Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cake...

I love this cake, it's moist and chewy! It's from one of my old Taste of Home Magazines, the picture is too. My picture didn't do it justice. Make this just once and you'll make it over and over! Enjoy!

1-3/4 cups boiling water
1 cup uncooked oatmeal

1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened

3 eggs

1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking cocoa
1/4 teaspoon salt

1 package (12 ounces) chocolate chips, divided
3/4 cup chopped walnuts

In a bowl, pour water over oatmeal. Allow to stand 10 minutes.

Add sugars and butter, stirring until the butter melts.

Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.

Sift flour, soda, cocoa and salt together. Add to batter. Mix well.

Stir in half the chocolate chips.

Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan.

Sprinkle top of cake with walnuts and remaining chips.

Bake at 350° for about 40 minutes.

Yield: 12 servings.

Chocolate Cherry Cake...

Every time that I have made this cake it's been a hit with every one. I prefer Duncan Hines Cake mixes, especially for this cake. Devil's Food was just a little too dark chocolate for me. I really like German Chocolate the best. This picture is made with a German Chocolate cake mix. Enjoy!

1 pkg Chocolate Cake mix, any chocolate cake mix.
1 can Cherry Pie Filling
1 tsp Almond Extract or vanilla I prefer almond
2 eggs, beaten

Mix all together and pour into a greased and floured 9x13 cake pan. Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes. it works best if you mix it by hand and reserve a third of the can of cherries until the last minute so that you will have some whole cherries in the cake.

Prepare frosting while cake is baking.
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup butter

Boil for 30 seconds and then add;
1 cup mini marshmallows, heaping
1 cup chocolate chips

Mix until everything is melted and pour over the cake as soon as you take it out of the oven.

Cool and serve.

Soda Pop Cake...

It always seems I make this cake in the summer. Maybe it's because ever since my son was 5 he always wanted this cake for his birthday, which is in June. It's a family favorite, as well as anyone I have made it for. Enjoy!

Bake a Duncan Hines Butter Yellow Cake Mix according to directions. Let Cool. This has to be the Butter cake not a plain yellow cake. The results would be very soggy.

Punch holes with a fork all over the top.

Mix together and pour over cake:
1 Large pkg. strawberry Jell-O
1 1/2 C. boiling water
3/4- 1 can strawberry soda pop

Let cake cool about an hour.

Blend together and frost with:
1 large box of vanilla instant pudding, prepared according to directions. Letting it set for the required amount of time.
1 small tub of Cool Whip

Refrigerate.

Pineapple Banana Cake...

This was my Mom's recipe. It's very moist and the pineapple gives it just the right little bit of something extra. I didn't frost my cake this time, but you can. A light layer of vanilla glaze or drizzle or a cream cheese icing would taste good. I didn't want the extra calories this time and opted for no frosting..it was good that way too!

Mix together:

3 C. flour

1/2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. cinnamon

3 C. sugar

1 tsp. soda

Mix together and add to dry ingredients:

2 tsp. vanilla

3 eggs, beaten

1 C. oil

1 8 oz. can crushed pineapple (with juice)

2 C. mashed bananas

1 C. nuts ( I used walnuts)

Grease and flour a Bundt pan or loaf pans.Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees or until tests done. My cake in a Bundt pan took about an hour and 15 minutes. Test and see if a cake tester or tooth pick comes out clean. Let it cool completely before taking it out of the pan. You can make this recipe in loaf pans if you prefer.