5 pioneer cake Recipes

flour, sugar, salt, butter, instant coffee crystals, buttermilk, whole eggs, baking soda, vanilla, butter, powdered sugar, instant coffee crystals, salt, heavy cream

butter, eggs, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ground ginger, sugar, mild-flavored molasses, vanilla, buttermilk (see note ) or 1 cup sour milk (see note), homestyle chunky applesauce, apple butter, apple pie spice (or 1 tsp ground cinnamon, 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg, 1/4 tsp ground allspice, 1/4 teaspoo), cream, coarsely chopped nuts, toasted (black walnuts, pecans, or hickory nuts), rose petals (optional) or fresh edible flower (optional)

flour, sugar, salt, cocoa, butter, boiling water, buttermilk, whole eggs beaten, baking soda, vanilla, pecans finely chopped, butter, cocoa, milk, vanilla, minus 1/2 cup) powdered sugar

eggs, sugar, oil, all-purpose flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, coarsely chopped walnuts, tart apples, sliced thick