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GRANDMA RUSSELL'S "NO GOOD" CAKE Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1/4 lb. oleo or shortening
1 1/4 - 1 1/2 cups sugar
3 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla or lemon extract
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon baking powder
2 cups flour – more or less
1 1/2 cup buttermilk
Directions:
Directions:
Cream shortening and sugar. Add egg yolks one at a time then add vanilla or other flavoring. In a separate bowl combine dry ingredients then add to creamed mixture alternating with buttermilk.
Pour into 2 greased and floured 9" cake pans
Bake 20 – 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

Frosting:

1 cup sugar
1/3 cup water
1/3 teaspoon cream of tartar
2 egg whites, beaten stiff
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla


Combine sugar, water and cream of tartar in medium saucepan. Bring to boil, cover for first three minutes, then cook until syrup spins a thread (242 degrees). Pour hot syrup into egg whites, beating constantly. Stir in vanilla.

Frost, sprinkle with coconut if desired.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This cake was also known as Mama's Coconut Cake, and Buttermilk Cake. I will always remember Grandma saying when we visited, "I have some cake here but it's no good,"...and of course it was always delicious.

 

 

 

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