Best Never Fail Cake Recipes

NEVER-FAIL BUTTERMILK-CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10x15-inch baking pan.
• Combine flour, sugar, oil, buttermilk, cocoa, eggs, baking soda, vanilla extract, and salt in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add boiling water and mix well. Pour into the prepared baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and continue to bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 more minutes.

NEVER-FAIL POUND CAKE - PAULA DEEN

Steps:

• Special equipment: a 10-inch bundt pan, greased and floured
• In a large bowl, using a mixer, combine the butter and sugar until creamy.
• Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add the flour and milk alternately, beginning and ending with the flour.
• Stir in the lemon extract.
• Spoon the batter into the prepared pan.
• Place pan in a cold oven and heat oven to 325 degrees F. Bake cake for 1 hour. Increase the temperature to 350 degrees F and bake for 30 minutes more.
• *Cook's Note: Do not open the oven door while baking.
• Cool the cake in the pan for 10 minutes, and then turn out onto a wire rack to cool.

NEVER FAIL CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Put all ingredients in a bowl (don't mix till last item has been added).
• Pour into greased cake pan (can be made layer or sheet cake).
• Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.
• When cooled spread with your favorite frosting.

NEVER-FAIL SPONGE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Set oven rack to second-lowest position).
• Prepare an ungreased tube pan with removable sides.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.
• In a large bowl beat egg yolks until thick and lemon colored (this is important the egg yolks must be thick, the beating time should take about 5 minutes or more).
• Add in sugar, vanilla and lemon juice; beat until thoroughly blended and no sugar granules remain (about 5 minutes).
• Add in sifted flour mixture alternately with water; beat until just blended.
• In a large stainless steel or copper bowl beat room temperature egg whites with cream of tartar until quite stiff; gently fold into the flour mixture.
• Transfer to the ungreased tube pan.
• Bake for 55-60 minutes.
• Immediately turn the pan upside down and cool completely before removing.

NEVER FAIL APPLESAUCE SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Sift flour, white sugar, soda, salt, baking powder, and spices into a large mixing bowl. Mix in 1/2 cup butter or margarine, buttermilk, and applesauce. Beat for 2 minutes with an electric mixer on medium speed. Beat in eggs. Fold in 3/4 cup chopped nuts. Pour batter into a greased and floured 9 x 13 inch pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 minutes.
• Mix confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, and vanilla until smooth. Melt 1/4 cup butter over medium heat, and add 1 cup chopped pecans. Keep stirring until browned. Stir cooled pecans into cream cheese mixture. Frost the cooled cake.

NEVER-FAIL POUND CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, using a mixer, combine the butter and sugar until creamy. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the flour and milk alternately, beginning and ending with the flour. Stir in the lemon extract. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan.
• Place the pan in a cold oven and set the oven temperature to 325 degrees F. Bake cake for 1 hour. Increase the temperature to 350 degrees F and bake for 30 minutes more.
• Cool the cake in the pan for 10 minutes, and then turn out onto a wire rack to cool.

NEVER FAIL FRUIT CAKE, BARS OR COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Fruitcake: Heat oven to 300^. Coat a 10 cup fluted baking pan with non stick cooking spray.
• 2. Stir together flour and baking soda. Combine eggs, mincemeat, condensed milk, candied fruit and nuts in a large bowl. Blend in dry ingredients. Pour into prepared pan.
• 3. Bake about 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Garnish as desired. Do not over bake.
• 4. Fruitcake Bars: Coat a 15x10-inch jelly roll pan with nonstick cooking spray. Spread batter evenly in pan. Bake 15-20 minutes. Cool. Glaze, if desired. Makes about 4 dozen bars. --- Fruitcake Cookies: Coat baking sheets with non stick cooking spray. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls, 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets. Bake 12 to 15 minutes, Makes about 5 1/2 dozen cookies.

NEVER-FAIL POUND CAKE RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Steps:

• 10-inch bundt pan, greased and floured In a large bowl, using a mixer, combine the butter and sugar until creamy. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the flour and milk alternately, beginning and ending with the flour. Stir in the lemon extract. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan. Place pan in a cold oven and heat oven to 325 degrees F. Bake cake for 1 hour. Increase the temperature to 350 degrees F and bake for 30 minutes more. *Cook's Note: Do not open the oven door while baking. Cool the cake in the pan for 10 minutes, and then turn out onto a wire rack to cool.

NEVER FAIL COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Mix flour, salt and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
• Add margarine and beat just until crumbly, like for pie crust.
• Dissolve yeast in warm water.
• Pour yeast and milk into flour mixture and mix, it will come together quite radidly.
• You can wrap in wax paper and put it in the refrigerator overnight or you can cut it in half and roll it out thin and fill with the"SOLO" filling, Fold front third to the center and then the back third over.
• Fold the ends over and pinch to seal.
• Place on cookie sheet and let rise for 30 min.
• It doesn't rise a lot.
• Bake at 325 degrees for about 30 min.
• Make a frosting with butter, powdered sugar, and milk.
• Can be frozen and frosted later if you wish.

NEVER FAIL POUND CAKE

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl, using a mixer, combine the butter and sugar until creamy. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the flour and milk alternately, beginning and ending with the flour. Stir in the lemon extract. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan. Place the pan in a cold oven and set the oven temperature to 325 degrees F. Bake cake for 1 hour. Increase the temperature to 350 degrees F and bake for 30 minutes more. *Cook's Note: Do not open the oven door while baking. Cool the cake in the pan for 10 minutes, and then turn out onto a wire rack to cool.

NEVER FAIL FRUIT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Lightly grease a 10 inch tube pan. Line bottom of pan with greased parchment paper. Set aside.
• Chop fruit and nuts in a large mixing bowl. Add coconut and mix well with hands. Stir in flour, then sweetened condensed milk. Blend well.
• Pack firmly in prepared tube pan. Bake for 1 1/2 hours. Remove from oven. Run knife around edge of cake and remove rim of pan. When barely warm, remove tube bottom and paper from cake.

NEVER FAIL FRUIT CAKE

Steps:

• DIRECTIONS 1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Lightly grease a 10 inch tube pan. Line bottom of pan with greased parchment paper. Set aside. 2. Chop fruit and nuts in a large mixing bowl. Add coconut and mix well with hands. Stir in flour, then sweetened condensed milk. Blend well. 3. Pack firmly in prepared tube pan. Bake for 1 1/2 hours. Remove from oven. Run knife around edge of cake and remove rim of pan. When barely warm, remove tube bottom and paper from cake.

NEVER-FAIL POUND CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, using a mixer, combine the butter and sugar until creamy. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the flour and milk alternately, beginning and ending with the flour. Stir in the lemon extract. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan.
• Place the pan in a cold oven and set the oven temperature to 325 degrees F. Bake cake for 1 hour. Increase the temperature to 350 degrees F and bake for 30 minutes more.
• *Cook's Note: Do not open the oven door while baking.
• Cool the cake in the pan for 10 minutes, and then turn out onto a wire rack to cool.

NEVER-FAIL CAKE

Steps:

• Warm oven to 170c/fan oven 150c, Line a 20cm tin with baking parchment
• Chop up the pineapple and put it with its juice into a saucepan. Add the halved cherries, butter, fruit and sugar, Warm to melt but don't boil. Leave to cool a bit.
• When cooled stir in flour and eggs.
• Pour into prepared tin and bake for 1 1/2 hours.