Cakes

[joyce1954]

In pan to be baked in (8x8x2):
1 1/2 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon soda
3 tablespoon cocoa
1/2 teaspoon salt
Mix well then smooth out. Make 2 small wells and one large well with spoon. and add:
Big well............1/2 cup oil (I use olive oil)
1st small well....1 teaspoon Vanilla
2nd small well....1 tablespoon vinegar
Over all pour 1 cup room temperature water. Stir until smooth. Bake @ 350 for 25-30 minutes. Frost to suit, but moist enough to scarf without frosting. Recipe may be doubled using 9x13x2 pan if larger cake is desired.

[joyce1954]

1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 cup raisins
1/2 cup shortning
1 teaspoon each:
nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon
pinch of salt

Boil above ingredients for 3 minutes. Cool and beat in the following:
1 teaspoon soda disabled in 3/4 c. warm water (buttermilk may be substituted for water)
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup nuts

Bake @ 350 for 45 minutes or til tested done. frost to suit. makes 9x13 cake or 22 cupcakes.

This is a cake recipe my Grandma made during the depression. And quite tasty.

[SheWoff]

#1 06-26-2008, 06:33 PM
momof23goats
Congressman Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 4,001

fluffy white Cake

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3 cups of flour
2 cups sugar
4 teaspoon baking powder
2 eggs
2 cups cream
sift dry ingredients. Put eggs and cream together and add to flour mixture. Stir thoroughly.
Pour into cake pan, and bake at 350 until cone.
frost with favorite frosting.

[Housekeeper]

Fudge Cake

1/2 c butter
1/2 c applesauce
1/3 c cocoa powder
1 C water

whisk together in saucepan until butter is just melted.

In separate bowls:

combine in large bowl.
2 C flour
2 C sugar


whisk together.
2 eggs
1/2 C buttermilk (canned milk and a little vinegar works)
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt



Add cocoa mixture to flour mixture and mix well. Add wet ingredients and whisk until smooth (batter will be thin). Pour into 9x13 pan. Bake at 375 for 35 minutes. Cool for about 30 minutes before topping.


Fudge icing: (I don't measure so amounts are just a starting point...fiddle until the consistency is to your liking)

2 squares bakers chocolate (unsweetened)
2 tbsp butter
1/4 c milk
combine in double boiler until melted. stir until smooth.

add:
2 C powdered sugar

mix until spreading consistency. Spread on warm cake.