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GRAHAM CRACKER CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare Cream Filling. Cover and chill as directed.
• Allow egg yolks and egg whites to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, line two 8×1 1/2-inch round baking pans with waxed paper; grease and flour pans.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium bowl stir together the graham crackers, flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside. In a large mixing bowl beat the shortening with an electric mixer on medium to high speed about 30 seconds. Add sugar and vanilla; beat until well combined. Add egg yolks; beat until combined. Alternately add the flour mixture and the milk, beating on low to medium speed after each addition just until combined. Stir in nuts.
• Thoroughly wash the beaters. Beat the egg whites with an electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form (tips stand straight). Gently fold egg whites into the batter. Spread batter into the prepared pans. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove from pans. Cool cakes completely on the racks.
• Place a cake layer, bottom side up, on a serving plate. Spread chilled Cream Filling on top of cake to within 1/4 inch of edge. Top with second cake layer, bottom side down. Spread sides and top with Brown Sugar 7-Minute Frosting. Cover; chill until serving time. If desired, top with additional graham crackers. Makes 12 servings. Cream Filling
• In a medium saucepan combine sugar, flour, and salt. Stir in milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Remove from heat. Gradually stir about 1/2 cup of the hot milk mixture into egg yolks. Pour milk and egg mixture into saucepan. Bring mixture to a gentle boil. Reduce heat. Cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Pour into a bowl; cover with plastic wrap. Chill thoroughly. Brown Sugar 7-Minute Frosting
• In the top of a double boiler combine brown sugar, water, egg white, and cream of tartar or corn syrup. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds. Place over boiling water (upper pan should not touch water). Cook, beating constantly with the electric mixer on high speed, about 7 minutes or until frosting forms stiff peaks (tips stand straight) and an instant-read thermometer inserted in the mixture registers 160 degrees F. Remove from heat; add vanilla. Beat 2 to 3 minutes more or until frosting is of spreading consistency.

ORANGE GRAHAM CRACKER BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease and flour a 10-inch bundt pan.
• Combine the flour, brown sugar, graham cracker crumbs, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, softened light butter, applesauce, orange juice and the eggs. Beat until smooth about 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the walnuts and pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cake stand in pan for 20 minutes. Invert cake onto a serving plate and drizzle with glaze.
• Directions for glaze: Mix confectioners sugar, vanilla and 1 Tbls. of orange juice. Mix more orange juice until the glaze is smooth and thin enough to drizzle over cake. Stir in orange zest.

GRAHAM CRACKERS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, cream together the shortening and brown sugar. Stir in the vanilla. Combine the whole wheat flour, all purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, stir into the creamed mixture alternately with the milk. Cover and chill dough until firm.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into rectangles. Place 1/2 inch apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until crisp. Edges will be golden brown. Remove from baking sheet to cool on wire racks.

GRAHAM CRACKER ECLAIR "CAKE"

Steps:

• Arrange 10 graham squares, overlapping slightly, in an 8 inch square baking pan.
• In a large bowl, pour milk and then add dry pudding mix and beat with wire whisk for 2 minutes or until well blended. Let stand 5 minutes or until thickened.
• Gently stir in whipped topping into pudding mix until well blended.
• Spread half of the pudding mixture onto the graham squares in the pan.
• Top with another 10 graham squares and then remaining pudding mixture.
• Top with the remaining 10 graham squares.
• Refrigerate for a minimum of 3 hours.
• Spread with chocolate frosting just before serving.

QUICK GRAHAM CRACKER CAKE

Steps:

• Set aside 2 tablespoons graham cracker crumbs. In a large bowl, beat the remaining crumbs, cake mix, sugar, water, egg whites and oil for 2 minutes. , Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. layer pans. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand a few minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , Cut each cake horizontally into two layers. Place bottom layer on a serving plate. Spread whipped cream between layers and frost entire cake. Sprinkle reserved graham cracker crumbs on top. Refrigerate until serving time.

DELICIOUS GRAHAM APPLE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• For the topping: combine all ingredients; set aside.
• To make the cake: in a large bowl, combine the graham cracker crumbs, flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
• Add in the butter or margarine (if using) and milk; beat at high speed for 2 minutes.
• Add in eggs; beat for another 2 minutes more.
• Spread batter in a greased 9-inch square baking pan.
• Sprinkle the chopped apples on top of the batter.
• Then sprinkle the crumb topping evenly over the apples.
• Bake for 35-40 minutes.

GRAHAM CRACKER CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Combine graham cracker crumbs, flour, and baking powder in small bowl; set aside.
• Cream butter and sugar in bowl of electric mixer and light and fluffy, about 7 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Mix in vanilla. Beat in flour mixture, alternating with milk until combined. Stir in nuts.
• Pour into two greased and floured 8-inch cake pans; bake 25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pans 15 minutes. Remove cakes from pans; cool on wire rack.
• For frosting, beat cream in bowl of electric mixer until it starts to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar; beat until soft peaks form.
• Place one layer os cake on platter. Spread some of the whipped cream over top. Top the other cake layer. Spread remaining whipped cream on sides and top. If desired, pat additional graham cracker crumbs around sides of cake.

GRAHAM CRACKER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Put the graham crackers in a brown paper bag, and smash them up. Squish and pound vigorously. Sitting on the bag insures very fine crumbs. You should end up with about 2 cups.
• Melt the butter in a large pan over low heat. Stir the eggs and honey in a bowl with the melted butter.
• In another bowl mix the graham cracker crumbs, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Pour half the graham cracker mixture into the honey mixture and stir well. Add the milk to the honey mixture, and stir again. Add the rest of the crumbs, and mix well.
• Grease a 9-inch square baking pan, and pour in the batter. Bake for 20 minutes or until the cake is nicely browned.

GRAHAM CRACKER CAKE

Steps:

• Mix sugar, melted margarine, and pineapple.
• Add the finely crushed graham crackers to the mixture until thick enough to spread (fairly thick).
• Place a layer of the whole graham crackers on a serving/cake plate.
• (You're going to build up layers to form a cake, similar in size and shape of a 1/4 sheet cake).
• Spread a layer of the mixture on the whole cracker layer.
• Put a layer of whole crackers on the mixture.
• Keep alternating layers of the mixture and the whole crackers until you have a desireable size and shape.
• "Frost"top and sides with remaining mixture.
• Best when made the day before, so that the graham crackers can get kind of soft and the flavors can combine.
• Can be refrigerated or just covered.

CHOCOLATE GRAHAM CRACKER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Cream butter and add sugar and egg yolks, mixing until well combined.
• Add graham craker crumbs, baking powder, cocoa, salt, milk, vanilla extract; mix well.
• Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into mixture.
• Pour batter into two greased and floured 9 inch round pans.
• Bake 25-30 minutes. Cool slightly. Turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
• Combine the cream and sugar in a small saucepan and heat to a boil. Pour the hot mixture over the chocolate and butter in a medium bowl.
• Stir until completely melted and smooth. Serve warm over cake.