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Ambrosia Chiffon Cake

Ingredients

5 egg yolks

1 cup egg whites

2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour

1 Tbsp baking powder

1/3 cup oil

1/2 cup lemon or orange juice

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 tsp salt

1/4 cup water

1/2 tsp cream of tartar

8oz cool whip

lemon pudding

Instructions

  • Bring eggs to room temperature
  • Sift flour with one cup sugar, baking powder and salt
  • Measure into mixing bowl egg yolks, oil, water, and lemon juice
  • Add sifted dry ingredients
  • Beat until smooth, about 1/2 minute at low speed of mixer or 75 strokes by hand
  • Add cream of tartar to egg whites, beat until soft peaks form
  • Gradually add remaining 1/2 cup sugar, beating until mixture stands in very stiff peaks. Do not underbeat
  • Chop or cut coconut into shorter lengths
  • Fold coconut into egg whites with large spoon or rubber scraper
  • Gently fold egg yolk mixture into whites
  • Pour into ungreased 10" tube pan
  • Bake at 325 degrees 1 hour or until surface springs back when touched lightly
  • Invert pan to cool. When cool, loosen sides with a spatula and turn out
  • Frost with lemon pudding, 8oz cool whip - make instant pudding and let quick set, stir in cool whip
  • Keep refrigerated

Apple Cake

Mary Jo

Ingredients

5 cups apples peeled & cut

2 3/4 cups sugar

2 3/4 cups flour

1 3/4 tsp baking soda

1 1/2 tsp salt

2 1/2 tsp cinnamon

3 eggs, well-beaten

1 cup salad oil

2 1/3 tsp vanilla

1 1/2 cups nuts

Instructions

  • Mix prepared apples & sugar
  • Let stand a few minutes
  • Sift flour, salt, soda & cinnamon, add to apples
  • Beat eggs - add all ingredients to apple mixture
  • Glaze with powdered sugar frosting

Caramel Frosting

Ingredients

1 box light brown sugar

1/2 cup cream

1 stick butter or margarine

1 Tbsp light corn syrup

1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

  • Boil all except vanilla, 3 minutes
  • Cool to lukewarm, add vanilla, and beat until creamy

Carrot Pecan Cake

L. Walter

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups salad oil

2 cups granulated sugar

2 cups sifted flour

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp salt

4 eggs

3 cups grated raw carrots

1 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

  • Combine oil and sugar, mix well
  • Sift together remaining dry ingredients
  • Sift half of dry ingredients into sugar mixture
  • Blend, sift in remaining dry ingredients alternately with eggs - one at a time - mixing well after each addition
  • Add carrots and mix well, then mix in pecans
  • Pour into lightly oiled 10" tube pan
  • Bake at 325 degrees about 70 minutes
  • Cool in pan upright
  • Remove from pan, frost with orange glaze

Cheese Cake

Ingredients

1 graham cracker crust

8oz cream cheese

1/3 cup sugar

8oz cool whip

Instructions

  • Beat cream cheese & sugar with wire whisk until smooth
  • Gently stir in toppings
  • Spoon into crust
  • Put cherry or other fruit topping before serving

Chocolate Frosting

Dorothy

Ingredients

1 cup sugar

1/4 cup crisco

1/3 cup milk

1 square chocolate - cut up

1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

  • Boil 2 minutes, let stand for a while & beat

Christmas Cake

Gladys

Ingredients

8oz cream cheese

1/2 lb butter or margarine

1 1/2 cups sugar

4 eggs

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

2 1/4 cups regular cake flour

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1-2 cups candied fruit

Instructions

  • I used nearly 2 cups mostly green & red cherries, and 1 cup pecans finely chopped
  • I coat my tube pan with oil & I use 1/2 cup of finely grated pecans, and roll the pecans around the pan so it sticks
  • Pour batter in carefully not to disturb the batter
  • Blend softened cream cheese, butter, sugar, & vanilla
  • Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition
  • Add your(?) 2 cups flour with your baking powder, mix well
  • Use the other 1/4 cup flour to mix with fruit & nuts
  • Fold in batter, then add to tube pan
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 80 minutes
  • Cool 5 minutes, then loosen with spatula & remove from pan

Cream Cheese Frosting

Cathy Johnson

Ingredients

1 stick butter or ole(?)

1 small package cream cheese

2 cups powdered sugar

vanilla

Instructions

  • None

Danish Cringle

Ingredients

2 cups flour

1/2 cup butter

1 1/2 Tbsp sugar

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup milk (warm)

1/4 cup water (warm)

1 package dry yeast

1 egg - separated

1 can apple pie or other filling

Cinnamon

Brown sugar

Instructions

  • Mix flour, butter, sugar and salt like pie crust
  • Dissolve yeast in warm water
  • Add egg yolk to warm milk
  • Add yeast mixture to warm milk mixture, then add liquid mixture to dry - mix well
  • Cover tightly and chill at least 2 hours or overnight
  • Divide in half - roll each half about 18" by 6"
  • Spread with beaten egg white then filling
  • Can use other filling but I use 1 can apple pie filling
  • Sprinkle with brown sugar & cinnamon
  • Fold one long side over other, then seal ends
  • Bake at 400 degrees for 20-30 minutes

Filling & Frosting for Angel Food

Ingredients

1 1/2 tsp gelatin

6 Tbsp cold water

3 cups cream

3/4 cup dutch cocoa

6 Tbsp powdered sugar

1 tsp vanilla

1 angel food cake

Instructions

  • Soften gelatin in cold water
  • Heat 6 Tbsp of the cream
  • Stir in softened gelatin, then chill
  • Add the cocoa to remaining cream
  • Beat until partially thick
  • Add gelatin mixture and beat until thick
  • Add powdered sugar and vanilla

Frosting for Poppyseed Cake

Susie

Ingredients

2 scant cups milk

2 Tbsp flour

pinch salt

1 tsp vanilla

4 egg yolks

2 small walnut halves

Instructions

  • Boil milk, combine flour, sugar and salt
  • Stir in milk
  • Beat eggs well
  • Remove from heat and add eggs
  • Bring to a boil, then take off heat
  • Add vanilla and mix well
  • Let cool for a few minutes, and frost
  • Add nuts

Fruit Cocktail Cake

Ingredients

1 egg, well-beaten

2 cups fruit cocktail (juice & all)

1 1/2 cups flour

1 cup sugar

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup nuts

Instructions

  • Sift together dry ingredients, then mix with wet ingredients
  • Pour into 9x12 tin
  • Cover with brown sugar and nuts
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes

Krazy Cake

Ingredients

3 cups flour

2 cups sugar

1 tsp salt

2 tsp baking soda

1/3 cup cocoa

1 tsp vanilla

2 Tbsp vinegar

Instructions

  • Use 9"x13" cake pan - no greasing pan!
  • Sift flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, and cocoa together three times until well-blended, the last time into cake pan
  • Make 3 holes in dry mixture in the pan
  • In the first hole, put 1 tsp vanilla; second hole, 2 Tbsp vinegar; third hole, 3/4 cups salad oil
  • Pour 2 cups tap water over entire mixture and mix thoroughly with fork
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes

Lamb Cake

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups sugar

1/2 cup butter

2 eggs

1 cup sour milk

2 1/2 cups flour

A little salt

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp cloves

1 tsp nutmeg

1 cup nuts

1 cup raisins

1 skewer & 2 toothpicks

Instructions

  • Cream sugar, butter & eggs
  • Add milk, baking soda, baking powder, flour, salt & spices
  • Mix well without beating
  • Fill face & ears of mould - these must not have nuts or raisins in
  • Add nuts & raisins chopped fine
  • Fill pan level, place toothpick in each ear, & skewer in neck
  • Fit upper pan on & bake in moderate oven for one hour, or until upper pan comes off easily
  • Let cool in lower pan

Lamb Cake Icing

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups white sugar

2/3 cup water

2 egg whites

Flavoring

Coconut

2 raisins for eyes

Candied cherry or third raisin for mouth

Bow of some sort

Instructions

  • Boil sugar & water
  • Beat egg whites stiff
  • Pour sugar over eggs, beat until cool
  • Ice cake all over & throw on coconut
  • Use raisins for eyes & a piece of candied cherry or raisin for mouth
  • Tie a bow around neck

Lazy Daisy Oatmeal Cake

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups boiling water

1 cup oatmeal, uncooked

1/2 cup butter or margarine

1 cup sugar

1 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla

2 eggs

1 1/2 cups sifted flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

3/4 tsp cinnamon

1/4 tsp nutmeg

1/4 cup melted butter

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

3 Tbsp light cream

1/2 cup chopped nuts

3/4 cup coconut

Instructions

  • Pour water over oats, let sit 20 minutes
  • Beat butter until creamy, add sugars
  • Blend in vanilla & eggs
  • Stir in oats
  • Sift together flour, spices, salt & baking soda
  • Add to creamed mixture; blend well
  • Bake in greased & floured 9" square pan
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes
  • Do not remove cake from pan
  • Combine topping ingredients, and spread over warm cake
  • Broil until bubbly

Magic Icing

Betty Hughes

Ingredients

1/2 stick butter / margarine

1/4 cup cocoa

1/4 cup sour cream

2 cups powdered sugar

Flavoring

Instructions

  • Melt butter & cocoa, and stir together in 1 quart saucepan
  • Remove from heat, and add sour cream
  • Add powdered sugar and flavoring
  • Ices a 13x8 cake

Marshmallow Frosting

Irene

Ingredients

1 package unflavored gelatin

Water

Dash of salt

2 cups sugar

Instructions

  • Dissolve gelatin in 1/4 cup cold water
  • Boil 3/4 cup water with dash of salt and 2 cups sugar - let come to a slow boil with cover on, and boil slowly for 5 minutes
  • Remove cover and boil until it spins a thread
  • Pour hot solution over dissolved gelatin and stir until well mixed
  • Let stand until cooled slightly
  • Beat until it stands in peaks
  • It will keep well for several days if not all used at once
  • Store in refrigerator & beat up again before using

Mexican Fruit Cake

Ingredients

20oz pineapple - juice & all

2 cups flour

1 cup pecans or walnuts

2 tsp baking soda

2 cups sugar scant

2 eggs

8oz cream cheese

2 cups confectioner's sugar

1 stick melted butter

1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

  • Mix first 6 ingredients together, place in 13/9" pan
  • Bake for 45 minutes or until done
  • For frosting, mix last 4 ingredients together
  • Put frosting on cake while cake is still hot

Minute Fudge Frosting

Ingredients

1 cup sugar

3 Tbsp cocoa

1/3 cup milk

1/4 cup shortening

1/4 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

  • Mix all ingredients except extract vanilla in pan and bring slowly to a full rolling boil, stirring constantly
  • Boil for 1 minute
  • Beat until lukewarm
  • Add vanilla and beat until thick enough to spread

Pineapple Easy Cake

Rhubarb Cake

Nona (Irene)

Ingredients

Butter / yellow cake mix

2 cups rhubarb cut fine

1 1/4 cups sugar

1/2 pint cream

Instructions

  • Make cake as directed on cake mix package
  • Mix sugar & rhubarb together, then put on top of cake batter
  • Pour cream over all
  • After 20 minutes, turn upside down

Rhubarb Strawberry Cake

Susie B

Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar

2 Tbsp melted butter

1 egg

6 Tbsp milk

1/2 tsp salt

1 Tbsp baking powder

1 1/2 cups flour

4 cups rhubarb cut fine

1 package strawberry jell-o

1/2 cup flour

1 cup sugar

1/4 cup butter

Instructions

  • Beat together 1/2 cup sugar, 2 Tbsp butter, egg, milk, and sifted dry ingredients (salt, baking powder, 1 1/2 cups flour)
  • When well mixed, spread in deep pan - dough will be thick
  • Put rhubarb on top of dough and sprinkle jello on top
  • Sprinkle a streusel on top made of 1/2 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, and 1/4 cup butter
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes
  • Can be served with cool whip or cream

Turtle Cake

Ingredients

1 package German chocolate cake mix

14oz package caramels

3/4 cup margarine / butter

1/2 cup evaporated milk

1 cup whole pecans

9oz chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Make cake as directed on cake mix package
  • Pour 1/2 of the batter in a greased 9x13" pan
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes
  • While cake is baking, melt caramels, butter and evaporated milk together until smooth, stirring constantly - or do in microwave
  • Pour mixture over cake
  • Sprinkle nuts & chocolate chips, then cover with rest of batter
  • Bake 20 minutes more
  • Cool & cut into squares

Velvet Crumb Cake

Ingredients

1 1/3 cups bisquick

1 egg

3/4 cup sugar

3/4 cup milk

3 Tbsp soft shortening

1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

  • None

White Frosting

Mavis

Ingredients

2 Tbsp flour

1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup butter (soft)

Flavoring

Instructions

  • Cook flour and milk until thick and cool
  • Add sugar, soft butter and flavoring, then beat with mix-master until fluffy

White Fruit Cake

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter

1 1/2 cups sugar

3 eggs

1 cup sour cream

1/2 tsp soda in cream

2 1/2 cups flour

Vanilla

Salt

1 lemon rind grated

1 Tbsp lemon juice

1/2 cup nuts (or more)

1 cup raisins

1 cup dates

1 lb. mixed fruit, red & green cherries

Instructions

  • Line pan with waxed paper
  • Cream butter, sugar, add beaten eggs, then sour cream, flour, nut meats & fruit
  • Save out about 1/2 cup flour and mix with the fruits, raisins & dates before adding to cake mixture
  • Bake 1 to 1 1/2 hours at 350 degrees or until done
  • I bake mine a little lower because it's so rich and burns easily
  • Glaze if desired
  • Maude, I judge the amount of fruit myself because I like a lot of it. You probably do, too.


Recipes

A selection of recipes Maude collected over the years

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