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Cakes & Desserts


Amish Friendship Bread
This is a delicious and very popular yeast-based bread. The "Amish Friendship" aspect comes from the idea that there is a starter base,...


Paradise Pie
3 egg whites 1 cup chopped nuts 4 oz Cool Whip (thawed) 20 soda crackers or 30 Ritz crackers 1 cup sugar 1 tsp vanilla Grated coconut...


Snow Ice Cream (and Wintertime option)
Milk Sugar to taste Vanilla Snow Leave jar of milk on kitchen table on any given winter morning in the house where I lived until I was 11...


Pumpkin Chiffon Pie
2 cups (1 16-oz can) pumpkin 1 small box (3-4 oz) of sugar free instant vanilla pudding mix ⅔ cup nonfat dry milk powder 1 tsp pumpkin...


Chocolate Delight
1 8-oz package cream cheese (regular kind) 1 cup Cool Whip - thawed 1 cup powdered sugar 2 pkgs instant chocolate pudding mix Nuts as...


Banana Pudding Supreme
1 large package instant vanilla pudding 1 box vanilla wafers 4 large bananas (golden ripe) 1 can Eagle brand milk (or any sweetened...


Cherry Delight
12 oz Cool Whip thawed 1 can crushed pineapple with juice 1 can Eagle brand milk (or any sweetened condensed milk) 1 can cherry pie...


Butter Crust
1 ½ stick oleo (room temp) 1 ½ cups flour - spoon into cup 2-3 tbsp powdered sugar ½ cup nuts (chopped fine) Mix until crumbly and press...


Fresh Apple Cake
2 cups flour 2 cups sugar 1 cup cooking oil 3 tbs milk - 2 tsp vanilla 1 scant tsp salt 1 tsp baking powder 2 scant tsp soda 2 eggs...


Banana Bread With nuts
½ cup shortening or oil 1 cup sugar 2 eggs beaten 2 cups flour, spoon loosely 1 heaping tsp soda 3 ripe bananas mashed ⅛ tsp salt ½ cup...


Apple Pie and Crust
For pie: 9 Gala apples 3 tbsp flour 1 tsp cinnamon ¼ tsp salt ¼ stick butter on each pie 1 ¼ cup sugar 1 tsp lemon juice on each pie...


Grandma Ruth’s Sheet Cake
For cake: 2 cups sugar 2 cups flour 1 tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt 1 ½ sticks oleo (6 oz or 175 g) 4 tbsp cocoa powder 1 cup water ½ cup...


Fresh Strawberry Pie
2 pre-cooked butter crusts (see recipe) 2 cups sugar (can use less) ¼ tsp salt 2 cups water ⅓ cup corn starch (plus 1 tbsp) ¼ cup white...
Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness
to the soul and health to the body.
Proverbs 16:24
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