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mag’s pound cake

ingredients

3    cups    sugar
1    cups    butter
1/2  cups    vegetable oil
5            eggs
1    cup     milk
1    tsp     vanilla
3    cups    flour
1/2  tsp     baking powder
1/2  tsp     salt
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*optionals*
5    zested  lemons
2/3  cups    cocoa powder
5    zested  oranges

instructions

  • if using zest, pulse with sugar in food processor until well combined.
  • cream together butter and sugar
  • add oil, eggs, then milk (very slow)
  • mix dry ingredients in a separate bowl, slowly add to wet mixture
  • bake in cold oven
    • place cake in cold oven, set to 325f
    • once pre-heated, bake for 15min more at 325f
    • after, bump oven to 345f and bake another 45min
    • rotate, then another 30-45min
  • optional - glaze with perfect-icing or your favorite glaze
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oatmeal cream pies

ingredients

1.5    cups    butter or shortening
2      cups    brown sugar
1/2    cup     molasses or maple syrup
2              eggs
4.5    cups    oat flour
4      tsp     baking soda
1      tsp     salt

instructions

  • cream butter, sugar, molasses, and egg until fluffy
  • sift together flour, soda, and salt
  • mix everything together. form small balls and roll in sugar
  • bake for 12 min in preheated oven
  • cool on drying rack for 10-15 min
  • spread [[cheem-cream]] lightly on two cookies and sandwich together

notes

zoe came up with these based on a [[gingerbread-snaps]] recipe you can find in that old gingham cookbook every grandma in the south owns.

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perfect icing

ingredients

100g       confectioners sugar
1    tbs   milk
1/2  tsp   vanilla
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*optionals*
1    tbs   milk (unflavored)
1    tbs   lemon juice (lemon flavor)
25g        cocao powder (chocolate)

instructions

  • mix all ingredients together thoroughly, keep chilled
  • try flavoring with orange juice, mulled zest, mulled fruit, melted chocolate, instant or brewed coffee & more!
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pie crust

ingredients

300 g    flour
13 g     sugar
5 g      sea salt
1 cup    cold butter
~ 1 cup  ice water

instructions

  • mix dry ingredients, kneed in butter
  • slowly add in water
  • roll out to 1/4" thick. save leftover for top
  • bake at 400 for 15 min
  • pull from oven, add pie crust weights, bake another 10-15 min
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pound cake cookies

ingredients

1/2  cups    butter
1.5  cups    sugar
1/2  cups    vegetable oil
2            eggs
1    tsp     vanilla
3    cups    flour
1    tsp     baking powder
1/2  tsp     salt
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*optionals*
4    zested  lemons

instructions

  • mix together like [[mags-pound-cake]]
  • let dough set in fridge for minimum 3 hours
  • bake in 350f oven for 10-15min until edges turn golden brown like a pound cake
  • glaze with perfect-icing or your favorite glaze recipe

notes

these were an accidental recipe i came up with after messing up mags-pound-cake. they’re a hit, especially the lemon ones!

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