Whole Fruit Cake

Ingredients:
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. baking powder (rounded)
1 c. flour
1 lb. whole dates
1/2 lb. candied cherries, green & red
2 c. English walnut meats
1 c. Brazil nuts (whole)
4 egg yolks, beaten
1 c. sugar
1 tbsp. brandy flavoring
1/2 c. orange juice or apricot juice
1 tsp. vanilla
4 egg whites, stiffly beaten

Direction:
Sift together sugar, baking powder and flour. Add whole dates, cherries, walnut meats and Brazil nuts. Add 4 egg yolks, 1 cup sugar, brandy flavoring, orange juice or apricot juice, and vanilla. Mix all together real good. Fold in 4 stiffly beaten egg whites. Pour into tube pan, greased and floured. Bake in 250 degree oven 1 1/2 hours. Cool. Soak cheesecloth in brandy. Wrap cake in cheesecloth, then in foil. Glaze and decorate with candied cherries. Optional: 1 cup coconut, 1 cup candied fruit or 1/2 cup orange peel. Mother of LaVona & LaVelda Richmond.

Triple Choclate Cake

Ingredients:
1 pkg. devils food cake mix
1 pkg. chocolate instant pudding mix
1 3/4 c. milk
2 eggs
1 pkg. (12 oz.) chocolate chips

Direction:

Combine cake mix, pudding mix, milk, eggs, and chocolate chips in large bowl. Mix by hand until well blended. Pour into a greased and floured 10 inch or bundt pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 to 55 minutes. Cool 15 minutes in pan and remove. Use chocolate icing if desired.

Strawberry Short Cake

Ingredients:
2 c. flour, sifted
3/4 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. sugar
3 tsp. baking powder
1/2 c. Crisco
1/2 c. milk
1 qt. fresh strawberries, crushed &
sweetened

Direction:

Sift dry ingredients and cut in Crisco. Add milk, mixing to soft dough. Knead. Roll 3/4 inch thick. Cut with 3 inch biscuit cutter and place on baking sheet greased with Crisco. Bake at 450 degrees for 12 minutes. Split biscuits and put berries between. Top with whipped cream and whole berry. Serves 6.

Strawberry Cake

Ingredients:
1 white cake mix
1 pkg. strawberry Jello
4 eggs
3/4 c. oil
1 pkg. frozen strawberries, thawed
1/4 c. water
1 c. powdered sugar
1/4 c. strawberries

Direction:

Save 1/4 cup of strawberries for glaze. Mix and bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour. Mix and frost while warm. Coon Rapids, MN