OLD SALT'S HOLIDAY TREATS

With the coming Holidays, desserts and treats are in demand. ....OldSalt



Apple Cake



(for viva)

1 cup safflower oil
4 eggs
2 cups honey
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup oat flour
1/2 cup corn flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
4 cups dried apples (diced)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease and flour one 9x13 inch cake pan.
In a mixing bowl; beat oil and eggs with an electric mixer until creamy.
Add the sugar and vanilla and beat well.
Combine the flour salt, baking soda, and ground cinnamon together in a bowl.
Slowly add this mixture to the egg mixture and mix until combined. The batter will be very thick.
Fold in the apples by hand using a wooden spoon.
Spread batter into the prepared pan.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes or until cake tests done. Let cake cool on a wire rack.
Once cake is cool serve with a dusting of confectioners' sugar or with a Cream Cheese Frosting.
Yields 1 -9x13 inch cake.


Cider Spice Cake


(for Toshe)


1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup hard cider

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
Sift flour, baking powder, sugar, spices, and salt. Mix well and set aside.
In a large bowl, cream the butter; then add the eggs. Begin whipping eggs and butter. Add cider slowly. Whip until the mixture will peak and stay up.
Pour into a 9x5 inch loaf pan. Bake for one hour, or until a knife stuck into the cake comes out clean.


Brownies


Ingredients:
1/2 Cup Butter
2 Eggs
1 Cup Sugar
1 Cup Flour
1/2 Cup Nuts
4 Tablespoon Cocoa
2 sticks sweet dark chocolate
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
1 Pinch Salt
Directions:
Cream butter, chocolate and sugar. Mix flour and cocoa together. Add all ingredients and bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.

VARIATION: Black-Forest Brownies
1 can cherry pie filling
1 container Cool Whip TM
Bake brownies according to instructions. Cool. Spread cherry pie filling on top. Then top with Cool Whip TM. Refrigerate.

Dad's Fudge


Ingredients:
4 l/2 cups Sugar
1 Ige Can evaporated milk
12 T Butter
l/2 cup Hershey's Cocoa
18 oz Chocolate chips
l/2 cup chopped nuts
3 T Vanilla
Dash salt
Directions:
Cook sugar and canned milk to rolling boil for 6 minutes; Stirring constantly.
Use large stainless steel pot; remove from heat. Add butter, cocoa, chocolate chips, nuts, vanilla, and salt Stir until mixed.
Pour into buttered pan. Let stand 6 hours before cutting. Will keep a long time in cookie tin or a sealed container in a cool place.


Fudge Pie



Ingredients:
1 C White Sugar
1/4 C Flour
2 Eggs, beaten
3 Tbs Cocoa
1 stick sweet dark chocolate
1 Stick Margarine

Directions:
Mix together. Grease pie plate and cook 30 minutes at 350 degrees
Alternative: This also makes great Fudge Bars, which I top with a layer of Butter Creme (White Chocolate) and roasted slivered Almonds.


OLD SALT INDEX
MAIN INDEX
Hosted by www.Geocities.ws

1