Sunday, March 29, 2026

Lemon Jello Cake

 

From Debbie Leeflang

 

350 degree oven
1 lemon cake mix

4 eggs

1 pkg lemon Jello

1 cup boiling water

¾ cup oil

 

Pour oil in

 

Dissolve Jello in boiling water. Pour oil into Jello water. Add to cake mix. Add eggs. Mix until light yellow. Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes.

 

Glaze

¾ cup sugar

Juice from 2 lemons

 

Poke holes in cake. Mix glaze and pour over cake while still warm.

Black Chocolate Cake

Beat together:

1 cup buttermilk

1 cup oil or margarine

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

2 cups sugar

1 tsp salt

 

Add

2 cups cake flour*

½-3/4 cup black cocoa powder

1 cup boiling water

1 tsp soda

 

 

Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.

 

*If you use regular flour, replace 4 TB of flour with 4 TB of corn starch

 


Mounds Bar Cake

 

From Marianne Spencer

Mix together:

1 chocolate cake mix

½ cup sour cream

3 eggs

1 cup chopped nuts

 

Bake in a greased and floured 9x13 pan at 350° for 20 minutes.

 

Mix 1 can sweetened condensed milk and 2 cups of coconut. Spread on cooked cake and bake another 20 minutes.

 

Cool and frost

 

Frosting

½ cube butter

2 ½ cups powdered sugar

Thin with milk

 

Dark Chocolate Cake

 

From the kitchen of Pat Finch

Beat together:

2 cups water

¾ cup oil

2 TB vinegar

1 tsp vanilla

 

Add to above mixture and beat:

3 cups flour

2 cups sugar

½ cup cocoa

1 tsp salt

2 tsp soda

 

Pour into a greased 9x13 pan and bake at 375° for 30 minutes.

Caramel Chocolate Cake

 

Mix and bake a chocolate cake mix and cool.

Poke holes in cake with the handle of a wooden spoon. Pour Mrs. Richardsons caramel, butterscotch topping into holes. Ice with cool whip. Freeze Score candy bars and crush. Sprinkle on top.

From Shannon Clements  

Carrot Cake

350° 45-50 minutes

4 eggs, beaten

2 cups shredded carrots

½ cup water

1 pint mincemeat

2 cups honey

2 tsp baking soda

½ tsp baking powder

1 ½ tsp salt

1 tsp cinnamon

¼ tsp nutmeg

 

Mix eggs, carrots, honey, mincement in a bowl. Add dry ingredients. Batter will be heavy. Bake in greased 9x13 pan 45-50 minutes until toothpick is clean. Frost with cream cheese frosting.

Coconut Pecan Frosting (for German Chocolate Cake)


1 cup evaporated milk
1 cup sugar
3 egg yolks
¼ pound margarine
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/3  coconut
1 cup chopped pecans 

Combine milk, sugar, yolks, margarine, and vanilla. Cook in a saucepan for 12 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in coconut and pecans. Beat until thick enough to spread.