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Fabulous Cake Recipes

© Shawn Price

Cakes are fun food. They’re fun to make and they’re a terrific way to make someone smile. And cakes can vary from the very simple to make to the most outrageous, all-day kind of baking and decorating. But as my kids would say, it’s all good. Enjoy the following recipes.

*Flower Pot Cake*
Fun and delicious. Great for summer parties.

1 lg. bag Oreo cookies
1/2 stick butter or margarine
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
2 lg. boxes of vanilla instant pudding
2 c. milk
1 (8 oz.) container Cool Whip
8 inch flower pot
Artificial flower

Crush in blender, or food processor, 1 large bag of Oreo cookies, set aside. Cream together: 1/2 stick butter or margarine and 1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese.

In large bowl, mix 2 large boxes of vanilla instant pudding (add amount of milk according to package of pudding). Add cream cheese mixture and 8 ounces of Cool Whip. Beat together until mixed. In an 8 inch flower pot, layer the cookie mixture, then the pudding mixture, then the cookie mixture, and so on. End up with the cookie mixture (this looks like dirt). Add an artificial flower in top.

*Mini Cheesecakes*
These are always a hit…especially at wedding or baby showers

12 vanilla wafers
2 (8 oz.) pkgs. cream cheese, softened
1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs

Line muffin tin with foil cupcake liners. Place 1 vanilla wafer in each liner. Mix cream cheese, vanilla and sugar on medium speed until well blended. Add eggs and mix well. Pour over wafers, filling each one almost full. Bake 25 minutes at 325 degrees. Remove from muffin pan when cool. Chill. Top with fruit, preserves, nuts or chocolate. These are quick and easy and can be cooled quickly in freezer.

*Peanut Butter Cake*
Delicious!

1/3 c. shortening 1 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. peanut butter
2 eggs
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder

Prepare pans. Cream shortening. Add slowly and beat in 1 cup brown sugar and peanut butter. In another bowl, beat together 2 eggs and 1/2 cup brown sugar. Add this to the first mixture and beat well. Sift together flour, salt and powder. Add dry ingredients alternately to first mixture with 1 cup milk with vanilla. Pour mixture into pans and bake at once until firm in center. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

*Pound Cake*
So simple to make and so rich!

4 eggs
2 c. sugar
1 c. butter
3 c. flour
1/2 tsp. soda

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