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BASIC CAKE MIX
sift together the dry ingredients 3 times, rub the shortening into the mix til it looks like cornmeal. Lift lightly into your storage units and store at room temp. I can be stored for up to 3 months. Dry milk can be left out if you'd like to use whole milk instead of the water.
10 cups all purpose flour
5 tablespoons double acting baking powder
5 teaspoons salt
7 cups sugar
1 cup dry milk
2 1/2 cups shortening
Variations:
PLAIN CAKE:
4 1/2 cups HOMEMADE CAKE MIX
2 teaspoons Vanilla
1 cup water
2 eggs
Bake batter for 25 - 30 min at 375 degrees
WHITE CAKE:
Use the PLAIN CAKE RECIPE , but use 3 egg whites for the eggs
BUTTERMILK CAKE:
IN place of the water in the PLAIN CAKE RECIPE use buttermilk and add 1 teaspoon of baking soda
ORANGE CAKE:
Add to the PLAIN CAKE RECIPE, 1 Tablespoon of orange rind, use 3/4 cups water and 1/4 cup orange juice ( no milk in this one )
CHOCOLATE CAKE:
Use the PLAIN CAKE and add 1/4 cup cocoa powder BEFORE ANY OF THE LIQUID
SPICE CAKE:
add to PLAIN CAKE MIX...2 teaspoons of cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon of cloves and 1/2 teaspoon of all spice
APPLESAUCE CAKE:
(this one is tricky)
Omit the liquid from the PLAIN CAKE MIX and add..
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
RAISINS OR NUTS optional
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnmamon
2 cups applesauce
APPLESAUCE RAISIN BARS:
add to applesauce cake ingredients
1/2 cup margarine
after adding all the other ingredients add 4 eggs, one at a time, beat mix well. Add as many raisin and nuts as you like. Pour batter into 2, 9x13 pans and bake at 400 degrees for 30 min.
Frost with powdered sugar glaze.
PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE:
Mix and pour this into a greased 9x13 pan.
2/3 cup melted butter
1/4 cup nuts
1 Tablespoons flour
1 cup brown sugar
6 tablespoons pineapple juice
6 to 8 pineapple slices
arrange pineapple slices on bottom of pan, pour BASIC CAKE MIX batter over the pineapples and bake at 375 degrees til done. Invert and serve when cool
HOMESTYLE DESSERT:
Put fuit pie filling on the bottom of a cake pan, top it with PLAIN CAKE BATTER and bake at 375 Degrees. GOOD WITH ICE CREAM
CHOCOLATE CINNAMON BARS:
4 1/2 cups BASIC CAKE MIX
1 egg
1/2 cup margarine
3 teaspoons cinnamon
1 egg yolk
mix together the ingredients, press dough into greased 9x13 pan or 15 x 10 inch pan. Beat 1 egg white and brush over the dough then sprinkle with the topping:
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup sugar
1 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup nuts
Bake at 350 for 25 minutes cool and cut into bars.
These recipes are dated from 1980 and I found when I moved to Pennsylvania around 1986. Enjoy for your own personal use! and let me know how you like them.
ok..
BASIC CAKE MIX
sift together the dry ingredients 3 times, rub the shortening into the mix til it looks like cornmeal. Lift lightly into your storage units and store at room temp. I can be stored for up to 3 months. Dry milk can be left out if you'd like to use whole milk instead of the water.
10 cups all purpose flour
5 tablespoons double acting baking powder
5 teaspoons salt
7 cups sugar
1 cup dry milk
2 1/2 cups shortening
Variations:
PLAIN CAKE:
4 1/2 cups HOMEMADE CAKE MIX
2 teaspoons Vanilla
1 cup water
2 eggs
Bake batter for 25 - 30 min at 375 degrees
WHITE CAKE:
Use the PLAIN CAKE RECIPE , but use 3 egg whites for the eggs
BUTTERMILK CAKE:
IN place of the water in the PLAIN CAKE RECIPE use buttermilk and add 1 teaspoon of baking soda
ORANGE CAKE:
Add to the PLAIN CAKE RECIPE, 1 Tablespoon of orange rind, use 3/4 cups water and 1/4 cup orange juice ( no milk in this one )
CHOCOLATE CAKE:
Use the PLAIN CAKE and add 1/4 cup cocoa powder BEFORE ANY OF THE LIQUID
SPICE CAKE:
add to PLAIN CAKE MIX...2 teaspoons of cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon of cloves and 1/2 teaspoon of all spice
APPLESAUCE CAKE:
(this one is tricky)
Omit the liquid from the PLAIN CAKE MIX and add..
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
RAISINS OR NUTS optional
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnmamon
2 cups applesauce
APPLESAUCE RAISIN BARS:
add to applesauce cake ingredients
1/2 cup margarine
after adding all the other ingredients add 4 eggs, one at a time, beat mix well. Add as many raisin and nuts as you like. Pour batter into 2, 9x13 pans and bake at 400 degrees for 30 min.
Frost with powdered sugar glaze.
PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE:
Mix and pour this into a greased 9x13 pan.
2/3 cup melted butter
1/4 cup nuts
1 Tablespoons flour
1 cup brown sugar
6 tablespoons pineapple juice
6 to 8 pineapple slices
arrange pineapple slices on bottom of pan, pour BASIC CAKE MIX batter over the pineapples and bake at 375 degrees til done. Invert and serve when cool
HOMESTYLE DESSERT:
Put fuit pie filling on the bottom of a cake pan, top it with PLAIN CAKE BATTER and bake at 375 Degrees. GOOD WITH ICE CREAM
CHOCOLATE CINNAMON BARS:
4 1/2 cups BASIC CAKE MIX
1 egg
1/2 cup margarine
3 teaspoons cinnamon
1 egg yolk
mix together the ingredients, press dough into greased 9x13 pan or 15 x 10 inch pan. Beat 1 egg white and brush over the dough then sprinkle with the topping:
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup sugar
1 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup nuts
Bake at 350 for 25 minutes cool and cut into bars.
These recipes are dated from 1980 and I found when I moved to Pennsylvania around 1986. Enjoy for your own personal use! and let me know how you like them.
