Cakes
Chocolate Cake
INGREDIENTS:
4 Squares chocolate
6 Tbsp. butter, softened
2 C. sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 C. flour
2 tsp. baking soda
2 C. water
4 tsp. vanilla
INSTRUCTIONS:
Melt chocolate in double boiler.  Cream together butter and sugar.
Add eggs and mix well.  Blend in melted chocolate.
Sift together flour and baking soda.  Add to batter, alternating with water.  Beat well and add vanilla.
Pour batter into greased 9 x 13" baking pan.
Bake at 350* for 45 - 50 minutes.
Decorating Icing
INGREDIENTS:
1 C. shortening
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
4 1/2 C. powdered sugar, sifted
3 - 4 Tbsp. milk
INSTRUCTIONS:
Beat shortening and vanilla until creamy.  Gradually add sugar, alternating with milk, and beat until consistency for decorating.
Double Peanut Butter Cake
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 C. creamy peanut butter
1/4 C. butter or margarine, softened
3/4 C. sugar
1/4 t. salt
1 1/2 C. all-purpose flour
2 t. baking powder
2 eggs
3/4 C. milk
FROSTING:
1/3 C. chunky peanut butter
3 T. butter or margarine, softened
3 C. confectioner's sugar
1/4 C. milk
1 1/2 t. vanilla extract
INSTRUCTIONS:
In a mixing bowl, cream peanut butter, butter and sugar.  Add eggs; mix well.  Combine flour, baking powder and salt; adding alternately with milk to creamed mixture.  Mix well.  Pour into a greased 9-inch square baking pan.  Bake at 350* for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.  Cool on a wire rack.
For frosting, cream peanut butter and butter.  Add sugar, milk and vanilla; mix until smooth.  Frost cake.
Yum Yum Coffee Cake
From the Millback-Newmanstown Parish UCC Cookbook
Thank you Gloria
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 C. butter
1 C. granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 C. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt
1 C. sour cream
NUT TOPPING:
1/3 C. light brown sugar
1/4 C. granulated sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 C. chopped nuts
INSTRUCTIONS:
Cream together first 3 ingredients.  Add the next 5 ingredients.  Blend well and pour half of the batter into a small greased tube pan.  Cover with half of the nut topping.  Pour remaining batter on top and sprinkle with remaining nut topping.  Bake at 325* for 40 minutes, then at 350* for 10 minutes.

OPTIONS:  Fine chopped apple can be added to the batter.
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