Leftover cake or cake crumbs when you level your cakes? Here are some recipes using cake crumbs from the ICES newsletters. Thanks ICES members for sharing these receipes.

from ICES 8-89 article written by Fleda Collins - MO

12 oz. Chocolate chips, 4 egg yolks, beaten, pinch of salt, 1 tsp. vanilla, 4 egg whites, 2 Tbs.. sugar,

1 pint whipped cream, 1 c. chopped nuts, 7-8 c. white cake crumbs, whipped cream

Melt chocolate chips in top of a double boiler over simmering water (do not let water boil).
Slowly add beaten egg yolks to chocolate and stir well. Add salt and vanilla. Remove from heat.
Beat egg whites until stiff: add sugar and fold into chocolate mixture. Fold in whipped cream and nuts: set aside.
Line bottom of 9" x 13" pan with cake crumbs. Save half of crumbs for the second layer. Pour 1/2 chocolate mixture over cake crumbs, cover with remaining crumbs, and pour remaining chocolate over top. Chill six hours or longer. Top with whipped cream. Makes 12-16 servings.

8 c. chocolate cake pieces, 1 Tbs.. gelatin, 1/4 C. cold water, 1/3 C. white creame de cocoa, 1/2 C. green creame de menthe, 2 C. whipping cream

Line 9" x 13 " pan with chocolate cake pieces. Soften gelatin in cold water.

Heat together creame de cocoa and creame de menthe. Add softened gelatin: stir until gelatin is dissolved: cool. Whip cream and fold into gelatin mixture. Refrigerate 15 minutes. Spread over cake pieces. Refrigerate until serving time.

Cake crumbs, 8 ox. cream cheese softened, 14 oz. sweetened condensed milk (not plain canned milk), 1 tsp. vanilla, 1/3 c. lemon juice, 4 medium bananas sliced and dipped in lemon juice

Line bottom of a 9" pie pan with enough cake crumbs to cover completely. Beat cream cheese until fluffy. Beat in sweetened, condensed milk until smooth. Stir in lemon juice and vanilla. Line the cake crumb crust with 1/2 of the banana slices and top with cream cheese mixture. Top with remaining banana slices. Cover and chill three hours.

3 1/2 C. white or yellow cake crumbs, 1/2 tsp. baking powder, 1/2 c. Shortening, 1/2 c. sugar, 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1/2 tsp. allspice, 4 egg yolks, 6 Tbs.. cold water, 1 tsp. vanilla, 1 c. raisins, 1 c. chopped nuts

place cake crumbs in mixing bowl and beat until fine crumbs. Add remaining ingredients except nuts and raisins: beat well. Stir in nuts and raisins and drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350o for 10 - 12 minutes or until golden brown. Add more cake if too thin. Makes about five dozen cookies.

Variations:

Chocolate Chip Cookies Omit raisins and spices and add 12 oz. chocolate chips. (1/2 c. cocoa may also be added if desired). Chocolate Drop Cookies Use chocolate cake crumbs, omit raisins and spices and add 1/2 c. cocoa. Coconut Drop Cookies Omit spices, raisins, and nuts and add 1 c. fine coconut

8 c. white cake pieces, 1 pkg. vanilla pudding, 1 Tbs.. instant coffee granules, 1 1/2 c. milk, 1 pt. whipping cream, 1/4 c. sugar, 1 tsp. vanilla, 1/4 c. chopped nuts

Place cake pieces in 9" x12" pan. Cook pudding as directed except add coffee granules and use only 1 1/2 C. milk: cool. Whip cream until stiff. Add sugar and vanilla. Beat pudding smooth and fold in about 2/3 of whipped cream and spread over cake. Top with remaining whipped cream. Sprinkle with nuts. Refrigerate.

from ICES article 1-94 by Carl Nixon-TX

1 C. shortening, 1 C. sugar, 2 eggs, 3 c. cake crumbs, ground fine, 1/2 t. soda, dash of salt, 2 C. oatmeal, 1 t. vanilla

Mix ingredients in order given. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes at 350o

from ICES article 4-94 by Sharon Briggs

2 eggs, 1 c. milk, 5-7 c. cake crumbs, 2/3 c. brown sugar, 1/2 c. melted margarine, 1 t vanilla, 1 3/4 c. flour, 1 t. soda, 1 t. baking powder, 1 t. cinnamon, 1/2 t. salt, pinch ground cloves, 2 c. quick oatmeal, 1/2 c. chopped walnuts

Beat eggs and milk: add cake crumbs and let stand 15 minutes. Blend in sugar, margarine and vanilla. Sift together flour, soda, baking powder, salt, and spices and add to sugar mixture. Fold in remaining ingredients. Drop 2" apart on greased cookie sheets. Bake 10 minutes at 350†