Moms Currant Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. Butter a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan; set aside.
• In a small saucepan, heat the cream over medium heat. Stir in molasses. In a medium bowl, cream the butter until light and fluffy. Gradually add the sugar. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, beating to combine after each addition. Stir in the cream mixture, then the currants. Add the dry ingredients and beat to combine.
• Pour into prepared pan, and bake until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour 15 minutes.

Steps:

• Place currants, lemon juice, and butter in a pan and heat to melt butter.
• Cool slightly.
• Beat in eggs with a wooden spoon.
• Add sugar, rind, flour and milk. Mix well.
• Bake in a lined roasting dish at 160 C for about 1 hour.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250-275 degrees.
• Batter will make about 15 lbs. Prepare pans according to chart below. Grease and line pans with brown paper, waxed paper, or parchment. Grease again. Cut paper about 1 inch taller than pans. Fill pans a little over half full with batter. If you have room in the oven, put a pan with some hot water in it in the bottom, to keep the cakes moist. Enjoy!
• Pan sizes and baking chart:
• 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan: 6 1/2 cups batter, bake for 3 hours
• 10" tube pan: 2 1/2 quarts batter, bake for 3 hrs 15 mins
• 1 lb. coffee cans: 3 3/4 cups batter, bake for 3 hrs 15 mins
• 9 1/4 oz. tuna cans: 1 cup batter, bake for 1 hour 30 mins
• No.303 (16oz) cans: 1 2/3 cup batter, bake for 2 1/4 to 2 1/2 hours
• 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 2-inch mini loaf pans: 3/4 cup batter, bake for 1 hour

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the orange juice, vanilla and salt. Beat in the flour. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 70 to 80 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Butter and flour a 10 inch tube pan.
• Combine flour, baking powder and salt and set aside.
• In a separate bowl mix butter and sugar with an electric mixer until fluffy.
• Add eggs one at a time and beat well after each addition.
• Add flour mixture to egg mixture, alternatively with 1 cup milk, mixing well after each addition.
• Stir in lemon zest.
• Bake for about 40-50 minutes or until tester comes out clean
• Meanwhile, combine lemon juice and sugar in a saucepan and simmer until sugar dissolves.
• Allow cake to cool in pan for about ten minutes, then turn out to wire rack and cool completely.
• Once cool, poke cake with a fork and pour glaze on top.