Best Wandas Cake Recipes

Italian Bowtie Pastry (wandas) image

Provided by Cathleen Colbert

Categories Dessert

Time 45m

Yield 24 pastries

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 pinch salt
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons butter, melted
3 tablespoons sherry wine
vegetable oil (for frying)
confectioners' sugar, for decoration

Steps:

In one bowl, mix flour, salt and sugar.
In a separate bowl, blend egg, butter and vanilla.
Make a well in the dry ingredients and add the egg mixture, mix until a stiff dough forms.
Add sherry a tablespoon at a time until the dough becomes smooth and pliable.
Cover and chill 2 hours.
Roll out chilled dough on a floured surface to 1/8 inch.
Cut narrow strips and twist into loose knots.
Fill deep fryer or heavy pot with 1-1/2 to 2 inches of oil.
Heat to 375 degrees F.
Fry cookies until they puff and turn golden brown (about 2 minutes).
Drain on paper towels or brown bags.
Dust with sugar while still warm.

Wanda's Cake image

Provided by Angela Allen @ChefAllen

Categories Cakes

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 cup(s) self-rising flour
1 1/2 cup(s) sugar
1 cup(s) milk
1/2 cup(s) vegetable oil
2 - eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon(s) vanilla
1 stick(s) unsalted butter
2 cup(s) sugar
1 small can(s) evaporated milk (pet milk)
1 cup(s) miniture marshmallows
CAKE/ FROSTING

Steps:

Pre-Heat oven 350* Cake; Mix together flour,sugar,milk,oil,eggs.and vanilla and bake in two greased round layer pans at 350*. Until done- about 25-30 minutes. Cool cakes.
Frosting; Mix together sugar, evaporated milk,butter and bring to a boil and boil slowly for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and add 1 cup miniture marshmallows and whip with spoon until cool.
Remove cakes from pans, place one layer on cake plate. Frost top of first layer of cake then place second layer on top and continue to frost top and sides of cake. Frost cake when icing is thick enough to spread on cake layers.