Grandma Elsies Maraschino Bundt Cake Food

GRANDMA ELSIE'S MARASCHINO BUNDT® CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).
• Cut each maraschino cherry into 8 pieces; set aside.
• Sift cake flour, baking powder, and salt into a bowl.
• Beat egg whites in a glass, metal, or ceramic bowl until foamy.
• Cream sugar and shortening together in a large bowl. Add dry ingredients; mix to combine. Blend in milk and cherry juice. Add egg whites and mix well. Fold in walnuts and cherries. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool completely.

GRANDMA'S POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Mix flour and baking powder; set aside. Beat cream cheese, butter, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each until blended. Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed until blended.
• Pour into 12-cup fluted tube or 10-inch tube pan sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 1 hour or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 min. Loosen cake from sides of pan with knife. Invert cake onto wire rack; gently remove pan. Cool cake completely.

GRANDMA'S FRESH APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Grease and flour a 9 X 12 X 3 pan and set aside.
• 2. Peel and chop apples. You may add 1 tsp. of lemon juice to the apples to prevent browning. Chop nuts. Set aside.
• 3. Cream together the shortening and sugar. Add the eggs and combine.
• 4. In a large bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, soda and salt.
• 5. Add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture a little at a time. Fold in the 3 cups of apples and the chopped nuts. The batter will be STIFF!
• 6. Place in the greased and floured pan. You will need to use a spoon or your hands to push the batter evenly into the pan. Don't worry, it will come out beautifully even though it looks lumpy!
• 7. Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees. Cake is done when it is nicely browned and a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
• 8. Allow to cool on a rack. This cake is delicious served warm with ice cream! Let it cool a bit first though. It also travels well, allow it to cool completely.

GRANDMA'S CHRISTMAS CAKE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, raisins, water and butter. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium; cook, uncovered, until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat; cool., In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Add raisin mixture; beat until blended. Fold in pecans. , Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350° until cake springs back when lightly touched, 45-55 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely., For sauce, in a large saucepan, bring cream to a boil; stir in butter and sugar until smooth. Reduce heat; stir a small amount of hot liquid into egg yolks. Return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Cook until sauce is slightly thickened and coats the back of a spoon (do not boil). Remove from the heat; stir in brandy. Serve warm with cake.

GRAND MARNIER BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Zest rind of oranges and juice oranges; set aside.
• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy then add eggs.
• Add flour mixture and sour cream in small amounts alternately to egg /sugar mixture.
• When well mixed, beat in Grand Marnier,orange zest and pecans.
• Fold beaten egg whites into batter.
• Pour into a greased and floured 10" bundt pan;bake 40-50 minute at 350 degrees.
• While cake is baking; combine glaze ingredients simmer over medium heat until ingredients are combined.
• Spoon sauce over hot cake is still in the pan, cool before removing from pan.
• Invert onto cake plate and enjoy.

GRANDMA ELSIE'S MARASCHINO BUNDT® CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).
• Cut each maraschino cherry into 8 pieces; set aside.
• Sift cake flour, baking powder, and salt into a bowl.
• Beat egg whites in a glass, metal, or ceramic bowl until foamy.
• Cream sugar and shortening together in a large bowl. Add dry ingredients; mix to combine. Blend in milk and cherry juice. Add egg whites and mix well. Fold in walnuts and cherries. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool completely.