Chocolate Amaretto Budino

ChocolateAmarettoBudinoIt must bemagic — a cake and a sauce!Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 cup packed dark brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons melted butter 1 3/4 cups...

Steamed Apple Raisin Pudding

Steamed Apple Pudding With Raisins For the pastry: 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoons salt 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter 6 tablespoons cold vegetable shortening 4 tablespoons water For the filling: 1/2 cup raisins 1/4 cup brandy 7...

Cerni Kuba — Barley and Mushroom Casserole

Family favorite, adapted in the late sixties from American Cooking:  The Melting Pot.   Cerni Kuba (Czech) is a  great dish for entertaining, e.g. a buffet during the holidays.     It can be kept warm awhile in a lower-temp. oven, e.g. 275° F.   BARLEY-AND-MUSHROOM...

Hershey Black Magic Cake

BLACK MAGIC CAKE2 cups sugar1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour3/4 cup HERSHEY’S Cocoa2 teaspoons baking soda1 teaspoon baking powder1 teaspoon salt2 eggs1 cup buttermilk or sour milk*1 cup strong black coffee OR 2 teaspoons powdered instant...

Bourbon Pecan Cake

a day in advance– combine cherries, raisins and Bourbon in a medium-sized mixing  bowl. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and let stand in refrigerator overnight. BOURBON PECAN CAKE2 cups whole, red candied cherries2 cups white, seedless raisins (sometimes called...

applesauce-cake

 ( In September 1966, Peter’s mother, Nancy, arrived to help celebrate his 23rd birthday carrying this cake.  She had flown into Baltimore from Hartford , not just driven across town.  This cake travels well!.  Tootie was Nancy’s housekeeper and the source...