Grandmother Grout’s Cake

Ingredients Cake 1 tbsp butter 1 cup granulated sugar 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 pinch salt ¾ cup milk 1 egg Frosting ¾ cup granulated sugar 3 oz bittersweet chocolate, melted ¾ cup milk Procedure…

Ingredients Cake 1 tbsp butter 1 cup granulated sugar 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 pinch salt ¾ cup milk 1 egg Frosting ¾ cup granulated sugar 3 oz bittersweet chocolate, melted ¾ cup milk Procedure…

This recipe produces a soft gingerbread cake, not gingerbread cookies. Gingerbread is a type of spice cake. Parkin, a variation traditionally eaten in England around Bonfire Night, is partially oat-based. Ingredients 110 g (4 oz) butter 110 g (4 oz)…

Ingredients 1 cup all-purpose bleached flour 2 teaspoons sugar ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon baking powder ¼ teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon ground ginger ¾ cup buttermilk ¼ cup milk 1 large egg 2 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted 1 teaspoon…

This fried fish is battered and deep-fat fried. You’ll need thin fish filets that don’t fall apart when cooked. Fried fish go well with soda and can be served with ketchup, lemon juice, or a mixture of the two. They…
Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour ¼ cup white granulated sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt 5 tablespoons butter 1 cup sour cream 1 egg yolk ½ cup fireweed blossoms Procedure Mix dry ingredients together.…

This Christmas fruit cake can be eaten a day after making, with no fuss no waiting around for it to age. The original contributor left the following anecdote: > “This recipe was written out by my husband’s sister who passed…

This is the original Dole-brand recipe for pineapple upside-down cake. Ingredients 1 large can (~397 g / 14 oz) crushed or sliced pineapple 2 cups (275 g / 9.7 oz) flour, sifted 2 teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon salt ⅔…

Cornish fairings are traditional Cornish spiced biscuits with a real kick. Ingredients 110 g (½ cup or 4 oz) flour 60 g (¼ cup or 2 oz) butter or margarine 60 g (¼ cup or 2 oz) caster sugar 1…

Ingredients ¼ cup (35 g / 1.2 oz) cornmeal 1¼ cup (310 ml / 10 oz) mixture of milk and orange juice (you can use as much orange juice as you like; ¼–½ cup (60–125 ml / 2–4.2 oz) is…

These corn muffins are moist and sweet with a slightly crunchy crust. This recipe is based on a recipe from Rose Levy Berenbaum’s Bread Bible, but with yogurt substituted for the sour cream. This is also double her recipe. Ingredients…

Ingredients 1 ½ cup butter or margarine, softened 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened 1 ½ cups granulated sugar, divided 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ¼…

A tasty muffin recipe with apple chunks and dried cranberries. Ingredients ¾ cup (180 g) natural wheat bran ¾ cup (180 g) milk 1 ½ cup (360 g) all-purpose flour 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder 1 ½ teaspoon cinnamon ¾…