Sister Jensen's Chocolate Cake

Sister Jensen was a neighbor of Mom’s when she was young. As kids we’d always go see her when we were visiting Grandma Jo. Her cake is delicious and makes a perfect birthday cake!

1 Duncan Hines German Chocolate cake mix (Baked in two round layers and cooled)

1 pint whipping cream
1 large chocolate Hershey’s bar
pinch of baking soda
2 Heaping Tbsp. Powdered sugar
3 Tbsp. Milk

Put cake in freezer for a little while just so it is firm and easy to work with. Whip cream using a kitchen aid or hand mixer with a pinch of baking soda, when cream is stiff add sugar. Apply cream in the center of the layers, on top and on the sides so the entire cake is covered as well as the middle. Then put in the freezer for about 15-20 minutes.

Put milk in double broiler and put chocolate in- add more milk if too thick. Once chocolate is melted good, drizzle over top of cake letting it run down the sides.

Carrot Cake

Mom’s famous wedding cakes consisted of this delicious recipe (among others). She got this recipe from Aunt Teddi who won a blue ribbon for it in the Utah state fair!


1 1/2 c. Wesson oil
2 c. sugar
4 eggs (add one at a time)
Sift together- 2 c. and 2 tbsp. flour
2 tsp. Cinnamon
1/2 tsp. Salt
2 tsp. Baking soda
3 c. grated carrots
1/2 c. raisins (optional, mom doesn’t do)
1/2 c. nuts (pecans or walnuts work best)

Mix ingredients in large mixing bowl (Kitchen aid works great) in order listed above.
Bake at 325 in a 9x13 pan.

Top with Cream Cheese frosting, click here for link to it's recipe.

Libby's Pumpkin Roll

Ok, I'm just going to say this does not sound easy, but oh my goodness is it worth it!!! It's really not that hard, just "a piece of cake." If you like pumpkin and cream cheese, you're gonna need to try this!!! I've always wanted to make this, it's DELICIOUS!!! Very impressive looking.

CAKE:

3/4 cup flour

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. ground cloves

1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp. salt

3 large eggs

1 cup granulated sugar

2/3 cup pumpkin

1 cup chopped walnuts (optional, & I think coconut might be good too)

FILLING:

1 8 oz. package cream cheese ( I use 1/3 less fat, and still alright, probably not as good) softened

1 cup sifted powdered sugar

6 tbsp butter or margarine (I also used less, more like 3 tbsp)

1 tsp vanilla

powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350* (it says 375* and I just noticed that, I did 350*). Cut wax paper to fit a jelly roll pan, grease and flour the paper. Sprinkle a thin, (I'm going to add clean right here, a little obvious, but you know...) cotton kitchen towel with powdered sugar.

CAKE: Combine flour and dry ingredients in small bowl. Beat eggs and sugar in large bowl. Beat in pumpkin. Stir in flour mixture. Spread evenly into prepared pan. Sprinkle with nuts.

Bake for 11-13 minutes or until top of cake springs back when touched. Immediately loosen and turn cake onto prepared towel. Carefully peel off wax paper. Roll up cake and towel together starting with narrow end. Cool on wire rack.

FILLING: BEAT cream cheese, sugar, butter, vanilla until smooth. Carefully unroll cake, remove the towel. Spread the cream cheese mixture over cake. Re-roll cake, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour. Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.