Beetroot Cake
Ingredients & Directions 8 oz Soft margarine 8 oz Light brown sugar 4 md Eggs – separated Juice of half a lemon 10 oz Self-rasing flour 1 ts Baking powder 4 oz Mixed chopped nuts 8 oz Cooked fresh beetroot, -finely grated. FILLING 4 oz Butter softened 8 oz Cream cheese 8 oz Icing sugar Icing sugar to dust Chopped nuts to decorate Heat oven to gas 4/180c/350 F Grease and line 20cm/8″ deep cake tin (round) Cream margarine & sugar till light and fluffy then beat in egg yolks and lemon juice. Fold in flour baking powder and nuts. Whisk egg whites until stiff then fold into cake mixture with the grated beetroot. Pour into the tin and make slight dip in the middle. Bake for 1 1/4 – 1 1/2 hrs. Remove when skewer comes out clean and allow to cool slightly before turning onto a rack to cool completely. Beat butter, sugar and cheese till smooth. Halve cake and fill with 2 thirds of filling. Spread rest on top and sprinkle with icing sugar and nuts. Yields 1 Servings
Jamaican Jungle Bread
Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Of all-purpose flour 1 c Of 3 minute brand quick oats 1/2 c Of sugar 1 ts Of baking powder 1 ts Of baking soda 1 ts Of cinnamon 1/2 ts Of salt 1/2 c Of flaked coconut 1/2 c Of chopped walnuts or -almonds or pecans (toasted) 3 Mashed bananas 1 cn Of pineapple (8 ounces) 1/4 c Of vegetable oil 2 Eggs Mix flour, oats, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, coconut and nuts in a large bowl. Mix bananas, pineapple, oil and eggs in a medium bowl Add all to large bowl and stir, but not too much Bake on a greased pan at 350 degrees for 50 minutes For the glaze, mix 1/2 cup of confectioners’ sugar with 1 T of butter and add either 1/2 t coconut or vanilla extract. Add 2 t of milk Pour this glaze over the bread. Makes one loaf. Cheers from Norm From Yields 6 Servings
Great-shape Cookies Bswn00a
Ingredients & Directions 1/2 c Butter 2 x Large eggs 1 c Granulated sugar 1 tb Milk ———————-KNEAD IN 1/4 C FLOUR LATER———————- 2 1/2 c All-purpose flour,save 1/4 c 1/2 ts Vanilla 2 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Almond 1/4 ts Salt CHILL DOUGH SEVERAL HOURS OR OVERNIGHT: Could put the dough in the freezer to chill, if in a hurry, for 1-2 hours. Heat oven to 300 degrees. Grease cookie sheet (only ONCE). No need to grease it each time. Add ingredients together, saving out the 1/4 cup of flour. Knead the 1/4 cup flour into the dough now, chill. Roll out, using flour on surface, cutters and rolling pin, generously. Try to get more flour on tiny places. This is a great recipe for the creased cookie cutters, because it is delicious and dough does not lose its shape. For this type of cutter, roll to about 1/4″ thickness, so dough is just thick enough to leave the cutter imprints. Ordinarily, roll dough to 1/4″ thickness for best results. Any cookie will lose detail and shape when it is too thick. This cookie is good iced with thin royal icing. Cookie stays soft, but is not terribly fragile. Yields 30 servings
Crafty Sponge Cake
Ingredients & Directions 5 oz Soft Margarine 5 oz Caster Sugar 3 md Eggs 5 oz Self-Raising Flour 5 fl Double Cream 3 tb Favourite Jam Preheat the oven to gas mark 4, 350F, 180C, and grease and line two 8-inch sandwich tins. Put all the ingredients, except cream and jam, into the bowl of your food processor or mixer and blend for 15 seconds. Scrape down the sides, then blend again for another 15 seconds. Don’t over-process though. Spread the mixture into the prepared tins, making sure the tops are even, and bake for about 25 minutes. Towards the end of the time, check to see if the cakes are done by pressing your fingertip gently on the middle of each cake. If the fingermark vanishes, it’s cooked, otherwise leave for another 4 to 5 minutes. Let the sponges rest for a minute or two, then turn them out onto a wire rack and leave to cool. Whip the double cream, and when the cakes are quite cool, spread one half liberally with jam and the whipped cream and carefully put the othe half on top. From Yields 6 Servings
Strawberry Bread 2
Ingredients & Directions 3 c Flour 4 ea Eggs, well beaten 1 t Baking soda 1 c Vegetable oil 1 t Salt 1 c Chopped pecans 2 t Cinnamon 20 oz Frozen strawberries, thawed 2 c Sugar Preheat oven to 350. In a bowl, combine flour, soda, salt, cinnamon and sugar; mix well. In a separate bowl, mix eggs and oil; add to dry ingredients. Stir in pecans. Fold in strawberries until moistened. Pour into 2 greased 9x5x3″ loaf pans. Bake at 350 for 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack. Calories per serving: Number of Servings: 2 Fat grams per serving: Approx. Cook Time: Cholesterol per serving: Marks: Yields 2 servings
Dr. Pepper Cherry Marshmallow Cake
Ingredients & Directions 2 cn Dark sweet cherries, pitted, – drained, reserving syrup JELLO MIXTURE 3/4 c Reserved cherry syrup 1 pk Cherry Jello, 3oz size 1/4 c Dr. Pepper 1/8 ts Almond extract BATTER MIXTURE 1 pk Yellow cake mix 3/4 c Dr. Pepper 1 pk Cherry Jello, 3oz size 4 Eggs 1/2 c Vegetable oil 2 c Minature marshmallows Arrange cherries evenly on bottom of a greased 9 x 13 pan. Preheat oven to 350~F. In a small saucepan, combine the cherry syrup, 1 package of cherry jello and 1/4 cup Dr. Pepper; gently heat until jello is dissolved. Add almond extract and cool slightly. In a large mixing bowl, combine yellow cake mix, 1 pack cherry jello, oil, eggs and 3/4 cup Dr. Pepper. Beat on high for 3-4 minutes. Pour cooled jello mixture over cherries in pan. Sprinkle evenly with the minature marshmallows and then carefully and evenly spoon the batter mix over the marshmallows. Bake for 40-45 minutes. Cool on rack for 45 minutes. Chill 3-4 hours. This is a self icing cake!!! Yields 16 servings
Greek Butter Cookies (kourambiethes)
Ingredients & Directions 6 oz Unsalted butter, softened 3/4 c Sugar 1 lg Egg 1 tb Vanilla — (or cognac) 1 3/4 c Flour 1 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Ground cloves Confectioners sugar Beat butter and sugar till fluffy, then beat in egg and vanilla. Add remaining measured ingredients and chill for 1 hr. Roll into balls or crescents(@ 1in.) Bake at 350 for 10 mins. Cool and dust generously with conf. sugar. Yassoo Yields 1 Servings
