Desserts

Farina Pudding

   5 cups water
   1 to 1 1/2 cups sugar
   1 cup farina (cream of wheat)
   1 tsp. vanilla
   cinnamon

Mix water and sugar together in a medium saucepan.  Boil for one minute.  Stir in farina until it thickens, about two minutes.  Remove from heat and add vanilla.  Stir mixture well.  Pour into an 8 x 8 dish or individuals bowls.  Sprinkle with cinnamon.  Let cool, then refrigerate overnight.  Cut into pieces and serve.

 

Lenten Chocolate Cake

    3 cups flour
    2 tsps. Soda
    6 tbsps. Cocoa
    1 tsp. salt
    2 cups sugar
    3 tbsps. Vinegar
    3/4 cup vegetable oil
    2 cups cold water
    powdered sugar (optional)

Measure flour, soda, cocoa, salt, and sugar into a large mixing bowl.  Add vinegar, vanilla, oil, and water and mix well.  Pour batter into greased 9 x 13 inch pan.  Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.  Let cake sit for 1 hour and then sprinkle powdered sugar on the top OR make the following chocolate icing: Mix powdered sugar, cocoa, and a little margarine.  Add enough warm water to make a smooth, creamy icing.

 

Applesauce Cake

    1/2 cup shortening
    1 cup light brown sugar (firmly packed)
    1 cup canned applesauce
    2 1/4 cups sifted flour
    1/2 tsp. baking soda
    1/2 tsp. salt
    1 tsp. baking powder
    3/4 tsp. apple pie spice (or 1/4 tsp. each cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice)
    1 cup raisins

Cream shortening, add sugar and beat.  Add applesauce.  Sift together dry ingredients and add to mixture.  Fold in raisins.  Bake in loaf pan or flat pan (greased) for 1 hour at 325 degrees. 

 

Apple Cake

    6 apples peeled, cored and sliced
    1 1/2 cups sugar
    1 cup veg. oil
    1 tsp. vanilla
    3 cups flour
    1 tsp. baking soda
    1 tsp. salt
    2 tsp. cinnamon

Heat apples and sugar until sugar is melted.  Pour oil and vanilla over apples (off heat) and mix well).  In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.  Add apple mixture to dry ingredients.  Mix thoroughly.  Pour into a greased cake pan.  Cook 350 for 40 minutes.

Spice Cake

Mix together:
   3 C Flour
   1/2 t Salt
   2 C Sugar
   2 t Baking Soda
   1/2 t cinnamon
   1/2 t pumpkin pie spice--or up to 2 t of a mix of allspice, ginger, ground cloves and nutmeg to your taste.

Add to the dry ingredients:
   2 T white vinegar
   2/3 C vegetable oil (note: I have also made it with 1/2 cup applesauce instead--sticky result but still good)
   2 C COLD apple juice (or 1/2 C cold apple sauce mixed with enough cold water to make 2 cups)

Mix everything together and then add:
   1/2 C Golden raisens
    1/2 C Walnuts

Bake in an oiled 9 by 13 pan in 350 oven for 40 to 45 minutes.

 

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