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1, 2, 3, 4 Cake (James Beard)
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Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cakes
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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cup Butter
2 cups Sugar
3 cups Cake flour -- sifted
4 Eggs -- separated
1 tablespoon Baking powder
1 cup Milk
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Vanilla
-----PINEAPPLE FILLING-----
1 cup Sugar
1 tablespoon Flour -- heaping tablespoon
1 can Crushed pineapple -- 8 1/4-oz can
3 Egg yolks -- beaten
1 1/2 tablespoons Lemon juice
1 tablespoon Butter
-----BOILED WHITE ICING-----
2 cups Sugar
1 cup Water
2 tablespoons Light corn syrup
2 Egg whites
1/8 teaspoon Salt
1/8 teaspoon Cream of tartar
1 teaspoon Vanilla
Preheat oven to 350~.
Grease and flour 3 9-inch round pans, or line bottoms of
greased pans with greased brown paper.
Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
Cream butter and sugar well. Add egg yolks; beat.
Add flour alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour.
Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites and vanilla. Bake for 25-30 minutes.
Use Pineapple Filling between layers and frost with Boiled White Icing.
Pineapple Filling. Blend sugar and flour; combine with pineapple.
Add egg yolks, lemon juice, and butter.
Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thick and smooth,
aboaut 20 minutes. Cool and spread between layers of 1, 2, 3, 4 Cake.
Boiled White Icing.
Mix sugar, water and syrup and cook, stirring often,
until sugar is dissolved.
Boil until syrup reaches soft ball stage, 234~, on a candy thermometer.
Beat eggs with salt until frothy.
Add 1/3 of boiling syrup to the egg whites in a thin stream, beating constantly.
Then return syrup to heat and cook a little more.
Add second third of boiling syrup in the same manner.
Place remainder of syrup on heat to reach crack stage,
about 290~; add to egg whites. Add cream of tartar and vanilla.
Whip until creamy.
If icing gets too hard and stiff, add a few drops of water at a time
until it is right consistency for smooth spreading.
Ice the top and sides of a chocolate cake or 1, 2, 3, 4 Cake.
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12-Egg-White Angel Food Cake
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Serving Size : 10 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cakes Desserts
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 1/4 Cups Cake Flour -- sifted
1 3/4 Cups Sugar
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
12 Egg Whites -- room temperature
1 1/2 Teaspoons Cream Of Tartar
1 1/2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
1/2 Teaspoon Almond Extract -- optional
In bowl sift together flour, 3/4 cup sugar and salt. Re-sift
3 times. Set aside. Beat egg whites until foamy.
Add cream of tartar and continue to beat until soft peaks form.
Gradually beat in remaining 1 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons at time,
until mixture holds stiff peaks.
Fold in vanilla and almond extracts.
Add 1/4 flour mixture at time, folding in gently with rubber spatula.
Gently spoon batter into ungreased 10-inch angel food cake pan.
Cut through center of batter 2 or 3 times with spatula to remove large air bubbles.
Bake at 350 degrees 40 to 45 minutes or
until top springs back when touched with finger
and wood pick inserted near center comes out clean.
Invert pan over bottle or inverted funnel and let stand until thoroughly cool.
When cool, loosen sides and center with metal spatula and turn out onto platter.
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Amish Cake
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Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cakes Ethnic
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 large can crushed pineapple
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup walnuts -- chopped
FROSTING (TOPPING)
1 12 oz cnt Cool Whip
1 small pkg vanilla instant pudding mix
1 large can crushed pineapple
AMISH CAKE Beat the eggs and sugar together.
Add the rest of the ingredients.
Using a greased and floured 9x13-inch pan,
bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, or until done.
FROSTING (TOPPING) Mix all ingredients together.
Blend together, and frost well-cooled cake. |
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Apple Cake
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Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/4 c Butter or margarine
1 Egg
1/4 ts Soda
3/4 ts Baking powder
1 t Cinnamon
1/2 ts Salt
1 c Sugar
1 c Flour
2 c Apples -- chopped
1/2 c Nuts -- chopped
Mix all together. Put into 8 x 10 or 9 inch square pan. Bake at 350
degrees until done, about 45 minutes |
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Applesauce Spice Cake
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Serving Size : 14 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Bundt Cakes
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 cup flour, all-purpose -- sifted
1 cup whole-wheat flour -- sifted
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 cup oat bran
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg -- freshly ground
1/2 teaspoon clove -- ground
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup granulated sugar -- optional
3/4 cup brown sugar -- lightly packed
4 egg white -- at room temperature
1/4 cup canola oil
2/3 cup apple juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup honey
2 cups unsweetened applesauce
1 cup raisins -- optional
Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and flour a 12 cup Bundt or tube pan.
Sift both flours, baking powder, and baking soda into a large bowl.
Mix in the oat bran, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, salt, and both sugars
until there are no lumps. In another bowl, beat the egg whites until soft peaks form.
Beat in the oil, apple juice, vanilla, honey, and applesauce.
Stir half of the applesauce mixture into the flour mixture.
Beat in the rest of the applesauce mixture.
Beat on high for 1 minutes until everything is mixed well together.
Mix in the raisins. Pour into the prepared pan and bake in a preheated oven
for 50-60 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
Let the cake cool and remove from the pan. Cover with lemon glaze.
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Banana Cake With Frosting
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Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cakes
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 1/4 Cups cake flour
1 1/4 Cups sugar
1 1/2 Cups well-mashed ripe bananas
1/2 Cup shortening
2 eggs
2 1/2 Teaspoons double-acting baking powder
1 Teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 Teaspoon baking soda
1/2 Teaspoon salt
Whipped-Cream Frosting:
2 Cups heavy or whipping cream
1/4 Cup confectioners' sugar
a dash salt
1 Teaspoon vanilla extract
banana cream frosting *
Preheat oven to 375F. Grease and flour two 8-inch round cake pans.
Into large bowl, measure all ingredients; with mixer at low speed,
beat until well mixed, constantly scraping bowl with rubber spatula.
Beat at high speed 5 minutes, occasionally scraping bowl.
Pour batter into pans and bake 25 minutes or until toothpick
inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool layers in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove
from pans and cool on racks. Makes 2 layers.
Whipped-Cream Frosting: In small bowl, with mixer at medium
speed, beat cream with sugar and salt until stiff peaks form;
fold in vanilla. Keep frosted cake refrigerated until serving time.
Fills and frosts 2-layer cake; frosts tube cake.
Finally, garnish with thin slices of banana that have been dipped into lemon juice.
* Banana Cream Frosting (Browned Butter-Cream Frosting)
1 16-ounce package confectioners' sugar 6 tablespoons butter or
magerine 3 to 4 tablespoons milk or half-and-half
1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract 1/8 teaspoon salt In
small skillet over medium heat, heat butter or magerine
until lightly browned;cool. In large bowl, with mixer at
medium speed (or with spoon), beat all ingredients until very smooth,
adding more mile if necessary to make a good spreading consistency.
Fills and frosts 2-layer cake; frosts 13" by 9" cake, tube cake,
or 2 dozen cupcakes.
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Best Carrot Cake Ever!
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Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cakes Desserts
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 cups Sugar
1 1/2 cups Oil
3 Eggs -- beaten
2 1/2 cups Flour
2 teaspoons Soda
1 1/2 teaspoons Salt
2 cups Carrots -- finely grated
2 teaspoons Vanilla
2 cups Chopped nuts
1 cup Flaked coconut
15 ounces Can pineapple -- undrained
1 cup Buttermilk
2 cups Sugar
2 teaspoons Vanilla
1/2 cup Butter
2 tablespoons Light corn syrup
Mix together sugar, oil, eggs, flour, soda, salt, carrots, vanilla, nuts,
coconut and pineapple.
Pour into greased and floured 9x13" pan and bake for 50 to 60 minutes
in a 350 degree oven, or until cake test done in the center.
Mix remaining ingredients in a medium saucepan,
bring to boil and boil 5 minutes.
Let cool slightly.
Prick cake THOROUGHLY all over and pour topping over.
Let sit in refrigerator at least overnight.
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Best Ever Chocolate Cake
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Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Chocolate Cakes/Choc.
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 1/2 cups Sugar
1 cup Shortening or 2 sticks oleo
2 Eggs
2 1/2 cups Flour (packed)
1/2 cup Cocoa
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 cup Buttermilk
1 cup Boiling water
2 Scant tsp. soda
Cream sugar and shortening and add eggs, one at a time.
Sift flour three times with cocoa and salt. Add alternatley with buttermilk.
Add soda and water and add to above ingredients.
Grease and flour 9 x 13 x 2 inch pan.
Bake at 300 degrees for 90 minutes. Test for doneness.
Cool and ice with your favorite icing.
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Best Ever Chocolate Cake
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Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Chocolate Cakes/Choc.
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 1/2 cups Sugar
1 cup Shortening or 2 sticks oleo
2 Eggs
2 1/2 cups Flour (packed)
1/2 cup Cocoa
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 cup Buttermilk
1 cup Boiling water
2 Scant tsp. soda
Cream sugar and shortening and add eggs, one at a time.
Sift flour three times with cocoa and salt. Add alternatley with buttermilk.
Add soda and water and add to above ingredients.
Grease and flour 9 x 13 x 2 inch pan.
Bake at 300 degrees for 90 minutes. Test for doneness.
Cool and ice with your favorite icing.
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Bestever Pound Cake
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Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cakes
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 cup Butter
1/2 cup Soft shortening
3 cups Sugar
5 Eggs
3 cups All-purpose flour
1 teaspoon Baking powder
1/8 teaspoon Salt
1 cup Milk
1 teaspoon Each vanilla and lemon
Extract
Cream butter, shortening and sugar until very light and fluffy.
Then add eggs, one at a time until very creamy.
Blend in flour, baking powder and salt mixture alternately with
milk in small amounts, beating well after each addition.
Blend in flavorings. Turn into greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.
Bake in preheated oven 350 degrees 1 hour.
Turn off oven heat and allow cake to remain in oven 15 minutes longer.
(Or place cake in cold oven, set temperature to 300 degrees
and bake 1 hour 40 minutes.)
Cake is done when cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool 10-15 minutes in pan on cake rack, then remove from pan and finish cooling on rack.
Delicious as is, dusted with confectioners sugar, or frosted with 7-minute icing.
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Black Forest Cake
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Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cakes
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 cups Plus 2 t all purpose flour
3 Eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons Baking powder
1 cup Milk
3/4 teaspoon Baking soda
1 tablespoon Vanilla extract
3/4 teaspoon Salt
3 cups Whipping cream
2 cups Sugar
1/3 cup Sifted powdered sugar
3/4 cup Cocoa
25 ounces Cherry pie filling
1/2 cup Shortening
Combine first 6 ingredients in a mixing bowl.
Stir until well mixed. Add shortening, milk, and vanilla;
beat mixture 3 minutes at low speed of an electric mixer,
scraping sides of bowl occasionally.
Grease two 9 inch round cakepans; line bottoms with wax paper.
Pour batter into pans. Bake at 350 for 30 to 35 minutes or
until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans, and let cool
completely on wire racks.
Split cake layers in half horizontally to make 4 layers.
Make fine crumbs using 1 cake layer; set crumbs aside.
Beat whipping cream until foamy; gradually add powdered sugar,
beating until soft peaks form. Place 1 cake layer on cake platter;
spread with 1 cup whipped cream, and top with 3/4 cup cherry pie filling.
Repeat with 2nd layer, and then top with 3rd cake layer.
Frost sides and top with whipped cream, reserving a small amount for garnish.
Pat cake crumbs generously around sides of cake.
Spoon or pipe whipped cream around top of cake; spoon remaining pie
filling on center of top. Chill well.
You can add several layers as required by baking more batter.
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Boston Creme Cake
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Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cakes Desserts
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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3/4 cup Granulated Sugar
1/4 cup Shortening
1 Egg
1 cup All-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons Baking powder
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/2 cup Milk
1/2 teaspoon Vanilla
2 cups Prepared vanilla pudding -- (package, frozen, or
homemade)
-----CHOCOLATE GLAZE-----
1/4 cup Chocolate pieces
1 tablespoon Butter or margarine
1/2 cup C and H Powdered Sugar -- - (unsifted)
1 1/2 tablespoons Milk
Cream together sugar and shortening until light and fluffy. Beat in egg.
Combine flour, baking powder and salt and add alternately
with milk and vanilla to creamed mixture.
Pour into greased and floured 9-inch round cake pan.
Bake in 350 F degree oven 25 minutes.
Remove from pan and cool on rack.
When cold, cut cake into two layers.
Spread bottom layer with pudding. Top with second layer.
Pour Chocolate Glaze over top allowing some drizzle down sides.
Chocolate Glaze: Melt 1/4 cup chocolate pieces with one
tablespoon butter or margarine.
Remove from heat and stir in 1/2 cup unsifted Powdered Sugar
alternately with 1 1/2 tablespoons milk.
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Boston Creme Cake
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Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cakes Desserts
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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3/4 cup Granulated Sugar
1/4 cup Shortening
1 Egg
1 cup All-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons Baking powder
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/2 cup Milk
1/2 teaspoon Vanilla
2 cups Prepared vanilla pudding -- (package, frozen, or
homemade)
-----CHOCOLATE GLAZE-----
1/4 cup Chocolate pieces
1 tablespoon Butter or margarine
1/2 cup C and H Powdered Sugar -- - (unsifted)
1 1/2 tablespoons Milk
Cream together sugar and shortening until light and fluffy. Beat in egg.
Combine flour, baking powder and salt and add alternately
with milk and vanilla to creamed mixture.
Pour into greased and floured 9-inch round cake pan.
Bake in 350 F degree oven 25 minutes.
Remove from pan and cool on rack.
When cold, cut cake into two layers.
Spread bottom layer with pudding. Top with second layer.
Pour Chocolate Glaze over top allowing some drizzle down sides.
Chocolate Glaze: Melt 1/4 cup chocolate pieces with one
tablespoon butter or margarine.
Remove from heat and stir in 1/2 cup unsifted Powdered Sugar
alternately with 1 1/2 tablespoons milk. |
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Devil's Food Cake
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Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cakes Chocolate
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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3/4 C Cocoa
1 1/3 C Sugar
2/3 C Vegetable Shortening Like Crisco
1 Tsp Salt
1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
1 C Buttermilk
3 Eggs
1 3/4 C Cake Flour -- sifted
1 1/4 tsp Baking Soda
White Mountain Icing -- (see recipe)
Preheat oven to 350 F. Combine cocoa and sugar. Place shortening, salt,
and vanilla in a mixing bowl. Add sugar-cocoa mixture in fifths, creaming
100 strokes (about 2 mins with electric mixer) after each addition and
adding 2 Tbs of the buttermilk after the 3rd addition of the sugar-cocoa
mixture. Add eggs, one at a time, beating 100 strokes after each addition.
Sift flour and baking soda together 3 times. Add flour in fourths,
alternating with remaining milk in thirds, beating 50 strokes for each
addition of flour and 25 strokes for each addition of milk. Pour into 2
greased and floured 9-inch layer pans and bake for 25 to 35 mins. Prepare
icing and spread on each layer and sides of cooled cake |
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Favorite Red Velvet Cake
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Serving Size : 16 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cakes
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 1/2 C oil
1 1/2 C sugar
2 eggs
1 C buttermilk
1 Tsp vinegar
1 Oz red food coloring
1 Tsp vanilla extract
2 1/2 C flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tbsp cocoa
1 1/2 lb confectioner's sugar
12 oz cream cheese -- softened
3/4 C margarine -- softened
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 C pecans -- chopped
Beat first 7 ingredients in mixer bowl until smooth.
Add flour, baking soda, and baking cocoa; mix well.
Spoon into 2 or 3 greased and floured 8-inch cake pans.
Bake at 350F until layers test done.
Cool in pans for several minutes.
Remove to wire rack to cool completely.
Blend next 4 ingredients in mixer bowl.
Mix in pecans.
Frost cake.
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