Oatmeal Cake

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 Oatmeal Cake
Family favorite. Ben Spann would say “This cake is musty. I must have another piece.” Of course, he said that about every cake Doris made.
Course Dessert
Prep Time 00:12 minutes
Cook Time 00:35 minutes
Servings
12
Ingredients
  • 1 1/4 cup boiling water
  • 1 cup Quick Quaker Oats
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • pinch Salt
  • 1 1/3 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon soda
  • Topping
  • 6 tablespoon melted butter
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup condensed milk
  • 1 cup Coconut
  • 1/2 cup pecans
Course Dessert
Prep Time 00:12 minutes
Cook Time 00:35 minutes
Servings
12
Ingredients
  • 1 1/4 cup boiling water
  • 1 cup Quick Quaker Oats
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • pinch Salt
  • 1 1/3 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon soda
  • Topping
  • 6 tablespoon melted butter
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup condensed milk
  • 1 cup Coconut
  • 1/2 cup pecans
Instructions
  1. Pour boiling water over oatmeal and let set
  2. Cream shortening, sugars, eggs and salt
  3. Add sifted flour, cinnamon, soda and oatmeal
  4. Put in a 9-inch x 15-inch pan and bake 350 for 35 minutes
  5. Topping
  6. Melt butter, add remaining ingredients and stir together
  7. Spread topping on top and put back in oven until top is browned.
Recipe Notes

When Debbie had her bridal shower in 1973 everyone was to bring a favorite recipe. She received this recipe from both her mom and her future mother-in-law Vonnie. A family favorite.

Gingerbread Cake

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 Gingerbread Cake
Course Dessert
Cook Time 00:25 minutes
Servings
12
Ingredients
  • 2 cup sifted flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon soda
  • 1 teaspoon Ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 cup sour milk
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup shortening
Course Dessert
Cook Time 00:25 minutes
Servings
12
Ingredients
  • 2 cup sifted flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon soda
  • 1 teaspoon Ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 cup sour milk
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup shortening
Instructions
  1. Pour into flour mixture and beat. Bake 25 minutes
Recipe Notes

Lucille Spann Note not sure about the whole recipe and process

German Apple Cake

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 German Apple Cake
Course Dessert
Prep Time 00:20 minutes
Cook Time 00:45 minutes
Servings
12
Ingredients
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup oil
  • 2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 cup flour
  • 2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 4 cup thinly sliced cooking apples
  • 1/2 cup nuts
  • Frosting
  • 2 small packages cream cheese
  • 3 tablespoon butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • chopped nuts
Course Dessert
Prep Time 00:20 minutes
Cook Time 00:45 minutes
Servings
12
Ingredients
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup oil
  • 2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 cup flour
  • 2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 4 cup thinly sliced cooking apples
  • 1/2 cup nuts
  • Frosting
  • 2 small packages cream cheese
  • 3 tablespoon butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • chopped nuts
Instructions
  1. Beat eggs until foamy
  2. Add oil, sugar, vanilla and dry ingredients (mixed together) Batter will be very thick
  3. Add apples and nuts
  4. Place in greased and floured 9-inch x 13-inch pan.
  5. Bake 350 for 45 to 50 minutes
  6. Frost with cream cheese frosting. Sprinkle top with chopped nuts.
Recipe Notes

Doris Spann cook book

Fudge Cakes (Brownies)

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 Fudge Cakes (Brownies)
Course Dessert
Prep Time 00:20 minutes
Cook Time 00:30 minutes
Servings
12
Ingredients
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup shortening or butter
  • 2 egg yolks beaten
  • 2 cup square melted chocolate or 1/2cocoa
  • 1/2 cup Milk
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup nuts
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 beaten egg whites
Course Dessert
Prep Time 00:20 minutes
Cook Time 00:30 minutes
Servings
12
Ingredients
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup shortening or butter
  • 2 egg yolks beaten
  • 2 cup square melted chocolate or 1/2cocoa
  • 1/2 cup Milk
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup nuts
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 beaten egg whites
Instructions
  1. Cream butter and sugar
  2. Add chocolate and egg yolks
  3. Add milk, and flour alternately
  4. Add vanilla and nuts
  5. Fold in egg whites
  6. Bake 350 in oblong pan 30 minutes
Recipe Notes

Opportunity School / Doris Spann

Kraft Easter Bunny Cake

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 Kraft Easter Bunny Cake
Course Dessert
Servings
Ingredients
  • 1 9 x 13 cake
  • Miniature marshmallows
  • Strawberry jelly
  • Coconut
  • Angel Mallow Frosting or other
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 egg whites
  • 2 tablespoon water
  • 2 cup Marshmallow Cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Course Dessert
Servings
Ingredients
  • 1 9 x 13 cake
  • Miniature marshmallows
  • Strawberry jelly
  • Coconut
  • Angel Mallow Frosting or other
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 egg whites
  • 2 tablespoon water
  • 2 cup Marshmallow Cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
  1. Bake one 9-inch x 13-inch cake of your choice
  2. Cool 10 minutes and remove from pan
  3. Trace Easter Bunny pattern onto paper. Place Easter Bunny Cake Pattern on cake cut cake along the outline.
  4. Place bunny cake on tray
  5. Attach tail to bunny with wooden picks
  6. Frost bunny completely with pink Angel Mallow Frosting (or another frosting)
  7. Reserve some frosting for a deeper pink and frost center strip of ear and whiskers.
  8. Use marshmallows for nose and eye, decorate eye and mouth with strawberry jelly
  9. For daisies, cut Kraft Jet-Puffed Marshmallows crosswise into petals on the cake in a daisy design. Use miniature marshmallows for centers. Use mint jelly for stems. Cut miniature marshmallows crosswise for leaves.
  10. Angel Mallow Frosting
  11. Combine sugar, egg whites, and water in double boiler
  12. Beat with electric or rotary beater over boiling water until soft peaks form
  13. Add marshmallow cream, beat to stiff peaks
  14. Remove from heat, beat in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and few drops of red food coloring.

Brown Stone Front Cake

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 Brown Stone Front Cake
Course Dessert
Servings
Ingredients
  • Ingredients
Chocolate Mix
  • 3 squares grated chocolate
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup Milk
  • Boil this mixture until thick – let it cool then add
Cake Mix
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup Milk
  • 3 each eggs well beaten
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Course Dessert
Servings
Ingredients
  • Ingredients
Chocolate Mix
  • 3 squares grated chocolate
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup Milk
  • Boil this mixture until thick – let it cool then add
Cake Mix
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup Milk
  • 3 each eggs well beaten
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
  1. Chocolate Mix Boil this mixture until thick – let it cool
  2. Add remaining ingredients
  3. Pour into greased pan and bake in moderate oven.
Recipe Notes

Mrs. Galvin – Clearfield, Iowa 1936 Do some searching on the Internet for this recipe.

Basic Mixed up Dream Cake

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 Basic Mixed up Dream Cake
Course Dessert
Prep Time 00:00 minutes
Cook Time 00:50 minutes
Servings
10
Ingredients
Ingredients
  • 1 package yellow or white cake mix
  • 2 tablespoon flour
  • 1 2 oz envelope white topping mix
  • 4 each eggs
  • 1 cup water + 3 tablespoons
Frosting
  • 1 tablespoon lemon rind
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter
  • 1 tablespoon water
Course Dessert
Prep Time 00:00 minutes
Cook Time 00:50 minutes
Servings
10
Ingredients
Ingredients
  • 1 package yellow or white cake mix
  • 2 tablespoon flour
  • 1 2 oz envelope white topping mix
  • 4 each eggs
  • 1 cup water + 3 tablespoons
Frosting
  • 1 tablespoon lemon rind
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter
  • 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
  1. Combine cake mix, flour, topping powder, eggs, and water and blend until moistened.
  2. Beat medium speed 4 minutes. Do not over beat
  3. Pour into greased and floured 10-inch cake pan
  4. Bake 375 about 50 minutes
  5. Cool 15 minutes, loosen side and remove. Sprinkle with powdered sugar first.
  6. Add 1 tablespoon lemon rind before mixing (not sure what recipe meant)
  7. Glaze cake while still warm

Banana Layer Cake

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 Banana Layer Cake
Course Dessert
Prep Time 00:10 minutes
Cook Time 00:25 minutes
Servings
Ingredients
  • 2 1/4 cups sifted flour
  • 2 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 each eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup mashed banana
  • 1/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup nuts
Course Dessert
Prep Time 00:10 minutes
Cook Time 00:25 minutes
Servings
Ingredients
  • 2 1/4 cups sifted flour
  • 2 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 each eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup mashed banana
  • 1/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup nuts
Instructions
  1. Sift flour, baking powder, soda and salt.
  2. Cream sugar and shortening
  3. Add eggs
  4. Stir in vanilla
  5. Combine bananas and milk
  6. Add dry ingredients and buttermilk alternately.
  7. Bake in moderate oven 375 for 25 minutes

Applesauce Cake

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 Applesauce Cake
Course Dessert
Prep Time 00:15 minutes
Cook Time 00:50 minutes
Servings
12
Ingredients
  • 1/2 Cup shortening
  • 2 Cup sugar
  • 2 Each eggs
  • 1/2 Cup Applesauce unsweetened
  • 2 1/2 Cup flour
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
  • 1/2 Teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 Teaspoon cloves
  • 1/2 Teaspoon allspice
  • 1 Cup raisins
  • 1/2 Cup nuts
  • 2 Teaspoon soda
  • 1/2 Cup boiling water
  • 6 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
  • 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Course Dessert
Prep Time 00:15 minutes
Cook Time 00:50 minutes
Servings
12
Ingredients
  • 1/2 Cup shortening
  • 2 Cup sugar
  • 2 Each eggs
  • 1/2 Cup Applesauce unsweetened
  • 2 1/2 Cup flour
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
  • 1/2 Teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 Teaspoon cloves
  • 1/2 Teaspoon allspice
  • 1 Cup raisins
  • 1/2 Cup nuts
  • 2 Teaspoon soda
  • 1/2 Cup boiling water
  • 6 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
  • 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
  1. Cream shortening
  2. Add sugar
  3. Blend eggs, applesauce
  4. Sift flour, salt and spices
  5. Dissolve soda in boiling water
  6. Add alternately with flour.
  7. Bake 350 for 50 minutes
  8. Make frosting: Beat cream cheese and butter together until smooth. Add sugar and vanilla extract and mix until blended. Spread frosting on cooled cake

5 Pound Western Fruit Cake

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 5 Pound Western Fruit Cake
Not sure if anyone eats fruitcake anymore but in the Spann cookbook
Course Dessert
Prep Time 30 Minutes
Cook Time 04:00 Hours
Servings
10 People
Ingredients
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice add with liquids
  • 1 teaspoon soda
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon all spice
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup orange marmalade
  • 1 cup fruit juice orange or pineapple
  • 4 Each eggs Well beaten
  • 2 cups nuts walnuts and pecans
  • 1/4 pound white figs
  • 1/4 pound citron
  • 1/4 pound candied pineapple
  • 1/4 pound seeded dates
  • 1/4 pound candied grapefruit peel
  • 1/2 pound seedless raisins
  • 1/2 pound candied cherries
Course Dessert
Prep Time 30 Minutes
Cook Time 04:00 Hours
Servings
10 People
Ingredients
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice add with liquids
  • 1 teaspoon soda
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon all spice
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup orange marmalade
  • 1 cup fruit juice orange or pineapple
  • 4 Each eggs Well beaten
  • 2 cups nuts walnuts and pecans
  • 1/4 pound white figs
  • 1/4 pound citron
  • 1/4 pound candied pineapple
  • 1/4 pound seeded dates
  • 1/4 pound candied grapefruit peel
  • 1/2 pound seedless raisins
  • 1/2 pound candied cherries
Instructions
  1. Sift flour once, measure, add other dry ingredients and sift together 3 times.
  2. Cut fruits and nuts leaving them in rather large pieces.
  3. Dust the fruit with 1/2 cup of the flour mixture.
  4. Cream the butter and brown sugar; add marmalade and mix well.
  5. Stir in one cup flour mixture.
  6. Alternate the fruit juice and rest of flour, stir until smooth.
  7. Fold in the well-beaten eggs.
  8. Add fruits and nuts.
  9. Bake in 2 loaf or tube pan lined well with waxed paper. 3 to 4 hours in low oven (275)
  10. Place a shallow pan of water on the bottom of the oven for moisture.
Recipe Notes

Dorothy Simmons