Cornmeal Hoecake

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Sifted corn meal ;Water, cold, to mix 1/2 ts Salt Mix meal with water sufficient to handle. Let stand a few minutes to see if more water is needed to spread. Have a heavy griddle greased and hot, pour on the mixture and pat out into a round cake, having […]

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Hawaiian Wedding Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 Yellow cake mix 1 lg Can pineapple (in own juice) 1 c Sugar 2 Boxes vanilla pudding 12 oz Cool Whip 1 c Coconut Make cake according to package and put in 9×12″ pan and bake. Mix sugar in pineapple and pour over cake (cool). Mix pudding according to package, pour […]

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Nutty Graham Picnic Cake (1978)

Ingredients & Directions CAKE 2 c Flour 1/2 ts Cinnamon 1 c Graham cracker crumbs 1 c Butter, softened 1 c Firmly packed brown sugar 1 c Orange juice 1/2 c Sugar 1 tb Grated orange peel 1 ts Baking powder 3 Eggs 1 ts Baking soda 1 c Chopped nuts 1 ts Salt -GLAZE- […]

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Vegan Fruit Cake

Ingredients & Directions Karen Mintzias 2 1/2 c 100{2e9f251b366587fbbc6cf0b723637ab4973d0544eef98211a490c8832b50f8a2} whole wheat flour 1 ts Mixed spice 1/4 lb Vegan margarine; PLUS: 4 tb Vegan margarine 1 c Real Barbados sugar 1 1/2 c Mixed dried fruit 1/4 c Mixed candied peel 1/4 c Glac? cherries -rinsed and halved 1 Orange; rind grated 2 tb Ground […]

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Carrot Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Oil 1 ts Baking soda 1 c Sugar 1 ts Salt 1 c Brown sugar 1 ts Baking powder 1 ts Vanilla 2 ts Cinnamon 4 x Eggs 3 c Carrots; shredded 2 c Flour, whole wheat 1 c Walnuts; chopped 1/3 c Dry milk In large bowl, blend oil […]

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Alaska Sourdough Pancakes

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Sponge 1 ts Soda 2 c Flour 3 tb Sugar 2 c Milk 1 ts Salt 2 Eggs 2 ts Baking powder Put starter in large bowl. Add 2 cups flour and 2 cups milk. Mix well and cover. Leave in warm place overnight. Next morning take out 1 cup […]

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Basic Sponge Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Sifted cake flour 1 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 3 Eggs, separated 1 c Sugar, divided 2 ts Vanilla 1/4 c Water 2 Egg whites 1. Combine cake flour, baking powder, and salt, stir well and set aside. 2. Beat 3 egg yolks in a large mixing bowl at […]

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Gunpowder Fruit Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Dates; chopped 1 c Dried figs; chopped 1 c Dried apricots; chopped 1/4 c Glace ginger; chopped 2 c Raisins 1/2 c Cumquat marmalade 1/2 c Cointreau 1 tb Green peppercorns; rinsed -and mashed 1/2 ts Ground mace; cinnamon, -cardamom, ; nutmeg and allspice 250 g Unsalted butter 1 c […]

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Bresse Farmhouse Chocolate Cake

Ingredients & Directions 7 oz Bittersweet chocolate 1/2 c Superfine sugar; PLUS: -OR- semisweet chocolate, 1 tb Superfine sugar – broken into small pieces 3 Eggs 1/4 lb Unsalted butter; PLUS: 3/4 c Heavy cream; reduced by half 1 ts Unsalted butter -(SEE NOTE) 1/4 c Cake flour 1 tb Unsweetened cocoa powder NOTE: Simmer […]

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Pratie Cakes

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Potatoes; mashed (fresh or -prefared from flakes) 1/2 c All-purpose flour; unsifted (reserve some 1 tb to flour- Ing board) 1/4 ts Salt 2 tb Onion; finely chopped 2 tb Margarine; Turn mashed potatoes into a large bowl. Add flour, salt, and onion. Mix thoroughly with hands and fingers until […]

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