Wandas Butter Cake Recipes

BUTTER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8-inch square baking pan. Line bottom with parchment or wax paper, or dust lightly with flour.
• Sift together the flour, salt, and baking powder.
• Beat butter and white sugar until fluffy and light in color. Gradually add eggs, beating well after each addition; stir in vanilla. Add the sifted dry ingredients to the creamed mixture alternately with the milk. Stir until just blended (see Cook's Note for Blueberry Cake variation). Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for until cake springs back when lightly touched, about 30 minutes. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes before inverting onto wire rack to cool completely.

ITALIAN BOWTIE PASTRY (WANDAS)

Steps:

• In one bowl, mix flour, salt and sugar.
• In a separate bowl, blend egg, butter and vanilla.
• Make a well in the dry ingredients and add the egg mixture, mix until a stiff dough forms.
• Add sherry a tablespoon at a time until the dough becomes smooth and pliable.
• Cover and chill 2 hours.
• Roll out chilled dough on a floured surface to 1/8 inch.
• Cut narrow strips and twist into loose knots.
• Fill deep fryer or heavy pot with 1-1/2 to 2 inches of oil.
• Heat to 375 degrees F.
• Fry cookies until they puff and turn golden brown (about 2 minutes).
• Drain on paper towels or brown bags.
• Dust with sugar while still warm.

WANDA'S BUTTER CAKE

Steps:

• Mix butter, cake mix and egg.
• Press into bottom of 9 x 13 pan.
• Mix cream cheese, sugar and eggs; beat well.
• Pour over crust.
• Bake at 325°F degrees for 25 minutes.
• Center will be soft.

WANDA'S CAKE

Steps:

• Pre-Heat oven 350* Cake; Mix together flour,sugar,milk,oil,eggs.and vanilla and bake in two greased round layer pans at 350*. Until done- about 25-30 minutes. Cool cakes.
• Frosting; Mix together sugar, evaporated milk,butter and bring to a boil and boil slowly for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and add 1 cup miniture marshmallows and whip with spoon until cool.
• Remove cakes from pans, place one layer on cake plate. Frost top of first layer of cake then place second layer on top and continue to frost top and sides of cake. Frost cake when icing is thick enough to spread on cake layers.

BLUE-RIBBON BUTTER CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition., Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 55-70 minutes. Cool 10 minutes. Run a knife around edges and center tube of pan. Invert cake onto a wire rack over waxed paper. , For sauce, combine the sugar, butter and water in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat just until butter is melted and sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat; stir in extracts., Poke holes in the top of the warm cake; spoon 1/4 cup sauce over cake. Let stand until sauce is absorbed. Repeat twice. Poke holes into sides of cake; brush remaining sauce over sides. Cool completely.