Cakes and Pies

[quiltersblock]

My mother, a product of the Great Depression, was great at taking something simple and making something wonderful - food, sewing, whatever. She called this Poke Cake. Our friends call it the Picnic Cake; I've shared the recipe with many after a couple of gatherings and now someone always brings it to a picnic.

Poke Cake or Rainbow Cake (The Picnic Cake)

Recipe from: Mom

Serves: 12

Ingredients
1 package (18 1/2 oz) Betty Crocker Super Moist White Cake mix
1 package (6 oz) Jell-O gelatin (any flavor)
1 1/2 cups Boiling water
1 container (8 oz) Cool Whip, thawed OR 8 oz (1 cup) prepared DREAM WHIP


Recipe
Prepare cake mix as directed on package in a 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake. Cool.
Prick cake with fork at 1/2-inch intervals.
Meanwhile, dissolve flavored Jell-O separately in Boiling water.
Carefully pour Jell-O mixture over cake. Chill 3 to 4 hours.
Top with 1 top of whipped topping. Chill. Garnish as desired.
Keep refrigerated.


Notes:
Use sugar free Jell-O to cut down on carbohydrates.
Use Cool Whip Free to lower fat content.


Serving Suggestion:
Great recipe for parties and get-togethers! Kids love it!
Red Jell-O for Christmas or Valentine’s Day, Green for St. Pat’s or Christmas. Red and Blue for Independence Day. Yellow and Orange for Easter.


Hugs and Smiles, quiltersblock

[mesewnice]

MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE...the most dangerous cake recipe in the world.

4 tablespoons flour (plain, no self-rising)
4 tablespoons splenda (or artificial sweetener)
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)
A small dash of vanilla flavouring
1 microwaveable coffee mug

Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well
Add the egg and mix thoroughly.
Pour in the milk and oil and mix well.
Add the chocolate chips and vanilla flavouring... and mix again.

Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts. The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed!
Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired.
EAT! (this can serve 2 if you want to feel slightly more virtuous).

And why is this the most dangerous cake recipe in the world? Because now we are all only 5 minutes away from chocolate cake at any time of the day or night!

[windstar]

This would make a nice gift and with the splenda I can make this for my dad. I am in love with the quickness of this. Thanks quiltersblock.

Molly

[annmarie]

We make a biscuit cake at home, but my mam is always telling me what to put into it step by step.

I will post it as soon as I get a receipe without handfuls

[annmarie]

Biscuit Cake Receipe
6oz /170g Plain biscuits (crushed)
4oz/113g Margarine
2 Tablespoon Ordinary Sugar
2 Tablespoon Golden Syrup
block of chocolate 150g (1/2 for mixture, 1/2 for choc. topping) 5.3 oz
Raisins or sultanas optional

Crush biscuits first, we put them in a bag and crush them with rolling pin.
Melt Margarine, syrup, sugar and chocolate together, slowly, it will burn easily.
Once mixture is ready, mix up the crushed biscuits.
Place in any tray or tin can also use a springform baking tin. Melt the second half of choc. bar and put it on top of cake. Leave to set for an hour, but ready to eat at any time

[MaryEHenry]

Sounds good annmarie!!

[annmarie]

it has no calories LOL

[MaryEHenry]

even better!!!

[catdragon]

do the calories fall out of the biscuts like they do from broken cookies? LOL

[annmarie]

LOl of course thats why we crush them

[annmarie]

Just making sure, this is what I meant by plain biscuits in the cake, Rich Tea is best to give it the crunch!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_tea

[MaryEHenry]

Thanks for the clarification Annmarie! glad I didn't make them with tea biscuits!

[watermelon]

I love Poke Cake, and haven't made it in years. I use to make it July 4 and decorated it like the American Flag. Using blueberries and strawberries. Always a hit. Thanks for the memory and reminding me...it's time I make this again.

[MrsBuckeye]

1 cake mix - any flavor
1 can diet soda - any flavor

Mix the two together - back as directed on box !!!

Suggestions:
dunkin hines pineapple supreme cake mix with diet sprite
yellow cake mix - diet root beer
white cake - diet orange soda
chocolate cake with diet cola or diet Dr. Pepper
spice cake mix with diet Sprite.

[la_cole]

1 cake mix - any flavor
1 can diet soda - any flavor

Mix the two together - back as directed on box !!!

Suggestions:
dunkin hines pineapple supreme cake mix with diet sprite
yellow cake mix - diet root beer
white cake - diet orange soda
chocolate cake with diet cola or diet Dr. Pepper
spice cake mix with diet Sprite.

These sound like soooo much fun for a birthday party or other family gathering. Thank you for sharing your recipe with us, Sher!

[quilt-silly]

I tried the diet Coke with chocolate cake mix about two years ago, and now it's the only way anyone wants cake around here. It's really amazing. I hadn't thought of mixing other flavors, though so now I'll have to try some of those. I am insane for root beer - bet that's a yummy cake!

[windstar]

Diet sodas and cake mixes...I must give this a try.

[la_cole]

Diet sodas and cake mixes...I must give this a try.

It is too bad that the diet soda doesn't also make the cake "diet." lol

[windstar]

Wouldn't that be wonderful.

[MaryEHenry]

Do you make the cake as directed and add the can too or do you replace an ingredient with the can of pop?