Ohio Picnic Cake Recipes

GRANDMA'S WONDERFUL PICNIC CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Whisk flour, white sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and ground cloves together in a bowl. Beat eggs and vegetable oil in a separate large bowl until creamy; mix applesauce into egg mixture. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients; stir until batter is smooth. Fold 1/2 cup walnuts and raisins into batter. Pour into prepared baking pan.
• Mix brown sugar, 1 cup walnuts, and chocolate chips together in a bowl; spread over the cake.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes.

OHIO PICNIC CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Mix first four ingredients together and take out 1 cup to use later for topping.
• 2. Add remaining ingredients to mixture and mix until barely smooth or slightly lumpy.
• 3. Pour into a greased and floured 9 x 13-inch pan. Sprinkle 1 cup of remaining mix over top. Bake in a 350-degree oven for 30 minutes.

CHOCOLATE PICNIC CAKE

Steps:

• In a microwave, melt chocolate; stir until smooth. Cool. In a large bowl, beat the egg, sugar, water and oil until well blended. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to egg mixture until blended. Stir in melted chocolate. , Pour into a greased 8-in. square baking pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Bake at 350° for 32-38 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

PICNIC CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Beat together butter and firmly packed brown sugar till light and fluffy. Blend in eggs and vanilla and mix well.Sift together flour, salt and soda. Add to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk. Stir in oats,pour into greased 9x13 pan. combine buttescotch morsels, nuts and coconut. Sprinkle over batter. Bake at 350 for 30-45 minutes.

PICNIC CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 pan. Place marshmallows in a single, even layer in the bottom of the pan.
• Sift together flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. By hand, stir in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk, mixing just until incorporated. Fold in nuts and bananas.
• Pour batter over marshmallows, making sure that marshmallows are covered, and that the batter reaches all sides of the pan.
• Bake on center rack of oven for 45 minutes. Marshmallows will rise to top and make a topping. The cake may look slightly underbaked because of the marshmallow topping. Allow the cake to cool before serving.

PICNIC CAKE (WITH DATES)

Steps:

• Combine the first 3 ingredients; let rest until cool.
• Cream margarine and sugar, adding eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Add to egg mixture. Fold in cooled dates.
• Pour in a 9" x 13" baking pan. Mix TOPPING ingredients and sprinkle over batter.
• Bake at 350 F for 35-40 minutes.