Does anyone know a good cake recipe that would complement or go well with a chili dinner?

Question

Other items at the chili dinner: tossed salad, corn bread, orange punch...There will be approx: 50-65 people at this dinner, but there will also be other desserts.

Answer 1

Everybody loves & asks for the recipe !

Mayonnaise Cake

"Mayonnaise makes this cake nice and moist."
Original recipe yield: 2 -8 or 9 inch layers.
Servings:12

INGREDIENTS:
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup white sugar
3/4 cup water
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 8 or 9 inch round cake pans.
Sift all-purpose flour, salt, baking soda, and cocoa together.
Whip mayonnaise, white sugar, cold water, and vanilla together until mixed thoroughly. Add flour mixture slowly and beat at medium speed of an electric mixer for 2 minutes. Pour batter into prepared pans.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 to 25 minutes. Frost with your favorite frosting.

Answer 2

Oh nummm -- that is one of my favorite dinners. Why not a cold cake. Start with a white cake in a 13x9 pan. Cook according to directions. Cool completly IN THE PAN. Poke holes in the cake with the round end of a wooden spoon and pour liquid jello over cake (change flavors as you will need 4-5 cakes for that many people and they might like different flavors) and chill till set. Top with cool whip. Done. Very simply, inexpensive and cool after the hot chili.

Answer 3

Pineapple Sherbet

Recipe Ingredients
2 small cans of pineapple
2 pints of water
1 pint of sugar

Preparation and cooking instructions
Begin by pouring the juice of the canned pineapple into a bowl and set aside. Then put the pineapple into a saucepan with 1 pint of water and simmer gently for twenty minutes.

Meanwhile put the sugar and 1 pint of water into a second saucepan. Bring to the boil and continue to boil for fifteen minutes. Press the cooked pineapple through a sieve and then add to the boiling sugar and water syrup.

Cook for a further fifteen minutes and then add the pineapple juice.

Allow your pineapple sherbet to cool and then pour into a suitable container to freeze



Trifle

Recipe Ingredients
Sponge cake
Strawberry or raspberry jelly (jam)
Sherry or the juice of an orange.
3 bananas
A can of ready to serve custard
½ a pint of whipping cream (double cream)
Decoration for trifle ie shredded (grated) chocolate, chocolate chips, or colored sugar strands.

Trifle Preparation and cooking instructions
First slice or break up the sponge cake(s) into fairly small pieces. Then spread each piece with some strawberry or raspberry jelly (jam).

Next place them in the bottom of a glass bowl and pour over a little sherry, just enough to soak the sponge pieces, or if you prefer not to use sherry the juice of an orange is an excellent alternative.

Then heat the custard and whilst it is warming slice the bananas and arrange on top of the sponge pieces. Next pour the heated custard over the sponges and bananas. When the custard is cold whip up the cream and carefully spread on top of the custard.

Finally decorate the trifle with whatever you like although if using chocolate or sugar strands it’s best to sprinkle them on at the last minute.

Answer 4

Eclair Cake - Compliments Of Paula Dean


1 (1 lb ) box of graham cracker
2 3 1/4 ounce boxes instant pudding
3 1/2 cups milk
1 8 oz. whipped cream

Icing
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup coca
2 teaspoons light corn syrup
2 teaspoons pure vanilla

Butter the bottom of a 13x9x2 pan.Line the bottom with graham crackers.In a bowl mix pudding with milk.Fold in whipped topping.Pour pudding over crackers,another layer of crackers,another of pudding.

For frosting
Blend together sugar and cocoa .Add butter and milk,mixing well.Add corn syrup and vanilla.Stir until creamy.Cover cake with icing and refrigerate for 24 hours.

Answer 5

Chocolate goes beautifully after chili. Check the Cake Mix Doctor cookbook for fast and easy chocolate cake recipes.

Answer 6

Well ' Corn Cake with a little sugar and a can of crushed corn or whole corn , which ever your prefrence ..... A little Secret ' You can even add some of you fav' chedder cheese to it , when you pour the batter into the mold just pur half add the cheese and pour in the rest , and after its done garnish with a little shreded cheese ... Whala ' Enjoy ' ...Great With Chilli ..Imagine Adding a little Diced Ham To This TOO >>>JUMMY ..

Answer 7

A wonderful fresh apple cake is wonderful with chili.

Grease and flour 9x13 pan. Pour 1/3 cup boling wtr over 2 cups finely chopped apples. (2meds)

In bowl combine 2 c flour, 1 1/4 c sugar, 1 1/4 tsp soda, 1 tsp salt
1 tsp for each)cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves

In another bowl put below ingred and apples and beat together
for 1 min, then add the dry ingred from above.

1/2 c oil
3 eggs,1 tsp vanilla,1 cup chopped nuts (add last)
Pour into pan and bake at 350 for 30 mins. Frost with cream cheese frosting.
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Answer 8

You should make em all hash brownies. Just buy a box of brownie mix at the store and add in some weed!!! Serve them as an appetizer and your chili will be the biggest hit since Thriller!!! and that was in 1983!!!!

Answer 9

You may also want to consider Gooey Butter Cake. The recipe is readily available online and it starts with a cake mix.

Answer 10

I find that Tres Leches cake goes great with spicy or hearty foods. Martha Stewart's Everyday Food magazine has a great recipe for making it. They publish all the recipes free on the web. You can find that recipe here: http://www.marthastewart.com/page.jhtml?type=content&id=recipe4683&contentGroup=EDF&layout=edf