12 good old cake Recipes

dates, stoned and chopped up, baking soda (bicarb. of soda), boiling water, butter (the real stuff), sugar , you can use caster, eggs, beaten, cake flour or 1/2 lb all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, chopped walnuts, sugar, butter, water, vanilla, salt, brandy, good quality

shortening or 1/2 cup margarine, white sugar, eggs, flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa, sour milk or 1/2 cup buttermilk, boiling water, vanilla

cornbread, & muffin mix (martha white sweet yellow recommended), milk, egg, beaten, peeled and chopped mangoes (about 2 - 3), chopped red onions, lime , juice of, salt, jalapenos or 1 serrano pepper, seeded and finely chopped, chopped cilantro, butter, chopped celery, chopped red onion, uncooked shrimp, peeled, deveined and coarsely chopped, seafood seasoning (old bay is a good 1), eggs, beaten, mayonnaise, chopped cilantro, salt and pepper, to taste, butter (for sauteeing shrimp cakes), lemon wedges and parsley (to garnish)

unsalted butter, olive oil, diced red onion (1 small onion), diced celery (4 stalks ), diced red bell pepper (1 small pepper), diced yellow bell pepper (1 small pepper), minced fresh flat-leaf parsley, capers, drained, hot pepper sauce (recommended -- tabasco), worcestershire sauce, crab boil seasoning (recommended -- old bay), kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, lump crabmeat, drained and picked to remove shells, plain breadcrumbs, good mayonnaise, dijon mustard, extra-large eggs, lightly beaten for frying, unsalted butter, olive oil

flour, sugar, salt, soda, butter,softened, vanilla, sour cream, farm fresh eggs, good old irish whiskey, instant coffee, powdered sugar and whipped cream

all-purpose flour, superfine sugar, baking powder, baking soda, best-quality cocoa, soft unsalted butter, eggs, good-quality vanilla extract, sour cream, special equipment : 2 (each 8-inch diameter) layer tins with removable bases, buttered, good-quality semisweet chocolate, broken into small pieces, unsalted butter, sugar, light corn syrup, sour cream, good-quality vanilla extract, sugar flowers, to decorate , optional

dungeness or good quality lump meat crab, picked over for shells, a red bell pepper, finely chopped, a yellow bell pepper, finely chopped, extra virgin olive oil, whole green onions, white and green parts, finely chopped, mayonnaise, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, fresh dill weed or 1 tsp dry (or to taste), old bay seafood seasoning, panko bread crumbs, divided, oil for frying, lemon mayonnaise for serving

unsalted butter, olive oil, diced red onion (1 small onion), diced celery (4 stalks ), diced red bell pepper (1 small pepper), diced yellow bell pepper (1 small pepper), minced fresh flat-leaf parsley, capers, drained, tabasco sauce, worcestershire sauce, old bay seasoning, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, crushed red pepper flakes , to taste, cooked salmon, panko breadcrumbs (japanese bread crumbs) or 3/4 cup plain breadcrumbs, good mayonnaise, dijon mustard, extra-large eggs, lightly beaten

zwieback cookies, crushed, butter, sugar, apples , pared and sliced (use a good flavored apple for this old favorite such as fuji, gala, granny smith, jonathan, cortland)

egg yolks, whole milk (1 cup plus 4 tbsp), sugar, whipping cream, cornstarch , dissolved in 4 tbsp water, vanilla, nutmeg, ground, whipping cream, poundcake (two days old) or 1 -2 small sponge cake (two days old), cream sherry (use a good 1), raspberry jam, frozen raspberries, thawed and drained (not traditional)