Gold Rush Cake Recipes

GOLD RUSH COCKTAIL

Steps:

• For the honey syrup: In a small saucepan, heat the honey with 1/3 cup water until it just comes to a simmer. Cool completely.
• For the gold rush cocktail: Place 1 large ice cube in each of 4 rocks glasses. Combine the bourbon and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker with 1/2 cup honey syrup and some ice. Shake and strain into the glasses, garnish with the mint and serve.

GOLD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 8 inch round pans.
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl.
• Cream butter and sugar together in a mixing bowl. Add egg yolks and vanilla; beat until fluffy. Add milk to butter mixture in 2 parts alternately with flour mixture in 3 parts, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Spread in prepared pans.
• Bake for about 25 to 30 minutes, or until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean.

GOLD RUSH PEANUT BUTTER CAKE

Steps:

• For cake: In large mixing bowl, cream butter and peanut butter until light and fluffy.
• Add brown sugar.
• Mix to blend.
• Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
• Add flour mixture to butter and peanut butter mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• Add vanilla.
• Pour batter into 3 well greased and floured 9 inch cake pans.
• Bake in preheated 350ºF oven until cake tests done, about 45 minutes.
• Cool on wire rack to room temperature before filling and frosting the cake.
• For filling: Soften margarine and cream cheese at room temperature.
• Cream together well.
• Add powdered sugar and continue beating until creamy.
• Add vanilla and peanut butter.
• Spread between cooled layers.
• For frosting: Melt margarine, brown sugar and Karo syrup in boiler, bring to a boil.
• Remove from heat, add milk, powdered sugar, vanilla, and peanut butter.
• Beat until creamy.
• Spread on top and sides of cooled cake after filling.

NORWEGIAN GOLD CAKE

Steps:

• Place butter and flour in a mixing bowl.
• Mix 5 minutes at low speed.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Sift together sugar, baking powder and salt.
• Add gradually to creamed mixture.
• Add vanilla and mix additionaly 2 minutes.
• Turn into greased and floured 10 inch tube or Bundt pan.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour.