Pineapple Zucchini Cake

Beat until fluffy:

3 eggs

2 cups sugar

2 tsp vanilla

1 cup oil

Add:  

2 cups zucchini (peeled, grated)

Add to Egg & zucchini:

3 cup flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp soda

1 tsp salt

Add:

1 cup pineapple (crushed & drained)

1 cup chopped pecans

Bake 1 hour at  325 in 2- 8x8 pans. Frost w/cream cheese  frosting.

Chocolate Zucchini Cake

1 Pkg Devils Food Cake
4 eggs

1 3 oz. pkg instant chocolate pudding mix

½ cup oil

1 tesp vanilla

1 tablsp instant coffee

2 cups seeded, peeled, grated zucchini

Mix all ingredients together for 5 minutes. Pour into well-greased bundt pan. Bake 1 hour at 350.

Fruit Cake

2 cups flour
1 cup nuts

2 tsp soda

1 can apricot pie filling

1 cup sugar

2 tsp cinnamon

½ tsp salt

2 eggs

1 stick butter

1 cup raisins

2 tsp vanilla

Topping:  

½ cup sugar & 1 tsp cinnamon

Bake at 350 until done.

Fruit Cocktail Cake

2 cup flour
1 ½ cup sugar

1 tsp salt

2 tsp soda

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

2 cup fruit cocktail

Topping:  

1 stick butter

1 ½ cup sugar

1 cup evaporated milk

Bake at 350 until done.

Wacky Chocolate Cake

3 cups flour
2 cups sugar

4 tablsp cocoa

1 teasp salt

2 teasp soda

2 tablsp vinegar

2 teasp vanilla

¾ cup salad oil

2 cups cold water

Sift dry ingredients into a bowl. Make 3 holes, evenly spread. Put the vinegar, vanilla & oil in each hole. Pour water over all & mix thoroughly with spoon. Spread evenly in 9 x 13 pan & bake for 15-25 minutes at 350.

Rhubarb Cake

1 ½ cup chopped rhubarb
½ cup butter

1 ½ cup brown sugar

1 egg

1 teasp vanilla

½ teasp salt

1 cup sour milk

1 teasp soda

(1 T vinegar to 1 cup milk)

2 cups flour

Cream butter & eggs, add egg & salt; add soda, vanilla, milk & flour & mix until even. Add rhubarb, mix well, pour into ungreased oblong pan. Sprinkle mixture of ¼ cup sugar, 1 teasp cinnamon over top. Bake 30-35 min at 375.

Rhubarb Upside-Down Cake

4-5 cups cut rhubarb
2 tablsp butter

2/3 cup sugar

Place rhubarb in bottom of greased 9x13x2 pan. Cover w/sugar & dot w/butter.

Mix together:

2 eggs, beaten

½ tsp baking soda

1 cup sugar

½ tsp salt

1 cup flour

½ tsp cream of tartar

½ cup hot milk

½ tsp vanilla

Pour over rhubarb. Bake 40-45 min in 350 oven or until light brown. Serve warm w/ice cream.

Banana Cake

½ cup butter

2 cup sifted flour

1 tsp baking powder

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp soda
2/3 cup buttermilk
1 cup mashed banana

Mix together & bake at 350 in greased 9x13 pan.

Frosting:  
4 oz cream cheese

½ stick butter  
1 ½ cup powdered sugar

1 tsp vanilla

Mix together & frost.

Apple Cake

2 cups sugar & ½ cup butter – cream

Add:  
2 eggs, well beaten

Sift & Add: 2 cups flour

2 tsp cinnamon ½ tsp salt

2 tsp soda

Add: 
4 cups diced apples

1 cup nuts (optional)

Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes

Topping:  
Cook until thick – 1 cup brown sugar, 2 tablsp cornstarch & 1 ½ cups water

Add:  
1 Tablsp butter
1 teasp butter flavoring
1 teasp vanilla

Spoon onto cake while syrup is warm.

Angel Food Dessert

1 Angel food cake  (cut into pieces) May use 2

2 boxes instant vanilla pudding

2 ½ cups milk

12 oz sour cream

1 can pie filling – cherry

1 9 oz cool whip

Mix together milk & pudding mix. Add sour cream. In 9x12 pan – layer ½ the cake pieces, ½ the can of pie filling & ½ pudding mixture. Repeat. Top with cook whip & refrigerate. I double recipe.

Zucchini Bread

4 eggs, lightly beaten
1 3/4 cups sugar
1 cup oil
3 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon vanilla
2 cup grated zucchini
1 cup chopped walnuts or 1/2 cup raisins (optional)

Put in 2 9x5 loaf pans, greased.

Bake at 350 for 1 hour. Test with a tooth pick. Let set in pan for 10 minute.

It's better to add some flour, than zucchini, then flour, etc.

Jewish Apple Cake

Peel and cut 5-6 apples into square 1/2 inch chunks. Sprinkle with 5 tablespoons of sugar and 2 teaspoons of cinnamon and set aside.

In a large bowl measure:

3 cups flour

1 cup oil

1/4 cup orange juice

2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

1 teaspoon salt

2 cups sugar

4 eggs

3 teaspoons baking powder

Beat the above together until smooth (5-10 minutes). Pour half the batter into pan. Sprinkle with half the apples and then add remaining batter and apples. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 1 1/2 hours in a greased tube pan.

Recipe from Cathy Radford

Bisquick Coffee Cake

This recipe used to be on the Bisquick box (I think it comes and goes). I wanted to make sure I didn't have to keep hunting for it. This is our spin on the basic Bisquick coffee cake.

For the Cake:

2 cups Bisquick

2/3 cup milk or water

2 tbsp sugar

1 egg

Streusel Topping: (double this)

1/3 cup Bisquick

1/3 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 tsp cinnamon

2 tbsp margarine or butter

Mix the above until crumbly and put on top of cake prior to baking

Heat oven to 350

Grease your cake pan (I like the small square pan). Mix the cake ingredients and spread into the greased pan. Sprinkle with the streusel topping. Bake until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, about 18-22 minutes.

Our variation:

Use the recipe above but peel and slice 1-2 apples. I like to dice up 1 apple and mix into the cake batter. Then I like to include a layer of sliced apples on top of the coffee cake before you put on the streusel topping. This means you have to bake the cake a little longer, but it is soooo tasty! If you don't like apples, you could also use berries (blueberries are really good).

Big Red Cake

Growing up, this was known in our house as the Nebraska cake. This is because of the red color, and because the recipe came from my Grandma Obering. It wasn't until much later I realized this is a red velvet cake recipe. It will always be the Nebraska cake for me!

For the cake:

1/2 cup shortening

1 1/2 cup sugar

2 eggs

2 oz red food coloring (or more-depending on how red you want it)

2 1/2 cups and 1 tbsp cake flour

1 tsp salt

1 cup buttermilk

2 tsp vanilla

1 tbsp vinegar

1 tsp soda

Cream shortening with sugar. Add eggs and beat well. Add food coloring. Sift flour and salt and all alternately with buttermilk and vanilla. Beat well. Mix remaining ingredients and blend into batter. Bake 25-30 minutes at 350 in 2 8 inch pans.

For the frosting:

3 tbsp flour

1 cup milk

1 cup sugar

1 cup butter

1 tsp vanilla

Cool flour and milk until thick. Cool. Cream butter, sugar and vanilla. Add cooked ingredients and beat until like whipped cream.

Mom's Chocolate Cake

This comes from David's mom, and it is my FAVORITE chocolate cake.

Mix together by hand:
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup cocoa (Hershey's regular cocoa mix)

Dissolve 1 level tsp baking soda in 1 cup boiling water. Add to dry mix and beat until smooth. Add:
3 tbsp melted butter
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg

Beat again and pour into greased pan 8 x 8 square. This recipe can be doubled and baked in a 9 x 13 or for two layers. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.