Posted in /Cooking/Desserts/Cake on Sunday, April 02, 2017
Yield: three 8 inch square pans of 16 pieces.
Ingredients
3 cups water
450 ml Molasses
2 tsp baking soda
1 cup room temperature unsalted butter
2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
4 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp salt
2 tsp ginger
1 Tbsp cinnamon
2 pinches ground cloves
2 Tbsp baking powder
Directions
- Bring water to a boil, remove from the heat and stir in the molasses and baking soda. Let cool until lukewarm
- Cream together brown sugar and butter. Then add eggs one at a time
- In a separate bowl mix together flour, salt, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and baking powder
- Mix in alternately the flour mixture and water mixture into the butter mixture
- Be sure to scrape the sides of the bowl and mix again to remove any lumps
- Pour your cake batter into prepared cake pans (greased and floured sides with parchment paper on the bottom)
- Bake for 30-35 minutes at 350
- Serve with peach wedge and vanilla ice cream or whipped cream
Posted in /Cooking/Desserts/Squares on Sunday, April 02, 2017
This is a crumble top bar and it is a great way to use soft apples.
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Posted in /Cooking/Desserts/Squares on Sunday, April 02, 2017
Yield: 24
Ingredients
1 cup margarine
2 cups sugar
1 cup flour
4 eggs
1 cup cocoa
1/2 cup chocolate chips
Directions
- Grease muffin cup tray with cooking spray
- Cream together the margarine and sugar
- Add eggs one at a time, beating well
- Add remainder of ingredients and mix until smooth
- Spoon mixture into muffin pan 2/3 full and bake for 16 minutes
- Let rest for 5 minutes before taking them out of the pan
Posted in /Cooking/Desserts/Cake on Sunday, April 02, 2017
Yield: Full Slab or three 9×13 pans or 6 dozen cupcakes
Ingredients
5 cups white sugar
2 cups shortening
3 cups sour milk
40 ml vanilla
8 eggs
1 1/3 cups milk
8 cups flour
4 Tbsp baking powder
3 tsp salt
Directions
- Cream together sugar and shortening
- Add sour milk and vanilla to sugar mixture
- Blend in eggs and milk, be sure to scrape the sides of the bowl and mix again.
- Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl, then add a little at a time until its combined.
- Pour into prepared cake pans
- Bake at 325 for 40 minutes.
- Frost with Buttercream Frosting
Posted in /Cooking/Desserts on Sunday, April 02, 2017
This is a lovely light and colourful dessert. You can use leftover cake (if such a thing exists) or ladyfingers. Make sure you lick the bowl of the custard, because it is amazing!
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