MAYONNAISE DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE

Gail Moser

2 cups flour                 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda

1 cup sugar                  1 1/2 tsp. baking powder

4 Tbsp. cocoa

 

Mix dry ingredients together, then add one cup cold water, one cup mayonnaise or salad dressing and 2 tsp. vanilla.

 

Mix and bake 35 minutes at 350 degrees in 8" greased and floured pans.

 

MOCHA COCOA FROSTING

Gail Moser

 

Sift together 3 cups of confectioner's sugar and 1/2 cup cocoa. Make a well in the center. Add and beat until smooth, 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened and 3 Tbsp. of double ­strength coffee beverage. Add 1 egg and beat well.

 

MURL'S CHEESE CAKE

Joyce Ostergard

1 1/2 lbs. Philadelphia cream cheese

1 tsp. vanilla

5 whole eggs

1 cup granulated sugar

18 graham crackers, crushed,

 1 Tbsp. butter or (1 1/4 cup cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar and 1/4
   cup softened butter)

1 Tbsp. sugar

 

Let cream cheese become softened at room temperature. Mix with electric beater until smooth. Add whole eggs, one at a time, beating well. Then add sugar and vanilla. Make a crust, using crumbs. Line bottom of 2 quart baking dish with crumb mixture. Pour batter over crust slowly. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour. Then spread on topping.

 

TOPPING

 

1 1/2 pts. sour cream

1 1/2 tsp. vanilla

      1/2 cup sugar

 

Mix sour cream, sugar, and vanilla. Spread on top of cake gently and bake in preheated oven at 300 degrees for only 5 mins. When cool, place in refrigerator to set, preferably overnight.

 

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