Ozark Cake Recipes

FUNNEL CAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat eggs. Add milk, water and vanilla until well blended. In another bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; beat into egg mixture until smooth. In a deep cast-iron or electric skillet, heat oil to 375°., Cover the bottom of a funnel spout with your finger; ladle 1/2 cup batter into the funnel. Holding the funnel several inches above the oil, release your finger and move the funnel in a spiral motion until all the batter is released, scraping with a rubber spatula if needed., Fry until golden brown, 2 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels. Dust with confectioners' sugar; serve warm.

OZARK FRESH APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 9"x12" baking pan with Pam. Peel and chop apples and place in large mixing bowl with lemon juice and stir until well coated. Set aside.
• In small mixing bowl cream eggs and sugar with mixer. Set aside. In large mixing bowl sift together dry ingredients. Add in egg mixture and mix. Stir in oil and mix well. Fold in apples, nuts and vanilla. Stir to mix well and spoon into baking dish.
• Bake on center rack of oven for 45 minutes. Remove from oven when toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean. Serve when cooled.

OZARK PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 9-in. deep-dish pie plate. , In a small bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, beat egg and sugar until thick and lemon-colored. Stir in vanilla, then flour mixture. Fold in apple and walnuts., Transfer to prepared pie plate. Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. (Cake will puff up, then fall when removed from oven.) With a knife, loosen sides from pie plate while still warm., Serve warm. If desired, top with whipped cream.

OZARK PUDDING

Steps:

• Cream butter, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla with a mixer. In another bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
• Add to creamed mixture and mix until all ingredients are wet. Fold in chopped apples with a spoon. Spray a 9 inch deep dish pie plate with cooking spray.
• Pour in batter and sprinkle chopped nuts on top. (You can fold nuts into batter if you want) Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 30 to 35 minutes testing center to see if done. Serve with ice cream or whipped cream on top while warm from the oven.

OZARK CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Beat sugar and shortening,well.Add eggs.Beat again.
• 2. Combine dry ingredients.Add to sugar mixture.Beat well.
• 3. Add apples,nuts and raisins.Beat with mixer if desired.
• 4. Bake 70 minutes at 350 degrees.Add mixed fruit if desired.

OLD-FASHIONED OZARK PUDDING

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat the oven to 350 F.
• Generously butter a 10-inch pie plate.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
• In a mixing bowl with an electric mixer , beat the eggs and sugar together until creamy. Stir in the sifted dry ingredients, blending thoroughly. Stir in the vanilla, chopped nuts, and chopped apples.
• Spoon the batter into the prepared pie plate and bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes.
• Sprinkle more nuts over the top, if desired, and serve warm or cold with ice cream or sweetened whipped cream .
• Enjoy!

OZARK APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Combine first four ingredients and beat for 2 minutes.
• Sift together flour, salt, and baking soda. Add to wet mixture.
• Toss pecans in a bit of flour, then stir apples and pecans into the cake mixture.
• Pour batter into greased 9 x13 pan and bake at 350 for 45-50 minutes.
• Remove cake from oven. Mix the butter, brown sugar, milk, and vanilla in a saucepan and boil for 3 minutes to make a caramel sauce.
• Spread half of the carmel sauce on top of the warm cake. Reserve remaining caramel sauce to serve, reheated, with the cake.