Cakes
From Grandma Judy, and Others
Grandma Judy's Jewish Coffee Cake
1/2 cup butter
1 c sugar
3 eggs
2 cups
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 pint sour cream
1 tsp vanilla
Topping:
1/2 cup chopped nuts
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 tsp flour
2 tsp melted butter
1 tsp cinnamon
350 F
Beat together butter, sugar, and eggs well.
Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix.
Add sour cream and vanilla. Beat.
Grease angel food pan. Put less than 1/2 dough in the pan and sprinkle half the topping. Then put remainder of dough in pan then topping. Bake at 350 F for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
Grandma Judy's Cheese Coffee Cake
2 packages crescent rolls
16 oz. cream cheese
1 cup sugar
1 egg yolk
1 tsp vanilla
egg white
brown sugar
350 F
Grease 9 x 13 pan lightly. Press 1 package of crescent rolls in bottom.
Mix cream cheese, sugar, yolk, and vanilla well until creamy. Spread mixture on bottom crust.
Place 2nd package of rolls on top of cream cheese filling. First spread between wax paper and roll out the perforations.
Put egg white on top (spread with spoon lightly). Sprinkle with brown sugar.
Bake 350 F for 25 mins.
Grandma Judy's Yummy Swedish Pineapple Cake
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 cups flour
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
20 oz can crushed pineapple, with juice
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla
Frosting:
8 oz. cream cheese
1 stick Oleo (butter)
1 3/4 cup powder sugar
1 tsp vanilla
350 F
Mix all cake ingedients well by hand.
Spray pan lightly with cooking spray. Bake in 9 x 13 inch pan for 45 minutes at 350 F.
Mix frosting well and frost cake. Sprinkle with nuts.
Grandma Judy's Apple Town Ranch Cake
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
4 cups chopped apples
1/2 cup oil
1 cup nuts
2 cups flour
2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
350 F
Combine sugar, eggs, applies, oil, and nuts.
Combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, and vanilla separately.
Mix both mixtures together. Pout into greased 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake at 350 F for 50 to 60 minutes.
Top with vanilla ice cream or cool whip.
Easy Lemon Cheesecake
8 ounces soft cream cheese
2 cups milk
1 package lemon instant pudding
Graham cracker crust
No Bake
Blend ½ cup of milk and cream cheese and separately 1 ½ cup milk and pudding. Mix together until smooth. Pour into crust, sprinkle with graham cracker crumbs, chill.
Carrot Pineapple Cake
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 3/4 cups white sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups shredded carrots
1 cup flaked coconut
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1/4 cup butter, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
350 F
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9 x 13 inch pan.
Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Make a well in the center and add sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla. Mix with wooden spoon until smooth. Stir in carrots, coconut, walnuts and pineapple.
Pour into 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes. Don't panic, the center will sink a little. Allow to cool.
To make the frosting: Cream the butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add the confectioners sugar and beat until creamy.
No-Bake Chocolate Cheesecake Recipe
1-1/2 HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Chocolate Chips or HERSHEY'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate cups Chips
11 oz cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine, softened
2 cups frozen non-dairy whipped topping, thawed
1 packaged graham cracker crumb crust (6 oz.)
No Bake
Place chocolate chips in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at MEDIUM (50%) 1 minute; stir. If necessary, microwave at MEDIUM an additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, just until chips are melted when stirred. Set aside to cool.
Beat cream cheese, sugar and butter in large bowl on medium speed of mixer until creamy. Gradually add melted chips, beating on low speed until blended. Fold in whipped topping until blended; spoon into crust.
Refrigerate until firm. Garnish as desired. Cover; refrigerate leftover cheesecake. Makes 8 servings.
Cheesecake - Vegan Optional
Crust:
1 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs (~10 full sheets)
5 tbsp unsalted butter
1/4 cup granulated sugar
Cheesecake:
32 oz blocks full-fat cream cheese (room temp) (I use Tofutti for vegan)
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup full-fat sour cream (room temp) (I use Tofutti for vegan)
1 tsp vanilla
2 tsp fresh lemon juice
3 large eggs (room temp) (I use Bob's red mill egg replacer)
Raspberry Sauce:
2 cups fresh or frozen rasperries
3 tbsp sugar
1 tsp fresh lemon
350 F
Crust: Food processer pulse graham crackers to crumbs. Stir in sugar and melted butter or pulse in food processer until sandy texture.
Firmly press in bottom of cheesecake pan and slightly up sides. Should be a 9 or 10 inch springform pan, no grease (use parchment paper). Use the bottom of a measuring cup or something to push crust in firmly.
Pre-bake 8 mins at 350 degrees. Pull out.
Cheesecake: In mixer, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth and creamy (about 2 mins at med-high speed). Add sour cream, vanilla, and lemon juice and beat until fully combined. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each until just blended. Then, stop mixing!
Pour mixture into springform then prep the pan. Make a foil wrap guard up the sides to keep water bath out. Pour 1-inch boiling water in a roasting pan around the wrapped springform.
Place in oven for 55-70 mins. Turn off oven and crack for 1 hour. Then, remove and cool uncovered at room temperature until cool. Then chill in fridge overnight. Then loosen and romove form the next day.
Sauce: Combine all in saucepan, simmer for 5 mins, then run through a fine mesh strainer. Let cool. Add to cheesecake after you remove the form. I normally make it the day before with the cake so it's cool from the fridge when I add it to the cake.
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