Hickory Nut Cake

Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup of butter
• 2 cups of sugar
• 3 cups of flour 
• 2 teaspoons of Dixie baking powder 
• 1 cup of sweet milk
• 6 egg whites 

Directions

1. Cream the butter and sugar together  
2. Slowly add in the milk and flour
3. Beat the egg whites in a separate bowl until stiff
4. Combine the eggs and other mixture and set aside

Filling

Ingredients

• 1 cup of sour cream 
• 1 cup of sugar
• 1 cup of hickory nut meat

Direction

1. Chop the hickory nutmeat fine
2. Combine the three ingredients and bring them to a boil 
3. Let the filling cool
4. Layer the cake mixture and filling mixture

Source — New Orleans Cook Book

Prepared by Elise Lamartiniere
Louisiana Anthology
September 28, 2023

Angel Food Cake Filling

Ingredients

• 1 coconut graded 
• 1 lb of chocolate graded 
• 4 egg whites
• 1 lb powdered sugar

Directions

1. Mix together egg whites and powdered sugar
2. Cook together on medium-high until it forms an icing texture 
3. Take half of the cooked icing and mix it with the graded chocolate 
4. Take the other half of the cooked icing and mix it with 3/4 of the graded coconut
5. Now spread the filling mixtures on each layer of the cake
6. Begin with the chocolate filling, then the coconut filling on top of it
7. When you get to the final layer, be sure the top of the cake is covered in the coconut filling
8. Take your remaining 1/4 of graded coconut and sprinkle on top of the cake as a garnish 

Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by Elise Lamartiniere
Louisiana Anthology
September 28, 2023

Creamy Pesto Penne with Sausage

Ingredients

• 16 oz package of penne pasta 
• 1/2 lb of ground sausage 
• 1 package of creamy pesto sauce mix
• 1 cup of milk
• 1/4 cup of olive oil

Directions

1. Boil penne noodles in salted water until tender. Drain and transfer them to a bowl
2. Brown the sausage on medium high heat for about 7 minutes 
3. Add the browned meat to the pasta noodles
4. Whisk the pesto sauce mix, milk, and oil together and bring to a boil, constantly stirring  
5. Reduce the heat and let it simmer until the sauce is thick and creamy
6. Add the pesto sauce to noodle and meat mixture 
7. Serve 

Source — Personal Recipe

Prepared by Elise Lamartiniere
Louisiana Anthology
September 28, 2023

Egg Crumb Pie

Ingredients

• 6 hardboiled eggs 
• 2 cups of fine bread crumbs 
• 1 stick of butter 
• 1 cup of sweet milk 

Directions

1. Slice boiled eggs in slivers of 1/4 of an inch
2. Begin layering your pan starting with a layer of breadcrumbs
3. Next add a layer of sliced eggs 
4. Salt and pepper the layer of eggs and add a flew slivers of butter 
5. Continue to layer in that order.
6. Continue to layer until you have used all ingredients 
7. Make your top layer, a layer of breadcrumbs, then pour the sweet milk on top 
8. Brown in the oven until ingredients have melted and cooked together 

Source — New Orleans Cook Book
Prepared by Elise Lamartiniere
Louisiana Anthology
September 28, 2023

Homemade Macaroni

Ingredients

• Fine wheat flour
• Two eggs
• Water

Directions

1. Grab some flour and put it in a stack on a moulding board.
2. In the stack, add in two eggs and a little warm water until a paste is formed.
3. Roll the paste outwards, adding a small amount of flour to the sheet.
4. Cut each sheet with a paste-cutter into shape of choice.
5. Put paste, for 3 to 4 hours, in a cool environment and afterwards use for recipe of choosing!

Source — The Unrivaled Cook-Book
Prepared by Jamecia M. Jones
Louisiana Anthology
September 28, 2023

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 Cups of Flour
• 1/2 Tsp of Baking Soda
• 1/2 Tsp of Salt
• 1/2 Cup Melted Butter
• 1/4 Tsp of Water
• 6 Tbsp Normal Sugar
• 6 Tbsp Brown Sugar
• 1/2 Tsp Vanilla
• 1 Egg
• 6 oz of Chocolate Chips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
2. Combine butter, sugars, vanilla, water, and egg, and beat mixture until creamy.
3. Add mixture of flour, baking soda, and salt a little at a time until dough consistency is formed and all of the flour mixture is used.
4. Stir in chocolate chips to the dough
5. Drop by spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet
6. Bake for 8 minutes
7. Remove from oven and enjoy!

Source — Devin's Cookbook
Prepared by Devin Jung
Louisiana Anthology
September 28, 2023

Bread Cake

Bread Cake

Ingredients

• One Loaf of Bread
• Milk
• Yeast
• Five Eggs
• One Pound of Sugar
• One Pound of Butter
• One Tablespoon of Nutmeg

Directions

1. Mash loaf of bread with milk and yeast in a large bowl and leave in fridge overnight
2. The following morning add your eggs, sugar, butter, and nutmeg and beat until homogenous
3. Leave mixture in a mold to rise for several hours
4. Once risen cake is ready

Source — The Creole Cookery Book 

Prepared by Devin Jung
Louisiana Anthology
September 28, 2023