Lois Dutch Sorghum Cake Food

LOIS' DUTCH SORGHUM CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325. Beat sugar and shortening at medium speed with a mixer until fluffy. Stop mixer and add sorghum; beat just until blended. Add eggs 1 at a time until blended after each addition.
• 2. Combine dry ingredients alternate with buttermilk. Stir in pecans, rasins and dates. Spoon onto 2 greased 9 inch square pans. Bake at 325 for 32-37 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely before topping with the coffee glaze.
• 3. Whisk together 1 cup powdered sugar and 1 1/2 Tablespoons of strong coffee until smooth. Makes about 1/3 cup

AUNT ROSE'S SORGHUM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Grease a 9" x 9" baking pan.
• Cream the sugar and butter together.
• Add sorghum and mix.
• Sift together flour, baking soda and cinnamon in another bowl.
• Stir dry ingredients into the creamed mixture.
• Stir the boiling water into the batter; it will foam up.
• Bake about 45 minutes or until it springs back after being pressed lightly.

DUTCH CAKE

Steps:

• Turn oven on to 350 F.
• Cake: Cream the butter and sugar, add egg and then the dry ingredients which have been sifted together first.
• Press into a non-stick flat tin.
• Topping: Cream the butter and sugar and then add the sifted dry ingredients.
• Spread over the cake mixture.
• Bake until cooked which usually takes 20-30 minutes.

SORGHUM SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Butter and flour springform pan. Combine 1/4 cup flour, 1/4 cup sugar, and 2 tablespoons butter in a small bowl. Using your fingertips, rub together until mixture is crumbly; set topping aside. Sift remaining 2 cups flour, baking soda, and next 5 ingredients into a large bowl. Using an electric mixer at low speed, beat 1 cup butter, 1 cup sugar, and sorghum in another large bowl, occasionally scraping down sides, until smooth, 2-3 minutes. Add eggs; beat until light and fluffy, 3-4 minutes. Beat in flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with buttermilk in 2 additions, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake cake until top looks just set, about 40 minutes.
• Immediately sprinkle topping over cake; bake until a tester comes out clean when inserted into center, 25-30 minutes longer. Transfer to a wire rack and let cake cool in pan. Remove pan sides.
• Cut into wedges; serve with ice cream.

SORGHUM SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour two 8-inch round cake pans and set aside. In a small saucepan, bring coffee just to a boil and stir in molasses and baking soda. Set aside. In a large bowl, sift together flour, spices, salt, and baking powder.
• In another bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in coffee-molasses mixture until well combined. Beat in flour mixture. Add eggs and mix well.
• Divide batter between pans and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes in pans, then turn out onto wire rack to cool completely. Serve with Corn Ice Cream.