Baked Sales Recipes Like Grandma Used to Make

Remember when your grandmother used to make her famous desserts for potluck and for the church annual bake sale? What about recipes she made for club meetings and when the minister came over for Sunday dinner. Remember those recipes?


Bake sales recipes were once big in the South and were generally passed down from one generation to the next. The problem is that it's really hard to come across such a collection.

Today I am going to share with you two of grandmother favorite recipes that she used to make for her church bake sale.


Cinnamon Pound Cake


2 sticks margarine, softened
2 c. sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp. baking powder
2 c. flour
1/2 pt. sour cream
1 tsp. Vanilla extract
1/2 c. pecans, chopped
1 tsp. cinnamon
4 tbsp. brown sugar


In a large bowl, cream margarine and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add baking powder, flour, sour cream and vanilla. Mix well. Put half the batter in a greased and floured tube pan. In a small bowl, mix pecans, cinnamon and brown sugar together. Sprinkle cinnamon mixture over batter; then add rest of the batter. Bake at 325 degrees for about 55 to 65 minutes.


Recipe Note: This recipe is very old, yet very delicious. It fills the kitchen with a wonderful aroma of cinnamon and brown sugar.  Absolutely delicious. You must try it!

 
1 cup margarine
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 egg yolk

Cream margarine and sugar, add vanilla and egg yolk. Blend in flour; mix well. Spread dough into bottom and lower sides of a 9 X 13-inch pan. Baked at 350 degrees until light brown.


In Separate Bowl: 

2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup sugar
2 (8-ounce) pkg. cream cheese, softened
Combine cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and eggs. Mix Well. Pour into baked crust.


Topping: 

2 to 3 medium apples, peeled and thinly sliced
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Place apples over cream cheese layer. Combine sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle over cream cheese mixture. Baked at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes. Cool. Substitution: 1 can pie apples.


Recipe Note: This is one of my favorite desserts to make. This is a well put together dessert that is extremely good and it goes well for any occasion.