Cream together: 1/2 c. margarine/butter 2/3 c. sugar Add and beat well: 2 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla Combine separately: 2 c. flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp salt Add dry ingredients alternating with 1/3 c. orange juice Fold in 1 c. chopped apples 1/3 c. chopped nuts Bake in greased 9 x 5″ pan [...]
8 milk chocolate bars without nuts (1.55 oz each) 2 T. water 1/2 c. butter or margarine 2 cups sugar 4 eggs 2 tsp vanilla extract 2 1/2 c. sifted cake flour 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp baking soda 1 cup buttermilk 1/2 c. chopped pecans, optional Confectioners sugar, optional In a saucepan, melt chocolate [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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) unsalted butter, room temperature, [...]
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 [...]
