine 3 c Sugar 6 Eggs 1 c Evaporated milk 3 c Flour 1 ts Baking powder 1 tb Lemon flavoring 1 cn Coconut (flaked) Bake 1 1/2 hours at 350 F. in large tube pan. Aunt Irene Conger SOURCE: Mama’s Favorite Recipes (Frances Turfitt) Shared by Nancy Coleman […]

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Spicy Oatmeal Pancakes

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Spiced Oatmeal Mix 2 Eggs, slightly beaten 2 c Milk, Hot 1/2 c Flour 1/2 c Margarine, melted 2 ts Baking Powder Combine mix, hot milk and margarine. Combine rest of ingredients beaten eggs, flour and baking powder. After everything is mixed together cook. Yields 18 pancakes

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