Fresh Apple Cake

Ingredients:

4 cup apples, peeled and cut into cubes

2 cup sugar

1 cup shortening

3 cup flour

2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

2 tsp cinnamon

½ tsp allspice

1 cup raisins

1 cup nuts

Directions:

Put apples into large bowl and cover with the sugar

Melt the shortening

Sift the dry ingredients together

Add melted shortening to the aplle mixture

Beat in 2 eggs

Add dry ingredients, just to mix

Add raisins and nuts

Pour into greased tube pan

Bake at 350 for 50 minutes

Devil's Food Layer Cake

Ingredients:

2/3 c shortening

1 1/2 c sugar

3 eggs

1 c milk

¼ tsp salt

3 tsp baking powder

1 tsp vanilla

3 squares unsweetened chocolate, melted

Directions:

Cream shortening thoroughly, add sugar slowly

Add beaten yolks; mix thoroughly

Add flour sifted with salt; alternating with ilk

Add vanilla and melted chocolate

Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites and baking powder

Put into 3 greased layer cake pans and bake in moderate over about 30 min

Fluffy Mocha Frosting

Ingredients:

1/3 cup butter
¾ cup sifted 10X sugar
3 ½ tbsp cocoa
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 tsp vanilla
walnut meats (optional)

Directions:

Cream butter
Sift sugar, cocoa and salt together
Add part of sugar mixture gradually to butter
Blending after each addition
Add remaining sugar mixture alternating with coffee until right consistency to
spread
Beat after each addition until smooth
Add vanilla Spread on cake

Feather Spice Cake

Ingredients:

2 ½ cup sifted cake flour
2 ½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp mace
¼ tsp cloves
½ cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, unbeaten
1/3 cup molasses
¾ cup milk

Directions:

Sift flour once, then measure
Add baking powder, salt and spices
Sift together 3 times
Cream butter thoroughly
Add sugar gradually, cream together until light and fluffy
Add eggs, one at a time beating thoroughly after each addition
Add molasses and blend
Bake

Spread Fluffy Mocha Frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake

Chocolate Icing

Ingredients:

1 box XXXX sugar
3 tbsp butter
5 tbsp cocoa
5 tbsp coffee (hot)
1 tsp vanilla

Directions:

Cream butter and sugar
Add cocoa, mix thoroughly
Add coffee and beat until smooth and fluffy, making soft enough to spread
Add vanilla and spread on cake
(milk may be used instead of coffee if desired)

Applesauce cake

Source – Mrs Raymond C Dean 1963

Ingredients:

¾ cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
2 cups unsweetened apple sauce
3 ½ cups flour
¾ tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1 pkg seedless raisins
1 jar mixed candied fruit
1 cup black walnuts, chopped

Directions:

Cream butter
Add sugar and mix well until blended
Mix cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder and salt with flour and sift
Add raisins to flour mixture
Add soda to applesauce
Add dry ingredients and apple sauce mixture alternately with creamed mixture
Add remaining ingredients
Stir until smooth
Pour into greased and flour dusted tube pan

Bake two hours in slow over (375)
During baking time gradually reduce heat to 275

Rhubarb Conserve

Ingredients:

4 c rhubarb
2 c sugar
1 c seeded raisins
½ c blanched almonds or walnuts, well chopped

Directions:

Cut rhubarb into ½ inch pieces
Cover with sugar; stir well to coat, let stand 6 hrs
Put over slow fire and bring to boil
Add raisins and blanched nuts
Cook slowly until thick
Grated orange and juice may be added if desired