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ALL - AMERICAN STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE

ALL - AMERICAN STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE

Ingredients

1/4 c. sugar or honey 2 tsp. orange juice 2 c. sifted all-purpose flour 4 tbsp. sugar 4 tsp. baking powder Grated rind from 1 orange 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 c. butter 1/4 c. solid shortening 1/2 c. sour cream 2 c. whipping cream 4 tbsp. sugar (optional) Whipped cream (whip cold cream (with sugar) until soft peaks form	Advertisements

Preparation
  Combine sliced berries, sugar or honey and orange juice. Let stand at room temperature for 1 hour. Sift all dry ingredients together into a medium bowl. Add orange rind. Add butter and shortening and work them into flour mixture thoroughly. Lightly mix in sour cream with a fork to form a soft dough. Roll dough out onto lightly floured board, 3/4 inch thick. Cut into 4 circles, about 4 inches wide (use a 2-pound coffee can as a cutter). Place on ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees about 20 minutes or until golden. While still warm, use fork and split cakes in half. Place each on dessert plate. Top with drained berries and second half of cake. Top with additional berries, ladle some juice on top. Garnish with whipped cream and a strawberry.

PRUNE CAKE
Cream butter or oleo, add sugar, beat in eggs, one at a time. Sprinkle and mix 1 cup of this flour on prunes and nuts. Add other flour to butter mixture alternately with milk. Fold in prunes and nuts. Pour into stem pan lined in bottom with greased paper. Bake in 325 degree oven for 1 hour and 1 (Upload by user)

CARROT CAKE IV
Mix all together thoroughly. Bake at 300 to 325 degrees until done. Cool. (Upload by user)

PINEAPPLE RAISIN CAKE
Moist and full of flavor, this cake keeps very well. Bake it in an attractive tube-type mold or a 6-cup ring mold. (Upload by user)

SPICED RAISIN POUND CAKE
Use your most attractive tube-type cake pan for this old-fashioned delicious cake. Cardamom, nutmeg and raisins give the cake its character. To further enhance the flavors, you may coat the greased mold with ground almonds or filberts. For 1 (8 to 10 inch) ring cake (Upload by user)

NUTMEG POUND CAKE
This spicy pound cake has a mocha center that just naturally occurs when you pour the cocoa portion of the cake mixture over the light batter. For a more attractive presentation, use a fancy tube-type pan with an 8 to 10 cup capacity. (Upload by user)

CHOCOLATE PEAR CAKE
This dessert, a cross between a cake and a pastry, is baked in a thin layer and turns cake-like in texture as it bakes. It is very attractive to serve because as the batter rises it creates a frame around each piece of fruit. It is great served either warm, topped with ice cream, or completely c (Upload by user)

CHOCOLATE SHEET CAKE III
Sift flour, sugar and salt. Melt butter and cocoa. Add water and bring to a boil. Pour over flour and sugar. Ad eggs, soda and buttermilk and vanilla. Mix well. Bake in greased shallow (9 x 13 inch) pan at 325 to 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes. (Upload by user)

CHOCOLATE WITH BLACK WALNUTS POUND CAKE
Cream Crisco, butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Sift together salt, baking powder, cocoa and flour. Add alternately with 1 cup sweet milk. Then add 1 cup black walnuts or pecans. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Check at 1 hour. Cover after 10 minutes cooling, or put in a cake box. Ice i (Upload by user)

CHOCOLATE CARROT CAKE
Mix all ingredients (except carrots, coconut and nuts) well for 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in carrots, coconut and nuts. Grease and flour a 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 to 55 minutes. Frost with your favorite cream cheese frosting. Freezes well. (Upload by user)

ALMOND - GLAZED PICNIC CAKE
Bring mixture to boiling, stirring. Spread warm over cake. CAKE: Beat eggs and sugar until thick and pale. Beat in vanilla. Mix flour, baking powder and salt. Add to egg mixture and mix to blend. Scald milk in small saucepan. Add butter, stirring until melted. Add milk mixture to flour mixture, (Upload by user)
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BANANA SPLIT CAKE RECIPE
Melt butter and add sugar and crumbs. Pat in 9 x 12 inch dish. Mix these items for pudding. Layer fruit and pudding as follows: Crust, pudding pineapple chunks, bananas, strawberries, Cool Whip, then nuts. When fruit is cool, it does better. Frozen strawberries will great, (Upload by user)
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CREAM OF COCONUT CAKE
Bake cake according to direction on package. Use a 9 x 13 x 9 inch baking pan. Remove cake from oven and while hot, prick holes in cake with fork. Pour mixture of Eagle Brand milk and Cream of Coconut over hot cake. Let mixture soak in. When cake is completely cooled, frost with Cool Whip and sp (Upload by user)
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JELLO CAKE
Punch holes in cake after it cools. Pour Jello (after it has cooled) on top of cake, down in the holes. Spread Cool Whip. Refrigerate. (Upload by user)
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CARROT CAKE VII
Cream oil, sugar and egg yolks. Add sifted dry ingredients gradually while beating. Mix in carrots and nuts. Beat 4 egg whites until stiff and fold in carefully. Bake in greased and floured tube pan at 325 degrees for 1 1/2 hours. Cool for 10 minutes, remove from pan. Cream all ingre (Upload by user)

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE
Sift dry ingredients and cut in Crisco. Add milk, mixing to soft dough. Knead. Roll 3/4 inch thick. Cut with 3 inch biscuit cutter and place on baking sheet greased with Crisco. Bake at 450 degrees for 12 minutes. Split biscuits and put berries between. Top with whipped cream and whole berry. (Upload by user)

CHEESE CAKE IV
Let cream cheese get room temperature. Mix cream cheese, Eagle Brand milk and lemon juice until smooth. Pour into graham cracker pie crust until very cold and firm. Top with strawberry, cherry or blueberry topping. Cheese cake can be served plain. (Upload by user)
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