Category Archive:Cakes and Frostings

Rhubarb Coffee Cake

April 20th, 2011 / Tags: , / Categories: Cakes and Frostings, Coffee Cakes, Recipe / No Comments »
Submitted by:  Colleen and Jeff Prentiss
1 1/2 cuup brown sugar
2/3 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon
3 cups rhubarb (diced)
Mix brown sugar, oil and egg, beat well.  Add buttermilk — then sift dry ingredients, blend; stir in rhubarb.  Pour into 9×13 cake pan.
Topping:
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Mix together and sprinkle over cake.
Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes.
***For you rhubarb fans, this is a must bake cake!   You can use frozen rhubard if fresh is not available.   Fresh is best, but frozen will do!!     Enjoy!

Mandarin Orange Cake

April 20th, 2011 / Tags: , / Categories: Cakes and Frostings, Recipe / No Comments »
Submitted by:  Colleen and Jeff Prentiss
1 boxed yellow cake mix
4 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 small can mandarin oranges
Mix all together and back for 30 to 35 minutes at  **temperature listed on boxed cake mix***.
Frostsing:
1 box vanilla instant pudding (dry)
1 (15 oz) can crushed pineapple
8 oz. cool whip
Mix together and spread over cake.  Refrigerate overnight. 
**Note:  you can also add some of the crushed pineapple into the cake batter, about 1/4 cup, makes cake very moist.  On top of the frosted cake, you could also sprinkle shredded coconut and slivered almonds.   This gives the cake a more “tropical” feeling and taste!!     Very good cake, enjoy!

$300 Waldorf Astoria Red Cake

August 25th, 2009 / Tags: , / Categories: Cakes and Frostings, Recipe / No Comments »
submitted by the Gordon family

$300 Waldorf Astoria Red Cake

  • 1/2 cup Shortening (Crisco)
  • 1 1/2 cups White Sugar
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 oz. Red Food Coloring
  • 2 1/4 cups Cake Flour
  • 1 tsp Vinegar
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 tsp Vanilla
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 2 tblsp Cocoa
  • 1 cup Buttermilk

Mix Vinegar and baking soda (set aside).  Cream shortening, sugar and eggs.   Make a paste of the cocoa and coloring and add to the creamed shortening mixture.  Add flour alternately with buttermilk.  Add vanilla and salt.  Add the set asside vinegar and baking soda mixture.  Beat all well.  DO NOT OVERBEAT.  Bake in two 8-inch pans at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.  Cool and cut to make 4 layers.

Frosting:    1 cup milk and 3 tblsp flour (cook to thick paste and cool).  Add 1 tsp vanilla.  Beat 1 cup sugar and 1 cup shortening (Parkay) until fluffy.  Add the surgar/shortening mix to the milk/flour mix, and beat.   Frost between layers and enjoy!

Note to all who make this…..this was Dennis B Gordon’s favorite cake!   Enjoy and remember all the good times with Dennis!!  We miss you!!

Apple Cake

July 16th, 2009 / Tags: , / Categories: Cakes and Frostings, Recipe / No Comments »

submitted by the Plunketts

Apple Cake

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup lard or margarine
2 eggs
1 cup chopped apples
1 cup milk
Mix together, then add:
2 cups flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. baking soda
1/3 cup nuts, chopped
Mix together again. Pour into a greased 9×13 cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1/2 hour. Good. This recipe came from my grandma Irene Lofthus.

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