Upside Down Umbrella Cakes

Ingredients:
1 egg
3 tablespoons melted margarine or butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 16-oz. can of pineapple slices
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup shortening
1 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
12 paper umbrellas

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Evenly divide melted margarine into a 12-cup muffin tin.

2. Drain pineapple slices, saving one cup of drained syrup. Put pineapple slices into the melted butter on the bottom of each muffin section.

3. Place crumbled brown sugar on top of each pineapple slice.

4. In a bowl, mix together sugar and shortening. Add egg and vanilla. Beat together.

5. In another bowl, mix the flour, salt, and baking powder. Add this mixture to the first bowl of ingredients. Stir well, while adding one cup of the extra pineapple juice.

6. Spread this mixture over the pineapple slices in the muffin tin.

7. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes. Remove from oven and let cupcakes cool for five to ten minutes.

8. Flip upside down on serving plate, and add a colorful paper umbrella to each.

Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake

*Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake*

(12-15 Servings)
*I got this one from the Jiffy cookbook that you can request off the website*

Coffee Cake
3 pkgs. "JIFFY" Apple Cinnamon Muffin Mix
1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) instant vanilla pudding mix
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 cup milk
3 eggs

Filling
1 pkg. "JIFFY" White Frosting Mix or
1-1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
1 egg

Glaze
1 pkg. "JIFFY" White Frosting Mix
4 oz. cream cheese, softened or
2-3 Tbsp. water

Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 13"x9" pan or 10 cup Bundt pan.

For coffee cake, combine muffin mixes, pudding mix and nutmeg. Add milk and eggs, mixing well. Set aside. For filling, combine cream cheese with frosting mix or powdered sugar. Add egg. Beat until creamy. Pour half of batter into prepared pan; spoon filling over batter. Pour remaining batter over cream cheese mixture. Bake 42-50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Combine ingredients for glaze and drizzle over warm cake. Sprinkle with chopped nuts (optional).

Black Forest Cake- Guest Recipe

My name is Kel and I'm the author of Between the Lines. Here is a recipe for a yummy Black Forest Cake that my four year old daughter and I made for my dad's birthday.  It was a huge hit. Every single crumb vanished within ten minutes.  I hope your family enjoys it as much as mine did!

Ingredients
1 pkg. (2-layer size) devil's food cake mix
1 cup boiling water
1 pkg. (4-serving size) Cherry Flavor Gelatin
1/4 cup cold water
2/3 cup Sour Cream
2/3 cup powdered sugar
1 tub (8 oz.) Whipped Topping, thawed
1/3 cup drained maraschino cherries, divided
1 square BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, melted

Directions
 - Prepare and bake cake mix in two 8- or 9-inch round layers as directed on package. Run knife or metal spatula around sides of pans to loosen cakes. Cool in pans 15 min.


- Stir boiling water into dry gelatin mix at least 2 min. until completely dissolved. Add cold water. Pierce cakes with large fork at 1/2-inch intervals. Carefully pour half of the gelatin mixture over each cake layer. Refrigerate at least 3 hours.

- Mix sour cream and powdered sugar; gently stir in whipped topping. Dip one cake pan in warm water 10 sec.; unmold onto serving plate. Spread with 1 cup of the whipped topping mixture. Reserve a few cherries for garnish. Chop remaining cherries; sprinkle over frosted layer.

- Unmold second cake layer; carefully place on cake layer on plate. Frost top and side of cake with remaining whipped topping mixture.

- Drizzle with melted chocolate.

 Garnish with reserved cherries. Store in refrigerator.

Boxed Cake Mix Recipes

*Boxed Cake Mix Recipes*

~Cake Mix Cookies~

2 large eggs
1 stick butter, room temperature
1 16-ounce bag chocolate chips
1 box of your favorite cake mix

Mix ingredients together. Drop on cookie sheet. Bake in 350F degree oven for 10-12 minutes.

~Diet Cola Cake~

12 ounce can of diet cola
1 box of chocolate cake mix

In a medium mixing bowl, mix the soda and cake mix.Other than adding the other ingredients listed (do not add any eggs, milk, oil,etc.) follow the directions on the cake mix box.

And just like that, you have a delicious cake!

~Orange Soda Cake~

12 ounce can of orange soda
1 box of white cake mix

In a medium mixing bowl, mix the soda and cake mix.Other than adding the other ingredients listed (do not add any eggs, milk, oil,etc.) follow the directions on the cake mix box.

*all these recipes everyone will love.