Cakes
Main Dishes
Filling2 cups batter 2 sticks butter 2 cups sugar 2 small cans crushed pineapple Combine all ingredients in a double boiler and cook until it's glossy looking then allow to cool. Slice the layers in half making 4 thin layers with a long bread knife. Spread Filling between the layers and on top of the cake. Return to Menu Chocolate Lover's Delight1 stick butter 1 cup oil 2 cups flour 3 eggs 1/2 cup buttermilk 5 Tbsps. cocoa 1 cup water 2 cups sugar 1 tsp. baking soda Heat the butter, oil, cocoa, water in a saucepan until the butter is melted, mix well. Combine the flour and sugar in a large bowl with a fork. Pour the heated mixture over the flour and sugar, add the eggs and mix together. Dissolve the baking soda in the buttermilk and add to the batter, mix thoroughly. Put batter into a 10 X 12 sheet pan and bake at 350 for 30 to 35 mins. until it tests done with a toothpick. Leave in the pan, spread on the Icing (see below) while cake is still hot. Icing1 stick butter 5 Tbsps. cocoa 4 Tbsps. evaporated milk 1 Tbsps. vanilla 1 box powdered sugar 1 cup finely chopped pecans Melt butter in a sauce pan, add cocoa, milk, and vanilla, stir until mixed then remove from the heat. Mix in the sugar, adding a little more milk if necessary to make it a spreading consistency. Spread evenly over hot cake then sprinkle with the nuts. Return to Menu Yellow Layer Cake3 cups sifted cake flour 2 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. salt 3/4 cup shortening 2 cups sugar 3 eggs 1 1/4 cups milk 2 tsps. vanilla Sift together; flour, baking powder, and salt. Combine milk with the vanilla. Thoroughly mix shortening with the sugar, then eggs. Alternately (by fourths) beat in the dry and liquid mixtures at low speed, just until smooth. Grease and flour two 9 inch layer pans and divide the batter into them. Bake at 350 for 32 to 38 mins. or until done. Let cool in pan for 10 mins. before turning out onto cooling racks. Cool completely before Icing. Check out our Icings and Glazes Return to Menu White Layer Cake2 cups cake flour 3 tsps. baking powder 3/4 tsp. salt 3 egg whites 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup shortening k 1 cup sugar 1 cup milk 1 tsp. vanilla 1/2 tsp. almond extract Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt three times. Combine the milk, vanilla, and almond extract. Beat egg whites until foamy then add 1/4 cup sugar a little at a time only until soft peaks are formed. Mix shortening with sugar until light and fluffy. Alternately beat in dry and liquid mixtures in fourths just until smooth. Next, thoroughly beat in the egg white mixture. Divide into two, greased and floured, 8 inch layer pans. Bake at 375 for 25 to 30 mins. or until done. Let cool in pans 10 mins. before turning out onto cooling racks. Cool completely before Icing. Check out our Icings and Glazes Return to Menu Devil's Food Layer Cake2 cups sifted cake flour 1 small box chocolate pudding (dry) 1 tsp. baking soda 3/4 tsp. salt 1/2 cup butter 1 1/2 cups brown sugar (packed) 3 eggs 3 squares unsweetened chocolate 1 1/4 cups milk 1 tsp. vanilla Sift together flour, soda, salt, and pudding three times. Combine milk with the vanilla. Thoroughly mix shortening with the sugar, then the eggs until light and fluffy. Mix in melted chocolate. Alternately beat in dry and liquid mixtures in fourths until smooth. Divide into two, greased and floured 9 inch layer pans. Bake at 350 for 28 to 35 mins. or until done. Let cool in pans for 10 mins. before turning out onto cooling racks. Cool completely before Icing. Check out our Icings and Glazes Return to Menu Apple Pecan Cake1 1/2 cups vegetable oil 2 cups sugar 3 cups plain flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. salt 2 tsps. vanilla 3 eggs 3 cups tart apples (peeled & chopped) 1 cup chopped pecans Mix the sugar, eggs, vanilla and oil. Sift the dry ingredients together and add to the sugar mixture, mix well. Last, fold in the apples and pecans. Bake in a greased and floured tube pan at 325 for one hour. Turn out and allow to cool completely before icing. (see below) Icing1 stick of butter 1 cup brown sugar 1 tsp. vanilla 1/4 cup of evaporated milk Bring the sugar and butter to a boil. Add the vanilla and milk and return to a boil. Let it cool and then pour over the cake. Return to Menu Depression Cake1/2 cup lard or vegetable shortening 2 cups sugar 1 cup cold water 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 tsp. nutmeg 1/4 tsp. ginger 1 Tbsp baking soda 4 1/2 cups plain flour Mix all ingredients then add nuts if desired. Bake in a greased and floured loaf pan at 325 for 1 hour and 15 mins. Return to Menu Cherry Pound Cake3 cups butter (softened) 6 eggs 3 cups sugar 4 cups plain flour 3/4 cup milk 1/2 of 8 oz. jar maraschino cherries (chopped) 1 tsp. vanilla 1/2 tsp. almond flavoring 1 tsp. red food coloring Cream the butter and sugar together then add the eggs and beat. Add half of the flour and half of the milk and mix well before adding the rest of the milk and flour and mixing well again. Put in the cherries, vanilla, almond, and food coloring and mix on low just until the color is even. Bake in a greased and floured tube pan at 325 for 40 mins. then at 300 for an additional 45 min. Turn out cake to cool while mixing the icing. (see below) Icing3 oz. cream cheese 2 cups powdered sugar other 1/2 jar cherries (chopped) all of the juice from cherries 1/2 cup pecans (chopped) Mix all the ingredients well then spread on the cake while it is still warm. Return to Menu Molasses Pound Cake1 cup shortening (melted) 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup molasses 1 cup cold coffee 3 eggs 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. ginger 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. baking soda 3 cups plain flour Cream the sugar and shortening then add the molasses and coffee, mixing well. To this add the eggs, spices, salt and soda, mix well again. Add the flour a little at a time until well blended. Bake in a greased and floured tube pan at 350 for one hour. return to Menu 
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