Texas Sweet Cake

Ora Askew gave me this recipe in the late 70s.  She called it Texas Sweet Cake.  I have seen variations on it but I always use this simple, tried and true version.  

For the cake:

Melt 1 stick butter and 1 cup Crisco in a saucepan

Add 4 tablespoons cocoa and stir til blended 

Add 1 cup water and bring to a boil 

Set aside 

In large mixing bowl:

1/2 cup buttermilk

2 eggs

1 teaspoon soda

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon cinnamon 

Beat until smooth then add:

2 cups sugar

2 cups all purpose flour

Blend well, mixture will be thick 

Pour in the melted butter and Crisco mixture and stir until well mixed and smooth. 

Bake in a greased and floured 9x13 pan at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. 

While the cake is baking, prepare the frosting. 

Cream together:

1 stick softened butter

4 tablespoons cocoa

6 tablespoons milk

When smooth, add one box powdered sugar and beat until fluffy.  

Frost the cake while it’s hot.  

Chopped pecans top it off! 

Too Easy Coconut-Pecan Poundcake

1 cake mix w/pudding
4 eggs
1 cup oil
1 cup water
1container of ready made coconut pecan cake frosting

Bake in prepared Bundt pan for one hour @350 degrees

Sue Ella Rankin brought me one of these once, and I got the recipe for it that day.  I've used various favors of cake mixes, they are all good! Very easy and yummy yummy !  I made this one with a Red Velvet mix left over from my nieces wedding cupcakes. 

Poppyseed Pound Cake

I got this recipe from a young hairdresser in the 80s.  I can’t remember her name!  She got it from her mother-in-law.  It’s a great, easy recipe.  I’ve added nuts, and made it without the poppyseeds. (But poppyseeds just make it look so good!)

1golden butter cake mix
1\2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons poppy seed
3\4 cup oil
8 ounces sour cream
4eggs

325 degrees in tube pan for 1 hour