Good-Old Chocolate Cake

Kay Miles Hopkinton, Delaware County

Ingredients: 

3/4 c. butter

2 c. sugar

2 eggs

1/2 c. cocoa

1/4 tsp. salt

1 tsp. vanilla

1 c. buttermilk or sour milk

2 tsp. baking soda

1 c. boiling water or hot coffee

2-1/2 c. flour

Frosting:

1/2 c. cocoa

1/2 stick butter

2-1/2 c. powdered sugar

Milk (adding for desired consistency)

Cheesecake Crescent Dessert

Barbara McCoy, Page County

Ingredients: 

2 cans crescent rolls

16 oz. cream cheese

1 c. sugar

1-1/2 tsp. vanilla

4 tbsp. butter, melted

1/4 c. cinnamon sugar

Instructions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray 9x13 inch pan with non-stick spray. Unroll one can of crescent rolls, and place in pan. Seal up the holes, and press to fit the entire pan. Mix cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until well blended, approximately 2 minutes. Spread cream cheese mixture on dough. Cover with second can of rolls. Close up holes again, and stretch to cover cream cheese mixture. Pour melted butter over top. (Make sure it gets smeared over the entire dough). Sprinkle cinnamon sugar mixture over top. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Note: Recipe originally called for 375 degree oven, but a similar recipe called for 350 degree oven. 

Cream-Filled Cupcakes

Brandt Baxter, Jasper County

Published March 20, 1982

Ingredients: 

2-1/2 c. unsifted flour

1 tsp. baking powder

2 c. sugar

1/3 c. cocoa

1/4 tsp. salt

2 eggs

1 c. oil

1 c. buttermilk or milk

1 tsp. vanilla

2 tsp. baking soda

1 c. hot water

Filling: 

1/2 c. sugar

1/3 c. evaporated milk

2/3 c. shortening

1/4 tsp. salt

1 tbsp. water

1 tsp. vanilla

1/2 to 2/3 c. powdered sugar

Instructions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Sift first five dry ingredients. Add eggs, oil, buttermilk and vanilla. Beat with mixer 1-1/2 minutes on medium speed. Combine baking soda and hot water together, and add to above mixture. Beat another minute. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven, and cool completely. This makes 40 cupcakes. 

Filling: Combine all ingredients except powdered sugar. Mix until creamy, about 5 to 7 minutes. Add powdered sugar. Beat again for 5 minutes. This makes more than enough filling for 40 cupcakes. Insert filling into the top of your cupcakes with a cake decorator. These freeze very well. 

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