GERMAN CHOCOLATE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE
German chocolate cake mix
1 c. coconut
1 c. pecans, chopped
1 stick margarine
1 (8 oz.) cream cheese
1 box powdered sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 9 x 13 pan. Sprinkle pecans and coconut in pan. Mix cake mix according to directions and pour into pan. In saucepan melt margarine and cream cheese, add sugar mixing well and pour over cake batter. Bake 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool and remove from pan or slice and turn upside down.
CHOCOLATE SYRUP CAKE
1 stick margarine
1 c. sugar
4 eggs
1 c. flour
1 can chocolate syrup
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking powder
Cream margarine and sugar. Add the eggs one at a time beating after each. Shift flour, baking powder and salt, chocolate syrup. Add vanilla. Bake in 9 x 13 pan at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. Cool and pour on icing.
–ICING–
1/2 stick margarine
1 c. sugar
1/3 c. cond. milk, carnation
Combine and boil 1 minute add 1/2 cup chocolate bits. Beat until melted and pour over cake.
EVA’S CHOCOLATE CAKE
2 c. flour
2 c. sugar
3/4 to 1 c. cocoa
1 tsp. baking powder
3 eggs
1/2 c. salad oil
1 c. milk
2 tsp. baking soda
1 c. warm coffee
Mix flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, eggs, salad oil and milk together in a large bowl until well blended. Dissolve baking soda in coffee and add to batter. Mix well. Batter will be thin. Bake for about 45 minutes. This is a very moist cake.
DEATH BY CHOCOLATE
1 bx. chocolate cake
2 boxes. chocolate mousse or choc.
instant pudding
2 med. cartons whipping cream
1/2 c. Kahlua, or choc. syrup
4 Skor candy bars, opt.
Bake chocolate cake. Let cool. Drizzle in Kahlua. Cool 4 hours. Crumble cake in bottom of truffle bowl. Layer mousse, whipped cream, candy. Repeat. Refrigerate at least 2 hours. Makes alot. Recipe can be halved for smaller bowl.
CHOCOLATE SHEET CAKE 4
2 c. sugar
2 c. flour
2 sticks margarine
4 tbsp. cocoa
1 c. water
1 tsp. soda mixed with 1/2 c.
buttermilk
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. vanilla
Dash of salt
2 eggs
Mix sugar and flour together. Melt margarine, cocoa and water. Bring to boil add to flour mixture. Add buttermilk rest of ingredients. Mix well. Use pan 11 x 13 inch. Bake in preheated oven at 400 degrees for 20 minutes longer if it is soft on top don’t over cook.
–ICING–
12 oz. walnuts (I add nuts on top of
cake then the icing)
6 tbsp. cocoa
6 tbsp. milk might need more
Bring to boil and add 1 pound 10x sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla mixture. Ice the cake as soon as it comes out of oven.
EASY RICH CHOCOLATE CAKE
1 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. granulated sugar
3/4 tsp. salt
1/4 c. cocoa
1 tbsp. vinegar
1 tbsp. vanilla
1/3 c. cooking oil
1 c. water
Use one 8 x 8 inch pan for baking. This same pan is used to mix the cake batter. There is no greasing of pans or using extra mixing bowls. Sift flour, soda, sugar, salt and cocoa rith into your baking pan. Combine vinegar, vanilla, and cooking oil. Make three little holes with your finger in the sifted dry ingredients and pour in the oil mixture. Over all this pour 1 cup water. Stir and mix well. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes. Cool and frost with chocolate frosting.
ECLAIR CAKE 2
1 lb. pkg. vanilla pudding
2 c. of milk
8 oz. Cool Whip
Lg. box graham crackers
1 can Betty Crocker fudge frosting
Grease sides and bottom of 9 x 13 dish. In mixer blend vanilla pudding and 2 cups of milk. Fold by hand 8 oz. Cool Whip layer graham crackers and pudding. Starting with crackers, 4 layers of crackers, 3 layers of pudding. Heat frosting for 15 seconds and smooth on top of layered cake; refrigerate 1 hour.
ECLAIR CAKE
Whole graham crackers
2 sm. box vanilla pudding, instant
3 c. milk
8 oz. Cool Whip
–TOPPING–
1/2 c. cocoa
1/2 c. milk
1/2 c. margarine
2 c. granulated sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
Line 9 x 13 cake pan with whole graham crackers. Mix vanilla pudding and blend in Cool Whip and put half of pudding mix on top of graham crackers. Another layer of whole graham crackers in pan and rest of pudding mixture on top of them. Finish with another layer of graham crackers. Coat and smooth out chocolate topping over top of the graham crackers. Topping: Mix and boil 1 minute only add margarine and vanilla. Let cool and keep stirring until smooth and thick. Spread on top. Refrigerate cake until used. Also any unused should be kept in refrigerator.
FROSTING FOR CHOCOLATE DECADENCE CAKE
3/4 c. (1 1/2 sticks) butter or marg.
6 c. confectioners sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
3 tbsp. milk
5 sq. Baker’s unsweetened or semi
sweet chocolate
2 tbsp. milk
Melt 5 squares Baker’s unsweetened or semi sweet chocolate; sit aside to cool. Beat 3/4 c. butter or marg. until soft; blend in 3 cups confectioners sugar. Add 1 egg and 1 tsp. vanilla. Add 3 additional cups confectioners sugar alternately with 3 tbsp. milk until of spreading consistency. Add step 1 and step 2 ingredients along with 2 tbsp. milk for smooth consistency.
CHOCOLATE DECADENCE CAKE
3 sq. Baker’s semi sweet chocolate
1 pkg. (2 layer size) chocolate cake
mix
4 eggs
3/4 c. water
1/2 c. sour cream
1/4 c. oil
Chocolate frosting
Chop chocolate into small chunks and set aside. Combine cake mix, eggs, water, sour cream and oil. Blend, then beat at medium speed of electric mixer for 4 minutes. Fold in chopped chocolate. Pour into 2 greased and floured 9 inch layer pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes, or until cake tester inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Remove and finish cooling on racks.
BETTER THAN “SEX” CAKE
1 box cake mix white, yellow or devils
food
Bake according to directions on box. When done, make holes with wooden spoon handle in cake. Heat until dissolved: 1 med. can cr. pineapple and 1 cup sugar. Pour over HOT cake. Slice 2 banana and put on top of pineapple 1 pkg. instant vanilla or pistachio pudding mix by directions and spread over bananas. 1 can Cool Whip spread over pudding. 1 1/2 coconut sprinkled over Cool Whip and 1/2 cup chopped nuts over coconut if desired. KEEP REFRIGERATED.
LITTLE CREAM CHEESE CUP CAKES
1 (8 oz.) cream cheese softened
1 egg, beaten
1/3 c. sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
Beat together until creamy stir in one small package chocolate chips, set aside. 1 1/2 c. flour
1 c. sugar
1/4 c. cocoa (a little light)
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
Sift all dry ingredients together then add: 1 c. water, 1/3 c. cooking oil, 1 tbsp. vinegar, 1 tsp. vanilla then beat all together. Spoon in small muffin tins with paper liners. First about 1 tbsp. chocolate mixture then 1 tsp. vanilla mixture, cream cheese. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes at 350 degrees.
BUTTER CAKE
1/2 lb. butter or margarine
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. lemon extract
2 tsp. baking powder
1 c. milk
3 c. flour
Cream butter and sugar together add eggs one at a time. Sift baking powder and flour together and add alternately with milk and flavorings. Bake in greased staff pan for 1 hour at 375 degrees.
JOYCE’S LAYER CAKE
1 box cake mix yellow
2 eggs
1 stick margarine
1 (8 oz.) cream cheese
2 eggs
1 box 10x sugar
Beat together cake mix, eggs, margarine. It will be thick. Spread in bottom of greased 9 x 13 pan. Beat together cream cheese, eggs and sugar. Pour on top of first mixture. Bake for 45 minutes at 350 degrees.
ICE BOX CAKE
3/4 lb. vanilla wafers
1 pkg. lime Jello
1 c. gran. sugar
1 c. water
1 can crushed pineapple
3 eggs
1 stick margarine
Cream margarine and sugar; add well beaten egg yolks. Roll wafers, add 1 1/2 c. crumbs to butter and egg mixture. Drain juice from pineapple and add enough water to fill cup. Dissolve Jello in 1 cup boiling water. Boil pineapple mixture (juice and water) and add to Jello. Add all this to butter mixture. Add beaten egg whites last. Line a buttered pan with half of remaining crumbs. Pour mixture in pan and put rest of crumbs on top. Refrigerate.
BETTER THAN SEX CAKE 2
bx. yellow cake mix
1 c. sugar
1 (5 5/8 oz.) box Jello
Instant pudding vanilla, coconut opt.
1 c. sour cream
1 (1 lb. 4 oz.) can crushed pineapple
1 (12 oz.) Cool Whip
Chopped nuts
Prepare cake according to package. Bake in 13 x 9 pan. Combine undrained pineapple and sugar and heat until it comes to a boil, about 2 minutes. When cake is done puncture all over with fork. Pour pineapple over hot cake make pudding. Fold in sour cream and spread over cake (when cool). Top with Cool Whip and sprinkle with nuts and coconut.
YUM YUM CAKE
1 pkg. Duncan Hines yellow cake mix
1 lg. instant vanilla pudding
2 c. milk
1 (8 oz.) cream cheese
1 can crushed pineapple (16 oz.) well
drained
Bake cake as directed in 11 x 15 cookie sheet which has been greased and floured. Bake at 350 degrees, mix vanilla pudding with 2 cups milk. Beat in 8 oz. cream cheese. Add crushed pineapple, well drained. Spread on cake when cool then top with 1 large container Cool Whip or dream whip. Sprinkle with coconut.
TANDY CAKE
2 c. flour
2 c. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tbsp. melted margarine
1 c. milk
4 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
Mix all together and beat 3 minutes. Use a cookie sheet with sides. Spray with bakers joy or grease and flour. Bake 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes. Cake will be light color. But edges will be brown. Test, right away dot overcake: 1 c. peanut butter spread. Then sprinkle 1 (12 oz.) bag mini chocolate chips over the top spread all over. They melt soon. Keep cold until icing gets hard enjoy!
QUICK WINE CAKE
1 pkg. yellow cake mix
1 pkg. instant vanilla pudding mix (3
3/4 oz.)
4 eggs
3/4 c. vegetable oil
1 tsp. ground mace
Grated rind of one orange
Combine all ingredients and beat with mixer until batter is smooth and fluffy. Pour batter into greased and floured tube pan. Bake in 350 degree oven for 45 minutes to an hour, or until cake feels firm to the touch when pressed lightly. Cool on a rack before cutting into slices.
AUNT HELEN’S RAISIN CAKE
1/2 lb. butter
2 c. sugar
3 c. flour
1 c. milk
4 eggs
1 bx raisins, floured
3 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla
Cream butter and sugar well. Add eggs one at a time. Beat well. Add flour with baking powder. Alternate with flour and milk. Add raisins. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour in greased and floured tube pan.
RICH CHOCOLATE CAKE
2 c. flour
1 1/3 c. skim milk
1 c. sugar
2/3 c. margarine softened
1 (8 oz.) carton egg beaters
2/3 c. cocoa
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 can cherry pie filling
With mixer combine first 9 ingredients until blended. Beat at high speed 3 minutes. Spread in a lightly greased 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes or until done. Cool. Cut into 16 pieces and top with cherry pie filling (and whipped topping if desired).
PUMPKIN CAKE 3
4 eggs, well beaten
2 c. sugar
1 c. oil
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. nutmeg
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
2/3 c. water
3 c. flour
1 c. can pumpkin
1/4 lb. chop walnuts
Combine beaten eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon, sugar, oil and salt. Beat well. Add baking soda, flour, water and pumpkin. Beating again, by hand add walnuts. Place in 3 greased 1 pound coffee cans 1/2 full or 2 loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
PUMPKIN CAKE 2
1 yellow box cake mix, take out 1 c.
for crumb topping
1/2 c. melted margarine
1 unbeaten egg
1 can of pumpkin
Mix egg and melted margarine with a fork into cake mix until well blended. Press into bottom of a 9 x 13 pan with your hands. Make pumpkin pie filling for a 9 inch pie, and pour over dough.
–CRUMB TOPPING–
1 c. cake mix
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 c. white sugar
1/4 c. margarine
Mix together the first 3 ingredients and cut in the margarine. Sprinkle over the top of the filling. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes. Cake is done when a knife is inserted and comes out clean.
INSTANT PUDDING CAKE
1 pkg. white cake mix
1 pkg. instant lemon pudding
4 eggs
1/2 c. cooking oil
1 c. cold water
1/2 tsp. lemon flavoring or vanilla
Put all ingredients in a large bowl and beat with electric mixer for about 3 to 4 minutes. When well blended, pour into large greased and lined tube pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Check at the end of 50 minutes with a cake tester. You can ice this cake with a light lemon frosting, but we like it plain.
CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE 2
1 c. butter or margarine
1/2 c. solid shortening
3 c. sugar
5 eggs
1 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
3 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
5 tbsp. cocoa
Bake 1 hour and 10 minutes at 300 degrees. (Check after 1 hour). Cream butter shortening with sugar until fluffy: add eggs, 1 at a time. Add milk and vanilla. Sift dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture; pour into a greased tube pan.
WALNUT CAKE
5 eggs
2 c. super fine sugar
3 c. flour
2 c. black walnuts
1/2 lb. butter
1/2 c. milk
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. lemon extract
Cream butter and sugar. Add egg yolks, milk with lemon extract alternately with flour, baking powder and nutmeg. Add walnuts and fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Bake in slow oven at 325 degrees for 55 to 70 minutes. Use staff pan. After cooling throughly, wrap in foil. Maybe kept 1 or 2 weeks in cake tin in a cool place.
SUPER POUND CAKE
3 sticks butter or margarine
3 c. sugar
3 c. sifted flour
5 eggs
1 c. lukewarm milk
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. lemon or orange extract or
juice of 1/2 orange
Thoroughly cream butter and sugar, add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Fold in flour alternately with combined milk and extract. Pour into greased and floured tube pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
DOROTHY’S OLD FASHIONED POUND CAKE
1 c. unsalted butter, softened
1 2/3 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. grated nutmeg
5 lg. eggs
2 c. cake flour
Cream butter in electric mixer until light. Beat in sugar and nutmeg then eggs one at a time. When very creamy fold in flour with a spatula or spoon. Spread in buttered and floured 9 inch loaf pan. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 1/2 hours or until firm to the touch. Remove from pan and cool on rack. Needs no icing.
COLD OVEN POUND CAKE 2
1 c. butter
1/2 c. shortening
3 c. sugar
5 eggs
3 c. flour, sifted
1 tsp. salt
1 c. milk
1 1/2 tbsp. vanilla
3/4 tbsp. lemon extract
DO NOT LIGHT oven until after you put the cake in it. Cream butter, Crisco and sugar until light. Add eggs, one at a time, heating well after each addition. Add salt to sifted flour. Add flour mixture and milk alternately starting and ending with flour. Add flavorings. Pour into greased and floured angel food cakes (tube) pan or 2 loaf pans. Place in oven turn heat to 315 degrees and bake 1 1/2 to 2 hours (until at touch it springs back).
AUNT KATE’S POUND CAKE
1/2 lb. butter
1/2 c. oil
1/4 tsp. salt
3 c. sugar
6 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 pinch mace
3 c. flour
1 c. milk
1/2 tsp. baking powder
Blend oil and butter. Add salt and sugar blend well. Add eggs one at a time and beat. Add vanilla, lemon juice and mace alternate flour and milk beating slowly. Add baking powder and mix well. Dough is like soft ice cream. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour in greased and floured tube pan.