Irish Christmas Cake (part 2) Marzipan Icing

Ingredients & Directions Apricot Jam or Red Currant -Jelly Water -ALMOND PASTE- 3 1/2 c Confectioner’s Sugar; sifted 1 c Granulated Sugar 5 c Ground Almonds 4 lg Eggs 1 Lemon ; Juice of 1 ts Vanilla Extract 1 tb Rum 1 tb Orange-flower Water Before icing the Irish Christmas Cake, smother a thin glaze […]

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Johnny Cake Muffins

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Flour 4 ts Baking powder 1 c Cornmeal 1 Egg 3/4 ts Salt 1 c Milk plus 2 tblsp 1/2 c Sugar 4 tb Cooking oil Put all dry ingredients in bowl, beat egg lightly and add the milk to it. Add to dry ingredients and mix well. Add the […]

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Pumpkin Spice Jar Cakes

Ingredients & Directions 1 Stick (4 oz.) plus 3 tbsps. -unsalted butter; softened 3 1/2 c Light brown sugar 4 Eggs 2 c Pureed cooked or canned -pumpkin 3 1/3 c Flour 1 1/2 ts Baking powder 1 ts Baking soda 1 ts Cinnamon 1/2 ts Ground ginger 1/4 ts Ground mace 1 c Chopped […]

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Wacky Cake (eggless)

Ingredients & Directions Mix together — in 9 x 13 Pan: 2 1/4 c Flour 1 1/2 c Sugar 4 1/2 tb Cocoa 1 1/2 ts Baking Soda 3/4 ts Salt Make 3 indentations — in This mixture 1 1/2 ts Vinegar (white or apple Cider) — in hole 1 1 1/2 ts Vanilla — […]

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Grandmothers’ Chocolate Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c + 1 tablespoon cocoa powder -softened 1 1/4 c Boiling water 2 3/4 c Brown sugar 1 1/2 c Cake flour 3 lg Eggs 1 1/2 c + 2 tablespoons all purpose 1 1/4 c Buttermilk -flour 1 1/4 ts Vanilla l 1/4 teaspoons baking powder Bittersweet Chocolate 1 […]

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Noodle Pancake Stir-fried Subgum Topping

Ingredients & Directions 3 Dried black mushrooms 1/4 c Lean pork 1 ts Cornstarch 1 ts Soy sauce 1 c Shrimp 1 ts Cornstarch 1 ts Sherry 1/4 c Chicken 1/2 ts Cornstarch 1/4 ts Salt 1/4 c Abalone 1/4 c Smoked ham 1/4 c Bamboo shoots 2 -(up to) 3 tb Oil 1 -(up […]

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Cappuccino Cheesecake

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Finely Chopped Nuts 4 ea Large Eggs 2 tb Sugar 1 c Sour Cream 3 tb Margarine, Melted 1 tb Instant Coffee Granules 32 oz Cream Cheese, Softened 1/4 ts Cinnamon 1 c Sugar 1/4 c Boiling water 3 tb Unbleached All-purpose Flour Combine nuts, sugar, and margarine; press […]

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Crab Cakes

Ingredients & Directions 1 Egg 2 tb Mayonnaise 1/2 ts Dry mustard 1/8 ts Cayenne pepper 1/4 ts Tabasco sauce 1/2 ts Pepper 1 lb Fresh crabmeat; (cleaned and -drained) 3 tb Finely chopped parsley 1 1/2 tb Bread crumbs Vegetable oil for frying 1 Lemon cut into wedges Tartar sauce Beat egg lightly with […]

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Mayonaise Cake

Ingredients & Directions 3 c Flour 1 1/2 c Sugar 1 1/2 c Salad dressing 6 tb Cocoa 1 1/2 c Water 3 ts Vanilla 3 ts Baking soda 1 ts Baking Powder Grease and Flour 9 x 13x 2 oblong pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix thoroughly all ingredients in turn. Bake 25 […]

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Italian Pound Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 lb Butter 2/3 lb Ricotta cheese 1 2/3 c Sugar 8 ts Sugar 5 Eggs 2 ts Vanilla 2 c Cake flour 4 ts Whipping cream 1/4 ts Salt Grated semi-sweet chocolate -or sliced strawberries 1 ts Vanilla FROSTING 8 oz Semi-sweet chocolate bits 1/2 c Strong brewed coffee 10 tb […]

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