Combine milk, sugar, egg yolks, butter and vanilla in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture thickens, about 12 minutes. Remove from heat. Add coconut and pecans. Cool until of spreading consistency, beating occasionally. Makes 2 1/2 cups or enough to cover the tops of 3 9-inch layers. For thinner frosting, use […]
Cakes
Chocolate Cake Ala Florence
Preheat oven 350 F. Grease and flour 9x9x2 pan. Place chocolate in hot water. Stir until melted. Cool Sift dry ingredients into mixing bowl. Drop on soft butter. Beat 2 minutes at low speed. Add all other ingredients and beat for 2 minutes at low speed. Pour into prepared pan. Bake 30-35 minutes
Cranberry Orange Cheesecake
-FILLING – 2 c Cottage cheese 1 pk Light cream cheese; 8oz 2/3 c Sugar 1/2 c Plain yogurt 1/4 c Flour; all-purpose 2 Egg whites 1 Egg 1 tb Orange rind; grated 1 ts Vanilla -TOPPING – 2 c Cranberries 1/2 c Orange juice 1/3 c Sugar 2 ts Cornstarch Combine crust ingredients. Press […]
Settlement Banana Cake
Cream butter and sugar and add lightly beaten eggs. Dissolve the baking soda in the sour cream and add to the creamed mixture. Beat well and add mashed bananas, flour,salt and vanilla. Mix well. Pour in greased and floured 9-inch square pan and bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes, or until cake tests done. […]
Down-east Blueberry Cake
Cream sugar and margarine, add the eggs and beat well. Add the flour,baking powder and salt mixture then the 1/2 c warm milk. Add lastly the blueberries which have been tossed with 2 tblsp. of the flour. Put in a 9 in. greased and floured pan and sprinkle with the 1/4 c sugar mixed with […]
Chocolate Pistachio Bundt Cake
Combine cake mix, pistachio pudding, orange juice, oil, eggs and almond extract at medium speed for 3 minutes. Pour 2/3 into greased bundt pan. Add chocolate syrup to remainder; pour into pan. Bake 50-60 minutes at 350-degrees. Top with favorite glaze. For Chocolate-Butterscotch Bundt Cake: Use butterscotch pudding; substitute water for orange juice; omit almond […]
Malted Fruit Loaf
*Malt extract is a dark syruup available in jars from most health food shops. It gives a moistness & deliciously malty flavour to cakes. ** To make spice butter, simply beat 1/2 tsp ground mixed spice into 75g/3oz butter Preheat oven to 180C/360F Grease a 2lb loaf tin and base-line with greased greaseproof paper. Place […]
Chocolate Slice
-FROSTING – 8 tb Butter 7 oz Semisweet chocolate 2 Eggs, beaten 3 c Powdered sugar, sifted 1/4 c Rum Line 14×10 inch cake pan with waxed paper and grease paper. Preheat oven to 350F. CAKE…. Melt chocolate in double boiler over low heat. In a large bowl, cream butter and half the sugar until […]
Fruit Coctail Cake Icing
Cook sugar, oleo, and milk until thick. Remove from heat and add pecans and coconut. Pour over hot cake.
Paradise Cake
Bake yellow cake mix according to package directions in a 9×13″ pan. When baked, pour pineapple over cake. Slice bananas and place evenly over cake. Mix pudding and pour over cake and fruit. Top pudding with chopped nuts. Cover all with Cool Whip. Garnish with more chopped nuts and cherries.