Strones Or Oatcakes

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Oatmeal (not rolled 1 pn Salt -oats; coarsely 1 ts Bacon fat -ground oats) Boiling water 1 pn Baking powder For hundreds of years in Ulster, a large STRONE was made in the shape of a cross to celebrate the feast of St. Brigit. Strones were traditionally served hot and […]

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Miracle Whip Spice Cake

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c Miracle Whip? 3/4 c Sugar 2 1/2 c Flour 1 ts Baking soda 1 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 1/2 ts Ground cloves 1/2 ts Nutmeg 1 ts Cinnamon 3/4 c Water; cold 2 tb Molasses Combine Miracle Whip and sugar. Combine dry ingredients. Combine water and molasses. Add […]

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Polenta Pound Cake

Ingredients & Directions 3/4 c Plus 3 tb Unsalted butter 1 c (scant) sugar 3 Eggs; room temperature 6 Egg yolks; room temperature 3/4 c Plus 1 tb Unbleached white flour 1/2 c Plus 1 tb Cornmeal; plus Additional cornmeal for pans 2 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt Confectioners sugar From: Carol Sitea […]

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Red Velvet Cake

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Sugar 1 c Butter 2 Eggs 1 tb Vinegar 1 tb Cocoa 2 1/2 c Flour 1/2 ts Salt 1 1/2 ts Soda 2 oz Red food coloring 1 c Buttermilk 1 ts Vanilla -WHITE ICING- 1/4 c Flour 1 c Sweet milk 4 oz Margarine 1/2 c Crisco 1 […]

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Master Mix Pancakes

Ingredients & Directions 3 c Master Mix 1 1/2 c Water 1 Egg Stir ingredients until blended but small lumps remain. Pour small amount onto hot greased griddle. Makes 10 medium size. Yields 2 servings

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Upside-down Chocolate Cupcakes

Ingredients & Directions 1/4 c Butter or margarine, melted 1/2 c Brown sugar, firmly packed 1 tb Water 36 To 48 walnut halves 1 c Cake flour, sifted 1/3 c Cocoa 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/4 ts Salt 1/4 c Butter or margarine 3/4 c Sugar 1 Egg 1/2 ts Vanilla 1/2 c Water 1/3 […]

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Gold Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 3/4 c Sifted cake flour 2 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 1/2 c Butter, at room temperature 1 c Sugar 1 ts Orange zest 1 ts Orange juice concentrate, at -room temperature -or- 1/2 ts Orange extract 8 Egg yolks (about 1/2 cup) 1/2 c Milk Orange Frosting, Chocolate -Frosting, […]

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Cherry Cake From Mary Killen

Ingredients & Directions 12 oz Flour 2 oz Ground almonds 8 oz Sugar 1 ts Almond extract 8 oz Margarine 4 Eggs 6 oz Glace cherries 1/2 c Milk 1. Cream margarine and sugar. Add egg yolks, beat well, then add flour, milk, glace cherries, ground almonds, and extract. Beat egg whites until stiff and […]

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Texas Sheet Cake

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Sugar 2 c Flour 1/2 lb Butter 1 c ;Water 4 tb Cocoa 1/2 c Buttermilk 1 ts Vanilla 2 Eggs; beaten 1 ts Baking soda FROSTING 1/4 c Butter 3 ts Milk 2 ts Cocoa 2 c Sugar, confectioners 1 ts Vanilla extract 1 c Nuts; chopped Mix together […]

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Lemon-coconut Angel Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 Lemon 1 Box (14.5-oz) angel food -cake mix 1 c Sweetened flaked coconut 3/4 c Confectioners’ sugar 2 tb Skim milk From lemon, using vegetable peeler, remove 2 inch piece of peel; cut into thin strips and set aside for garnish. Grate 2 teaspoon peel and squeeze juice from lemon into […]

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