cake – Mama Toni's Family Recipes

Accidentally Vegan Cake, or Depression Cake

This recipe is also called Wacky Cake. Invented during the depression (or maybe earlier) to make a cake without rationed or expensive items, so its made without butter or eggs making this accidentally vegan. One of my favorite cakes to make and eat.

Easy plum cake

4 cups sliced plums 1 yellow boxed cake mix 3/4 cup melted butter Preheat oven to 350. Layer 9×13 dish with sliced plums. Sprinkle boxed cake mix over plums. Drizzle melted butter over cake mix Bake 50 minutes or until golden with nicely browned edges. We have a plum tree. I like plums, but theyContinue reading “Easy plum cake”

Bunny cake

2 cooked layers of cake. Any flavor any style but must be two round layers. Before I started baking I liked Duncan Hines yellow cake mix Frosting to cover two cake layers. Preferably white. Canned is fine. This is not about being gourmet but having an easy festive dessert Red food coloring and any otherContinue reading “Bunny cake”

Brambrack or Fruit Tea Bread

350 grams dried fruit snipped into small pieces 225 grams light brown sugar 300 ml hot earl gray tea (made double strength) 275 grams flour 14 grams baking powder 3 grams salt Juice of one lemon Zest of one lemon 1 egg, beaten Put mixed fruit, sugar, & tea in a bowl. Cover and putContinue reading “Brambrack or Fruit Tea Bread”

Pasta Frola (shortcake with jam)

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1/2 cup sugar 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 cup of butter, frozen 2 eggs, well beaten 1 tbsp water 1 tsp vanilla Jam. Any flavor. Preheat oven to 350. Put in the bowl, flour, sugar, baking powder; and salt. Whisk to combine. Grate frozen butter intoContinue reading “Pasta Frola (shortcake with jam)”

Cranberry Orange Bundt Cake

1 box yellow cake mix (I use Duncan Hines but any will work) 1 small box vanilla instant pudding 1 cup water 1/2 cup butter softened 3 teaspoons grated orange peel 4 eggs 1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries, chopped (do not thaw frozen cranberries) Powdered sugar for dusting Preheat oven to 325°F. GreaseContinue reading “Cranberry Orange Bundt Cake”