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Honey Bun Cake
1⁄2 | cup (125 ml) packed brown sugar | 2⁄3 cup (150 ml) vegetable oil |
1⁄2 | cup (125 ml) white sugar | 4 eggs |
1⁄3 | cup (80 ml) chopped pecans (optional) | 8 ounces (225 g) plain yogurt |
2 teaspoons (10 ml) ground cinnamon | 1 recipe Honey Bun Cake Glaze | |
1 package 18.25 ounce (517g) |
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| yellow cake mix |
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Preheat oven. Grease bottom and sides of a bundt pan with shortening; lightly flour. In a small bowl, mix brown sugar, white sugar, pecans (optional), and cinnamon until well blended; set aside. In a large bowl, beat cake mix, oil, eggs, and yogurt with an electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes. Spread half of the batter in the pan. Evenly spread cinnamon mixture over the batter. Spread remaining batter over the cinnamon layer. Bake about 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow cake to cool 10 minutes and turn on to plate.
Makes 12 servings.
Honey Bun Cake Glaze
1 cup (250 ml) powered sugar
2 teaspoons (10 ml) milk
1⁄2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) vanilla or desired extract
In a small bowl, mix powered sugar, milk, and extract until smooth. Prick top of cake with fork and drizzle glaze over cake while slightly warm.
Easy Banana Bread
1 package 18.25 ounce (517g) | 1⁄2 | cup (125 ml) buttermilk |
white cake mix | 1⁄3 | cup (80 ml) vegetable oil |
1 cup (250 ml) ripe banana | 3 eggs, beaten | |
(about 2 medium), mashed | 1 cup (250 ml) chopped nuts, (optional) | |
Preheat oven. Grease bottom and sides of two 9x5x3 inch (23 x 13 x 6 cm) loaf pans with shortening; lightly flour.
In a large bowl, beat cake mix, bananas, buttermilk, oil, and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes. Stir in nuts if desired. Pour into prepared pans. Bake for 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow cake to cool 10 minutes before removing from pan. Repeat for second loaf. Makes 16 servings.
Cranberry Pork Roast with Sweet Potatoes
3 sweet potatoes, peeled and quartered
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1⁄2 cup (125 ml) sugar
1⁄4 teaspoon (1.25 ml) ground cloves Salt to taste
Preheat oven. Place sweet potatoes in the bottom of roasting pan. Wash roast and place on top of the potatoes. In a medium bowl, mash cranberry sauce; stir in sugar, cloves, and salt. Pour over roast and potatoes. Bake until thermometer inserted in the center of the roast registers 160ºF (71ºC), 45 to 60 minutes. Makes 4 servings.
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