Best Throw It Together Cake Recipes

THROWN-TOGETHER CHOCOLATE CAKE

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I got this recipe from an old lady who lived across the street from me in a suburb of Johannesburg. All my down-home cake recipes flopped at that altitude (6,000 ft), until she gave me this one. She'd lived there all her life. It's definitely not fancy, but whether at lower or higher altitudes, it's always worked for me -- and it's literally thrown together. I'm writing it down as she gave it to me.

Provided by Zurie

Categories Dessert

Time 1h5m

Yield 1 cake

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 1/3 cups superfine sugar
1 1/2 cups flour
1/3 cup soft butter
3 eggs
1/2 cup milk
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon instant coffee powder

Steps:

Oven: 350 deg F/ 180 deg Celsius.
Grease 1 fairly large or 2 smaller cake tins with butter.
(Later I increased the butter to 1/2 cup, and also added 1 teaspoon mixed spice.).
Put all ingredients in a mixing bowl, more or less in the order given. Beat well with electric mixer until creamy and smooth.
Ladle into greased tins, tap to remove some air bubbles, and bake in the pre-heated oven for 45 mins - 1 hour.
(Two smaller tins might bake faster than 1 large tin. Do test with a skewer before removing).
Turn out and cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 2613.2, Fat 84.8, SaturatedFat 47.9, Cholesterol 814.1, Sodium 4127.8, Carbohydrate 429.5, Fiber 10.5, Sugar 268.9, Protein 46.2

THROW IT TOGETHER CAKE

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A moist apple cake with spices and nuts. This will warm you up on a cold day.

Provided by sal

Categories Desserts Cakes Spice Cake Recipes

Time 1h5m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 ½ cups white sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
2 eggs
⅓ cup vegetable oil
1 cup chopped pecans
1 (21 ounce) can apple pie filling

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
In a large bowl, stir together the sugar, flour, baking soda, cinnamon and cloves. Add the eggs and oil, mix until well blended, then stir in the pecans and apple filling. Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan.
Bake in the preheated oven for 55 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 175.8 calories, Carbohydrate 27.7 g, Cholesterol 15.5 mg, Fat 6.8 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 0.8 g, Sodium 121.9 mg, Sugar 12.7 g