Grannys Corn Cakes With Cinnamon Cream Cheese Food

CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Start by preheating your oven to 325°F then liberally spray a 12-cup bundt pan with non-stick baking spray or greasing with butter or shortening and then flour.
• In your mixer bowl, add butter, oil or shortening, and cream cheese and beat for 2 minutes on high speed. Slowly add in sugar beat on high speed for an additional seven minutes until very pale yellow and fluffy. There is no leavening in this cake because we add ample air to this cake by having a very long creaming period.
• Next, add eggs, one at a time, combining well after each addition and scraping down the sides as needed.
• Turn your mixer down to its lowest speed, and slowly add flour into batter in two increments then add salt. Be careful not to overbeat.
• Lastly, add in vanilla extract, scrape down sides and mix until just combined and turn off mixer.
• Pour cake batter into prepared bundt pan, and bake for 1 hour and 15 -20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then invert cake on serving plate for at least an hour or until the cake is cool to the touch.
• Dust with powdered sugar and serve.

GRILLED CORN AND CHEESE CAKES

Steps:

• In a food processor, pulse the corn into a chunky puree. Place in a medium bowl. Add the cheese, 1/2 cup breadcrumbs, chives, sour cream, salt, and pepper. Stir until combined. Form the mixture into 9 balls and then flatten into patties, each about 2 1/2 inches in diameter and 3/4-inch thick. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Coat the patties in the remaining 1/2 cup breadcrumbs and drizzle with olive oil. Place a grill pan over medium-high heat or preheat a gas or charcoal grill. Brush the patties with olive oil and grill until toasted, 4 to 5 minutes each side.
• Arrange the corn cakes on a platter and top with a dollop of creme fraiche.

CHUNKY APPLE-CINNAMON CAKE WITH CREAMY CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
• For the cake; in a large bowl using an electric mixer beat the butter with sugar, eggs and vanilla until well blended (about 4 minutes).
• In another bowl mix together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg until blended; add to the butter mixture and mix until combined.
• Add in chopped apples and walnuts; mix to combine.
• Spread the batter into prepared baking dish.
• Bake for about 45 minutes or until cake tests done.
• Cool completely before frosting.
• For the frosting; in a large bowl cream the butter with the cream cheese, vanilla and whipping cream until fluffy (about 2 minutes).
• Add in the icing sugar and beat until combined (adding in more icing sugar if needed to acheive desired texture).

GRANNY'S STRAWBERRY CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9-inch round pans.
• Muddle thawed strawberries in a bowl. Reserve 1/4 cup for frosting.
• Mix white cake mix and gelatin mix together in a bowl. Add strawberries, eggs, oil, and water and beat until well combined. Divide batter evenly between the prepared cake pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of each layer comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool, about 30 minutes.
• Beat cream cheese and butter together in a bowl; mix in reserved strawberries and vanilla extract. Beat in powdered sugar until combined.
• Sandwich cake layers with frosting; spread remaining frosting over the top and sides.

GRAN'S APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Coat a 13x9-in. baking pan with cooking spray., In a large bowl, beat sugar, eggs, applesauce, oil and vanilla until well blended. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; gradually beat into sugar mixture. Fold in apples and pecans., Transfer to prepared pan. Bake 35-40 minutes or until top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack., In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until smooth. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar (mixture will be soft). Spread over cake. Refrigerate leftovers.

CINNAMON CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Prepare 2 9-inch round cake pans by greasing and flouring them. You may also opt for a 9x13 pan instead. Set aside.
• Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
• In a separate bowl, cream the butter.
• Blend the brown sugar into the butter.
• Beat in eggs, mix until fluffy.
• Add the dry ingredients and the buttermilk to the creamed sugar/butter mixture. Alternate between teh two, adding a little at a time until all ingredients are incorporated.
• Pour batter into greased and floured pans. Bake 30-35 minutes, or until done. Remove from pans and cool.
• In a bowl, beat the frosting ingredients together.
• Frost the cooled cake with cream cheese frosting. Note: There is enough frosting for a 2-layer cake- if you make a sheet pan, you will end up with with leftover frosting, great for frosting some cookies!