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Peach Batter Cake June 2, 2013

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Ingredients

3 Tbl butter, melted

1 cup flour

1 Tbl baking powder

¾ cup sugar

½ cup milk

1 large can sliced peaches, drained

1 cup boiling water

½ cup sugar

1 Tbl cornstarch

 

Directions

Mix together the first five ingredients in a bowl. Spread the peaches in a single layer in a greased 8 x 8 pan. Pour batter over peaches. In a separate bowl, mix together the cornstarch and ½ cup sugar. Sprinkle over the batter. Pour one cup boiling water evenly over the batter mixture in the pan. Bake at 350 degree for one hour.

 

Yellow Angel Food Cake

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This cake is better known as “The Birthday Cake” as Nana made this for countless birthday celebrations.

 

Ingredients

1 ½ cups cake flour, sifted

¼ tsp salt

½ tsp baking powder

5 eggs, separated

½ cup cold water or orange juice

1 ½ cups sugar

1 tsp or more of vanilla, orange or lemon

¾ tsp cream of tartar

 

Directions

Sift together the flour, salt and baking powder. Beat egg yolks until thick and lemon colored. Add juice and beat until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in sugar and flavoring. Fold in dry ingredients a little at a time. Beat egg whites with cream of tartar until stiff but not dry. Fold into batter. Bake in a 10” tube pan at 325 degrees for about an hour. Invert to cool.

 

Fresh Apple Cake

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Ingredients

2 1/3 cups flour

2 cups sugar

2 tsp baking soda

¾ tsp salt

1 tsp cinnamon

¼ tsp each: clove and nutmeg

4 cups chopped, peeled apples

½ cup soft shortening

½ cup chopped walnuts

2 eggs

caramel frosting

 

Ingredients

Combine first six ingredients (flour through spices) in a large mixing bowl. Mix until well blended, three to four minutes. Add apples, shortening, nuts and eggs. Beat at medium speed until well blended. Pour into a greased and floured 9 x 13 pan. Bake in pre-heated 325-degree oven for 45 minutes or until cake springs back when touched. Cool completely on wire rack. Frost in pan with caramel frosting.

 

Caramel Frosting:

½ cup butter

½ cup packed brown sugar

dash of salt

3 Tbl milk

1 ½ cups confectioners sugar, sifted

¼ tsp vanilla

 

Melt butter in a small saucepan. Add brown sugar and salt, stir over medium heat until sugar melts. Add milk and bring to a boil. Pour into a mixing bowl and cool for 10 minutes. Add confectioners sugar and vanilla. Beat to a spreading consistency, adding additional confectioners sugar if necessary. Spread on fresh apple cake.

 

Phillie Cake

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This cake makes a great gift for neighbors and friends. Just bake in a small loaf pan, wrap in colorful plastic wrap and tie with a pretty ribbon. I made it for our neighbors when we moved to Spring Garden Street in Altamonte Springs, a reverse welcome wagon.

 

Ingredients

1 ½ cups sugar

1 (8 oz) cream cheese package

1 cup butter

1 ½ tsp vanilla

4 eggs

1 ½ cups sifted cake flour

1 ½ tsp baking powder

¾ cup chopped maraschino cherries

½ cup pecans

1 ½ cup powdered sugar

2 Tbl milk

 

Directions

Combine sugar, cream cheese, vanilla and butter; mix well. Add eggs one at a time; mix well. Reserve ¼ cup flour and gradually add the remainder of the flour to the cream cheese mixture. Toss the reserved flour with the cherries and nuts to coat, then add all to the batter. Bake at 325 degrees in a loaf pan for one hour. If in a small pan, bake for 45 to 50 minutes. After the cake cools, combine the confectioners sugar and milk and drizzle over the cake as a glaze.

 

Freeman Allen’s Carrot Cake

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Ingredients

2 cups flour

2 cups sugar

2 tsp baking powder

2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

2 tsp cinnamon

1 ¼ cups vegetable oil

3 cups grated carrots

4 eggs

½ cup chopped nuts

2 tsp vanilla

cream cheese frosting

 

Directions

Combine first six ingredients (flour through cinnamon) in a large mixer. Mix until blended, about three to four minutes. Add oil to mixture while mixing. Then add the carrots and the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each. Stir in nuts and vanilla. Mix well. Pour into greased and floured 9 x 13 pan. Bake in preheated 350-degree oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Cool in pan. Frost with cream cheese frosting.

 

Cream cheese frosting:

4 oz cream cheese

¼ cup butter

2 cups confectioners sugar

 

Combine cheese and butter in a small mixer bowl. Beat until light and fluffy. Add confectioners sugar and beat to blend. Use additional sugar if necessary.

 

Chocolate Brownie Cake

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Ingredients

2 cups flour

2 cups sugar

½ tsp salt

2 sticks butter

1 cup water

3 Tbl cocoa

2 eggs

1 tsp baking soda

½ cup sour milk*

1 tsp vanilla

 

Directions

In a large bowl, mix the first three ingredients together. In a saucepan, melt the butter. Add the water and cocoa and bring to a boil. Pour the hot mixture over the flour mixture in the bowl. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs. Add the baking soda, milk and vanilla. Mix with the first mixture. Pour batter into a 12 x 15 pan and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. During the last five minutes of baking, prepare the frosting.

 

Frosting:

1 stick butter

1 tsp vanilla

1 lb box of powdered sugar

4 to 6 Tbl milk

 

Combine ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir well and add one cup of nuts. Ice cake while hot.

 

*To make sour milk, add 1 ½ tsp vinegar.

 

Mexican Wedding Cake

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When Jen wanted a house to pass an inspection while working as a homebuilder’s superintendent in New Mexico, she baked this cake for Willie, the city inspector. He eventually didn’t even look at the houses anymore, just signed the permit and ate his cake.

 

Ingredients

2 cups of flour

2 cups of sugar

2 eggs

2 Tbl baking soda

2 tsp vanilla

1 (20 oz) can crushed pineapple in its own juice

1 (8 oz) bag of pecans

 

Directions

Throw all the ingredients in a large bowl and mix by hand. Batter will appear too runny but it’s not. Heavily grease and lightly flour a 9 x 13 pan; add batter and bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 45 minutes. While the cake is baking put frosting ingredients out to soften.

 

Frosting:

1 stick of butter, softened

1 cup of granulated sugar, softened

1 bar of cream cheese

1 tsp vanilla

 

Blend frosting ingredients until smooth and creamy. Let the cake cool before applying the frosting, but leave the frosting at room temperature for an easier application.

 

Miracle Whip Cake

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“This is a nice, moist chocolate cake,” Nana Hazel.

 

Ingredients and Directions

2 cups flour

1 cups sugar

4 Tbl cocoa

2 tsp baking soda

 

Sift together.

 

Then add:

1 cup cold water

1 cup Miracle Whip

1 tsp vanilla

 

Bake in a greased oblong pan at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Cool and frost with cream cheese frosting.

 

Hot Milk Sponge Cake

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Ingredients

1 cup sifted flour

1 tsp baking powder

¼ tsp salt

½ cup milk

2 Tbl butter

2 eggs

1 cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla

 

Directions

Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Heat milk and butter until butter melts; keep hot. Beat eggs until thick and lemon-colored, about three minutes on high speed. Gradually add sugar, beating constantly at medium speed for four to five minutes. Add sifted dry ingredients to egg mixture. Stir until just blended. Stir in hot milk mixture and vanilla. Blend well. Pour into greased 9 x 9 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes. 

 

Busy Day Cake

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Ingredients

1 2/3 cup G.M. flour, sifted  (I assume G.M. is “Gold Medal”, but any flour should work.)

1 cup sugar

¼ tsp salt

1 egg

2 ½ tsp baking powder

1/3 cup shortening

2/3 cup milk at room temperature

1 tsp flavoring (vanilla, almond, lemon etc.)

 

Directions

Sift flour, sugar, salt and baking powder together. Add shortening, milk, egg, and flavoring. Beat for two minutes. Pour into buttered and floured 8” square pan. Bake for 25 to 35 minutes at 350 degrees.

 

Frosting:

Mix together three Tbl melted butter, three to four Tbl brown sugar, two Tbl cream and ½ cup coconut or one cup nuts. Spread on cake while still warm. Place very low under broiler with heat turned low. Broil until it bubbles and becomes brown. Watch carefully.