Westerner Cake Recipes

WESTERN POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. Reserve 1 tablespoon of the cake flour. Sift together remaining flour and baking powder. Set aside.
• Toss the chocolate and walnuts with reserved 1 tablespoon of flour. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing just until incorporated. Fold in the chocolate and walnuts.
• Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool before frosting.

HARVEY WALLBANGER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 10 inch tube pan.
• Combine cake mix and pudding mix in a large bowl. Blend in eggs, vegetable oil, 4 ounces Galliano, 1 ounce vodka, and 4 ounces orange juice. Mix batter until smooth and thick and pour into prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Let cake cool in pan for 10 minutes then remove and place on cooling rack. Spoon glaze over cake while it is still warm.
• To Make Glaze: Combine the remaining 1 ounce Galliano, 1 ounce vodka, and 1ounce orange juice with the confectioner's sugar and blend until smooth. Spoon glaze over warm cake.

WESTERN HOMESTEAD OLD FASHIONED BUTTER CAKE

Steps:

• In mixing bowl, add 1 pound of butter or a combination of butter and margarine or butter and butter flavored Crisco to equal 1 pound.
• Mix on low speed until soft and blended.
• Add powdered sugar in one/third amounts, beating each one/third until all is mixed and fluffy.
• Then add one egg at a time. Beat one minute for each egg.
• Add vanilla extract.
• Mix.
• Preheat oven to 300°F.
• Spray Pam in a tube or angel food cake pan.
• Note: You can use butter or margarine also.
• Add flour, 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup at a time and mix on low speed until blended.
• Pour batter evenly in pan.
• Bake 1 1/2 hour in oven. High altitude, cook 5 to 10 minutes more.
• Turn over tube pan over plate. I guarantee this cake will fall right out on the plate. Serve warm or cool. This is a no fail cake. Do not open the oven door.

WESTERN ONE PAN CAKE

Steps:

• Stir together first 4 ingredients (flour, sugar, soda, salt) in an ungreased 12x8 inch baking dish or pan.
• Make three 'wells' in the mixture; pour oil in one, vinegar in one and vanilla in one.
• Pour in coffee and stir all with a fork until well mixed. Spread evenly in pan.
• Combine 1/3 cup sugar and 1/2 tsp cinnamon ; sprinkle half over the batter.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 35 to 40 minutes.
• Sprinkle remaining cinnamon sugar over hot cake. Cool 15-20 minutes before cutting.