Heath Bar Cake

Mix together and set aside ONE cup for topping

2 cups brown sugar
1/2 cups shortening (crisco)
2 cups flour


Use remainder of mix from above, and add the following:

1 lightly beaten egg
1 cup milk
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla

Beat well and pour into a 9x12 loaf pan. Sprinkle topping you saved earlier on top of cake batter and sprinkle 1/2 cup chopped pecans and 6-8 broken heath bars. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes

Harvey Wallbanger Cake

Here is mom's recipe for Harvey Wallbanger Cake. Super moist!

• 1 Duncan Hines yellow cake mix
• 1 pkg instant vanilla pudding
• 1/2 cup crisco cooking oil
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1/4 cup Galliano liquor
• 1/4 cup vodka (and a little nip for the cook would be nice!)
• 3/4 cup orange juice

Put all ingredients in a bowl and beat for 4 minutes. Pour into a bundt pan sprayed with Pam cooking spray and bake at 350 for 40-50 minutes. When cool make glaze.

Glaze:

• 1 cup confectioners sugar
• 1 tbl melted butter
• 1 tsp or 2 of orange juice

Mix ingredients together and pour over cake. Enjoy!

Mom's Cheesecake

Crust:
2 cups corn flake crumbs, OR graham cracker crumbs
1 stick butter, melted
2 Tablespoons sugar
Mix together crust ingredients and spread in a 9x13 inch pan. Pat down with the back of a wooden spoon, or your hands

Filling:
1 can evaporated milk
1 large OR 2 small packages lemon flavor jello
1 cup boiling water
8 oz pkg cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup sugar

Put the can of evaporated milk in a freezer tray and let crystallize.

Dissolve jello in boiling water and put in the refrigerator, until set to egg white consistency.

Mix together until creamy; cream cheese, vanilla and sugar. Add jello mixture.

Whip evaporated milk until stiff, then fold in remaining ingredients. Pour over corn flake crumb crust and refrigerate at least a couple of hours. Enjoy.

Applesauce Cake

• 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp ground cloves
• 1/2 tsp ground allspice
• 1 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Grease and flour a loaf pan. Beat all ingredients in a large mixing bowl on low speed, 30 seconds. Beat on high, 3 minutes. Bake at 350 60-65 minutes. Meanwhile make butterscotch meringue

Butterscotch Meringue:

• 2 egg whites
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tbl lemon juice
• 1/2 cup finely chopped nuts

Just before cake is removed, beat egg whites until light and foamy. Beat sugar and lemon juice gradually into egg whites until stiff. Carefully spread over HOT cake. Sprinkle with nuts. Bake 400 degrees until brown 8-10 minutes.

Mom's Chocolate Cake

Cake

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup buttermilk

Sift together flour, sugar and soda into a large mixing bowl. Combine water, butter and cocoa in a small saucepan. cook over low heat until mixture comes to a boil. Remove from heat and pour over dry ingredients mixing thoroughly. Add eggs and buttermilk. Pour batter into a well greased 13x9 inch baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool. Frost with frosting.

Frosting

• 1 -16 oz pkg powdered sugar
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 1/3 cup + 2 tsp milk
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 tbl cocoa powder

Combine first 3 ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Set aside. Combine rest of ingredients in a small saucepan. Cook over low heat until mixture comes to a boil. Add chocolate to dry mixture and beat until frosting is fluffy.

Hawaiian Wedding Cake

This is always a big hit and very easy to make. Great for pot lucks! Obviously you would frost the whole cake, but I thought showing you the cake in progress rather than just with the white top it would help you visualize what the steps look like. Brought it to the last pot luck and around 2 o'clock people came around asking if there was any more cake...sorry, there wasn't. 

• 1 box yellow cake mix (eggs, oil, water - as box directs)
• 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
• 1 large pkg (5.1oz) instant vanilla pudding
• 2 cups milk
• 1 large (1 LB, 4oz) can crushed pineapple, drained
• 1 8oz tub cool whip
• coconut, optional

Mix cake according to directions on the box. Bake in a 9x13 inch pan for the amount of time according to box. Let cool.

Mix until creamy the cream cheese, pudding and milk. Spread this on top of the cooled cake. On top of this, spread can of crushed pineapple. Frost cake with cool whip. Can sprinkle on coconut, or also toasting the coconut first is good too. Keep refrigerated.