Saturday, December 24, 2005

Christmas Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake

Christmas Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake

Ingredients :
2 cups flour

1/2 cup cocoa
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions :
1. Sift together the flour, cocoa, soda and salt.
2. Cream together the sugar, mayonnaise, water and vanilla.
3. Add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture; stir until well blended.
4. Pour batter into greased and floured layer cake pans (or a 9- x 13-inch pan).
5. Bake at 350°F. for about 25 minutes.
6. Top with your favorite frostings and holiday sprinkles when cool.

Source : Christmas4Home

Christmas Dump Cake

Christmas Dump Cake

Ingredients :

1 (16 oz.) can whole cranberries
1 (21 oz.) can apple pie filling
1 box yellow cake mix
1 cube of butter
1/2 c. chopped walnuts, almonds or granola

Directions :
1. Heat oven to 325 degrees.
2. Dump cranberries into an ungreased 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
3. Dump apple pie filling into pan.
4. Spread mixture evenly and spread dry cake mix on top.
5. Cut up butter and dot top of cake.
6. Sprinkle nuts and/or granola over cake.
7. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Source : Christmas4Home

Christmas Rum Cake

Christmas Rum Cake

Ingredients :
1 c. chopped nuts

4 eggs
1 pkg. yellow cake mix
1/2 c. cold water
1 (3 3/4 oz.) pkg. vanilla instant pudding
1/2 c. dark rum
1/2 c. salad oil

Glaze :
1/4 lb. butter
1 c. sugar
1/4 c. water
1/2 c. dark rum

Directions :
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. Grease and flour a 12- cup bundt pan.
3. Pour nuts only in bottom of bundt pan.
4. Mix all other ingredients together.
5. Pour over nuts.
6. Bake 1 hour and cool.
7. Invert on serving plate.
8. Prick top.

Glaze :
1. Melt butter.
2. Stir in water and sugar.
3. Boil 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
4. Remove from heat, add rum, and drizzle over top and sides of cake.

Source : Christmas4Home

Pistachio Christmas Cake

Pistachio Christmas Cake

Ingredients :
1 box white cake mix

3 eggs
1 c. vegetable oil
1 c. 7-Up
2 oz. chopped walnuts
1 pkg. pistachio instant pudding mix

Frosting :
1 pkg. instant pistachio pudding
1/2 pt. whipping cream1 c. milk


Directions :
1. Mix all cake ingredients together.
2. Bake in bundt pan at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes. Do not over bake.
3. Cool cake and remove from pan.
4. Mix frosting ingredients and frost cake.
5. Add cut cherries (red and green) to make wreaths on top of cake.


Source : Christmas4Home

Christmas Plum Cake

Christmas Plum Cake

Ingredients :
2 cup self-rising flour
2 cup sugar
1 cup cooking oil
1 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. vanilla
2 jars plum baby food
3 eggs

Glaze :
1 cup confectioner's sugar juice of one lemon

Directions :
1. Beat sugar and oil together.
2. Add eggs one at a time.
3. Then add plums and vanilla.
4. Finally, add flour, cloves, and cinnamon.
5. Pour into tube pan or bundt pan and bake at 350 degrees for one hour.

Glaze :
Mix confectioner's sugar and lemon juice together and pour over warm cake.

Source : Christmas4Home