Nutty Graham Cake Recipes

NUTTY GRAHAM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 10 inch bundt pan.
• Measure the flour, 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar, graham cracker crumbs, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, softened butter or margarine, orange juice and the eggs. Beat until smooth about 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the walnuts and pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (for 45 to 50 minutes) or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cake stand in pan for 20 minutes. Invert cake onto a serving plate and ice with Brown Sugar Glaze.
• To Make Brown Sugar Glaze: Combine the confectioners' sugar, water, 1/2 cup brown sugar and the vanilla. Add more sugar or water to make a proper consistency for a barely pourable glaze.

CHOCOLATE GRAHAM NUT CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the egg whites with the cream of tartar until stiff. Gradually beat in 1/4 cup sugar until the mixture is slightly glossy. Set aside.
• In another large bowl, beat the egg yolks. Gradually beat in the remaining 3/4 cup sugar until the mixture is thick and pale. Beat in the vanilla. In another bowl, stir together the graham cracker crumbs, baking powder, and salt. Beat into the egg yolk mixture. Stir in the walnuts and chocolate. Stir in about 1/3 of the egg whites to lighten the batter and then fold in the rest gently but thoroughly.
• Turn the batter into a greased and floured 9x13 inch baking pan. Bake the cake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until it tests done with a toothpick. Let cool on a rack. Makes 12 servings.

NUTTY GRAHAM PICNIC CAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan OR a 12-cup Bundt pan.
• In a large bowl, mix all cake ingredients, except the nuts, beat for 3 minutes at medium speed.
• Stir in nuts by hand.
• Spoon batter into prepared baking pans.
• Bake for 40-60 minutes, or until cake test done.
• Cool in pan for 15 minutes, run knife around the edges, lift off and remove from sides, OR invert (if using a Bundt pan).
• FOR GLAZE: In a small saucepan, combine 4 tbsp brown sugar, milk and butter, cook over low heat just until sugar is dissolved, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in icing sugar, blend until smooth.
• Drizzle over cake; sprinkle with nuts.

NUTTY GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST

Steps:

• Lightly butter pie pan and set aside.
• Combine nuts, brown sugar, and flour in the container of a food processor; process in a number of long bursts until the nuts are very finely chopped.
• Transfer the mixture into a big bowl.
• Run your fingers through the mixture, breaking up any bigger pieces the machine may have missed.
• Stir in the graham cracker crumbs, cinnamon, and salt.
• Add in the butter and mix well.
• Mix first with a fork, then with your hands, and rub everything together thoroughly to form evenly dampened crumbs.
• Spread the crumbs evenly and loosely in the pie pan, pressing them into the bottom and up the side.
• Refrigerate 5-10 minutes.
• Place on the center oven rack in a 350° oven and bake 7 minutes.
• Let cool on wire rack before filling.
• For ice cream pies or other icebox pies, refrigerate the thoroughly cooled pie shell for 10 minutes before filling.