Jeanies Cake Frosting Recipes

JEANNE'S CAKE RECIPE - (3.7/5)

Steps:

• BASE: cut shortening into dry ingredients then add vanilla; mix well. Pat firmly and evenly into an 8-inch square pan. Bake at 350F oven to 10 to 12 minutes. Cool. CAKE: Cream shortening and sugar, add eggs and vanilla, beating well until fluffy. Stir flour, baking powder and salt together, add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Pour batter into a greased and floured 8-inch square pan. Bake at 350F for 35 to 40 minutes. Cool. Frosting: in small saucepan, stir together milk and flour. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is thickened and smooth. Cool. On highest speed of mixer, beat cooled flour mixture with butter, shortening and vanilla until smooth and fluffy. Blend in icing sugar and salt; continue beating until frosting is very fluffy. This will take at least 15 minutes. To assemble cake: place shortbread base on serving plate; spread with small amount of frosting. Place cake on base. (you can split the cake for layers). Cover top and sides of cake with remaining frosting. If desired, garnish sides of cake with shaved semi-sweet chocolate.

"JEANNE'S STYLE" BIRTHDAY CAKE

Steps:

• To prepare base, cut shortening into dry ingredients, mix well.
• Pat firmly and evenly into an 8 inch square pan and bake at 350 deg. F. for 10-12 minutes. Cool.
• Note: the base and cake are baked separately.
• For cake: cream shortening, and sugar; add eggs and vanilla, beating well until fluffy.
• Sift flour, baking powder and salt together; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk.
• Pour batter into a greased and floured 8 inch square pan.
• Bake at 350 deg. F for 25 - 40 minutes.
• Frosting: in small saucepan, stir tog. milk and flour.
• Cook, stirring constantly, until mixute is thickened and smooth. Cool.
• On highest speed of mixer, beat cooled flour mixture with butter, shortening and vanilla until smooth and fluffy.
• Blend in icing sugar and salt; continue beating until frosting is very fluffy. This will take at least 15 minutes.
• To assemble cake: place shortbread base on serving plate; spread with small amount of frosting.
• Place cake on base. (you can split the cake for layers).
• Cover top and sides of cake with remaining frosting. If desired, garnish sides of cake with shaved semi-sweet chocolate.

EBONY CHOCOLATE CAKE W/ JEANNIE'S FROSTING ~ BETTER THAN THE BEST!

Steps:

• Melt chocolate in sauce pan. Add sugar. Mix. Add to large mixing bowl.
• Add oil. Beat. Add eggs. Beat until combined.
• Add buttermilk. Beat to combine. Add flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Beat to combine.
• Add coffee and vanilla. Beat for 2 minutes. Stopping to scrape bowl twice.
• Grease and flour a 13x9 inch pan. I use Bakers Joy or Pam with flour.
• Bake in a 325 degree oven for 50-60 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. All ovens vary!
• Note: baking in a 325 degree oven helps bake a level cake.
• To make Jeannie's Frosting: Put all ingredients in a mixing bowl. Beat on high speed for 15 minutes. I use my kitchen aid stand mixer with the whip.
• Frost cake when cake is cool. I refrigerate this cake.