Category: Cakes (Page 1 of 4)

1 ½ cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 tsp soda
1 tsp baking powder
4 tbsp cocoa
½ tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 tbsp vinegar
5 tbsp oil
1 cup warm water

Measure dry ingredients is bowl. Add vanilla, vinegar & oil. Over this pour warm water and mix well. Recipe is for 8’x8′ pan. Bake 30 min @ 350. Cool in pan.

Double recipe for bundt pan.

1 egg
½ cup molasses
½ cup melted butter
2 tsp soda (sifted with flour)
½ tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup sugar
2 cup flour
1 cup boiling water (add last)

Bake in well greased & floured 9×9 pan @ 375. Serve with brown sugar sauce.

Brown Sugar Sauce:

Mix together:
2 ¼ cup brown sugar
4 cups boiling water
Mix separately:
5 tsp + cornstarch
1 tsp salt
½ cup cold water.

Combine above mixtures. Cook until thick. Remove form heat & add:
5 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla

1 cup white sugar
½ cup butter
¼ cup shortening
3 heaping tsp flour
½ cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
Pinch of salt

Beat with electric beaters at high speed for 10-20 min. If frosting is not creamy after first few minutes, gradually add a little more flour.

2 ½ cups flour
2 cups sugar
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp soda
3 heaping tbsp cocoa
1 tsp salt
Mix then add:
½ cup melted margarine
2 cups hot water
2 tbsp vinegar

Beat a few minutes. Pour in 9’x13’ pan. Bake 25 min @ 350.
Frost cake while still warm with boiled frosting.

1 ½ cups raisins
2/3 cup liquid
¼ cup butter
¾ cup sugar
1 egg
1 ½ cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp cloves
½ tsp salt

Cover raisins with water & boil 20 min. save liquid (cool). Cream butter, sugar & egg. Add dry ingredients alternately with liquid. Fold in raisins. Bake cupcake tins
12-15 min. Cool. Frost with Butter icing.

Butter Icing:
½ cup butter
3 cup icing sugar
1 ½ tsp vanilla
3 tbsp cream
(make ½ recipe for cupcakes)

½ cup shortening
1 egg
1 tbsp corn syrup
½ tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
2 ¾ cups icing sugar

Beat well.

1/3 cup oil
2 squares unsweetened chocolate

Heat in 8” square pan in 350 oven to melt chocolate. Add:

¾ cup water
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 ¼ cups flour
½ tsp salt
½ tsp soda
1 tsp vanilla

Beat with a fork until smooth (2 min). Spread in pan. Sprinkle with 1 cup chocolate chips. Bake 40 min @ 350. Cool.

1 ½ cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
½ cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs (well beaten)
3 squares chocolate (melted)
¾ cup canned milk
1 tsp vanilla

Sift flour with baking powder & salt. Cream butter with sugar until fluffy. Add eggs & beat well. Then add chocolate. Blend. Add sifted ingredients alternately with milk. Add vanilla. Fill greased cupcake pans 2/3 full. Bake 20 min @ 350. Makes 20.

1 250 gm pkg cream cheese, softened
1 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups (or less) icing sugar

Beat until smooth.

Melt over low heat:
3 cups chocolate chips
¼ cup (or lb?) butter

In separate pot whisk together over low heat:
10 eggs
¾ cup white sugar

Remove from heat & beat until fluffy.
Fold in chocolate. Bake approx. 1 hour @ 250-275.