Godmother's Chocolate Cake

3 C. Flour

2 C. Sugar

1/3 C . Cocoa

2 tsp. Soda

1 tsp. Salt

1 tsp. Vanilla

1 tsp. Almond Flav.

2 C. Cold Water

2 Tblsp. Vinegar

3/4 C. Oil

 9x 13 or 2 rounds - bake 350 degrees 35-40 minutes

24 Cupcakes  350 for 17-20 minutes

Lg. Round - 1 1/2 batch - 45-47 minutes

Banana Bread Bars

From The Girl Who Ate Everything

1-1/2 c. sugar

1 c. sour cream

1/2 c. butter, softened

2 eggs

1-3/4 c. (3 or 4) ripe bananas, mashed

2 tsp. vanilla extract

2 c. all purpose flour

1 tsp. baking soda

3/4 tsp. salt

1/2 c. chopped walnuts (optional)

Brown Butter Frosting:

1/2 c. butter

4 c. powdered sugar

1-1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

3 Tbsp. milk

Directions:

Heat oven to 375F.  Grease and flour 15x10-inch jelly roll pan.  For the bars, in a large bowl, beat together sugar, sour cream, butter, and eggs until creamy.  Blend in bananas and vanilla extract.  Add flour, baking soda, salt, and blend for 1 minute.  Stir in walnuts.

Spread batter evenly into pan.  Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.

Meanwhile...

Frosting, heat butter in a large saucepan over medium heat until boiling.  Let the butter turn a delicate brown and remove from heat immediately. 

Make sure to pay close attention.  The 'turn' happens quickly and before you know it, you'll have extra burnt butter, which is not good...

Add powdered sugar, vanilla extract and milk.  Whisk together until smooth (it should be thicker than a glaze but thinner than frosting).  Using a spatula, spread the brown butter frosting over the warm bars (the frosting will be easier to spread while the bars are still warm). 

Yield: 2 dozen large bars

Better than Sex Cake

1 - Chocolate Cake Mix
1/2 jar Caramel topping
1 can sweetened milk
2 Skor candy bars (crushed)
1 cont. Cool Whip

Bake cake as instructed on box; omit the oil.
While cake is hot. poke wholes on top with fork. Pour on caramel and sweetened milk. Sprinkle on 1 crushed candy bar. Cool.
Top with Cool Whip and sprinkle on crushed candy bar over top.
Keep refrigerated.

Snickers Cake

1 German chocolate cake mix
1 bag of caramels
1/2 c. margarine
1/3 c. milk
6 oz. chocolate chips
walnuts

Mix cake as directed. Pour 1/2 batter into 9x13 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 min.
Then pour melted caramel, milk and margarine mixture over hot cake.
Sprinkle with chocolate chips and nuts.
Spread remaining batter on top and Bake 20 min at 250 degrees, then 10 min at 350 degrees.

Grandma's Apple Cake

4 C. fresh diced apples
2 C. sugar

Mix above ingredients.

Add: 2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 C. oil
2 eggs, well beaten
2 C. flour - sift after measured
2 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. or less cinnamon (you can also use nutmeg)

Mix together & bake for 40-50 minutes @ 350 degrees.

Orange Sauce: 1 C. brown sugar
1 C. orange juice
3 Tbsp. flour (or 1/2 Tbsp. cornstarch)
1/2 C. water
6 Tbsp. butter

Mix sugar & flour well - add water, OJ & butter. Cook in heavy pot or double boiler until thickens. Serve warm over cake.