Thursday, August 25, 2005
Recipe: Cereal Flake Cakes
This is another in a series of recipes my sister jotted down for me years ago, recently found. I have no idea why the name ends in “cakes” when they are in fact cookies. Many years ago, my mother gave me this same recipe, but left out the flour. I nonchalantly prepared it, assuming it was right because it came from the authority. My mother made these regularly when we were kids. They’re yummy! The result was something amounting to gooey cereal flake candy instead of cookies. I recommend leaving in the flour.
Cereal Flake Cakes
3/4 Cup shortening
1 Cup brown sugar
1 Cup sugar
2 Cups wheat flake cereal, crushed (after measuring)
2 Eggs
2 Cups flour
2 Cups coconut
1/2 Teaspoon salt
1 Teaspoon vanilla
1 Teaspoon baking soda
1 Teaspoon baking powder
Cream shortening and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla. Add coconut and dry ingredients. Mix well. Fold in the cereal. Drop on cookie sheet by spoonfuls. Top with piece of cherry or nut. Bake at 350° until golden at edges but still looking a little rare in the center.
These should not be made more than a couple of days ahead, as they get stale.