Marbled
Chocolate Sour Cream Cake
Submitted by:
katycoo |
1 cup (6 oz.) NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
1 package (18.5 oz.) yellow cake mix
4 large eggs
3/4 cup Sour cream |
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup powdered sugar (optional) |
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Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease 10-cup bundt or tube pan.
Microwave morsels in medium, uncovered, microwave-safe bowl on
high (100%) power for 1 minute; Stir. Morsels may retain some of
their original shape. If necessary, microwave at additional 10
to 15-second intervals, stirring just until morsels are melted.
Combine cake mix, eggs, sour cream, vegetable oil, water and
granulated sugar in large mixer bowl. Beat on low speed until
moistened. Beat on high speed for 2 minutes. Stir 2 cups batter
into melted chocolate. Alternately spoon batters into prepared
pan, beginning and ending with yellow batter. Bake 35 to 40
minutes or until wooden pick inserted in cake comes out clean.
Cool in pan for 20 minutes; invert onto wire rack to cool
completely. Dust with powdered sugar before serving. |
Strawberries and Cream Cake
Submitted by:
katycoo |
2 3/4 cups cake flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
2 cups white sugar
1 (3 ounce) package strawberry flavored gelatin
1 cup butter, softened
4 eggs
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
1/2 cup strawberries, pureed |
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon Vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups fresh strawberries, sliced
1/2 cup margarine, softened
1 (8 ounce) package Cream cheese, softened
4 cups confectioners sugar
2 teaspoons Vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups quartered strawberries |
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour three 9 inch round cake
pans. In a large bowl, beat sugar, gelatin and butter until
fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition.
Mix flour and baking powder, and beat alternately with the milk
into the sugar mixture. Fold in 1 teaspoon Vanilla and pureed
strawberries. Divide equally into three 9 inch round cake
pans.Bake 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until toothpick
inserted into cake comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes in the
pans, then remove from pans and cool completely.
Filling:
Beat whipping cream, 2 tablespoons sugar and 1/2 teaspoon
Vanilla on high until stiff. Fill each layer with 1/3 of the
whipped cream and 3/4 cup sliced strawberries.
Frosting:
Beat the margarine, Cream cheese, confectioners sugar and
Vanilla until creamy. Spread over the sides of the cake, and
pipe an edge of frosting around the top of the cake.
Spread remaining whipped cream on cake top. Top with quartered
strawberries. |
Old
Fashioned Birthday Cake
Submitted by:
katycoo |
2 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt |
1/2 cup butter
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon almond extract
3 eggs |
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Soften butter (can use margarine, but butter is delicious). Mix
in sugar, add eggs, almond extract, then dry ingredients
alternating with milk. Bake at 350°F for 30-35 minutes. Grease
and flour 8 or 9 inch round pans (x 2) or 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan. |
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