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INDEX:
Almond Crusted Honey Cake
Applesauce Cake
Apricot Upside-down Chocolate Cake
Banana Trifle Cake
Best Chocolate Cake with Fudge Frosting

Black Forest Cheesecake Delight
Carrot Cake
Cherry Cake
Cherry Cake 2
Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake

Coconut Cake 2
Danish Apple Cake
Decadent Chocolate Cake
Doreen's Dark Chocolate Cake
Early American Graham Cracker Cake
Easy Double Chocolate Banana Snack Cake
French Cheesecake
Fudge Frosting
German Kasekuchen
Glazed Irish Tea Cake
Heavenly No-Bake Cheesecake
Hopeless Twinkles

Lots O' Apple Cake - The Pillsbury Cookbook
Microwave Chocolate Snack Cake
Molasses Cake
Nero Wolfe's Corn Cakes
Pinnacle Pound Cake

Pronto's phyllo-wrapped white chocolate cheesecake
Pumpkin Pie with Praline
Sherry Custard Sauce
Sunshine Cake
Swiss Cheesecake
Tempting Trifle Cheesecake
Tipsy Squire
Best Chocolate Cake with Fudge Frosting

Servings: 12

2 c Flour                            2 c Sugar
1/2 c Shortening             3/4 c Water
3/4 c Buttermilk                1 ts Baking soda
1 ts Sale                             1 ts Vanilla
1/2 ts Baking powder        2 Eggs
4 oz Unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
Fudge frosting (see below)

Heat oven to 350F.
Grease and flour 13 x 9 x 3 pan, 3 8" round pans or 2 9" round pans. Beat all ingredients except fudge frosting in a large bowl on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed for 3 minutes, scraping bowl constantly. Pour into pan(s). Bake for 40-45 minutes (rectangle pan) or 30-35 minutes (round
pans), or until wooden pick comes out clean. Cool rounds 10 min.; remove from pans. Cool completely. Frost.
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Tipsy Squire

1 1/4 c Cake flour                          1 ts Baking powder
3 Eggs                                            1 c Sugar
1/2 c Warm milk                         1/2 ts Vanilla
1/4 c Butter, melted                    Sherry Custard Sauce
1/2 c Whipping cream 
1/2 c Toasted slivered almonds

Heat oven to 350F. Line bottom of square pan (9 x 9 x 2) with waxed paper. Mix flour and baking powder; reserve Beat eggs and sugar in large bowl on high speed about 3 minutes or until thick and lemony. Beat in milk and vanilla on low speed. Beat in flour mixture; stir in butter carefully. Pour into pan. Bake about 25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted comes out
clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan and cool completely. Prepare Sherry Custard Sauce. Beat whipping cream in a chilled bowl until stiff. Cut cake into serving pieces; split each piece in half horizon-
tally. Place bottom half on serving plate; top with 3 tablespoons custard sauce. Cover with other half; top with 2-3 tablespoons of custard sauce. Garnish with whipped cream and almonds. Back to Index:

Decadent Chocolate Cake

1 c Boiling water
3 oz Unsweetened chocolate
8 tb Sweet butter (1 stick)
1 ts Vanilla
2 c Sugar
2 Eggs, separated
1 ts Baking soda
1/2 c Sour cream
2 c Less 2 T flour
1 ts Baking powder
Chocolate frosting* *see below

Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 10" tube pan. Pour boiling water over chocolate and butter; let stand until
melted. Stir in vanilla and sugar, then whisk in egg yolks, one at a time, until blended well. Mix soda and sour cream and whisk into chocolate mixture. Mix flour and baking powder well, and add to batter, mixing
thoroughly. Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. Stir in a quarter of the egg whites thoroughly into the batter. Scoop the remaining egg whites on top of the batter and gently fold in. Pour batter into prepared pan. Set on the middle rack of the oven and bake for 40-50 min. or until the edges have pulled away from the pan and the cake tester inserted comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10
minutes; unmold and cool completely before frosting.

===========Chocolate Frosting==========

2 T sweet butter 3/4 c semisweet chocolate chips
6 T heavy cream 1 1/4 c confectioners sugar
1 t vanilla

Place all ingredients in a heavy saucepan and whisk until smooth over low heat. Cool slightly; add more sugar if necessary. Spread on cake while frosting is still warm.
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Danish Apple Cake

1 egg                                         3/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla                              2 tbsp butter - melted
2/3 cup flour                             1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder                   1 cup apple - chopped
1/2 cup nuts - chopped                 cinnamon & nutmeg

Preheat oven to 350F. Beat together egg, sugar, vanilla and melted butter (can add up to 3 tbsp melted butter). Stir in sifted flour, salt and baking powder. Add chopped apple, nuts and cinnamon and nutmeg and mix well. Put in greased pie plate and bake at 350F for 30
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Nero Wolfe's Corn Cakes

Servings: 18

2 c Yellow corn meal                     1 c All-purpose flour
1 ts Baking powder                    1/4 ts Powdered sage
1 1/2 ts Salt                                    4 tb Butter
1/4 c Minced celery                      2 lg Eggs
3 c Milk

Combine the corn meal, flour, baking powder, sage and salt in a bowl. In a small skillet melt the butter and saute the celery until soft. Beat the eggs and add to the corn meal with the celery and butter. Mix well. Gradually add the milk, stirring constantly until the batter is the
thickness of heavy cream. Heat the griddle, grease it, and pour out the batter by spoonfuls to make cakes about two inches in diameter. Turn once so they are nicely browned on both sides. Add more milk to the batter if it begins to thicken. Serve as a side dish with plenty of butter. Back to Index:



Pinnacle Pound Cake

1 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 cups granulated sugar                3 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour              1/3 cup powdered milk
2 tsp. baking soda                       1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 cup pineapple juice               1/4 cup lemon juice
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract                  1 cup flaked coconut

Preheat oven to 350. Cream together butter or margarine and granulated sugar. Add eggs, one at time, beating well after each addition. Sift flour with powdered milk, baking powder, and salt. In separate bowl, combine pineapple juice, lemon juice and vanilla. Add flour mixture alternately with juice mixture to creamed butter and sugar, beating after each addition. Add coconut, stirring well. Pour into greased and floured 10" tube pan. Bake at 350 F. for 55 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes, then remove from pan and cool on rack. Drizzle icing over top. 
To make icing, mix 
2 cups powdered sugar,    2 Tbsp. lemon juice, 
2 Tbsp. water.                  Makes 12 generous slices
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Carrot Cake

Yield: 1 cake

5 Eggs; separated
275 g Sugar
1 Lemon; juice 
2 Lemons; zest, grated
250 g Almonds; ground
300 g Carrots; finely grated
75 g Cornflour
1 pn Cinnamon; ground
1 pn Cloves; ground
10 g Baking powder
1/2 dl Kirsch
1 pn Salt

- for glazing
50 g Apricot jelly
Fondant icing
Marzipan carrots

Beat together the egg yolks, sugar, lemon juice and lemon zest, until light. Add the finely grated carrots and the almonds. Mix in the cornflour, cinnamon, ground cloves and baking powder. Then add the kirsch. Mix or beat until smooth. Beat the egg whites until stiff and carefully fold in. Butter a tin (24 cm diameter, 5 cm high), dust with flour. Turn the mixture into the tin. Bake in the oven for 50 ... 60 minutes at 180 oC.
When cooked, brush the cake with a hot apricot glaze and thin fondant icing. Decorate with small marzipan carrots. Back to Index:

Almond Crusted Honey Cake

1/2 cup slivered almonds           1 pkg yellow cake mix
1 tsp cinnamon                           1 tsp ginger
1 cup honey                             3/4 cup strong coffee
1/3 cup oil                                   2 tbl grated orange peel
1 tbl grated lemon peel              3 eggs

Heat oven to 325ø. Grease and flour 12 cup fluted tube or 10 inch tube pan. Sprinkle with almonds. In a large bowl combine remaining ingredients at low speed until moistened; beat for 2 minutes at highest speed. Pour into prepared pan. Bake at 325ø for 55 to 70 minutes. Cool upright in a pan for 15 minutes and invert to serving plate. Back to Index:


Tempting Trifle Cheesecake

Yield: 10 servings

1 1/2 c Soft Coconut Macaroons* 2 tb Sweet Sherry
24 oz Cream Cheese, Softened 1 ts Vanilla
3/4 c Sugar 10 oz Red Raspberry Preserves
4 Large Eggs 1/2 c Whipping Cream, Whipped
1/2 c Whipping cream 1 Toasted Slivered Almonds
1/2 c Sour Cream

* Soft coconut macroon cookies crumbs.
Press crumbs onto bottom of greased 9-inch springform pan. Bake at 325 degrees F., 15 minutes. Combine cream cheese and sugar, mixing at medium speed on electric mixture until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in sour cream, whipping cream, sherry and vanilla; pour over crust. Bake at 325 degrees F., 1 hour and 10 minutes. Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool befroe removing rim of pan. Chill. Heat preserves in saucepan over low heat until melted. Strain to remove seeds. Spoon over cheesecake, spreading to edges. Dollop with whipped cream; top with almonds. Back to Index:

Applesauce Cake

1 c. shortening 2 tsp. cinnamon
1 c. brown sugar 1 tsp. cloves
2 eggs 1 tsp. nutmeg
2 c. applesauce (unsweetened!) 1 tsp. mace
1 tsp. vanilla 1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. almond extract 1 c. raisins
2 tsp. baking soda 1 c. walnuts
3-1/4 c. flour dash of grated orange rind

Preheat oven to 325F. Grease and flour angel food or bundt pan. Beat shortening and sugar. Add eggs and beat. Add all spices and beat. Alternate adding flour and applesauce and beat. Fold in raisins and nuts. Pour into pan and bake for one hour. Cool 10 minutes and remove from pan.  Back to Index:



Heavenly No-Bake Cheesecake

Servings: 12
1 1/2 c Chocolate wafer crumbs (about 3/4 of an 8-oz pk )
2 tb Sugar
4 tb Margarine, melted 1 ts Vanilla
1 Envelope unflavored gelatin 
1 c (1/2 pt) heavy or whipping
1 c Skim milk Cream
4 Milky Way bars (2.15 oz ea), 
Fresh strawberries for Sliced Garnish (optional)
2 pk (8 oz ea) light cream cheese, softened

Combine chocolate crumbs & margarine & press into bottom & 2" up the sides of an 8" springform pan; chill. Sprinkle gelatin over milk in a md saucepan. Stir over low heat until gelatin is dissolved. Add Milky Way bars & cntinue to stir over low heat until mixture is smooth; cool slightly. Meanwhile, beat cream cheese & sugar until smooth. Beat in Milky Way bar mixture & vanilla. Add whipping cream & beat at high speed 4 min. Pour mixture into prepared crust. Chill until firm, about 4 hrs.
If desired, garnish w/ additional whipped cream, sliced Milky Way bars & fresh or frozen strawberries.
Note: this cheesecake is delicious when served w/ a fresh strawberry sauce: puree 2 c strawberries w/ 1 tb sugar in a blender.   Back to Index:


Fudge Frosting

2 c sugar 1/2 c shortening
3 oz unsweetened chocolate 2/3 c milk
1/2 t salt 2 t vanilla

Mix all ingredients except vanilla in a 2 1/2 quart saucepan. Heat to a rolling boil, stirring occasionally. Boil 1 minute without stirring. Place saucepan in a bowl of ice and water. Beat until frosting is smooth and of spreading consistency; add vanilla.
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Sherry Custard Sauce

2 eggs 2 egg yolks
1/3 cup sugar dash of salt
2 1/2 c milk 2 T sherry

Mix eggs, egg yolks, sugar and salt in heavy 2 quart saucepan. Stir in milk gradually. Cook over medium-low heat,stirring constantly, just to boiling. Remove from heat and stir in sherry. Pour into glass or plastic bowl. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours but no more
than 24 hours.
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Sunshine Cake

2 md Oranges
1  pk Lemon cake mix
1/3 c Vegetable oil
3 Eggs
Cool whip

Heat oven to 350F.
Grease 13 x 9 x 3 pan, and set aside. Grate peel and squeeze juice from oranges. Add enough water to orange juice to measure 1 cup. Beat cake mix (dry), 1 tablespoon orange peel, oil, eggs, and juice in large bowl for 30 seconds on low speed, then on medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour into pan. Bake 30-35 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Cool. Serve with cool whip, whipped cream and if desired, sprinkle with remaining orange rind. Back to Index:
Cherry Cake

Servings: 1

12 oz Flour                           8 oz Sugar
8 oz Margarine                    6 oz Glace cherries
2 oz Ground almonds           1 ts Almond extract
4 Eggs                                1/2 c Milk

Cream margarine and sugar. Add egg yolks, beat well, then add flour, milk, glace cherries, ground almonds, and extract. Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into the mixture. Fold mixture into a greased and lined 7" cake tin. Bake at 160C (320F or gas mark 3) for 75 minutes.
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LOTS O' APPLE CAKE - The Pillsbury Cookbook

Servings: 12

1 1/3 c All purpose flour
1 c Whole whear flour
1 1/4 c Sugar
2 ts Baking soda
1 ts Salt
1 ts Cinnamon
5 c Apples, peeled & sliced thin(approximately 5 apples)
1/2 c Oil 
1/4 c Honey
1 ts Vanilla
2 Eggs
1/2 c Chopped nuts

Heat oven to 350øF.
Grease and flour bottom only of 13x9-inch pan. In large bowl, combine all ingredients except nut at low speed until moistened; beat 2 minutes at medium speed. Stir in nuts. Spread batter in prepared pan. Bake at 350øF for 40 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Serve warm or cool with whipped cream, ice cream, butter sauce, or carmel sauce, if desired. Back to Index:
Easy Double Chocolate Banana Snack Cake

2 cups flour - all purpose
1 cup sugar
2 tbsp cocoa - unsweetened
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup banana - mashed ripe
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup chocolate chips - semisweet

Preheat oven to 350F. Mix together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Make well in centre of ingredients. Add milk, banana, butter, lemon juice and vanilla. Beat with fork till well blended, about 2
minutes. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour into greased 9" square cake pan. Bake in 350F oven for 45-50 minutes or till done. Cool completely. To serve, sprinkle with icing sugar. Back to Index:

MICROWAVE CHOCOLATE SNACK CAKE

1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
1-1/2 cups oats (quick or old-fashioned, uncooked)
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 12-oz package (2 cups) semi-sweet chocolate morsels, divided

In large mixer bowl, mix butter, oats, flour, brown sugar, eggs, walnuts and vanilla. Beat 3 minutes at medium speed or until mixture is light and fluffy. Stir in 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels. Spread batter into 8" square microwave-safe baking dish; cover dish with wax paper. Cook on high power 4 minutes; rotate dish 1/4 turn. Cook on high power 4-5 minutes longer or until top of cake appears dry and bottom(*) is an even color.
Sprinkle remaining 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels over top of warm cake. Let stand 10 minutes, then spread chocolate evenly over cake. Cool directly on countertop. Cut into serving pieces. Makes 8 to 12 servings. Back to Index:


Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake

Yield: 10 servings

1 1/2 c Creme-filled Cookie Crumbs *
2 tb Margarine, Melted
32 oz Cream Cheese, Softened
1 1/4 c Sugar
3 Large Eggs
1 c Sour Cream
1 t Vanilla
6 oz Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips**
1/3 c Strained Raspberry Preserves
6 oz Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips
1/4 c Whipping Cream

* Cookie crumbs should come from 18 Cream Filled Cookies that have been finely crushed.
** This 6 ozs of Chocolate chips should be melted and cooled slightly.
Combine crumbs and margarine; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Combine 24 ozs of cream cheese and sugar, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time,
beating well after each addition. Blend in sour cream and vanilla; pour over crust. Combine remaining 8 ozs cream cheese and melted chocolate, mixing at medium speed on eletric mixer until well blended. Add Red Raspberry preserves; mix well. Drop rounded
measuring tablespoonsfuls of chocolate cream cheese batter over plain cream cheese batter, do not swirl. Bake at 325 degrees F., 1 hour and 25 minutes. Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of
pan. Melt chocolate pieces and whipping cream over low heat stirring until smooth. Spread over cheescake. Chill. Garnish with additonal whipping cream, whipped, raspberries and fresh mint leaves, if desired.
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Cherry Cake 2

Yield: 1 cake

500 g White bread rolls          2 dl Milk
120 g Butter                        200 g Sugar
7 Egg yolks                          100 g Almonds and hazelnuts
Ground cinnamon                7 Egg whites; stiffly whipped
10 g Baking powder         900 g Black cherries; stoned
20 g Flour                         100 g Sponge crumbs

IMPORTANT:
Use a cake ring 24 cms in diameter in preference to a cake tin or line the bottom of the cake tin with grease proof paper as the cake has a tendency to stick.
Soak the bread rolls in the milk for at least 2 hours.
Cream the butter and sugar together thoroughly, add the egg yolks one by one. Mix in the almonds, hazelnuts and flour. Add the soaked bread rolls, some of the sponge crumbs, a pinch of cinnamon, baking powder and the stoned cherries.
Mix well. Add the stiffly whipped egg whites.
Butter a sponge tin and sprinkle the bottom of the tin with the remainder of the sponge crumbs. Spread the mixture into the tin to a depth of 3 to 4 cms. Bake in the oven at 180 oC for 30 ... 40 minutes. Check that the cake is cooked using a small knife or needle (which
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Banana Trifle Cake

Yield: 10 servings

1 pk Yellow cake mix 1 sm Container Cool Whip,
(Butter recipe) Thawed
1 3 oz package Banana cream 3 Bananas, sliced thinly
Instant pudding

Prepare cake according to the package directions. Prepare pudding. Cool. Arrange a layer of cake, top with half of pudding and half of banana slices. Top with half of cool whip, if desired, of leave all the whipped cream for the topping. Repeat layering. Refrigerate before serving. Back to Index:

Pronto's phyllo-wrapped white chocolate cheesecake

Servings: 12

   1/2 lb White chocolate,melted
1 1/2 lb Cream cheese
1 1/4 c Granulated sugar 
1 1/2 ts Grated orange or lemon rind
   3 Eggs
1/2 c Cream plus 3 Tb
1/2 ts Vanilla
 12 Phyllo sheets
      Melted butter

While chocolate melts in double boiler, use a mixer on low speed and blend cheese, sugar and orange or lemon rind until smooth. (Do not use low-fat cheese in this recipe) Beat in eggs one at a time, followed by cream and vanilla. Add a little of the cheese mixture to the warmed chocolate, then stir this mixture into remaining cheese mixture. Spoon mixture into a buttered 9-inch layer cake pan, lined with parchment paper. Set in a pan, and pour in hot water until it reaches halfway up the pan. Bake ina 350 F. oven, adding more water if needed, until set and lightly browned on top, about 1 hour. Remove from oven, let cool, and refrigerate for at least 4 hours. To serve, lightly brush each 8 - 12- inch square of phyllo pastry with melted butter. Gently remove each slice of cheesecake from pan. Wrap a sheet of prepared phyllo pastry around each piece, folding until cake is covered with three layers. Trim excess pastry. Brush each dessert with additional melted butter. Place on a baking sheet and bake in a 350 R. oven for 10 minutes, or until phyllo begins to brown. Transfer to dessert plates and decorate with fruit purees.   Back to Index:



PENUCHE FROSTING

1/2 cup butter 
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup milk or cream
2 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Melt butter in a medium saucepan. Add brown sugar; boil 2 minutes. Add milk; bring to boil. Remove from heat; cool to lukewarm. Beat in sugar and vanilla. May add 1/2 cup chopped nuts if desired. Frost cake.
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Pumpkin Pie with Praline

Praline (optional)
2 Tbsp. (1/4 stick) butter, softened
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup chopped pecans
2 unbaked 8 inch pie shells, 
or one unbaked 10 inch pie shell

2 Tbsp. (1/4 stick) butter
1   29 ounce can pumpkin puree
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp. bitters (optional)
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. grated nutmeg
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1 egg, beaten
1 12 ounce can evaporated milk
1/4 cup milk
1 cup water

Prepare the praline filling, if desired. Preheat oven to 450 F. In a small bowl, cream together the butter and brown sugar. Blend in pecans. Press firmly into the bottom of the unbaked pie shells. Bake for 10 minutes, watching carefully so crusts do not puff up or slip down.
Prick puffs with a fork if you see this happening, and pat the slipping crusts back up in place with the back of a fork. Let cool before filling.
Preheat oven to 400 F. Melt the butter in a large skillet; add the pumpkin puree. Simmer for 10 minutes, stirring now and then with a wooden spoon. In a large mixer bowl, mix together the next 9 ingredients. Add the egg, and mix again. Add the hot pumpkin gradually, then blend in the milks and water. Pour into pie shells and
bake for 1 hour. Let cool completely before cutting.
Note: The filling can be made a day in advance and refrigerated. If you've used the praline, you may have extra pumpkin filling. Bake it in individual custard cups.
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Early American Graham Cracker Cake

Yield: 6 - 8 kids

1 3/4 c Graham cracker crumbs; about 40 crackers.
1/3 c Unsifted flour;                2 ts Baking powder;
1 c Sugar;                             1/3 c Almonds; shelled
1/3 c Walnuts; shelled         1/2 c Soft butter;
2 Eggs;                                   1 c Milk;
1 ts Vanilla;                            1 ts Or 2 teaspoons butter;
1 tb Flour;
Measuring cups                  Medium mixing bowl
Measuring spoons              Mixing spoon
Chopper or paring knife     8-in.-square cake pan

How to Make: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Cruch the graham crackers with hands until you have 1 3/4 cups coarse crumbs about the size of bread crumbs. Put the cracker crumbs into the mixing bowl with the flour, baking, and sugar. Stir with the spoon until they are combined. Chop the almonds and walnuts into small pieces. Add the soft butter, eggs, milk, vanilla and chopped nuts to the dry ingredients. Stir the mixture well. Then beat the batter until it is well blended. Grease the cake pan with the butter. Sprinkle with the tablespoon of flour and shake the pan until bottom is evenly coated. Shake out an extra flour. Bake the cake for 45 minutes. Test with a toothpick for doneness. Remove the from the oven let it cool slightly. Cut it into squares and serve warm.
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Doreen's Dark Chocolate Cake

1/2 c Cocoa                            1 c Hot water
1/2 c Shortening                     1 c Sugar
2 Eggs                                    1 ts Vanilla
1 1/2 c Flour                        3/4 ts Salt
1 ts Baking soda                 1/2 ts Baking powder

Mix shortening and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. Add dry ingredients alternately with cocoa mix. Put in greased 8 by 10 pan and bake at 350 for 1/2 hr. Let cool. Then frost with this frosting: Melt 1 square chocolate and 1 tbsp butter Blend in the following:
   1 C     icing sugar                   1/2 tsp salt
1/2 ts vanilla                           2 1/2 tbsp milk
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French Cheesecake

1 x Shortbread; See Next Message

1 lb Cream Cheese                 1/2 lb French Cheese; *
1/3 c Sugar; Granulated            1 T Unbleached Flour
4 ea Eggs; Large, Separated    1/4 c Sour Cream
1/4 c Heavy Cream                    1 t Real Vanilla Extract
1 T Confectioners' Sugar

NOTE: IF YOU ARE ON A DIET AND HAVE TO ASK HOW MANY CALORIES ARE IN THIS YOU DON'T NEED IT!!!
* Use the Soft Double Creme French Cheese in this recipe.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl, beat together the cream cheese and the double creme, then add the sugar and flour and beat until thoroughly blended. Stir in the egg yolks, sour cream, heavy cream and vanilla. Beat the egg whites until they
are frothy, then gradually add the confectioners' sugar and beat until the whites form stiff peaks. Fold the whites into the cheese mixture. Pour the mixture into the prepared crust and bake for 45 minutes, or until the center is firm. Cool to room temperature, then chill before serving.   Back to Index:

German Kasekuchen
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2 c Unbleached Flour; Sifted   4 T Butter; No Margarine
1/2 c Sugar; Granulated           1 ea Egg; Large
1 t Baking Powder

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3 c Cottage Cheese; 1 1/2 lbs      1/2 c Cornstarch
1 t Baking soda                               1 c Sugar; Granulated
4 ea Eggs; Large                       1/2 t Lemon Rind; Grated
1/2 t Vanilla Extract; Real only   1 c Sour Cream
1 c Raisins

CRUST: In a large mixing bowl, blend all the ingredients, cutting in the butter and working the mixture with your hands until it is well mixed and workable. Divide the dough into 2 equal portions. Use one half to line the bottom of a greased 9-inch springform pan, the other half to line the sides of the pan. Either roll out the dough or press it in with your fingers. Chill before filling.

CHEESECAKE: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Press the cottage cheese through a sieve. Combine the cornstarch and the baking powder and set aside. In a large mixing bowl, combine the cottage cheese with the sugar, eggs, lemon rind and vanilla. Beat until very smooth. Add the dry mixture to the cheese and blend well. Stir in the sour cream and raisins. Pour the cheese mixture into the prepared crust and bake for one hour, or until done. The center will remain soft. Turn off the oven and prop the door open. Allow the cake to cool to room temperature. Serve at room temperature as well. 
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Swiss Cheesecake

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1 x Shortbread; See Below

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2 c Cottage Cheese                  1 c Swiss Cheese; Grated
6 tb Butter; Softened               3 tb Unbleached Flour
3 tb Cornstarch                     1/2 c Sugar; Granulated
6 ea Egg Yolks; Large             9 ea Egg Whites; Large

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Press the cottage cheese through a sieve. In a large mixing bowl, beat together the cottage cheese, Swiss cheese, butter, flour, cornstarch and sugar blending well. Add the egg yolks, one at a time, at low speed mixing well after each
addition. In another large mixing bowl, beat the egg whites until they form stiff peaks and fold them gently into the cheese mixture. Pour the mixture into the prepared crust and bake for 45 minutes. The cake will rise above the top of the pan, then settle down again.
Cool in the oven with the door propped open, then chill.

Shortbread Crust

         1 1/2 c Unbleached Flour; Sifted 
*       1 x Sugar; Granulated
         1 ea Egg; Large, Separated, 
**     1/2 c Butter; Softened

* Use from 1/4 to 1/3 cup of granulated sugar. (To Taste.)
** Separate the large egg and lightly beat the yolk.
*** Use only sweet cream, unsalted butter in this recipe.
NO MARGARINE.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Working on a large flat surface, such as a pastry board, place the flour and the sugar in the center of the surface and mix together. Form a small depression or well in the center of the mound. Add the beaten egg yolk and the softened butter to the well, ten blend these with the dry mixture. Mix the ingredients thoroughly using your hands -- there's no
substitute for warm hands. Shape the dough into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill for at least 10 minutes. Roll out the dough to a thickness of about 1/4-inch. You should have a circle of about 11 inches in diameter. For best results, roll out your dough between 2 sheets of waxed paper, then peel away the paper and cut the crust in a 9-inch circle. Place the circle inside a 9-inch springform pan. Prick the crust several times with a fork to keep the crust from puffing up during the baking. Place the springform pan in the oven and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until light brown. Allow to cool. Using the leftover dough, line the sides of the springform pan. Press the dough against the sides of the pan, smoothing
it so as to have a continuous layer of crust all the way around the sides of the pan. Make sure that the side crust meets the bottom crust all the way around. Brush the reserved egg white onto the shell, covering the
bottom and sides. This will seal the dough and keep it from becoming soggy. Set aside until ready to use.

NOTE: For the Italian Cheesecake, add 1 ts of grated lemon rind and 1 ts of Amaretto Liqueur when adding the egg yolk and butter.  Back to Index:

Glazed Irish Tea Cake

Yield: 10 servings

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3/4 c Unsalted butter - room temperature
1 3/4 c Cake flour
1 c Sugar 1 1/4 ts Baking powder
2 ts Vanilla 1/4 ts Salt
2 lg Eggs 1 c Dried currants
3 oz Cream cheese 2/3 c Buttermilk

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1/2 c Confectioners' sugar, sifted 
2 ts Fresh lemon juice

PREHEAT OVEN TO 325F, with rack in center of oven. Generously grease a 9-inch (7-cup capacity) loaf pan. Dust with flour; tap pan over sink to discard excess flour. Cut piece of parchment paper or waxed paper to fit bottom of pan. Set aside. 
FOR CAKE, use mixer to cream butter, sugar and vanilla until fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating each until fluffy. Add cream cheese. Mix until well combined. Sift flour, baking powder and salt together. Put currants in small bowl. Add 1/4 cup of flour mixture to currants. Stir currants until well coated. Add remaining flour to batter, alternating with buttermilk. Mix until smooth. Use wooden spoon to stir in currants and all of the flour.
Stir until well combined. Transfer batter to prepared pan. Smooth surface with spatula. Bake until well-browned and toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour, 25 minutes. Cake will crack on top. Let cake rest in pan for 10 minutes. Use flexible metal spatula to separate cake from sides of pan. Carefully remove cake
from pan to cooling rack. Spread glaze on warm cake. Let cake cool completely. Cake can be stored 3 days at room temperature in foil. Cake can also be frozen up to 3 months, wrapped airtight. 
FOR GLAZE, combine sugar and lemon juice in small bowl. Stir until smooth.  Back to Index:



Black Forest Cheesecake Delight

1 c Chocolate Wafer Crumbs
3 tb Margarine, Melted
16 oz Cream Cheese Softened
2/3 c Sugar
2 ea Large Eggs 
6 oz Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips *
1/4 ts Almond Extract
21 oz Cherry Pie Filling (1 Cn)
1 x Frozen Whipped ToppingThawed

* Chocolate Chips should be melted.
Combine crumbs and margarine, press onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Bake at 350 degrees F., 10 minutes. Combine cream cheese and sugar, mixing at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in chocolate and extract; pour over crust. Bake at 350 degrees F., 45 minutes. Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim of pan. Chill. Top cheesecake with pie filling and whipped topping just before serving.  Back to Index:

Hopeless Twinkles

Yield: 24 servings

THE FILLING
1/2 c Butter or margarine
3/4 c Pet or Carnation evap. milk
1/2 c Crisco
1 c Sugar, granulated
1 tb Vanilla

THE CAKE
3 Eggs, large
1 1/2 ts Vanilla
1 c Milk, whole
1/2 c Butter
1 1/2 c Sugar
1 ts Salt
3 1/2 ts Baking powder
2 c Flour, all-purpose

The Filling: Cream the butter 5 minutes, medium speed. Add Crisco a little at a time. Cream another 3 or 4 minutes. Add the sugar a little at a time while continuing to beat. Then add the milk, mixed first with the vanilla, beating and scraping the sides and bottom of the bowl frequently. The longer you beat this the better it becomes.

The Cake:
Preheat oven to 350. Grease two 8-inch-square cake pans or baking dishes, or use a 13x9x2-inch pan. Beat 1 minute after each addition. Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes (40-45 minutes for an oblong pan) or until you can insert a toothpick and it
comes out clean. Cool the cake in pan on a rack. It's best to use the cake for Twinkles when it is slightly frozen - about 30 minutes in the freezer. Then cut them into 1-1/2 by 3-1/2 inch bars. Put bottom side of each bar up on waxed paper. Spread half of the bars with the filling and put together with an unfrosted bar, sandwich style.
Refrigerates up to 2 weeks, freezes up to 1 year.
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Apricot Upside-down Chocolate Cake

3 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 cup drained canned apricots (up to 1 1/2)
1 recipe Spanish Cocoa Cake -- see recipe

Melt 3 tablespoons butter in skillet, add 1 cup sugar gradually and stir until melted. Arrange apricots, cut side up, to cover bottom of pan. Use batter made as for Spanish Cocoa Cake. Pour batter over apricots and
bake in moderate oven (325 - 350 degrees F) 35 to 50 minutes. Serve with whipped cream. Serves 16
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COCONUT CAKE 2

Yield: 12 servings

4 Eggs                                      1/2 c Oil
1/2 c Water                              1/2 ts Vanilla
1/2 ts Salt                              1 1/2 ts Baking powder
1 c Cake flour                          3/4 c Sugar

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2 c Milk; plus...2 tb Milk                   3/4 c Sugar
1/2 ts Vanilla                                        1 tb Cornstarch
2 Eggs; beaten

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1 1/2 c Whipping cream                     3 tb Sugar
3 c Freshly grated coconut

Separate the first 4 eggs. Mix egg yolks, oil, water and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Add salt, baking powder, cake flour and 3/4 cup sugar and mix until smooth. Beat 4 egg whites until stiff and carefully fold into batter. Pour into 10-inch springform pan that has been greased and
floured or waxed paper lined. Bake at 325F about 50 minutes, or until cake tests done. Cool. Cut cake into 4 very thin or 3 thicker layers.

To make filling, combine 2 cups milk, 3/4 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla in saucepan. Bring to boil. Mix cornstarch with 2 tablespoons cold milk and 2 eggs. Blend cornstarch mixture into sugar mixture and cook, stirring, until thickened. Cool.

To assemble, spread custard between cake layers. Whip cream with 3 tablespoons sugar until stiff. Frost top and sides of cake with whipped cream. Sprinkle top and sides generously with coconut. Chill thoroughly. Back to Index:



MOLASSES CAKE

1/2 cup shortening                 1/2 cup granulated surgar
1 egg                                      1/2 cup light molasses
1 1/2 cups sifted all purpose flour     1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder          1/4 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon instant coffee powder 
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

Oven 350 degrees Cream shortening and surgar; add egg; beat well. Mix in molasses and 1/2 cup water. Sift remaining ingrediants. Stir into creamed mixture. Pour into greased 13x9x2 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. While warm frost with Confectioners'
icing. Cool; cut 24 squares.      Back to Index: