Dougherty Family Recipe Box

Category: Cake

  • Impossible Pie

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups milk
    • 4 eggs
    • 1 cup coconut
    • 3/4 cup white sugar
    • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
    • 1/4 cup butter
    • 2 teaspoons vanilla
    • pinch salt

    Method

    1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
    2. Grease a pie plate.
    3. Put all ingredients in a blender and blend on slow for half a minute.
    4. Pour batter into pie plate.
    5. Bake until done (about 50 to 60 minutes).

    Source

    Barkley family recipe.

  • Yellow Angel Food Cake

    Ingredients

    • 10 egg yolks
    • 1 whole egg
    • 1 1/3 cups white sugar
    • 1/3 cup water
    • 1 tablespoon orange juice
    • 1 teaspoon grated orange rind
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 1/2 cups cake flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • 1/2 teaspoon salt

    Method

    1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
    2. Grease and flour a 10″ tube pan.
    3. Beat egg yolks and whole egg until thick and lemon coloured.
    4. Gradually beat sugar into eggs.
    5. Combine water, juice, rind, and vanilla and add to egg mixture.
    6. Beat for 5 minutes.
    7. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.
    8. Fold dry ingredients into egg mixture.
    9. Pour into pan.
    10. Bake until done (60 to 65 minutes).
    11. Invert pan and allow to cool.

    Source

    Barkley family recipe.

  • German Coffee Cake

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups all-purpose flour
    • 3/4 cup white sugar
    • 4 teaspoons baking powder
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
    • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
    • 1/4 cup butter
    • 2 eggs
    • 1 cup milk
    • 1 cup brown sugar
    • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
    • 1/4 cup butter
    • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
    • 1/8 teaspoon salt
    • 1 cup nuts

    Method

    1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
    2. Line 9×9 pan with parchment paper.
    3. Mix together dry ingredients.
    4. Blend in butter.
    5. Stir in eggs and milk, stir until smooth.
    6. Pour batter into pan.
    7. Mix together sugar, flour, butter, cinnamon, and salt until crumbs form.
    8. Top batter with crumbs and nuts.
    9. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean (about 30 minutes).

    Source

    Barkley family recipe.

  • Buttermilk Coffee Cake

    Ingredients

    • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
    • 1/3 cup white sugar
    • 1/2 cup brown sugar
    • 1 tablespoon cinnamon
    • 1/2 teaspoon ginger
    • 3/8 cup butter
    • 1/2 cup pecan pieces
    • 1 egg
    • 2/3 cup buttermilk
    • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
    • 1/2 teaspoon salt

    Method

    1. Preheat oven to  350°F.
    2. Line a 9×9 pan with parchment paper.
    3. Stir together the flour, sugars, and spices.
    4. Cut the butter into the flour mixture.
    5. Remove 2/3 cup of the flour mixture and set aside.
    6. Stir pecans in to main mixture.
    7. Beat eggs in, while beating, gradually add buttermilk.
    8. Continue beating the batter until it is light and smooth.
    9. Stir in baking powder and baking soda.
    10. Pour into pan.
    11. Top with 2/3 cup crumb mixture.
    12. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean (about 25 minutes, careful: will fall easily).

    Source

    Barkley family recipe.

  • Coffee Cake

    Ingredients

    Cake

    • 2 cups all purpose flour
    • 3/4 cup white sugar
    • 4 teaspoons baking powder
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
    • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
    • 1/4 cup butter
    • 2 eggs
    • 1 cup milk

    Topping

    • 1/4 cup butter
    • 1 cup brown sugar
    • 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
    • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
    • 1/8 teaspoon salt
    • 1 cup chopped walnuts

    Method

    1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
    2. Mix together dry cake ingredients.
    3. Mix in 1/4 cup butter.
    4. Add eggs and milk and beat until smooth.
    5. Pour into 9×9 cake pan.
    6. Mix together topping ingredients (except walnuts).
    7. Spread topping evenly over batter.
    8. Sprinkle nuts on top.
    9. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean (about 30 minutes).
    10. Remove from oven and cool.

    Source

    Barkley family recipe.