Buttercream Frosting (Emlyn)

Ingredients
3 cups confectioners' sugar
1 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 to 2 tablespoons whipping cream

Directions
In a standing mixer fitted with a whisk, mix together sugar and butter. Mix on low speed until well blended and then increase speed to medium and beat for another 3 minutes.

Add vanilla and cream and continue to beat on medium speed for 1 minute more, adding more cream if needed for spreading consistency.

Mandarin Orange Cake (Shalene)

Cake:
2 cup all-purpose flour
2 cup white sugar
2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 egg
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups boiled and cooled mandarin oranges
(or 3 - 11oz cans mandarin oranges drained)

Topping
1 ½ cup brown sugar
6 tablespoons milk
6 tablespoons butter
1 ½ cup flaked coconut
1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 x 11 cake pan.
2. Cook mandarin oranges for about 5 minutes, drain and let cool.
3. In a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. Make a well in the center and add the egg, vanilla, mandarin oranges.
4. Pour batter into cake pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
5. While the cake is baking, prepare the sauce. In a medium saucepan, combine brown sugar, milk and butter. Bring to a boil and stir in coconut and walnuts. While still hot, pour over cake as soon as it comes out of the oven.

5 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake for 1 (Emlyn)

4 tablespoons flour
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)
A small splash of vanilla extract
1 large coffee mug (MicroSafe)

Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well. Add the egg and mix thoroughly.
Pour in the milk and oil and mix well .
Add the chocolate chips (if using) and vanilla extract, and mix again.
Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts.
The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed!
Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired.
EAT ! (this can serve 2 if you want to feel slightly more virtuous).

Now why is this the most dangerous cake recipe in the world? Because now we are all only 5 minutes away from chocolate cake at any time of the day or night!

Old Witches Magic Pumpkin Cake (Emlyn)

Beat together:
3 eggs
1 lb. canned pumpkin
3/4 cup oil
1/2 cup water
Add:
2 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 1/4 cups sugar
3/4 tsp. cinnamon
1 cup raisins

Bake in greased and floured bundt pan at 350 degrees for 60-75 minutes.
Let cool, then frost.

Frosting:
4 oz. cream cheese
3 tablespoons softened margarine
1 3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

From Jessica Williams

Mississippi Mud Cake (Shalene)

Ingredients:
2 cups sugar
⅓ cup cocoa
2 sticks margarine or butter
3 eggs
1 ½ cups flour
1 ½ cups coconut
1 ½ cups chopped walnuts
¼ cup buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla
1 (7 oz) jar marshmallow crème

Directions:
Cream sugar, coca, and margarine. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix well. Add flour, coconut, nuts, and buttermilk. Bake in a 13 x 9” greased cake pan at 350° for 40 minutes. Spread marshmallow crème on warm cake. Let cool and add frosting.

Frosting:

½ bag powdered sugar
½ cup evaporated milk
½ cup cocoa
1 tsp vanilla

Mix well.

Apricot Pound Cake (Emlyn)

1 pound cake mix
4 eggs
3/4 c Apricot Nectar
1/3 c Cooking Oil
1 small box Orange Jello
1 tsp each Lemon And Butter Extracts

Mix all together. I pour the cake into a prepared bundt pan that I have
used spray shortening and then dusted lightly with sugar, instead of
flour...this gives the cake a crunchy outside. Bake at 325 degrees for 1
hour. If you use a loaf pan it will take longer to bake, ususally about 10
minutes longer.

NOTE: Since you are in a higher elavation than we are here, you may need to
make allowances according to the package direstions.
...You may use any remaining nectar to make a glaze with powdered sugar and
the nectar. This cake will also taste great a few days after it's baked.
Enjoy