Texas Sheet Cake

Bring to a boil:
2 cubes butter
1 cup water
4 Tblsp. cocoa

Pour into mixing bowl and add:
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 tsp. salt

Beat well and add:
2 eggs
1/2 cup canned milk
1 tsp. soda

Beat well and pour into an 18X12 inch cookie sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. While cake is baking make frosting:

Frosting:
1 cube butter
1/3 cup milk
2 tblsp. cocoa
Bring to a boil and add 1 lb. of powdered sugar and 1 tsp. vanilla. Beat until smooth. Frost cake while still warm.

Dessert for a Crowd

Here is the recipe for the cake from our Relief Society Dinner.

1 white cake mix (plus ingredients to make the cake mix, use the whole egg instead of just egg whites)
1 (8 oz) packages of cream cheese, softened
2 cups powdered sugar
1 (8 oz) container of cool whip
Strawberries
1 pkg. Danish Dessert
Mix cake mix according to the package. Spray the bottom on a jelly roll pan ( 13 x 18) . Pour batter into pan and spread evenly.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Let cool completely.
With a mixer, blend cream cheese and powdered sugar together. Add cool whip and beat until smooth and creamy.
Spread mixture on top of cooled cake.
Mix up Danish dessert according to package directions, add strawberries and spoon on top of cake.
Cut into pieces and serve.

Butternut Squash Layer Cake

Cake
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 cup mashed, cooked butternut squash
1 teaspoon maple flavoring
3 cups cake flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup milk
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Browned Butter Frosting
3/4 Cup butter
6 Cups powdered sugar
4-5 tbsp. milk
2 tsp. vanilla


DIRECTIONS
In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugars. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add squash and maple flavoring; mix well. Combine flour, baking powder and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Stir in walnuts. Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

For frosting
In a small saucepan heat butter over low heat until melted. Continue heating until butter turns a light golden brown. Remove from heat. In a large mixing bowl combine powdered sugar, 4 tbsp milk, and the vanilla. Add browned butter. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed until combined. Beat on medium to high speed, adding additional milk, if necessary to reach spreading ocnsistency. Spread between layers and over top and sides of cake.

Mini Cheesecakes--Eagle Brand cookbook

1 1/2 C graham cracker crumbs
1/4 C. sugar
1/4 C. butter, melted
3 (8 oz) pkgs cream cheese, softened
1 (14 oz) can Eagle sweetened condensed milk
3 eggs
2 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven 300 degrees. Prepare muffin tins with liners.
Combine crumbs, sugar, and butter.
Press crumbs in equal portions into liners & press.
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy.
Gradually beat in sweetened & condensed milk until smooth.
Add eggs & vanilla; mix well.
Spoon equal amounts into liners(I use a pampered chef large sized scoop)
Bake 20 minutes or until cakes spring back when lightly touched.
Cool. Chill & garnish as desired(I usually used raspberry pie filling).

Makes about 2 dozen
These are great for baby showers, etc.

Yellow Cake

2 1/2 C flour
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2/3 C butter
1 3/4 C sugar
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 1/4 C milk

Grease & flour 9x13 pan or two 8" rounds.
Combine dry ingredients & set aside.
In a large mixing bowl beat butter for 30 seconds. Then add sugar and vanilla and beat well.
Add eggs, adding one at a time & beating for 1 minute each.
Add dry mixture & milk alternately beating on low speed after each until just combined.

Bake at 375 for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool on wire rack.

Flourless Cake

I finally found a flourless cake that is so yummy. I guess this is a delicatessen that they serve in really rich restaurants and on cruise ships.

8 oz. squares semisweet chocolate
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
3 eggs, beaten
1 tsp. vanilla

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Grease an 8 inch round cake pan, and dust with cocoa powder.

Melt chocolate and butter, and then stir in sugar, and beaten eggs and vanilla. Pour into prepared pan.

Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completly. Slicescan also be reheated before serving. Serve with cool whip or vanilla icecream.

Snicker Cake

OK Here is the cake from the Dutch Oven party. All you dutch oven cookers, I hope to see your recipes here soon.

This cake is for a 9X13 cake pan. For the dutch oven we doubled the recipe and used a 14" dutch oven.

1 chocolate cake mix
40 or more caramels
1 can Sweetened Condensed milk
1 cube butter

Mix cake according to directions on the box. Divide cake in half. Place 1/2 in a 9X13 cake pan and bake for 20 minutes.(At the temperature on your box)

While cake is baking, melt caramels, milk and butter in microwave. Take cake from oven and pour caramel mixture over top. Sprinkle with peanuts. Put rest of batter on top and bake 20minutes more. Great served warm, cold or just out of the freezer. Serve with Ice cream or cool whip.

Minute Chocolate Mug Cake

I have not made this yet, but it looks like it could be a dangerous thing to be able to have chocolate cake in 5 minutes.

1 Coffee Mug
4 tablespoons flour(that's plain flour, not self-rising)
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons baking cocoa
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)
Small splash of vanilla

Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well . Add the egg and mix thoroughly.
Pour in the milk and oil and mix well.
Add the chocolate chips (if using) and vanilla, and mix again.
Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts. The
cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed!
Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired.
EAT! (this can serve 2 if you want to share!)

And why is this the most dangerous cake recipe in the world? Because
now we are all only 5 minutes away from chocolate cake at any time of
the day or night!