5 Ingredient Apple Cake

Submitted by Caaien

Ingredients

1 pkg Yellow cake mix 21 oz. can apple pie filling
3 large eggs 3 tsp sugar
1 tsp cinnamon

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Lightly grease a 13″x9″ pan.
  3. Combine cake mix, apple filling, & eggs.
  4. In separate container, combine sugar & cinnamon.
  5. Spread half the cake batter into the pan.
  6. Sprinkle with half the cinnamon-sugar mixture.
  7. Spread the rest of batter into pan & top with rest of sugar-cinnamon mixture.
  8. Bake 30-35 minutes.
  9. Test center with toothpick, if it comes out clean it’s done.

Chocolate Cake

Submitted by Robb “Movidude74” Johnston

Cake Ingredients

1¾ c. flour 2 c. sugar
¾ c. cocoa powder 1½ tsp Baking Soda
1½ tsp Baking Powder 1 tsp salt
2 eggs ½ c. vegetable oil
1 c. boiling water 1 c. milk
2 tsp vanilla extract

Frosting Ingredients

1/3 c. baking cocoa ¾ c. sugar
1½ c. heavy whipping cream

Cake Directions

  1. Combine dry ingredients in bowl. Add remaining ingredients except boiling water. 
  2. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water. Batter will be very thin — no really it is thin. 
  3. Pour into 2 greased & floured 9″ pans, 3 8″ pans or 1 13″x9″ pan. 
  4. Bake at 350°F for 45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

Frosting Directions

  1. Mix all ingredients. Let stand in refrigerator for at least one hour. 
  2. Beat until stiff. Frost cake.

The Rumple Cake

Submitted by HockeyGirl

Cake Ingredients

1 box Devil’s Food Cake mix (plain, not with 3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
pudding in the mix) 1 1/3 c. buttermilk
½ c. vegetable oil 3 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract

Filling Ingredients

1 stick butter, room temperature ½ c. finely crushed peppermint flavored candy or
3 c. powdered sugar, sifted ¼ c. crushed Altoids
2-3 tbsp milk 1-2 tbsp Rumpleminz

Frosting Ingredients

1 c. whipping cream 12 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips
1-2 tbsp Rumpleminz

Cake Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix cake mix, cocoa powder, buttermilk, oil, & eggs in large mixing bowl until all ingredients are combined. 
  2. Scrape down the sides of the bowl & beat 2 minutes more on medium-high. Batter will be very thick.
  3. Bake cake in 2 8″ or 9″ round pans until they spring back when lightly touched with your finger & start to pull away from the side, about 28-30 minutes. Cool.

Filling Directions

  1. Cream the butter, mix the powdered sugar & crushed mints together, add to butter. 
  2. Add milk & Rumpleminz. Beat until fluffy. If frosting is too thick you can add more milk or Rumple.
  3. When cake is done, put filling between the two layers.

Frosting Directions

  1. Place chips in a mixing bowl. Heat the whipping cream in a sauce pan to boil. 
  2. Remove from heat & pour over chips. Whisk until all the chips melt. 
  3. Allow this to cool for several minutes. Add Rumpleminz.
  4. Let cool until spread able & ice over cake. Alternatively, you can pour it over the cake while still warm as a glaze. Be careful, can be messy.

Espresso Chocolate Cake with Kahlua Cream

Submitted by Ruth

Cake Ingredients

¼ c. good instant coffee 5½ oz. unsalted butter
¾ c. soft dark brown sugar 2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/3 c. ground almonds 1½ c. self-rising flour
¼ unsweetened cocoa powder ¾ c. water

Kahlua Cream Ingredients

2 tsp espresso coffee powder 2 tbsp super fine (castor) sugar
¼ c. Kahlua (recipe calls for ½, I use ¾) 10½ fl oz. cream, lightly whipped

Cake Directions

  1. Combine coffee & water in a small heatproof bowl (or mug). Allow to stand for 10 minutes.
  2. Preheat over to 350°F. Lightly grease a deep 8″ round cake pan.
  3. Beat butter & sugar in a large bowl with electric mixer until light & creamy. add the eggs one at a time, mixing thoroughly after each.
  4. Add the ground almonds. Using a metal spoon, fold in the sifted flour & cocoa alternately with the coffee mix. Stir until just combined & the mixture is smooth.
  5. Carefully spoon the mixture into the cake pan & smooth the surface.
  6. Bake for 30 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean. Leave in pan for 15 minutes to cool before turning onto a wire rack.

Filling Directions

  1. Cream the butter, mix the powdered sugar & crushed mints together, add to butter. Add milk & Rumpleminz. Beat until fluffy. If frosting is too thick you can add more milk or Rumple.
  2. When cake is done, put filling between the two layers.

Kahlua Cream Directions

  1. Combine everything in a small saucepan & stir over low heat until coffee dissolves.
  2. Serve cake warm covered with Kahlua cream.

Pound Cake

Submitted by Foghorn Leghorn

Ingredients

6 eggs 3 c. sugar
8 oz. Philadelphia cream cheese 3 c. flour
1 tsp vanilla 3 sticks salted butter
½ c. powdered sugar 2 tbsp concentrated lemon juice

Directions

  1. Layout cream cheese & butter to soften at room temperature. Then in a mixing bowl add butter& cream cheese together & mix in a mixer.
  2. Add sugar to mixture. Then add flour & eggs alternately.
  3. Add vanilla.
  4. Spray bunt cake pan with cooking spray, preferably the kind made for baking with flour.
  5. Bake in a preheated 325°F oven for 1 hour 25 minutes.
  6. Let the cake rest in the pan for 10 minutes, then invert onto a serving tray or plate.
  7. You can also make a glaze for the top of the cake. Mix the powdered sugar & lemon juice & drizzle over the top while still warm.

Chef’s Note: To change up the taste of your cake, you can add 1 tsp of either coconut or lemon flavoring instead of the vanila.