75 traditional cakes Recipes

cake flour, raw brown sugar, butter, egg, whole milk, cinnamon stick, whole, vanilla pod, split, raw honey (to taste), cake flour, cornflour, butter, eggs

sweet shortcrust pastry, butter, caster sugar, salt, cake flour, ground mixed spice, egg yolks, ice-cold water, custard filling, milk, butter, cinnamon, caster sugar, cake flour, corn flour, salt, eggs, vanilla essence, ground cinnamon for sprinkling

trifle sponge cakes (or a ready-made lb cake or similar), english custard , made from bird custard powder, whipping cream (heavy ), frozen raspberries (better than fresh), strawberry jam, peach slices or 2 very ripe fresh es, skinned and sliced, cooking sherry, sliced almonds, toasted

oat flour, whole wheat flour or 1 cup traditional flour or 1 cup white, baking soda, salt, unsalted butter, light brown sugar or 2/3 cup dark brown sugar, tightly packed, eggs, mashed banana, plain yogurt (non fat to full fat is fine ), vanilla extract, chopped pecans (optional) or 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional), chocolate chips (optional) or 1 cup toffee pieces (optional), old fashioned oats, light brown sugar or 1/3 cup dark brown sugar, tightly packed, ground cinnamon, salt, unsalted butter, melted, chopped pecans or 1/4 cup chopped walnuts

roughly a century ago , the founder of wellesley college held that, pies, lies, and doughnuts should never have a place in wellesley college. students honed their fudge-making skills in secret. we wanted to see what all the fuss was about. here s what we discovered, test kitchen discoveries, it seems decades of chocolate overload have desensitized the modern palate , and far more chocolate flavor was required of our cake. we substituted some of the bar chocolate for cocoa powder bloomed in hot water to deepen its flavor., our thick , fudgy frosting required an extra-sturdy cake to support it. all-purpose flour in place of pastry flour gave the cake more stability., traditional recipes called for thick sour milk, an ingredient we weren tsp quite prepared to call for. instead, we used buttermilk to give our cake a hint of tang., our filling recipe needed to be simple, so we immediately scrapped anything that required a candy thermometer. we found an unexpected solution that called for evaporated milk., our frosting kept falling apart when we added chocolate to the warm sugar mixture. the heat was causing the fat in the chocolate to separate, a problem easily solved by adding butter and evaporated milk first to cool it down a bit.

whiskey cake. enough said, some cakes are made with traditional ingredients such as nuts and fruit, and others are made with, let s say, odd ingredients -- mayonnaise, sauerkraut or ketchup. today we re featuring a whiskey cake. whiskey may not be your cup of tea, but this type of cake is very popular in some parts of the country. and of course there are different versions -- irish whiskey cake, chocolate whiskey cake, tennessee whiskey cake and tipsy cake., version is made with a packaged pineapple cake mix. chopped nuts, instant pudding and maraschino cherries are added to the batter., finishing touch is the whiskey-butter syrup , which is poured over the hot cake. this cake is lush and moist. and the whiskey flavor is not overpowering. try it -- you ll love it

flour, tbspoon fresh yeast (or dry yeast), milk, water, sugar, egg yolks, egg white, egg, a pinch of salt, lard (melted ), grated carrot, handful poppy seeds ( or walnuts crushed), optionally add 1 tbsp grated orange or lemon zest - it is not included to the traditional recipe, but it will improve the taste deffinitely), icing : sugar + lemon juice, few poppy seeds more to sprinkle

cake flour, baking powder, salt, milk, room temperature, vanilla, unsalted butter, softened, sugar, eggs, room temperature

cakes (0.6 oz each) compressed yeast, lukewarm milk, flour, butter, room temperature, margarine, room temperature, sugar, salt, flour, grated peel of 1 lemon, butter flavoring and almond extract, sliced almonds, raisins, washed and soaked in rum overnight, candied lemon , and orange peels, quartered candied cherries, marzipan recipe, almonds, blanched, peeled and coarsely chopped, egg whites at room temperature, salt, rosewater , if unavailable use 4 tsp almond extract or vanilla, powdered sugar

shortening, sugar, eggs, vanilla, salt, cake flour, buttermilk, soda, vinegar

ground walnuts, eggs, milk, sugar, honey, cinnamon, raisins, fresh yeast cake, warm water, sugar, melted butter, sugar, salt, boiling water, eggs, beaten, flour

victoria sponge cake, sliced, raspberry jam, cream sherry, drambuie (can substitute brandy), eye custard or 1 (3 oz) package jell-o custard or 1 (3 oz) package egg custard or 1 (3 oz) package vegetarian egg custard, raspberries, bananas, thinly sliced (optional), double cream, caster sugar, toasted almond, to garnish, fresh soft fruit slices, to garnish, milk, double cream, egg yolks, caster sugar, drops vanilla essence

cake flour, brown sugar or 2 cups yellow sugar, if available, baking soda, cream of tartar, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg (optional), salt, butter, soft, rendered pork fat (or crisco if you must, see note below about pork fat), sweet sherry or 1/2 cup muscatel or 1/2 cup madeira wine or 1/2 cup port wine, but you may need up to 3/4 cup of the sweet wine, eggs, whisked well

food cake mix, simply potatoes traditional mashed potatoes, milk, butter, softened, eggs

simply potatoes traditional mashed potatoes, coconut cream, divided, chocolate chips, divided, eggs, separated, food cake mix

milky way bars, traditional size, butter, butter, softened, sugar, eggs, all-purpose flour, baking soda, buttermilk, vanilla extract, nuts, chopped (optional)

simply potatoes traditional mashed potatoes, egg whites, slightly beaten, green onions, thinly sliced, flour, vegetable oil