Helen's Whole Fruit Cake Recipe


Ingredients:-

  • 1 c. sugar
  • 1 tsp. baking powder (rounded)
  • 1 c. flour
  • 1 lb. whole dates
  • 1/2 lb. candied cherries, green & red
  • 2 c. English walnut meats
  • 1 c. Brazil nuts (whole)
  • 4 egg yolks, beaten
  • 1 c. sugar
  • 1 tbsp. brandy flavoring
  • 1/2 c. orange juice or apricot juice
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 4 egg whites, stiffly beaten
Directions:-

Sift together sugar, baking powder and flour. Add whole dates, cherries, walnut meats and Brazil nuts. Add 4 egg yolks, 1 cup sugar, brandy flavoring, orange juice or apricot juice, and vanilla. Mix all together real good. Fold in 4 stiffly beaten egg whites. Pour into tube pan, greased and floured. Bake in 250 degree oven 1 1/2 hours. Cool. Soak cheesecloth in brandy. Wrap cake in cheesecloth, then in foil. Glaze and decorate with candied cherries. Optional: 1 cup coconut, 1 cup candied fruit or 1/2 cup orange peel. Mother of LaVona & LaVelda Richmond
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Chocolate Pudding Banana Cake Recipe

Ingredients:-

  • 1 box chocolate fudge cake mix or any chocolate cake recipe
  • 1/4 box of chocolate pudding
  • 2 to 3 tsp. ripened bananas, smashed or crushed before adding to mixture
Directions:-

Empty box of chocolate cake into mixing bowl and follow directions on package for mixing. Add 1/4 package of pudding mix plus 3 small or 2 large crushed bananas to mixture. Beat according to directions, 2 to 3 minutes with electric beater or approximately 2 minutes - 300 strokes by hand. Can also be made with a scratch made chocolate cake, adding all ingredients. Bake at 350 degrees about 30 to 35 minutes. Check when cooked with dry top. Frost if you want.
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Carrot Walnut Cake Recipe

Ingredients:-

  • 3 c. flour, sifted
  • 2 c. sugar
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 c. oil
  • 2 lg. grated carrots
  • 1/2 c. black walnuts, chopped
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla
Directions:-

In large bowl, mix the first six ingredients. Fold and stir thoroughly by hand. In smaller bowl, combine the other ingredients. Stir until thoroughly mixed. Make a well in dry ingredients and combine the contents of the two bowls. Beat by hand until smooth. Pour into two (9 x 1 1/2 inch) round pans. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 35 minutes. ICING: Optional; but cream cheese icing is delicious.
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Ugly Duckling Cake Recipe


Ingredients:-

  • 1 pkg. Duncan Hines yellow cake mix
  • 1 pkg. Jello lemon instant pudding
  • 1 (16 oz.) can fruit cocktail
  • 1 c. Angel Flake coconut
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/4 c. Mazola oil
  • 1/2 c. brown sugar
  • 1/2 c. walnuts, chopped
Directions:-

Blend cake mix and instant lemon filling together with mixer. Add fruit cocktail, coconut and oil, then beat eggs until foamy and add to cake mixture. Pour into 13 x 9 inch greased cake pan. Sprinkle 1/2 cup light brown sugar and 1/2 cup chopped walnuts over batter. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

Frosting:-

  • 1/2 c. butter or oleo
  • 1/2 c. granulated sugar
  • 1/2 c. evaporated milk
Mix oleo, granulated sugar and evaporated milk. Boil for 2 minutes. Stir in 1 1/2 cups coconut. Pour on top of cake (when cooled).
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Raw Rhubarb Cake Recipe

Ingredients:-

  • 1/2 c. shortening
  • 1 1/2 c. brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 c. flour
  • 1 c. sour milk (2 tbsp. vinegar in 1 c. milk)
  • 1 tsp. soda
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon Pinch of salt
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 1/2 c. cut rhubarb
 Topping:-

  • 1/2 c. white or brown sugar
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/2 c. nuts
 Directions:-

Cream sugar and shortening, add egg. Combine soda and sour milk. Alternately add milk and dry ingredients to creamed mixture. Stir in rhubarb and vanilla. Mix topping and sprinkle on cake. Bake in 9 x 13 inch pan, greased, at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until cake pulls away from side.
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Vanilla Butternut Cake Recipe

Ingredients:-

  • 3 c. sugar
  • 2 sticks margarine
  • 1/2 c. Crisco
  • 6 eggs
  • 3 c. flour
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 c. milk
  • 4 tsp. butternut vanilla flavoring Nuts
 Directions:-

Cream together sugar, margarine and Crisco until very smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until smooth after each. Next add flour with 1/2 teaspoon salt
alternating with 1 cup of milk, ending with flour. Fold in flavoring and nuts by hand. Pour into greased tube pan. Put in cold oven and set temperature at 325 degrees. Bake 1 hour and 45 minutes. Do not open oven door during baking. Remove from pan immediately.
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