Aunt Nuns Cake Recipes

NUN'S CAKE

Steps:

• Sift flour once, measure. Add baking powder and salt and sift three times.
• Cream shortening, gradually adding sugar. Cream thoroughly.
• Add egg yolks and unbeaten egg whites. Beat 1 minute. Combine flour mixture and milk alternately with creamed mixture.
• Beat very well. Add flavoring.
• Pour into greased springform pan with tube inset.
• Bake 1 hour and 20 minutes in moderate oven, 325 to 350 degrees.
• To remove cake, push down on tapered clamp and release spring rim.

AUNT NUN'S CAKE

Steps:

• Begin with the frosting.
• In a 2-3 Quart saucepan place 1 1/2 cup sugar, 6 tsp flour, 1 1/2 cup milk and 2 beaten eggs. Cook over medium heat stiring constantly with a wisk until mixture reaches a pudding texture. Let cool and put the pan in the regrigerator.
• Cake:.
• Put 1 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup cocoa in mixing bowl and mix well.
• Add 1/2 cup shortening and 2 well beaten eggs and continue mixing.
• Add 1/4 tsp salt, 1 tsp vanilla,.
• Aternately mix in 1 cup buttermilk, 2 cups flour until blended (don't over mix).
• Add 1/2 cup hot water and 1 tsp baking soda.
• Beat well and pour in greased and floured cake pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35 - 40 min until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Allow cake to cool completely.
• Bring back the icing pan and in mixer bowl add 4 sticks of margerine and 2 tsp vanilla.
• Whip up to the consistance of icing and apply to cake.

AUNTIE ANNE'S MATRIMONIAL CAKE

Steps:

• Date Filling: Cook dates in water with orange rind {grated} with sugar over a moderate heat until thickened and smooth remove from heat and add fruit juices mix well and cool before spreading.
• Crumb Mixture: Sift flour, baking soda and salt rub in butter add sugar and oatmeal mix well spread 1/2 of the crumb mixture in a greased pan and press in smoothly. Cover with cooled date mixture evenly then cover with the remaining crumb mixture pat to make smooth bake 30 - 35 minutes in a cool oven 325 Fahrenheit then increase the heat to 350 Fahrenheit to lightly brown cake.
• Cut in squares while hot allow to cool in pan.
• Note: Date mixture can be cut in half if you do not want that much filling. Crumb mixture I blend the butter well with the crumb mixture then I put the mixture in my Kitchen Aid stand mixer on the lowest setting for about 3 minutes until well blended to crumb consistency only do not over blend in mixer it will happen quickly about 1 - 3 minutes depending on how soft your butter is in the beginning.
• Note: I use cold butter for the crumble mixture. We like like this date crumble very delicately browned so we don't turn the oven up to 350 Fahrenheit just keep it at 325 for 10 more minutes after the 30 minutes. I also add quite a bit more lemon and just about a 1/4 cup of dates more that are chopped and pitted that's how our family likes this cake. I also let the date mixture marry for a couple of days in the refrigerator and then reduce it somewhat on very low heat then cool for baking the cake.

AUNT SISTER'S POUND CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. These are some of the main ingredients. I used Butter Flavored Crisco for the shortening.
• 2. Here is the Cake Enhancer that I used, 1 tablespoon per cup of flour.
• 3. This is one of the pans that I used to bake the cake it has a 10 cup capacity and is called a CROWN BUNDT PAN. Always remember when filling the pans to leave at least a 1 1/2 to 2 inch space from the top of the cake pan to allow for the cake to rise during baking.
• 4. This is the other 10 cup Bundt pan that I used it is called an ELEGANT PARTY BUNDT PAN. Spray both pans liberally with Bakers Joy and set aside till needed.
• 5. Add the butter and shortening & cake enhancer to a large mixing bowl and cream together by gradually adding in the sugar a small amount at a time, and beating until mixture is smooth and no granules remain.
• 6. Add the room temperature eggs, one at a time and beat well after each addition.
• 7. Gradually add in the cake flour, alternating with the milk & lemon extract & Lor Ann lemon emulsion. Beat well. Add a few drops of yellow food color if desired for a more lemon colored batter. Beat until batter is smooth. Then divide evenly between the two prepared cake pans or one large pan.
• 8. Place in preheated 325 degree F. oven and bake for 1 hour or until toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean.
• 9. Remove from oven sit on metal rack for about 5-7 minutes then invert onto a large cake platter. This is the ELEGANT PARTY BUNDT PAN CAKE.
• 10. This is the Crown Bundt Cake. I decided to leave them both plain after all, and served them with fresh fruit. GLAZE: MELT BUTTER IN SAUCEPAN OVER LOW HEAT;THEN ADD SIFTED POWDERED SUGAR AND STIR, ADD IN LEMON JUICE OR MILK AND LEMON EXTRACT & STIR UNTIL BLENDED, REMOVE FROM HEAT. POUR OVER CAKE AND LET DRIZZLE DOWN SIDES OF CAKE AS DESIRED. Using lemon juice instead of milk adds more of a tart lemony flavor to the glaze.
• 11. Here is what the cakes and pans look like together. COMPLIMENTS OF COLLEEN SOWA here at Just a Pinch.