Nickeys Simple Yellow Cake Food

YELLOW POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Separate the eggs. Beat the whites to stiff peaks, and reserve the yolks.
• In a large bowl, cream sugar and butter or margarine. Beat in egg yolks. Stir in milk and vanilla. Add flour, 1 cup at a time. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Pour batter into well greased large tube pan.
• Bake for 90 minutes at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

NICKEY'S PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine flour, salt and baking soda. Set aside.
• Using a sharp knife, finely slice/sliver the chocolate bar. Set aside.
• In a separate bowl, cream together the shortening, butter, and peanut butter.
• Add sugars then eggs and vanilla.
• Add dry ingredients gradually to wet ingredients until blended.
• Fold in chocolate, Reese's Pieces, and nuts.
• Drop walnut size balls 2-inches apart on a cookie sheet. I roll mine a little between my hands. (They are more fragile when I don't).
• Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes.
• Let cool for 5 minutes before transferring to cooling rack.

NICKEY'S PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Spray 13x9 pan with cooking spray. Then melt the butter in the pan (in oven) while preheating (watch that you don't burn the butter.).
• Remove pan from oven then sprinkle brown sugar evenly over butter in pan.
• Evenly arrange pineapple slices in the sugar. Then place the cherries in the center of and pecans between the pineapple slices. I don't cut my cherries but it's okay to -- I think they go flat side down if you do but I don't think it matters as long as they're all done the same way.
• In a large bowl, combine the rest of ingredients, pineapple juice/water mixture, oil, pudding and eggs at low speed until moistened, then 2 minutes at medium. Carefully pour over fruit and nuts.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Immediately invert onto serving platter, pineapple side up.
• If you make the mistake of adding pudding to a mix with pudding already in it (I did!), you will need more bake time. My toothpick came out clean at 45 minutes but was still mushy in the center of the cake when I turned it over. -- I returned the cake (it was right side up by then) to the oven and baked it for another 10 minutes -- watch that you don't burn the pineapples :).

NICKEY'S ICEBOX BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and cinnamon. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream butter and both sugars.
• Beat in egg and extracts.
• Add dry ingredients; mix well.
• Fold in nuts and shredded coconut. [Nuts - do not mince but if not chopped small enough may cause dough not to hold together completely.].
• Shape dough into four short rolls or 2 longer rolls -- about 3 inches across. Dough will be crumbly looking, not to worry, it will all come together when you form the rolls.
• Roll in colored sugar, wrap in wax paper, then chill overnight (at least 4 hours).
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Slice dough in 1/4 inch thick pieces (thickness of slices will affect how many cookies you get.) As soon as you put the first roll in the oven, take out the next roll and slice it (gives it time to come closer to room temperature and bake faster.).
• Bake in 350 degrees F (preheated) oven for about 10-12 minutes. The first batch will take 5-10 minutes longer straight from the refrigerator.
• NOTE: If you forget to roll in sugar before freezing, it can also be done just before cutting or even after baking (sprinkle it on top of the cookies.) I've even topped these with candy sprinkles -- colorful :).

NICKEY'S SIMPLE YELLOW CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease and flour a 13x9 inch pan.
• In a small bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, pudding mix and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream butter, shortening, and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time; then add vanilla.
• Slowly beat in the flour and the milk (Start with 1/3 of the flour mix, then 1/2 the milk, another 1/3 of the flour mix, the remaining milk, then the rest of the flour mix. Thoroughly combine without overmixing.
• Bake in 350 degree F for 30-35 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool for 10-15 minutes before removing to place on cooling rack.
• GLAZE: Beat the butter and shortening together, in a large bowl. Add the vanilla. Slowly add the cream until you get the desired consistency. Get a different 'look' by using food coloring :) Drizzle on cake.