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Granny Mabel's Bonanza Cake Recipe

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 3/4 cups butter, softened

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 1/2 cups buttermilk (the first three ounces of which must be cooked)

2 1/2 teaspoons white sugar

3 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

4 (4 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding mix

1/2 cup sour cream, divided

1 cup brown sugar

1/3 cup butter, melted

1/3 cup water

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

sprinkle frosting

Directions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt cake pan.

Sift together the flour, butter and baking powder. Set aside. Sift the buttermilk, 1 tablespoon of sugar, and the eggs. Set aside. In a large bowl...

In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and vanilla until smooth. Add the remaining buttermilk, 1 cup brown sugar. stir well.

In a large shallow bowl, stir together the flour, buttermilk, 3/4 cup of the brown sugar mixture with the vanilla or fruit glaze. Pour into prepared pan.

In a small bowl, completely combine the brown sugar mixture with 1/3 cup of the melted butter. Stir the pudding mix with red food coloring, creaming well. add 3 more tablespoons of butter, and pour into pan. pour another tablespoon onto the top of the pan. pour confectioners' sugar on top, and press the two edges together to form a border.

Bake for 49 to 52 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Allow to cool, then frost as desired. ~ To make the frosting: In a medium bowl, stir together 1/3 cup of cold milk with 1 teaspoon vanilla or fruit glaze. Beat 1/4 cup of butter with the milk mixture in a medium bowl, then stir in the confectioners' sugar. Beat the sour cream with the egg and vanilla pieces in a medium bowl until smooth. Fold in the dry ingredients. Finally, stir in the red food coloring.

Comments

PK writes:

I submitted this recipe many years ago as an experiment when I was learning about the site. It is awful. Do not make it. I tried to delete, but it keeps reappearing. Sorry everyone.