Nannys Wesson Oil Cake Recipes

NANNYS WESSON OIL CAKE

Steps:

• Mix all together saving the coffee and vanilla to add last. Batter is thin.
• Bake 350 for about 45 minutes. Use 2 rounds pans or 1 9 by 13.
• Cool and frost w/ cream cheese frosting. This calls for wesson oil- any vegetable oil will work. My guess is Wesson must have come up w/ the recpie yrs ago, my grandmother used it for many, many yrs.

MEDITERRANEAN OLIVE OIL CAKE

Steps:

• Make the syrup at least a day ahead. When ready, bring 3 cups water, sugar, honey, and cardamom to a boil in a medium heavy saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer, and syrup is reduced to 3 1/4 cups, about 40 minutes. Strain syrup, removing cardamom pods and seeds.
• When ready to make the cake, first, preheat oven to 350F, then brush 9" diameter springform pan with oil.
• Have two medium bowls and one large bowl set aside. In the first medium bowl, whisk both flours and the baking powder, ground cardamom, salt and baking soda. Mix well.
• Using an electric mixer with the large bowl, beat 1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 cup oil for 1 minute. Beat in yolks, then add the flour mixture. Beat in yogurt, zest, and extracts.
• In the other medium bowl and using clean, dry beaters, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in remaining 1/4 cup sugar until firm peaks form. Fold egg whites into batter just to blend, in 2 portions. Transfer to prepared pan and smooth the top.
• Bake cake until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Pierce hot cake all over with a thin metal skewer. Slowly drizzle 3/4 cup warm syrup all over. When syrup is absorbed, slowly pour 3/4 cup more syrup over. Reserve remaining syrup to use during serving.
• Let cake cool in pan on a wire rack. Run a thin knife around edge of pan to release cake. Remove pan sides. Sprinkle almonds over. Cut into wedges and serve drizzled with more syrup.

WESSON OIL CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Mix together all the dry ingredients. Add eggs, oil, buttermilk and vanilla. Mix well.
• Add boiling water and mix well.
• Pour into 2 9-inch cake pans well greased and floured.
• Bake 30-45 minutes at 350. DO NOT OVERBAKE.

ZESTY ORANGE OLIVE OIL CAKE

Steps:

• Whisk eggs & sugar together till well combined.
• Add orange & lemon zest.
• Stir in olive oil & orange juice.
• Stir flour & baking powder in with silicone spatula, do not over mix, batter will be slightly lumpy.
• Pour into greased 8" bundt or round cake pan.
• Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.
• Cool in pan for 5 minutes then turn out onto wire rack.

MISSY'S RED VELVET CAKE W/CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Spray pans w/Pam Baking Spray or grease and flour two 9-in. cake pans; set pans aside.
• With electric mixer on medium speed, beat eggs, shortening and sugar until well combined. Add the food coloring and cocoa, mixing well. Add the butter and mix well.
• In a separate bowl, sift the cake flour & salt three times. Slowly add to creamed mixture. Add the buttermilk and mix well.
• In a small bowl, combine baking soda & vinegar, stirring until baking soda is dissolved. Once dissolved, add to batter and mix well.
• Pour batter into the prepared pans & bake about 20 mins or until cake springs back upon touch. Let layers cool completely on wire racks.
• While cakes are cooling, prepare frosting. Using an electric mixer, combine butter, vanilla & cream cheese until completely blended. Reduce mixer speed & gradually add sifted confectioners' sugar. Once completely blended, add chopped pecans, if desired.

OLIVE OIL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Coat a 12-cup Bundt pan with cooking spray; dust with 2 tablespoons flour.
• Combine granulated sugar, milk, egg substitute, oil, rind, and juice in a large bowl; stir with a whisk until well combined.
• Combine 2 1/4 cups flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda; stir well with a whisk.
• Add flour mixture to oil mixture, stirring with a whisk until smooth.
• Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 55 minutes or until golden brown and cake begins to pull away from sides of pan.
• Cool cake completely in pan on wire rack. Invert cake onto a plate.
• Place the orange marmalade in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at HIGH 1 minute. Stir and spoon hot marmalade evenly over cake. Cool completely.
• Sift powdered sugar over top of the cake.