1¾ cups flour
2 cups sugar
3/4 Hershey cocoa
2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup strong black coffee
1 cup buttermilk or sour milk
1/2 vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
Combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Add eggs, coffee, milk, oil, and vanilla. Beat at medium speed with a hand mixer for 1 minute. Batter will be thin. Pour into greased and floured 13x9x2 pan or two 9" cake pans. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes for oblong pan or 30-35 minutes for cake pans.
Jackie & Jason
Lemon Bread
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 1/2 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup milk
1 lemon, juice and rind
1/2 cup sugar
Cream shortening and sugar, add eggs, mix well. Sift flour, salt, and baking powder. Add dry mixture to creamed mixture, alternating with milk. Grate lemon rind, add, mixing well. Bake in greased loaf pan, 45-55 minutes at 350°. Mix lemon juice and sugar as soon as bread comes out of oven. Pour over hot bread. Leave in pan until cool.
Martha
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 1/2 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup milk
1 lemon, juice and rind
1/2 cup sugar
Cream shortening and sugar, add eggs, mix well. Sift flour, salt, and baking powder. Add dry mixture to creamed mixture, alternating with milk. Grate lemon rind, add, mixing well. Bake in greased loaf pan, 45-55 minutes at 350°. Mix lemon juice and sugar as soon as bread comes out of oven. Pour over hot bread. Leave in pan until cool.
Martha
Glazed Carrots & Parsnips
1 cup canned chicken broth
3 Tablespoons butter
1 1/2 Tablespoon brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 pound carrots, cut into sticks (about 2 cups)
1 pound parsnips, peeled and cut into sticks (about 2 cups)
2 Tablespoons minced fresh parsley
In a large saucepan, combine the broth, butter, brown sugar, and salt. Bring the mixture to a boil. Add the carrots and cover. Cook over moderately high heat for 1 minute. Add parsnips and cook, covered, for 4-5 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender. With a slotted spoon, transfer the vegetables to a bowl and cover, keeping them warm. Boil the cooking liquid until it is reduced to about 1/3 cup and pour it over the vegetables. Add parsley, and salt and pepper to taste and toss the mixture gently. Serves 4.
Laura
3 Tablespoons butter
1 1/2 Tablespoon brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 pound carrots, cut into sticks (about 2 cups)
1 pound parsnips, peeled and cut into sticks (about 2 cups)
2 Tablespoons minced fresh parsley
In a large saucepan, combine the broth, butter, brown sugar, and salt. Bring the mixture to a boil. Add the carrots and cover. Cook over moderately high heat for 1 minute. Add parsnips and cook, covered, for 4-5 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender. With a slotted spoon, transfer the vegetables to a bowl and cover, keeping them warm. Boil the cooking liquid until it is reduced to about 1/3 cup and pour it over the vegetables. Add parsley, and salt and pepper to taste and toss the mixture gently. Serves 4.
Laura
Jan's Coffee Cake
Jan Freebersyser was a dear family friend who, with her husband, introduced Gus and Paula. This recipe is always a crowd pleaser.
1/2 cup butter + 2 Tablespoons
3/4 cup sugar + 1/2 cup
one egg
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Cream 1/2 cup butter and 3/4 cup sugar. Add beaten egg. Sift flour, salt, and baking powder together. Mix buttermilk with baking soda. Add to creamed mixture alternating with flour mixture. Place batter in two greased cake pans. Mix remaining sugar with cinnamon and sprinkle over top of cakes.
Bake at 375° for 30 minutes. Melt remaining butter and pour over top of cakes when they are finished baking. Serve warm.
Laura
1/2 cup butter + 2 Tablespoons
3/4 cup sugar + 1/2 cup
one egg
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Cream 1/2 cup butter and 3/4 cup sugar. Add beaten egg. Sift flour, salt, and baking powder together. Mix buttermilk with baking soda. Add to creamed mixture alternating with flour mixture. Place batter in two greased cake pans. Mix remaining sugar with cinnamon and sprinkle over top of cakes.
Bake at 375° for 30 minutes. Melt remaining butter and pour over top of cakes when they are finished baking. Serve warm.
Laura
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