Best 10 Cake Doughnuts 1972 Canadian Recipes

OLD-TIME CAKE DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat butter and 1 cup sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition., Combine the flour, baking powder, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, salt and nutmeg; add to butter mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours. , Turn onto a heavily floured surface; pat dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. doughnut cutter. In an electric skillet or deep fryer, heat oil to 375°., Fry doughnuts, a few at a time, until golden brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels. , Combine remaining sugar and cinnamon; roll warm doughnuts in mixture. Freeze option: Wrap doughnuts in foil and transfer to a resealable freezer container. May be frozen for up to 3 months. To use, remove foil. Thaw at room temperature. Warm if desired. Combine 1/2 cup sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon; roll warm doughnuts in mixture.

OLD-FASHIONED CAKE DOUGHNUTS (DONUTS)

Steps:

• In a large bowl mix the sugar, baking powder, salt and nutmeg.
• Add eggs, milk and melted butter. Beat well.
• Add 3 cups of the flour, beating until blended. Add one more cup of flour and beat well. The dough should be soft and sticky but firm enough to handle. If you feel its necessary, add up to 1/2 cup more flour.
• Cover with plastic wrap and chill for *at* *least* one hour.
• Remove your dough from the fridge and begin heating about 1" of oil to 360F in a large metal skillet.
• Working half the dough at a time, roll it out on a floured surface to about 1/2" thickness. Cut out circles using a doughnut cutter or large biscuit or cookie cutter. For the center, I actually use the cap off my martini shaker ;) to cut the holes.
• Gently drop the doughnuts in batches into the hot oil. Flip them over as they puff and turn them a couple more times as they cook. They will take about 2-3 minutes in total and will be lovely and golden brown all over.
• Remove from the oil and set them on paper towels or brown paper bag (that removes all the fat, you know).
• Douse them with sugar and cinnamon, icing, chocolate dipped with sprinkles or whatever you like.

SOUR CREAM DOUGHNUTS 1972 (CANADIAN)

Steps:

• Beat sour cream with sugar well.
• Add eggs and mix well.
• Mix all dry ingredients seperately and add into wet mixture.
• Roll out the dough onto a lightly floured surface about 3/4 inches thick.
• Cut with a doughnut cutter.
• Fry in deep hot fat.
• Deep fat should be temp of 370 degrees.
• Turn once to brown both sides.
• Place onto paper towels to drain.
• Sprinkle or dust with granulated sugar, powdered icing sugar.

CAKE DOUGHNUTS 1972 ( CANADIAN )

Steps:

• Combine sugar and salt in a large bowl.
• Stir in the egg.
• Stir in the oil, buttermilk, and vanilla.
• Sift all remaining ingredients, and add a little at a time.
• Do this in four or five portions, mixing into wet after each.
• Mix and turn out on a lightly floured board.
• Keep the dough a soft soft but not sticky dough.
• Roll out 1/2 inch thick.
• Cut with cutter.
• Fry in hot fat in a deep fryer.
• Temperature of the oil should be 370 degrees.
• (Or should fry a bread cube in 60 seconds).
• Fry until golden brown, turning once during frying time.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Cool.
• Dust with icing powder or make a butter icing glaze.

MAPLE CREAM CANDY 1972 (CANADIAN)

Steps:

• Lightly grease 9 x 11 brownie pan.
• (originally calls for a 9 x 13 pan, but, I find this too thin afterwards).
• Mix in a lightly buttered heavy large saucepan, the brown sugar, butter, cream, flour, baking powder and salt.
• Cook stirring constantly until mixture reaches 235degrees F.
• on a candy thermometer.
• Or until a soft ball forms in cold water.
• Remove from heat, add vanilla and nuts.
• Beat two to five minutes or until candy begins to thicken.
• Pour quickly into prepared buttered pan.
• Spread evenly.
• Cut into squares while still soft.

CAKE DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• In deep fryer or 3-quart saucepan, heat 3 to 4 inches oil to 375°F.
• In large bowl, beat 1 1/2 cups of the flour and the remaining ingredients except Rainbow Doughnut Icing with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in remaining flour.
• On generously floured surface, roll dough lightly to coat. Gently roll to 3/8-inch thickness. Cut dough with floured 2 1/2-inch doughnut cutter.
• Fry doughnuts in oil, 2 to 3 at a time, turning as they rise to the surface. Fry 2 to 3 minutes or until golden brown on both sides. Remove from oil with slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Cool slightly and frost with doughnut icing.

CAKE DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir together the flour, 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder, salt, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon and nutmeg. Make a well in the center and pour in the milk, egg, butter, and vanilla. Mix until well blended. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Heat oil in a deep heavy skillet or deep-fryer to 370 degrees F (185 degrees C). On a floured board, roll chilled dough out to 1/2 inch thickness. Use a 3 inch round cutter to cut out doughnuts. Use a smaller cutter to cut holes from center. If you do not have a small cutter, use the mouth of a bottle.
• Fry doughnuts in hot oil until golden brown, turning once. Remove from oil to drain on paper plates. Combine the remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and 1/2 cup sugar in a large resealable bag. Place a few warm donuts into the bag at a time, seal and shake to coat.

CAKE DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• Combine potatoes, sugar, eggs, and butter.
• Sift together flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, salt, and cinnamon.
• Add to potato mixture alternately with milk, ending with dry ingredients.
• If dough is too wet to roll out, add a little more flour.
• Chill 1 1/2 hours in fridge.
• Turn out onto a well floured board and roll out 1/4" thick.
• Cut with a floured doughnut cutter.
• Fry doughnuts and holes in 360F.
• deep fat.
• Turn only once.
• Drain on paper towels, then cool on a rack.
• Leave plain or roll in cinnamon sugar.

PLAIN CAKE DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• Heat oil in deep-fryer to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg. Mix in butter until crumbly. Stir in milk and egg until smooth. Knead lightly, then turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll or pat to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut with a doughnut cutter, or use two round biscuit cutters of different sizes.
• Carefully drop doughnuts into hot oil, a few at a time. Do not overcrowd pan or oil may overflow. Fry, turning once, for 3 minutes or until golden. Drain on paper towels.

GERMAN BLITZ TORTE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 2 (9-inch) round cake pans, tapping out the excess flour, and set aside.
• To make cake, beat cake mix, water, butter and eggs in a large bowl on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Divide the mixture evenly between the 2 pans.
• To make the topping, combine the pecans, 1 tablespoons of the sugar, and the cinnamon with a spoon, in a small bowl. Set aside. Wash and dry the beaters well to remove any traces of the cake batter. In a separate large bowl, whip the egg whites until they form stiff peaks. Add the remaining 3/4 cup of sugar gradually and beat until the meringue is glossy. Divide the meringue evenly, and spread it over the cake batter in each pan. Spread the pecan mixture evenly over the meringue in each pan.
• Bake the layers until a toothpick place in the center comes out clean, about 28-33 minutes. Let cool completely in the pans on wire racks.
• To make the filling, beat pudding and milk for 2 minutes. Pudding will set in 5 minutes. Chill until ready to use.
• To assemble the cake, invert the cake layers onto the wire racks and then immediately turn the layers right side up. Place one layer on a cake plate. Spread the pudding over it, then place the second layer on top. You will not be applying pudding mixture onto the top layer. Cover with plastic, refrigerate until ready to serve.