Caramel Frosted Chocolate Cake

Ingredients:

Cake Ingredients:

3 squares (1 ounce each) unsweetened chocolate
1 cup water
1/2 cup butter
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream

Caramel Frosting Ingredients:

2 cups packed brown sugar
2/3 cup milk
1/4 cup butter, cubed
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions:

Cake Directions:
1. In a small saucepan, melt chocolate in water. Remove from the heat; cool completely.
2. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with sour cream.
5. Add cooled chocolate mixture; beat on medium speed for 1 minute.
6. Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees F for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

Frosting Directions:
1. Combine the brown sugar, milk, butter and salt in a large heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.
2. Cook and stir until a candy thermometer reads 234° (soft-ball stage). Remove from the heat; cool to lukewarm.
3. Transfer to a small mixing bowl; beat in confectioners' sugar, cream and vanilla until mixture achieves spreading consistency. Frost cake.

Blueberry Cake Recipe

This blueberry cake uses fresh blueberries, it's the cake to make when those luscious berries are in season. Blueberry season is the perfect time to treat yourself to this wonderfully delicious cake. With a hint of cinnamon sugar, this old fashioned favorite will become a favorite at summer picnics or for family gatherings.
  
Blueberry Cake Ingredients:

2 eggs, separated
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour, sifted
1 Tablespoon flour (to coat berries)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/3 cup milk
1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries
cinnamon sugar for topping (1 Tablespoon sugar mixed with 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon)

Blueberry Cake Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degreees F.
2. Beat egg whites until stiff. Beat in 1/4 cup of sugar.
3. In another bowl, cream butter. Add salt, vanilla, and remaining sugar gradually.
4. Add egg yolks and beat until creamy.
5. Sift flour with baking powder. Add alternately to creamed mixture with milk.
6. Fold in beaten egg whites. Coat the blueberries with 1 tablespoon of flour and then fold into mixture.
7. Pour batter into a well greased and floured 8x8 inch pan. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top.
8. Bake in 350 degrees F oven for 40-50 minutes. Cool on rack. Dust with powdered sugar if desired.

Black Forest Cake Recipe

Rich dark chocolate cake filled with cherries and decadent kirsch make this a cake that will impress even the most jaded foodies.
 

Black Forest Cake

Ingredients:

1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
1/2 cup kirsch
1/2 cup butter
3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 pinch salt
1 teaspoon strong brewed coffee
2 (14 ounce) cans pitted Bing cherries, drained
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 Tablespoon kirsch
1 (1 ounce) square semisweet chocolate

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line the bottoms of two 8 inch round pans with parchment paper circles.
2. Sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda and 1 teaspoon salt. Set aside.
3. Cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Beat in flour mixture, alternating with buttermilk, until combined.
4. Pour into 2 round 8 inch pans.
5. Bake at 350 degrees F for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Cool completely. Remove paper from the cakes.
6. Cut each layer in half, horizontally, making 4 layers total. Sprinkle layers with the 1/2 cup kirsh.
7. In a medium bowl, cream the butter until light and fluffy. Add confectioners sugar, pinch of salt, and coffee; beat until smooth. If the consistency is too thick, add a couple teaspoons of cherry juice or milk.
8. Spread first layer of cake with 1/3 of the filling. Top with 1/3 of the cherries. Repeat with the remaining layers.
9. In a separate bowl, whip the cream to stiff peaks. Beat in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and 1 tablespoon kirsh.
10. Frost top and sides of cake. Sprinkle with chocolate curls made by using a potato peeler on semisweet baking chocolate.

Better Than Sex Cake Recipe

 

This wonderfully rich better than sex cake will clear up any doubts you may have about a cake being better than sex. This one, with it's rich flavor, is a sure winner!

Trivia note - when this recipe fist hit the streets, it was supposedly named: "The Next Best Thing to Robert Redford". My how things have changed...The cake is wonderful however.

Better Than Sex Cake

Ingredients:

1 (18.5 oz) package yellow cake mix (do not use the pudding in the mix type)
2/3 cup sugar
1 (20 oz.) can crushed pineapple
1 (6 oz.) package vanilla pudding mix
1 tub non-dairy whipped topping
flaked or shredded coconut

Directions:

1. Grease and flour a 9x13 inch cake pan, bake the cake according to package directions.
2. Put holes into the top of the cake (use toothpicks or wooden skewers)
3. Mix pineapple and sugar then pour over cake.
4. Cook the pudding according to the package directions and pour over cake. Chill in refrigerator.
5. Spread whipped topping over cake and sprinkle coconut on top.
6. Keep refrigerated.

Banana Oatmeal Crumb Cake

Oatmeal Crumb Cake Ingredients :

3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/3 cups rolled oats
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 cup mashed bananas
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup rolled oats
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 Tablespoons butter, melted
2 Tablespoons chopped walnuts
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions:

1. Stir together flour, 1 1/3 cups rolled oats, salt, and baking soda.
2. In a large bowl, cream 1/2 cup butter with 2/3 cup brown sugar.
3. Beat in the eggs, then the bananas and vanilla.
4. Beat the flour mixture into the banana mixture. Turn the batter into a greased and floured 8 inch square pan.
5. Mix 3/4 cup oats, 1/3 cup brown sugar, melted butter, walnuts, and cinnamon together until crumbly. Sprinkle on top of batter in pan.
6. Bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 40 to 45 minutes, or until it tests done. Transfer to a rack to cool.

Banana Chocolate Chunk Cake

Chocolate and banana, the perfect blend! This cake recipe will be the hit of any gathering and gives even Ben & Jerry's Chunky Monkey ice cream a run for it's money for favorite dessert!

Ingredients:

Cake Ingredients:

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup sour cream
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
3 squares semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
1 cup mashed, very ripe bananas

Frosting Ingredients:

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1-1/2 cups confectioners sugar
3 squares semi-sweet chocolate, melted

Directions:

Cake Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8-inch square pan.
2. At medium speed of an electric mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla and sour cream.
4. Combine the flour, baking soda and chocolate. Add to butter mixture alternately with the mashed banana, stirring just until dry ingredients are incorporated.
5. Pour into prepared pan, and bake for about 30 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched. Cool in pan on rack.

Frosting Directions:
1. Beat the softened butter until fluffy.
2. Gradually add the confectioners sugar and melted chocolate, beating until smooth.
3. Spread evenly over cooled cake.

Banana Cake Recipe

This banana cake recipe is the original, the one we tested in our little kitchen until it was perfect. It's the authentic, trusted delicious banana cake recipe that won't have you worrying about the end result. It's our very own moist banana cake with cream cheese frosting, the cake to serve at the end of memorable meals.

A luscious banana puree keeps it moist, and the sinfully delicious cream cheese frosting envelops the golden hued cake.

The aroma of vanilla and bananas will permeate your kitchen, tempting you to eat dessert first. Don't give in! This is one cake that's worth getting through a meal for. Don't settle for imitations, or internet clones...bake the best, our Banana Cake Recipe.

Banana Cake

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 large eggs, beaten
2 cups flour, sifted
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 teaspoon baking soda (add to pureed bananas)
3 pureed bananas, very ripe

Cream Cheese Frosting:

1/2 stick butter, softened
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 box powdered sugar (1 lb.)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9x13" baking pan or two 9" layer cake pans.
2. Cream butter, sugar and eggs. Sift flour several times, then add the salt and baking powder to the flour.
3. To the creamed butter mixture, add the milk and flour (alternating, beginning and ending with flour).
4. Add vanilla and mashed bananas (with the baking soda added to the bananas) to this mixture.
5. Bake layer cakes (9") for 25-30 minutes, oblong (9x13") for 35-40 minutes.

Frosting Directions:
1. Mix cream cheese and butter until smooth, add sugar and vanilla and blend well. Spread on cooled cake.

Apple Gingerbread Cake

Ingredients:

Apple Layer:

1/4 cup butter, melted
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 large apples, peeled and sliced

Gingerbread Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup molasses
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3/4 cup hot water

Directions:

1. Pour butter into a 9-in. square baking pan; sprinkle with brown sugar.
2. Arrange apples cut side up in a single layer over sugar; set aside.
3. For gingerbread, in a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Beat in molasses.
4. Combine dry ingredients; add to sugar mixture alternately with hot water, beating well after each.
5. Pour over apples. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
6. Cool for 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate

Angel Food Cake

 A very moist and very light, fluffy angel food cake.  Angel Food is a great dessert if you're on a diet because it's made with egg whites and no fats added in like butter or cooking oil.  Egg whites contain only about 25% of the calories in an egg, and none of the fat.  You can enjoy a piece of angel food cake, and stay in line with most diets.  Angel food cake is perfect topped with strawberries or strawberry jam and whipped cream for a beautiful dessert.

Angel Food Cake

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 cup flour
1 1/2 cups egg whites (12)
1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 cup  granulated sugar
1 1/2  teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoons almond extract
1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions:

1. Place oven rack in lowest position. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Mix powdered sugar and flour; set aside. Beat egg whites and cream of tartar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until foamy.
3. Beat in granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, with mixer on high, add vanilla, almond extract and salt with the last of sugar.
4. Beat until stiff and glossy meringue forms. Do not under-beat.
5. Sprinkle sugar-flour mixture, 1/4 cup at a time, over meringue, folding in just until sugar-flour mixture disappears. Push batter into ungreased angel food cake pan (tube pan), 10x4 inches. Cut gently through batter with metal spatula.
6. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until cracks feel dry and top springs back when touched lightly. Immediately turn pan upside down onto heat resistant funnel or bottle.
7. Let hang about 2 hours or until cake is completely cool. Loosen sides with knife or long spatula and remove from pan.

Apple Cake Recipe

 

A tasty apple cake recipe filled with the flavor of apples, for when pie isn't what you want and cake seems too sweet. The perfect blend of fruit and dessert in one cake.

Apple Cake

Ingredients:

6 apples (chopped, peeled and cored)
1 Tablespoon cinnamon
5 Tablespoons sugar
2 3/4 cups flour, sifted
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup vegetable oil
2 cups sugar
1/4 cup orange juice
2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
4 eggs

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a tube pan.
2. Combine apples with cinnamon and sugar, coating well. Set aside.
3. Stir together flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
4. In a separate bowl, whisk together oil, orange juice, sugar and vanilla. Combine this mixture with the dry ingredients, then add eggs, one at a time. Mix well.
5. Pour half of batter into prepared pan. Spread half of apples over it. Pour the remaining batter over the apples and arrange the remaining apples on top.
6. Bake for about 1 1/2 hours, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.