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Almond-Brittle Cake
1 ½ cups sugar 1 Tbls. Sifted soda 1 tsp. instant coffee 2 cups Cool Whip ½ cup corn syrup 1-2 Tbls. Sugar ¼ cup water 1 (10 inch) tube chocolate Angel food cake ½ tsp. vanilla ½ cup toasted blanched almond halves
Mix first 4 ingredients. Cook to hard crack stage (285-290o). Remove from heat, add soda at once. Stir vigorously just till mixture blends and pulls away from side of pan. Pour into 9x9x2 inch pan. (do not spread or stir) Cool. Tap bottom of pan to remove candy, crush into coarse crumbs.
Stir vanilla and sugar into cool whip, add candy. Split cake in 3 layers. Fill and frost with whipped cream mixture. Chill. Trim with nuts.
Apricot Crumble Cake
8 oz. pkg. cream cheese 2 cups flour ½ cup butter 1 tsp. baking powder 1 ¼ cups sugar 1 tsp. soda 2 eggs ¼ tsp. salt ¼ cup milk 1 (12 oz.) jar apricot preserves 1 tsp. vanilla
Blend cream cheese, butter, sugar. Gradually add the eggs, milk and vanilla. Add the sifted dry ingredients. Pour half of batter into greased and floured 9x13 inch cake pan. Spread with apricot preserves. Pour remaining batter over preserves. Combine 2/3 cup brown sugar, 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1/3 cup melted butter and ½ cup flour. Sprinkle over batter. Bake at 350o for 35-40 minutes.
Coco Lopez Cake
1 box yellow cake mix (must contain pudding) 1 (14 oz.) evaporated milk 1 (15 oz.) Coco Lopez (real cream coconut) 1 (9oz.) La Crème whipped topping
Follow directions on the cake mix. Pour mixture into a greased and floured 13x9 inch cake pan. Bake according to directions on cake box. Mix together the milk and coco lopez in a bowl. When the cake is done let cool 5 minutes then poke holes approximately 1 inch apart into cake. Pour liquid mixture over cake slowly into the holes. Then chill in refrigerator for a couple hours. Frost with whipped topping.
Chocolate Chip Cake
1/2 cup chocolate chips 1/2 cup sweet milk
Place in small pan and heat till chips are melted. Cool. Beat 3 eggs real well and add 1 1/4 cups sugar. Beat well till light. Add 2 cups flour, 1/2 tsp salt (which have been sifted) alternately with 1 cup buttermilk. Add the chocolate chip mixture. Last add 1 tsp baking soda, which has been dissolved in a little hot water. Mix in 1 tsp vanilla. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Bake in layers or 9 x 13 inch pan.
Choco-chip Date Cake
1 cup sugar 2 Tbls cocoa 1 cup shortening 1/2 tsp salt 2 eggs 1 tsp soda 1 cup chopped dates 1 tsp vanilla 1 cup hot water 3/4 cup chopped nuts 1 3/4 cups flour 6 oz chocolate chips
Pour hot water over chopped dates and let cool until lukewarm. Crean sugar, shortening and eggs. Sift flour, cocoa, salt and soda together. Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with date mixture to creamed mixture. Add vanilla. May put half of chips and nuts into mixture and remaining on top or put all on top. Put in 9 x 14 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. May be served with whipped cream.
Chocolate Marble Loaf Cake
1/3 cup shortening 2/3 cup milk 1 cup sugar 3 stiff beaten egg whites 1 tsp vanilla 1 oz melted unsweetened chocolate 2 cups sifted cake flour 2 Tbls hot water 2 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/8 tsp red food coloring 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp soda
Stir the shortening to soften, add sugar. Cream together until light. Add vanilla. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt, add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Beat well after each addition. Fold in egg whites. Combine remaining ingredients, add to half the batter. Alternate light and dark batters by spoonfuls in a paper lined 9 1/2 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan. Zigzag spatula through batter. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 -45 minutes.
Sour Cream Chocolate Cake
2 eggs 1/2 cup cocoa 1 1/4 cups sugar 1/4 tsp salt 1 cup thick sour cream 1 tsp soda 1/2 cup warm water 1 tsp vanilla 1 1/2 cups cake flour
Sift together cake flour, cocoa, and salt. Beat eggs until light add sugar then cream, add flour and cocoa mixture. Stir in water, soda, and vanilla. Pour into 9 x 9 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 -35 minutes.
Crazy Cake
3 cups flour 2 cups sugar 2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 1/3 cocoa
Sift dry ingredients into ungreased pan. Make a well and add cup Mazola oil, 2 Tbls vinegar, 1 tsp vanilla and 2 cups water. Blend well with fork. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 - 40 minutes.
Chocolate Frosting:
1 cup sugar 1 sq baking chocolate 1/3 cup milk 1/4 cup butter
Place ingredients in pan and bring to boil. Boil for 1 1/2 minutes. Cool and beat til light in color. Spread over cake.
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