Old Fashioned Harrison Cake Recipes

OLD FASHIONED HARRISON CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325F and grease/flour two 8x4" loaf pans.
• Sift dry ingredients together.
• Dredge fruits in flour mixture; set to the side.
• Cream shortening and sugar together; add eggs.
• Combine molasses and milk; add to batter alternatively with dry ingredients.
• Beat well and fold in fruits.
• Pour batter into prepared pans and bake for an hour; increase heat to 350F and continue to bake for an additional 30 minutes, or until cake tests done.
• Let cool in pans for ten minutes; turn out onto cooling racks to complete cooling.

GRANDMA HARRISON'S OLD FASHION RED VELVET CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven 350
• 2. Cream sugar and butter, add eggs ( make sure they are large if not use 3 eggs) beat until fluffy.
• 3. Make a paste by mixing the cocoa and vinegar and add to butter mixture.
• 4. Sift salt, baking soda and flour together, add this and buttermilk, vanilla and red food coloring to butter mixture.
• 5. Pour batter into 2 round cake pans that have been coated with nonstick spray ( or what ever you use to prevent sticking to pan). Bake at 350 for 25 minutes. The cake layers will be thin so I would check them at 20 minutes to be safe. Varies with different ovens.
• 6. While the cake is baking cream the butter and powder sugar and flour, sweet milk and vanilla. Once it is smooth and creamy add the coconut and pecans mixing well.
• 7. Once the cake has cooled completely frost the cake. I use the icing sparingly on the middle layer just to make sure I have enough to cover entire cake.