Pudding Cake

1 cup flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 cup sugar
2 tbsp. shortening or margarine
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup nuts (optional)

Cream the shortening and dry ingredients.  Add milk and vanilla.  Mix well and pour into greased pan.  Mix 1/2 cup sugar and 1/4 cup cocoa; sprinkle over cake.  Pour 1 1/2 cups boiling water on top.  Bake in a 350* oven for 45 minutes.  The pudding may be topped with whipped topping or ice cream.

Cocoa-Apple Cake

Cream till fluffy:
3 eggs
2 cups sugar
2 sticks margarine
1/4 cup water

Sift together:
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tbsp. cocoa
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. allspice

Add to the creamed mixture and mix well. 

Fold in:
1 cup chopped nuts
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 cups grated apple
1 tbsp. vanilla

Mix well and spoon into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.  Bake at 325* for 60-70 minutes.  Serve plain, dusted with powdered sugar, or melt chocolate chips (you may thin with a little milk) and then drizzle onto warm cake.

Texas Sheet Cake

Combine:
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda

Add:
2 eggs
1/2 cup sour cream

Boil:
1 cup water
4 tbsp. Hershey's cocoa
2 cubes butter

After boiling the ingredients let them cool and then add to the flour miture and beat.  Bake 20 minutes at 350* on a greased and floured cookie sheet.

Icing:

Melt:
1 cube butter
4 Tbsp. cocoa
6 Tbsp. milk

Add:
1 lb (2 cups) powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

Mox together and frost.  Nuts are optional.

Swedish Coffee Cake

Mix together:
1 cube margarine
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla

Add:
2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
pinch of salt

Fold in:
1/2 pint of sour cream
1 cup chocolate chips

Divide in half and layer in a greased Bundt pan.  In the middle and on top put the following:
Mix:
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped nuts

Bake for 35-40 minutes at 350*.  Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve.

Ginger Snaps

2 1/4 cups shortening
3 cups sugar
3/4 cups molasses
3 eggs
Cream the above ingredients together then add the following:
6 cups flour
6 tsp. soda
3 tsp. cinnamon
3 tsp. cloves
3 tsp. vanilla
3 cups sugar
6 eggs

Blend together in a Bosch mixer with the beaters.  Change to the dough hook and add:
6 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp. salt
6 cups oatmeal
3 tsp. soda
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
12 oz. chocolate chips

Bake at 350* for 8 -10 minutes until the cookies are barely brown otherwise they won't be chewy.

Pineapple Pie

You may remember Dixie's CB name... "Pineapple Pie."  This is Lyle's favorite.

1/2 cup cornstarch
1 cup pineapple, crushed
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 egg yolks
3 cups boiling water
2 Tbsp. butter
pinch of salt
pie crust

Mix sugar and cornstarch into boiling water.  Cook for 15 minutes in a double boiler.  Add egg yolks; beat until smooth.  Remove from heat; add pineapple and butter.  Let cool.  Pour into pie shell.  Use egg whites for meringue.  If this is cooked in a heavy saucepan it can be done without the use of a double boiler.  The color of the mixture should be clear before the egg yolks are added.

Apple Cake

Dixie got this recipe from Kris Parker

1 yellow cake mix
3 eggs
32 oz. can apple pie filling

Mix the cake, eggs and pie filling.  Put into a 9x13 pan.  Sprinkle with topping.  Dent with spoon for topping to sit in.

Topping:
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 Tbsp. butter
1 cup nuts
1 tsp. cinnamon

Bake at 350* for 45 minutes.