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Almost Twinkie Cake
Here is a cake that is very similar to a twinkie
1 pk White cake mix
1 sm Vanilla instant pudding
1/2 c Oil
3 Eggs
1 c Milk
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 c Margarine; softened
2 ts Vanilla
4 tb Flour
1 c Sugar
1/2 c Crisco
1 c Water

Combine cake mix, oil, eggs, pudding and water and 1
tsp vanilla. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour
into a greased and floured 9 x 13 pan. Bake at 350~
for 40-45 minutes or until cake tests done. In a
saucepan mix the flour with the milk. Cook until
thick, stirring constantly; cool. Add sugar, salt,
crisco, margarine and 1 tsp vanilla. Beat until
fluffy. Spread on the cooled cake. Store in
refrigerator.
 
 
 

CARROT CAKE

2 cups sifted self rising flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 1/2 cups cooking (salad) oil
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 cups finely grated carrots
1 can (8 1/4 ounce) crushed pineapple (DO NOT DRAIN)
3/4 cup chopped nuts

Heat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease thoroughly and lightly dust with flour two 9-inch square pans or three 8- inch round pans. Or make a 9X12-inch cake. Sift flour and cinnamon together. Combine oil, sugar and eggs in a large mixer bowl and beat thoroughly. Add flour mixture and beat to blend ingredients. Fold in carrots, pineapple and nuts. Pour batter into prepared pans and bake until cake begins to pull away from sides of pans (about 1 hour). Cool 15 minutes and remove from pan. Cool completely before frosting. Cream Cheese Icing:
Soften 2-8unce packages cream cheese&mix with 1 16ounce package powdered sugar, 1 teas Vanilla,and enough milk to make a spreadable frosting.

Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
2 packages FLEISCHMANN'S RapidRise Yeast
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup butter or margarine
2 large eggs
3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels
Chocolate Nut Topping (recipe follows)

In large bowl, combine 1 cup flour, sugar, undissolved yeast,
and salt. Heat milk, water and butter until very warm (120 to
130 F). Gradually add to dry ingredients. Beat 2 minutes at
medium speed of electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally.
Add eggs and 1 cup flour; beat 2 minutes at high speed, scraping
bowl occasionally. Stir in chocolate morsels and remaining flour
to make a soft batter. Turn into greased 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking
pan. Cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in
size, about 1 hour.

Bake at 400 F for 15 minutes; remove from oven and sprinkle with
Chocolate Nut Topping. Return to oven and bake additional 10
minutes or until done. Cool in pan for 10 minutes. Remove from
pan; cool on wire rack.
Chocolate Nut Topping:
In medium bowl, cut 1/2 cup butter into 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
until crumbly. Stir in 2/3 cup sugar, 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels, and 1 cup chopped pecans.
Makes 1 coffee cake

Yes, it IS as good as it looks!
And, you can layer sliced maraschino cherries on top of the pineapple&drizzle chocolate syrup on top with more nuts and cherries!

Sweet delight: Spiced cranberry cake
Spiced cranberry Bundt cake
INGREDIENTS
Cake
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup almond flour or almond meal* (about 2 1/2 ounces)
• 2 1/2 teaspoons Chinese five-spice powder**
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup plain reduced-fat (2%) yogurt
• 1 cup chopped toasted almonds
• 1 cup halved fresh or frozen cranberries (do not thaw)
• 1/2 cup dried sweetened cranberries
Icing
• 2/3 cup powdered sugar
• 4 teaspoons (about) orange juice
DIRECTIONS
Cake
Preheat oven to 350° F. Butter and flour 12-cup Bundt pan. Whisk first 8 ingredients in medium bowl to blend. Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until smooth. Add both sugars and beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating 1 minute after each addition. Beat in vanilla extract, then yogurt. Add dry ingredients; beat just until blended. Fold in almonds and all cranberries. Transfer batter to prepared Bundt pan.
Bake cake until tester inserted near center comes out clean, about 1 hour 10 minutes. Cool cake in pan 10 minutes. Turn cake out onto rack and cool completely.
Icing
Stir powdered sugar and 2 teaspoons orange juice in small bowl until sugar dissolves. Mix in more juice by 1/2 teaspoonfuls to reach consistency of heavy cream. Spoon icing over cake, allowing it to drip down sides. Let stand until icing sets, at least 30 minutes. Do ahead: Can be made 3 days ahead. Cover with cake dome and store at room temperature.

TIPS
*Almond meal: Sometimes it is labeled “ground almonds�; available at specialty foods stores and natural foods stores.
**Chinese five-spice powder:  Blend usually contains ground fennel seeds, Szechuan peppercorns, cinnamon, star anise, and cloves; available in the spice section of most supermarkets and online at penzeys.com.

Mmmm desserts are one of my favorite things in the world... I make a good chocolate and almond cake. If I'm not too lazy to translate the recipe to English, I will post it sometime

DUMP CAKE
(a very easy cake to make)
Dump Cake
Makes 1
1 yellow cake mix, dry
1 can cherry pie filling(20 oz can)
1 can crushed pineapple (20 oz ),do not drain
2 sticks of butter
1/2 c. pecans, chopped
In 13x9 inch lightly greased(spray is fine)pan dump and spread cherry pie filling and pineapple.Sprinkle dry cake mix on top of fruit.Slice butter and dot on top of cake mix. Sprinkle pecans over top.Bake at 350 (glass pan 325)for 50 minutes.

Scoop cake out into a bowl, top with ice cream, cool whip, or chocolate syrup.

Cake is also called, "Ugly Cake", but it doesn't taste ugly in fact, its real good!

DANGEROUS CHOCOLATE CAKE-IN-A-MUG
1 coffee mug
4 Tbsp. cake flour (plain, not self-rising)
4 Tbsp. sugar
2 Tbsp. cocoa
1 egg
3 Tbsp. milk
3 Tbsp. oil
Small splash of vanilla
3 Tbsp. chocolate chips, optional
~Add dry ingredients to mug, mix well with a fork.
~Add egg, mix thoroughly.
~Pour in milk and oil and vanilla, mix well.
~Add chips, if using.
~Put mug in microwave, and cook for three minutes on 1000 watts.
~Cake will rise over top of mug--do not be alarmed!
~Allow to cool a little; tip onto a plate if desired.
***And WHY is this the most dangerous cake recipe in the world? Because now we are all only five minutes away from chocolate cake any time of the day or night!!!***
Top the cake with Cool Whip&drizzle it with chocolate syrup!

No recipe needed! Just vote!

LEMON POPPY SEED CAKE

Mix a lemon cake mix according to directions.
Stir in 1 tablespoon poppy seeds.
Bake in oiled bundt pan, and bake until done.
Cook in pan, turn out on plate&drizzle with Glaze.
GLAZE: Mix 1 cup powdered sugar with the juice of 2 lemons&water to make a glaze. Stir in 1/2 teas poppy seeds.

A joke from a cartoon:
Larry: I love the poppyseeds on this cake.
Moe: You idiot, those are ants!


Seriously, its a good cake, especially with coffee.

For some reason, the thought of eating a "dump cake" sickens me..
Coconut cake looks real good though..

Lots of recipes have funny names.
For Example:
IDIOT PIE

Mix together:
1 cup sliced marachino cherries
1 15-ounce can drained crushed pineapple
1 can Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk
1 cup chopped pecans
1-12 ounce Cool Whip
*a can of drained mandarin oranges may be added, too.

Place in 2 graham crusts, freeze 4 hours. Take out of freezer 20 minutes before serving.

So simple that a moron can fix it&its very good!


http://www.mandis-place.com/recipes/cakes.htm

http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/mar661/xmas3.html

http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/mar661/inxmas.html


Chocolate Advice

If you've got melted chocolate all over your hands, you're eating it too slowly.
Chocolate covered raisins, cherries, oranges & strawberries all count as fruit, so eat as many as you want.
The Problem: How to get 2 pounds of chocolate home from the store in a hot car. The Solution : Eat it in the parking lot.
Diet Tip: Eat a chocolate bar before each meal. It'll take the edge off your appetite and you'll eat less.
A nice box of chocolate can provide your total daily intake of calories in one place. Isn't that handy?
If calories are an issue, store your chocolate on top of the fridge. Calories are afraid of heights, and they will jump out of the chocolate to protect themselves.
If I eat equal amounts of dark and white chocolate is that a balanced diet?
Money talks......chocolate sings.
Chocolate has many preservatives. Preservatives make you look younger.
Q. Why is there no such organization as Chocoholics Anonymous? A. Because no one wants to quit.
If not for chocolate, there would be no need for control top pantyhose. An entire garment industry would be devastated. Put "eat chocolate" at the top of your list of things to do today. That way, at least you'll get one thing done.

Death By Chocolate Cake


1. Bake a German Chocolate cake in a 13X9 pan.
2. Let cool, then with a fork poke holes all over the top. Pour a can of Eagle Brand all over the top&spread it.
3. Spread a layer of Caramel topping all over the top.
4. Top caramel with Cool Whip.
5. Chill.
6. When ready to serve, Melt 2 Hershey Bars&drizzle all over the top.
Yummy!

Now, here is an unusual recipe, but the cake is good!
KITTY LITTER CAKE
You use a kitty litter pan!


1. Bake a white cake in a 13X9 pan. Cool&tear it into medium sized pieces. Put into kitty litter pan.
2. pour 1 can sweetened condensed milk over cake pieces.
3. Mix 16 ounces Cool Whip, 2 packages soft cream cheese, and 1 cup powdered sugar. Spread over Cake.
4. Crumble 1 package white creme-filled cookies and spinkle on top of Cool Whip layer.
5. Microwave several miniature tootsie rolls, twist them a bit&scatter them on top.
Chill cake a few hours&use pooper scooper to serve!

Don't you need a cat for the litter box? It would be much easier... and more TASTY!

believe it or not, this is a cake!

THEY ARE ALL LIES!!!

(sorry...Portal reference)

what goes good with cake besides coffee?
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http://today.msnbc.com/id/28656722

my personal recipe:

Hot Cocoa
1. Mix 1 cup water&1 cup milk in saucepan.
Bring to hot temp(not boiling)over medium heat.
2. Stir in 1/2 cup sugar*, and 1 tables powdered cocoa(I prefer Hersheys Brand).
3. Stir until sugar&cocoa is dissolved, and cocoa is at prefered temperature.
4. pour into 2 mugs, add marshmallows, stir&enjoy!

*Instead of sugar, 2or3 packets of sugar substitute may be added.
And, some people like a dash of vanilla in their cocoa.
If you like cherry-flavored cocoa, add some maraschino cherry juice.
And, you can add an ounce of brandy to the hot cocoa if you like!

Oh, man, that looks good right about now.