Homemade Suzy Q Cakes Recipes

SUZY Q CAKE

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, beat together cake mix, water, vegetable oil and eggs until smooth.
• Pour into a greased and floured 13" x 9" pan and bake according to the package directions.
• When cake is cooled, remove from pan to flat surface and cut cake in half horizontally.
• To prepare filling, cook flour and milk in a saucepan over low heat until thickened; whisking often. Cool mixture COMPLETELY in refrigerator.
• While heated mixture cools, beat together sugar, Crisco, salt and vanilla. Add to cooled flour/milk mixture and beat until smooth and creamy.
• Spread filling on 1 half of cake. Place other half of cake on top and sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired.

TWINKIE CAKE/SUZI Q CAKE

Steps:

• For the twinkie cake use one box of yellow cake mix. Mix the cake batter as directed on cake box directions in a jelly roll pan. For the suzi Q cake, use one box chocolate cake mix, following directions on the cake box and bake on a jelly roll pan according to the box directions. When the cake is done, let cool, then slice the cake in half, making two sheet cakes. While your cake is baking in the oven, cook the flour and milk til thick, using a wire wisk to stir til thick. Cool in the pan. In a mixing bowl combine the white sugar,softened butter, crisco and vanilla. Beat for 5 min. then add to the flour and milk mixture. Beat ten min. until fluffy. Frost the top of one of the cut cakes generously. Place the other cake half on top of the just frosted cake half. Use the rest of the fluffy frosting to frost the top of the second cake, letting it drip down the sides. Cut into 12 lg. pieces. (I've always doubled the frosting. So not good for you, but it's so yummy, I like it thick on my cake!!)

SUZYQ'S ELEGANT CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Mix the graham cracker crumbs, butter, 1/4 cup of sugar, and flour together in a bowl; press into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.
• Bake the crust until lightly browned, about 8 minutes; allow to cool in the pan. Raise the oven temperature to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese with 1 3/4 cup of sugar, lemon peel, lemon juice, and vanilla extract until thoroughly combined. Beat in the eggs and egg yolks, one at a time, until the filling is free of lumps; gently fold in the whipped cream.
• Bake in the 450-degree oven for 12 minutes, then reduce oven heat to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Bake until set, about 1 1/2 hours. Remove the cheesecake gently and carefully from the oven, and allow to cool to room temperature while still in pan; refrigerate overnight. Release the pan and gently remove to slice and serve the cheesecake.