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Post by braided-rug on Jul 14, 2007 12:41:24 GMT 10
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Post by braided-rug on Jul 14, 2007 12:43:17 GMT 10
"Yankee Cake
This recipe has been in my family for over 40 years. It was my mother, Mary Arnell's, favorite cake and has always been made best by her only sister, my Aunt Florene. I mention the cake in my fifth book, Dove in the Window, on page 24 where Benni is taking it to the annual Ramsey Ranch barbecue. The cake recipe isn't the only thing I stole from my mother's family for my books. Bennie's last name, Harper, is also my maternal grandma, Muriel Sue's, maiden name and Bennie's first name comes from my cousin, Benny, who is as different from the fictional Benni as can be. He's six feet tall and a fire chief for the Phoenix Fire Department.
2 cups sugar
1 cup butter
1 cup fruit juice
1 cup buttermilk
2 1/2 cups flour
1 cup raisins
1 cup nuts
1 cup dates
1 cup jam
4 eggs
2 apples (cut in small pieces)
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon cloves
Mix and bake in three or four 9" pans at 350 degrees until toothpick comes out clean (about 30 -0 45 minutes depending on your oven and the thickness of your layers). When cool, stack and frost with caramel frosting."
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