Mom’s Coffeecake

Ingredients & Directions 2 pk Yeast 1 c Warm water 2 ts Sugar Mix separately 2/3 cup instant mashed potatoes with enough boiling water to be stiff enough. Add to above yeast mixture and add the following: 1 cup butter, softened 1 cup sugar 1 can Carnation milk with enough water to make 2 cups […]

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Kentucky Bourbon Cake

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Raisins 1/2 c Bourbon 1/4 c Butter; softened 1 1/2 c Sugar 5 Eggs 4 c Flour; sifted 2 ts Baking powder 1 ts Baking soda 1 pn Salt 1 ts Lemon zest; grated 1 tb Lemon juice 1 c Pecans; chopped Marinate raisins in 1 cup of the bourbon […]

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Grandma’s Apple Cake

Ingredients & Directions 3 c Flour, unbleached 2 c Sugar 1 ts Soda 1 c Salad oil, (canola) 1 ts Salt 1 ts Cinnamon 3 Eggs, beaten 4 c Apples, chopped small 1 c Nuts, chopped (pecan, walnut -ICING- 1/2 c Confectioners’ sugar Mix dry ingredients- then mix in eggs and oil. Don’t beat – […]

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Homestead Bourbon Cake (the Homestead/bath Co

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Flour 3/4 c Hazelnuts, ground 1/4 ts Cinnamon 5 x Eggs, room temperature 1 c Sugar 1/8 ts Salt 1/2 ts Vanilla 3/4 c Bourbon 2/3 c Raisins 2/3 c Pecan pieces 1 c Butter 2 c Powdered sugar 1/4 c Milk Soak the pecans and raisins overnight in […]

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Potato Pancakes #2

Ingredients & Directions 4 lb Large potatoes 2 -(up to) 3 ts Salt 4 Eggs 3 tb Flour 2 lg Onions Oil or shortening Wash and peel the potatoes; place them in cold, salted water immediately so they do not darken. Beat the eggs together with the flour and 1-1/2 teaspoon salt. Dry the potatoes […]

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Rhuburb Upside Down Cake

Ingredients & Directions 25 g Butter or sunflower marg. 100 g Light muscovado sugar 1/4 ts Ground cinnamon 650 g Rhubarb 175 g Self raising wholemeal flour 75 g Sunflower margerine 2 tb Ground almonds 1 Egg yolk Preparation: cut the rhubarb into 2.5cm lengths. 1. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6. Place the butter, […]

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Coconut Cake

Ingredients & Directions 3 c Flour 3 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 c Butter 4 Egg whites 1 1/2 c Sugar; white 1 c Coconut 1 c Water 1 ts Lemon flavoring Cream butter and sugar. Add cocoanut, flour, sifted with baking powder and salt, alternately with water. Fold in whites last. Note: […]

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Porter Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 lb Flour 1/2 lb Currants 1/2 lb Raisins 1/4 lb Mixed peel 3/4 lb Brown sugar 2 tb Mixed spice (nutmeg&cinnamon Rind of one lemon 1/2 lb Butter 1 ts Bicarbonate of soda Bottle Guinness or stout 4 x Eggs Sift the flour and cut in the butter. Add the fruit, […]

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Tourta Athineiki (orange-walnut Cake)

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 lb Butter; sweet 2 c Granulated sugar 4 Eggs 1 Orange,(juice & grated rind) 3 c All-purpose flour 1 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 1 c Walnuts; coarsely chopped Confectioners’ sugar (opt.) Cream the butter until light and fluffy, then gradually add the sugar. Continuing to beat, add the eggs […]

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