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Busy Day Cake

• 1 2/3 cup flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/3 cup butter
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla

Mix together dry ingredients except sugar. Soften butter, beat in sugar, then egg and vanilla. Fold in milk and dry ingredients; do not overbeat. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Wanda's Chocolate Sheet Cake

• 2 1/2 tbsp cocoa
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup water
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 2 beaten eggs
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp vanilla

Put cocoa, butter and water in a large pan and bring to a boil. Let cool slightly. Beat eggs. Add buttermilk, sugar and vanilla while beating. Mix dry ingredients. Add everything to large pan with cocoa mixture, mix together, don't overbeat. Pour into a sheet cake pan. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.

Wanda's Chocolate Icing

• 4 1/4 cups (1 box?) powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• pecans or walnuts (optional)

Beat and soften butter. Slowly add remaining ingredients. Add nuts to taste.

Elizabeth's Icing

• 3 egg whites
• 1 1/2 cups light corn syrup
• 6 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla

Beat egg whites and corn syrup in double boiler over boiling water until stiff. Beat in sugar and vanilla.

Seven Minute Frosting

• 2 egg whites
• 1 1/2 cup sugar
• 5 tbsp cold water
• 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
• 1 1/2 tsp light corn syrup

Beat in double boiler over boiling water for 7 minutes.

Red Velvet Cake

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 1/2 oz red food coloring
• 3 tbsp cocoa
• 2 1/2 cups cake flour
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp vinegar
• 1 tsp baking soda

Mix together dry ingredients except sugar. Soften butter, beat in sugar, then eggs, vanilla, food coloring, and vinegar. Fold in dry ingredients and buttermilk; do not overbeat. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes in layer cake pans. Frost when cool with white vanilla frosting.

Orange Cake

• 1 cup cake flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup oil
• 3 eggs
• 1/3 cup frozen orange juice concentrate
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
• 1 tsp orange rind

Mix together dry ingredients except sugar. Beat eggs, adding sugar. Beat in oil, orange juice concentrate, and orange rind. Fold in dry ingredients; do not overbeat. Bake in tube pan at 325 degrees for 35 minutes.

Orange Icing

• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 grated orange rind
• 2 tbsp orange juice

Root Beer Cake

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 2/3 cup root beer

Mix together dry ingredients except sugar. Beat butter until soft. Beat in eggs, sugar, and vanilla. Fold in flour mixture with root beer; do not overbeat. Bake in a flat pan at 375 degrees for 35 minutes.

Marie's Happy Day Cake

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 3 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk

Mix together dry ingredients except sugar. Beat butter until soft. Beat in eggs, sugar, and vanilla. Fold in flour mixture with root beer; do not overbeat. Bake in a flat pan at 375 degrees for 35 minutes. Good with strawberries.

Pound Cake

• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 6 eggs
• 2 cups cake flour
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/4 tsp mace
• 1/4 tsp lemon rind

Beat butter until soft. Beat in eggs, sugar, vanilla and spices. Fold in flour. Bake in a loaf pan lined with buttered paper at 300 degrees for 1 1/2 hours or until done.

Marie's Devils Food Cake

• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 1 tsp soda
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 oz melted chocolate
• 2 1/2 cups cake flour
• 5 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla

Mix soda and flour. Beat butter until soft. Beat in eggs, sugar, vanilla, and melted chocolate. Fold in flour mixture with buttermilk; do not overbeat. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes (or until done) in layer cake pans.

Carrot Cake

• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 2 tsp soda
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup oil
• 4 eggs
• 3 cups grated carrot
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts (pecans or walnuts)

Mix together dry ingredients except sugar. Beat eggs; beat in sugar. Add oil, carrots and nuts. Fold in flour mixture; do not overbeat. Bake in a flat pan at 325 degrees for 45 minutes.

Katie's Cream Cheese Frosting

• 4 oz cream cheese
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 box (?) powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla

Let cream cheese and butter soften at room temperature; beat together with vanilla. Slowly beat in powdered sugar.

Orange Rum Cake

• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 large oranges
• 1 lemon
• 2 eggs
• 2 1/2 cups cake flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 2 tbsp rum

Cream butter and beat in 1 cup sugar and grated rind of oranges and lemon. Beat in eggs one at a time. Mix together flour, baking powder, soda and salt, and fold in with buttermilk and walnuts; do not overbeat. Bake in a tube pan at 300 degrees for about 1 hour.

Strain juice of oranges and lemon into a saucepan with rum. Add remaining 1 cup sugar. Bring to a boil. Remove cake from oven and pour syrup over it while still in the pan. May let stand 2 to 3 days.)

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