Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

2 cups flour
1 ½ cups sugar
1 – 20 oz. can crushed pineapple (do not drain)
½ cup brown sugar (don’t mix in cake)
1 teaspoon soda
½ teaspoon salt

Topping:

1 cup canned milk
1 cup sugar
1 stick margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla


Mix by hand the flour, sugar, soda, and salt. Add pineapple and mix well. Pour into a buttered 13 x 9 inch pan. Cover with brown sugar and pecans. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes. Boil topping for 4 to 5 minutes. Pour over cooled cake.

Strawberry Cake with Strawberry Icing

1 box white cake mix
1 box strawberry jellor (3 oz.)
½ cup strawberries
½ cup oil
½ cup cold water
3 eggs


Combine ingredients and pour into greased and floured 13 x 9 inch pan. Bake until done.

Frosting:

½ cup butter
½ cup strawberries
1 lb. powdered sugar

Mix well and pour over cake. May need to use just ¼ cup strawberries or icing could be too thin.

Decorator's Frosting

1 cup shortening
2 pounds powdered sugar
½ cup water
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
2 teaspoons flavoring

Cream shortening in mixer bowl until light. Add powdered sugar, water, corn syrup, and desired flavoring; beat until fluffy.

Buttercream Frosting

¼ cup butter, softened
½ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups powdered sugar
¼ cup milk

Cream butter, salt, vanilla, and 1 cup powdered sugar in mixer bowl until light and fluffy. Add remaining powdered sugar alternately with milk, mixing well after each addition. Beat until smooth and creamy. Adjust powdered sugar and milk if necessary for desired consistency.

Fuzzy Navel Cake

1 – 16 oz. can peaches
½ cup peach schnapps
1 cup sugar
¼ cup orange juice
1 – 2 layer package yellow cake mix
1 – 4 oz. package vanilla instant pudding mix
4 eggs
2/3 cup oil
½ cup powdered sugar


Combine drained peaches, schnapps, sugar, and orange juice in covered container. Chill for 24 hours. Drain, reserving ¾ cup liquid. Puree peaches in food processor. Combine peach puree with cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, oil, and ½ cup reserved liquid in mixer bowl; mix well. Spoon into greased and floured bundt pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Invert onto wire rack to cool. Blend powdered sugar and remaining ¼ cup reserved liquid. Drizzle over cake.

Red Velvet Cake

1 ½ cups sugar
½ cup shortening
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon orange extract
1 teaspoon lemon extract
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon red food coloring
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon vinegar


Combine sugar, shortening, eggs, buttermilk, flavorings, flour, cinnamon, salt, and food coloring in mixer bowl; beat for 2 minutes. Add soda and vinegar; mix well. Spoon into 9 x 13-inch cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes or until cake tests done.