Best 20 Granny Cake Recipes

GRANNY CAKE I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix the eggs, undrained crushed pineapple, flour, 1 cup of the white sugar, baking soda, salt, and 1 teaspoon of the vanilla together and stir until just combined. Pour batter into one ungreased 9x13 inch baking pan.
• Combine the light brown sugar and the chopped nuts. Sprinkle over the top of the cake batter. Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 35 minutes or until cake tests done. Remove cake from oven and pour topping over hot cake.
• To Make Topping: In a small saucepan combine the butter or margarine, the evaporated milk, the remaining 1/2 cup of the white sugar, and 1 teaspoon of the vanilla. Cook over medium low heat, stirring occasionally until sugar is dissolved. Mixture will be thin. Pour over hot cake.

ADDICTING GRANNY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º F and lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with butter or non-stick spray.
• In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, flour, baking soda and salt, then mix in eggs and pineapple.
• Pour batter into your pan and top with an even layer of pecans and brown sugar.
• Place baking dish in oven and bake for 40-45 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• While cake cooks, combine evaporated milk, sugar and butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a boil.
• Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract, then pour over hot cake.
• Let cake cool so it absorbs icing, then slice, serve and enjoy.

GRANNY'S CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter 3 9-inch round cake pans, and line the bottoms with wax or parchment paper. Lightly butter the paper. Dust pans with flour, and shake out excess.
• Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. In a small bowl, combine buttermilk and vanilla.
• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer set at medium-high speed, cream the butter. Slowly add the sugar, and continue beating until well blended and light colored. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk mixture in 2 or 3 additions, beating well after each addition. Beat in the melted chocolate until well blended. Spoon batter into prepared pans, and smooth tops with a rubber spatula.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center of a cake layer comes out clean. Let cake layers cool in the pans on wire racks for 10 minutes, then invert onto other racks and peel off the paper. Invert again, and let cool completely on the racks. Frost with chocolate frosting.

GRANNY SMITH APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Butter a 9 x 13 inch baking pan, set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugars, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg.
• Add the apples, butter, applesauce, and eggs; stir just till combined. Batter will be VERY chunky, mostly apples.
• Spoon batter into pan, smooth with a spatula. Bake 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan.

GRANNY SMITH APPLE BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Prepare Bundt pan (butter and flour or Baker's Joy) and preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• 2. Beat together sugar, eggs, oil, vanilla, and orange juice. Mix until smooth.
• 3. Then slowly add the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg mixing as you go.
• 4. Fold in apples and pecans. The batter will be very thick and dense.
• 5. Spoon batter into prepared pan evenly.
• 6. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a tester comes clean. Allow cake to sit in the pan for 10-15 minutes and then turn onto a cake plate. Allow to cool completely.
• 7. Mix glaze to desired consistency.
• 8. Drizzle the cake with the glaze and enjoy!

GRANNY'S BLACK FOREST DUMP CAKE

Steps:

• Spread pineapple in a 9 x 13 inch pan.
• Sprinkle a layer of coconut on top of the pineapple, and then a layer of dry pudding mix.
• Spread the cherry pie filling evenly over pudding mix.
• Sprinkle dry cake mix over pie filling.
• Cut butter into thin slices, and arrange on top of cake mix.
• Bake at 350º F (175 degrees C ) for one hour.
• Cool before serving.

GRANNY'S FAMOUS COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Cream butter and sugar until smooth.
• 2. Add eggs, beating well after each addition.
• 3. Sift dry ingredients together and add to cream mixture, alternately with buttermilk.
• 4. Stir in flavorings.
• 5. Bake in 3 or 4 greased and floured round 9 inch cake pans.
• 6. Bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes or until test done.
• 7. Cool and Ice with Granny's Never Fail Frosting.

GRANNY CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Mix the sugar, flour, salt, baking soda, eggs, and pineapple together. Pour into a 9 x 13" pan.
• 2. Sprinkle the top with one cup brown sugar and one cup chopped pecans.
• 3. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
• 4. Cook the following ingredients until mixture comes to a rolling boil: 1 cup evaporated milk, 1/2 c sugar, 1 stick margarine, and 1 tsp of vanilla.
• 5. After the cake has baked and right out of the oven, pour the cooked milk mixture over the entire cake. This is so delicious!!!
• 6. Should be kept refrigerated. This cake does freeze nicely.

GRANNY,S MAGIC FRUIT CAKE -QUICK AND EAZY-

Steps:

• 1. Break Mince Meat into small pieces and put in 2-quart saucepan .ADD WATER.Place over medium heat and stir untill lumps are thoroughly broken . Boil briskly 1 minute ,stiring constantly . Remove from heat and cool
• 2. Add Nuts ,Candied Fruit,Condensed Milk,and Egg,blend well .Stirl in Flour and Baking Soda untill just blended.
• 3. Pour mixture into a 9"x4"x3"loaf pan ,which has been greased ,waxed paper lined and greased again. Bake at 350 degrees .1 hour and 30 minutes or untill center spring back when lightly touched with finger and top is golden brown .I use the tooth pick test ....If a glass type baking dish is used ,reduce oven heat to 325
• 4. This is wonderfull all year ,I use to toast it and spead cream cheese or jam on it .....
• 5. This Recipe was sent to me by Cinstraw,it was the one use by her Grandmother,and is a lot more up dateed and EASIER then the original...With her permission ,I have listed it for you with the original.....
• 6. Magic FruitCake :Cinstraw Granmother-Source Borden Co.1954 I made this cake before puting it on ,and it was just as good and a lot quicker and easier....Thank You ,Cinstraw for sending it to me....
• 7. 2 1/2 cups of unsifted flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 eggs, slightly beaten 1(28)jar ready-to use mincemeat 1-14oz can Sweetened Condensed Milk 2 cups (1lb)mixed candied fruit* 1 cup coarsely chopped nuts
• 8. Grease and Flour a 10 in tube pan: Combine flour and baking soda ,set aside: In a large bowl,combine remaining ingredients ,blend in dry ingredients..Pour Batter into pan.
• 9. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour and 45 minutes or untill toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.Cool 15 minutes turn out of pan and cool completely....
• 10. To store ,wrap well in aluminum foil or freeze.... *You may add more raisins ,dates ,more nuts ,etc.....

GRANNY'S IRISH POTATO CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Boil your potatos and mash. Sift all of the dry ingredients. Melt butter. Now mix all ingredients together mixing with a wooden spoon. I lightly beat the eggs before adding. Also make sure their are no big lumps in the potatoes. Mix very well. Pour batter into a greased & floured bundt pan.
• 2. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 350 for 1 hour. Checking to see if inserted toothpick comes out clean. DO NOT OVER COOK.
• 3. This recipe does not call for and icing, however if you like you can add one. We have always eaten without one. I hope you will enjoy this cake.

GRANNY'S CHOCOLATE OIL CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 9x13 cake pan.
• 2. In a large mixing bowl combine sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Add the rest of the ingredients for the cake. Beat for 2 minutes at medium speed
• 3. Pour into prepared pan, and bake 35 - 40 minutes until done.
• 4. When cake is almost done baking prepare frosting. Heat butter, cocoa, and milk to boiling. Pour over powdered sugar and mix well.
• 5. Allow cake to cool for about 10 minutes. Poke small holes in the cake, I use the end of a wooden spoon, then frost the cake while still warm.

GRANNY'S POUND CAKE

Steps:

• DO NOT PREHEAT THE OVEN.
• Mix butter and shortening until lightly mixed.
• Mix sugar in one cup at a time.
• Mix eggs in one at a time.
• Mix milk and flour in alternately.
• Grease bunt pan and pour in batter.
• Put your batter in a COLD oven.
• Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour and 30 minutes, or till toothpick comes out clean.
• Remove from oven and then from pan.
• "Sweat" the cake, by wrapping it in wax paper and tinfoil, until it cools. This will make it moist. It won't be anywhere near as good if you don't do this.

COOKIE GRANNY'S GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat your oven to 325 degrees. Place chopped pecans on cookie sheet and toast 8 minutes until it turns a golden brown in color, turning once after five minutes. After toasted, set the pecans aside and let them cool.
• 2. Mix brown and white sugars together in bowl, add butter & mix until smooth. Slowly add honey, eggs, and vanilla until all ingredients are combined.
• 3. In separate bowl sift together AP Flour, cocoa, salt, and baking soda. Add your chocolate chips, 1/2 cup toasted pecans and coconut to the dry mix . Add to the wet and mix until combined.
• 4. Scoop out cookies of desired size onto parchment lined cookie sheet. (I normally use a 1 1/2" scoop). Top each cookie with a few chopped pecans. Bake 10-12 minutes, rotating pan after 6 minutes.

GRANNY'S MOIST CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. preheat oven to 325 degrees; grease and flour the pan.
• 2. Sift together dry ingredients in a mixing bowl.
• 3. Add oil, coffee and milk; mix at medium speed for 2 minutes.
• 4. Add eggs and vanilla; mix 2 more minutes (batter will be thin)
• 5. pour into pan and bake at 325 degrees for 25-30 minutes. cool on wire racks.
• 6. meanwhile, for icing, combine the milk and flour in a saucepan; cook until thick. cover and refrigerate.
• 7. in a mixing bowl beat butter, shortening, sugar and vanilla until creamy.
• 8. add chilled milk and flour mixture and beat for 10 minutes.
• 9. frost cooled cake and serve.

GRANNY'S SECRET COCONUT CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Grease and flour two 8 inch round cake pans. In a large mixing bowl combine cake mix, oil, water and eggs. Mix until well blended and mix is smooth. Divide into two pans and tap pans on solid surface to remove air bubbles. Bake in 350 degree oven until firm in the middle. apx. 25 minutes.
• 2. Place cake on cooling rack and allow to cool completely. In a large mixing bowl place one and half containers of 8 oz cool whip. Add 8 oz of sour cream and vanilla. Mix with wooden spoon until combined. Gently stir in 3/4 of the frozen coconut. Place back in refrigerator to keep cool.
• 3. Slice the top off of the cakes to make two even layers. Place a small dollop of icing on cake plate to prevent cake from sliding. Invert first layer of cake onto the plate. Frost the cake layer, making an even layer of frosting on top of bottom layer. Place second layer on top and frost the top layer. Be liberal with the frosting. Take the remaining coconut and dust the outside of cake, sides and top. Cake is best if refrigerated for several hours before serving.

GRANNY'S ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Put all your dried fruit into a bowl with the rind and juice of the orange and brandy. Leave overnight to plump up and absorb the alcohol. 2. Grease a round 20cm (8 inch) cake tin. Line the base and sides with 2 layers of baking parchment. Tie a double layer of brown paper (or newspaper) around the outside of the tin. 3. Preheat the oven to 150 C / Gas 2. 4. Cream the butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs. Fold in the flour and spices, then add the fruit mixture and chpped nuts. Spoon the mixture into the the prepared tin. Bake for 3 hours in the preheated oven. 5. Cool in the tin. When room temperature, remove cake from tin and wrap in greaseproof paper and foil for 2-3 weeks (or whenever you need it, but best if at least 1 week). 6. To ice: Warm the apricot jam and spread over the cake. Add a layer of marzipan, and finally a layer of icing. Decorate as wished.

GRANNY GRANT'S TEXAS SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Combine flour and sugar in a bowl. Set aside.
• 2. Combine cocoa, Crisco, butter and water in a heavy saucepan; then bring to a boil.
• 3. Add hot mixture to sugar and flour.
• 4. Dissolve baking soda in buttermilk. Add to flour and sugar mixture. Add remaining ingredients. Mix together.
• 5. Bake in a 15 1/2- by 17-inch pan (jellyroll pan) at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.
• 6. After cake has been in the oven for 10 minutes, start making the frosting: melt cocoa, milk and butter on stove, using the same pot (cleaned) as before. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat.
• 7. Add powdered sugar (try to beat out any lumps) and vanilla. Add nuts (if using). Pour hot onto hot cake (this is VERY important!).
• 8. Enjoy!

GRANNY'S GINGERBREAD CAKE WITH CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in molasses and egg until well blended. In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with water., Transfer to a greased 9-in. square baking pan. Bake at 325° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Place on a wire rack., For caramel sauce, in a small saucepan, combine brown sugar and cornstarch. Stir in water until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in butter and vanilla until smooth. Serve with warm cake. Top with whipped cream if desired.

GRANNY MILLER'S POUND CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350º F.
• 2. Cream butter well; gradually add sugar; beat well after each addition. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla
• 3. Sift flour, measure and add by folding in a little at a time by hand.
• 4. Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan (Mama always put wax paper in her tube pan). Pour in batter and bake at 350º about 45 minutes or until tooth pick comes out clean.
• 5. Cool before removing from pan.

GRANNY CAKE II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. Sift together the flour and baking soda; set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine eggs, 1 cup white sugar and pineapple with juice. Beat in the flour mixture. Pour into prepared pan. sprinkle brown sugar over top of batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Remove from oven and prick top with a fork. Pour on topping while still hot.
• To make the topping: To Make Topping: In a small saucepan combine the butter, evaporated milk, 1 cup white sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Cook over medium low heat, stirring occasionally until sugar is dissolved. Mixture will be thin. Pour over hot cake.