Mother's Day Chocolate Cake
2 c Flour; Unbleached, Sifted
1/2 c Cocoa; Baking
2 1/4 ts Baking Soda
3/4 ts Salt
3/4 c Shortening; Vegetable
1/3 c Sugar
1 1/2 c Corn Syrup; Dark
3 ea Eggs; Large, Separated
1 1/2 ts Vanilla Extract
1 c Coffee; Cooled
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; set aside.Cream together the shortening and sugar in a mixing bowl until light and
fluffy. Blend in the corn syrup and egg yolks. Beat in vanilla.Add dry ingredients alternately with coffee to creamed mixture, beating well after each
addition.Beat egg whites in another bowl until stiff peaks form; fold egg whites into cake batter.
Pour batter into a greased 13x9x 2-inch baking pan.
Bake for about 45 minutes or until cake tests done.
Cool in pan on rack.
Low Fat Carrot Cake for Mothers Day
2 c Flour, all purpose
2 ts Cinnamon
1 ts Baking powder
1 ts Baking soda
3/4 ts Salt
1/4 ts Nutmeg
1 pn Cloves
1 1/2 c Sugar
1 ea Crushed pineapple (8 oz can)
3 tb Vegetable oil
1 ts Vanilla
3 c Carrots, shredded
3 ea Large egg whites
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.Line 13x9" baking pan with foil. Coat with vegetable cooking spray.
Combine flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and cloves in bowl.
Beat sugar, pineapple, oil and vanilla in mixer bowl until smooth. Beat in dry ingredients until just combined. Stir in carrots.
Beat egg whites in small mixer bowl to form stiff peaks; fold into carrot mixture in 2 batches with rubber spatula.
Pour batter into pan. Bake 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean; cool in pan on wire rack. Invert cake onto wax paper; remove pan and foil.
Mother's Day Stir Crazy Cake
2 1/2 c All-purpose flour
1 1/2 c Sugar
1/2 c Cocoa
2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
2/3 c Cooking oil
2 tb Vinegar
1 tb Vanilla
2 c Cold coffee (or water)
1/4 c Sugar
1/2 ts Cinnamon
Put flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt into an ungreased 13X9X2-inch metal baking pan. Stir with a fork to mix; form 3 wells in flour mixture. Pour oil into one well, vinegar into another well and vanilla into the third well.Pour cold coffee evenly over pan; stir with fork until well mixed. Do not beat.
Combine 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over batter.
Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until cake tests done.
Fresh Mother's Day Strawberry Cupcakes
1 3/4 c All-purpose Flour
1 ts Baking Soda
1 c Sugar
1/2 c Chopped Walnuts
2 x Egg whites
1/2 ts Vanilla extract
1/2 c Vegetable Oil
10 oz Pkg frzn sweet Strawberries*
Powdered sugar (if desired)
*Or 1 cup crushed fresh strawberries mixed with 3 T sugar
Mix together flour, baking soda, sugar and walnuts in a bowl.In another bowl, beat together egg whites, vanilla and oil until well blended. Add strawberries and beat at slow speed of mixer until strawberries are partially broken. Beat in flour mixture slowly until smooth, but pieces of strawberries are still visible.
Pour batter into greased muffin tins, filling to half.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes, or until they test done OR bake in greased 9x5x3" loaf pan for 1 hour, or until cake tests done.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.
Mothers Day Brandy Cake
4 ea Eggs, separated
1/2 c Sugar, divided in half
1 c Flour, sifted
1 ts Baking Powder
1/4 ts Cinnamon
1 pn salt
5 ts Melted butter
1/2 c Almonds, chopped
Brandy Sauce:
2 c water
1 3/4 c Sugar
1 tb light corn syrup*
3/4 c brandy
Grease a 2 quart baking dish and set aside. Preheat oven to 375F.Beat egg whites with one-half of the sugar until stiff and stiff peaks form.
Beat yolks lightly and add to the other half of the sugar. Add yolks to egg whites.
Combine all dry ingredients and fold into the eggs. Add the melted butter. Stir in nuts.
Pour batter into the casserole and bake about 1/2 hour.
For Brandy Sauce:
Boil water, sugar, and corn syrup until it forms a ball (236 F). Add the brandy.When cake is still warm, use a thin skewer to make small holes all over; pour Brandy Sauce evenly over the cake.
Easy Apple-Raisin Cake with Cinnamon Whipped Cream
3 c unsifted flour
2 c sugar
1 c mayonnaise
1/3 c milk
2 ea eggs
2 ts baking soda
1 1/2 ts ground cinnamon
1/2 ts ground nutmeg
1/2 ts salt
1/4 ts ground cloves
3 c chopped peeled apples
1 c seedless raisins
1/2 c coarsely chopped walnuts
2 c sweetened whipped cream with cinnamon added (for frosting and filling)
Grease and flour two 9" round baking pans.In large bowl with mixer at low speed beat for 2 minutes the flour, sugar, mayonnaise, milk, eggs, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmg, salt, and cloves; scraping bowl frequently (or beat vigorously 300 strokes by hand (batter will be very thick)).
Stir in apples, raisins and walnuts.
Spoon batter into pans.
Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until tester inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing; cool completely.
Frost and Fill with the whipped cream.
Funny Mother's Day Cake
1 c Sugar
1/2 c Cocoa
2/3 c Hot water
1/2 ts Vanilla
1/2 c Butter
1 c Sugar
2 ea Egg whites
2 c Flour
2 ts Baking powder
3/4 c Milk
1/4 c Lemon juice
1/2 ts Vanilla
Preheat oven to at 350 degrees F.Mix sugar, cocoa and hot water; add vanilla, mix well. Pour into 9 inch pastry shell.
Cream together butter and sugar; beat in egg whites till fluffy.
Whisk together the flour and baking powder.
Add milk, lemon juice, and vanilla. Add dry ingredients; beat well.
Spoon into the pastry shell.
Bake about 40 minutes.
Mom's Day Two Egg Cake
1/2 c Shortening
1 1/2 c Sugar
1 ts Vanilla
2 Eggs
2 1/4 c Sifted cake flour
2 1/2 ts Baking powder
1 ts Salt
1 c Plus 2 tbsp. milk
Stir shortening to soften. Gradually add sugar and cream thoroughly for 10 minutes; add vanilla.Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Sift flour with baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternatley with milk, beating well after each addition.
Bake in 2 paper lined 9x1 1/2" round pans in a 375 degree oven for 20 minutes.
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