Cook book (Relief Society, Houston, 1963)

Get 1 package of yellow cake mix, 3/4 cup vegetable oil, 1 5 1/2 oz0 can of apricot nectar, 4 egg yolks and 2 tsp0 lemon extract 0 Put all these ingredioi ts together in the mixing bowl and mix for about five minutes at low speed — Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites 0 Bake in a greased stem (tube) pan for 35-40 minutes at 350° For frosting, the grated rind of 1 lemon and the Juice, enough powdered sugar to make a thick mixture, using a small amount of butter or butter flavoring-- Spread on cake while hot. BISHOP 8 S FRUIT CAKE Sara Me Ghee 3 eggs well beaten 1 cup sugar 1 1/2 c, sifted flour 1/4 tsp0 salt 1 1/2 tsp, baking powder 1/4 lbo semi-sweet chocolate chips 2 cups chopped pecans, 1 cup cut-up dates 1 cup halved candied cherries 1 cup diced candied pineapple Combine eggs and sugar--Sift dry ingred, — Add chocolate with nuts and fruits into flour mixture--Fold into egg mixture-- Bake in 9 1/2x5 1/2x2 3/4 inch loan pan lined with wax paper at 325° for 11/2 hrs , -- Serve, like other fruit cake, with or without whipped cream or sauce. 64 NEW BANANA CAKE Sarah Wright Large Cake 2 1/2 Co sifted flour 1 2/3 cups sugar 11/4 tsp. baking powder 11/4 tsp. soda 1 tsp9 salt 2/3 cup soft shortening 2/3 cup buttermilk 11/4 cups mashed ripe bana (about 3 bananas) 2 large eggs (1/2 cup) 2/3 cup chopped nuts Small Cake 17/8 cups 11/4 cups 1 tsp. 1 tsp* 3/4 tsp. 1/2 cup 1/2 cup nas=l cup ' ; (about 2) 2 small 1/2 cup Pour into prepared pans--Bake until cake tests done- -Cool- -Finish with White Butter Icing or any desired frosting-- 350° — Bake 9" layers 35-40 min, oblong, 45-50 min, square 40-50 min. BANANA CAKE Pat Richardson Cream at No, 7 speed 1 1/2 c» sugar, 1/2 c9 shortening — Add 2 eggs at No0 8 speed until fluffy — Sift together 2 c. flour, 3/4 tsp. soda, 1/4 tsp. baking powder, 1/2 tsp. salt — Add to other ingredients and mix 2 minutes at No. 1 speed--Add 1 cup mashed bananas (3~4), 1/4 cup sour milk or buttermilk, 1 tsp. vanilla-- Beat at No. 3 speed until well blended--Bake 30=35 min in greased, floured pan at 350° • Use either a loaf or angel food cake pan. 65 BUTTERMILK CAKE Elizabeth Starr A cake that needs no embellishment, it has a flavor all of its own. Cream together in mixer (or mixing bowl) as thoroughly as possible: 1 cup shortening (butter, margarine or soft shortening--a portion of the former, if not all, preferred for flavor), 3 cups sugar (right, this shows up only in the brown sugary crust--not too sweet a cake at all) — Then add and beat until mixture is light and fluffy--10 minutes --1 cup whole eggs (4-6 depending on size)--Meanwhile, sift together: 3 cups flour, first sifted, 1/2 tsp. soda, 1/2 tsoc salt (pinch if you are using butter) --Add dry sifted ingredients to creamed mixture--Alternate with 1 cup buttermilk-- Beat only until smooth--Then stop--Don8t overbeat as cake will become heavy=- Turn batter into greased 10 x 4 inch tube pan— bottom lined with greased wax paper or into 2 large loaf pans--Bake tube cake at 325° for approx 0 11/2 hr-- Divided cakes at 350o for 1 hr. --Cool cake on cake rack for 10 minutes before removing from pan.