Marys Pea Picking Cake Recipes

SOUTHERN PEA PICKIN' CAKE

Steps:

• 1. For Cake: Mix ingredients together and bake in 4 layers at 325 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until done.
• 2. For Icing: Mix pineapples, pudding mix and add cool whip and stir. Spread between layers and on top. Keep refrigerated. Delicious!

PEA PICKIN' CAKE RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. For the cake, combine cake mix, margarine, 1/2 cup juice from the mandarin oranges, eggs, and vanilla. Beat for four minutes on medium-high. Add drained oranges and beat again until pieces are broken up and small. Pour batter into greased and floured 9 x 13 inch baking pan or 2-8 inch round pans and bake for 25 to 30 minutes for 9X13 pan or 17-21 minutes for 8 inch pans. Basically you want the cake to be lightly gold brown and set. Remove from oven and cool completely. Once cake is cool, blend juice from drained pineapples with the vanilla pudding mix. Add powdered sugar and mix, then mix in whipped topping. Stir in drained pineapple. Spread on cooled cake (or layers if making a round cake) and refrigerate several hours. Garnish each slice with a mandarin orange segment

PEAR UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Make the topping: Melt butter in the bottom of a 10 1/2-inch cast-iron skillet over low heat. Add brown sugar, stirring until dissolved. Swirl to coat the bottom; remove from heat, and cool. Cut pears into 1/4-inch-thick wedges, and arrange them in a circular pattern over the brown-sugar mixture to cover completely; set aside.
• Make the batter: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add vanilla extract; beat to combine. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating to combine.
• Alternating with the milk, gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, and mix, on low speed, just until the flour is incorporated.
• In a large bowl, beat reserved egg whites and the cream of tartar with a hand mixer until stiff but not dry. Using a rubber spatula, fold egg whites into the batter. Transfer to skillet. Using an offset spatula, spread the batter evenly, being careful not to disturb the pears.
• Bake until well browned on top and a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Run a knife around inside of pan, and immediately invert the cake onto a serving dish. Serve warm or at room temperature.

TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD'S PEA-PICKING CAKE

Steps:

• Combine cake ingredients and bake in greased and floured 9 x 13-inch pan at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes.
• Test cake doneness with wooden toothpick.
• Cool cake before frosting.
• Combine all ingredients, dry pudding, Cool Whip and crushed pineapple.
• Before frosting cake, pour pineapple juice over cooled cake.

MARY'S PEA PICKING CAKE

Steps:

• Mix all cake ingredients for 1 minute or until well blended on low speed. Then mix on medium speed for 2 minutes.
• Pour cake mix into 3 - 8" round greased and floured cake pans.
• Bake for 25-30 min at 350 degrees.
• Mix all frosting ingredients together (mixture will be thick).
• Frost all layers of the cake when cooled and the sides.
• Refrigerate for 24 hours before serving.
• Store in a covered plastic container in the fridge.