Chocolate Pecan Layer Cake

Ingredients & Directions CAKE 1/2 c Unsalted butter; room -temperature (1 ; stick) 1 c Sugar 6 lg Egg yolks 1/2 ts Vanilla extract 1/2 c Cake flour 1 1/2 c Pecans; toasted, finely ; chopped 2 oz Unsweetened chocolate; -grated 8 lg Egg whites -GLAZE- 5 oz Semisweet chocolate; chopped 1 oz Unsweetened chocolate; […]

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Hyde Park Fudge Cake

Ingredients & Directions 5 1/3 oz Bitter chocolate (bakery -uses Guittard brand) 2/3 c Shortening 2 2/3 Eggs (this is right — comes -from conversion of recipe)* 1 1/3 c Water 3/4 c Sour milk 1 1/3 ts Vanilla 3 c Flour 2 3/4 c Sugar 1 1/3 ts Baking soda 1 1/3 ts Salt […]

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Mini-cheesecakes

Ingredients & Directions 12 Vanilla wafers 1 ts Vanilla 2 pk Cream cheese,softened(8oz) 2 Eggs 1/2 c Sugar 1. Line muffin tin with foil liners. 2. Place one vanilla wafer in each liner. 3. Mix cream cheese, vanilla and sugar on medium speed until well-blended. Add eggs. Mix well. Pour over wafers, filling 3/4 full. […]

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Pizza Rice Cakes

Ingredients & Directions 4 Rice cakes 1/3 c Pizza sauce 1/4 c Sliced ripe olives 1/4 c Diced green pepper 1/4 c Sliced mushrooms 1/3 c Shredded mozzarella cheese Place rice cakes on baking sheet. Spread pizza sauce evenly on rice cake; top with remaining ingredients. Bake at 400 degrees 10 minutes. Serve immediately. Each […]

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Hazelnut Cakes

Ingredients & Directions 1 lb Hazelnut meats (blanched -or unblanched is okay) 6 Egg whites 2 3/4 c Brown sugar, sifted 1/8 ts Salt 1 ts Vanilla White sugar BF Hazelnuts are available at most stores under the name of Filberts. BF They should be blanched. To blanch, boil the nuts for 5 minutes and […]

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Chiffon Honey Cake

Ingredients & Directions 3 1/2 c Sifted flour 2 1/2 ts Baking powder 1 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt 1 ts Cinnamon 1/2 ts Ginger 1 c Sugar 3 Eggs separated 1/4 c Oil 1 1/3 c Honey 1 1/3 c Warm black coffee 1/4 ts Cream of tarter Source: my mother Put all […]

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Chuck Ozburn’s Aunt Aubrie’s Pound Cake

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Sugar 1 c Spry or Crisco 5 Eggs; separated 1 c Sweet milk 3 c Flour; (plain) 1 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 1 ts Vanilla Cream sugar and Spry; add egg yolks one at a time, beating after each addition; add milk, dry ingredients and vanilla, beating to […]

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Halloween Orange-ooze Cupcakes

Ingredients & Directions FILLING 8 oz Cream cheese; softened Yellow and red food coloring 1 Egg 6 oz Chocolate chips 1/3 c Sugar CUPCAKES 3 c Flour 2 c Water 2 c Sugar 1/2 c Plus 2 tablespoons vegetable 1/2 c Cocoa -oil 2 ts Baking soda 2 tb Cider vinegar 1/2 ts Salt 2 […]

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Mini Chip Cheesecake Cookies

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/3 c Graham Cracker Crumbs 1/3 c Sugar 1/4 c Unsweetened Cocoa Powder 1/3 c Butter 2 c Semisweet chocolate mini Chips 3 pk Cream Cheese, softened (8 oz Each) 1 cn Sweetened condensed milk (14 oz can) 3 Eggs 2 ts Vanilla Extract Combine the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, cocoa […]

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Best Ever Devil’s Food Cake

Ingredients & Directions 2 c All-purpose flour 3 lg Eggs 2/3 c Unsweetened cocoa powder 1 ts Vanilla extract 1 1/4 ts Baking soda 1 1/2 c Milk 1/4 ts Baking powder Chocolate Frosting, follows 2/3 c Butter or margarine, Garnish: At room temperature Chocolate curls 1 2/3 c Sugar Adjust oven racks to divide […]

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