Japanese Fruitcake

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Butter (or marg.); softened 1 ts Allspice, ground 2 c Sugar 1 ts Cinnamon, ground 4 Eggs 1 c Milk 3 c Flour, all-purpose 1 lb Fruic, candied; chopped 1 tb Baking powder 1/2 c Raisins 1 ts Cloves, ground 1/2 c Nuts -COCONUT FILLING- 3 c Sugar 3 Lemons; […]

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Gliko Tapsiou Me Ladi (oil Cake)

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Oil * 1 1/2 c Orange juice * 1 1/2 c Sugar 2 tb Brandy (or slightly more) 1 ts Baking soda 1 ts Cinnamon 1 ts Ground cloves 1/2 c Walnuts 1/2 c Raisins 600 g Flour A few sesame seeds A little oil *[NOTE: Original recipe calls […]

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Oreo Cookie Tube Cake

Ingredients & Directions 25 Cream filled sandwich cookie 3 c Flour 1 1/2 c Sugar 1 1/4 c Milk 1 c Shortening 2 1/2 ts Baking powder 1 ts Salt 1 ts Vanilla 4 Large eggs -CHOCOLATE GLAZE- 6 oz Pk semi-sweet choco-chips 3 tb Shortening 1 tb Milk 1 tb Corn syrup Preheat oven […]

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Revani (semolina Cake)

Ingredients & Directions Karen Mintzias 2 Lemons; grated zest only 1/2 c All-purpose flour 1/2 ts Almond extract 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/2 c Orange juice 1 1/3 c Fine semolina or farina 1 ts Vinegar; for the bowl 4 lg Eggs; separated 1/16 ts Cream of tartar 1/2 c Sugar 1/2 c Blanched, slivered […]

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Chocolate Rum Cheesecake

Ingredients & Directions 1 Graham cracker crust 6 oz Bittersweet Chocolate 1/4 c Rum 1 lb Cream Cheese 3/4 c Extra Fine Sugar 1/2 c Sour Cream 1 tb Vanilla Extract 4 Extra large Eggs Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Prepare the graham cracker crust in a springform pan. Refrigerate the pan until needed. […]

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Teisen Sir Fon (anglesey Cake) Welsh

Ingredients & Directions 10 oz Flour 4 oz Lard 3 oz Sugar Egg 1/2 ts Bicarbonate 1 ts Treacle Pinch mixed spice and ginger 4 oz Dried fruit 1 c Milk Pinch salt Cream the sugar and fat. Mix in the egg and add the remainder of the ingredients, having desolved the bicarbonate in the […]

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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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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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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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Plate Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 lb flour 3 eggs 4 oz lard : pinch nutmeg 4 oz butter : milk 2 ts baking powder 7 oz sugar 8 oz currants TEISEN LAP Rub the fat into the flour and add the other dry ingredients. Beat the eggs well and add to the mixture. Add enough milk […]

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