Golden Yam Cake - **

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 1 1/2 cups cooking oil
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 whole eggs
• 1/4 cup hot water
• 1 cup nuts, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups grated raw yams (sweet potato)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease and flour 3 8-inch cake pans.
3. Sift together flour and spices.
4. In mixing bowl combine oil and sugar.
5. Add eggs one at a time beating until smooth.
6. Add hot water then fold in flour mixture.
7. Stir in shredded yams, chopped nuts and vanilla, combining well.
8. Pour batter evenly between 3 pans and bake 25-30 minutes until tester comes out clean.
9. Cool and ice with your choice of icing.

Works well with this icing.

Coconut Icing - **

Ingredients

• 12oz can evaporated milk
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 stick margarine
• 3 egg yokes
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 1/2 cup flake coconut

Directions

1. Combine all ingredients except vanilla and coconut in saucepan.
2. Cook over medium heat stirring continuously until boiling and thickened.  About 20 minutes.
3. Remove from heat and add vanilla and coconut.  Allow to cool.
4. Spread between and on top and sides of cake layers.

Works well on this cake.

Sweet Dip - **

Ingredients

• 3oz Cream Cheese
• 7oz Marshmallow Creme
• 1 tbsp grated orange peel
• dash of ground ginger

Directions

Mix all ingredients together and chill.  Serve as a dip on a fruit tray.

Not Yo' Momma's Macaroni and Cheese Pie

Photo By Shanna B - Anderson SC

Ingredients

1 - 8 oz. block of sharp cheddar cheese ~ grated
1 - 8 oz. block of pepper jack cheese ~ grated
1 16 oz. box elbow macaroni ~ cook just shy of al dente and drained
1 egg
1 1/2 cups milk
pepper

Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In 13 x 9 glass casserole dish, make a thin layer
of macaroni. spread 1/2 pepper jack and 1/3 of sharp cheddar on top. layer again
with macaroni. spread remainder of pepper jack and sharp cheddar over macaroni.
in mixing bowl, mix egg and milk well and pour over casserole. Fill dish to within
1/4" of top with water. Pepper liberally. Bake until bubbly and top is golden
brown.

Contributed by
Shanna B
Anderson SC

Devil's Food Cake - **

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 eggs separated
• 2 1/2 cups sifted cake flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1 1/2 teaspoon soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/3 cup cold water

Cream shortening and 1 cup of sugar till light.  Add vanilla and egg yokes, one at a time, beating well after each.  Sift together dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with cold water.  Beating after each addition.  Beat egg whites until soft peaks form, gradually adding 3/4 cup of sugar.  Continue beating until stiff peaks form.  Fold into batter; blend well.  Bake in two greased and lightly floured 9 inch round cake pans at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.  Until tester comes out clean.  When your cakes cool a bit you are ready to frost and enjoy.

Sour Cream Pound Cake

Ingredients

• 3 cups sugar
• 3 sticks butter soften
• 6 eggs
• 3 cups sifted all purpose flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 16 oz sour cream
• 1 tbsp vanilla

Directions

Cream butter and sugar together.
Add eggs one at a time while mixing
Add flour, salt, soda and sour cream and vanilla and blend well.

Bake in preheated oven @ 350 degrees for 1 1/2 hours or until tester comes out clean. In bundt pan or in tube pan. If you use loaf pans it will bake much faster. About 50 minutes in loaf pan.

Lemon Pound Cake -**

Cake Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 5 eggs, slightly beaten
• juice and zest of 1 lemon

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour Bundt cake pan. Cream butter and sugar. Alternately add eggs and flour. Add lemon juice and zest. Bake for 45 to 55 minutes.


Glaze Ingredients:

• 1 Lemon
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• Optional: additional lemon juice, lemon liqueur, water, lemonade, lemon soda

Preparation:

Zest the lemon into a mixing bowl. Juice lemon into glass measuring cup. Add enough optional liquid to make 1/4 cup. Sift powdered sugar into bowl with zest. mix in liquid. Combine completely. Drizzle over cake