From the Woman’s Club- Nov. 1988
2 c. sugar
1 stick butter
cream sugar and butter together. Add:
2 eggs
2 tsp soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
4 c. finely chopped apples, any kind.
1/4 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. nuts (whichever kind you prefer)
2 c. flour
Bake 45 mins at 350 in a 9×13 pan.
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The only way I have ever made [...]
Oh mercy. I just showed this gem to my husband and apparently I am making this for dessert tonight. I am going to use a from scratch recipe, because I don’t want to go to the store. From a newspaper clipping, circa 1958.
1 yellow cake, bake according to box directions. Let cake cool, slice into [...]
Combine in a mixing bowl:
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/4 tsp salt
In a saucepan, melt:
2 sticks butter
Add 4 heaping tablespoons cocoa. Stir. Add 1 cup boiling water. Boil for a few seconds, remove from heat. Pour over flour mix, stir until cool.
In a measuring cup mix together:
1/2 c. buttermilk
2 beaten eggs
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla
Stir [...]
Taste of Home was just nice enough to email this to me, and I know I will forget all about it if I just leave it sitting there in email world…so here you go. I have been looking for a good coconut cupcake/cake recipe for a long time (do you have one? huh huh do [...]
1 1/4 c. sugar
2/3 c. shortening
2 eggs, well beaten
2 1/2 c. flour
1/2 c. cocoa
1 1/4 tsp. soda
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. milk
Cream together sugar and shortening. Add eggs, and blend.
Sift together dry ingredients, and add alternately with milk. Add vanilla.
Drop by tablespoon on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for [...]
My super boring Vanilla Cake with Plain Chocolate Boring Buttercream order is waiting to be frosted, so here is the recipe for a cake that I would rather make…it is my favorite ever.
3 cups heavy cream
3 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 (9-ounce) packages Nabisco Famous Chocolate wafers (I have also made this with just [...]
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons Irish whiskey
6 ounces bittersweet (70% cocoa) chocolate (such as Scharffen Berger or Lindt), chopped
2 teaspoons instant espresso powder dissolved in 6 tablespoons hot water
1/3 cup blanched almonds (about 2 ounces), lightly toasted
6 tablespoons all purpose flour, divided
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) [...]
Brandied cherries
1 750-ml bottle brandy
1 1/2 cups dried tart cherries
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
Cake
10 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped
1 1/4 cups (2 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, diced
10 large egg yolks
1/2 cup plus 6 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
9 large egg whites
Ganache
8 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 1/2 [...]
1 can tomato soup
1/2 c. lard
1 cup sugar
1 tsp soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cloves
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp allspice
2 cups flour
1 cup raisin
Frosting:
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
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No directions from Edna, but I think you can figure it out.
Lemon Cake
2 1/2 cups cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, slightly softened
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2 large whole eggs, at room temperature
3 large egg yolks, at room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup whole milk
Lemon Filling
2 large egg yolks
1/3 [...]
