Cakes-Frosting

Cherry Queen Cakes Recipe

Ingredients:
115g (4oz) Butter
115g (4oz) caster sugar
2 Eggs, beaten
115g (4oz) self-rising flour
50g (2oz) chopped glace cherries
Directions:
1. Cream the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy.? Gradually beat in the egg, a little at a time, beating well after each addition.? fold in the flour, then the sultanas.
2. Spread out 16 paper cases on baking trays [...]

Chocolate Queen Cakes Recipe

Ingredients:
115g (4oz) Butter
115g (4oz) caster sugar
2 Eggs, beaten
115g (4oz) self-rising flour
50g (2oz) chocolate chips
Directions:
1. Cream the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy.? Gradually beat in the egg, a little at a time, beating well after each addition.? fold in the flour, then the sultanas.
2. Spread out 16 paper cases on baking trays or [...]

Date Queen Cakes Recipe

Ingredients:
115g (4oz) Butter
115g (4oz) caster sugar
2 Eggs, beaten
115g (4oz) self-rising flour
50g (2oz) chopped dates
Directions:
1. Cream the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy.? Gradually beat in the egg, a little at a time, beating well after each addition.? fold in the flour, then the sultanas.
2. Spread out 16 paper cases on baking trays or [...]

Queen Cakes Recipe

Queen Cakes Recipe

Ingredients:

115g (4oz) Butter
115g (4oz) caster sugar
2 Eggs, beaten
115g (4oz) self-rising flour
50g (2oz) sultanas
Directions:
1. Cream the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy. Gradually beat in the egg, a little at a time, beating well after each addition. fold in the flour, then the sultanas.
2. Spread out 16 paper cases on baking trays [...]

Banana and Cinnamon Rock Cakes Recipe

Ingredients:
200g (7oz) Plain flour
11/2 x 5ml tsp baking powder
1 x 5ml tsp ground cinnamon
75g (3oz) Margarine
1 x 15ml tbs light Muscovado sugar
50g (2oz) sultanas
225g (8oz) ripe bananas, peeled
1 x 5ml tsp lemon juice
1 Egg, lightly beaten
Directions:
1. Place the flour, baking powder and cinnamon in a bowl and rub in the margarine until the mixture resembles [...]

Oast Cakes Recipe

Ingredients:
225g (8oz) Plain flour
1/2 x 5ml tsp salt
1/2 x 5ml tsp baking powder
50g (2oz) lard, diced
40g (11/2oz) caster sugar
75g (3oz) currants
3-4 x 15ml tbs water
3 x 15ml tbs vegetable oil
25g (1oz) butter
Directions:
1. Put the flour, salt and baking powder into a bowl, then rub in the lard until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
2. Stir in [...]

Apricot Pastries Recipe

Apricot Pastries Recipe

Ingredients:

410g can apricot halves in syrup
3 ready-rolled puffy pastry sheets, each measuring about 20cm (8in) square
250g packet marzipan
Beaten egg, to glaze (optional)
a few flaked almonds
Directions:
1. Drain the apricot syrup into a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Boil for 2-3 minutes until the syrup has reduced and thicken slightly. Remove from the [...]

Fruite Cake Recipe

Fruite Cake Recipe

Ingredients:
1 pound pitted dates, cut in pieces
1 pound glazed cherries, halved
2 pounds pecans, chopped
1/2 pound shredded coconut
1 pound glazed pineapple, cut in pieces
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
1. Grease three 8 x 3 3/4 x 2 1/12-inch loaf pans. Preheat oven to 275*F (135*C).
2. Mix dates, cherries, pecans, coconut and pineapple in [...]

Blueberry Cheesecake Recipe

Blueberry Cheesecake Recipe

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/3 cup butter, melted
3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (21-ounce) can blueberry pie filling
Directions:
1. In a medium bowl blend together graham cracker crumbs, 3 tablespoons sugar, and melted butter; mix well. Press onto the bottom and up the sides [...]

Chocolate Rum Cake Recipe

Chocolate Rum Cake Recipe

1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 (18.25-ounce) package chocolate cake mix
1 (4-ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
4 large eggs
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup white rum
Rum Glaze (recipe follows)
1. Preheat oven to 325*F (160*C). Grease a 9 or 10-inch bundt pan. Place chopped nuts in the bottom of the bundt pan.
2. With an electric mixer beat [...]