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  1. Chocolate Cake

    November 13, 2007 by joe

    (yield 100 servings)
    (one serving = one piece, 2 1/2 inches by 3 1/4 inches)

    ingredients
    2 3/4 quarts all purpose flour (2 lb 12 oz)
    2 1/2 qt sugar (4 lb 6 oz)
    3 cups cocoa (6 1/4 oz)
    1/3 cup baking powder 92 oz)
    2 tbsp baking soda (3/4 oz)
    2 tbsp salt (1 1/4 oz)
    3 1/2 cups shortening (1 lb 8 1/2 oz)
    14 large eggs (1 lb 9 oz)
    2 tbsp vanilla (1 oz)
    1 3/4 qt water

    procedure
    1) blend dry ingredients 5 minutes in mixer on low speed
    2) add fat, eggs, vanilla and half the water to dry ingredients. Blend 1/2 minute on low speed. Beat 5 minutes on medium speed
    3) add remaining water, blend 1/2 minute on low speed, beat 2 minutes on medium speed
    4) pour batter into 2 greased sheet pans (about 18 x 26 inches), about 7 lb 8 oz or one gallon per pan
    5) bake at 350 degrees f (moderate oven) about 35 minutes until done

    note: use 7 oz dried whole eggs and 2 1/3 cups water in place of shell eggs

    source: School Lunch

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  2. Applesauce Cake

    October 9, 2007 by joe

    (apparent yield 150 servings)

    ingredients
    1 gallon applesauce
    6 qts flour (5 lb white flour = 4 qts.)
    3 qts sugar
    1/4 cup baking soda
    1 1/3 T. salt
    1 1/3 T. cinnamon
    2 tsp allspice
    2 tsp cloves
    4 cups egg mix (1 qt=2 dozen eggs)
    2 1/2 T. baking powder
    6 cups water
    8 cups butter, melted (2 qts)
    2-3 T. vanilla flavoring

    procedure:
    Mix dry ingredients.
    Add water, butter and vanilla.
    Add applesauce. Add raisins and/or chopped peanuts if desired.
    Bake 40 minutes at 350 degrees f.

    note: can use leftover applesauce.
    can add oatmeal.
    spices: use what you have up to 8 t.

    source: anonymous handwritten recipe card.

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  3. Pineapple Upside Down Cake

    October 24, 2006 by joe

     Institutional size cake mix (Yield 25)

     3/4 #10 can crushed pineapple, drained
    1/2 lb. margarine, melted
    3/4 lb. brown sugar
    1 small jar maraschino cherries, cut in
    quarters
    3/4 box yellow cake batter, institutional
    size,
    3/4 qt. water
    3/4 qt. water

    procedure:

    1. place pineapple, margarine, brown sugar, and cherries in bottom of cake pans,
    2. place yellow cake mix and 3/4 qt. water in mixing bowl. beat 2 minutes on low speed, add remaining 3/4 qt, water with mixer running at low speed for 3 seconds, scrape bowl, beat additional 2 minutes at low speed,
    3. pour yellow cake batter over pineapple-cherry mixture,
    4. bake at 350 degrees f, for 25-30 minutes, invert while
    warm.
    Source KJFSC

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  4. Spice Cake

    October 21, 2006 by joe

    (YIELD:   25)

    1 qt. flour
    2 c. sugar
    1-1/2 tsp salt
    4 tsp. baking powder
    1 t cinnamon
    1-1/2 tsp. cloves
    1 tsp. allspice
    1/3 c. milk, nonfat dry
    l/4 c. shortening
    1-1/4 c. water
    1c. eggs, whole
    1/4 c. molasses
    1t. vanilla

    procedures:

    1. sift flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, soda, and spices together,
    2. add milk to dry ingredients mixture in mixer bowl,
    3. add shortening & water to flour mixture.
    4. beat 1 minute at low speed until blended and continue to beat for 2 minutes at medium speed,
    5. scrape bowl, combine eggs, molasses, and vanilla.
    6. bake at 375 degrees f. 30-35 minutes.

    Source KJFSC

     

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  5. Applesauce Cake

    October 21, 2006 by joe

    (YIELD: 50) 

    3-3/4 qts          all purpose flour
    1/4 c.   baking powder
    2 t.       baking soda
    1 t.       salt
    1-1/3 t. cloves
    2 t.       cinnamon
    1 qt. + 1/4 c.    shortening
    2 qts.    sugar
    10        large eggs
    1 qt. + 2-1/2 c. raisins
    2-1/4 qt. apple sauce
    procedure:
    1. blend dry ingredients except sugar.
    2. cream fat and sugar until well blended
    3. beat eggs and add to creamed mixture, beat until light and fluffy.
    4.  mix raisins with 1/3 of flour mixture, gradually add to creamed mixture.
    5.  add applesauce in two portions alternately with remaining flour mixture,
    6.  pour batter into 2 greased sheet pans (about 18×26 inches), 1 gallon and 3 cups per pan,
    7. bake 35 minutes at 350 degrees f.

    Source KJFSC

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