Shine Cake Recipes

SUNSHINE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line bottom of a greased 15x10x1-in. jelly-roll pan with parchment; grease paper., In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla and citrus zest. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition., Transfer to prepared pan. Bake 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack; remove paper. Cool completely., For filling, in a small saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt. Whisk in water. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Remove from heat., In a small bowl, whisk a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks; return all to pan, whisking constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in butter. Gently stir in lemon juice. Press plastic wrap onto surface of filling; cool slightly. Refrigerate until cold., For frosting, in a large bowl, cream butter until fluffy. Beat in confectioners' sugar, corn syrup, orange juice, vanilla, orange zest and salt until smooth. Tint orange with yellow and red food coloring. , Trim edges of cake; cut crosswise into thirds. Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate; spread with half the filling. Repeat layers. Top with remaining cake layer. Frost top and sides of cake with frosting. Insert lollipops in top for flowers. Refrigerate leftovers.

SUNSHINE CAKE

Steps:

• Separate eggs. Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt together three times.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat yolks until lemon colored. mix in sugar a little at a time. Stir in the lemon extract, vanilla extract and boiling water until smooth. Stir in the flour mixture just until moistened. Whip the egg whites to soft peaks, and fold into the batter.
• Pour the batter into an ungreased 9 inch tube pan. Bake at 350 degrees F ( 175 degrees C) for 45 to 50 minutes. Remove the cake from the oven, and invert the pan over a bottle. Cool and remove from pan.

QUICK SUNSHINE CAKE

Steps:

• Beat the eggs, and add them to the boxed cake mix. Add the oil and the mandarine oranges to the batter; remember to add the juice as well as the fruit. Pour the batter into a greased and floured 9 x 13 inch pan.
• Bake the cake for 40 minutes in a preheated oven at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Cool on wire rack.
• While cake is baking, prepare the frosting by mixing together the whipped dessert topping, the package of instant pudding, and the crushed pineapple with its juices. Set frosting in refrigerator to set. Frost when cake has thoroughly cooled.

SUNSHINE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour 9-inch pie plate.
• Whisk eggs, granulated sugar, almond extract, and salt in a large bowl until frothy and pale, about 30 seconds. Add 1/2 cup butter and 1/2 cup flour and stir until incorporated. Pour into prepared pie plate. Top with almonds and pearl sugar, if using.
• Bake cake until top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack and let cake cool slightly before serving.
• Do ahead:
• Cake can be made 1 day ahead; store tightly wrapped at room temperature.

CRISPY-CRUSTED APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Cream sugar and eggs until thick and pale; sift flour and baking powder together; add flour mixture to creamed mixture in batches, beating until smooth between additions.
• Pour into greased 9x13 baking dish; place apple slices on top of batter in one layer, overlapping them a bit; drizzle butter over apples.
• Stir dark brown sugar and cinnamon together and distribute it evenly over the top of the apples.
• Bake at 350°, 45 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean.

RISE AND SHINE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• To make streusel topping, combine 1/2 cup all-purpose baking mix and brown sugar in a small bowl.
• Using a pastry blender or fork, cut in butter until mixture is crumbly; set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine the 2 cups all-purpose baking mix, pumpkin pie spice, pecans, carrots, raisings and sugar.
• Stir in milk, oil and egg.
• Pour mixture into an ungreased 8-inch square pan.
• Sprinkle with streusel topping.
• Bake at 375 for 30-35 minutes or until a pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool 30 minutes on a wire rack before serving.

SHINE CAKE

Steps:

• Directions: Preheat oven to 325° Spritz a 10 to 12 cup Bundt pan with cooking spray. Dust with flour and turn the pan to coat evenly. Set aside. Place all the cake ingredients except the moonshine and vanilla in the bowl of your mixer and blend on medium speed for 2 minutes. Be sure to scrape down the bowl after one minute. Add the moonshine, vanilla to the batter and blend for another minute. Pour the batter into the prepared Bundt pan and spread level with a spatula. Bake the cake for 50 to 55 minutes. Leave the cake in the pan to cool slightly while you make the syrup. In a medium-sized saucepan, combine the syrup ingredients except vanilla. Bring to a rapid boil then reduce to a simmer. Cook for about 5 to 8 minutes, until the syrup thickens slightly. Remove from heat, and stir in the vanilla. Use a long skewer to poke holes all over the cake. Pour about ¼ of the syrup all over the cake (still in the pan.) Allow the syrup to soak in. the repeat until all the syrup is used. (*Can save a little for garnish) Cover the pan loosely with plastic wrap and allow the cake to sit overnight to cool completely and soak in the syrup. When ready to serve, loosen the edges of the cake and invert on to your serving plate.