Recipes With Course: Cakes & Candy
T-Con’s Tart Recipe
A small pastry with a usually sweet filling = the tart can be made open or closed. The tart can be filled with fig preserves, blackberry filling, pineapple, sweet potato, bouille..if you like it ..fill it… Ingredients1 cup butter-flavored Crisco 2 cups sugar 4 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 2 tbsp milk 4 1/2 cups all-purpose ...
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Meringue Icing
Ingredients Ingredients2 egg whites 3 tbsp sugar (or 4 tbsp powdered sugar) 1/4 tsp cream of tartar 1/2 tsp vanillaDirectionsStep 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Step 2 Whip egg whites until frothy. Step 3 Add the cream of tartar. Whip until stiff and not dry and until the mixture stands ...
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Mom’s Crunchy Meringue Frosting
Ingredients1 1/2 cups sugar 2 egg whites 5 tbsp water Pinch of tartar powderDirectionsStep 1In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, egg whites, tartar powder and water. Step 2 Bring to a boil, stirring constantly until mixture thickens. Add the vanilla and spread over your favorite cake or dessert.
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Seven-Minute Meringue Frosting I
Ingredients3 egg whites 1 1/2 cups sugar 1/4 cup water Pinch of salt 1/8 tsp cream of tartar 2 tsp light corn syrup 2 tsp vanillaDirectionsStep 1In the top part of double boiler, combine egg whites, sugar, water, salt, cream of tartar and corn syrup; beat with a hand held ...
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Two by Two – 2 X 2 Cake
A quick, easy and delightful scratch cake. Called a 2×2 because all ingredients are an increment of the number 2. Fresh pineapple can be substituted for canned pineapple (and vice versa) in equal measure. Place 1 cup of pineapple chunks in a blender and put it on “chop” setting for 30 seconds. ...
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Fruit Cake Cookies
Ingredients Ingredients1 cup shortening 2 cups brown sugar (packed) 2 eggs 2/3 cup sour milk or buttermilk 4 cups sifted flour 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 1 cup pecans chopped 2 cups chopped dates 2 (4 oz) cans of candied fruits and peelsDirectionsStep 1Cream shortening and sugar. Add ...
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Scratch White Layer Cake
Ingredients2 2/3 cups cake flour, sifted 3 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 cup butter, softened 1 1/2 cups sugar 5 egg yolks 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 cup milk 5 egg whites 1/2 tsp cream of tartarDirectionsStep 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees, positioning rack in center of oven. ...
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Chrissy’s Favorite Bread Pudding
This is one of Elizabeth’s favorites also…. Photo Credits to Elizabeth Bourgeois Fuller.. Ingredients8 bread slices, broken up 4 cups milk, warmed 4 eggs, separated 1 (12 oz) can evaporated milk 1 tbsp vanilla plus 1 tsp vanilla 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 (20 oz) can crushed pineapples, drained 1/2 stick ...
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