Texas Pecan Cake

Ingredients & Directions -GREAT TASTIN BBQ-J. BUTEL- 1 lb Unsalted butter 2 c Granulated sugar 6 Eggs, well beaten 1 ts Lemon extract 4 c Unbliached flour 1 1/2 ts Baking powder 4 c Pecan halves 2 c White raisins Preheat the oven to 300F. Grease and lightly flour a 9 3/4 in tube pan. […]

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Orange-almond Sour Cream Cake With Chocolate Chips

Ingredients & Directions 1/3 c Chocolate mini-morsels OR 2 -ounces semisweet Chocolate cut into small -pieces 1/2 ts Orange-flavored liqueur 1 ts PLUS 1 2/3 cups sifted cake -flour 2 Eggs 2/3 c Sour cream 1 ts Orange flower water * OR -vanilla extract 2/3 c Sugar 1 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Baking soda […]

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Autumn Apple Shortcakes

Ingredients & Directions SHORTCAKE 2 c Bisquick 1/2 c Water 2 tb Sugar 2 tb Shredded orange peel ———————–CRANBERRY APPLE FILLING———————– 2 c Cranberries 1/3 c Apple juice 2 c Apples; peeled, thinly slice 2/3 c Sugar 1/2 c Apple juice 1 tb Cornstarch Heat oven to 450F. Grease cookie sheet. Stir Bisquick, water, sugar […]

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Cinnamon Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Butter 1 c Sugar 2 Egg, separated 1/2 c Milk 1 1/2 c Flour, cake 1 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 2 ts Cinnamon Cream butter and sugar well, then add the beaten egg yolks and beat well. Add the milk. Sift the dry ingredients together and add […]

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Glazed Pineapple Upside-down Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 cn (20 oz) sliced pineapple in -juice 1 pk (4 serving) Jell-o pudding -(vanilla) or you can use -instant pudding 10 Marchino cherries 1/2 c Firmly packed brown sugar 1 Pkg.yellow cake mix 1 pk Jell-o instant vanilla -flavor pudding 4 Eggs 1 c Water 1/4 c Oil Both of these […]

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Red Bean Paste Cakes

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Or 1 1/2 lbs. of red bean -paste 24 ‘skins’ Oil directions: divide paste into 24 potions. roll into balls. place bean paste ball in center of thin ‘skin’ circle. pull dough up around paste. roll into ball. flatten with hand and then use rolling pin to make a three […]

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Chocolate Prune Cake With Chocolate Fudge Fro

Ingredients & Directions 1/4 c Boiling water 3/4 c Pitted prunes 2/3 c Oil 1 c Sugar 2 tb Unsweetened cocoa powder 2 ts Ground cinnamon 1 ts Salt 1 ts Vanilla 2 Eggs 1 c Buttermilk 2 1/2 c Flour 1 1/2 ts Baking soda 2 ts Baking powder ———————–CHOCOLATE FUDGE FROSTING———————– 1/4 c […]

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Fruitcake 2

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Snipped dried figs 2 c Whole wheat flour 1/2 c Chopped dates 1/2 c Wheat germ, toasted 1/2 c Chopped prunes 1 tb Baking powder 1 c Crushed pineapple 1 ts Baking soda 1 c Dark raisins 1 ts Ground cinnamon 2 c Chopped apple (1 med. size) 1/2 ts […]

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About Fruit Cakes

Ingredients & Directions The best, rich fruit cakes are fundamentally butter cakes with just enough batter to bind the fruit. They improve with aging and if saturated with liquors which will prevent molding and buried in powdered sugar, can be kept for years in a tightly covered container in a cool place. Raisins, figs and […]

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