Dave’s recipe
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon
3 eggs
1 ½ cups vegetable oil
2 cups finely grated carrots
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup drained crushed pineapple
1 cup shredded coconut
1 cup chopped nuts
Combine dry ingredients. Beat in eggs, oil, carrots and vanilla. Stir in pineapple, coconut and ½ cup nuts. Pour into a greased 9x13 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes or till done. Frost cooled cake with Cream Cheese Frosting (below) and top with ½ cup nuts. Store in refrigerator.
Cream Cheese Frosting
2 3 ounce packages cream cheese
3 cups powdered sugar
6 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
A great way to use up egg whites after making ice cream with the yolks.
¾ cup cake flour or ¾ cup minus 1 ½ tablespoons regular flour
¼ cup cocoa
1 ¼ cup sugar
1 ¼ cup egg whites at room temperature
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Sift flour and cocoa together. Beat egg whites with salt until stiff, but not dry. Beat in cream of tartar and vanilla, and then sugar one tablespoon at a time. Sift and stir in flour mixture a little at a time. Pour into ungreased tube pan and bake at 275 degrees for 30 minutes. Raise oven temperature to 325 and bake an additional 30 minutes. Invert over pop bottle and cool for 90 minutes before removing from pan.
Other flavors of cake mix may be substituted.
1 package Devil’s Food cake mix
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3 eggs
1 ¼ cup water
½ cup oil
1 cup shredded zucchini
Mix all together in usual way. Pour into 2 greased 9-inch cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or till done.
Real maple syrup makes this one delicious.
1 cup maple syrup
1 cup flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
½ cup milk
1 egg
3 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon butter
Bring syrup to boil and pour into a greased 8 inch pan. Mix sugar and butter together. Add egg and milk. Stir in dry ingredients. Spoon over syrup. Bake in 400 degree oven 30 minutes or till crust is lightly browned.
Found this great recipe in the Windsor CO newspaper.
1 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped
1 18.5 ounce package yellow cake mix with pudding
1 3.75 ounce package instant vanilla pudding
4 eggs
½ cup cold water
½ cup oil
½ cup dark rum
Sprinkle nuts into greased and floured tube pan. Mix rest of ingredients together and pour over nuts. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. If using three 4 x7 inch loaf pans, bake for 45 minutes.
Easy and tasty
¾ cup chopped nuts
1 ½ cups flour
1 cup honey
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
3 large eggs
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ginger
¾ baking soda
Mix together and bake in a greased 8 inch pan for 55 minutes or till done.
Cupcakes are always fun to eat!
1 cup flour
3 tablespoons cocoa
¾ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ cup butter, softened
¾ cup honey
1 egg
½ teaspoon vanilla
1/3 cup milk
Beat butter till light. Add honey and mix till creamy. Beat in egg, vanilla and milk. Gradually add flour, cocoa, soda and salt. Spoon into 12 paper lined muffin cups. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or till done.