Cake & Pastry

Cake & Pastry

President Eisenhowers Favorite Cake Recipe

1/2 cup butter

2 cup sugar

3 eggs

1 cup sour milk

2 1/2 cups sifted flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1 rounded tsp. baking powder

2/3 cup cocoa dissolved in 1/2 cup boiling water

1/4 tsp. salt

1 tsp. vanilla

Sift flour, soda, baking powder & salt; cream the shortening, slowly beat in sugar, add egg yolks & vanilla. Add cocoa, add flour mixture alternately with the milk. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Pour into 2 greased layer cake tins. Bake 25 minutes in 375 degree oven. Or: Use greased 9 inch square tin & bake 45 minutes @ 350 deg.
Seven Minute Frosting:

2 egg whites, unbeaten

1 1/2 cups sugar finely sifted

5 Tbsp. cold water

1/2 tsp. cream of tartar or 2 tsp. light corn syrup

Few grains salt

1 tsp. vanilla

Combine ingredients in top of double boiler; Stir until sugar dissolves. Then place over briskly boiling water. Beat with egg beater until stiff enough to stand in peaks 6 to 10 minutes. Add vanilla, beat until thick enough to spread. During cooling, keep sides of double boiler cleaned down with spatula. With an electric beater the process may take as little as 4 min.

Banana Cake

Measure into mixer:

2 1/2 cups sifted flour

1 1/4 cups sugar

2/3 cup shortening

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. cloves

1/2 tsp. nutmeg

1/2 tsp. allspice

1/2 tsp. soda

1/2 cup any pancake syrup

2/3 cup bananas

Mix thoroughly at medium speed for 2 min. Then stir in 3 1/2 tsp. baking powder, 3 eggs, 1/2 cup milk. Mix thoroughly at medium speed for 2 min. Pour into 9 inch layer cake pans. Bake @ 375 degrees for 35 to 40 min. Use butter frosting flavored with a few drops maple & put an inch of chopped nuts around top.

Cheese Cake

18 graham crackers

3/4 of 1/4 lb. butter

2 Tbsp. sugar

3 1/2 pkg. cream cheese

3 egg yolks

3/4 cup sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

Topping:

1/2 pt. sour cream

3 Tbsp. sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

Mix graham crackers, butter & sugar, line greased 9 inch pie plate. Mix cream cheese, yolks, sugar & vanilla. Fold in stiff egg whites. Pour into lined pie plate & bake 30 minutes @ 350 deg. Apply topping immediately after taking from oven. Spread with spoon. Place in refrigerator for a few hours.

Cheese Cake (# 2)

1 lb. cream cheese

1 lb. cottage cheese

1 1/2 cups sugar

4 eggs

Juice 1/2 lemon

1 tsp. vanilla

3 Tbsp. flour

3 Tbsp. cornstarch

Combine above ingredients with electric mixer. Then fold in: 1 pt. sour cream, 1/4 lb. butter, melted. Bake in spring form pan 1 1/4 hours @ 325 deg. Leave in oven overnight or at least 3 hours without opening oven door. A large, rich & delicious cheese cake.

Chocolate Icebox Cake

2 cakes German semi - sweet chocolate

2 Tbsp. sugar

4 Tbsp. water

4 egg yolks, beaten

4 egg whites stiffly beaten

1 tsp. vanilla

Place chocolate in top of double boiler over boiling water. Add sugar & water. Melt the above, then add to this mixture the beaten egg yolks. Stir until smooth & add vanilla & fold in beaten egg whites. Pour this mixture into a loaf pan that has been lined with wax paper & pieces of sponge cake. Place a slice of sponge cake on the top & chill in refrigerator several hours or over night. Turn out upside down on plate & frost all over with sweetened whipped cream. Cover with chocolate shavings or sprinkles. This is a very old recipe - it's simple to make & very delicious.

Coffee Cake

Sift together:

2 cups flour

3/4 cup sugar

2 tsp. baking powder

Pinch salt

Cut 1/2 lb. butter into above mixture until fine. Save 1/2 cup mixture for top of cake. Beat 2 eggs well, add 1/2 cup milk & 1/2 tsp. vanilla. Mix together, add to rest of ingredients & mix well. Pour in tube pan, sprinkle crumbs on top & bake in moderate oven 1/2 to 3/4 hour. Nuts may be added if desired.

Crumb Cake

2 cups flour

1 1/2 cups sugar

2 tsp. baking powder

3/4 cup butter

1/2 tsp. salt

Mix into fine crumbs with hands & set aside 1/2 cup for the top. Break 2 eggs into remainder of crumbs. Add 3/4 cup milk & beat until light & creamy. Add 1 tsp. vanilla. Spread into shallow pan & put crumbs on top. Bake in 350 degree oven, about 1 hour.

Dream Cake

1 stick margarine (1/2 cup)

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup milk

3 egg yolks

1 cup Presto flour

1 tsp. vanilla

Mix batter, drain frozen strawberries & put berries over batter. Beat egg whites until stiff, add 1/2 cup sugar. Put over batter & strawberries. Bake in two 8 inch cake pans 325 deg. for 30 min. Ice with pink whipped cream.

Dutch Apple Cake

4 or 5 apples, peeled & cut into eighths

9 inch square cake pan, greased only

Cake: 1 egg beaten

1/2 cup sugar

4 Tbsp. shortening

1/2 cup milk

1 1/2 cups flour, sifted

1 1/2 tsp. baking powder

Custard: 1 egg

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup milk

Mix ingredients for custard & keep for later use. Mix cake ingredients in order named. Spread smoothly in greased cake pan. Press in apples in even rows. Over this pour custard mixture & sprinkle with nutmeg. Bake in moderate oven @ 350 degrees, about 45 minutes or until apples are done. When using glass baking dish set oven @ 325 degrees & bake a little longer. Note: If cake is finished & apples are not, cover cake & steam about 15 minutes more or until apples are done.

Fruit Cocktail Torte

Sift: 1 cup sugar

1 cup flour

1/2 tsp. soda

1/2 tsp. salt

Add: 1 beaten egg

1 tsp. vanilla

1/4 tsp. almond flavoring

Mix well & add 1 medium can fruit cocktail (1 lb.) drained. Mix well & pour into greased 9 by 9 inch tin. Over top spread mixture of 3/4 cup brown sugar & 3/4 cup chopped pecans. Bake @ 300 degrees for 1 hour. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream.

Jewish Coffee Cake

1/4 lb. butter or margarine

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda

2 cups flour

1/2 pt. sour cream

1 tsp. vanilla

Topping: 1 cup chopped walnuts

1 Tbsp. brown sugar, light or dark

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1 Tbsp. cinnamon

Cream butter, add sugar, add eggs one at a time. Sift together baking powder, soda, flour; add alternately with sour cream, vanilla. Divide batter into layers. Spread 1/2 batter on bottom of tube pan. Add layer of topping. Add second layer of batter & spread with remainder of topping. Bake 45 minutes in 375 deg. oven.

Krumb Kuchen

2 cups sugar

1/2 tsp. salt

4 cups flour

4 tsp. baking powder

1 cup butter

4 eggs, separated

1 cup milk

Sift together sugar, salt, flour & baking powder, add shortening & crumb well with fork. Take out 1 cup of this mixture & to remaining mixture add well beaten egg yolks & milk. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Pour into well greased pans & sprinkle top with cup of crumbs. Bake in hot oven, 400 degrees, about 45 min. Sprinkle top with melted butter & cinnamon when finished baking. Makes two 9 by 9 inch cakes. Very nice served with fresh fruit.

Lazy Daisy Cake

2 eggs

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup milk

1 Tbsp. butter

1 cup flour

1 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. vanilla

Pinch salt

Put milk & butter on to heat. Beat eggs well, slowly add sugar & beat together once. Fold in sifted flour, salt & baking powder. Add vanilla & hot milk. Pour in flat greased pan & bake in moderate oven 25 min. While cake is baking stir up the topping & spread over warm cake. Put under broiler for 5 min.

Topping:

1 cup light brown sugar

1 cup shredded coconut

4 Tbsp. cream

1/2 cup butter

Melt all together in saucepan.

Merrie Companie Cake

2 3/4 cups sifted cake flour

2 tsp. baking powder

1 1/2 tsp. salt

1 3/4 cups sugar

1 cup shortening

Milk *

3/4 tsp. orange extract

3/4 tsp. almond extract

3 eggs & 1 egg yolk, unbeaten

* With butter, margarine, use 1/2 cup milk; with shortening, use 3/4 cup milk.
Measure dry ingredients into sifter. Stir shortening in bowl just to soften. Sift in dry ingredients. Add milk & flavoring & mix until flour is dampened. Beat 2 minutes, low speed. Add eggs & yolk & beat 1 minute more. Scrap bowl & beater often. Bake 375 deg. oven 1 hour or until done. Use tube pan. Very good served plain or iced.

Poor Mans Cake

2 cups sugar

8 Tbsp. shortening

2 cups water

1 pkg. seedless raisins

1 tsp. salt

2 tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. cloves

1 tsp. nutmeg

2 tsp. baking soda

4 cups flour, sifted

1 tsp. baking powder

3/4 cup nutmeats

Put shortening into pan, add sugar, water, raisins, salt & spices, boil 3 minutes, cool about 15 to 20 min. Add nutmeats, then mix in flour, baking soda & baking powder; mix well. Put into 2 loaf pans that have been greased & floured. Bake 50 - 60 minutes in 350 deg. oven. One half of small jar of cherries may be added with flour. Will keep for about a week to 10 days wrapped in foil.

Pound Cake

2 cups sugar

1/2 lb. butter

4 eggs

3 cups Swansdown cake flour

1/4 tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking powder

Juice 1/2 lemon

1 tsp. vanilla

1/2 cup milk

Cream butter & sugar. Add egg yolks, lemon & vanilla. Sift & measure dry ingredients, add alternately with milk. Beat egg whites & fold in. Bake in large tubular cake pan 1 1/4 hours @ 350 deg.

Scottish Fruit Cake

1/2 lb. butter or margarine

1 cup sugar

4 eggs

2 cups flour

1/2 pkg. seedless raisins

2 Tbsp. citron

Beat in a mixer or by hand. Cream butter & sugar, add eggs whole one at a time. Add sifted flour, raisins & citron. Put into greased & floured angel cake pan. Bake 275 degrees for 1 3/4 hours.

Angel Pie

3 eggs

1 cup sugar

14 graham crackers, finely crushed

1 tsp. baking powder

1/2 cup chopped dates

1/2 cup chopped nuts

Beat eggs & sugar until light & creamy. Add graham crackers & baking powder, dates & nuts. Bake in 8 inch square pan, greased & floured. Bake 30 to 35 minutes in a 350 degree oven. Serve with whipped cream.

Peach Kuchen

2 cups sifted flour

2 Tbsp. sugar

1/4 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 cup butter or margarine

12 canned peach halves

1 cup light brown sugar

1 tsp. cinnamon

2 egg yolks

1 cup heavy sweet cream

In a bowl mix flour, sugar, baking powder & salt. With blender or 2 knives cut in shortening to consistency of cornmeal. Sprinkle mixture over bottom & sides of a greased 9 inch pan. Place peaches cut side up over dough. Combine brown sugar & cinnamon, sprinkle over peach halves. Bake 400 degrees for 15 minutes, then mix the egg yolks with heavy cream, pour over peaches & continue to bake 30 minutes longer or until brown. Serve cold. Can be served with whipped cream.

Banana Cream Pie

1/2 cup sugar

1/3 tsp. salt

2 Tbsp. cornstarch

3/4 Tbsp. flour

2 1/4 cups milk

2 egg yolks, slightly beaten

3/4 Tbsp. butter

1 tsp. vanilla

2 bananas

Put dry ingredients in saucepan & stir milk in gradually. Cook over moderate heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens & boils. Boil one minute. Remove from heat. Stir a little of the mixture into 2 large egg yolks, slightly beaten. Then blend into hot mixture in saucepan. Boil 1 min. more, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Blend butter & vanilla. Cool, stirring occasionally. Pour into cooled baked pie shell into which bananas have been sliced & arranged on the bottom. Top with whipped cream & garnish with ring of sliced bananas. Makes 8 inch pie.

Coconut Cream Chiffon Pie

1 Tbsp. gelatin

1 cup milk

3 eggs, separated

1/4 tsp. salt

1/2 cup sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

1 cup cream, whipped

1 pie shell

Coconut, toasted

Soak the gelatin in 1/4 cup cold milk. Heat rest of milk to scalding over boiling water. Beat egg yolks & salt, then slowly add milk mixture, stirring constantly. Return to double boiler & cook until mixture coats spoon. Stir in gelatin until dissolved. Chill until it begins to congeal. Beat egg whites until stiff, add sugar gradually. Beat in milk mixture & flavoring. Fold in whipped cream, pour into pie shell, cover with toasted coconut & chill 1 to 2 hours.

Chocolate Feather Pie

1 cup milk

1/2 lb. (30 to 32) marshmallows

Salt

1 tsp. vanilla

1 cup cream, whipped (1/2 pt.)

2 sq. Baker's bitter chocolate, shaved

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Heat together milk & marshmallows, then cool thoroughly before adding rest of ingredients. Put in baked pie shell & let stand overnight in refrigerator. Before serving top with 1/4 cup coconut. Makes large pie.

Date & Nut Pie

2 Tbsp. shortening

1 cup sugar

3 eggs

5 rounded Tbsp. flour

1 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. salt

1 cup chopped nuts

1 cup chopped dates

Cream shortening, sugar & eggs. Sift flour & baking powder & salt, add to creamed mixture then add nuts & dates. Put in 2 well greased small pie pans. Bake 45 minutes, @ 250 deg. Let stand overnight or 8 hours. Cut in wedges & serve with ice cream.

Heavenly Pie

Meringue Crust:

2 egg whites

1/8 tsp. salt

1/8 tsp. cream of tartar

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup well ground nuts

1 tsp. vanilla

Beat egg whites until foamy, add salt & cream of tartar & sugar, beat until stiff (high speed); add nuts & vanilla. Grease pan lightly, spoon meringue into pan building up on sides. Bake 300 deg. for 55 min.

Filling:

3/4 cup white sugar

1/2 cup or 1/4 lb. butter

1 sq. melted chocolate

1 tsp. vanilla

2 eggs

Heat sugar & butter together until smooth, blend in melted chocolate & vanilla. Add 1 egg & beat approximately 5 minutes @ medium speed, add 1 more egg & beat 5 more min. Chill for at least 1 hour. Serve with whipped cream. Garnish with shaved chocolate.

High Lemon Pie

4 egg yolks, beaten

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup cold water

1/2 tsp. grated lemon peel

1/2 tsp. grated orange peel

1/3 cup lemon juice

3 Tbsp. orange juice

1 env. unflavored gelatin

4 egg whites, stiffly beaten

1 - 8 inch baked pastry shell

Combine egg yolks, sugar, fruit juices & salt. Cook in a double boiler stirring until thick. Add gelatin softened in cold water. Stir until gelatin is dissolved. Add fruit peels then cool until partially set. Gradually add 1/4 cup sugar to egg whites & beat until sugar is dissolved. Fold into cooled mixture. Pour into baked shell until firm.

Lemon Sponge Pie

2 Tbsp. lemon juice

1/2 tsp. grated lemon rind

1 cup sugar

3 eggs

1 cup milk

4 tsp. flour

1 Tbsp. butter

1 uncooked pastry shell

Cream butter & sugar, add flour, beat egg yolks & add to mixture, add juice & lemon rind. When completely mixed add cup of milk. Fold in beaten egg whites last. Bake in uncooked pastry shell for 10 minutes @ 450 degrees then 35 minutes @ 350 deg. Test as for custard pie. This pie appears to have a cake top when finished.

Pecan Pie

1/2 cup butter

1 cup sugar

3 eggs, slightly beaten

3/4 cup dark corn syrup

1/4 tsp. salt

1 tsp. vanilla

1 cup chopped pecans

Prepare pastry & make an unbaked 9 inch pastry shell. Chill throughly. Cream butter, Add sugar gradually & cream together until light & fluffy. Add remaining ingredients & blend well. Pour into pastry shell. Bake on lower shelf in a moderate oven, 375 deg. 40 to 45 min.

Pennsylvania Cheese Pie

1 large box cottage cheese

2 eggs

1 cup sugar

1/2 tsp. salt

Add milk to consistency of custard. Fill pie shell & bake until set & slightly brown on top.

Pumpkin Pie

9 inch pie shell

Filling: 3/4 cup sugar

1 Tbsp. flour

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1/4 tsp. nutmeg

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. ginger

1 1/2 cups cooked pumpkin, cooked & put through ricer
(Cheese pumpkin, flat kind)

1/2 cup milk

2 eggs, well beaten

Bake in hot oven 500 degrees for 30 min. Turn heat down at end of 30 minutes to 400 degrees & bake until knife comes out clean.

Pumpkin Pie (#2)

3 egg yolks, beaten

3/4 cup brown sugar

1 1/2 cups cooked pumpkin

1/2 cup milk

1/2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. ginger

1/2 tsp. nutmeg

1 env. unsweetened gelatin

1/4 cup cold water

3 egg whites, stiffly beaten

1/4 cup granulated sugar

Combine egg yolks, brown sugar, pumpkin, milk, salt & spice. Cook in double boiler until thick, stirring constantly. Soak gelatin in cold water, stir into hot mixture. Chill until partly set. Beat egg whites, add granulated sugar & beat stiff. Fold into gelatin mixture. Pour into pie shell, chill until set. Garnish with whipped cream. Yield: 1 large pie of 8 indivdual pies.

Sherry Cream Pie

1 1/2 cups chocolate cookies, crushed

1/4 lb. butter, melted

1 env. gelatin

1/4 cup cold milk

3 eggs, separated

1/2 cup sugar

1 cup milk

1/8 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. nutmeg

1/2 cup sherry wine

1/2 pt. heavy cream

Mix crushed cookies with butter, pat into 10 inch pie plate up over edges. Chill 1 hour. Soften gelatin in cold milk. Put egg yolks in top of double boiler, beat slightly, add sugar, 1 cup milk, stir well & cook 10 minutes or until mixture coats spoon. Take off stove, add gelatin mixture, salt & nutmeg to custard. Stir until gelatin is dissolved. Add wine slowly. Place in refrigerator. When mixture starts to thicken, beat egg whites stiff & whip cream firm. Fold or mix egg whites, then cream. Fill pie shell, sprinkle with crushed cookies. Chill pie 8 hours.

Shoofly Pie

1 1/2 cups flour

1/2 cup sugar

1/8 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. nutmeg

1 tsp. cinnamon

1 unbaked pie shell 9 inch

1/3 cup butter

3/4 cup dark old - fashioned molasses

1/2 tsp. baking soda

3/4 cup water

Sift together first 5 ingredients. Add butter, cut in with pastry blender until entirely worked in flour mixture. Stir molasses, water, baking soda together well. Pour molasses mixture into unbaked pastry shell. Spoon crumbs all over top of liquid. Bake @ 375 deg. for 35 min.