Cakes

Basic Pound Cake

1 cup of soft margarine

3 large eggs

2 cups Gold Medal® All Purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS:

1.Pre-Mix in order all ingredients.

2.Spray pan with vegetable oil.

3.Place mixture in pan. Put pan in machine. Press SELECT until the number "10" is displayed indicating the Quick bread/Cake cycle. Press START.

4.Check after 1 minute to see if mixture is well blended.

5.Cook until cake cycle stops.

6.Let cool completely before cutting.

Variation:

Serve with Strawberry Jam, Peach Conserve or spiced Orange Conserve.

Chocolate Pound Cake

1 1/4 cup milk

3/4 cup of soft margarine 2 whole large eggs

2 cups Gold Medal® All Purpose flour 1/3 cup cocoa powder

1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups sugar

DIRECTIONS:

1.Spray pan with vegetable oil.

2.Pre-Mix ingredients in order.

3.Place mixture in pan. Put pan in machine. Press SELECT until the number "10" is displayed indicating the Quick bread/Cake cycle. Press START.

4.Check after 1 minute to see if mixture is well blended.

5.Cook until cake cycle stops.

6.Let cool completely.

Chocolate Glaze:

1 tablespoon cocoa

3/4 cup sifted powdered sugar 1 tablespoon soft margarine 1 tablespoon water

Stir cocoa and powdered sugar with soft margarine and water until smooth. Stir in additional powdered sugar or water until consistency for drizzling over cake.

For an extra delight, try using both chocolate glaze and peanut butter glaze.

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Oster Bread & Dough Maker manual Cakes, Basic Pound Cake, Chocolate Pound Cake, Variation, Chocolate Glaze

Bread & Dough Maker specifications

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