Wheat-free Applesauce Cake

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Ground oats* 1/2 c Shortening, soft 2/3 c Sugar 2 md Eggs 1 ts Salt 1 ts Vanilla 1 ts Baking Soda 1 c Applesauce, sweetened 2 ts Cinnamon, ground 1 c Raisins, optional 1/2 ts Nutmeg Grind oats by running Quaker (or similar) either quick or regular oatmeal in […]

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Coconut Delight Cake (m_c-tx)

Ingredients & Directions 1 Pillsbury Butter Recipe -Cake Mix 1 lg Carton Cool Whip 8 oz Carton sour cream 1/2 c Sugar 1 cn Angel Flake coconut Bake cake according to directions. Cool. Combine cool whip, sour cream, sugar and coconut. Cut the cake to make 4 layers and spread mixture between each layer. Then […]

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Pumpkin Marble Cheesecake

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Gingersnap Crumbs 1 ts Vanilla 1/2 c Finely Chopped Pecans 3 ea Eggs 1/3 c Margarine, Melted 1 c Canned Pumpkin 16 oz Cream Cheese, Softened 3/4 ts Cinnamon 3/4 c Sugar 1/4 ts Ground Nutmeg Combine crumbs, pecans and margarine; press onto bottom and 1 1/2-inches up sides […]

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Warm Upside-down Cheesecakes With Blueberry Sauce

Ingredients & Directions 1 tb Unsalted butter 1/4 c Graham cracker crumbs 3/4 c Cream cheese, softened 1/4 c Plus 2 tablespoons sugar 1/4 ts Vanilla 1/4 ts Almond extract 1 lg Egg 1 c Blueberries, picked over 1/3 c Water 2 ts Cornstarch dissolved in 1 -tablespoon water Fresh lemon juice to taste Preheat […]

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Microwave Chocolate Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1/4 c Cocoa 1/4 ts Baking Soda 2/3 c ;Hot Water, Divided 1/4 ts Salt 3/4 c Unbleached All Purpose Flour 1/4 c Vegetable Oil; PLUS -PLUS 2 tb Vegetable Oil 2 tb Unbleached All-Purpose Flour 1 lg Egg 1 c Sugar 2 ts Vanilla Extract 1/2 ts Baking Powder FROSTING 3 […]

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Chocolate Truffle Raspberry Cheesecake

Ingredients & Directions 3 oz NUTS, toasted -liqueur. 9 oz CHOCOLATE WAFER COOKIES, Pour into pan and bake at -crushed -375-degrees for 45 minutes. 1/3 c SUGAR -(Put 6 tb BUTTER, melted Pan of water on bottom rack Mix and pat into bottom and -while baking and -sides of 10″ springform -preheating.) -pan. Cake is […]

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Watergate Cake (pistachio)

Ingredients & Directions 1 pk White cake mix 1 pk Pistachio pudding instant 1 c Cooking oil 3 x Eggs, beaten 1 c Club soda or ginger ale 1 c Chopped pecans Small jar chopped cherries -ICING- 1 pk Pistachio pudding instant 1 1/4 c Milk; mix, let stand until Firm. Add: Large carton cool […]

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Walnut Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 lb Margarine 2 c Sugar 4 Egg; beaten 1 pt Sour cream 2 ts Baking soda 3 ts Baking powder 3 c Flour 2 ts Vanilla 2 c Walnuts; chopped 1 c Sugar 3 ts Cinnamon; mixed with sugar 1. Butter & flour a 10 X 15 pan 2. Preheat oven […]

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Pumpkin Pound Cake

Ingredients & Directions 2 c BUTTER, MELTED 5 c CANNED PUMPKIN 4 c SUGAR 8 ea EGGS, ROOM TEMP 6 c FLOUR 1/2 ts Salt 4 ts Baking soda 1 ts Freshly grated nutmeg 2 ts Cinnamon 2 ts Vanilla 3 c Heavy whipping vream 3/4 c Orange juice 2 tb Powdered sugar 1 c […]

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Modifications To Joy Of Cooking Chocolate Cake

Ingredients & Directions None I’ve had good results modifying the ‘quick oil cake’ in the Joy of Cooking. If you have the book, make all of the usual substitutions: applesauce for oil, defatted cocoa for cocoa, ener-g egg replacer for eggs. To make it really chocolatey, I halve the sugar amount, add an extra 1/4-1/2 […]

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