Chocolate Chip Espresso Angel Food Cake

• 1-⅓ cups cake flour
• 2 tsps. Instant espresso powder
• ¼ tsp salt

Pout all 3 in bowl and whisk to aerate and blend.  Set aside.

In a mixer bowl, put

• 12 egg whites (about 1-¾ cups) – reserve yolks for another use

Whip the whites until forthy, then slowly add

• 1 tsp cream of tartar

Blend in at medium speed.  Then increase speed to high and slowly add

• 1-¾ cups sugar

Continue to beat until stiff peaks.

Blend in

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Lemon Pudding Cakes

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Lemon Curd:

• 2/3 cups sugar
• Zest of 1 lemon
• 3 eggs – save the whites for later use in this recipe
• 4 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 1/2 stick (2 oz) cold butter diced

Combine sugar and zest – then add the eggs and yolks,  lemon juice, lime juice.  Whisk together well.

Apple Fritter Cake

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• 2 medium granny smith apples, peeled, cored and diced
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 2 tbsps cornstarch

Mix all in a saucepan and cook over medium heat about 5-6 minutes until the juices thicken – remove and set aside.

Caramelized Asian Pear Cake

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Grease and flour a 12 or 15 cup bundt pan.

In a small fry pan, put 1-1/2 tbsps butter and 1/3 cup sugar and 2-3 Asian Pears, peeled, cored and diced large. (NOTE:  You can use regular pears or apples)

Cook over medium high heat until the mixture boils.  Keep it boiling until it begins to turn a light tan color.  At this point, stir in 1 tbsp. heavy cream.  Stir well.

Applesauce Graham Cracker Cake

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• 4 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 tbsps flour
• 2 tsp baking powder

Put all in a large bowl and whisk well to combine.

Banana Ripple Cake

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Grease and flour a large (13″ x 4-1/2″) loaf pan Place a piece of parchment in bottom of pan and grease and flour that, too.

• 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate bits
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 cups flour
• 3/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1-1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs – separated
• 1 cup mashed bananas (2 medium)
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/3 cup chopped maraschino cherries (drained, rinsed and dried)
• 1/2 cup  mini chocolate bits – optional

White Chocolate Pound Cake

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Candied pecans (optional)

• 10-12 whole pecans
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• pinch salt
• 1/8 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tbsps. water

Mix sugar, salt, cinnamon and water in a pan on medium heat and whisk for 1 minute.  Add pecans and mix them, coating them as best you can, for 2 minutes.

Strawberry Lemon Carnival Cake

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Cake

Grease and flour and line with parchment paper a 10×15 jelly roll pan

• 1 cup flour
• 1-1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 eggs – separated
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 tsp cream of tartar

Apple Cake

Cake

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• 1-1/2 sticks soft butter (3/4 cup)
• 3/4 cups sugar
• 1 tsp grated lemon zest
• 4 eggs
• 2-1/2 cups flour
• 2 tsps. baking powder

Beat butter, sugar and lemon till light and well blended.  Add eggs, one at a time.  Add flour mixture.

Apple Upside Down Cake

Grease well a mini cheesecake pan or you can use a 6 well muffin pan

In a saucepan, melt 1/2 cup brown sugar and 1/4 cup butter.  Stir until sugar dissolves and mixtures comes to a boil.  Remove from heat.

Divide mixture evenly between the 6 wells of the mini cheesecake pan.