Thursday, March 11, 2010

State Fair of Texas Poppy Seed Pound Cake Recipe

Posted by Grandma Jeanne on November 16, 2008

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1 tablespoon poppy seed
1/4 cup milk
6 eggs
3 cups sugar
1 cups butter
1 cups buttermilk
1/4 teaspoon soda
3 cups flour
2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Glaze:
1-1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon melted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cups milk

Soak poppy seeds in 1/4 cup milk.

Separate eggs.

Combine egg yolks, sugar, butter and cream well.

Add poppy seeds and milk to buttermilk.

Combine soda and flour.

Add dry mixture to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk.

Beat egg whites until stiff.

Fold into batter and add vanilla.

Pour into a greased bundt pan and bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Remove from pan and drizzle glaze over the warm cake.

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Old-Fashioned Carrot Cake Recipe

Posted by Grandma Jeanne on March 3, 2008

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I found this wonderful carrot cake on the internet. Super recipe!

Cake:
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
3 cups finely shredded carrots
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1-1/2 cups vegetable oil
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
8 ounces crushed pineapple, drained
1 cup chopped walnuts

Beat eggs and sugar.

Add carrots, cream cheese, and oil. Beat until smooth.

Add dry ingredients. Mix well.

Stir in pineapple and nuts.

Pour into a greased 13″ x 9″ x 2″ baking pan.

Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until cake tests done.

Cool.

Frosting:
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup milk
3/4 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups confectioners’ sugar
Additional chopped walnuts

In a heavy saucepan, cook and stir flour and milk over medium-low heat until a thick paste forms, about 10 minutes.

Chill for 30 minutes.

Cream butter, sugar and salt.

Gradually add chilled flour mixture; beat until fluffy, about 5 minutes.

Add vanilla and sugar; beat well.

Frost cake.

Sprinkle with nuts.

Serves 12-16

You can find a wide variety of baking pans at Amazon.com. Here are just two of the possibilities:

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Blueberry Cobbler Recipe

Posted by Grandma Jeanne on January 19, 2008

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2 cups fresh blueberries
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons butter, melted
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup milk

Sprinkle blueberries into a well-greased 8 inch baking dish.

In a small bowl, combine sugar and butter until crumbly.

Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt.

Add to sugar mixture alternately with milk

Spread over blueberries.

Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes until golden brown.

Serve warm

9 servings

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Better Than Sex Cake Recipe

Posted by Grandma Jeanne on November 17, 2007

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I made this recipe years and years ago, and my family thought it was great, but I had forgotten about it. Last night my husband and I were at a National Day of Prayer dinner, and someone had brought it for the silent auction. It reminded me of how good it is. Here is the recipe, and enjoy!

Cake
1 box chocolate butter cake mix (without pudding)
4 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 small box instant chocolate pudding
8 ounce carton sour cream
6 ounce package chocolate chips
3/4 cup chopped pecans

Coat chocolate chips and pecans in a spoon or so of the dry cake mix.

Mix remaining ingredients together except for chocolate chips and pecans.

Fold in chocolate chips and pecans.

In a greased and floured bundt pan, bake at 350 degrees for about 50 minutes or until done.

Cool before icing with chocolate frosting.

This cake also can be baked in a 9 inch x 13 inch cake pan for 40 minutes.

Chocolate Frosting
1 box powdered sugar
3 squares baking chocolate, melted
3/4 stick soft butter
Milk to moisten

Combine all ingredients, adding enough milk to make this frosting of a spreading consistency. This makes a lot of frosting for a bundt cake.

You can find a wide variety of Bundt cake pans at Amazon.com. Here are just two of the possibilities:

You can find a wide variety of baking pans at Amazon.com. Here are just two of the possibilities:

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Apple Bundt Cake Recipe

Posted by Grandma Jeanne on October 22, 2007

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I had this cake at a friend’s house the other night, and it was great. She had gotten the recipe out of an old church cookbook. It was very nice and moist… I think when I make it I will add some pecans to the apple mixture.

4 to 5 apples, peeled and sliced
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 cup sugar

3 cups flour
2-1/2 cup sugar
1 cup oil
4 eggs
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
7 tablespoons orange juice
2-1/2 teaspoons vanilla

Apple mixture: Mix the first three ingredients (apples, cinnamon, and 1/4 cup of sugar). Set aside.

Mix the rest of the ingredients on low speed.

Pour 1/2 of batter in a greased bundt pan and cover with half of the apple mixture.

Put remaining cake batter into pan, and top with the other half of the apple mixture.

Bake at 350 degrees for 1-1/2 hours. Check after 1 hour.

You can find a wide variety of Bundt cake pans at Amazon.com. Here are just two of the possibilities:

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