Recipes With Course: Cakes & Candy
Grandma DeMarcy’s Syrup Cake
This is the old fashioned syrup cake that Mama made all the time. It was a favorite. Ingredients2 cups flour 1 cups sugar 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 cup cooking oil 1 cup Steen's Cane Syrup 1 egg beaten 1 tsp vanilla Your choice of spice: cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg or ...
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Pineapple Filling
Pineapple filling can be used for virtually any cake. A great classic combination is coconut cake with pineapple filling. Ingredients1 tall 20 oz can crushed pineapple with juice. 1/2 to 3/4 cup sugar 2 tbsp flour or cornstarch dissolved in small amount of waterDirectionsStep 1In a food processor, puree 1/2 ...
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Cake – A Classic Easy Recipe
This is a basic cake recipe the can be used with any filling or frosting and can easily be made into cupcakes. Reminds me of the cake my mother use to make and we gladly ate it without any frosting. Ingredients2/3 cup shortening 2 cups sugar 4 eggs 3 cups ...
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Peanut Butter Balls with Coconut
In this recipe you find that peanut butter is not just for PB&J sandwiches. These cookies require no baking just like the PB&J sandwiches. These make great Christmas candy gifts. Ingredients1 cup margarine or butter 1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter 1/2 cup chopped peanuts 1 cup flaked coconut 2 1/4 ...
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Coconut Pralines
Pralines are a wonderful sweet Southern tradition. Timing is the key to make these candies a success. Ingredients1 cup white corn syrup 2 cups powdered sugar 1/2 cup evaporated milk 2 cups shredded coconut 1/2 cup roasted pecans (optional)DirectionsStep 1In a heavy medium aluminum saucepan or a non-stick saucepan (my ...
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Masse Pain (A Very Basic Cajun Cake)
In the middle of the afternoon at 3:00pm, while we Cajun kids were working in the fields, our father would allow us to take a break from picking peppers or cotton or cutting sugar cane. What a nice guy? He allowed us to go in at the “end of the ...
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Louisiana Yam-Pecan Pie
My girlfriend gave me this recipe when she was going to college. She found the recipe in a college magazine named Co-ed, circa 1968. Ingredients2 cups cooked, peeled mashed yams (about 4 medium yams) 1/4 cup melted butter or margarine 3 eggs slightly beaten 1/2 cup molasses 1/4 cup honey ...
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Peanut Chews
A quick drop cookie with minimal cooking time. They never go in the oven. Ingredients1/2 cup white corn syrup (Karo) 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1 6 oz jar chunky peanut butter 3 cups cornflakesDirectionsStep 1Combine the corn syrup and sugar in a medium sized heavy saucepan. Bring to a low ...
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