Cake Balls

This is a picture of a baked Yellow Cake tore into pieces to make Cake Balls.

 You usually put a can of frosting in the cake and mix it but instead I put in two cups of something called Manjar.

Once you finish mixing the torn up cake with the Manjar or frosting you make balls   from the mixture of cake with Manjar or frosting.

After you finish making the balls you melt some chocolate, then you dip the balls into the chocolate. Once they are fully covered in chocolate place them on a pan with wax paper on it.  

This is a picture of finished Cake Balls.

Yellow Cake

2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

2/3 cup butter or margarine

1 3/4 cups sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

2 eggs

1 1/4 cups milk

1. Grease and lightly flour two 8x1 1/2-inch or 9x1 1/2-inch round baking pans or grease one 13x9x2-inch pan; set pan(s) aside.  Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.

2. In a large mixing bowl beat butter or margarine with an electric on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.  Add sugar and vanilla; beat till well combined.  Add eggs, one at a time, beating 1 minute after each.  Add dry mixture and milk alternately to beaten mixture, beating on low speed after each addition just till combined.  Pour batter into the prepared pan(s).

3. Bake in a 375 oven for 30 to 35 minutes or till a wooden toothpick comes out clean.  Cool layer cakes in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes.  Remove layer cakes from pans.  Cool    thoroughly on racks.  Or, place 13x9x2-inch cake on a wire rack; cool thoroughly. Frost with desired frosting.  Serves 12.

Corn Bread

1 cup all-purpose flour                                            

1 cup cornmeal

2 to 4 cups of sugar

1 tablespoon baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

2 beaten eggs

1 cup milk

¼ cup cooking oil or shortening, melted

1.     Grease the bottom and ½ inch up the sides of a 9x9x2-inch baking pan; set aside.

2.    In a medium mixing bowl stir together the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Make a well in the center of the dry mixture; set aside.

3.    In another bowl combine the eggs, milk, cooking oil or melted shortening. Add egg mixture all at once to dry mixture. Stir just till moistened.

4.    Spoon batter into the prepared pan. Bake in a 450 oven for 20 to 25 minutes or till a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack. Makes 8 or 9 servings.

Banana Bread

1 ½ cup all-purpose flour                                                 

1 ½ teaspoons baking powder

¼ teaspoon baking soda

¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 egg

1 cup mashed bananas (3 medium)

¾ cup sugar

¼ cup cooking oil

1 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel (optional)

½ cup chopped walnuts or pecan

1.     Grease the bottom and a ½ inch up the sides of a 8x4x2-inch loaf pan; set aside. In a medium mixing bowl combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and 1/8 teaspoon salt. Make a well in a   the center of dry mixture; set aside.

2.    In another bowl combine the egg, bananas, sugar, cooking oil, and, if desired, lemon peel. Add egg mixture all at once to dry mixture. Stir just till moistened (batter should be lumpy). Fold in nuts.

3.    Spoon in batter into the prepared pan. Bake in a 350 oven 50 to 55 minutes or till a wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove loaf from pan; cool on rack. Wrap and store overnight before slicing. Makes 1 loaf (16 servings).