miracle whip cake with creamy nut icing
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My mom hates chocolate, so she always omitted the cocoa that is usually used in this recipe. It is very good without it, too, so good that even after I grew up and discovered that it was supposed to have cocoa in it, I continued to make it without the cocoa. I have never added the cocoa to try it what way. This is the cake that I always requested for my birthday cake.
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Ingredients For miracle whip cake with creamy nut icing
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2 call purpose flour
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1 csugar
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1 1/2 tspbaking powder
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1 1/2 tspbaking soda
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4 Tbspcocoa (optional, my mom always omitted this)
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1 ccold water
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1 cmiracle whip
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2 tspvanilla
- CREAMY NUT ICING
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1/2 cshortening (may use part butter for flavor, if desired)
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1 1/2 Tbspall purpose flour
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1/4 tspsalt
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1/2 cmilk
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1/2 cbrown sugar, firmly packed
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2 csifted confectioner's sugar
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1/2 tspvanilla
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1/2 cchopped pecans
How To Make miracle whip cake with creamy nut icing
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1Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour (or spray with Baker's Joy) a 9" X 13" baking pan.
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2Mix and sift flour, sugar, baking powder and baking soda (and cocoa if using it). Add cold water, Miracle Whip and vanilla.
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3Blend thoroughly and pour into baking pan. Bake in 350°F oven for 35 minutes or until cake tests done with toothpick. Allow cake to cook thoroughly, then ice with Creamy Nut Icing.
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4To prepare Creamy Nut Icing:
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5Melt shortening (you can use part butter, it will add flavor)in large saucepan. Remove from heat.
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6Blend in flour and salt. Slowly stir in milk.
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7Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil 1 minute. (Don't be concerned when mixture develops a curdled appearance and the shortening and butter separate from the flour/milk mixture, it will smooth out and come back together when you add the brown sugar and stir it in and as you finish the icing. The first time I made it, I threw it away at this point, then Mom told me it always does this).
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8Stir in brown sugar. Remove from heat.
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9Stir in confectioner's sugar.
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10Sit pan in cold water and beat until it reaches a spreadable consistancy.
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11Stir in vanilla and chopped nuts. Spread icing on cooled cake.
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