Easy Pineapple Cake

2 C flour
2 C sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla
pinch salt
20 oz can of crushed pineapple

Frosting
1 stick of butter
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 C powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350. Mix everything in a bowl with a fork.  Pour into a greased 9 x 13 pan and bake 35-40 minutes.

Frosting:
Beat butter, cream cheese, vanilla and powdered sugar together until smooth.  Gradually add in powdered sugar.

Frost cake while warm.

Red Velvet Cake

2 1/2 C flour
1 1/2 C sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 T cocoa
1 1/2 C oil
1 C buttermilk
2 eggs
3 T bourbon (e.g. Southern Comfort)
2 T red food coloring
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp vinegar
Cream Cheese frosting
Cocoa for dusting

Line three 8" cake pans with parchment paper.  Preheat oven to 350.  Sift dry ingredients.  Whisk together oil, buttermilk, eggs, bourbon, food coloring, vanilla, and vinegar.  Mix into dry ingredients until smooth.  Bake 25-30 minutes.  Cool.  Frosting: 16 oz softened cream cheese, 1 tsp vanilla, 4 C powdered sugar.  Blend together until smooth.  Spread over cake.  Dust with cocoa.

Blueberry Buckle

1/2 C butter
1 1/2 C sugar
2 eggs
4 C flour
4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 C milk
4 C blueberries

Topping
1 C sugar
1/2 C butter
2/3 C flour
1 tsp baking spice

Preheat oven to 375. Cream together butter and sugar.  Add eggs and beat well.  Sift together the dry ingredients.  Mix alternately with milk.  Beat until smooth. Fold in blueberries.  Pour into pan.  Combine topping ingredients until crumbly.  Sprinkle on top of batter.  Bake 1 hour.

Coca Cola Cake

2 C flour
1C butter
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla
3 T cocoa
1 C cola
1/2 C sour milk (1/2 C milk - 1 T + 1 T white vinegar)
2 egg, beaten
1 C mini marshmallows
2 C sugar

Icing
1/2 C butter, 3T cocoa, 6 T cola, & 3 1/4 C powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease a 9 x 13 pan (or line with parchment paper).  In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, & baking soda and set aside. In a small sauce pan, melt butter, then add cocoa and cola and bring to boil. Add milk, eggs, and vanilla.  Stir in flour mixture until smooth.  Fold in marshmallows.  Pour into pan and bake for 35 minutes.

Icing

In a small saucepan, melt butter then add cocoa and cola.  Stir in powdered sugar until it forms a smooth icing.

Spread over cake while still warm.

Amaretto Cake

1 C butter
2 3/4 C sugar
6 eggs
8 oz sour cream
2 tsp almond extract
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
3 C cake flour
1/2 C amaretto liqueur
2 T butter
1 T water
2 T amaretto

Grease and flour a bundt pan. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.  Beat 1C butter and 2 1/2 C sugar until light and fluffy.  Add eggs one at a time, beating after each egg.  Mix in sour cream and almond extract.  Stir in salt and baking soda into the cake flour.  Add flour mixture and amaretto alternately to the creamed mixture, stirring each time until well blended. Pour into bundt pan.  Bake apx 75-85 minutes.  Cool apx 30 minutes and invert onto a plate to cool.  Melt butter in a sauce pan.  Stir in water and sugar.  Bring to boil for 2 minutes.  Add amaretto.  Pour over cake.  Serve with strawberries if desired.