Picnic Cake Recipes

GRANDMA'S WONDERFUL PICNIC CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Whisk flour, white sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and ground cloves together in a bowl. Beat eggs and vegetable oil in a separate large bowl until creamy; mix applesauce into egg mixture. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients; stir until batter is smooth. Fold 1/2 cup walnuts and raisins into batter. Pour into prepared baking pan.
• Mix brown sugar, 1 cup walnuts, and chocolate chips together in a bowl; spread over the cake.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes.

PICNIC CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 pan. Place marshmallows in a single, even layer in the bottom of the pan.
• Sift together flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. By hand, stir in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk, mixing just until incorporated. Fold in nuts and bananas.
• Pour batter over marshmallows, making sure that marshmallows are covered, and that the batter reaches all sides of the pan.
• Bake on center rack of oven for 45 minutes. Marshmallows will rise to top and make a topping. The cake may look slightly underbaked because of the marshmallow topping. Allow the cake to cool before serving.

PICNIC CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Prepare cake mix batter according to package directions for cupcakes. Fill 24 paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. , In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, egg and sugar until smooth. Fold in chips. , Drop by tablespoonfuls into batter. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the cupcake comes out clean.

PICNIC BERRY SHORTCAKES

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, mix sugar and cornstarch. Stir in water. Add 1 cup strawberries; mash mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in lime zest. Transfer to a small bowl; refrigerate, covered, until chilled., Cut sponge cakes crosswise in half; trim the cakes to fit in the bottoms of 4 wide-mouth half-pint canning jars. In a small bowl, mix blueberries and remaining strawberries; spoon over cakes. Top with sauce. If desired, serve with whipped topping.

CHOCOLATE PICNIC CAKE

Steps:

• In a microwave, melt chocolate; stir until smooth. Cool. In a large bowl, beat the egg, sugar, water and oil until well blended. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to egg mixture until blended. Stir in melted chocolate. , Pour into a greased 8-in. square baking pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Bake at 350° for 32-38 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

PICNIC CAKE (WITH DATES)

Steps:

• Combine the first 3 ingredients; let rest until cool.
• Cream margarine and sugar, adding eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Add to egg mixture. Fold in cooled dates.
• Pour in a 9" x 13" baking pan. Mix TOPPING ingredients and sprinkle over batter.
• Bake at 350 F for 35-40 minutes.

CHOCOLATE PICNIC CAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Set oven to second lowest position.
• Grease an 8-inch square or round pan.
• In the microwave melt chocolate squares; cool 10 minutes.
• In a bowl combine the flour with baking soda and salt; set aside.
• In a mixing bowl beat egg and sugar until well combined.
• Beat in the water and oil.
• Stir in melted chocolate and dry ingredients; mix until blended.
• Pour batter into greased pan then sprinkle chocolate chips over batter.
• Bake for 32-38 minuntes or until cake tests done.

FAY'S PICNIC CAKE

Steps:

• In a 9 x 13 ungreased baking pan place the peaches and juice.
• Sprinkle the dry cake mix over the peaches.
• Sprinkle the coconut on top of the dry cake mix.
• Sprinkle the nuts on the top of the coconut.
• Drizzle the melted margarine evenly over the cake.
• Bake 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes until it is nicely browned.

TAKE ME TO A PICNIC CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350.
• Grease and flour a 15 1/2 X 10 1/2 X 1 inchjellyroll pan.
• in medium sauce pan combine water, butter and cocoa.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mixtures boils.
• Boil 1 minute.
• Remove from heat:Set aside.
• In large mixing bowl, stir together sugar, flour,baking soda,& salt, Add eggs and sour cream, beat until blended.
• Batter will be thin.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
• Cool cake in pan on wire rack.
• Using the ingredients for Peanut Butter Chip FrostingIn medium sauce pan combine butter, milk& peanut butter chips.
• cook over low heat stirring constantly, until chips are melted& mixture is smooth.
• Remove from heat,stir in vanilla.
• In small mixer bowl, place powdered sugar.
• Gradually add chips mixture, beating until well blended.
• Makes about 2 cups frosting.
• Chocolate Garnish: In a small microwave-safe bowl, place 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips& 1 tsp.
• shortening.
• Cook on High for 1 minute.
• Stir until chips are melted& margarine is smooth.
• Spread Peanut Butter Chip Frosting over cake.
• Drizzle chocolate garnish over top of the cake.

PICNIC CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Beat together butter and firmly packed brown sugar till light and fluffy. Blend in eggs and vanilla and mix well.Sift together flour, salt and soda. Add to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk. Stir in oats,pour into greased 9x13 pan. combine buttescotch morsels, nuts and coconut. Sprinkle over batter. Bake at 350 for 30-45 minutes.

CHOCOLATE PICNIC CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
• In a large saucepan, prepare the pudding according to the instructions on the box. Remove from heat. Mix cake mix into the hot pudding and stir until blended.
• Pour batter into prepared pan, and sprinkle with the chocolate chips and walnuts. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool before serving.